
Movies that feel likeThe Cove (2009)
If you loved The Cove, the closest films we have are Riding Giants (2004), Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) and The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007). All three share The Cove's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is We Live in Public (2009).
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If The Cove hit the spot, these will too


Both keep coming back to the same thing: japan

Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that

Documentary with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both lean on stillness more than on documentary

Both play documentary straight



The documentary is handled with the same confidence
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

The same documentary instincts


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