swap_horiz The Janes Alternatives

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Navalny

This gripping documentary meticulously investigates the poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Russian opposition lead...

Movie Biographical Democracy United States

9.8 Brilliant

2

Night and Fog

Alain Resnais’s *Night and Fog* (1956) is a profoundly impactful short film examining the atrocities committed during th...

French History 1950S Holocaust

9.3 Excellent

3

The Civil War

Ken Burns’s *The Civil War* offers a comprehensive examination of this pivotal period in American history. The 1990 PBS...

History Series 1990S America

9.1 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

5

No Other Land

No Other Land is a 2024 documentary filmed from 2019-2023 by four directors. The film documents the destruction of a Pal...

Drama Activist Historical Movie

8.9 Great

6

20 Days in Mariupol

20 Days in Mariupol documents the initial period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through video recorded by director M...

Real Time First Person Journalistic Movie

8.8 Great

7

The Look of Silence

Joshua Oppenheimer’s *The Look of Silence* is a powerful 2014 documentary exploring the aftermath of Indonesia’s 1965 ge...

History Indonesia Justice 2010S

8.8 Great

8

The Sorrow and the Pity

Marcel Ophuls’s *The Sorrow and the Pity* examines the complex realities of Clermont-Ferrand, France during World War II...

Classic History France Wwii

8.8 Great

9

Summer of Soul

The Summer of Soul documentary explores the groundbreaking 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a three-day music celebration...

Music Archive Festival 2020S

8.7 Great

10

The Green Planet

“The Green Planet” showcases the hidden lives of plants through stunning time-lapse photography. Presented by Sir David...

Nature Series Bbc 2020S

8.6 Great

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

The documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat investigates the complex relationship between music and political violence....

Music History Politics 2020S

8.5 Great

12

Welcome to Chechnya

The documentary Welcome to Chechnya investigates escalating human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ individuals in Chechnya,...

Russia Hbo Human Rights Lgbtq+

8.5 Great

13

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

This documentary explores the extraordinary career of the Bee Gees through extensive archival footage and interviews. It...

Music Hbo Biography 2020S

8.1 Great

14

Tina

Tina is a 2021 HBO documentary by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin about Tina Turner, notable as her final screen appearance...

Music Hbo Biography 2020S

8.0 Great

15

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!? is a 2022 Netflix film essay by Elvis Mitchell, notable for reframing 1970s Black cinema...

History Netflix Film 2020S

8.0 Great

16

Descendant

Descendant is a 2022 documentary about descendants of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring captives from Afr...

History Netflix Race 2020S

7.7 Good

17

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger is a 2024 British documentary narrated by Martin Scorsese on the du...

History Film British 2020S

7.7 Good

18

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Can't Get You Out of My Head is Adam Curtis's 2021 BBC documentary series linking modern politics, individualism, empire...

History Politics Bbc 2020S

7.6 Good

19

MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI is Sam Pollard's 2020 documentary on J. Edgar Hoover's FBI surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King Jr....

History Surveillance 2020S Civil Rights

7.5 Good

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Occupied City

Occupied City is a 2023 Steve McQueen documentary pairing modern Amsterdam with Nazi occupation histories, notable for a...

History Memory World War Ii Amsterdam

6.9 Fair