Movies like Misha and the Wolves (2021)
The best movies like Misha and the Wolves (2021) are The Imposter (2012), Citizen K (2019) and The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013). If Misha and the Wolves hooked you with its documentary and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Act of Killing (2012)7.7/10 from 797 votes
- NewestAileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)Released 2025
The Imposter (2012)
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCitizen K (2019)
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013)
The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. She discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how to have an optimistic outlook on life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022)
Six million Jews died during World War II, both in the extermination camps and murdered by the mobile commandos of the Einsatzgruppen and police battalions, whose members shot men, women and children, day after day, obediently, as if it were a normal job, a fact that is hardly known today. Who were these men and how could they commit such crimes?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023)
July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Panama Papers (2018)
A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (2022)
Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWho Took Johnny (2014)
An examination of the infamous thirty-year-old cold case of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened to her son. Along the way there have been mysterious sightings, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTell Me Who I Am (2019)
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSchindler (1983)
The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler (1908-74) as told by some of the Jews — more than a thousand people — whose lives he saved from extermination during World War II.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
My Daughter's Killer (2022)
A father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKingdom of Us (2017)
How does a traumatic event shape a family? How do you sift through the memories to find hidden clues and unlock a collective grief? Kingdom of Us takes a look at a mother and her seven children, whose father's suicide left them in financial ruin. Through home movies and raw moments, the Shanks family travels the rocky road towards hope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Act of Killing (2012)
After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Friend of the Family: True Evil (2022)
Jan Broberg and her family tell the unbelievable story of how she survived two kidnappings and years of childhood sexual abuse by a family friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Disappearance of My Mother (2019)
Aging fashion model Benedetta Barzini strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son’s determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera’s gaze.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Chowchilla (2023)
Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Black Box Diaries (2024)
Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHoaxed (2019)
An insider's look at the fake news phenomenon and the consequences of media misinformation. Interviews from those who have been accused of spreading it themselves are featured in variety throughout the film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Fire That Took Her (2022)
Mother-of-two Judy Malinowski, then 31, was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her crazed boyfriend – and one of the first ever to testify from beyond the grave, at the trial for her own murder. A story that lives at the intersection of true crime and #MeToo, THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER goes deep inside a landmark case to ask a timely question: How much must women suffer in order to be believed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Apocalypse '45 (2020)
Recounts the harrowing end of World War II through the eyes of 24 men who lived through the events and using never-before-seen footage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Tylko nie mów nikomu (2019)
Documentary film about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bibi Files (2024)
Using never-seen-before interrogation footage, this investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. Petty vanity and a sense of entitlement lead to corruption and the Netanyahus' unwillingness to give up power. The extreme right senses opportunity in Bibi's weakness, and the dominos fall.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Tinder Swindler (2022)
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecrets of the Neanderthals (2024)
This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy 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
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHeart of a Dog (2015)
Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalinger (2013)
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Misha and the Wolves?
The closest matches to Misha and the Wolves are The Imposter (2012), Citizen K (2019) and The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Misha and the Wolves?
People who watched Misha and the Wolves most often go on to The Imposter (2012), Citizen K (2019) and The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Misha and the Wolves?
The Act of Killing (2012), rated 7.7/10 by 797 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Misha and the Wolves?
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Misha and the Wolves?
Yes: The Imposter (2012), The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013) and The Panama Papers (2018).
How are movies similar to Misha and the Wolves chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Misha and the Wolves, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.