Movies like Daniel (2023)
The best movies like Daniel (2023) are Encounters at the End of the World (2008), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and Grizzly Man (2005). If Daniel hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Cove (2009)8.0/10 from 705 votes
- NewestSugarcane (2024)Released 2024
Encounters at the End of the World (2008)
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisCave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisGrizzly Man (2005)
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisNomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.
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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHappy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2024)
Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to create a film that celebrates their legacy.
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The Cove (2009)
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
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Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFire of Love (2022)
A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisTorn (2021)
When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and help raise his three sons. This profoundly intimate film from eldest son Max, captures the family's intense personal journey toward understanding as they finally lay him to rest.
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To Be Takei (2014)
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing 411 (2017)
Based on the book series by David Paulides, an investigation into the many disappearances that have occurred in National Parks and Forests of the United States and elsewhere over several decades.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisFireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Unknown Compelling Force (2021)
The truth of Russia's greatest unsolved mystery, the Dyatlov Pass Incident, is uncovered in this compelling documentary.
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Into the Inferno (2016)
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing 411: The Hunted (2019)
Hunters have disappeared from wildlands without a trace for hundreds of years. David Paulides presents the haunting true stories of hunters experiencing the unexplainable in the woods of North America.
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Sunshine Superman (2015)
Documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.
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Bring Your Own Brigade (2021)
An investigation into our landscape's hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires.
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Sugarcane (2024)
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school in Canada ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisKumaré (2012)
A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bridge (2006)
The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisInto the Abyss (2011)
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeave No Trace (2022)
In February 2022, the Boy Scouts of America reached a $2.7 billion agreement over sex abuse claims, the largest such settlement in history. Leave No Trace explores how this all-American institution went so horrifyingly wrong.
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Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under (2023)
Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled.
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Which Way Home (2009)
Follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.
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Some Kind of Heaven (2021)
Behind the gates of a palm-tree-lined fantasyland, three residents and one interloper at America's largest retirement community strive to find happiness.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight on Earth: Shot in the Dark (2020)
This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Daniel?
The closest matches to Daniel are Encounters at the End of the World (2008), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and Grizzly Man (2005). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Daniel?
People who watched Daniel most often go on to Encounters at the End of the World (2008), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and Grizzly Man (2005).
What is the highest-rated movie like Daniel?
The Cove (2009), rated 8.0/10 by 705 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Daniel?
Sugarcane (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Daniel?
Yes: Encounters at the End of the World (2008), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and Grizzly Man (2005).
How are movies similar to Daniel chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Daniel, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.