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  1. 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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  2. NAZA 2026

    Documentary

    Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians.

    The sides of NAZA

    • Night footage from Tel Aviv rooftops
    • Anonymous testimonies from former soldiers
    • Civilian deaths in Gaza

    Good for you if

    • you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.
    • you want to understand how a war is waged from the inside.
    • you want to look at the systems behind targeted killings.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear accounts of civilian deaths.
    • you need some hope at the end of a film.

    About: war · responsibility · testimony

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  3. Waltz with Bashir 2008

    Documentary

    A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

    The sides of Waltz with Bashir

    • An Israeli director who can't remember his war
    • Interviews with fellow veterans of Lebanon, 1982
    • Animated memories that end on real footage

    Good for you if

    • you want to know what a war does to the memory of those who fought it.
    • you like a director investigating his own past.
    • you like dreamlike animated images, like soldiers rising from the sea at night.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not see a war documentary in animation.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Hebrew.
    • you can't take a film about guilt and the dead of a war, seen through a soldier's nightmares.

    About: memory · guilt · war

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  4. This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

    The sides of Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

    • The history of Auschwitz-Birkenau
    • Testimony from survivors and former perpetrators
    • Reconstructions of Nazi decisions

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how Auschwitz was built and run.
    • you need to hear survivors and former guards tell it themselves.
    • you want to understand the Second World War beyond the battlefields.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch testimony about mass murder.
    • you need some hope from what you watch.

    About: memory · genocide · responsibility

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  5. 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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  6. Hearts and Minds 1974

    Documentary

    Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

    The sides of Hearts and Minds

    • Interviews with generals and veterans
    • Vietnamese villagers after the bombing
    • The Vietnam War filmed while it was still going on

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what the Vietnam War did to the people on both sides.
    • you like a film made in the middle of the events it shows.
    • you like seeing official speeches set against what happened on the ground.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of napalm and wounded civilians.
    • you find seventies footage dated.

    About: war · propaganda · guilt

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  7. Fahrenheit 9/11 2004

    Documentary

    Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    The sides of Fahrenheit 9/11

    • The 2000 election and September 11
    • A president in a classroom after the attacks
    • A mother from Flint who lost her son in Iraq

    Good for you if

    • you want news footage and interviews from the Bush years in one film.
    • you like following money and oil between Washington and Saudi Arabia.
    • you like Michael Moore's mocking edits and pop songs over politicians.

    Bad for you if

    • a mother reading her dead son's last letter is too much for you.
    • you can't watch real footage of wounded civilians and soldiers in Iraq.

    About: war · grief · politics

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  8. 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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  9. Chernobyl 2019

    Serie

    En Abril de 1986, la Central Nuclear de Chernóbil en Ucrania (en aquel entonces, la Unión Soviética), sufrió una explosión masiva que liberó material radioactivo en Bielorrusia, Rusia, Ucrania, así como en zonas de Escandinavia y Europa Central. La serie relata lo que aconteció en 1986, en uno de los mayores desastres provocados por el hombre en la historia reciente, así como los sacrificios realizados para salvar al continente de un desastre sin precedentes.

    Las caras de Chernobyl

    • La noche en que explotó un reactor
    • Científicos contra las mentiras de un Estado
    • Hombres enviados al tejado

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una angustia que nunca suelta.
    • quieres entender un desastre real.
    • puedes con una historia sombría y sin adornos.

    Mala para ti si

    • la enfermedad por radiación mostrada con detalle es demasiado dura para ti.
    • no soportas ver animales abatidos a tiros. Los soldados limpian la zona de las mascotas abandonadas.

    Temas: la verdad · el sacrificio · la mentira

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  10. 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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  11. Bus 174 2002

    Documentary

    On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.

    The sides of Bus 174

    • A bus held hostage in Rio in 2000
    • Live television footage of the standoff
    • The life of the young man holding the gun

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.
    • you can sit through hours of a standoff that could break at any second.
    • you can take a true story with no comfort at the end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of a hostage taking that ends in death.
    • you can't face a street kid's life of loss, prison and police abuse.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.

    About: poverty · police violence · invisibility

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  12. 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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  13. Five Broken Cameras 2011

    Documentary

    Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

    The sides of Five Broken Cameras

    • A Palestinian farmer filming his village
    • Weekly protests against a separation wall
    • A son growing up in front of the camera

    Good for you if

    • you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.
    • you like a father filming his youngest son as he grows up.
    • you like a story told by one man and his cameras, year after year.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real people being hurt and killed on camera.
    • you need some hope by the end of a film.

    About: resistance · land · fatherhood · loss

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  14. 20 Days in Mariupol 2023

    Documentary

    As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

    The sides of 20 Days in Mariupol

    • Ukrainian journalists trapped in a besieged city
    • Hospitals filling with the wounded
    • Getting the footage out

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what the first weeks of the invasion looked like on the ground.
    • you want to understand what a siege does to a city and its people.

    Bad for you if

    • the grief of parents losing children is too much for you.
    • you can't watch real dead and wounded people on screen.

    About: war · the truth · grief · journalism

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  15. The Invisible War 2012

    Documentary

    An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.

    The sides of The Invisible War

    • Survivors of rape inside the US military
    • A chain of command that covers it up
    • Veterans fighting for justice

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear survivors tell what happened to them in their own words.
    • you care about how an institution protects its own.
    • you're ready to be moved by veterans fighting for justice.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through detailed accounts of sexual assault.
    • you need to see abusers punished. Most of these cases go nowhere.

    About: justice · trauma · institutions

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  16. 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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  17. LA 92 2017

    Documentary

    Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

    The sides of LA 92

    • The Rodney King beating on videotape
    • Six days of riots in Los Angeles
    • Archive footage with no narrator

    Good for you if

    • you want to see the 1992 Los Angeles riots as they were filmed at the time.
    • you want to see how a city answers police brutality and a verdict that cleared four officers.
    • you like the feeling of a city coming apart hour by hour.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real beatings and fires on screen.
    • you'd rather not sit through real racism and real deaths.

    About: racism · police · anger

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  18. Armadillo 2010

    Documentary

    Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal – no actors.

    The sides of Armadillo

    • Danish soldiers in Helmand in 2009
    • A camp called Armadillo
    • Real firefights filmed from inside

    Good for you if

    • you want to see what six months in Afghanistan does to young soldiers.
    • you want a war film with no actors and no script.
    • you like patrols where anything can happen.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real combat and real bodies.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Danish film.

    About: war · comradeship · moral doubt

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  19. 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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  20. Shoah 1985

    Documentary

    Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three categories – survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators – Lanzmann presents testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.

    The sides of Shoah

    • Survivors, bystanders and perpetrators interviewed
    • The sites of the camps filmed decades later
    • No archive footage at all

    Good for you if

    • you want the Holocaust told by those who were there.
    • you can sit with long silences and slow train journeys.
    • you can be moved to tears by a barber breaking down as he recalls Treblinka.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't give more than nine hours to one film.
    • you won't read subtitles, and the film moves between many languages.
    • you can't hear first-hand accounts of mass murder.

    About: memory · testimony · genocide

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