Movies Like Side by Side

Side by Side (2012). Recommendations from our taste engine — closest matches first, then films that share the story, then films that share the vibe.

Top Matches

The closest overall matches — story, tone, and craft.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 · 8

Before the Flood

2016 · 7.9

Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017 · 6.9

Disclosure

2020 · 7.3

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014 · 6.8

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

2014 · 7.8

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 · 6.8

The New Yorker at 100

2025 · 6.4

Similar Stories

Films that share the plot DNA and narrative shape.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 · 8

Before the Flood

2016 · 7.9

Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017 · 6.9

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

2014 · 7.8

Disclosure

2020 · 7.3

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014 · 6.8

Don't Look Up

2021 · 7.1

An Inconvenient Truth

2006 · 7.3

Similar Vibes

Films that feel the same — mood, atmosphere, texture.

Before the Flood

2016 · 7.9

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

2020 · 8.6

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 · 8

Exit Through the Gift Shop

2010 · 7.8

The Way I See It

2020 · 6.8

An Inconvenient Truth

2006 · 7.3

De Palma

2016 · 6.9

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004 · 6.8