Movies Like Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)

Chuck Norris vs Communism is a 2015 documentary, history film from Ilinca Calugareanu with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Rewind This! and The Lovers and the Despot.

Documentary History

Rewind This!

2013

Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape.

6.9

MagicScore

The Lovers and the Despot

2016

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

6.9

MagicScore

Trespassing Bergman

2013

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (An abridged version of Bergman's Video, 2012.)

6.6

MagicScore

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

2006

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.

7.3

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The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

2012

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

7.3

MagicScore

Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector

2013

A documentary capturing the modern day VHS culture and VHS collectors.

6.5

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Censor

2021

A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.

5.8

MagicScore

Life Itself

2014

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

7.5

MagicScore

The Forbidden Education

2012

An analysis of the logics of modern schooling and the way of understanding education, while showing different, non-conventional educational experiences that raise the need for a new educational paradigm.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

The Way Back

2010

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Corman's World

2011

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

Little Girl Blue

2023

In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

When Father Was Away on Business

1985

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Man on a Tightrope

1953

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.

6.5

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#15

Audrey

2020

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

2019

Michael Hutchence was flying high as the lead singer of the legendary rock band INXS until his untimely death in 1997. Richard Lowenstein’s documentary examines Hutchence’s deeply felt life through his many loves and demons.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021

Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as producer, the latter as director. The story of how the charismatic archaeologist Indiana Jones was born and how his first adventure, released in 1981, triumphed at box offices around the world.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Jack Strong

2014

Poland, 1970. Firmly determined to fight against Soviet tyranny and prevent the destruction of the world, the high-ranking officer of the Polish army Ryszard Kukliński makes a serious decision that will put his life, his family and the fate of an entire nation at risk.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Porn to Be Free

2016

Italy, 1970. An increasing legion of harmless warriors begins a peaceful struggle for sexual freedom through pornography, shaking and shocking religious authorities and conservative political institutions. They are ironic, happy, crazy. They are dreamers, defenders of definitive communion between body and soul. But they were censored and humiliated. They were mistreated and arrested for demanding loud a new cultural renaissance.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Chuck Norris vs Communism?

The top films similar to Chuck Norris vs Communism by MovieMagicScore are Rewind This! (6.9), The Lovers and the Despot (6.9), Trespassing Bergman (6.6). Each shares documentary/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Chuck Norris vs Communism worth watching?

Chuck Norris vs Communism holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 58 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Chuck Norris vs Communism?

Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015) is a documentary, history film directed by Ilinca Calugareanu, starring Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru.

Where can I find more recommendations like Chuck Norris vs Communism?

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About movies like Chuck Norris vs Communism

This ranked list pairs Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015), a documentary and history film from Ilinca Calugareanu, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Irina Margareta Nistor take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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