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  1. Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.

    The sides of Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

    • A 15-year-old girl who vanished in Rome in 1983
    • A brother who never stopped searching
    • Questions that reach the Vatican

    Good for you if

    • you want a careful account of a real family's long search.
    • you like following theories and leads across four decades.
    • you want to see how powerful institutions answer hard questions.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for an Italian documentary.
    • you need a case with a clear answer at the end.

    About: grief · secrecy · the Church · justice

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  2. A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.

    The sides of Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

    • The 2013 trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger
    • A Boston gangster and his ties to the FBI
    • Families of his victims waiting for answers

    Good for you if

    • you want to follow a real trial and what it uncovered.
    • you're drawn to how a Boston gangster ruled for decades.
    • you want to know how far up the FBI's protection went.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take grieving families describing real murders.
    • you lose track among agents, prosecutors and former associates.

    About: corruption · justice · truth

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  3. New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

    The sides of Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

    • The five mafia families of New York
    • Federal agents and their wiretaps
    • The city in the 1970s and 1980s

    Good for you if

    • you like the mafia seen from the inside of a real investigation.
    • you want the agents and prosecutors who were there telling it.
    • you like seeing who really ran New York, and how they fell.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't look at real crime scene photos of mob killings.
    • you'd rather follow one person deeply than a whole case at once.

    About: justice · fear · power

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  4. The Dissident 2020

    Documentary

    When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

    The sides of The Dissident

    • A journalist who walks into a consulate in Istanbul
    • His fiancée waiting outside
    • Dissidents fighting a state online

    Good for you if

    • you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.
    • you like an investigation that plays like a thriller.
    • you want to understand how a state hunts its critics abroad.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit with a real murder and the grief of the people left behind.
    • you can't hear the details of a killing described.

    About: free speech · surveillance · impunity

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  5. Santiago, Italia 2018

    Documentary

    After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them to Italy.

    The sides of Santiago, Italia

    • The 1973 coup against Allende in Chile
    • An embassy that took in people fleeing the regime
    • Refugees remembering their new life in Italy

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand what happened in Santiago in 1973.
    • you like hearing the people who lived it tell it themselves.
    • you're drawn to how ordinary diplomats stood up to a dictatorship.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Italian and Spanish.
    • you can't sit through testimonies of arrests and torture.

    About: exile · dictatorship · solidarity

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  6. Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

    The sides of JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    • Oliver Stone back on the Kennedy case
    • Declassified files from the assassination
    • Dallas, November 22, 1963

    Good for you if

    • you want to go through the real documents released decades after Dallas.
    • you like going back over who shot Kennedy, piece by piece.
    • you want to look at what the CIA and Washington knew in 1963.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch the Zapruder footage of the shooting played again.
    • you need a final, settled answer about who killed Kennedy.

    About: political assassination · government secrecy · american history

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  7. She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.

    The sides of The Martha Mitchell Effect

    • The wife of Nixon's attorney general
    • Late-night phone calls to reporters
    • A campaign to call her crazy

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing how Nixon's men silenced a woman who talked.
    • you want the forgotten true story of Martha Mitchell.
    • you like Watergate seen from an unexpected side.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1970s TV archive footage dated.
    • you want the full Watergate story. This runs forty minutes and stays on Martha.

    About: truth · political scandal · gaslighting

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  8. After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.

    The sides of The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

    • A mother pursuing her daughter's killer
    • A Mexican justice system that lets him go
    • Years of protest in Chihuahua

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of Marisela Escobedo's fight for justice.
    • you want to follow a femicide case through Mexico's police and courts.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a mother's grief and a murdered daughter on screen.
    • you need a story where justice wins in the end.

    About: justice · grief · corruption

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  9. 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

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  10. El irlandés 2019

    Película

    Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, un veterano de guerra de origen irlandés que trabaja como camionero, conoce accidentalmente al mafioso Russell Bufalino. Una vez convertido en su hombre de confianza, Bufalino envía a Frank a Chicago con el encargo de ayudar a Jimmy Hoffa, un poderoso líder sindical relacionado con el crimen organizado, con quien Frank mantendrá una estrecha amistad durante casi veinte años.

    Las caras de El irlandés

    • Un sicario que recuerda desde un asilo
    • Jimmy Hoffa
    • Décadas de mafia

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una historia de gánsteres lenta y reflexiva.
    • te gustan las leyendas actuando juntas una última vez.
    • te gusta un final sobre la soledad y el arrepentimiento.

    Mala para ti si

    • tres horas y media te parecen demasiado.
    • quieres una película de gánsteres rápida.

    Temas: la lealtad · envejecer · el arrepentimiento

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  11. Black Mass 2015

    Film

    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

    The sides of Black Mass

    • Whitey Bulger ruling South Boston
    • An FBI agent who grew up with him
    • A deal that protects a killer

    Good for you if

    • you want to watch Johnny Depp disappear into a cold, menacing gangster.
    • you like the Irish mob seen from the inside.
    • you want the true story of an informant the FBI shielded for years.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand close, brutal killings on screen.
    • you want a gangster film with chases and shootouts, not slow menace.

    About: corruption · loyalty · betrayal

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  12. Navalny 2022

    Documentary

    Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.

    The sides of Navalny

    • Russia's opposition leader recovering in Germany
    • An investigation into his own poisoning
    • A phone call to one of the agents

    Good for you if

    • you want to see a real investigation unfold on camera.
    • you like a phone call to a secret agent that plays like a thriller.
    • you want to understand what it costs to stand up to the Kremlin.

