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Documentaries like Weiner

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

The 3 reasons people love Weiner

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

  1. You like a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart.

  2. You want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside.

  3. You can laugh at a candidate digging himself deeper on live television.

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 Armstrong Lie2013

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart

    Good for you if you want the inside story of a lie told to the whole world.

  • Tabloid2011

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • a candidate digging himself deeper on live television

    Good for you if you like laughing at a true story so strange it sounds invented.

  • Get Me Roger Stone2017

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart

    Good for you if you want Roger Stone explaining himself in his own words.

  • The Great Hack2019

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

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

  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson2008

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

    Good for you if you like a portrait built from Thompson's own tapes and pages.

  • Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal2024

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart

    Good for you if you like true stories about how the internet changed private life.

  • The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley2019

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

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

  • Boys State2020

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

    Good for you if you like watching a campaign get won and lost up close.

  • The Unknown Known2013

    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

    Good for you if you want to hear a man who ran the Pentagon explain himself.

  • Pamela, A Love Story2023

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart

    Good for you if you want Pamela Anderson telling her own story, from her home videos and diaries.

  • Best of Enemies2015

    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside

    Good for you if you like politics as a duel, the liberal Vidal against the conservative Buckley.

  • Fahrenheit 9/112004

    • a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart
    • you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside
    • a candidate digging himself deeper on live television

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

Reasons taken from Weiner'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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