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If you enjoyed Forests, will find these recommendations questions the purpose and weight of our choices while ensuring targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a solid addition to your watchlist.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
6.2

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

2025

Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.

Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods
6.3

Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods

2024

The life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest.

Naqoyqatsi
6.1

Naqoyqatsi

2002

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Koyaanisqatsi
7.9

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Seduced and Abandoned
6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
6.2

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis

2019

Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.

In the Realms of the Unreal
7.1

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004

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.

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
6.4

Ex 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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Voyeur
5.9

Voyeur

2017

Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.

Fuck
6.4

Fuck

2006

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

McQueen
7.5

McQueen

2018

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.

Deepsea Challenge 3D
6.6

Deepsea Challenge 3D

2014

Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Cameron’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer. The movie offers a unique insight into Cameron's world as he makes that dream reality – and makes history – by becoming the first person to travel solo to the deepest point on the planet.

Tomorrow
7.8

Tomorrow

2015

Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

Girl Model
6.5

Girl Model

2011

A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.

The Rescue
8.0

The Rescue

2021

The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
7.4

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."

Chronos
7.5

Chronos

1985

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.

Babies
7.0

Babies

2010

A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
7.5

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

2018

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
7.0

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Forests (2022): Documentary themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Forests.

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