Movies like The Last Blockbuster (2020)
The best movies like The Last Blockbuster (2020) are Room 237 (2012), The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) and The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007). If The Last Blockbuster 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 King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)7.7/10 from 519 votes
- NewestFlipside (2024)Released 2024
Room 237 (2012)
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisNot for Resale (2019)
A feature-length documentary on local video game stores and the final days of physical media.
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The Short Game (2013)
Each year, the world’s best 7 year-old golfers descend on Pinehurst, North Carolina to compete in the World Championships of Junior Golf. The Short Game follows eight of these very young athletes on their quest to become the sport’s next phenom.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thiskid 90 (2021)
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it away for over 20 years.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJasper Mall (2020)
A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.
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The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
Mike Veeck, son of MLB franchise owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father's career. Exiled from the game he loves, the younger Veeck spends the next few decades clawing his way up from rock bottom, determined to redeem himself.
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Playing Hard (2018)
The human tale behind the creation of a blockbuster game.
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De Palma (2016)
An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisStudio 54 (2018)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife Itself (2014)
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisEx 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.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFree to Play (2014)
Follow three professional video game players as they overcome personal adversity, family pressures, and the realities of life to compete in a $1,000,000 tournament that could change their lives forever.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDads (2019)
A joyful exploration of modern fatherhood, this doc gathers the testimonies of dads around the world, from famous comedians to everyday parents. Their unfiltered stories speak to the beauty, struggles, and ridiculous hilarity of being a dad today.
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Nintendo Quest (2015)
Homer's Odyssey meets King of Kong as two über geeks try to collect all 678 officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges in 30 days, WITHOUT the aid of online purchasing.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisExit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlipside (2024)
Chris Wilcha helped adapt This American Life to television. His new documentary embodies the spirit of that show as he tries to save a New Jersey record store, in this comic yet deeply moving reflection on opportunities lost and gained.
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Survival of the Film Freaks (2018)
Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. Through interviews and fan events, the documentary will trace decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies.
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Roll Red Roll (2019)
At a 2012 pre-season high-school football party in Steubenville, Ohio, a young woman was raped by members of the beloved high school football team. The aftermath exposed an entire culture of complicity—and Roll Red Roll maps out the roles that peer pressure, denial, sports machismo, and social media each played in the tragedy.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlurred Lines: Inside the Art World (2017)
As one art scene insider proclaims, the contemporary art world can be summed up as “rich people trying to prove how rich they are,” but is that all there is to this billion dollar industry? Well-researched and expertly constructed, Barry Avrich’s eye-opening documentary peels back the layers of the art world economy- from production to circulation, and delineates every integral player in the game of art-making, including curators, gallerists, collectors, donors, auction houses, and … artists. In the process, he unpacks the complex and surprising ecosystem that supports the art world superstars and million-dollar deals that make front-page news. Featuring extraordinary access to industry players and candid statements from prominent artists like Damien Hirst, Julian Schnabel, Taryn Simon, and Marina Abramovic, Blurred Lines collides the two narratives of the art world as both above and beholden to market forces.
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Gamemaster (2020)
A deep dive into the world of the thriving board game industry and the creators behind popular games.
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Out of Print (2014)
A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.
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Fastball (2016)
Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates into the realm of intuition. Fastball is a look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeague of Legends Origins (2019)
Fans, experts and creators of “League of Legends” detail the game’s rise from free demo to global esports titan.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisMucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
Once the world's most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Walter grew up to become a gender non-conforming, cape-wearing psychic whose televised horoscopes reached 120 million viewers a day for decades before he mysteriously disappeared.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisDavid Foster: Off the Record (2019)
A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.
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A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisOne Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls (2018)
A look behind-the-scenes at the making of Gravity Falls, featuring interviews from numerous cast and crew members.
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so culture-jamtastic that we're sorry we can't be there to hold your hand as you watch in dazed amazement. Thousands of hours of brain-boiling footage have been concentrated into an impenetrable jewel of an experience, teach us once and for all that loving well is the best revenge.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Last Blockbuster?
The closest matches to The Last Blockbuster are Room 237 (2012), The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) and The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Last Blockbuster?
People who watched The Last Blockbuster most often go on to Room 237 (2012), The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) and The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Last Blockbuster?
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007), rated 7.7/10 by 519 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Last Blockbuster?
Flipside (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Last Blockbuster?
Yes: Room 237 (2012), The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) and The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007).
How are movies similar to The Last Blockbuster chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Last Blockbuster, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.