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Movies like Apprends-Moi

The best movies like Apprends-Moi are Dangerous Minds (1995), Koyaanisqatsi (1983) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). If Apprends-Moi hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Dangerous Minds (1995)

    Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

    Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Naqoyqatsi (2002)

    A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Stand and Deliver (1988)

    Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

    Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

    The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

    When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Penguin Lessons (2025)

    In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)

    A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

    In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem (2026)

    For Apple Music Live, Gaga presents MAYHEM Requiem, a celebration and musical reimagining of MAYHEM.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

    Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Summer School (1987)

    A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. 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

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  15. The Color of Friendship (2000)

    Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. 42 Up (1999)

    Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Goodbye June (2025)

    Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Sound of Christmas (2016)

    Lizzie is a young piano teacher working at a music school while trying to save enough money for a Steinway piano. The school is gearing up for their major Christmas fundraiser and she has committed much of her time to plan the event. One afternoon, she meets Brad who takes an interest in her playing and asks if she will teach his uninterested teenage daughter. She begins to break through to the young girl, and sparks begin to fly with Brad, but she is shocked to find out that his interest is not solely in her playing, but in the property that houses the music school. She sets out to save the school and the event, but can she work things out with Brad?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

    Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Skywalker Legacy (2020)

    The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like Apprends-Moi?

The closest matches to Apprends-Moi are Dangerous Minds (1995), Koyaanisqatsi (1983) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Apprends-Moi?

Start with Dangerous Minds (1995), the closest match to Apprends-Moi.

What is the highest-rated movie like Apprends-Moi?

Koyaanisqatsi (1983), rated 7.9/10 by 813 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Apprends-Moi?

Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Apprends-Moi?

Yes: Dangerous Minds (1995), Koyaanisqatsi (1983) and Naqoyqatsi (2002).

How are movies similar to Apprends-Moi chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Apprends-Moi, 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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