    Bad for you if

    • you need hope, and knowing how his story ended weighs on every scene.
    • you want something light tonight.

    About: courage · dictatorship · truth · home

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  13. Spotlight 2015

    Película

    Cuando el tenaz equipo de reporteros de la sección "Spotlight" ahonda en los alegatos de abuso dentro de la Iglesia Católica, descubren en su investigación el encubrimiento llevado a cabo durante décadas por parte de las altas esferas de organizaciones religiosas, legales y gubernamentales de Boston, desatando una ola de revelaciones alrededor del mundo.

    Las caras de Spotlight

    • Periodistas que investigan los abusos en la Iglesia
    • Entrevistas con sobrevivientes
    • Una ciudad que miró hacia otro lado

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una historia contada con entrevistas y documentos.
    • quieres ver cómo se hizo una investigación real.
    • te gusta una presión que sube despacio sobre los poderosos.

    Mala para ti si

    • los abusos a menores, aunque sean contados, son demasiado para esta noche.
    • quieres acción. Son llamadas y papeles.

    Temas: la verdad · el poder · la complicidad

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  14. The Gatekeepers 2012

    Documentary

    In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.

    The sides of The Gatekeepers

    • Six former heads of the Shin Bet
    • Interviews about decades of counterterrorism
    • Archive footage of attacks and the occupation

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear spy chiefs speak frankly about what they did.
    • you're drawn to questions of means and ends at the top of a state.
    • you like long, candid interviews with men who rarely talk.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you can't watch footage of attacks and their aftermath.

    About: security · conscience · conflict

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  15. Basada en la vida real de Barry Seal, un expiloto que se convirtió en un importante narcotraficante en el cartel de Medellín y que acabó siendo reclutado por la CIA y el departamento de inteligencia de la DEA.

    Las caras de Barry Seal: el traficante

    • Un piloto de TWA reclutado por la CIA
    • Vuelos de cocaína para el cártel de Medellín
    • Dinero en efectivo que se amontona en un pueblo de Arkansas

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta la historia real de Barry Seal, que voló para la CIA y para el cártel a la vez.
    • te gusta reírte de un hombre que se ahoga en más dinero del que puede esconder.
    • te gusta Tom Cruise como un contrabandista encantador al que no deberías apoyar.

    Mala para ti si

    • prefieres no ver escenas de sexo, como una en una cabina en pleno vuelo.
    • prefieres una película paciente a un viaje rápido y frenético.

    Temas: la codicia · la América de los años 80 · el doble juego

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  16. Inside Job 2010

    Documentary

    A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

    The sides of Inside Job

    • The 2008 financial crisis, from Iceland to Wall Street
    • Bankers, regulators and economists in front of the camera
    • Professors who can't answer a simple question

    Good for you if

    • you want to know who made money from the crash and who paid.
    • you like a case built with real figures, real names and real interviews.
    • you like interviews where the person in the chair starts to squirm.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't want to follow derivatives and credit default swaps for an evening.
    • you want a reassuring ending. Here almost nobody goes to jail.

    About: greed · corruption · the economy

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  17. The Edge of Democracy 2019

    Documentary

    A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.

    The sides of The Edge of Democracy

    • Lula and Dilma Rousseff up close
    • An impeachment seen from inside the palace
    • A director whose own family is part of the story

    Good for you if

    • you like watching who really holds power in a country fall apart in real time.
    • you want the Brazil of Lula and Dilma Rousseff filmed from the inside.
    • you like a political story told through the director's own parents and grandparents.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for two hours of Portuguese.
    • you need some hope by the end, not a divided country left as it is.

    About: democracy · polarization · memory

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  18. Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

    The sides of Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    • The September 11 attacks
    • Twenty years of war in Afghanistan
    • Survivors, soldiers and officials remembering

    Good for you if

    • you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.
    • you like seeing how one day reshaped the following twenty years.
    • you want to understand the choices made in Washington after the attacks.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch footage of the attacks and accounts of torture.
    • you want something light for your evening.

    About: terrorism · grief · security and freedom

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  19. The Borgias 2011

    Series

    Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.

    The sides of The Borgias

    • A cardinal who buys his way to the papacy
    • Cesare and Lucrezia, his ambitious children
    • Renaissance Rome full of poison and plots

    Good for you if

    • you like Rodrigo Borgia buying votes and making enemies to stay pope.
    • you like Renaissance Italy with its cardinals, kings and courts.
    • you like following a family you shouldn't root for.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand stabbings, poisonings and torture.
    • you'd rather avoid sex scenes, or you watch with others.

    About: corruption · family · faith

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  20. Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamentally changing the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy, and the right to information, perhaps for generations to come. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is an extensive examination of all things related to WikiLeaks and the larger global debate over access to information.

    The sides of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

    • Julian Assange and the rise of WikiLeaks
    • Chelsea Manning and the leaked war files
    • Governments, secrets and journalists

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing who controls secrets and who pays for leaking them.
    • you want the real story behind Cablegate and the war logs.
    • you'd rather judge Assange yourself than be handed a hero.

    Bad for you if

    • you find two hours of interviews too much for one evening.
    • you can't watch real footage, filmed from a helicopter, of civilians shot in Baghdad.

    About: secrecy · freedom of information · power · betrayal

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