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Documentaries like Life in a Day

Not everyone loves Life in a Day for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Life in a Day

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

  1. You like feeling how big and varied the world is in one day.

  2. You want ordinary people filming their own lives.

  3. You get moved by small moments from strangers.

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.

  • My Octopus Teacher2020

    • feeling how big and varied the world is in one day
    • you get moved by small moments from strangers

    Good for you if you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.

  • Into the Wild2007

    • ordinary people filming their own lives

    Good for you if you like the true story of a graduate who gave away his savings and hitchhiked to Alaska.

  • Human2015

    • you get moved by small moments from strangers

    Good for you if you're moved by strangers telling you about love and loss.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • ordinary people filming their own lives
    • you get moved by small moments from strangers

    Good for you if you want real children from Calcutta's red light district telling their own lives.

  • Time2020

    • ordinary people filming their own lives

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

  • Waste Land2010

    • ordinary people filming their own lives
    • you get moved by small moments from strangers

    Good for you if you want real people from Jardim Gramacho telling their own lives.

  • Honeyland2019

    • ordinary people filming their own lives

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

  • Nostalgia for the Light2010

    • feeling how big and varied the world is in one day

    Good for you if you like looking at the stars and thinking about where we come from.

  • For All Mankind1989

    • feeling how big and varied the world is in one day

    Good for you if you like seeing Earth from the Moon in real footage.

Reasons taken from Life in a Day'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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