swap_horiz Hell and Back Again Alternatives

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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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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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The Vietnam War

Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War” presents a comprehensive documentary series examining this pivotal conflict. The project un...

Series War Vietnam Ken Burns

8.8 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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They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary utilizing over century-old British Imperial War Museum footage of World Wa...

New Zealand Historical Movie War

8.6 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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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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Of Fathers and Sons

Talal Derki’s “Of Fathers and Sons” presents an intimate and unsettling look at a Syrian family deeply involved with ISI...

Family Film War Syria

8.3 Great

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Last Days in Vietnam

Rory Kennedy’s *Last Days in Vietnam* chronicles the chaotic final days of American involvement in Southeast Asia. The f...

History Film War Vietnam

8.2 Great

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Restrepo

The film Restrepo offers an intimate look at a small unit of U.S. Army soldiers stationed in the remote Korengal Valley...

Combat War 2010S Afghanistan

8.1 Great

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Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light is John Huston's 1946 U.S. Army documentary on soldiers treated for war trauma, notable for being sup...

Classic Wwii Mental Health War

8.0 Great

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Bitter Lake

Bitter Lake is Adam Curtis's 2015 BBC documentary linking Afghanistan's modern conflicts to oil politics and Western for...

Politics Film Bbc Afghanistan

7.8 Good

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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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Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? is a 2013 HBO documentary about war photographer Tim Hetherington, killed in Liby...

Hbo Film War Photojournalism

7.6 Good

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Retrograde

Retrograde is a 2022 documentary by Matthew Heineman following the final months of the U.S. war in Afghanistan and Afgha...

Military War 2020S Afghanistan

7.5 Good

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The Unknown Known

The Unknown Known is Errol Morris's 2013 documentary about Donald Rumsfeld, drawn from 33 hours of interviews with the f...

Politics Film War Errol Morris

7.5 Good

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Hollywoodgate

Hollywoodgate is a 2023 documentary by Ibrahim Nash'at filmed after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, observing Tali...

War 2020S Afghanistan Taliban

7.3 Good

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Korengal

Korengal is Sebastian Junger's 2014 companion film to Restrepo, notable for revisiting U.S. soldiers' combat experiences...

Combat War 2010S Afghanistan

7.2 Good