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  1. Caesar Must Die 2012

    Documentary

    Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

    The sides of Caesar Must Die

    • Prisoners rehearsing Julius Caesar
    • A high-security prison in Rome
    • Shakespeare's lines in real inmates' mouths

    Good for you if

    • you like real inmates playing Brutus and Caesar with everything they have.
    • you like stark black and white images of prison corridors turned into a stage.
    • you want to see how Shakespeare's betrayals echo the lives of men serving long sentences.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for an Italian film.
    • you find black and white images dated.

    About: freedom · betrayal · art

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  2. The Unknown Known 2013

    Documentary

    Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

    The sides of The Unknown Known

    • Donald Rumsfeld facing the camera
    • His thousands of office memos
    • The road to the Iraq war

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear a man who ran the Pentagon explain himself.
    • you like Errol Morris questioning someone who plays with words.
    • you're fine ending a film without a clear answer about the man.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more than one man talking for an hour and a half.
    • you'd rather not revisit the Iraq war through the man who planned it.

    About: power · language · responsibility

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  3. The Crown 2016

    Series

    The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

    The sides of The Crown

    • Elizabeth II from her young reign to old age
    • Weekly meetings with her Prime Ministers
    • A royal family torn between duty and love

    Good for you if

    • you like the second half of the 20th century seen from inside Buckingham Palace.
    • you like a family drama where a sister, a husband and children all come second to the Crown.
    • you like who really decides things between the palace and Downing Street.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum, and many episodes are quiet conversations in palace rooms.
    • six seasons of royal life is too much for you.

    About: duty · family · the monarchy

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  4. Amadeus 1984

    Película

    Antonio Salieri es el músico más destacado de la corte del Emperador José II de Austria. Entregado completamente a la música, le promete a Dios humildad y castidad si, a cambio, conserva sus extraordinarias dotes musicales. Pero, después de la llegada a la corte de un joven llamado Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, Salieri queda relegado a un segundo plano. Irritado por la pérdida de protagonismo, hará todo lo posible para arruinar la carrera del joven músico. Mientras tanto, Mozart, ajeno a las maquinaciones de Salieri, sorprende a todos con su genialidad como músico, pero también con sus excentricidades.

    Las caras de Amadeus

    • Un viejo compositor que se confiesa con un sacerdote
    • La risa de Mozart en la corte de Viena
    • Un rival que reza y desprecia a la vez

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta ver cómo la envidia de Salieri lo devora.
    • quieres que la música de Mozart sostenga toda la película.
    • te gusta la historia de un hombre que ve el genio y no puede alcanzarlo.

    Mala para ti si

    • te parecen demasiado dos horas y cuarenta para una noche.
    • necesitas que pasen cosas, y esta es una película de charla y música.

    Temas: la envidia · el genio · la fe · la mediocridad

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  5. Listen to Me Marlon 2015

    Documentary

    With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.

    The sides of Listen to Me Marlon

    • Marlon Brando's private audio tapes
    • A digital head of Brando speaking
    • His life told in his own voice

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing Marlon Brando tell his own life, with no interviews.
    • you like a portrait of a troubled man beyond his famous roles.
    • you love clips of A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that moves, not a voice over archives.
    • you can't take the family tragedies that marked his later life.

    About: fame · acting · solitude

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  6. Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'

    The sides of Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

    • A magician alone on a small stage
    • Audience members choosing who they are
    • Card tricks that turn into confessions

    Good for you if

    • you like magic that leaves you quiet rather than clapping.
    • you can watch one man hold a room with stories and cards for ninety minutes.
    • you'd rather keep a question like "who am I" than get it answered.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a stage show that asks you to be moved.
    • you need momentum. Most of it is one man speaking softly on a small stage.

    About: identity · illusion · being seen

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  7. The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

    The sides of Bobby Fischer Against the World

    • A Brooklyn chess prodigy
    • The 1972 match against Spassky in Reykjavik
    • A champion who vanishes into paranoia

    Good for you if

    • you like the true story of a genius who never fit in.
    • you like the Cold War played out on a chessboard.
    • you're drawn to an obsessive mind, brilliant and troubled.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear to watch a man's mental decline.
    • you need more movement than archive footage of chess games.

    About: obsession · genius · isolation

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  8. The Fog of War 2003

    Documentary

    Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. Augmented by archival footage and cabinet conversation recordings, Errol Morris gives the conflicted McNamara a platform on which he attempts to confront his and the U.S. government's actions in Southeast Asia in light of the horrors of modern warfare, the end of ideology and the punitive judgment of history.

    The sides of The Fog of War

    • Robert McNamara looking back at his life
    • The Cuban missile crisis and Vietnam
    • White House recordings

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing a man in power explain his own decisions.
    • you want the Cold War told from inside the room.
    • you want to think about how wars are decided and why they go wrong.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a clear verdict on McNamara, and the film leaves you to judge him.
    • you need momentum, and this is one man talking to the camera.

    About: responsibility · war · memory · power

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  9. Comedian 2002

    Documentary

    A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.

    The sides of Comedian

    • Jerry Seinfeld starting over with new material
    • Small comedy clubs and rough nights
    • A young comic, Orny Adams, chasing a break

    Good for you if

    • you like watching jokes being built and tested.
    • you want the work behind stand-up, not the polished special.
    • you like the contrast between a star and a newcomer.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum more than backstage chatter.
    • you want striking images, not handheld camera footage.

