Movies Like The Gleaners and I (2000)

The Gleaners and I is a 2000 documentary film from Agnès Varda with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Grand Illusion and Forbidden Games.

Documentary

Grand Illusion

1937

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.

7.9

MagicScore

Forbidden Games

1952

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

7.8

MagicScore

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

2003

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.

7.1

MagicScore

The Song of Bernadette

1943

In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.

7.0

MagicScore

On Guard

1997

6.7

MagicScore

The Vets

2019

In the heart of Morvan, Nico, the last vet in the area, struggles to save his patients, his clinic, and his family. When Michel, his partner and mentor, announces his retirement, Nico knows that the hard part is yet to come. "Don't worry, I've found the next generation" Except that ... The next generation is Alexandra, a 24-hour graduate, brilliant, misanthropic, and not at all willing to return to bury herself in the village of her childhood. Will Nico manage to make her stay?

6.5

MagicScore

The Pack

2010

In the middle of a snowy no man's land, Charlotte picks up Max, a hitchhiker; they stop in a truck-stop restaurant, and when Max doesn't come back from the bathroom, Charlotte starts looking for him in vain. She decides to return during the night but gets kidnapped by the bartender, La Spack, who turns out to be Max's mother and needs to feed her kids, 'The pack', a bunch of blood lusting ghouls. Charlotte now faces a terrifying reality: these ghouls are already dead... and hungry. Alone and in the middle of nowhere, she quickly realizes... she's next on the menu!

4.7

MagicScore

Devil Story

1986

After their car breaks down in the French countryside, a young couple must fend off a Nazi mutant and his gypsy mother, a mummy, and a possessed horse.

4.5

MagicScore

Pardonnez-moi

2006

Expecting her first child, actress Violette decides to dive deep into her dysfunctional family's history by filming a documentary about them.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

2018

From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion - a story that spans twenty years full of joy, ambition, adversity, and... well... toys.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

The Trader

2018

A traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

You Can't Save Yourself Alone

2015

Gaetano and Delia, a separated couple, try to pick up the pieces of their broken love, recalling all the faults and the mistakes which led them to where they are now.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Ghost Ship

2002

After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Frenzy

1972

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Trash

2014

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The Super Inframan

1975

The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack at the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Sex Lives of the Potato Men

2004

Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.

4.4

MagicScore

#18

The First Turn-On!!

1983

A group of teenage summer campers and one counselor share the stories of their first sexual experiences when an avalanche traps them in a cave...

3.9

MagicScore

#19

Days of Heaven

1978

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Gleaners and I?

The top films similar to The Gleaners and I by MovieMagicScore are Grand Illusion (7.9), Forbidden Games (7.8), The Masked Avenger: Lagardere (7.1). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Gleaners and I worth watching?

The Gleaners and I holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 207 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Gleaners and I?

The Gleaners and I (2000) is a documentary film directed by Agnès Varda, starring Bodan Litnanski, Agnès Varda, François Wertheimer.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Gleaners and I?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more documentary recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Gleaners and I

This ranked list pairs The Gleaners and I (2000), a documentary film from Agnès Varda, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bodan Litnanski 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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