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Movies that feel like Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
If you loved Streetwise, the closest films we have are The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987), Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988) and Brother's Keeper (1992). All three share Streetwise's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Marjoe (1972).
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If Streetwise hit the spot, these will too
Documentary built on stillness, twice over
Contemplative documentary in both cases
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
Both are documentary through and through
Both play documentary straight
Documentary of the same temperament
Cut from the same documentary cloth
Documentary approached the same way
The same documentary instincts
Both working the same documentary territory
Both know what they want from documentary
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The best-reviewed films that share Streetwise’s defining feeling.
