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Documentaries like The Movies That Made Us

Not everyone loves The Movies That Made Us for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 2 reasons people love The Movies That Made Us

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

  1. You like hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made.

  2. You like funny stories from chaotic film sets.

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.

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made
    • funny stories from chaotic film sets

    Good for you if you like true stories about how movies really get made.

  • In Search of Darkness2019

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you like stories from the actors and crews themselves.

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty2010

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you want the true story of how Disney went from flops to The Lion King.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

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

  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you like hearing George Lucas and his cast tell how Star Wars was made.

  • Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you want the true story of how midnight screenings became a ritual.

  • The Pixar Story2007

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you like hearing the people who made a horror series tell how it happened.

  • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?2015

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you like hearing how a Hollywood project falls apart from the inside.

  • The Celluloid Closet1996

    • hearing how the films you grew up with actually got made

    Good for you if you want actors and writers telling what was hidden in plain sight.

  • Beastie Boys Story2020

    • funny stories from chaotic film sets

    Good for you if you like stories told with jokes and self-mockery.

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