swap_horiz Flee 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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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

4

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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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The documentary explores the life of photographer Nan Goldin, focusing on her activism during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the...

Movie Biographical United States 2020S

8.6 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

The documentary Ibelin explores the life of Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a chi...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 Great

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

The documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat investigates the complex relationship between music and political violence....

Music History Politics 2020S

8.5 Great

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Welcome to Chechnya

The documentary Welcome to Chechnya investigates escalating human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ individuals in Chechnya,...

Russia Hbo Human Rights Lgbtq+

8.5 Great

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The U.S. and the Holocaust

This documentary series examines America’s complex relationship with the Holocaust during World War II. Through extensiv...

Series Holocaust America Ken Burns

8.4 Great

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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros offers an intimate look at the daily operations of this renowned three-Michelin-starred r...

Food France Restaurant 2020S

8.4 Great

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The Missing Picture

The Missing Picture chronicles the Khmer Rouge regime and its devastating impact through a combination of archival news...

Animation Historical Movie War Drama

8.3 Great

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Four Daughters

Four Daughters is a 2023 documentary examining a Tunisian family impacted by two daughters’ departure to join Daesh in L...

Movie 2020S Tunisia

8.3 Great

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The Rescue

The Rescue chronicles the extraordinary efforts to save twelve young footballers trapped within Thailand’s Tham Luang Na...

Rescue Thai 2020S Caving

8.3 Great

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All That Breathes

Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes explores the profound connection between two brothers in rural Madhya Pradesh and the en...

Nature India Conservation 2020S

8.3 Great

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Dahomey

Dahomey is a 2024 documentary directed by Mati Diop that examines the return of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of D...

Movie 2020S Senegal

8.2 Great

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Waltz with Bashir

Ari Folman’s *Waltz with Bashir* utilizes animation to explore the director's recovered memories of his service in the I...

Israel Animation Memory 2000S

8.2 Great

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To Kill a Tiger

Nisha Pahuja’s *To Kill a Tiger* investigates systemic corruption within India’s sports system. The film follows a famil...

India Family Justice 2020S

8.2 Great

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

The documentary *Opus* chronicles the final performances of renowned Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Filmed in 2023,...

Music Japan Concert 2020S

8.2 Great

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Sugarcane

Sugarcane documents the devastating history of abuse within Canada’s Indigenous communities through the lens of sugarcan...

Canadian Indigenous 2020S Abuse

8.2 Great