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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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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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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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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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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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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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This Is Not a Film

Jafar Panahi’s *This Is Not a Film* offers a unique cinematic experience created during a period of restriction in Iran....

Politics Film Cinema Iran

8.5 Great

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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple is a 2006 documentary film directed by Stanley Nelson that examines the...

Crime Film Pbs Religion

8.0 Great

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3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets is a 2015 documentary directed by Marc Silver about the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jor...

Crime Film Justice Race

7.8 Good

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A Cop Movie

A Cop Movie (Una película de policías) is a 2021 Mexican docudrama directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios that examines policin...

Netflix Crime Film Mexico

7.8 Good

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Casting JonBenet

Casting JonBenet is a 2017 documentary directed by Kitty Green that examines the 1996 death of six-year-old JonBenet Ram...

Netflix Crime Memory Film

7.8 Good

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Stevie

Stevie is a 2002 American documentary directed by Steve James, who had previously directed Hoop Dreams. The film revisit...

Social Family Crime Film

7.8 Good

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Cocaine Cowboys

"Cocaine Cowboys" is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Billy Corben. It examines the rampant cocaine trade an...

Crime Film Drugs Miami

7.5 Good

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A Gray State

A Gray State is a 2017 documentary directed by Erik Nelson and produced by Werner Herzog. It investigates the life and d...

Internet Crime Film Extremism

7.4 Good

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Our Father

Our Father is a 2022 Netflix documentary directed by Lucie Jourdan about Donald Cline, an Indianapolis fertility doctor...

Netflix Crime Film Fertility

7.3 Good

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Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers is a 2015 documentary film directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel that recounts the legal dispute bet...

Crime Film America Oddity

7.2 Good

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Misha and the Wolves

Misha and the Wolves is a 2021 documentary directed by Sam Hobkinson. It examines the story of Misha Defonseca, whose me...

History Netflix Film Fraud

7.0 Good

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Cropsey

Cropsey is a 2009 documentary directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. It investigates the Staten Island urban l...

Crime Film Investigation Urban Legend

7.0 Good

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Tread

Tread is a 2019 American documentary directed by Paul Solet. It examines the 2004 incident in Granby, Colorado, in which...

Colorado Crime Film Machine

7.0 Good