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15 Movies Like Insects – Hidden Heroes

Loved Insects – Hidden Heroes? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
#1

A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

Veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough tells the story of a remarkable group of gorillas, from his first encounter in the '70s to the present day.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Poldi
#2

Poldi

Footballer, entrepreneur, fan favorite and true community hero — Lukas Podolski reflects on his journey and what comes next in this intimate documentary.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Baraka
#3

Baraka

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Black Eagles
#4

Black Eagles

The documentary Schwarze Adler (Black Eagles) lets black players of the German national football team tell their personal stories for the first time. What road did they take before they got to where we cheer for them? What hurdles did they have to overcome? What prejudices and racist hostility were they exposed to – and what was it like in the past, what is it like today?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Dragon Girls
#5

Dragon Girls

The documentary film Dragon Girls tells the story of three young Chinese girls training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families, at the largest Kung Fu school in China. These girls, in a crowd of 26,000 children, are under constant pressure to conform to the norms and structures. They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations. It show the controversial world of selection of the fittest in a totalitarian system.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Blue Eyed
#6

Blue Eyed

In BLUE-EYED, we join a group of 40 teachers, police, school administrators and social workers in Kansas City - blacks, Hispanics, whites, women and men. The blue-eyed members are subjected to pseudo-scientific explanations of their inferiority, culturally biased IQ tests and blatant discrimination. In just a few hours under Ms. Elliott's withering regime, we watch grown professionals become despondent and distracted, stumbling over the simplest commands.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
#7

Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990

Documentary from Nadja Kölling and Vanessa Nöcker about the soccer world championship 1990 in Italy.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Mutzenbacher
#8

Mutzenbacher

An audition for men aged between 16 and 99. There are no props nor make-up, just pure improvisation. All that is required is the willingness to engage openly with the topic and language of the words on the page. No small challenge, since the text in question is the scandalous novel published anonymously in 1906 “Josefine Mutzenbacher, or the Life Story of a Viennese Whore, as Told by Herself” which, as this film confirms, continues to be the subject of passionate and controversial discussions about desire, even today. What might be world-class pornographic literature for some is seen by others as an abusive depiction of child sexuality.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
#9

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

My Mom Jayne
#10

My Mom Jayne

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's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Ronaldo
#11

Ronaldo

Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage and never before seen archival footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career. From the makers of ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’, Ronaldo takes audiences on an intimate and revealing journey of what it’s like to live as an iconic athlete in the eye of the storm.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
#12

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds Charlie Brown on a quest.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Being James Bond
#13

Being James Bond

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Fata Morgana
#14

Fata Morgana

Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.

Speed: In Search of Lost Time
#15

Speed: In Search of Lost Time

It’s a paradox. Never before in history we have worked more efficiently. Never before we have saved time with more sophisticated technologies. Anyway, nearly all of us are feeling an increasing pressure of time. It seems that the same technology that has been invented to make our life better and easier, is now enslaving us. Why?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Insects – Hidden Heroes.