swap_horiz 32 Sounds Alternatives

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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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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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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

5

Summer of Soul

The Summer of Soul documentary explores the groundbreaking 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a three-day music celebration...

Music Archive Festival 2020S

8.7 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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The Green Planet

“The Green Planet” showcases the hidden lives of plants through stunning time-lapse photography. Presented by Sir David...

Nature Series Bbc 2020S

8.6 Great

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Ibelin

The documentary Ibelin explores the life of Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a chi...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 Great

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

The documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat investigates the complex relationship between music and political violence....

Music History Politics 2020S

8.5 Great

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This Is Not a Film

Jafar Panahi’s *This Is Not a Film* offers a unique cinematic experience created during a period of restriction in Iran....

Politics Film Cinema Iran

8.5 Great

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Welcome to Chechnya

The documentary Welcome to Chechnya investigates escalating human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ individuals in Chechnya,...

Russia Hbo Human Rights Lgbtq+

8.5 Great

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Thom Andersen’s *Los Angeles Plays Itself* examines the city’s cinematic representation from the early 2000s. The docume...

Film 2000S Los Angeles Essay

8.4 Great

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The U.S. and the Holocaust

This documentary series examines America’s complex relationship with the Holocaust during World War II. Through extensiv...

Series Holocaust America Ken Burns

8.4 Great

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The Gleaners and I

Agnes Varda’s *The Gleaners and I* offers a poignant exploration of food waste and overlooked individuals in rural Franc...

Food France 2000S Essay

8.4 Great

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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros offers an intimate look at the daily operations of this renowned three-Michelin-starred r...

Food France Restaurant 2020S

8.4 Great

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Four Daughters

Four Daughters is a 2023 documentary examining a Tunisian family impacted by two daughters’ departure to join Daesh in L...

Movie 2020S Tunisia

8.3 Great

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Flee

Flee chronicles the extraordinary life of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee who recounts his childhood experiences to filmm...

Danish Animation Refugee Memoir

8.3 Great

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The Rescue

The Rescue chronicles the extraordinary efforts to save twelve young footballers trapped within Thailand’s Tham Luang Na...

Rescue Thai 2020S Caving

8.3 Great

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All That Breathes

Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes explores the profound connection between two brothers in rural Madhya Pradesh and the en...

Nature India Conservation 2020S

8.3 Great

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Eno

Eno is a 2024 documentary directed by Gary Hustwit about the musician Brian Eno. It is structured as a generative featur...

Music Experimental Biography 2020S

7.1 Good