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9.8 Brilliant

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Making a Murderer

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9.2 Excellent

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No Other Land

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8.9 Great

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

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8.8 Great

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20 Days in Mariupol

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8.7 Great

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

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8.6 Great

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The Green Planet

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8.6 Great

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Ibelin

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8.5 Great

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8.4 Great

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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

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8.0 Great

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Dick Johnson Is Dead

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7.9 Good

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Will & Harper

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7.9 Good

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Wham!

Wham! is a 2023 British Netflix documentary by Chris Smith about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, notable for using a...

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Pamela, a Love Story

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Netflix Celebrity Media 2020S

7.2 Good

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Miss Americana

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7.1 Good

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Tiger King

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7.1 Good

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Seaspiracy

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5.9 Mediocre