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My Scientology Movie 2016
Documentary
After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.
The sides of My Scientology Movie
- Louis Theroux shut out of Scientology
- Actors auditioning to play its leader
- Cameras filming the man who films them
Good for you if
- you like Louis Theroux's deadpan face to face moments.
- you like actors re-enacting scenes described by former members.
- you like Theroux being followed and filmed by the people he's filming.
Bad for you if
- you want answers, and the church never lets him in.
- you'd rather not hear former members describe alleged abuse.
About: control · faith · fear
Tabloid 2011
Documentary
One of America's top documentary filmmakers turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young Mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in 1977 England. The unbalanced McKinney is extensively interviewed, particularly about her ambition to write a memoir telling her side of the tale.
The sides of Tabloid
- A former beauty queen telling her side
- A Mormon missionary who vanished in 1977 England
- British tabloids racing for the scoop
Good for you if
- you like laughing at a true story so strange it sounds invented.
- you like a real 1977 scandal and the British tabloids that fought over it.
- you can't look away from Joyce McKinney telling her version with total conviction.
Bad for you if
- you need to know at the end who was telling the truth.
- you can't hear a kidnapping and rape accusation told as a strange, funny story.
About: obsession · the press · truth
Tickled 2016
Documentary
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
The sides of Tickled
- A New Zealand journalist and a strange online tickling contest
- A secretive company that hits back with lawyers
- Young men harassed after taking part
Good for you if
- you like following a reporter who keeps digging when he is told to stop.
- you like a story that starts as a joke and turns into something else.
- you like true stories stranger than anything made up.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through people being bullied and threatened online.
- you want a light, silly documentary and the laughs stop early.
About: online harassment · power and money · shame · journalism
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 2019
Documentary
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
The sides of The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
- Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos
- A blood test machine that never worked
- A ten billion dollar company that collapsed
Good for you if
- you want the true story of Theranos and its blood test.
- you like watching hype and investors carry a company to ten billion dollars.
- you want to understand how Elizabeth Holmes convinced so many people.
Bad for you if
- you need more than interviews and boardroom footage.
- you want surprises, and you already know how Theranos ended.
About: fraud · ambition · hype
Hail Satan? 2019
Documentary
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.
The sides of Hail Satan?
- The Satanic Temple and its members
- A goat-headed statue at a state capitol
- Fights over religion in public life
Good for you if
- you want to meet the real people behind a movement that sounds like a joke.
- you like activists using Satan to make a serious point with a grin.
- you like a film about religion, the law and who gets a say.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see black masses and Baphomet statues.
- you want devil-worship horror, and this is about lawsuits and town councils.
About: religious freedom · activism · belonging
Icarus 2017
Documentary
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
The sides of Icarus
- An amateur cyclist doping himself to test the system
- A Russian scientist on Skype calls
- Russia's state doping programme at the Olympics
Good for you if
- you like a film that starts as a stunt and turns into a political thriller.
- you want to know how athletes beat the drug tests.
- you like a true story told by the man who ran Russia's anti-doping lab.
Bad for you if
- you want an easygoing sports film. Icarus is about doping, lies and a whistleblower who fears for his safety.
- you want more than calls, documents and interviews.
About: cheating · courage · the state
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker 2023
Documentary
After Kai saves a woman's life, he turns into an overnight hero and viral sensation — until disturbing truths about his erratic behavior come to light. This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the resulting steep downward spiral.
The sides of The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
- A hitchhiker who stops an attack with a hatchet
- A viral interview that turned him into a meme
- A later killing and a murder trial
Good for you if
- you like stories about how the internet made a stranger famous overnight.
- you like a story that starts as a feel-good meme and turns dark.
- you want to understand a charming, unpredictable drifter like Kai.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a real killing and a real victim behind a viral joke.
- you'd rather not be charmed by a man at the center of a murder trial.
About: fame · the internet · homelessness · the truth behind a hero
Particle Fever 2013
Documentary
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - or perhaps their greatest failure.
The sides of Particle Fever
- The Large Hadron Collider switching on
- Physicists at CERN
- The hunt for the Higgs boson
Good for you if
- you like the feeling of being there for a discovery about the universe.
- you want real physics explained by the people doing it.
- you like following real scientists through years of waiting.
Bad for you if
- you need more on screen than physicists and control rooms.
- you want a story where every question gets answered.
About: discovery · patience · curiosity
Weiner 2016
Documentary
Documentary featuring a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the attempted comeback of Anthony Weiner in 2013 as he mounts a campaign for New York City mayor in the wake of his sexting scandal. Featuring unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign.
The sides of Weiner
- Anthony Weiner running for New York mayor in 2013
- A new sexting scandal breaking mid-campaign
- Huma Abedin watching from the campaign office
Good for you if
- you like a camera that keeps rolling while a campaign falls apart.
- you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside.
- you can laugh at a candidate digging himself deeper on live television.
Bad for you if
- you can't root for a candidate who keeps hiding the truth from his own team.
- you need something light, and watching a marriage strain in public isn't.
About: ambition · shame · the media
Holy Hell 2016
Documentary
An inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
The sides of Holy Hell
- A spiritual group in 1980s West Hollywood
- A charismatic teacher called Michel
- Footage shot by a member for two decades
Good for you if
- you like a cult story told from the inside, with its own home videos.
- you want to understand how one man held a whole community.
- you're drawn to strange lives, like a guru staging ballets for his followers.
Bad for you if
- you can't hear accounts of sexual abuse by a leader.
- you need some hope to hold on to. Former members look back on twenty years they can't get back.
About: belief · manipulation · belonging
Feels Good Man 2020
Documentary
When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide.
