swap_horiz The Imposter Alternatives

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One Child Nation

The documentary One Child Nation examines China’s controversial “one-child” policy implemented during the 2010s. Nanfu W...

Policy China Family 2010S

8.2 Great

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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

The film Dear Zachary chronicles the tragic story of Andrew Bagby’s death and the subsequent fight for his young son, Za...

Family Canada Crime Grief

8.1 Great

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Capturing the Friedmans

The film *Capturing the Friedmans* presents an investigative look at the devastating abuse suffered by the Friedman fami...

Archive Family Crime 2000S

8.1 Great

4

Stories We Tell

Sarah Polley’s *Stories We Tell* explores a complex family narrative using personal recollections and recorded conversat...

Family Canada Memory Essay

8.1 Great

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The Naked City

The Naked City is a 1948 crime drama centered around a police investigation following the death of a young woman. Filmed...

Drama Mystery Crime Movie

8.0 Great

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The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon. The film investi...

Crime Justice Race Ken Burns

8.0 Great

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Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper is a 1992 American documentary film directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. It examines the case...

Family Crime 1990S Rural

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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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss is a 2011 documentary directed by Werner Herzog about a triple murder committed in Conroe, Texas, and the...

Crime Justice 2010S Death Row

7.6 Good

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Dirty Money

"Dirty Money" is a documentary series released on Netflix beginning in 2018, with each episode investigating a different...

Business Netflix Crime Series

7.6 Good

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Strong Island

Strong Island is a 2017 documentary film directed by Yance Ford that examines the 1992 shooting death of his older broth...

Family Crime Justice Race

7.6 Good

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The Biggest Little Farm

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 documentary directed by John Chester about the development of Apricot Lane Farms in Ca...

Nature Family Environment Farming

7.6 Good

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Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier is a 2013 documentary film directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel that investigates the life of...

Archive Photography Mystery 2010S

7.6 Good

14

Tickled

"Tickled" is a documentary film directed by New Zealand journalist David Farrier and Dylan Reeve, released in 2016. The...

Internet Crime Investigation 2010S

7.6 Good

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Shirkers

Shirkers is a 2018 documentary written and directed by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan. It reconstructs the making of...

Singapore Mystery Film Making 2010S

7.6 Good

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Life, Animated

Life, Animated is a 2016 American documentary directed by Roger Ross Williams and based on the book by Ron Suskind. It t...

Animation Family Disney Autism

7.5 Good

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Cartel Land

"Cartel Land" is a 2015 documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman that examines the rise of civilian vigilante group...

Crime Mexico 2010S Border

7.5 Good

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Pick of the Litter

Pick of the Litter is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy that follows the journey o...

Training Family 2010S Dogs

7.3 Good

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Sea of Shadows

Sea of Shadows is a 2019 documentary directed by Richard Ladkani about efforts to prevent the extinction of the vaquita...

Conservation Crime Ocean 2010S

7.3 Good

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Catfish

Catfish is a 2010 American documentary directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It follows photographer Nev Schulman...

Internet Culture Identity 2010S

7.1 Good