swap_horiz The War Room Alternatives

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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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DW Documentary

DW Documentary is a production unit of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. It creates factual documenta...

Analysis Global European Culture

9.1 Excellent

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The Civil War

The Civil War is Ken Burns's 1990 PBS documentary series on the American Civil War, noted for popularizing archival phot...

History Series 1990S America

9.1 Excellent

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13th

'13th' examines the history of racial inequality in America through the lens of mass incarceration. Ava DuVernays powerf...

Powerful Social Justice Thought Provoking America

9.0 Excellent

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Baraka

Baraka is a visually stunning documentary exploring themes of life, death, and spirituality through breathtaking imagery...

Nature High Resolution Epic Historical

8.7 Great

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Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning documents the ball culture phenomenon within New York City during the mid to late 1980s. The film focus...

Movie 1990S Transgender United States

8.6 Great

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Crumb

Crumb is Terry Zwigoff's 1994 documentary about cartoonist Robert Crumb and his family, noted for its intimate portrait...

Family 1990S Portrait Art

8.6 Great

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness is a 1991 documentary about the troubled making of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now in the Phili...

Film 1990S Production Hollywood

8.6 Great

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Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club documents the reunion of Cuban musicians to record the 1997 album of the same name. Produced as...

Germany Movie 1990S Musical

8.5 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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The Nazis: A Warning from History

The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary series examining Nazi Germany's rise, rule, and crimes throu...

History Series Bbc 1990S

8.5 Great

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The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust is a 2022 PBS documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein about America's respo...

Series Holocaust America Ken Burns

8.4 Great

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PBS NewsHour

While primarily a news program, PBS NewsHour produces high-quality short-form documentary segments and deep dives into c...

News Educational Reliable Politics

8.3 Great

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Primary

Primary is a 1960 U.S. documentary on the Kennedy-Humphrey Wisconsin primary, notable for pioneering direct cinema campa...

Campaign Politics 1960S Cinema Verite

8.3 Great

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When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary about Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's 1974 Zaire fight, notable for winning a...

Music Boxing Ali 1990S

8.3 Great

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The Century of the Self

The Century of the Self is Adam Curtis's 2002 BBC documentary series about psychoanalysis, public relations, consumer cu...

Politics Psychology Advertising Bbc

8.3 Great

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Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds is Peter Davis's 1974 documentary on the Vietnam War, notable for winning the Academy Award for Best Do...

Politics 1970S War America

8.2 Great

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Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper is a 1992 U.S. documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky about Delbert Ward, notable for a rural...

Family Crime 1990S Rural

7.8 Good

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Knock Down the House

Knock Down the House is a 2019 U.S. documentary following four insurgent Democratic primary campaigns, including Alexand...

Campaign Politics America Women

7.3 Good

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All In: The Fight for Democracy

All In: The Fight for Democracy is a 2020 U.S. documentary led by Stacey Abrams that examines voter suppression and voti...

Politics America Rights 2020S

6.9 Fair