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Movies that feel like Night and Fog (1956)

If you loved Night and Fog, the closest films we have are Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004), Paris Is Burning (1991) and The Act of Killing (2012). All three share Night and Fog's epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 · dir. Thom Andersen
🍅 96%7.8documentary · history

Documentary built on scale, twice over

The difference: A 2000s film, from a different era of filmmaking

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.

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Paris Is Burning
1991 · dir. Jennie Livingston
🍅 99%8.2documentary · history

Both trade on scale more than on being history

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

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The Act of Killing
2012 · dir. Joshua Oppenheimer
🍅 96%8.2documentary · history

Epic documentary, and it commits to that

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.

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The Look of Silence
2014 · dir. Joshua Oppenheimer
🍅 96%8.2history · documentary

Torture is the engine of both

An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.

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Oppenheimer
2023 · dir. Christopher Nolan
🍅 93%8.2drama · history

Both keep circling back to world war ii

The difference: Plays it as drama more than Night and Fog does

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

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12 Years a Slave
2013 · dir. Steve McQueen
🍅 95%8.1drama · history

History approached the same way

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

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Spotlight
2015 · dir. Tom McCarthy
🍅 97%8.1drama · history

Cut from the same history cloth

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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Dallas Buyers Club
2013 · dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
🍅 92%7.9drama · history

The same history instincts

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

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Enemy at the Gates
2001 · dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
🍅 53%7.5war · history

Both built around world war ii

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

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Darkest Hour
2017 · dir. Joe Wright
🍅 84%7.4drama · history

Both are history through and through

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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Sully
2016 · dir. Clint Eastwood
🍅 85%7.4drama · history

Cut from the same history cloth

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

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Roger & Me
1989 · dir. Michael Moore
🍅 100%7.5documentary · history · comedy

The same documentary instincts

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

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