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The Office: Season 1 The Office: Season 1 (2005)
A mediocre paper company in the hands of Scranton, PA branch manager Michael Scott. This mockumentary follows the everyday lives of the manager and the employees he "manages." The crew follows the...

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Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006)
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and...

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Brüno Brüno (2009)
Brüno is a gay Austrian fashion guru. He has his own fashion based television show, Funkyzeit, the most popular German-language show of its kind outside of Germany. After he disgraces himself in...

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Bowling For Columbine Bowling For Columbine (2002)
Political documentary filmmaker Michael Moore explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and, more broadly, the proliferation of guns and the high homicide rate...

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2020)
Fourteen years after release of Borat, Borat Sagdiyev returns to the United States from Kazakhstan and this time he discovers more about American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2020...

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This Is Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful...

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Fahrenheit 9/11 Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in...

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Super Size Me Super Size Me (2004)
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits...

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An Inconvenient Truth An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

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Tiger King: Season 1 Tiger King: Season 1 (2020)
Among the eccentrics and cult personalities in the stranger-than-fiction world of big cat owners, few stand out more than Joe Exotic, a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist and country western singer...

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Tiger King: Season 2 Tiger King: Season 2 (2021)
More outrageous allegations. More eye-opening revelations. The mind-blowing saga of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin and Jeff Lowe is far from over.

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Sicko Sicko (2007)
Documentary look at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared to free, universal care in Canada, the U.K., and France. Moore...

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Grizzly Man Grizzly Man (2005)
A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. He was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie...

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Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer (2019)
A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld.

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Catfish Catfish (2010)
In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most...

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Drop Dead Gorgeous Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps. Explosions, falling lights,...

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Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father (2008)
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt...

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They Shall Not Grow Old They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
Through ground breaking computer restoration technology, filmmaker Peter Jackson's team creates a moving real-to-life depiction of the WWI, as never seen before in restored, vivid colorizing &...

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
In a rare and refreshing reversal of roles, filmmakers put the powerful Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA for short) under the microscope for inspection in Academy Award-nominated...

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The Current War The Current War (2017)
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch...

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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

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Capturing The Friedmans Capturing The Friedmans (2003)
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking...

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Fred Rogers used puppets and play to explore complex social issues: race, disability, equality and tragedy, helping form the American concept of childhood. He spoke directly to children and they...

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Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (2019)
Apollo 11 focuses on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the first spaceflight to land men on the moon. The film consists solely of archival footage, including 70 mm film that was previously unreleased to...

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Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (2006)
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the...

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I Am Not Your Negro I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations...

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The Poughkeepsie Tapes The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing...

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Fahrenheit 11/9 Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald J. Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.

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Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster (2004)
The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.

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Hot Girls Wanted Hot Girls Wanted (2015)
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.

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Woodstock Woodstock (1970)
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of...

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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills (1996)

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The Aristocrats The Aristocrats (2005)
Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in...

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Häxan Häxan (1922)
Divided into seven chapters, this part-documentary/part-fiction hybrid attempts to shed light on the numerous superstitions pivoting around the indecipherable mental illnesses that led to the...

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Soaked In Bleach Soaked In Bleach (2015)
Reveals the events behind Kurt Cobain's death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator that was hired by Courtney Love in 1994 to track down her missing husband (Kurt Cobain)...

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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

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The Bridge The Bridge (2006)

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Waiting For Superman Waiting For "Superman" (2010)
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of Waiting For...

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West Of Memphis West Of Memphis (2012)

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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)

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The Devil And Daniel Johnston The Devil And Daniel Johnston (2005)
This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and...

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Beyond The Mat Beyond The Mat (1999)
This documentary focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Jake Roberts and Darren Drozdov. As the film progresses, the story of their lives unfolds, as we also learn...

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Paradise Lost 2: Revelations Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)

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Lizzie Lizzie (2018)
In 1892, after the Borden family welcomes a new Irish maid called Bridget Sullivan, she and Lizzie become friends. The friendship between these women becomes something more, even as Lizzie's...

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After Porn Ends After Porn Ends (2012)
Documentary examining what happens to some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry after they leave the business and try and live "normal" lives.

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Helvetica Helvetica (2007)

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Faces Of Death Faces Of Death (1978)
A 'mockumentary' hosted by Dr. Francis B. Gross, a coroner. He is trying to show you the different 'faces' of people while dying. There are faked scenes of people getting killed intermixed with...

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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
A documentary about Anthony Bourdain and his career as a chef, writer and host, revered and renowned for his authentic approach to food, culture and travel.

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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, And Rage Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, And Rage (2021)
Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.

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Moonage Daydream Moonage Daydream (2022)
A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.

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