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Documentaries like Dirty Wars

Not everyone loves Dirty Wars for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Dirty Wars

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  1. You want to see what happens far from official statements.

  2. You like asking who decides on secret wars.

  3. You like following Jeremy Scahill from one lead to the next.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

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

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

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

  • The Dissident2020

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.

  • Taxi to the Dark Side2008

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.

  • Fahrenheit 9/112004

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want news footage and interviews from the Bush years in one film.

  • Collective2019

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.

  • City of Ghosts2017

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements

    Good for you if you want to meet the people behind Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

  • NAZA2026

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • The Gatekeepers2012

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want to hear spy chiefs speak frankly about what they did.

  • No Other Land2024

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want to see events filmed by the people living them.

  • Zero Days2016

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars
    • following Jeremy Scahill from one lead to the next

    Good for you if you like a true story about the first cyberweapon to break real machines.

  • The Invisible War2012

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • asking who decides on secret wars

    Good for you if you want to hear survivors tell what happened to them in their own words.

  • The Thin Blue Line1988

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements
    • following Jeremy Scahill from one lead to the next

    Good for you if you want a real case laid out witness by witness.

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