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What documentaries would you recommend watching and why?
I always thought documentaries to be boring and that changed after watching - Icarus (Netflix): about state-sponsored doping scandal in Russian Olympics teams - Amazing!
Now I want to explore the world of documentaries, on any topic; I just want to expand my worldview.
- phakding 8y agoThree from top of my head: 1. The square - it was on Netflix, may still be 2. The known unknown 3. Jesus camp
- justaguyhere 8y agoJesus camp was scary. I don't know if these fall under documentary category, but I enjoyed SAMSARA and BARAKA, because of their music and stunning cinematography https://www.amazon.com/Samsara-Ron-Fricke/dp/B00AYQNOFI/ https://www.amazon.com/Samsara-Ron-Fricke/dp/B00AYQNOFI/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AO9NDY2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AO9NDY2
- siquick 8y agoHypernormalisation by Adam Curtis Incredible insight into the current geopolitical climate and how actions in previous years have had huge ramifications to what's happening now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation
- staunch 8y agoMary Beard's documentaries are some of the only accurate ones on ancient Rome. Luckily some of them are available on YouTube. Pompeii: Life And Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0zBG5R7TXU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0zBG5R7TXU Meet the Romans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggk_H3jEgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggk_H3jEgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFw8M4PBUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFw8M4PBUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvG0LDeYBA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvG0LDeYBA Caligula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiJcedqTjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiJcedqTjM Ultimate Rome Empire Without Limit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WIISgDsUrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WIISgDsUrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18k428ugaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18k428ugaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxCzAehdF38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxCzAehdF38 Also, there's a subreddit for this https://old.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/
- slipwalker 8y agoI liked "Betting on zero" from netflix ( https://www.netflix.com/title/80108609 https://www.netflix.com/title/80108609 ).
- PerfectElement 8y agoEarthlings https://vimeo.com/209647801 https://vimeo.com/209647801 Because it will change the way you see the relationship between humans and animals.
- daslicious 8y agoThe Fog of War https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/ Robert McNamara gives his accounts of WWII and Vietnam wars. He was a senior member of the White House administrations and saw a lot.
- itronitron 8y agowormwood >> https://www.netflix.com/title/80059446 https://www.netflix.com/title/80059446
- mj_tom 8y agoI'd recommend "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" on Netflix. It's a really interesting look into the mind of someone seeking perfection and mastery of their craft.
- superasn 8y agoI recently saw one called "What the health" and "in defence of food" (better) about how USDA is in bed with The meat, egg, sugar and pharma industry and how their guidlines are just plain wrong if not harmful. I've been reading about this lots and lots to the effect that I've reduced my non veg intake to once a week and yes my health has improved a lot since too. But ymmv and it's definitely worth a watch even if you don't agree to hear their viewpoints.
- yesenadam 8y agoAll documentaries by: Scott Noble (available free at his site http://metanoia-films.org/ http://metanoia-films.org/), Patricio Guzman, Werner Herzog, Adam Curtis, The Yes Men. Other great documentaries: Man with a Movie Camera, Sherman's March, Burden of Dreams, Bus 174, My Winnipeg, How to Start a Revolution, Merchants of Doubt, Silenced (2014), the Corporation (2003), Man on Wire, The Parking Lot Movie, Land of Look Behind, Intangible Asset No. 82, Brasileirinho, Jodorowsky's Dune, Revolution OS, Facebookistan, The King of Kong, Kumaré, McLibel, Harlan County USA Why? Because they're amazing, important, will change your life etc. Sorry I don't have hours to go into detail. Enjoy! ps I found a lot of these by googling best documentaries lists, IMDb lists etc. I judge whether to watch movies/docos by reading 2 or 3 pages of user reviews on IMDb, occasionally Ebert or Urban Cinefile etc also.