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Documentaries like They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

Not everyone loves They'll Love Me When I'm Dead for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

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

  1. You want the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished.

  2. You like a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life.

  3. You love old Hollywood and the era of Welles.

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.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life

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

  • Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film2001

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • old Hollywood and the era of Welles

    Good for you if you love Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and the films around them.

  • Imagine: John Lennon1988

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life

    Good for you if you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.

  • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life

    Good for you if you like learning that a Hollywood star co-invented frequency hopping.

  • Bobby Fischer Against the World2011

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life

    Good for you if you like the true story of a genius who never fit in.

  • Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey2000

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • old Hollywood and the era of Welles

    Good for you if you like hearing how Bruce Lee thought about fighting and philosophy.

  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished

    Good for you if you like a portrait that shows a genius and his darker side.

  • Val2021

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished

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

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten2007

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life

    Good for you if you want Joe Strummer's whole life, before and after the band.

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2005

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished

    Good for you if you like a life story told by the people who were there.

  • The Times of Harvey Milk1984

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished

    Good for you if you want the real Harvey Milk, in the footage of his time.

  • Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006

    • the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished
    • old Hollywood and the era of Welles

    Good for you if you love the cinema of the 1970s.

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