Favorite documentaries?

Proph24
Proph24 Posts: 195
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seen a few movie threads and i watch docs more than movies so im always looking for suggestions..


some of my favorites off the top of my head at the moment


bus 174
the fog of war
hoop dreams
which way home

i only ask if you name "man on wire" you say why :laugh: i never got the hype
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  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Anything about ancient history... the Egyptian period before Tutankamen, the Battle of Thermopylae, that sort of thing, or documentaries about natural history; new fossil discoveries, the decline of honeybees, overfishing, pollution of oceans, that sort of thing.
  • Proph24
    Proph24 Posts: 195
    Anything about ancient history... the Egyptian period before Tutankamen, the Battle of Thermopylae, that sort of thing, or documentaries about natural history; new fossil discoveries, the decline of honeybees, overfishing, pollution of oceans, that sort of thing.

    i get on an ancient Egyptian kick every so often, any specific titles you would recommend?
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Zeitgeist: The Movie
    Future by Design
    Kumare (it's like an inoculation against religious frauds)
    Eat, Fast, & Live Longer
    Food Inc
    Supersize Me
    American: The Bill Hicks Story
    No End in Sight
    All the Michael Moore ones I've seen, which is most.
    Blackfish
    Luna (about a killer whale, and I cried like a little girl)
    Grizzly Man
    Taking Aim: The Story of the American Indian Movement
    GasLand
    Reel Injun
    Guns Germs and Steel
    Incident at Oglala – The Leonard Peltier Story
    The Revisionaries (why I would never want to be a school teacher)
    Dirty Wars
    So many on our exploitation of Latin America that I can't even begin to name them all.

    I could pretty much go on forever. I better stop now.

    Okay now I'm stopping. Really.
  • therealblackdahlia
    therealblackdahlia Posts: 3,110 Member
    I watched a good one on Sharks recently...can't recall the title!
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I watched a good one on Sharks recently...can't recall the title!

    Don't feel bad, I had to google virtually my whole list. Pretty sure my longterm memory has been replaced by the internet. Just type in documentary and a bit of what it was about.
  • Proph24
    Proph24 Posts: 195
    i gotta check out luna...ive heard it was good before and im secure enough in my manhood to shed a few tears

    and the bill hicks story i need to look into
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    i gotta check out luna...ive heard it was good before and im secure enough in my manhood to shed a few tears

    and the bill hicks story i need to look into

    It's well worth the tissues.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" is a good doc on how people see themselves physically and use of PEDs. It's pretty balanced too, not biasing on either side.

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  • aligatorwww
    aligatorwww Posts: 48 Member
    I just watched one yesterday, a short film, on comcast ondemand HBO about weight loss and the hormone leptin. Very interesting...
  • Proph24
    Proph24 Posts: 195
    for fitness/diet i liked "i want to look like that guy" ..and "fat sick and nearly dead"
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    Restrepo was pretty damned brilliant.

    And I'll go ahead and throw Pumping Iron out there as well.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    The Endless Summer
    We Were Here
    Kumare'
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams
    Many of the ESPN 30 for 30 (especially the ones about Magic Johnson and Todd Marinovich and one titled "Broke")
    Who is Harry Nilsson (and Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
    Before Stonewall
    After Stonewall
    The Story of India
  • Proph24
    Proph24 Posts: 195
    Restrepo was pretty damned brilliant.

    And I'll go ahead and throw Pumping Iron out there as well.


    a new one came out named "Korengal" it picks up where restrepo left off, haven't seen it yet but looks to get decent reviews
  • fozzie500
    fozzie500 Posts: 177 Member
    blackfish,
    capturing the friedmans,
    senna
    closer to the edge
    touching the void,
    beckoning silence,
    hoop dreams,
    hooked, the legend of Demetrius 'hook' Mitchell
    riding giants.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    Earthlings
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Forgot:

    Behind the Burly Q
    Inheritance
  • suzreen
    suzreen Posts: 2,455 Member
    Zeitgeist: The Movie
    Future by Design
    Kumare (it's like an inoculation against religious frauds)
    Eat, Fast, & Live Longer
    Food Inc
    Supersize Me
    American: The Bill Hicks Story
    No End in Sight
    All the Michael Moore ones I've seen, which is most.
    Blackfish
    Luna (about a killer whale, and I cried like a little girl)
    Grizzly Man
    Taking Aim: The Story of the American Indian Movement
    GasLand
    Reel Injun
    Guns Germs and Steel
    Incident at Oglala – The Leonard Peltier Story
    The Revisionaries (why I would never want to be a school teacher)
    Dirty Wars
    So many on our exploitation of Latin America that I can't even begin to name them all.

    I could pretty much go on forever. I better stop now.

    Okay now I'm stopping. Really.
    That's a good list, Meerata. I saw Kumare, and it was good. The revisionists sounds very interesting -- i will check that out. I saw one on North korea and life for the people there that was very disturbing, but also informative. Even though we have a lot of things wrong here, it made me so glad not to live in north Korea, and so sorry for those that do. An oldie but a good re; our messing around in South and Central america is called the Panama Deception.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    Another co-sign for Hoop Dreams.

