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Movies like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story (2016)

The best movies like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story (2016) are Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017), Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001) and Bettie Page Reveals All (2013). If Sticky: A (Self) Love Story hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017)

    Katie Couric travels across the U.S. to talk with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and families about the complex issue of gender.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary

  2. Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001)

    Explore the myths and legends that inhabit the real world of Harry Potter. Follow award-winning documentary filmmakers as they offer insights to witches, wizards, Greek gods, ancient Celts, ghosts, magical creatures, alchemy, and ancient spells. Narrated by British actor Hugh Laurie, this fascinating documentary brings new dimensions to the historical and scientific world behind the Harry Potter series.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary

  3. Bettie Page Reveals All (2013)

    The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution. When she saw the film The Notorious Bettie Page, produced by HBO in 2006, the main person concerned reacted unequivocally: “Lies! Lies!” In a long interview recorded shortly before her death, the woman who entered the collective unconscious as the ultimate pin-up gave her version of events to director Mark Mori. In a gravelly voice, Bettie Page tells her own story and lifts the veil on areas often hidden by images that have made so many men and women fantasize since the 1950s: her abused childhood, an eclipse that lasted forty years, her mental illness. Through testimonies and unpublished archives, this documentary brings back to life a body and a face endlessly declined before our eyes, just as Bettie wanted: “I would like people to remember me as I was in the photos.”

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  4. Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (2022)

    A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  5. Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)

    In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  6. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)

    A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  7. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

    This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  8. My Mom Jayne (2025)

    Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  9. Tickled (2016)

    Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  10. Disclosure (2020)

    An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  11. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

    Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  12. Fuck (2006)

    A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  13. Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)

    The feature documentary follows women of all walks of life, all ages and ethnic backgrounds, as they shed trauma, body image shame, sexual abuse and other issues locked in their bodies, and embark on a journey to reclaim themselves. The film also gives a rare window into the world of Pole artistry and expression.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  14. Pamela, a love story (2023)

    In her own words, through personal video and diaries, Pamela Anderson shares the story of her rise to fame, rocky romances and infamous sex tape scandal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  15. The Curse of the Dragon (1993)

    A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his movies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  16. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)

    From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  17. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

    Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  18. The Filth and the Fury (2000)

    Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  19. Girl Rising (2013)

    Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  20. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)

    Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  21. Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016)

    Granted unprecedented access, director Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar Date with Destiny, pulling back the curtain on this life-altering and controversial event, the zealous participants and the man himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  22. X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time (2016)

    Documentary sequel that offers a close-up look into the personal lives of the legendary porn stars who've survived the test of time and influenced popular culture. Blends rare interviews with erotic clips and additional appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Steven Soderbergh and a host of adult stars, directors and trendsetters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary

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  23. The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album (2017)

    Painter Zdzisław Beksiński, his wife Zofia and their son Tomasz, a well-known radio journalist and translator, were a typical and unconventional family, both at the same time. One of the father’s obsessions was filming himself and his family members. Using archival footage only, shot primarily by Zdzisław, as well many other materials, which have not been presented anywhere so far, the film tells a tragic story of the Beksińskis that has never ceased to fascinate Polish filmmakers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  24. Le Théâtre National Populaire (1956)

    The T.N.P., the Théâtre National Populaire, an important experimental theater directed by Jean Vilar. Franju combines sequences from theatrical performances with documentary images, creating links and confrontations between theater and the real world.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  25. The General And Me (2017)

    Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s independence wars, a number of times. She was the first American who entered the home of the “Red Napoleon”. The fruit of this friendship is a film, personal and politically involved at the same time. Travelling across the country and talking to important figures as well as ordinary people, the director finds out more about her roots and offers the audience a unique perspective on Vietnam’s present and past.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  26. Opera About Poland (2017)

    Pole, who are you? This film collage that combines archival and contemporary materials, documentary and staged pictures, press reports, social announcements, sale offers and speech excerpts is an attempt to answer this question. Referring to the Polish tradition of a creative documentary in the style of Wojciech Wiszniewski, the film presents various manifestations of Polishness: patriotic and religious rituals, everyday traditions as well as characteristic landscapes or intimate memories from childhood.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  27. Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell (1965)

    Cinema and painting establish a fluid dialogue and begins with introspection in the themes and forms of the plastic work of a woman tormented by the elongated specters, originating from her obsessions and nightmares.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  28. Vieiros, vida y obra de Carlos Velo (2000)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  29. Polanski y los ojos del mal (2002)

    Documentary that describes and analyzes the characteristics, themes and central concerns of Roman Polanski's cinema.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

  30. Education Rebuilt (2022)

    In 2018 the 1st & 2nd EPA.L. Agia Paraskevi relocates to a new state of the art building after 20+ years of being in an unsuitable and ready to fall apart one. The situation got so bad that the students where literally hanging out with the chickens next to the building and as the principal of the school council told us they actually felt like they themselves where the chickens. The construction of the new building was held up since the original contractor "ran out of money" and thus the building was abandoned mid construction, the building stayed in this stage for more than 5 years where it was looted and vandalized. The situation had reached an impasse and so the students decided to step up and speak directly to the mayor resulting in getting heard by the secondary school administration, so years later a second contractor was hired to complete this project and finally put into operation.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story?

The closest matches to Sticky: A (Self) Love Story are Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017), Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001) and Bettie Page Reveals All (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Sticky: A (Self) Love Story?

People who watched Sticky: A (Self) Love Story most often go on to Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017) and Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001).

What is the highest-rated movie like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story?

Tickled (2016), rated 7.2/10 by 455 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story?

Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Sticky: A (Self) Love Story?

Yes: Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017), Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001) and Bettie Page Reveals All (2013).

How are movies similar to Sticky: A (Self) Love Story chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sticky: A (Self) Love Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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