If you loved The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, try Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki has roughly 3.2× fewer votes than The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
What they share
Theyboth carry the cerebral, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Documentary territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki is
Hayao Miyazaki without animation. The film follows the celebrated director in his supposed retirement. It's a portrait of the artist restless, pondering new projects, and experimenting with CGI.