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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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Shoah

Shoah is a 1985 documentary film examining the Holocaust through extended interviews conducted by Claude Lanzmann. The e...

France Powerful Historical Movie

9.6 Brilliant

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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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Citizen Four

Citizen Four (2014) remains a cornerstone of modern investigative documentary. Directed by Laura Poitras, the film metic...

Privacy Political Thriller Digital

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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Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams chronicles the lives of two young basketball players—William Gates and Arthur Agee—in Chicago during the 199...

American Coming Of Age 1990S Basketball

9.3 Excellent

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Harlan County, USA

Harlan County, USA documents the 1973 Brookside Strike involving 180 coal miners and their families protesting against t...

Movie 1970S United States

9.2 Excellent

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Grey Gardens

The film Grey Gardens offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Edith and Little Edie Beale, two eccentric women living in...

American 1970S Portrait Eccentric

8.6 Great

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Connections

Connections explores the intricate relationships between seemingly disparate inventions and discoveries throughout histo...

Technology History Science Bbc

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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Woodstock

Woodstock is a documentary film capturing the iconic 1969 music festival at Bethel, New York. The movie provides a compr...

Large Scale Historical Movie 1970S

8.4 Great

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High School

Frederick Wiseman’s *High School* offers a remarkably direct and unvarnished look at life within Northeast High School i...

Education 1960S Observational Wiseman

8.4 Great

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Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros offers an intimate look at the daily operations of this renowned three-Michelin-starred r...

Food France Restaurant 2020S

8.4 Great

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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The film Ex Libris offers an intimate portrait of The New York Public Library. Director Frederick Wiseman captures daily...

Library New York 2010S Institution

8.3 Great

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Titicut Follies

Frederick Wiseman’s *Titicut Follies* documents life at the Danvers State School in Massachusetts during the 1960s. The...

Mental Health 1960S America Institution

8.2 Great

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Hearts and Minds

Peter Davis’s *Hearts and Minds* (1974) offers a critical examination of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The f...

Politics 1970S War America

8.2 Great

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Waste Land

Waste Land is Lucy Walker's 2010 documentary following artist Vik Muniz at Rio's Jardim Gramacho landfill, earning an Os...

Brazil 2010S Art Poverty

7.8 Good

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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

LaLee's Kin is a 2001 HBO documentary by Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, and Albert Maysles on poverty and schooling in...

Education Film South Poverty

7.8 Good

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Pumping Iron

Pumping Iron documents the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions, primarily showcasing the rivalry between...

Classic Sport Movie Competition

7.6 Good