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  1. The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

    The sides of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    • Eight former members of the Church of Scientology
    • How a science fiction writer founded a religion
    • Testimony about abuse inside the church

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left.
    • you want to know how an organisation keeps control of its members.
    • you like long testimonies where people choose every word.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to accounts of psychological abuse and broken families.
    • you lose track when names pile up. Eight former members, two church leaders and a few film stars come and go.

    About: belief · control · leaving

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  2. Tabloid 2011

    Documentary

    One of America's top documentary filmmakers turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young Mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in 1977 England. The unbalanced McKinney is extensively interviewed, particularly about her ambition to write a memoir telling her side of the tale.

    The sides of Tabloid

    • A former beauty queen telling her side
    • A Mormon missionary who vanished in 1977 England
    • British tabloids racing for the scoop

    Good for you if

    • you like laughing at a true story so strange it sounds invented.
    • you like a real 1977 scandal and the British tabloids that fought over it.
    • you can't look away from Joyce McKinney telling her version with total conviction.

    Bad for you if

    • you need to know at the end who was telling the truth.
    • you can't hear a kidnapping and rape accusation told as a strange, funny story.

    About: obsession · the press · truth

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  3. Holy Hell 2016

    Documentary

    An inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.

    The sides of Holy Hell

    • A spiritual group in 1980s West Hollywood
    • A charismatic teacher called Michel
    • Footage shot by a member for two decades

    Good for you if

    • you like a cult story told from the inside, with its own home videos.
    • you want to understand how one man held a whole community.
    • you're drawn to strange lives, like a guru staging ballets for his followers.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't hear accounts of sexual abuse by a leader.
    • you need some hope to hold on to. Former members look back on twenty years they can't get back.

    About: belief · manipulation · belonging

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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. 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

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  6. Tickled 2016

    Documentary

    Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

    The sides of Tickled

    • A New Zealand journalist and a strange online tickling contest
    • A secretive company that hits back with lawyers
    • Young men harassed after taking part

    Good for you if

    • you like following a reporter who keeps digging when he is told to stop.
    • you like a story that starts as a joke and turns into something else.
    • you like true stories stranger than anything made up.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through people being bullied and threatened online.
    • you want a light, silly documentary and the laughs stop early.

    About: online harassment · power and money · shame · journalism

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. This docuseries includes never-before-seen material from the infamous 51-day standoff between federal agents and a heavily armed religious group in 1993.

    The sides of Waco: American Apocalypse

    • A 51-day standoff in Texas in 1993
    • Federal agents facing an armed religious group
    • Footage never shown before

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand what really happened at Waco.
    • you like a defining American event told from the inside.
    • you like following a siege day by day toward its end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand real gunfights on screen.
    • you'd rather not watch a tragedy where children died.

    About: faith · authority · tragedy

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  10. 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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  11. Bowling for Columbine 2002

    Documentary

    This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

    The sides of Bowling for Columbine

    • A bank that hands out a rifle when you open an account
    • Columbine security camera footage
    • An interview with Charlton Heston at his home

    Good for you if

    • you want a road trip through America asking why it has so many shootings.
    • you can laugh at a cartoon history of America while the subject is gun deaths.
    • you like a sardonic narrator who questions everyone from Marilyn Manson to Charlton Heston.

    Bad for you if

    • a school shooting and a six-year-old girl's death are too much for you.
    • you can't watch real footage from inside a school during a shooting.

    About: guns · fear · violence

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  12. Deliver Us from Evil 2006

    Documentary

    Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a disturbing interview with O'Grady offer a view into the troubled mind of the spiritual leader who moved from parish to parish gaining trust ... all the while betraying so many.

    The sides of Deliver Us from Evil

    • A priest who abused children for decades
    • A Church that moved him from parish to parish
    • Victims and their families speaking out

    Good for you if

    • you want survivors and their families to be heard.
    • you want to understand how one priest escaped justice for so long.
    • you want to see how an institution protected itself.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take child abuse described in detail.
    • you need a story that ends with justice served.

    About: betrayal · faith · accountability

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  13. Hail Satan? 2019

    Documentary

    The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.

    The sides of Hail Satan?

    • The Satanic Temple and its members
    • A goat-headed statue at a state capitol
    • Fights over religion in public life

    Good for you if

    • you want to meet the real people behind a movement that sounds like a joke.
    • you like activists using Satan to make a serious point with a grin.
    • you like a film about religion, the law and who gets a say.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not see black masses and Baphomet statues.
    • you want devil-worship horror, and this is about lawsuits and town councils.

    About: religious freedom · activism · belonging

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  14. Dirty Wars 2013

    Documentary

    Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.

    The sides of Dirty Wars

    • A journalist following covert US operations
    • A night raid in Afghanistan
    • Families of victims telling their story

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what happens far from official statements.
    • you like asking who decides on secret wars.
    • you like following Jeremy Scahill from one lead to the next.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take grieving families talking about their dead.
    • you need a film that ends with some hope.

    About: secrecy · accountability · war

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  15. This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM.

    The sides of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

    • A young actress drawn into NXIVM
    • A self-help group that became a cult
    • A mother fighting to get her daughter out

    Good for you if

    • you want India Oxenberg telling her own story.
    • you want to understand how a group took control of its members.
    • you're moved by a mother who refuses to give up on her daughter.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch accounts of manipulation and sexual abuse.
    • you want the whole cult told through many former members. This one stays close to India and her mother.

    About: manipulation · control · recovery

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  16. 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

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  17. Athlete A 2020

    Documentary

    Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.

    The sides of Athlete A

    • Reporters at the Indianapolis Star
    • Gymnasts telling what Larry Nassar did
    • A federation that protected itself

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear the gymnasts tell their story in their own words.
    • you want to see how USA Gymnastics kept the abuse quiet for years.
    • you like following a newspaper investigation as it closes in.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take testimony about the sexual abuse of young athletes.
    • you want something gentle and safe to watch tonight.

    About: abuse · justice · courage · journalism

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  18. The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a Satanic cult.

    The sides of The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

    • A journalist obsessed with the Son of Sam case
    • A theory of a Satanic cult
    • 1970s New York in fear

    Good for you if

    • you like 1970s New York, its tabloids and its summer of fear.
    • you like following a theory that the killer did not act alone.
    • you like a portrait of a man consumed by his own investigation.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not revisit the murders of real young people.
    • you need a theory backed by proof, not obsession.

    About: obsession · truth · fear

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  19. Depp V Heard 2023

    Documentary

    The story of the tumultuous defamation trial between superstar Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard.

    The sides of Depp V Heard

    • The 2022 defamation trial in Virginia
    • Testimony from both sides
    • Online reactions to the case as it unfolded

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real trial that played out in public.
    • you like a case where you have to decide for yourself who to believe.
    • you want a short miniseries you can finish in an evening or two.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not hear testimony about domestic violence.
    • you want a lighter watch than a real court case.

    About: fame · social media · truth

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  20. Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.

    The sides of Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

    • A TV star loved by the British public
    • Archive footage of his decades of fame
    • Survivors of his abuse

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real case that shook Britain.
    • you want to see how fame and institutions protected Jimmy Savile.
    • you want to know how this stayed hidden for so long.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take accounts of child sexual abuse.
    • you need some justice at the end, and he died before any trial.

    About: abuse of power · silence · celebrity

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