Movies Like 20,000 Days on Earth

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Imagine: John Lennon

1988·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Andrew Solt

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Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)

2023·42m·★ 7.4·Brendan Walter

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Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

2021·1h 5m·★ 7.3·Robert Rodriguez

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

2016·1h 53m·★ 8.2·Andrew Dominik

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This Much I Know to Be True

2022·1h 45m·★ 7.6·Andrew Dominik

3 shared cast incl. Nick Cave & Warren EllisDocumentary & Music

Distant Sky

2018·2h 15m·★ 8.7·David Barnard

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Questlove

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B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

2015·1h 34m·★ 7.8·Jörg A. Hoppe

Both star Blixa Bargeld & Nick CaveDocumentary & Music

Dont Look Back

1967·1h 36m·★ 7.9·D. A. Pennebaker

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The Sparks Brothers

2021·2h 20m·★ 7.8·Edgar Wright

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Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022·1h 35m·★ 7.3·Alek Keshishian

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Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

2020·1h 23m·★ 6.5·Grant Singer

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Avicii: True Stories

2017·1h 37m·★ 7.6·Levan Tsikurishvili

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Live Aid

1985·16h·★ 8.5·Kenneth Shapiro

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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

2011·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Mike Fleiss

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Adele One Night Only

2021·1h 28m·★ 8.0·Paul Dugdale

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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Stephen Loveridge

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020·1h 51m·★ 8.1·Frank Marshall

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Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

2023·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Joe Pearlman

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Beastie Boys Story

2020·2h·★ 7.7·Spike Jonze

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