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Night and Fog

Night and Fog is Alain Resnais's 1956 French short documentary on Nazi camps, notable for pairing archival images with c...

French History 1950S Holocaust

9.3 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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The Civil War

The Civil War is Ken Burns's 1990 PBS documentary series on the American Civil War, noted for popularizing archival phot...

History Series 1990S America

9.1 Excellent

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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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The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's 2014 documentary in which an Indonesian optometrist confronts men involved i...

History Indonesia Justice 2010S

8.8 Great

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The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity is Marcel Ophuls's 1969 French documentary on Vichy-era Clermont-Ferrand, notable for challengin...

Classic History France Wwii

8.8 Great

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BBC Reel

BBC Reel presents concise documentary films sourced from the British Broadcasting Corporation’s extensive archive. These...

Educational Nature History Cinematic

8.7 Great

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Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens is a 1975 American documentary by Albert and David Maysles about Edith and Little Edie Beale, relatives of...

American 1970S Portrait Eccentric

8.6 Great

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The Green Planet

The Green Planet is a 2022 BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough, notable for time-lapse filming...

Nature Series Bbc 2020S

8.6 Great

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An Inconvenient Truth

The documentary An Inconvenient Truth examines the scientific evidence surrounding climate change. Al Gore presents exte...

Educational Activist Science Climate Change

8.5 Great

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The Nazis: A Warning from History

The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary series examining Nazi Germany's rise, rule, and crimes throu...

History Series Bbc 1990S

8.5 Great

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Woodstock

Woodstock is a documentary film capturing the iconic 1969 music festival at Bethel, New York. The movie provides a compr...

Large Scale Historical Movie 1970S

8.4 Great

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Fire of Love

'Fire of Love' is a breathtaking documentary about the extraordinary love story between volcanologists Katia and Maurice...

Nature Adventure Exploration Passion

8.3 Great

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Crip Camp

'Crip Camp' tells the story of a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities that became a catalyst for the disability r...

History Community USA Activism

8.3 Great

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Human Planet

Human Planet is a 2011 BBC nature documentary series showing how human communities live in extreme environments across e...

Nature Series Bbc 2010S

8.3 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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The Century of the Self

The Century of the Self is Adam Curtis's 2002 BBC documentary series about psychoanalysis, public relations, consumer cu...

Politics Psychology Advertising Bbc

8.3 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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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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CuriosityStream

CuriosityStream is a dedicated streaming service exclusively for high-quality documentaries. Unlike general platforms, i...

History Streaming Education Science

6.6 Fair