15 Movies Like My Body is Political
Loved My Body is Political? 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.
Maternal Instinct
Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Seven Years in May
One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.
In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along with hundreds of paintings depicting The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glodeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Cased by the Child Slave Rebellion.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Estamira
Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking through garbage at the Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area in Rio de Janeiro. The film follows her starting in 2000, the year she begins treatment in a psychiatric clinic. At first, it is hard to understand her in her stream-of-consciousness sentences, delusions and obsessions. Gradually, however, we get to know her as a woman who can have quiet and lucid moments despite her illness.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.
McQueen
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Vini Jr.
Vini Jr. has it all: talent, resilience and boldness. Follow his dancing, unpredictable feet on his inspiring journey to becoming a global soccer star.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
180° South
The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Waiting for the Carnival
A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.
Directed by John Ford
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
The Class of ‘92
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Above Majestic
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.
A Plastic Ocean
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked My Body is Political.
Sovereign: Six Times São Paulo
Tells the stories of six national soccer titles won by São Paulo Futebol Clube, from the point of view of the fans.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Body is Political.