Movies Like Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

Waking Sleeping Beauty is a 2009 documentary film from Don Hahn with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and Surviving Evil.

Documentary

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

7.9

MagicScore

Surviving Evil

2009

A TV documentary crew arrive on a remote island in the Philippines to film a survival special. Their back-to-the-wild adventure proves to be more terrifying than they ever could have imagined

4.3

MagicScore

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

2005

A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.

6.6

MagicScore

Rise

2022

Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage backup; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not be able to dance ever again.

7.4

MagicScore

Lady Killer

1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.8

MagicScore

A Film Johnnie

1914

The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.

5.4

MagicScore

Land of Silence and Darkness

1971

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.

7.4

MagicScore

Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

6.3

MagicScore

The Battle of Algiers

1966

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

Heneral Luna

2015

A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

Culloden

1964

Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Rose Island

2020

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Eden

2025

A group of disillusioned outsiders abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Sunset Boulevard

1950

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

8.3

MagicScore

#15

Millennium Actress

2002

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

7.8

MagicScore

#16

You Ought to Be in Pictures

1940

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

The Player

1992

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

2001

The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Behind the Screen

1916

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Waking Sleeping Beauty?

The top films similar to Waking Sleeping Beauty by MovieMagicScore are The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (7.9), Surviving Evil (4.3), The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (6.6). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Waking Sleeping Beauty worth watching?

Waking Sleeping Beauty holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 111 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Waking Sleeping Beauty?

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) is a documentary film directed by Don Hahn, starring Don Hahn, Roy Edward Disney, Michael Eisner.

Where can I find more recommendations like Waking Sleeping Beauty?

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 Waking Sleeping Beauty

This ranked list pairs Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009), a documentary film from Don Hahn, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Don Hahn 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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