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Documentaries like McQueen

Not everyone loves McQueen for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love McQueen

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

  1. You love fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales.

  2. You want the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion.

  3. You like a portrait that leaves you moved.

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.

  • Everybody’s Everything2019

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you're ready to be moved by a life cut short at 21.

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you like a portrait that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene.

  • Amy2015

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you want her life told only through home videos, voicemails and friends' voices.

  • Val2021

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • I Am Heath Ledger2017

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you want to see Heath Ledger through his own camera.

  • Audrie & Daisy2016

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you want to hear what happened from the families and survivors themselves.

  • The Elephant Man1980

    • fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you like being moved by John Merrick's gentleness.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed2022

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion

    Good for you if you like a true fight against the family behind OxyContin.

  • Bully2011

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you want to hear bullied kids and their parents in their own words.

  • Cobain: Montage of Heck2015

    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion

    Good for you if you want his own tapes and drawings rather than someone else's version of him.

  • One More Time with Feeling2016

    • fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

    Good for you if you like a film that sits quietly with real grief.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • fashion shows that look like dark fairy tales
    • the real story of a cab driver's son who rose to the top of fashion
    • a portrait that leaves you moved

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

Reasons taken from McQueen'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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