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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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Night and Fog

Night and Fog is Alain Resnais's 1956 French short documentary on Nazi camps, notable for pairing archival images with c...

French History 1950S Holocaust

9.3 Excellent

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The Civil War

The Civil War is Ken Burns's 1990 PBS documentary series on the American Civil War, noted for popularizing archival phot...

History Series 1990S America

9.1 Excellent

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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 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

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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 Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity is Marcel Ophuls's 1969 French documentary on Vichy-era Clermont-Ferrand, notable for challengin...

Classic History France Wwii

8.8 Great

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Summer of Soul

Summer of Soul is Questlove's 2021 documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, built from long-unseen concert f...

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 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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Ibelin

Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree about gamer Mats Steen, notable for reconstructing his World of W...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 Great

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The Nazis: A Warning from History

The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary series examining Nazi Germany's rise, rule, and crimes throu...

History Series Bbc 1990S

8.5 Great

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Connections

Connections is James Burke's 1978 BBC documentary series showing how scientific and technological developments link acro...

Technology History Science Bbc

8.5 Great

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Welcome to Chechnya

Welcome to Chechnya is a 2020 David France documentary about activists helping LGBT Chechens flee persecution, notable f...

Russia Hbo Human Rights Lgbtq+

8.5 Great

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The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust is a 2022 PBS documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein about America's respo...

Series Holocaust America Ken Burns

8.4 Great

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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros is a 2023 Frederick Wiseman documentary on the Troisgros family restaurants, notable for...

Food France Restaurant 2020S

8.4 Great

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey is Mark Cousins's 2011, 15-part documentary history of world cinema, notable for its wide...

History Global Series Film

8.3 Great

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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!? is a 2022 Netflix film essay by Elvis Mitchell, notable for reframing 1970s Black cinema...

History Netflix Film 2020S

8.0 Great

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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