Documentaries.

lightstruck1
lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
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So I am a nut for documentaries, and I have Netflix to thank for that.
So I wanted to see if anybody knows of any good ones out there.

A few of my favorite health related ones are (since most of us are on here for health reasons):
Supersize Me
Food, Inc.
Killer at Large
Forks Over Knifes
Burzynski
The Gerson Miracle

I would list all my favorite non-health related documentaries, but that list would be very long.

So give me your favorites!
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  • jtbaddison
    jtbaddison Posts: 134 Member
    The Cove
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Tapped
    Earthlings
    The Union

    I loved Food Inc. too!
  • jtbaddison
    jtbaddison Posts: 134 Member
    Also, non-health related:
    Senna
    Waiting for Superman
    National Geographic: Inside North Korea

    All of them on Netflix!
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I have yet to see a food/health related one that was any good.
  • lightstruck1
    lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
    Also, non-health related:
    Senna
    Waiting for Superman
    National Geographic: Inside North Korea

    All of them on Netflix!

    thanks! I haven't seen any of these so I will add them to my queue now :) Except for The Cove, which was horrifying but such an eye opener.
  • macnotes
    macnotes Posts: 210 Member
    It's interesting to watch Fat Head which is in response to Supersize me....
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    So I am a nut for documentaries, and I have Netflix to thank for that.
    So I wanted to see if anybody knows of any good ones out there.

    A few of my favorite health related ones are (since most of us are on here for health reasons):
    Supersize Me
    Food, Inc.
    Killer at Large
    Forks Over Knifes
    Burzynski
    The Gerson Miracle

    I would list all my favorite non-health related documentaries, but that list would be very long.

    So give me your favorites!

    I love Documentaries... could you email me your list? I am looking forward to that Elmo documentary
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

    I finally just bought Food Inc last night (now I can share with people!)
    Next on my list to watch is Forks Over Knives...how would you rate it?
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    Check out Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, I watched it on Hulu.com
  • NicolePatriot
    NicolePatriot Posts: 621 Member
    I agree with you, I loved Food, Inc.

    I have a bunch more health related ones in my queue but haven't watched them yet.

    i watched 2 non-health related ones this weekend: Facing the habit & Dear Zachary. Caution: Dear Zachary will make you bawl your eyes out. I was literally weeping.

    Give us some of your non-health related ones! :)
  • stephstar15
    stephstar15 Posts: 125
    Watch "The Yes Men"....so good!!! So insightful!
  • lightstruck1
    lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
    So I am a nut for documentaries, and I have Netflix to thank for that.
    So I wanted to see if anybody knows of any good ones out there.

    A few of my favorite health related ones are (since most of us are on here for health reasons):
    Supersize Me
    Food, Inc.
    Killer at Large
    Forks Over Knifes
    Burzynski
    The Gerson Miracle

    I would list all my favorite non-health related documentaries, but that list would be very long.

    So give me your favorites!

    I love Documentaries... could you email me your list? I am looking forward to that Elmo documentary

    Yea! I'll just message it to you.
    & yes! I so badly want to see the Elmo one! Actually, I'm going to watch it now :) I didn't realize it was on Netflix!
  • noiva
    noiva Posts: 94
    Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer was really interesting.
  • lightstruck1
    lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
    Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

    I finally just bought Food Inc last night (now I can share with people!)
    Next on my list to watch is Forks Over Knives...how would you rate it?

    I really enjoyed Forks Over Knives. It is very good on showing the correlation between meat and health issues, and i found it fascinating to watch the journey's of a few people who switched over to a whole plants diet and how all their health issues just disappeared. Out of 1-10 I'd say 8? I've never been good at rating things.
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    I love documentaries, too. Here's some I would recommend:

    Lost Boys of Sudan
    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
    After Innocence
    A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
    The Future of Food
    Born Into Brothels
    Crossing The Line
    39 Pounds Of Love
    Manda Bala
    The Last Days
    Fall From Grace
    Restrepo

    (copied these from my Netflix history)

    They are all very well done and very interesting. I hope this helps!
  • lightstruck1
    lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
    I agree with you, I loved Food, Inc.

    I have a bunch more health related ones in my queue but haven't watched them yet.

    i watched 2 non-health related ones this weekend: Facing the habit & Dear Zachary. Caution: Dear Zachary will make you bawl your eyes out. I was literally weeping.

    Give us some of your non-health related ones! :)


    Non health related favorites would be:

    The Cove
    Earthlings (I guess it could kind of be health related)
    Food Matters (forgot about that one)
    This Film is not yet rated
    Gashole
    Fuel
    Blue Gold
    Pregnant in America
    Sick Around America
    Thirst
    Tapped
    Maxed Out
    A Crude Awakening
    Fagbug
    Bowling for Columbine
    Life Running out of Control
    For the Bible Tells me So
    The End of America
    Loose Change 9/11
    Inside Job

    all on netflix except the last, which really should be!
  • live2dream
    live2dream Posts: 614 Member
    Love all the ones you listed... especially Forks over Knives, Burzynski & The Gerson Miracle. I'd like to see Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. I'm a huge fan of juicing!

    Other non-health:
    Small Voices: The Stories of Cambodia's Children
    This is Gonna Hurt: The Documentaries
  • krstnmuir
    krstnmuir Posts: 12
    Netflix is the reason I started to eat vegetarian...nearly vegan. I blame Netflix! Forks Over Knives, Food Matters, and Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.... those are the three that got me thinking more about where our food comes from and just how much it affects our health.
  • sauerkrautpolka
    sauerkrautpolka Posts: 266 Member
    Oh man, I love documentaries. I have so many favorites, I don't know where to start. I know I'd leave out some really good ones if I try to list them all. But yes, there are some great ones on Netflix. If it's a good enough documentary, I'll completely lose myself in it even if it's about a subject matter I had no prior interest or knowledge in.

    One of my more recent favorites was Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Seeing it in 3D at the IMAX was a special treat. I'm not a huge fan of watching things in 3D, but watching this documentary that way, I felt like I was actually in the cave. It was just real neat. I noticed it on Netflix streaming, and I think it'd still be real fun and interesting to watch even on a normal tv set.

    Some other good ones I noticed that were still on Netflix streaming:
    My Brother's Keeper
    Exit Through the Gift Shop
    I Like Killing Flies
    Vernon, Florida
    Mr. Death
    Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
    Special When Lit
    The Rock-afire Explosion
    American: The Bill Hicks Story
    Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
    Young@Heart



    ... yeah, I'll probably have to come back and add more to this list later. There are still a lot of good ones on there.
  • cohophysh
    cohophysh Posts: 288
    The real dirt about Farmer John

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