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  1. In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

    The sides of Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

    • Researchers working on a universal flu vaccine
    • Doctors facing flu outbreaks around the world
    • A series released just before COVID-19

    Good for you if

    • you like meeting the real people who work to stop the next outbreak.
    • you like following doctors and researchers through long days at work and at home.

    Bad for you if

    • you lose track when a series keeps cutting between doctors and researchers in several countries.
    • you roll your eyes at heroic portraits of people at work.

    About: public health · science · dedication

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  2. How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

    The sides of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

    • Two friends known as The Minimalists
    • People living in tiny homes
    • A life with fewer things

    Good for you if

    • you like real people explaining why they gave things away.
    • you like a calm film that makes you look at your own shelves.
    • you like hearing how each person came to want less.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at sincere talk about what really matters.
    • you need suspense, and this is mostly people talking.

    About: consumption · happiness · simplicity

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  3. Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.

    The sides of Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

    • Bill Gates talking about his childhood
    • His foundation's work on toilets, polio and nuclear power
    • The people who shaped him

    Good for you if

    • you like a portrait of a real man in his own words.
    • you want to understand how Bill Gates thinks.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at big plans to save the world with new toilets and vaccines.
    • you need momentum. Much of it is Gates thinking out loud on long walks.

    About: ambition · philanthropy · the mind

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  4. Fed Up 2014

    Documentary

    Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.

    The sides of Fed Up

    • Sugar in American food
    • Teenagers trying to lose weight
    • The food industry and Washington

    Good for you if

    • you want to know what is really in the food on your plate.
    • you like seeing how lobbies shape what the government tells you to eat.
    • you care about the kids and parents fighting their weight at home.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a documentary on a mission.
    • you want a light evening, and this may change how you look at your fridge.

    About: health · industry · childhood

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  5. That Sugar Film 2014

    Documentary

    One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.

    The sides of That Sugar Film

    • Damon Gameau eating a high sugar diet for sixty days
    • Sugar hidden in so-called healthy foods
    • Doctors checking his body along the way

    Good for you if

    • you like a man testing a diet on his own body.
    • you want a health film with jokes and playful sketches.
    • you like a claim checked with doctors and blood tests.

    Bad for you if

    • you need suspense, and this is a diet experiment.
    • you roll your eyes at a film that wants you to change your shopping.

    About: health · food · the food industry

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  6. The Pixar Story 2007

    Documentary

    A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

    The sides of The Pixar Story

    • John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs
    • The making of Toy Story
    • Pixar's early years with Disney

    Good for you if

    • you like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.
    • you want a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of.
    • you like getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a documentary with real conflict and suspense.
    • you roll your eyes at a company telling its own success story.

    About: creativity · teamwork · technology

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  7. Stutz 2022

    Documentary

    In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.

    The sides of Stutz

    • Jonah Hill filming his own therapist
    • Therapy tools drawn on index cards
    • A psychiatrist living with Parkinson's

    Good for you if

    • you like long, honest conversations about how to live.
    • you like the warmth between Jonah Hill and Phil Stutz.
    • you want to know the man behind the therapist.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at self-help and open hearts on camera.
    • you need more than two men talking in a room.

    About: therapy · self-acceptance · mentorship

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  8. Super Size Me 2004

    Documentary

    Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

    The sides of Super Size Me

    • Thirty days of McDonald's three times a day
    • Three doctors watching his health drop
    • School lunches and fast food marketing

    Good for you if

    • you want to see one man's body change over a month of fast food.
    • you like a filmmaker who jokes his way through Big Macs and checkups.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at message films. Spurlock turns his month into a warning about fast food.
    • you need hard science. It's one man's month, not a study.

    About: health · food · the food industry

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  9. The Game Changers 2019

    Documentary

    From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.

    The sides of The Game Changers

    • A UFC fighter looking into plant-based diets
    • Strongmen, soldiers and sprinters
    • Scientists talking about meat and protein

    Good for you if

    • you like elite athletes explaining what they eat to perform.
    • you want to rethink the idea that strength needs meat.

    Bad for you if

    • you need every health claim backed by careful science.
    • you roll your eyes at a film on a mission to change your diet.

    About: diet · strength · health

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  10. Sicko 2007

    Documentary

    A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance, the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

    The sides of Sicko

    • Americans refused care by their insurers
    • Hospitals in Canada, Britain, France and Cuba
    • Michael Moore sailing to Guantanamo with 9/11 rescue workers

    Good for you if

    • you want to know how an insurer makes money by saying no.
    • you like ordinary people telling what their illness cost them.
    • you let yourself be moved by 9/11 rescue workers finally treated in a Havana hospital.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take grief on screen. Families tell how a loved one died after an insurer said no.
    • you roll your eyes at emotional appeals and swelling music.

