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Documentaries like One of Us

Not everyone loves One of Us for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love One of Us

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want real people telling what leaving cost them.

  2. You like following three lives over time, up close.

  3. You want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children.

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.

  • The Wolfpack2015

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • following three lives over time, up close
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you like a true story stranger than most fiction.

  • Pray Away2021

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • following three lives over time, up close

    Good for you if you want the true story of conversion therapy told by those who led it.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed2022

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • following three lives over time, up close

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

  • Four Daughters2023

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you like a story about mothers and daughters told without hiding the hard parts.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • real people telling what leaving cost them

    Good for you if you want real children from Calcutta's red light district telling their own lives.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • following three lives over time, up close
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

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

  • Three Identical Strangers2018

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you like hearing the brothers tell it themselves.

  • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult2020

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you want India Oxenberg telling her own story.

  • There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane2011

    • real people telling what leaving cost them

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

  • Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey2022

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you want former members telling the truth about a world they escaped.

  • House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths2021

    • real people telling what leaving cost them
    • you want to follow a mother fighting her own community to keep her children

    Good for you if you want to understand a real case that shook Delhi.

  • Minding the Gap2018

    • real people telling what leaving cost them

    Good for you if you like a documentary where the filmmaker is part of the story.

Reasons taken from One of Us's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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