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Documentaries like Shirkers

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

The 3 reasons people love Shirkers

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  1. You like digging into who Georges really was.

  2. You like a true story told by the woman it happened to.

  3. You like remembering what it felt like to make something at eighteen.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes2022

    • digging into who Georges really was
    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like hearing the people who actually knew Marilyn Monroe.

  • The Wolfpack2015

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

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

  • Voyeur2017

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like a true story about how a big article gets made.

  • Finding Vivian Maier2014

    • digging into who Georges really was
    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like piecing together who a secretive woman really was.

  • Seven Up!1985

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to
    • remembering what it felt like to make something at eighteen

    Good for you if you like real children talking honestly about money, school and the future.

  • Val2021

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • Tabloid2011

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like a real 1977 scandal and the British tabloids that fought over it.

  • The Imposter2012

    • digging into who Georges really was

    Good for you if you like an investigation where the questions keep changing.

  • The Devil Next Door2019

    • digging into who Georges really was
    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you want to understand the real trial of John Demjanjuk.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you like seeing how a famous film almost never got made.

  • The Staircase2004

    • digging into who Georges really was
    • a true story told by the woman it happened to

    Good for you if you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself.

  • Boys State2020

    • a true story told by the woman it happened to
    • remembering what it felt like to make something at eighteen

    Good for you if you like teenagers learning who they are under pressure.

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