Movies Similar to The Monster in Our Closet

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born(2005)

This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005.

Chaplin Today: City Lights(2003)

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.

Hello Stranger(2024)

At the crossroads of documentary and fiction, Hello Stranger relates the transition journey of a young trans woman named Cooper Josephine. With humor, the film revisits key moments of her life from her childhood in a small fishing village of the east coast of Canada to her tumultuous medical process. Through the re-enactment of her memories, Cooper Josephine attempts to make peace with the last masculine imprint on her body: that unfortunate deep voice that sticks to her skin.

Everything(1972)

Here's a strange one. First, a song on a blackboard: a Polish translation of “I love my little rooster” by American folk writer Almeda Riddle. Then, two men roll around trash bins and lift them to the garbage truck. They do it several times. A woman shouts in the distance. At the end, the picture stops, and the woman sings the song. An early short by Piotr Szulkin.

Puberty: Sexual Education For Boys and Girls(1991)

This sex education movie explore themes of body development, sexual hygiene, masturbation, menstruation, puberty, sex and giving birth.

In Prague(1964)

Documentary short film by Mario Handler about the city of Prague as part of an internship to study film in Europe.

The Provider(2015)

Abortion clinics in Texas are disappearing exponentially and healthcare providers are feeling the brunt. The Provider follows the story of abortion provider Dr. Shannon Carr who travels every week from New Mexico to Dallas in order to perform abortions despite restrictive laws and threats to her safety. Continue to share her story and follow our latest documentary series as we try to capture these stories and influence change before all abortion clinics in the US cease to exist

Shake Hands with Danger(1980)

This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many simulated accidents on construction sites.

What Does It Mean to Be Human?(1990)

A film that conveys some of Peter Wessel Zapffe’s philosophical ideas.

The Invisibles(2014)

A day in the life of the homeless on the streets of LA, the ones that survive or live in a different reality, youngsters with a broken dream, war veterans, drug addicts, lonely people with no family, victims of the economic or emotional crisis.

The Things I Tell You(2022)

Daniela, a young woman coming out of a breakup, moves to Lisbon for a few months. Feeling lonely, she starts dating Diogo, a happy-go-lucky guy she meets on Tinder. They get to know each other as they explore solitude, love, and friendship, aware that they will soon part ways.

Learning Disabilities in Primary Care(2022)

People with learning disabilities often experience worse physical and mental health. This film is a starting point to address these inequalities.

El cielo es muy bonito(2022)

Mothers and daughters flee their country of origin and travel through Mexico carrying their fears, dreams and a hopeful future.

El circo(1950)

Madrid, Spain, 1949. The Circo Americano arrives in the city. While the big top is pitched in a vacant lot, the troupe parades through the grand avenues: the band, a witty impersonator, the Balodys, acrobats, jugglers, acrobatic skaters, clowns and… Buffallo Bill.

How the Telephone Talks(1919)

"All sounds travel in waves much the same as ripples in water." Educational film produced by Bray Studios New York, which was the dominant animation studio based in the United States in the years surrounding World War I.

The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director(2002)

Storyboard showcase of Anno's ghibli museum short.

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé(2001)

Les voyages de L'Atalante(2001)

The Path We Are Leaving(2025)

Forest and community guards face insecurity and clandestine logging in their community.

La quemada(2022)

12 years later, a failed school short film is resignified to share the multiple experiences that exist in the creation of a film.