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Apollo 11

'Apollo 11' is a breathtaking immersive experience that uses never-before-seen footage and audio recordings to recreate...

Technology Exploration History Science

9.0 Excellent

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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Sir David Attenborough reflects on his career and the devastating impact of human activity on the planet in this poignan...

Nature Wildlife Conservation Environment

9.0 Excellent

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Citizenfour

'Citizenfour' documents the meetings between journalist Laura Poitras and Edward Snowden as he reveals classified inform...

Security Privacy Government Politics

8.8 Great

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness is a 1991 documentary about the troubled making of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now in the Phili...

Film 1990S Production Hollywood

8.6 Great

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself is Thom Andersen's 2003 essay documentary about how Los Angeles has been depicted and disguised...

Film 2000S Los Angeles Essay

8.4 Great

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey is Mark Cousins's 2011, 15-part documentary history of world cinema, notable for its wide...

History Global Series Film

8.3 Great

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Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams is a 1982 documentary by Les Blank about Werner Herzog's difficult production of Fitzcarraldo in the Am...

Film 1980S Production Jungle

8.2 Great

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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is a 1995 documentary in which Scorsese surveys Hollywoo...

History American Film 1990S

8.2 Great

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National Geographic

National Geographic is a global leader in nature and exploration content. Known for its stunning visual aesthetics and h...

Travel Educational Nature Exploration

8.1 Great

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The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl is Ken Burns's 2012 PBS documentary about the 1930s environmental disaster on the Great Plains and the fam...

History Series Environment Ken Burns

8.1 Great

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Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune is a 2013 documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky's unmade 1970s film adaptation of Frank Herbert's nov...

Film Cult Science Fiction 2010S

7.9 Good

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The Territory

“The Territory” documents the ongoing struggle to preserve a section of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The film follow...

Nature Indigenous Survival Conservation

7.8 Good

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The Biggest Little Farm

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 documentary about John and Molly Chester rebuilding a California farm using regenerati...

Nature Family Environment Farming

7.6 Good

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Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha is a 2002 documentary about Terry Gilliam's failed first attempt to film The Man Who Killed Don Quixot...

Film 2000S Production Failure

7.6 Good

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The Ivory Game

The Ivory Game is a gripping documentary that exposes the illegal ivory trade and the devastating impact on elephant pop...

Wildlife Conservation Crime True Crime

7.5 Good

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Chasing Coral

Chasing Coral is a 2017 documentary about coral bleaching, following divers and scientists who document reef decline lin...

Environment Climate Ocean 2010S

7.5 Good

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty is Don Hahn's 2009 documentary about Disney Animation's 1984 to 1994 revival, using archival foot...

History Animation Disney Film

7.5 Good

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Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice is a 2012 documentary following photographer James Balog's Extreme Ice Survey as it records glacier retreat...

Photography Environment Climate 2010S

7.4 Good

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Project Nim

Project Nim is a 2011 documentary by James Marsh about Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee raised in a human language experiment.

Science Ethics 2010S Animals

7.4 Good

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Jane Goodall: The Hope

Jane Goodall: The Hope is a 2020 documentary following Jane Goodall's later conservation work and global youth advocacy.

Nature Conservation Biography 2020S

7.2 Good