swap_horiz Boys State 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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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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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

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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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The Gatekeepers

“The Gatekeepers” presents a profound examination of Israel’s security apparatus through the recollections of six former...

Security Israel Politics Film

8.7 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

Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree about gamer Mats Steen, notable for reconstructing his World of W...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 Great

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a 2024 documentary by Johan Grimonprez linking jazz diplomacy to Patrice Lumumba's 1961 a...

Music History Politics 2020S

8.5 Great

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Still is a 2023 documentary about Michael J. Fox, blending archival material and interviews on his acting career and lif...

Health Apple Biography 2020S

8.0 Great

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Bobi Wine: The People's President

Bobi Wine: The People's President is a 2022 documentary about Ugandan musician and opposition politician Bobi Wine's cha...

Music Politics Uganda 2020S

7.8 Good

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Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man is Arthur Jones's 2020 documentary on Matt Furie reclaiming Pepe the Frog after its alt-right co-option,...

Internet Culture Politics 2020S

7.7 Good

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The Bibi Files

The Bibi Files is a 2024 documentary by Alexis Bloom using leaked police interrogation footage from Benjamin Netanyahu's...

Israel Politics Investigation 2020S

7.7 Good

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Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry is a 2021 Apple TV+ documentary by R. J. Cutler, notable for access to Eilish...

Music Apple Biography 2020S

7.7 Good

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The Pigeon Tunnel

The Pigeon Tunnel is a 2023 British documentary by Errol Morris about spy novelist John le Carre, notable for shaping hi...

Writing Apple Biography 2020S

7.7 Good

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Can't Get You Out of My Head

Can't Get You Out of My Head is Adam Curtis's 2021 BBC documentary series linking modern politics, individualism, empire...

History Politics Bbc 2020S

7.6 Good

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Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control is Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, and Suzanne Hillinger's 2020 documentary on the US COVID-19 r...

Health Politics Pandemic 2020S

7.3 Good

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Invisible Nation

Invisible Nation is a 2023 U.S.-Taiwanese documentary by Vanessa Hope about Tsai Ing-wen's presidency and Taiwan's conte...

Politics Democracy 2020S Taiwan

7.3 Good

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Girls State

Girls State is a 2024 U.S. documentary by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine following Missouri teenagers building a mock gov...

Apple Youth Politics 2020S

7.3 Good

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All In: The Fight for Democracy

All In: The Fight for Democracy is a 2020 U.S. documentary led by Stacey Abrams that examines voter suppression and voti...

Politics America Rights 2020S

6.9 Fair