Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to What Happened, Miss Simone? List
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 14029 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
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2015 | United Kingdom | Biography | 55916 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
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2020 | United States of America | Documentary | 25299 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2017 | Belgium | Documentary | 23707 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2012 | Finland | Biography | 73382 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 6 |
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2019 | United States of America | Biography | 2325 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 5667 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 14908 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 | 2015 | United States of America | Documentary | 2153 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | ||
| 10 |
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1970 | United States of America | Documentary | 13028 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 | 2017 | Documentary | 253 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | |||
| 12 |
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2004 | Italy | Documentary | 132756 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 13 |
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2009 | United States of America | Documentary | 42073 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 14 |
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2015 | United States of America | Documentary | 717 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | G |
| 15 |
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1958 | United States of America | Crime | 18141 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 16 |
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2017 | Brazil | Drama | 10560 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2020 | United States of America | Biography | 156783 | 9.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 18 |
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2019 | France | Documentary | 7307 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2019 | United States of America | Documentary | 706 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 20 | 2016 | United States of America | Documentary | 749 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | ||
| 21 |
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2005 | United States of America | Family | 10511 | 4.9 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-PG |
| 22 |
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2008 | United States of America | Music | 3776 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 23 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 23828 | 8.2 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 24 |
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2015 | New Zealand | Comedy | 777 | 8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 25 |
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2013 | United States of America | Documentary | 13502 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 26 |
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2020 | United States of America | Documentary | 1071 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 424179 | 7.6 | Movie | Released |
