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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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Crumb

Crumb is Terry Zwigoff's 1994 documentary about cartoonist Robert Crumb and his family, noted for its intimate portrait...

Family 1990S Portrait Art

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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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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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Dear Zachary is Kurt Kuenne's 2008 documentary memorial to Andrew Bagby, notable for its personal account of murder and...

Family Canada Crime Grief

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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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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Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is RaMell Ross's 2018 documentary portrait of Black life in Hale County, Alabama,...

Place Race Essay 2010S

7.6 Good

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The Biggest Little Farm

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 documentary about John and Molly Chester rebuilding a California farm using regenerati...

Nature Family Environment Farming

7.6 Good

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Life, Animated

Life, Animated is a 2016 documentary about Owen Suskind, whose family used Disney films to communicate with him after an...

Animation Family Disney Autism

7.5 Good

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Pick of the Litter

Pick of the Litter is a 2018 documentary following five puppies through training for Guide Dogs for the Blind in the Uni...

Training Family 2010S Dogs

7.3 Good