swap_horiz The Dawn Wall Alternatives

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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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Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams is Steve James's 1994 American documentary following Chicago teens William Gates and Arthur Agee, a landmark...

American Coming Of Age 1990S Basketball

9.3 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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Olympia

Olympia is a 1938 German documentary that meticulously records the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The film provides valuab...

Nazi Historical Movie 1930S

8.4 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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Meru

Meru is a 2015 climbing documentary by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi about repeated attempts on India's Shark...

Adventure Survival Climbing 2010S

7.9 Good

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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

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Undefeated

Undefeated is a 2011 documentary about a Memphis high school football team, notable for winning the Academy Award for Be...

School Football 2010S Sports

7.6 Good

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Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Baseball: The Tenth Inning is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2010 continuation of Baseball, covering the sport from the 199...

Series Baseball Ken Burns 2010S

7.6 Good

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Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography is a 2012 Stacy Peralta documentary about the 1980s skateboard team that included Tony H...

History California Skateboarding 2010S

7.4 Good