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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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13th

'13th' examines the history of racial inequality in America through the lens of mass incarceration. Ava DuVernays powerf...

Powerful Social Justice Thought Provoking America

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

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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America to Me

America to Me is Steve James's 2018 documentary series following students, families, and staff at Oak Park and River For...

Education Series School Race

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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LA 92

LA 92 is a 2017 documentary on the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, notable for using archival footage without contemporary in...

Archive Los Angeles Race 2010S

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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Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom is a 2015 documentary on Kyiv's Euromaidan protests, filmed during the 93-da...

Politics Protest Ukraine 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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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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Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is RaMell Ross's 2018 documentary portrait of Black life in Hale County, Alabama,...

Place Race Essay 2010S

7.6 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