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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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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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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Martin Scorsese’s “No Direction Home” chronicles Bob Dylan’s transformative period from 1961 to 1966. The documentary me...

Music Film Biography Scorsese

9.0 Excellent

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Collective

Collective is a 2019 documentary examining the aftermath of the 2016 Colectiv nightclub fire in Romania. It details two...

Romania Healthcare Journalism Movie

8.9 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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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

The documentary Hearts of Darkness meticulously chronicles the chaotic production of Francis Ford Coppola’s *Apocalypse...

Film 1990S Production Hollywood

8.6 Great

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4 Little Girls

The film *4 Little Girls* meticulously documents the tragic 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmi...

History Film Civil Rights Spike Lee

8.5 Great

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How to Survive a Plague

The documentary How to Survive a Plague chronicles the rise of activist groups ACT UP and TAG in the early days of the A...

Health Activism Film Aids

8.5 Great

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Streetwise

Streetwise offers a stark look at life for young homeless individuals living on the streets of Seattle during the 1980s....

Youth Film Poverty Seattle

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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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 Story of Film: An Odyssey

“The Story of Film: An Odyssey” chronicles the evolution of cinematic art across global traditions. This expansive serie...

History Global Series Film

8.3 Great

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Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon is Stevan Riley's 2015 British documentary built from Marlon Brando's private audio tapes and made w...

Acting Film Biography 2010S

8.3 Great

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Of Fathers and Sons

Of Fathers and Sons is Talal Derki's 2017 German-Syrian documentary on jihadist indoctrination in Syria, filmed undercov...

Family Film War Syria

8.3 Great

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Into Great Silence

Into Great Silence is Philip Groening's 2005 documentary on Carthusian monks at Grande Chartreuse, filmed after a 16-yea...

Film Monastery Contemplative Religion

8.3 Great

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Let the Fire Burn

Let the Fire Burn is Jason Osder's 2013 documentary on the 1985 Philadelphia MOVE standoff and bombing that killed 11 pe...

History Philadelphia Film Policing

8.3 Great

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

The Most Dangerous Man in America is a 2009 documentary about Daniel Ellsberg and the 1971 Pentagon Papers leak; it late...

History Politics Journalism Film

8.0 Great

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City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts is Matthew Heineman's 2017 documentary about Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, a citizen journalist gr...

Journalism Film War Syria

7.8 Good

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The Dissident

The Dissident is Bryan Fogel's 2020 documentary about Jamal Khashoggi's murder and Saudi dissident networks after his de...

Politics Journalism Film Saudi Arabia

7.5 Good

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A Thousand Cuts

A Thousand Cuts is Ramona S. Diaz's 2020 documentary following Rappler founder Maria Ressa and press freedom under Phili...

Politics Journalism Film Philippines

7.4 Good