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Movies that feel like Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
If you loved Harlan County U.S.A., the closest films we have are Marjoe (1972), Salesman (1969) and Gates of Heaven (1978). All three share Harlan County U.S.A.'s contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997).
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If Harlan County U.S.A. hit the spot, these will too
Documentary with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
Documentary built on stillness, twice over
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
The same documentary instincts
Documentary of the same temperament
Both know what they want from documentary
The documentary is handled with the same confidence
Both play documentary straight
Cut from the same documentary cloth
Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft
Both are documentary through and through
Documentary approached the same way
Both working the same documentary territory
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The best-reviewed films that share Harlan County U.S.A.’s defining feeling.