The sides of Feels Good Man
- Pepe the Frog, a stoner comic character
- A meme taken over by hate groups
- Artist Matt Furie trying to win him back
Good for you if
- you want the true story behind a meme you've seen everywhere.
- you like a gentle artist caught in something huge.
- you're curious how internet culture reached politics.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand hate symbols and online harassment.
- you want something light about a cartoon frog.
About: the internet · ownership · hate
La red social 2010
Película
Mark Zuckerberg, alumno de Harvard y genio de la programación, se sienta a su ordenador y con empeño y entusiasmo comienza a desarrollar una nueva idea. En un furor de blogging y programación, lo que comenzó en la habitación de su colegio mayor pronto se convirtió en una red social global y una revolución en la comunicación. Seis años y 500 millones de amigos después, Mark Zuckerberg es el billonario más joven de la historia. Pero para este emprendedor, el éxito ha supuesto complicaciones personales y legales...
Las caras de La red social
- Una web nacida en una habitación de residencia
- Amigos que se demandan
- Diálogos rápidos y cortantes
Buena para ti si
- te gusta que la gente hable rápido y se destroce con las palabras.
- te gusta un fundador brillante y frío que pierde a sus amigos.
- te gustan las historias reales sobre cómo cambió el mundo.
Mala para ti si
- quieres que pasen cosas. Son todo reuniones y declaraciones.
- necesitas un protagonista que te caiga bien. Mark aparta de la empresa a su único amigo.
Temas: la ambición · la amistad · la traición
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015
Documentary
The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
The sides of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
- Eight former members of the Church of Scientology
- How a science fiction writer founded a religion
- Testimony about abuse inside the church
Good for you if
- you like hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left.
- you want to know how an organisation keeps control of its members.
- you like long testimonies where people choose every word.
Bad for you if
- you can't listen to accounts of psychological abuse and broken families.
- you lose track when names pile up. Eight former members, two church leaders and a few film stars come and go.
About: belief · control · leaving
Three Identical Strangers 2018
Documentary
New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.
The sides of Three Identical Strangers
- Three 19-year-olds who discover they are triplets
- Talk shows and fame in 1980s New York
- A secret study behind their adoption
Good for you if
- you like a happy story that turns dark halfway through.
- you like hearing the brothers tell it themselves.
- you want to think about what we owe to genes and what we owe to parents.
Bad for you if
- you can't take mental illness in a real family, told by the people who lived it.
- you want the joyful reunion to stay joyful.
About: identity · nature and nurture · brotherhood
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991
Documentary
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
The sides of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
- The shoot of Apocalypse Now in the Philippines
- Footage filmed by Eleanor Coppola
- A typhoon, a heart attack and a director near breaking point
Good for you if
- you like seeing how a famous film almost never got made.
- you like watching Francis Ford Coppola stake everything on one film.
- you like the strange scenes of Brando improvising in the dark and Dennis Hopper rambling.
Bad for you if
- you want the battles of the film, not the chaos behind them.
- you find grainy 1970s home footage dated.
About: obsession · art · ego · madness
An Honest Liar 2014
Documentary
An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.
The sides of An Honest Liar
- A stage magician who exposed psychics and faith healers
- A fake guru named Carlos on Australian TV
- A secret kept by his partner Jose
Good for you if
- you like a magician's true story full of real hoaxes.
- you like a story about tricks that plays a few on you too.
- you like a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others.
Bad for you if
- you find old 1970s TV clips dated.
- you'd rather keep believing in the mysterious than see how the trick is done.
About: deception · truth · love · skepticism

Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers 2018
Documentary
Area 51, flying saucers from another world - and the program to create a fierce technology. Bob Lazar remains the singular most famous and controversial name in the world of UFOs. The reason you know about Area 51 is because Lazar came forward and told you about it. His disclosures have turned his life upside-down and he has tried to stay out of the spotlight. For this reason, he has never let any filmmaker into the private world of his daily life - that is - until now. Corbell’s film explores Lazar’s claims through the lens of thirty years - providing rare and never before revealed footage - guaranteed to alter the landscape of the debate.
The sides of Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
- Bob Lazar, who says he worked on alien craft
- Area 51 and flying saucers
- Thirty years of the same claims
Good for you if
- you like stories about flying saucers and secret bases.
- you like weighing a man's claims for yourself.
- you want to meet the man who made Area 51 famous.
Bad for you if
- you need hard proof before you hear out a UFO story.
- you need momentum. Much of it is a quiet look at Lazar's daily life.
About: secrets · belief · government
Boys State 2020
Documentary
This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up.
The sides of Boys State
- 1,100 Texas teenagers building a government
- A race for governor
- Steven, Ben, René and Robert
Good for you if
- you like watching a campaign get won and lost up close.
- you like teenagers learning who they are under pressure.
- you want real boys, not actors, making real choices.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at teenage campaign speeches.
- you need more happening than debates and meetings.
About: democracy · ambition · identity
Catfish 2010
Documentary
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
The sides of Catfish
- A photographer and an online romance
- Facebook messages that don't add up
- A road trip to rural Michigan
Good for you if
- you like a documentary where the truth turns out to be very different.
- you're curious about who is really behind an online profile.
- you like following Nev as he checks every lie.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through the dread of knocking on a stranger's door in rural Michigan.
- you want a polished documentary, not handheld camera footage.
About: online identity · loneliness · deception
Room 237 2012
Documentary
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
The sides of Room 237
- Five fans and their theories about The Shining
- Voices over clips from Kubrick's film
- Minotaurs, moon landings and hidden messages
Good for you if
- you like hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew.
- you want to watch The Shining again right after.
- you enjoy theories that get stranger the longer they go.
Bad for you if
- you need every theory to hold up against the evidence.
- you want to see the people talking, not only hear their voices.
About: obsession · interpretation · cinema