    About: work · ambition · doubt

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  10. I Am Not Your Negro 2017

    Documentary

    Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

    The sides of I Am Not Your Negro

    • James Baldwin's unfinished book
    • Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
    • Archive footage of America then and now

    Good for you if

    • you want Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King through James Baldwin's eyes.
    • you want the real archive footage of the civil rights years.
    • you like James Baldwin's words, read by Samuel L. Jackson.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch archive images of racist violence.
    • you need a story that moves faster than an essay.

    About: racism · memory · American identity

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  11. Cuba and the Cameraman 2017

    Documentary

    This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.

    The sides of Cuba and the Cameraman

    • An American filmmaker returning to Cuba for decades
    • Three Cuban families growing old
    • Fidel Castro seen up close

    Good for you if

    • you want ordinary Cuban lives filmed over more than forty years.
    • you like history seen from a farm and a city street.
    • you like watching the same people age on camera.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take poverty and loss up close.
    • you need a story that moves faster than decades of slow change.

    About: time · poverty · revolution · family

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  12. The Last Duel 2021

    Film

    King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

    The sides of The Last Duel

    • A knight and a squire, old friends turned enemies
    • One crime told three times
    • A duel to the death in medieval Paris

    Good for you if

    • you like a real 14th century trial in mud, steel and castles.
    • you want a brutal duel on horseback and on foot.
    • you want Jodie Comer as Marguerite, holding her ground against a court of men.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a rape on screen. Here you see it twice, from two points of view.
    • two and a half hours is too much for you.

    About: honor · truth · women's voices

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  13. 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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  14. Chronicle of a Summer 1961

    Documentary

    Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's misfortunes.

    The sides of Chronicle of a Summer

    • Passersby in Paris asked if they are happy
    • Workers, students and friends talking about their lives
    • Paris and Saint-Tropez in the summer of 1960

    Good for you if

    • you like black and white films that invented a way of filming.
    • you like long, honest conversations with ordinary people.
    • you want to feel France in 1960, with the Algerian war in the background.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles.
    • you need momentum more than long conversations.

    About: happiness · work · friendship · the human condition

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  15. Steve Jobs 2015

    Película

    Biopic del mítico empresario y programador informático Steve Jobs (1955-2011), centrado en la época en la que lanzó los tres productos icónicos de Apple.

    Las caras de Steve Jobs

    • Entre bastidores antes de tres lanzamientos de productos
    • Steve Jobs y la hija que negó
    • Discusiones con Wozniak y Sculley

    Buena para ti si

    • adoras las discusiones rápidas y habladas de Aaron Sorkin en los pasillos.
    • no puedes apartar la vista de Michael Fassbender como Jobs.
    • quieres el retrato de un hombre más que la historia de una empresa.

    Mala para ti si

    • vienes por las keynotes en el escenario. La película se queda entre bastidores antes de que suba el telón.
    • no puedes pasar dos horas con un hombre que niega a su propia hija.

    Temas: la ambición · la paternidad · el control

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  16. Lincoln 2012

    Film

    The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

    The sides of Lincoln

    • Lincoln's last months in office
    • A vote in Congress to abolish slavery
    • Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln

    Good for you if

    • you like politics made of speeches, deals and backroom arguments.
    • you want to watch Daniel Day-Lewis become Lincoln.
    • you like the Civil War seen from inside the White House.

    Bad for you if

    • you need battles, not rooms full of men talking.
    • two and a half hours of votes and debates is too much for you.

    About: slavery · compromise · leadership

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  17. A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

    The sides of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

    • Robin Williams in his own words
    • Stand-up clips from the late 1970s
    • Friends and family remembering him

    Good for you if

    • you want to laugh again at Robin Williams improvising at full speed.
    • you like a portrait that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene.
    • you want to hear the man behind Mork and Mrs. Doubtfire talk about himself.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't face depression and a death by suicide on screen.
    • you roll your eyes at loving tributes from famous friends.

    About: comedy · mental health · fame

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  18. In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.

    The sides of Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

    • Bob Dylan on tour in England in 1965
    • Cue cards dropped one by one
    • Joan Baez and Donovan in hotel rooms

    Good for you if

    • you want young Dylan playing alone with a guitar and a harmonica.
    • you like a black and white film shot on the fly.
    • you can't look away from Dylan sparring with journalists.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that moves, not a camera that just follows.
    • you want an artist who opens up, not one who mocks every question.

    About: fame · youth · the press

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  19. Oppenheimer 2023

    Película

    Película sobre el físico J. Robert Oppenheimer y su papel como desarrollador de la bomba atómica. Basada en el libro 'American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer' de Kai Bird y Martin J. Sherwin.

    Las caras de Oppenheimer

    • El hombre que construyó la bomba
    • Un pueblo secreto en el desierto
    • Una audiencia que decide su destino

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una interpretación protagonista sostenida por la mirada.
    • te gustan las salas llenas de gente brillante discutiendo.
    • quieres sentir la primera prueba en el pecho.

    Mala para ti si

    • tres horas de conversación son demasiado para una sola noche.
    • quieres acción. Son sobre todo reuniones y audiencias.
    • quieres una historia contada en orden. Salta entre épocas.

    Temas: la culpa · el poder · la ciencia

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  20. 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

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