What is the best documentary you have ever seen?

[Anonymous]

The Roosevelts an intimate history on pbs was good it's like 14 hours but I loved it. So did my 89 year old grandfather.

[Anonymous]

The Fog of War

[Anonymous]

We Live In Public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of greats suggested in earlier threads - here's one from last year - http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/411152.page - but there have been several others as well - just put Documentaries in the search box.

Some good ones I've seen lately - Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014; Southern Rites; Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts

Yea well everything has been discussed on DCUM already, if people didn't start new threads there would be tumble weeds around here.

I vote for Hellhouse, Corpsy, After Porn and Jesus Camp. Haha two right wing, one serial killer and one about old porn stars.

Cropsy was excellent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not necessarily a documentary but the entire Vice series is incredibly well done and insightful. They just released a new one about the problem with the US prison system that's just so fantastic and quite moving.

+1 Vice frequently brings me to tears. The prison one was very sad but well done. I also found the North Korea episode fascinating.

Same here. Sometimes it's very difficult to watch but I like that it's hard hitting and they show the reality.

The North Korea ones almost come off as comedy if you don't remember that there are millions of people starving to death in labor camps. It's so incredibly surreal and fake- just absurd. Like it's hard to imagine that world exists in real life.

[Anonymous]

Crazy/Love
Grey Gardens
My Brother's Keeper
Tabloid

[Anonymous]

HBO just released one called San Francisco 2.0, I caught about 30% of it since I started it late and fell asleep...I plan to watch in its entirety.

It's about the rapidly growing disparity between the city's cultural history and the 20-something millionaires. And how landlords are legally able to evict people (typically rent-controlled) in order to get a $hit-ton more money from the millionaire millennials.

Netflix has one on Hank Paulson, obviously his 1st take on the financial meltdown, which is worth watching.

[Anonymous]

I loved Ken Burns' New York.

[Anonymous]

The Staircase was really incredible.

Aunt Diane has haunted me since I watched it months ago.

[Anonymous]

Man on Wire

[Anonymous]

So much I need to see. Thanks for the rec.s everyone.

[Anonymous]

I just went through the Showtime list, Mad Dog: Inside the Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi....that guy was FUCKED UP.

OH, can't believe nobody's mentioned 20 Feet From Stardom.

LOVE THAT MOVIE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just went through the Showtime list, Mad Dog: Inside the Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi....that guy was FUCKED UP.

OH, can't believe nobody's mentioned 20 Feet From Stardom.

LOVE THAT MOVIE.

Was just going to add 20 Feet from Stardom. I loved that too!

[Anonymous]

My top two are Exit through the Gift Shop and Searching for Sugar Man. Also liked 20 Feet from Stardom but, for a music documentary, I liked Muscle Shoals even better.

I'm kind of scared to watch Dear Zachary but intrigued after all of these rave reviews!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grizzly Man and everything else by Werner Herzog - he is brlliant.

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Oh, YES. And it's ok to admit you are curious what was on that tape.

The Werner Herzog doc about texting and driving is a must-watch, too.