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What are some of the best documentaries?

posted 4 years ago by pikumexi4 (1)
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I love good documentaries because sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction and a lot of the time, I find real life more compelling than stuff in most Hollywood movies. Here are some documentaries I’d recommend to everyone:

O.J. : Made In America (2016)

Crumb (1994)

13th (2016)
https://100001.onl/

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

American Movie (1999)

Won’t You Be My Neighbor (2018)

Dear Zachary (2008)

The Act of Killing (2012)

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

Three Identical Strangers (2018)

What are some of the best documentary movies and series you guys have seen?

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

Inside Job (2010)

[–] MooseWrangler (25) 4 years ago

I really like The Battle of Chile and A Grin Without a Cat.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 4 years ago

Hi new poster😀 I hope you stick around!

If you enjoy crappy, ridiculous movies as much as I do you may like American Grindhouse, Machete Maidens Unleashed and Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Pictures

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21576) 4 years ago

I need to watch this one.

[–] MooseWrangler (25) 4 years ago

I need to watch these. I'm a huge watcher of shitty movies and of course RedLetterMedia for the past 12 years. A

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 4 years ago

Some great interviews and behind the scenes stuff for your Z Movie pleasure👍

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
My Best Fiend (1999)
The War Show (2016)

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21576) 4 years ago

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)

Amin hired Schroder to come in and film him in all his glory. See Amin out swim Olympic swimmers, talk to animals, command practice attacks against Israel, wise advice on drinking and much more! Humorous and shocking at the same time.

[–] MooseWrangler (25) 4 years ago

I always wanted to see this documentary. It's a good insight into the megalomania and fragility of tyrants.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21576) 4 years ago

It’s amazing that a country could have been run by such a man. In one scene he’s holding some kind of political meeting and everyone involved is sweating, and not because it’s hot.

[–] MooseWrangler (25) 4 years ago

Unfortunately such men have been around since the beginning but now we have technology to record it so we can see the madness no matter how long ago it was. Very fascinating.

[–] db20db (17333) 4 years ago

Two that immediately come to mind:

Cropsey (2009) - this has been appearing in one of my movie menus recently, unsurprisingly because it's genuinely creepy and apt Halloween fare.

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken (2017) - provides additional insights into how corrupt the poultry industry is in addition to how disgusting.

Coincidentally, The Act Of Killing has caught my eye recently in that same menu.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i'll definitely second quite a few of the op's choices. especially crumb, american movie, they shall not grow old & three identical strangers. i've been meaning to get to act of killing & its followup for years.

some others...

apollo 11
for all mankind
tower (incredible rotoscope animation)
la 92
honeyland
in the shadow of the moon
dominion
cameraperson
earthlings
streetwise

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Here's two from Ken Burns ...
The Civil War (1990)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)