    One of my favorite lines from a movie ever...

    William Gates: That's why when somebody say, "when you get to the NBA, don't forget about me", and that stuff. Well, I should've said to them, "if I don't make it, don't you forget about me."

    ............

    Also - plenty of the ESPN 30 for 30s:

    The U
    The Two Escobars
    Without Bias
    No Crossover
    Fab Five
    Once Brothers
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    It's going to take me a while to remember. And some I may not want to say, as they are so sad.

    Kumare (already explained by someone else)
    Family Affair (about family abuse)
    Very Young Girls (about young girls that are recruited into the commercial sex trade and a woman that has been there and now helps to get them out and to make changes in the laws that put these children into jail)
    Broken on all sides (about the prison system, my friend made this one)

    There is one that I think is not finished yet: Coached into Silence (also about abuse)
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    If you like WWI, WWII, or economic history:

    * War of the Century (http://www.amazon.com/War-Century-Hitler-Fought-Stalin/dp/B00097DY6G)
    * First World War: The Complete Series (http://www.amazon.com/First-World-War-Complete/dp/B0009S2K9C/)
    * Paris 1919 (http://www.amazon.com/Paris-1919-Narrator-R-H-Thomson/dp/B002JUFPFY)
    * The Crash of 1929: The Great Depression (available on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE9aFqEyUhA)
    * American Experience: The Great Famine (http://www.amazon.com/American-Experience-The-Great-Famine/dp/B004FM2EPS/ ; also see http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/famine/)
  • DataSeven
    DataSeven Posts: 245 Member
    Beyond the Lighted Stage

    Great documentary about a classic rock band, even non-fans could give this one a watch and be entertained.

    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey &
    Global Metal

    Two documentaries about heavy metal music that are very entertaining and informative, especially if you're a fan.
  • Proph24
    Proph24 Posts: 195
    If you like WWI, WWII, or economic history:

    War of the Century (http://www.amazon.com/War-Century-Hitler-Fought-Stalin/dp/B00097DY6G)
    First World War: The Complete Series (http://www.amazon.com/First-World-War-Complete/dp/B0009S2K9C/)
    Paris 1919 (http://www.amazon.com/Paris-1919-Narrator-R-H-Thomson/dp/B002JUFPFY)
    The Crash of 1929: The Great Depression (available on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE9aFqEyUhA)

    nice thanks..im currently on a huge world war kick
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    Rize
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    OK, I forgot the ultimate classic then... I even have the soundtrack!

    * The World at War (http://www.amazon.com/World-War-Ultimate-Restored-Collectors/dp/B003IN7YPU/)
  • PriscillaLaine
    PriscillaLaine Posts: 124 Member
    Belle and Sebastian - If you're feeling sinister
  • s_pekz
    s_pekz Posts: 340 Member
    I'm a big documentary junkie. But i also enjoy watching Quack ones that are full of bias and false information. I find them hilarious Especially when I'm inhebriated.

    Some of my fav non quack:
    OUtFoxed
    Very Young Girls
    the Drugs INC series
    anything by the Fifth Estate (CBC)
    Cosmos
    Judgement Day: Intelligent design on trial
    Anything by NOVA
    The Oxycontin Express (VICE)
    Americas Most Hated Family and Americas Most Hated Family in Crisis
    Samsara
    The Bully Project
    For the Bible Tells me So

    Some fav quack documentarys
    Anything by Gary Null
    Anything by the scientologist organization called the Citizen Commission on Human Rights
    Jesus Camp
    Eat Fast and Live Longer
    Supersize Me



    There are also documentaries that make me angry becasue they are completely wrong. But that list is too long for a forum lol
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    Mugabe and the White African (Netflix)

    I second the tips on "Restrepo," and thank previous poster for tip on "Korengal."
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Beyond the Lighted Stage

    Great documentary about a classic rock band, even non-fans could give this one a watch and be entertained.

    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey &
    Global Metal

    Two documentaries about heavy metal music that are very entertaining and informative, especially if you're a fan.

    Ooo reminds me of another one. Don't Stop Believin: Everyman's Journey. Helps that Arnel Pineda is really easy on the eyes.
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    I watched a good one on Sharks recently...can't recall the title!

    I insist that you find it.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I'm a big documentary junkie. But i also enjoy watching Quack ones that are full of bias and false information. I find them hilarious Especially when I'm inhebriated.

    Some of my fav non quack:
    OUtFoxed
    Very Young Girls
    the Drugs INC series
    anything by the Fifth Estate (CBC)
    Cosmos
    Judgement Day: Intelligent design on trial
    Anything by NOVA
    The Oxycontin Express (VICE)
    Americas Most Hated Family and Americas Most Hated Family in Crisis
    Samsara
    The Bully Project
    For the Bible Tells me So

    Some fav quack documentarys
    Anything by Gary Null
    Anything by the scientologist organization called the Citizen Commission on Human Rights
    Jesus Camp
    Eat Fast and Live Longer
    Supersize Me



    There are also documentaries that make me angry becasue they are completely wrong. But that list is too long for a forum lol

    Lots of good ones. How did I forget Outfoxed on my list? And VICE has tons of great short docs.

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