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Frontline

Frontline is the flagship documentary series of PBS, renowned for its uncompromising investigative journalism. It tackle...

High Quality Journalism Critical Political

9.8 Brilliant

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Navalny

This gripping documentary meticulously investigates the poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Russian opposition lead...

Movie Biographical Democracy United States

9.8 Brilliant

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No Other Land

No Other Land is a 2024 documentary filmed from 2019-2023 by four directors. The film documents the destruction of a Pal...

Drama Activist Historical Movie

8.9 Great

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20 Days in Mariupol

20 Days in Mariupol documents the initial period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through video recorded by director M...

Real Time First Person Journalistic Movie

8.8 Great

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Summer of Soul

Summer of Soul is Questlove's 2021 documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, built from long-unseen concert f...

Music Archive Festival 2020S

8.7 Great

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The documentary explores the life of photographer Nan Goldin, focusing on her activism during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the...

Movie Biographical United States 2020S

8.6 Great

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The Green Planet

The Green Planet is a 2022 BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough, notable for time-lapse filming...

Nature Series Bbc 2020S

8.6 Great

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Ibelin

Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree about gamer Mats Steen, notable for reconstructing his World of W...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 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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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros is a 2023 Frederick Wiseman documentary on the Troisgros family restaurants, notable for...

Food France Restaurant 2020S

8.4 Great

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Four Daughters

Four Daughters is a 2023 documentary examining a Tunisian family impacted by two daughters’ departure to join Daesh in L...

Movie 2020S Tunisia

8.3 Great

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Flee

Flee is Jonas Poher Rasmussen's 2021 animated documentary about Afghan refugee Amin Nawabi, the first film Oscar-nominat...

Danish Animation Refugee Memoir

8.3 Great

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Dahomey

Dahomey is a 2024 documentary directed by Mati Diop that examines the return of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of D...

Movie 2020S Senegal

8.2 Great

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Porcelain War

Porcelain War, a 2024 documentary by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, examines the impact of the Russian occupation o...

Australia Movie 2020S

8.2 Great

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Last Flight Home

Last Flight Home is a 2022 documentary by Ondi Timoner about her father Eli's final days, notable for its intimate view...

American Personal Family 2020S

8.2 Great

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is a 2020 HBO documentary by Frank Marshall about the Gibb brothers' songw...

Music Hbo Biography 2020S

8.1 Great

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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Mr. Nobody Against Putin is a 2025 documentary directed by David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin. The film observes Talank...

Russia Germany Activism Journalistic

8.0 Great

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Tina

Tina is a 2021 HBO documentary by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin about Tina Turner, notable as her final screen appearance...

Music Hbo Biography 2020S

8.0 Great

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Will & Harper

Will & Harper is a 2024 Josh Greenbaum documentary about Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, notable for its 17-day US road...

Netflix Lgbtq+ Road Trip Friendship

7.9 Good

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Putin's Palace

Putin’s Palace is a 2021 documentary examining the construction of a residence near Gelendzhik, Russia. The film alleges...

Russia Luxury Real Estate Movie

7.6 Good