Movies Like Unrest (2017)

Unrest is a 2017 documentary film from Jennifer Brea with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Sicko and The Body Snatcher.

Documentary

Sicko

2007

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

7.4

MagicScore

The Body Snatcher

1945

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

7.0

MagicScore

Contagion

2011

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

6.6

MagicScore

Extreme Measures

1996

Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

6.0

MagicScore

Medicine Man

1992

An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.

6.0

MagicScore

Safe

1995

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

7.0

MagicScore

Arctic Heart

2016

A timid young grad student madly in love with her scientist boss offers her body to his research.

4.8

MagicScore

Seeing Allred

2018

Gloria Allred overcame trauma and personal setbacks to become one of the nation’s most famous women’s rights attorneys. Now the feminist firebrand takes on two of the biggest adversaries of her career, Bill Cosby and Donald Trump, as sexual violence allegations grip the nation and keep her in the spotlight.

6.7

MagicScore

The Bleeding Edge

2018

Each year in the United States, unparalleled innovations in medical diagnostics, treatment, and technology hit the market. But when the same devices designed to save patients end up harming them, who is accountable?

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Awakenings

1990

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

The Bridge

2006

The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Human Nature

2019

The biggest tech revolution of the 21st century isn’t digital, it’s biological. A breakthrough called CRISPR gives us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing disease, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. This documentary is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the families it’s affecting, and the genetic engineers who are testing its limits.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Annihilation

2018

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Food Matters

2010

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide sickness industry and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease naturally.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

A Cure for Wellness

2017

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Twelve Monkeys

1995

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

7.6

MagicScore

#18

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

2003

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Unrest?

The top films similar to Unrest by MovieMagicScore are Sicko (7.4), The Body Snatcher (7.0), Contagion (6.6). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Unrest worth watching?

Unrest holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 49 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Unrest?

Unrest (2017) is a documentary film directed by Jennifer Brea, starring Jennifer Brea, Whitney Dafoe, Samuel Bearman.

Where can I find more recommendations like Unrest?

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About movies like Unrest

This ranked list pairs Unrest (2017), a documentary film from Jennifer Brea, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jennifer Brea 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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