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The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

This six-part HBO documentary series chronicles the bizarre life and suspected crimes of Robert Durst, a real estate hei...

New York Crime True Crime Real Estate

9.5 Brilliant

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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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Making a Murderer

This Netflix docuseries follows the case of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man convicted of murder after previously being exo...

Complex Long Form Netflix Crime

9.2 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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Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 crime drama depicting the intertwined lives of Jewish gangsters in New York City....

Action Epic Drama Crime

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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The Staircase

The Staircase is Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's documentary series on Michael Peterson's trial, notable for its long-form vie...

Trial Crime Series 2000S

8.2 Great

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Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans is Andrew Jarecki's 2003 documentary on a Long Island family abuse case, notable for using exten...

Archive Family Crime 2000S

8.1 Great

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The Imposter

The Imposter is Bart Layton's 2012 documentary about Frederic Bourdin, notable for recounting a Frenchman's claim to be...

Family Mystery Crime Identity

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...

Crime Justice Race Ken Burns

8.0 Great

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is Werner Herzog's 2010 3D documentary on France's Chauvet Cave, notable for filming some of th...

History 2010S Art Caves

7.8 Good

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Dirty Money

Dirty Money is a Netflix documentary series launched in 2018, with episodes investigating corporate fraud, corruption, a...

Business Netflix Crime Series

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...

Family Crime Justice Race

7.6 Good

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Into the Inferno

Into the Inferno is a 2016 Werner Herzog documentary on active volcanoes, made with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer.

Netflix Science 2010S Werner Herzog

7.3 Good

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22 July

22 July is a dramatic documentary examining the 2011 Norway attacks. It portrays the events surrounding the bombing and...

Drama Crime Historical Movie

7.0 Good

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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World is Werner Herzog's 2016 documentary exploring the internet's history, ris...

Internet Technology Future 2010S

6.9 Fair