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Movies that feel like Powaqqatsi (1988)
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
If you loved Powaqqatsi, the closest films we have are Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988), Brother's Keeper (1992) and The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987). All three share Powaqqatsi's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997).
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If Powaqqatsi hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Koyaanisqatsi (1983) · Naqoyqatsi (2002)
Both keep coming back to the same thing: nature documentary
Reviewed even better
Both lean on stillness more than on documentary
Contemplative documentary in both cases
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
Both working the same documentary territory
Both know what they want from documentary
The documentary is handled with the same confidence
Documentary approached the same way
Documentary in the same key
Documentary of the same temperament
Both play documentary straight
The same documentary instincts
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The best-reviewed films that share Powaqqatsi’s defining feeling.
