20 best movies like The Great Hack (2019)

List of the best movies like The Great Hack (2019): Five Came Back, Becoming Bond, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Shock and Awe, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Iris, From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop, Bill Cunningham New York, Steve Jobs, Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present.

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Markimdb: 8.3
Genredocumentary, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:16

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Based on Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.”

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, documentary, biography, history
CountryUSA

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond despite having never acted a day in his life.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:33

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, detective, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredocumentary, biography, history
CountryUSA

IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.

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Genredocumentary, music, biography, history
CountryUSA

A deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredocumentary, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:24

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:31

    Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredocumentary, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredocumentary, military, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredocumentary, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Israel, Australia, USA
    Duration01:46

    Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus were two movie-obsessed cousins from Israel who became Hollywood’s ultimate gate-crashers. Following their own skewed version of the Great American Dream, they bought an already low-rent brand – Cannon Films – and ratcheted up its production to become so synonymous with schlock that the very sight of its iconic logo made audiences boo throughout the 1980s. And yet who could have foreseen how close they came to nearly taking over Hollywood and the UK film industry?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredocumentary, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredocumentary, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredocumentary, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    Legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch talks about his work and philosophy. (Based on over 50 hours of Murch's lectures, interviews, and commentaries.)

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, documentary, detective, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:08

    New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredocumentary, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Belgium, Canada, Germany

    The true story of punks, queers, & criminals on a ride with two men who accidentally changed music along the way.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredocumentary, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredocumentary, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    Vivian Maier's photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she'd collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street photography and irrevocably changed the life of the man who brought them to the public eye. This film brings to life the interesting turns and travails of the improbable saga of John Maloof's discovery of Vivian Maier, unravelling this mysterious tale through her documentary films, photographs, odd collections and personal accounts from the people that knew her. What started as a blog to show her work quickly became a viral sensation in the photography world. Photos destined for the trash heap now line gallery exhibitions, a forthcoming book and this documentary film.




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