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Documentaries like Stories We Tell

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

The 3 reasons people love Stories We Tell

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  1. You like siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way.

  2. You like a film that keeps changing what you thought was true.

  3. You can be moved by a daughter looking for her mother's secret.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Four Daughters2023

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way
    • you can be moved by a daughter looking for her mother's secret

    Good for you if you like a story about mothers and daughters told without hiding the hard parts.

  • The Wolfpack2015

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way

    Good for you if you like six brothers who share everything in a few rooms.

  • Tell Me Who I Am2019

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way
    • you can be moved by a daughter looking for her mother's secret

    Good for you if you want two brothers finally facing what happened in their home.

  • Arrival2016

    • you can be moved by a daughter looking for her mother's secret

    Good for you if you like a film that quietly breaks you at the end.

  • Undone2019

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way

    Good for you if you like a daughter trying to save the father she lost.

  • The Imposter2012

    • a film that keeps changing what you thought was true

    Good for you if you like a story that gets stranger every ten minutes.

  • Grey Gardens1976

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way

    Good for you if you like a mother and daughter who bicker and can't leave each other.

  • One Child Nation2019

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way

    Good for you if you like a filmmaker questioning her own parents and relatives.

  • Three Identical Strangers2018

    • siblings and fathers each telling a mother's story their own way
    • a film that keeps changing what you thought was true

    Good for you if you like a happy story that turns dark halfway through.

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