    About: health · money · dignity

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  11. What the Health 2017

    Documentary

    Filmmaker Kip Andersen uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases, and he investigates why the nation's leading health organizations doesn't want people to know about it.

    The sides of What the Health

    • A filmmaker asking what food does to health
    • Meat and dairy under the spotlight
    • Questions to health organizations

    Good for you if

    • you want to question what ends up on your plate.
    • you like a film that asks who funds health advice.

    Bad for you if

    • you need every health claim backed by careful science.
    • you roll your eyes at a film on a mission to change your diet.

    About: diet · health · industry

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  12. 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

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  13. The Gleaners and I 2000

    Documentary

    Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

    The sides of The Gleaners and I

    • Agnès Varda with a small digital camera
    • People picking up what fields and markets leave behind
    • Heart shaped potatoes

    Good for you if

    • you like meeting real people who live off what others throw away.
    • you like Varda herself, filming her own hands and her own age.
    • you want a gentle, curious film that wanders where it likes.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles to hear Varda and the gleaners talk in French.
    • you need momentum. Varda stops to film trucks on the road and a clock with no hands.

    About: waste · ageing · what we keep

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  14. The Biggest Little Farm 2019

    Documentary

    The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.

    The sides of The Biggest Little Farm

    • A couple starting a farm outside Los Angeles
    • Orchards, ducks, pigs and a dog
    • Years of drought, pests and coyotes

    Good for you if

    • you like watching a dead piece of land come back to life.
    • you want a warm, hopeful film about building something with your hands.
    • you like the true story of John and Molly Chester building their farm over several years.

    Bad for you if

    • you want more happening on screen than seasons on a farm.
    • you roll your eyes at an inspiring dream of living in harmony with nature.

    About: sustainability · patience · home

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  15. Fantastic Fungi 2019

    Documentary

    A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.

    The sides of Fantastic Fungi

    • Mushrooms growing in time-lapse
    • The underground network linking trees
    • Mycologist Paul Stamets

    Good for you if

    • you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.
    • you like discovering that something ordinary connects the whole planet.
    • you like time-lapse shots of mushrooms rising and glowing.

    Bad for you if

    • you need every claim proven, and here guests speak of mushrooms with a kind of intelligence.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt talk about mushrooms healing the world.

    About: connection · ecology · healing

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  16. 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

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  17. American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.

    The sides of American: The Bill Hicks Story

    • A stand-up comedian from Texas
    • Club sets and old photos brought to life
    • Friends and family telling his story

    Good for you if

    • you like stand-up and want to see where Bill Hicks's jokes came from.
    • you laugh at jokes about religion, war and advertising that go too far.
    • you like the real life of a comedian told by the people who knew him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a young man's death from cancer.
    • you roll your eyes at a loving tribute told by friends and family.

    About: comedy · truth · rebellion · early death

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  18. An Inconvenient Truth 2006

    Documentary

    A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

    The sides of An Inconvenient Truth

    • Al Gore's slideshow on global warming
    • Melting glaciers, before and after
    • A politician's own story between the charts

    Good for you if

    • you like a clear case built on data and photographs.
    • you care about glaciers, oceans and the climate.
    • you like a man who believes every word he says on stage.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum. Most of it is a lecture with graphs.
    • you'd rather keep politics out of it. A former US vice president makes the case.

    About: climate · responsibility · politics

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  19. Chef's Table 2015

    Documentary

    Meet culinary stars around the world who are redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalizing desserts.

    The sides of Chef's Table

    • One famous chef per episode
    • Dishes filmed in slow motion
    • Life stories behind the kitchens

    Good for you if

    • you like food filmed like a work of art.
    • you like plates set to soaring classical music.
    • you like hearing how a chef fought to build their restaurant.

    Bad for you if

    • you need pace. Each episode lingers on every detail.
    • you roll your eyes at chefs speaking of food as a calling.

    About: passion · craft · ambition

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  20. The 11th Hour 2007

    Documentary

    A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse

    The sides of The 11th Hour

    • Leonardo DiCaprio on the state of the planet
    • Scientists and thinkers including Stephen Hawking
    • Ideas for saving ecosystems

    Good for you if

    • you care about melting ice, forests and the oceans.
    • you want experts explaining climate change in their own words.
    • you like a sincere call to act before it is too late.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more than a long line of interviews.
    • you can't sit through warnings about the end of the planet.

    About: climate change · ecology · responsibility

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