Films like These were the reasons (2011)

These were the reasons (2011) is documentary, history. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Africa Blood and Guts (1966)

Also documentary and history. 6.2/10

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of…
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)

Also documentary and history. 7.2/10

Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
Trespassing Bergman (2013)

Also documentary and history. 6.6/10

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died…
Ennio (2022)

Also documentary and history. 8.3/10

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the…
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)

Also documentary and history. 7.3/10

American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), one of the greatest in history, but also one of the most reserved, gave few interviews throughout his long career, and none of them…
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

Also documentary and history. 6.9/10

Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that…
Night and Fog (1956)

Also documentary and history. 8.3/10

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

Also documentary and history. 7.6/10

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind…
Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)

Also documentary and history. 7.2/10

In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the…
Cover-Up (2025)

Also documentary and history. 7.0/10

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
Inside Deep Throat (2005)

Also documentary and history. 6.5/10

In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest…
Lumière! (2016)

Also documentary and history. 7.8/10

A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.
Oppenheimer (2023)

Also history. 8.0/10

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Jackass: Best and Last (2026)

Also documentary. 7.5/10

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.
Schindler's List (1993)

Also history. 8.6/10

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Barreda (2026)

Also history. 7.2/10

A fictionalized drama film based on one of the most shocking crimes in Argentina's history. In 1992, Ricardo Barreda was an unassuming dentist, brutally murdered his wife…
Pressure (2026)

Also history. 7.7/10

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch…
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Also history. 6.7/10

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Also history. 8.2/10

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to…
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Also history. 8.2/10

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are…
The Imitation Game (2014)

Also history. 8.0/10

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at…
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Also history. 7.4/10

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Utøya: July 22 (2018)

Also history. 7.1/10

A teenage girl fights for survival and to locate her young sister during the 2011 terrorist attack at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Also history. 7.1/10

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.