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Documentaries like How It's Made
Not everyone loves How It's Made for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.
The 3 reasons people love How It's Made
Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.
You like calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake.
You want hundreds of short episodes to dip into, from apple juice to engines.
You want something curious kids can watch with you.
Picks that share your reasons
Babies2010
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
- something curious kids can watch with you
Good for you if you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.
Kedi2017
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want a gentle, low-stakes film for a quiet evening.
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions2020
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you like a quiet evening of three musicians playing in a cabin studio.
Puff: Wonders of the Reef2021
- something curious kids can watch with you
Good for you if you need an hour of underwater beauty to watch with children.
Alone in the Wilderness2004
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want a calm hour of a man content with his own company.
Faces Places2017
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you like a gentle road trip full of kind people.
Inside the Mind of a Cat2022
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
- something curious kids can watch with you
Good for you if you want something gentle and short with cats in every shot.
To Be and to Have2002
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you like a quiet year in a small village classroom.
A LEGO Brickumentary2014
- something curious kids can watch with you
Good for you if you want something to watch with kids who build all day.
Expedition Happiness2017
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want a gentle film that makes you dream of leaving.
James May: Our Man in…2020
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want a calm travel show with nothing at stake.
Top Gear1978
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want light motoring TV with nothing at stake.
MythBusters2003
- calm machines doing their job, nothing at stake
Good for you if you want an episode you can put on any night, with no stakes but a result.
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