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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
LA 92 2017
Documentary
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
The sides of LA 92
- The Rodney King beating on videotape
- Six days of riots in Los Angeles
- Archive footage with no narrator
Good for you if
- you want to see the 1992 Los Angeles riots as they were filmed at the time.
- you want to see how a city answers police brutality and a verdict that cleared four officers.
- you like the feeling of a city coming apart hour by hour.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real beatings and fires on screen.
- you'd rather not sit through real racism and real deaths.
About: racism · police · anger
Blackfish 2013
Documentary
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
The sides of Blackfish
- Tilikum, a captive killer whale
- Former SeaWorld trainers telling what they saw
- The death of a trainer during a show
Good for you if
- you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.
- you care about how intelligent animals live.
- you like seeing a company's story taken apart piece by piece.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real attacks and a real death described in detail.
- you want a light animal film. This one leaves you angry.
About: captivity · guilt · profit
Collective 2019
Documentary
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.
The sides of Collective
- A nightclub fire in Bucharest
- Sports journalists investigating hospitals
- A new health minister inside the system
Good for you if
- you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.
- you like seeing how corruption reaches from hospitals to ministers.
- you like a documentary that plays like a political thriller.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Romanian.
- you can't watch burn victims and grieving families on screen.
About: corruption · journalism · grief · public health
NAZA 2026
Documentary
Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians.
The sides of NAZA
- Night footage from Tel Aviv rooftops
- Anonymous testimonies from former soldiers
- Civilian deaths in Gaza
Good for you if
- you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.
- you want to understand how a war is waged from the inside.
- you want to look at the systems behind targeted killings.
Bad for you if
- you can't bear accounts of civilian deaths.
- you need some hope at the end of a film.
About: war · responsibility · testimony
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple 2006
Documentary
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
The sides of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
- Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
- Former members and survivors speaking
- The move to Guyana in 1978
Good for you if
- you want to understand how ordinary people followed Jim Jones.
- you like archive footage that shows a story from the inside.
- you can watch a slow descent you know will end in tragedy.
Bad for you if
- you can't face the deaths of more than 900 people, children among them.
- you need some hope at the end of a story.
About: faith · manipulation · belonging
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
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

Taxi to the Dark Side 2008
Documentary
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.
The sides of Taxi to the Dark Side
- An Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar
- Detention at Bagram and Guantanamo
- Soldiers and officials on interrogation orders
Good for you if
- you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.
- you want to see how orders from the top reached a prison cell.
- you want to understand what the war on terror did behind closed doors.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a story of torture and death of an innocent man.
- you can't look at photos of prisoners being abused.
About: torture · responsibility · justice
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 2015
Documentary
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of the world's richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
The sides of Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
- Steve Jobs from the suburbs to Apple
- Former colleagues speaking on camera
- The grief of millions who never met him
Good for you if
- you like a documentary that questions the legend of Steve Jobs.
- you like seeing how one man ran the world's richest company.
- you like a portrait of a man full of contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not hear about worker suicides at the factories that build iPhones.
- you can't spend two hours with a man who denied his own daughter.
About: ambition · technology · legacy
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

Bus 174 2002
Documentary
On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.
The sides of Bus 174
- A bus held hostage in Rio in 2000
- Live television footage of the standoff
- The life of the young man holding the gun
Good for you if
- you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.
- you can sit through hours of a standoff that could break at any second.
- you can take a true story with no comfort at the end.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real footage of a hostage taking that ends in death.
- you can't face a street kid's life of loss, prison and police abuse.
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.
About: poverty · police violence · invisibility
Citizenfour 2014
Documentary
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
The sides of Citizenfour
- Edward Snowden in a Hong Kong hotel room
- Journalists deciding what to publish
- A fire alarm that makes everyone freeze
Good for you if
- you like the days before a leak, filmed as they happen in one hotel room.
- you want to watch Snowden explain, in his own words, why he did it.
- you like seeing how governments watch their own citizens.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and most of it is people talking at a desk.
- you want scale and sound, not a laptop and a hotel bed.
About: surveillance · privacy · courage
The Great Hack 2019
Documentary
Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.
The sides of The Great Hack
- Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data
- A former insider who turns whistleblower
- Brexit and the 2016 US election
Good for you if
- you want to understand the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- you like stories about who controls elections and how.
- you like a documentary that plays like a political thriller.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, not a worrying look at your own data.
- you lose track when a film follows Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll and a journalist all at once.
About: privacy · democracy · manipulation
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022
Documentary
Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.
The sides of Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
- Two 737 MAX crashes months apart
- Families of the victims
- Engineers and pilots on the record
Good for you if
- you want to understand what led to two real crashes.
- you like seeing how money can win over safety inside a company.
- you want the technical failures explained clearly.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch grieving families talk about the people they lost.
- you need some hope by the end. The families are still waiting for justice.
About: profit · accountability · grief
The Fear of 13 2015
Documentary
After 23 years on Death Row a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed, but as his story unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems.
The sides of The Fear of 13
- A man on death row for over twenty years
- A prisoner asking to be executed
- One voice telling his story to the camera
Good for you if
- you can't look away from a gifted storyteller talking straight to you.
- you like a true story that changes meaning before the end.
- you want a real case of justice and prison told from the inside.
Bad for you if
- you can't take years of solitary confinement and a murder at the heart of it.
- you can't sit through ninety minutes of one man talking with reenactments.
About: justice · hope · prison
Betting on Zero 2016
Documentary
Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.
The sides of Betting on Zero
- Bill Ackman's billion dollar bet against Herbalife
- Families who lost their savings
- A fight over what a pyramid scheme is
Good for you if
- you like watching billionaires fight over money and influence.
- you want the real Wall Street battle over Herbalife.
- you like a bet where every share price move counts.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch families losing everything they saved.
- you want something light, and this stays serious.
About: greed · the American dream · finance
City of Ghosts 2017
Documentary
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
The sides of City of Ghosts
- Citizen journalists from Raqqa
- Reporting on ISIS from exile
- Activists living under threat in Turkey and Germany
Good for you if
- you want to meet the people behind Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.
- you like real suspense, with activists checking over their shoulders even in Germany.
- you want to see the Syrian war through the eyes of its citizens.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real execution and propaganda footage.
- you can't face the grief of families who lost people to ISIS.
About: courage · exile · the truth
The Jinx 2015
Documentary
Robert Durst, scion of NY's billionaire real-estate family, has been accused of three murders but has evaded justice for over 30 years. Durst speaks in this true crime series, revealing secrets of a case that has baffled authorities.
The sides of The Jinx
- Robert Durst answering questions on camera
- Three deaths across New York and Texas
- Old letters and a handwriting match
Good for you if
- you like a New York real-estate heir who seems out of reach of the law.
- you like a cold case reopened piece by piece.
- you like watching a man answer questions he could have refused.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through real murders and grieving families.
- you need momentum, and long interviews lose you.
About: wealth · guilt · justice
Wild Wild Country 2018
Documentary
When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
The sides of Wild Wild Country
- A guru's followers building a city in the Oregon desert
- Ma Anand Sheela, his right hand
- A small town fighting back
Good for you if
- you like a fight between a commune and a town that becomes a national case.
- you can't look away from Sheela telling her own story decades later.
- you like a true story that gets stranger with each episode, and you can't guess where it goes.
Bad for you if
- six episodes of over an hour each is too much for you.
- you need momentum, and the archives and interviews take their time.
About: faith · power · utopia