swap_horiz Waste Land Alternatives

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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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Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio is a documentary film capturing the immense 2000s edition of this international music festival. Held primari...

Pop Rock Electronic International

9.0 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

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

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The Vietnam War

Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War” presents a comprehensive documentary series examining this pivotal conflict. The project un...

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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Crumb

The film Crumb offers a remarkably candid look at the life and work of cartoonist Robert Crumb. Terry Zwigoff’s 1994 doc...

Family 1990S Portrait Art

8.6 Great

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Welfare

Frederick Wiseman’s *Welfare* offers an unflinching look at the daily operations of the Waverly Center in New York City...

1970S Bureaucracy Poverty Wiseman

8.6 Great

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Man on Wire

David Maysles' 'Man on Wire' recounts Philippe Petits daring, illegal tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the Worl...

True Story Movie Suspense Archival

8.5 Great

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Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap explores the lives of three young skateboarders growing up in Rockford, Illinois during the 2010s. The d...

Coming Of Age Skateboarding America 2010S

8.5 Great

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Streetwise

Streetwise offers a stark look at life for young homeless individuals living on the streets of Seattle during the 1980s....

Youth Film Poverty Seattle

8.5 Great

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The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth is a 2014 documentary film examining the career of Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian photographer. Th...

Movie Biographical Brazil 2010S

8.4 Great

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is Werner Herzog's 2010 3D documentary on France's Chauvet Cave, notable for filming some of th...

History 2010S Art Caves

7.8 Good

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The Edge of Democracy

The Edge of Democracy is Petra Costa's 2019 Brazilian documentary linking her family history to Brazil's political crisi...

Netflix Politics Brazil Democracy

7.6 Good

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Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier is a 2013 documentary about a Chicago nanny whose large archive of street photographs was discovere...

Archive Photography Mystery 2010S

7.6 Good

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Cutie and the Boxer

Cutie and the Boxer is Zachary Heinzerling's 2013 documentary on artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, nominated for an Ac...

Portrait 2010S Art Marriage

7.4 Good