Seeking documentary recs

[Anonymous]

Please share your favorite documentaries! Funny/quirky would be perfect but anything not depressing/disturbing (looking at you, grizzly man) is fine. This is to watch with older teens. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Have you already seen the Queen of Versaille?

[Anonymous]

Barkley marathons

[Anonymous]

Alex Smith: Project 11 on ESPN

King of Kong

Kedi

[Anonymous]

Thanks-these are great. The only suggested one we’ve already seen is queen of Versailles.

[Anonymous]

My personal favorite is "The Act of Killing" which gave me nightmares.

Some lighter ones I've enjoyed over the years are
Word Wars
Spellbound
Icarus
A State of Mind
Hoop Dreams

[Anonymous]

First Position
Paperclips
Chimpanzee

[Anonymous]

Kid 90

[Anonymous]

Check out things from the BBC from Dr. Lucy Worsley (mostly about British history), Waldemar Januszczak (art), Alex Langlands/Peter Ginn/Ruth Goodman (life during different historical periods), or Giles Coren/Sue Perkins (food history.) Sue also has documentaries on life on the Ganges and Mekong rivers.

[Anonymous]

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
I haven’t seen this but want to!

[Anonymous]

Class Action Park on HBO Max

[Anonymous]

Linda Ronstadt and Pink docs were very good in my opinion
(Also Gordon Lightfoot and Bee Gees but that may be boring for your kids, not sure)
Far from the Tree was heavy but not necessarily depressing, a fascinating look at families coping with children who have various challenges. It was inspiring.. I also liked A farmers Wife on amazon, thoughtfully done.

[Anonymous]

RBJ
Grey Gardens if your child has a sense of camp
The Inventor
Good Hair

[Anonymous]

Good hair was great and I think grey gardens would be perfect.

[Anonymous]

The donut King was interesting.