Movies like Behind the Scenes (2011)
The best movies like Behind the Scenes (2011) are Not Quite Hollywood (2008), Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) and Jackass Number Two (2006). If Behind the Scenes hooked you with its documentary and comedy, these 26 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAmerican Movie (1999)7.6/10 from 295 votes
- NewestThe Raffle of Julinho the Pig (2026)Released 2026
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Number Two (2006)
Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass 3D (2010)
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Movie (1999)
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCannes Man (1996)
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his skills of hype and manipulation to try and turn the cab driver named Frank into the talk of the town. Many celebrities make cameos throughout the film.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & documentary
Meurtre du tableau (2025)
An artist, surrounded by the mess in her studio, struggles with frustration as she tries to find inspiration for her new painting.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Mars Attacks! (1996)
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand Without Bread (1933)
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLittle Sister (1995)
After several years without contact, Martijn visits his sister Daantje, who just started to live on her own in Amsterdam. He tells her he is going to make a documentary from her life, and enters her home life with a video camera.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Tell It Martin (2017)
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
The Number of Completion (2017)
Short documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend (2017)
Short documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)
Documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Eat Our Shorts 2! (2017)
What happens when a director and his six friends come up with stupid ideas again? They become even stupider shorts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
F for Fake (1973)
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
What does the energy harnessed through orgasm have to do with the state of communist Yugoslavia circa 1971? Only counterculture filmmaker extraordinaire Dušan Makavejev has the answers (or the questions). His surreal documentary-fiction collision begins as an investigation into the life and work of controversial psychologist and philosopher Wilhelm Reich and then explodes into a free-form narrative of a beautiful young Slavic girl’s sexual liberation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWilliam Hung: Hangin' with Hung (2004)
A documentary about reality show American Idol's most famous reject: William Hung.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Invisible - Revealing Hidden Disabilities (2026)
A short documentary that brings light to the experiences of those who live with hidden disabilities. Through eight heartfelt interviews, participants share their struggles, strengths, and realities of their everyday lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Wet Dogs (2025)
the film centers on a group of young people from different social backgrounds, united by their addictions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
The Raffle of Julinho the Pig (2026)
A traditional soccer club seeks to adapt to hardships and raise funds through an unusual strategy: raffling off a pig. However, what seemed like merely an odd tale turns into a police matter when allegations arise that the animal was stolen. As the story gains traction, Julinho the Pig becomes a celebrity while awaiting the resolution of his fate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Problem Drinker (2026)
When Kyle, a curmudgeonly writer, finally gets the good news that his debut memoir is getting published, he goes to his favorite bar to complain about it. Once there, however, he must face more stiff drinks - and problems - than he bargained for.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Behind the Scenes?
The closest matches to Behind the Scenes are Not Quite Hollywood (2008), Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) and Jackass Number Two (2006). Below are 23 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Behind the Scenes?
Start with Not Quite Hollywood (2008), the closest match to Behind the Scenes.
What is the highest-rated movie like Behind the Scenes?
American Movie (1999), rated 7.6/10 by 295 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Behind the Scenes?
The Raffle of Julinho the Pig (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Behind the Scenes chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Behind the Scenes, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.