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Documentaries like Tarnation

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

The 3 reasons people love Tarnation

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

  1. You want a true life told by the person who lived it.

  2. You're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill.

  3. You like a collage of snapshots, Super 8 and video diaries.

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.

  • Flee2021

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • a collage of snapshots, Super 8 and video diaries

    Good for you if you want a true story told by the person who lived it.

  • Little Girl2020

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

    Good for you if you like a family standing together around one child.

  • Bully2011

    • a true life told by the person who lived it

    Good for you if you want to hear bullied kids and their parents in their own words.

  • Mommy Dead and Dearest2017

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

    Good for you if you want the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case from the people who lived it.

  • The Act2019

    • a true life told by the person who lived it

    Good for you if you want to understand a true crime from inside the house.

  • Beware the Slenderman2016

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

    Good for you if you want to understand how an online story led to a real crime.

  • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult2020

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

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

  • Moonlight2016

    • a collage of snapshots, Super 8 and video diaries

    Good for you if you like blue, gold and pink light.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • a collage of snapshots, Super 8 and video diaries

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

  • Four Daughters2023

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

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

  • The Wolfpack2015

    • a true life told by the person who lived it
    • you're drawn to the bond between a son and a mother who is ill

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

  • Leaving Neverland2019

    • a true life told by the person who lived it

    Good for you if you want to hear two men tell their own story in their own words.

Reasons taken from Tarnation'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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