swap_horiz HyperNormalisation Alternatives

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O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America is a five-part 2016 documentary series produced for ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 initiative. The film pre...

Movie United States 2010S

9.4 Excellent

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DW Documentary

DW Documentary is a production unit of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. It creates factual documenta...

Analysis Global European Culture

9.1 Excellent

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Faces Places

Faces Places chronicles a 2017 journey undertaken by Agnès Varda and JR through rural France. The filmmakers documented...

France Movie 2010S

8.9 Great

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For Sama

For Sama documents the experiences of Waad Al-Kateab and her family amidst the Syrian Civil War. The film follows the co...

Movie 2010S Syria

8.9 Great

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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 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 Vietnam War

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

Series War Vietnam Ken Burns

8.8 Great

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Inside Job

Inside Job is a 2010 documentary examining the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The film details systemic corruption...

Complex Movie Political Thriller Investigative

8.7 Great

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Virunga

Virunga documents the efforts of park rangers protecting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo amids...

Movie 2010S Democratic Republic Of The Congo

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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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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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 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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Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom is a 2015 documentary on Kyiv's Euromaidan protests, filmed during the 93-da...

Politics Protest Ukraine 2010S

7.9 Good

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Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies is a 2015 documentary by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville about the televised 1968 debates between Gore...

Television Politics Media Debate

7.7 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...

Netflix Politics Brazil Democracy

7.6 Good

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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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Knock Down the House

Knock Down the House is a 2019 U.S. documentary following four insurgent Democratic primary campaigns, including Alexand...

Campaign Politics America Women

7.3 Good

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Inequality for All

Inequality for All is a 2013 documentary featuring Robert Reich, notable for explaining U.S. income inequality through l...

Politics 2010S Economy Inequality

7.0 Good

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a 2017 follow-up to Al Gore's climate documentary, centered on advocacy after...

Politics Environment Climate 2010S

6.1 Fair