swap_horiz Dirty Money Alternatives

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Making a Murderer

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Complex Long Form Netflix Crime

9.2 Excellent

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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2017 PBS series, notable for combining American, North Vietnamese, South...

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8.8 Great

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56 Up

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8.4 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...

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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...

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8.3 Great

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The Staircase

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8.2 Great

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Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce

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8.1 Great

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The Dust Bowl

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8.1 Great

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Country Music

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8.1 Great

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America to Me

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The Imposter

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8.0 Great

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The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon about the wrongful convictions...

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8.0 Great

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Prohibition

Prohibition is a 2011 PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about America's ban on alcohol, its political roots,...

History Series America Ken Burns

7.8 Good

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Abstract: The Art of Design

Abstract: The Art of Design is a Netflix documentary series begun in 2017, profiling leading designers across fields suc...

Creative Design Netflix Series

7.7 Good

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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss is Werner Herzog's 2011 documentary on a Texas capital-murder case, notable for examining crime, punishme...

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7.6 Good

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Strong Island

Strong Island is Yance Ford's 2017 documentary about his brother's 1992 killing, notable as an Oscar-nominated personal...

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7.6 Good

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The Edge of Democracy

The Edge of Democracy is Petra Costa's 2019 Brazilian documentary linking her family history to Brazil's political crisi...

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7.6 Good

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Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Baseball: The Tenth Inning is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2010 continuation of Baseball, covering the sport from the 199...

Series Baseball Ken Burns 2010S

7.6 Good

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Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened

Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened is a 2019 Netflix documentary about the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas...

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7.5 Good

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Tiger King

Tiger King is a 2020 Netflix documentary series on Joe Exotic and big-cat owners, notable for becoming a major true-crim...

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7.1 Good