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  1. 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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  2. Forks Over Knives 2011

    Documentary

    Examines the profound claim that most; if not all; of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled; or even reversed; by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-foods, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.

    The sides of Forks Over Knives

    • Doctors who say food can reverse disease
    • Patients with heart disease and diabetes changing their diet
    • A case for whole foods and plants

    Good for you if

    • you like real patients trying a new diet and getting their test results back.
    • you like a documentary that sincerely wants to change how you eat.
    • you like following two doctors, Campbell and Esselstyn, who spent decades on one idea.

    Bad for you if

    • you want an exposé of the food industry. This one stays with doctors, patients and their plates.
    • you need more on screen than interviews, charts and kitchens.

    About: health · food · medicine

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  3. They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less.

    The sides of The Minimalists: Less Is Now

    • Two longtime friends who own very little
    • A movement against buying more
    • Stories of people who cut back

    Good for you if

    • you want real stories of people who gave away most of what they owned.
    • you want a short watch, under an hour.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt life advice.
    • you'd rather follow characters than listen to a message.

    About: minimalism · consumerism · happiness

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  4. The Mole Agent 2020

    Documentary

    When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

    The sides of The Mole Agent

    • An 83-year-old man hired as a spy
    • A retirement home in Chile
    • Residents who become his friends

    Good for you if

    • you like a gentle, funny film with a kind old man at its center.
    • you love Sergio and the women he meets in the home.
    • you like being moved by loneliness in old age.

    Bad for you if

    • you want real spy suspense. Sergio's missions are mostly notes and phone calls.

    About: old age · loneliness · kindness

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  5. To Be and to Have 2002

    Documentary

    The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

    The sides of To Be and to Have

    • A one-class village school in Auvergne
    • A patient teacher, Georges Lopez
    • Children from four to twelve over one school year

    Good for you if

    • you like a quiet year in a small village classroom.
    • you like watching children grow up across one school year.
    • you enjoy patient scenes with no narration and no hurry.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a French documentary.
    • you want a documentary about school policy, not one classroom's year.

    About: education · childhood · patience

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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. 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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  8. Expedition Happiness 2017

    Documentary

    A German couple and their dog travel across North America in a school bus searching for a state of pure bliss.

    The sides of Expedition Happiness

    • A German couple and their dog
    • A school bus turned into a home
    • A road trip across North America

    Good for you if

    • you like wild landscapes seen from the road.
    • you want a gentle film that makes you dream of leaving.
    • you like following a real couple and their dog as they turn a school bus into a home.

    Bad for you if

    • you need real stakes to stay interested.
    • you need momentum more than long scenic drives.

    About: freedom · happiness · travel

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  9. For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

    The sides of Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    • Fred Rogers and his TV neighborhood
    • Puppets talking to children about hard things
    • Three decades of archive footage

    Good for you if

    • you like being moved by plain kindness.
    • you want something warm and gentle for the evening.
    • you want to know the real man behind the cardigan.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at gentle, sincere speeches.
    • you find old television footage dated. Much of it is archive from the 1960s to the 1990s.

    About: kindness · childhood · television

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  10. 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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  11. Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.

    The sides of Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

    • Pope Francis talking straight to the camera
    • Wim Wenders as director
    • Questions on poverty, migration and the planet

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear Pope Francis in his own words.
    • you like sincere talk about the poor, the planet and kindness.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum more than a man speaking calmly to the camera.
    • you want a documentary with conflict and hard questions.

    About: faith · poverty · ecology · justice

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  12. 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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  13. Speak Up 2017

    Documentary

    Raise the voice, speak eloquently, construct and argue a discourse. Tools so necessary in life as exciting to build. In Paris, the date of Eloquentia, an oratory contest where young people —not exactly privileged— will measure their strength, is approaching.

    The sides of Speak Up

    • Students from around Paris
    • An eloquence contest called Eloquentia
    • Weeks of training to speak in public

    Good for you if

    • you like young people finding confidence in their own voice.
    • you love the power of a well-built speech.
    • you like following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a film where every French word counts.
    • you need more than practice sessions and speeches.

