Top 20 movies like Girl Friday

Girl Friday

Glamorous actress Joanna Lumley undergoes a week's hardship on an isolated island off the coast of Madagascar. She is given a brief lesson in survival by the Royal Marines and is then deposited on the island with few provisions but a large BBC crew for company. With comic results Ms Lumley attempts to build a shelter and forage for food before succumbing to the offers of goodies from the camera crew.

Girl Friday is of 1 hour(s) and 5 minute(s). It is Produced By:  BBC. It was released on 1994-12-28.

Genres: Documentary

1. Das Dorf der Freundschaft (Das Dorf der Freundschaft)

Das Dorf der Freundschaft

A German Documentary about the “village of friendship” that was created by American Veteran George Mizo to help the Vietnamese kids suffering from the Vietnam War.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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2. Sons of Butcher: Tourin' the Canada

Sons of Butcher: Tourin' the Canada

Canadian band Sons of Butcher's feature-length concert documentary, featuring live performances and skits.

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3. The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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4. Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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5. The Last Trapper (Le Dernier Trappeur)

The Last Trapper

Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.

It has an average vote of 6.765 on TMDB.

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6. Smart as a Fox

Smart as a Fox

Smart as a Fox is a 1946 short documentary film supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. In this short film, a fox cub experiences life in the forest. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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7. The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel)

The Story of the Weeping Camel

When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.

It has an average vote of 7.129 on TMDB.

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8. Flow: For Love of Water

Flow: For Love of Water

From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis. Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around the world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our most precious natural resource evaporates.

It has an average vote of 6.525 on TMDB.

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9. Karolyi

Karolyi

A look at Martha and Bela Karolyi's remarkable story that traces generations of gymnastics' most memorable tales, moments and champions.

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10. Tent City, U.S.A

Tent City, U.S.A

A documentary view of an encampment of homeless people on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee in the Southern United States.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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11. The Autistic Me

The Autistic Me

This documentary follows three people with autism at pivotal moments on the rocky road to being accepted as an adult. They are all fighting for independence and responsibility, but being frustrated by the shackles imposed on them by their disability, their families and the preconceived ideas of mainstream society.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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12. Arctic Tale

Arctic Tale

Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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13. Nazi Sunken Sub

Nazi Sunken Sub

For nearly seventy years the fate of the lost Nazi submarine U-745 remained a mystery. After a decade of painstaking research and exploration, a Finnish diving team has finally solved the riddle.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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14. The Living Desert

The Living Desert

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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15. Uncivilized

Uncivilized

Disenchanted by the modern world, Michael Lees heads into the forest of Dominica with some basic survival gear, religious texts and a camera. "Why did man ever leave the forest? And what makes for a good life?" Just as he starts to acclimatize to his new life - the unexpected; Category 5 Hurricane Maria, one of the top ten strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, makes a direct landfall. Michael is caught out in the open in a palm leaf and bamboo hut. With the nation in ruins, the forest destroyed, and essential services knocked out islandwide, the entire country must now return to a past way of life if they hope to survive.

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16. Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.

It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.

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17. George Carlin: Doin' It Again

George Carlin: Doin' It Again

George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some people are stupid, Cancer, Feminists, Good Ideas, Rape, Life's moments, and organ donors.

It has an average vote of 7.571 on TMDB.

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18. Run, Hide, Fight

Run, Hide, Fight

A film featuring the response by several office workers in response to an Active Shooter attack.

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19. Beautiful Lennard Island

Beautiful Lennard Island

(Beautiful Lennard Island)

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20. Ken and Rosa

Ken and Rosa

Documentary about Ken Loach and Rosa Ayala, a janitor who worked as an extra in the picture 'Bread and Roses'

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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