swap_horiz The Truest Art Alternatives

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Amy

Asif Kapadias documentary on Amy Winehouse is a heartbreaking, intimate, and deeply researched portrait of a singular ta...

Music Tragedy Biography Archival

8.6 Very Good

2

This Is Spinal Tap

The definitive mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, captures the absurdity of the rock-and-roll lifestyle with surgical pre...

Music Cult Classic Satire Mockumentary

9.9 Brilliant

3

The Beatles: Get Back (Documentary)

Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' is a groundbreaking documentary offering an unprecedented look at The Beatles' recording sess...

Music Documentary Historical Film

9.6 Brilliant

4

Robert Frank

Robert Franks seminal book, 'The Americans,' changed the course of photography forever. By traveling across the United S...

Documentary American Culture Road Trip Raw

9.2 Excellent

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A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egans 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a brilliant, fragmented exploration of time, memory, and the music i...

Time Music Contemporary Experimental

9.2 Excellent

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Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Beck is a grounded, realistic coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers who form a rock band. It captures the strug...

Music Drama Realistic Rock

8.9 Very Good

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Johnny Cash: The Man, His Music

Nicholas Dawidoff's biography of Johnny Cash offers a nuanced and insightful portrait of the iconic country singer. Dawi...

American Culture Biography Johnny Cash Music History

8.7 Very Good

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Walker Evans

Walker Evans is the master of the American vernacular. His work, particularly his documentation of the American South du...

Documentary American Culture Archival Social Realism

8.2 Very Good

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Flee

Flee is a groundbreaking animated documentary that tells the true story of Amin Nawabi, a man who fled Afghanistan as a...

Animation Documentary Afghanistan Biography

8.1 Very Good

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The Fog of War

Errol Morriss documentary featuring Robert McNamara is a profound exploration of the complexities of modern warfare and...

History Politics Vietnam War War

8.1 Very Good

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Walk the Line

This film captures the rise of Johnny Cash and his tumultuous relationship with June Carter. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese W...

Music Romance Biopic Johnny Cash

8.1 Very Good

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Searching for Sugar Man

This incredible documentary follows the search for Sixto Rodriguez, a Detroit folk singer who faded into obscurity in th...

Music South Africa Culture Mystery

8.0 Very Good

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Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Wu-Tang: An American Saga is a biographical drama series that chronicles the rise of the Wu-Tang Clan in Staten Island,...

Music Drama Crime New York City

8.0 Very Good

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Broken Record

Broken Record, hosted by Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Pavitt, and Henry Rollins, offers in-depth interviews with...

Music Long Form Interviews Music Industry

7.9 Good

15

This Is Where We Live

This Is Where We Live is a deeply personal documentary series following the musician Sal Vulcano as he returns to his ch...

Music Family Documentary Intimate

7.8 Good

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Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein is an American photographer known for his long-term documentary projects exploring American landscapes and...

Documentary Environmental Awareness American Culture Landscape

7.8 Good

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Ray

Ray is an open-source framework that makes it simple to scale Python applications from a single machine to a large clust...

Music AI Scalability Python

7.7 Good

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Bob Marley: One Love

A biographical drama chronicling the life and career of reggae legend Bob Marley. The film explores Marley's rise to fam...

Music Biography Reggae Bob Marley

7.6 Good

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Texas Blues

Texas Blues (1972) is a short documentary film featuring blues musician Lightnin Hopkins. While it captures a moment in...

Music Documentary Experimental Short Film

4.2 Poor

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Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger, released in 1995, remains a pinnacle of the JRPG genre and a masterclass in time travel storytelling. Pl...

Music RPG Square Enix Story Driven

10.0 Brilliant