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The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

This six-part HBO documentary series chronicles the bizarre life and suspected crimes of Robert Durst, a real estate hei...

New York Crime True Crime Real Estate

9.5 Brilliant

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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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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 Imposter

The Imposter is Bart Layton's 2012 documentary about Frederic Bourdin, notable for recounting a Frenchman's claim to be...

Family Mystery Crime Identity

8.0 Great

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The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon about the wrongful convictions...

Crime Justice Race Ken Burns

8.0 Great

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is Alex Gibney's 2015 HBO documentary on Scientology, based on Lawrenc...

Hbo Investigation Religion 2010S

7.9 Good

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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is a 2014 documentary about the programmer and activist behind RSS, Re...

Internet Technology Activism Biography

7.7 Good

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Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss is Werner Herzog's 2011 documentary on a Texas capital-murder case, notable for examining crime, punishme...

Crime Justice 2010S Death Row

7.6 Good

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Dirty Money

Dirty Money is a Netflix documentary series launched in 2018, with episodes investigating corporate fraud, corruption, a...

Business Netflix Crime Series

7.6 Good

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Strong Island

Strong Island is Yance Ford's 2017 documentary about his brother's 1992 killing, notable as an Oscar-nominated personal...

Family Crime Justice Race

7.6 Good

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Cartel Land

Cartel Land is Matthew Heineman's 2015 documentary on vigilantes in Mexico and Arizona, nominated for the Oscar for Best...

Crime Mexico 2010S Border

7.5 Good

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A Gray State

A Gray State is Erik Nelson's 2017 documentary about filmmaker David Crowley, his unfinished dystopian film, and the 201...

Internet Crime Film Extremism

7.4 Good

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Sea of Shadows

Sea of Shadows is Richard Ladkani's 2019 Austrian documentary on efforts to save the vaquita from totoaba trafficking, a...

Conservation Crime Ocean 2010S

7.3 Good

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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists is a 2012 documentary on Anonymous, tracing its roots from online prank cult...

Internet Technology Hacktivism Anonymous

7.1 Good

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Catfish

Catfish is a 2010 US documentary by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman about Nev Schulman's Facebook romance, notable for in...

Internet Culture Identity 2010S

7.1 Good

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22 July

22 July is a dramatic documentary examining the 2011 Norway attacks. It portrays the events surrounding the bombing and...

Drama Crime Historical Movie

7.0 Good

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Cropsey

Cropsey is a 2009 documentary by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio connecting a Staten Island urban legend to real chi...

Crime Film Investigation Urban Legend

7.0 Good

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Terms and Conditions May Apply

Terms and Conditions May Apply is a 2013 documentary about digital privacy, notable for examining how online agreements...

Internet Privacy Technology Rights

6.9 Fair

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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World is Werner Herzog's 2016 documentary exploring the internet's history, ris...

Internet Technology Future 2010S

6.9 Fair

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Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia

Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia examines the origins and impact of Wikipedia, a collaboratively edi...

Collaborative Educational Internet Social Science

6.2 Fair