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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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Faces Places

Faces Places chronicles a 2017 journey undertaken by Agnès Varda and JR through rural France. The filmmakers documented...

France Movie 2010S

8.9 Great

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For Sama

For Sama documents the experiences of Waad Al-Kateab and her family amidst the Syrian Civil War. The film follows the co...

Movie 2010S Syria

8.9 Great

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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 Look of Silence

The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's 2014 documentary in which an Indonesian optometrist confronts men involved i...

History Indonesia Justice 2010S

8.8 Great

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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2017 PBS series, notable for combining American, North Vietnamese, South...

Series War Vietnam Ken Burns

8.8 Great

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Inside Job

Inside Job is a 2010 documentary examining the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The film details systemic corruption...

Complex Movie Political Thriller Investigative

8.7 Great

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Virunga

Virunga documents the efforts of park rangers protecting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo amids...

Movie 2010S Democratic Republic Of The Congo

8.7 Great

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They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary utilizing over century-old British Imperial War Museum footage of World Wa...

New Zealand Historical Movie War

8.6 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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Exit Through the Gift Shop

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a 2010 documentary directed by Banksy that centers around Thierry Guetta’s amateur street...

Independent Movie United Kingdom 2010S

8.4 Great

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5 Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras documents the ongoing protests in Bil'in, West Bank, centered around the construction of the Israeli We...

Movie 2010S Palestine

8.4 Great

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56 Up

56 Up is Michael Apted's 2012 installment of the British Up Series, revisiting participants first filmed as seven-year-o...

Life Series Britain Longitudinal

8.4 Great

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McQueen

McQueen is a 2018 documentary about British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, tracing his career from London tailoring...

Design Fashion Biography 2010S

7.7 Good

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Abstract: The Art of Design

Abstract: The Art of Design is a Netflix documentary series begun in 2017, profiling leading designers across fields suc...

Creative Design Netflix Series

7.7 Good

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Dior and I

Dior and I is a 2014 documentary following Raf Simons as he prepares his first haute couture collection for Christian Di...

Design Craft Fashion Dior

7.4 Good

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Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Eames: The Architect and the Painter is a 2011 documentary about Charles and Ray Eames and their influence on modern Ame...

Design Architecture Furniture Biography

7.3 Good

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Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Visual Acoustics is a 2008 documentary about architectural photographer Julius Shulman, whose images helped define Calif...

Design Photography Architecture 2000S

7.3 Good

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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a 2016 documentary about Jane Jacobs and her opposition to Robert Moses's urban ren...

Activism New York Planning 2010S

7.2 Good

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Sketches of Frank Gehry

Sketches of Frank Gehry is a 2005 documentary by Sydney Pollack about architect Frank Gehry and his design process.

Design Architecture 2000S Biography

6.8 Fair