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Documentaries like Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Not everyone loves Jiro Dreams of Sushi for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like watching a real craftsman at work with no story added.

  2. You like eighty minutes of rice, tuna and repetition.

  3. You want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness2013

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added
    • eighty minutes of rice, tuna and repetition

    Good for you if you want to watch Miyazaki draw, grumble and doubt at his desk.

  • Chef's Table2015

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added

    Good for you if you like hearing how a chef fought to build their restaurant.

  • Honeyland2019

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added

    Good for you if you like a real life filmed over three years, with no narrator.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added
    • you want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • The Look of Silence2014

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added
    • eighty minutes of rice, tuna and repetition

    Good for you if you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  • Grey Gardens1976

    • you want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him

    Good for you if you like spending time with Big Edie and Little Edie as they are.

  • The Beaches of Agnès2008

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added
    • you want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him

    Good for you if you like a filmmaker telling her own life in her own way.

  • Under the Sun2015

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added

    Good for you if you're curious about a real family in North Korea.

  • Time2020

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added

    Good for you if you want a true story about a family and the prison system.

  • Cuba and the Cameraman2017

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added
    • you want to understand a father and the son who waits behind him

    Good for you if you want ordinary Cuban lives filmed over more than forty years.

  • Hoop Dreams1994

    • watching a real craftsman at work with no story added

    Good for you if you want real lives followed over five years, with no script.

Reasons taken from Jiro Dreams of Sushi's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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