swap_horiz 13th Alternatives

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Frontline

Frontline is the flagship documentary series of PBS, renowned for its uncompromising investigative journalism. It tackle...

High Quality Journalism Critical Political

9.8 Brilliant

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Citizen Four

Citizenfour documents Edward Snowden’s disclosures regarding National Security Agency surveillance activities, featuring...

Privacy Political Thriller Digital

9.8 Brilliant

3

Navalny

This gripping documentary meticulously investigates the poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Russian opposition lead...

Movie Biographical Democracy United States

9.8 Brilliant

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Shoah

Shoah is a 1985 documentary film examining the Holocaust through extended interviews conducted by Claude Lanzmann. The e...

France Powerful Historical Movie

9.6 Brilliant

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O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America is a five-part 2016 documentary series produced for ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 initiative. The film pre...

Movie United States 2010S

9.4 Excellent

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Harlan County, USA

Harlan County, USA documents the 1973 Brookside Strike involving 180 coal miners and their families protesting against t...

Movie 1970S United States

9.2 Excellent

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DW Documentary

DW Documentary is a production unit of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. It creates factual documenta...

Analysis Global European Culture

9.1 Excellent

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Man with a Movie Camera

'Man with a Movie Camera' is a groundbreaking experimental documentary directed by Dziga Vertov in 1929. Utilizing innov...

Avant Garde Photography Experimental Urban

9.0 Excellent

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No Other Land

No Other Land is a 2024 documentary filmed from 2019-2023 by four directors. The film documents the destruction of a Pal...

Drama Activist Historical Movie

8.9 Great

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Faces Places

Faces Places chronicles a 2017 journey undertaken by Agnès Varda and JR through rural France. The filmmakers documented...

France Movie 2010S

8.9 Great

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20 Days in Mariupol

20 Days in Mariupol documents the initial period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through video recorded by director M...

Real Time First Person Journalistic Movie

8.8 Great

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Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 crime drama depicting the intertwined lives of Jewish gangsters in New York City....

Action Epic Drama Crime

8.7 Great

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Inside Job

Inside Job is a 2010 documentary examining the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The film details systemic corruption...

Complex Movie Political Thriller Investigative

8.7 Great

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Baraka

Baraka is a visually stunning documentary exploring themes of life, death, and spirituality through breathtaking imagery...

Nature High Resolution Epic Historical

8.7 Great

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Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man is a documentary examining the experiences of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard in Katmai National Park,...

Movie 2000S Biographical United States

8.7 Great

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They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary utilizing over century-old British Imperial War Museum footage of World Wa...

New Zealand Historical Movie War

8.6 Great

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The documentary explores the life of photographer Nan Goldin, focusing on her activism during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the...

Movie Biographical United States 2020S

8.6 Great

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Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club documents the reunion of Cuban musicians to record the 1997 album of the same name. Produced as...

Germany Movie 1990S Musical

8.5 Great

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Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine examines the events surrounding the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and broader gun violence i...

Germany Movie Tragedy Social Commentary

8.1 Great

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Earthlings

Earthlings is a 2005 documentary examining the relationship between humans and animals across various industries includi...

Activist Philosophical Environmental Movie

7.3 Good