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Documentaries like Freakonomics

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The 3 reasons people love Freakonomics

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  1. You like surprising facts about how people really behave.

  2. You want playful segments about baby names and bribes.

  3. You enjoy clever explanations that change how you see things.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • The Big Short2015

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • playful segments about baby names and bribes
    • clever explanations that change how you see things

    Good for you if you like angry, fast comedy about real disaster.

  • Inside Job2010

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • clever explanations that change how you see things

    Good for you if you like a case built with real figures, real names and real interviews.

  • The Yes Men2003

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • playful segments about baby names and bribes

    Good for you if you like watching a straight face hold through an absurd speech.

  • The Yes Men Fix the World2009

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • playful segments about baby names and bribes

    Good for you if you like executives applauding absurd ideas with a straight face.

  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated2006

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • playful segments about baby names and bribes

    Good for you if you want to know how films get their ratings in America.

  • The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley2019

    • surprising facts about how people really behave

    Good for you if you want the true story of Theranos and its blood test.

  • The Great Hack2019

    • surprising facts about how people really behave

    Good for you if you want to understand the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  • The Corporation2003

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • clever explanations that change how you see things

    Good for you if you like real case studies more than abstract theory.

  • How to Make Money Selling Drugs2012

    • surprising facts about how people really behave

    Good for you if you want former dealers telling their own stories to the camera.

  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief2015

    • surprising facts about how people really behave
    • clever explanations that change how you see things

    Good for you if you like hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left.

  • Fed Up2014

    • surprising facts about how people really behave

    Good for you if you want to know what is really in the food on your plate.

  • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing2022

    • surprising facts about how people really behave

    Good for you if you want to understand what led to two real crashes.

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