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Documentaries like 9/11

Not everyone loves 9/11 for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 2 reasons people love 9/11

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  1. You want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it.

  2. You like getting to know the men of one firehouse before the day changes everything.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • Society of the Snow2023

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want the 1972 crash told with respect for those who died.

  • 20 Days in Mariupol2023

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want to see what the first weeks of the invasion looked like on the ground.

  • There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane2011

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you like a careful look at a real tragedy and the people left behind.

  • Tower2016

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want the people who were there, not the gunman, at the centre.

  • For Sama2019

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want a war told from inside by the woman living it.

  • The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari2022

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want survivors and rescuers telling it in their own words.

  • Band of Brothers2001

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want a war story built from the real men's interviews and letters.

  • Challenger: The Final Flight2020

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want to understand how the Challenger disaster happened.

  • 9/11: Inside the President's War Room2021

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you like hearing decisions told by the people who made them.

  • The Pacific2010

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it

    Good for you if you want the true stories of Leckie, Basilone and Sledge.

  • Paris Is Burning1991

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it
    • getting to know the men of one firehouse before the day changes everything

    Good for you if you want the ballroom scene from the people who built it, in their own words.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed2022

    • you want to see that morning as the firefighters lived it
    • getting to know the men of one firehouse before the day changes everything

    Good for you if you like a true fight against the family behind OxyContin.

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