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Documentaries like My Best Fiend

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

The 3 reasons people love My Best Fiend

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  1. You want the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo.

  2. You laugh at a director calmly recalling his plan to kill his star.

  3. You like two impossible men who could not work apart.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Burden of Dreams1982

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo

    Good for you if you like watching a real film shoot slowly fall apart.

  • American Movie1999

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo
    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you like spending time with a real dreamer who won't give up.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo
    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you like seeing how a famous film almost never got made.

  • Tabloid2011

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo
    • a director calmly recalling his plan to kill his star

    Good for you if you like laughing at a true story so strange it sounds invented.

  • Tiger King2020

    • a director calmly recalling his plan to kill his star
    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you can laugh at how far a feud between zoo owners goes.

  • Val2021

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo

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

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary2011

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo

    Good for you if you like seeing how Woody Allen writes and directs.

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo
    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you want the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished.

  • Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin2021

    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you love Tokyo, the Professor and Berlin and want to meet the actors.

  • Lost in La Mancha2002

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo
    • a director calmly recalling his plan to kill his star
    • two impossible men who could not work apart

    Good for you if you like watching a real film shoot fall apart day by day.

  • The Intouchables2011

    • the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo

    Good for you if you like a true story, with the real Philippe and Abdel shown at the end.

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