    About: public speaking · confidence · social class

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  14. 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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  15. Faces Places 2017

    Documentary

    Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

    The sides of Faces Places

    • Agnès Varda and the artist JR
    • A photo truck across rural France
    • Giant portraits pasted on walls, barns and containers

    Good for you if

    • you like an old filmmaker and a young artist becoming friends.
    • you like a gentle road trip full of kind people.
    • you like huge photos of farmers and dockers covering whole buildings.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles to follow Varda and JR chatting in French.
    • you need a story that goes somewhere fast.

    About: friendship · old age · ordinary people · memory

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  16. Becoming 2020

    Documentary

    Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.

    The sides of Becoming

    • Michelle Obama on her book tour
    • A childhood on the South Side of Chicago
    • Eight years as first lady

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing Michelle Obama tell her own story.
    • you like sincere talks about hope and connecting with people.
    • you want a warm, gentle portrait to watch on a calm evening.

    Bad for you if

    • you need conflict and suspense to stay interested.
    • you want to keep politics out of your evening, and the Obama years are never far.

    About: identity · family · hope

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  17. Inequality for All 2013

    Documentary

    Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.

    The sides of Inequality for All

    • Robert Reich explaining the income gap
    • A former Labor Secretary's own story
    • Investors from the top 1% who agree with him

    Good for you if

    • you want the American wealth gap explained in plain terms.
    • you like asking who the economy really works for.
    • you enjoy Robert Reich himself, funny and warm in front of his students.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a lecture with a mission.
    • you need a story that moves, not charts and a classroom.

    About: inequality · the middle class · work

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  18. Spellbound 2002

    Documentary

    This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

    The sides of Spellbound

    • Eight kids heading for the national spelling bee
    • Parents and coaches drilling word lists
    • A final round in Washington

    Good for you if

    • you hold your breath over one letter in a hard word.
    • you want kids you root for, from very different homes.
    • you like real kids and their real families, followed all the way to the national final.

    Bad for you if

    • you need more happening than children spelling words.
    • you roll your eyes at hard work and the American dream.

    About: ambition · immigration · childhood

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  19. Meet the four talented, autistic members of the ASD Band: piano prodigy Ron, with an impeccable memory for reciting the correct day of the week for any date in history; lead singer Rawan, who uses makeup to express herself and can hit an impressively high pitch; Spenser, an energetic drummer with an affinity for punk rock music; and guitarist Jackson, who loves all things 1950s. Their love of music brings them together to form one kick-ass garage band. After releasing a number of covers, the band is now embarking upon the challenging journey of writing their first album of original music. With the guidance of Maury, their musical director, the band's garage sessions segue to the recording studio, where for the first time each member shares their own compositions. Will they be able to pull it off and celebrate the launch with their first-ever public show?

    The sides of Okay! (The ASD Band Film)

    • Four autistic musicians in a garage band
    • Their first album of original songs
    • A first public show

    Good for you if

    • you like a band going from covers to writing its own songs.
    • you like getting to know Ron, Rawan, Spenser and Jackson as they are.
    • you like four bandmates and their music director working toward a first show.

    Bad for you if

    • you need suspense and high stakes to stay hooked.
    • you roll your eyes at an openly heartfelt story.

    About: autism · creativity · belonging

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  20. Welcome to Wrexham 2022

    Documentary

    Documentary series tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars (Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.

    The sides of Welcome to Wrexham

    • Two Hollywood actors buying a Welsh football club
    • A working-class town in North Wales
    • Fans, players and staff of Wrexham AFC

    Good for you if

    • you like the ups and downs of a lower league football season.
    • you like being moved by a town that lives for its club.
    • you laugh at Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds learning football.

    Bad for you if

    • five seasons is too much for you.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt underdog stories.

    About: community · hope · belonging

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