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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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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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Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap is Bing Liu's 2018 documentary about three skateboarders in Rockford, Illinois, linking youth, abuse, an...

Coming Of Age Skateboarding America 2010S

8.5 Great

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The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth is a 2014 documentary film examining the career of Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian photographer. Th...

Movie Biographical Brazil 2010S

8.4 Great

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Exit Through the Gift Shop

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a 2010 documentary directed by Banksy that centers around Thierry Guetta’s amateur street...

Independent Movie United Kingdom 2010S

8.4 Great

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5 Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras documents the ongoing protests in Bil'in, West Bank, centered around the construction of the Israeli We...

Movie 2010S Palestine

8.4 Great

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56 Up

56 Up is Michael Apted's 2012 installment of the British Up Series, revisiting participants first filmed as seven-year-o...

Life Series Britain Longitudinal

8.4 Great

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Fire of Love

'Fire of Love' is a breathtaking documentary about the extraordinary love story between volcanologists Katia and Maurice...

Nature Adventure Exploration Passion

8.3 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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I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film examining the history of racism in the United States. Utilizing James Bal...

France Movie 2010S

8.3 Great

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor? is Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary on Fred Rogers, notable as a major theatrical portrait of...

Television American Biography 2010S

8.3 Great

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The Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall is a 2017 climbing documentary about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's free climb of El Capitan's Dawn W...

Adventure Climbing Yosemite 2010S

8.1 Great

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The Alpinist

The Alpinist is a 2021 documentary about Canadian climber Marc-Andre Leclerc, notable for capturing his solo alpine asce...

Adventure Portrait Climbing 2020S

7.8 Good