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Documentaries like Downloaded

Not everyone loves Downloaded for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Downloaded

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  1. You like the true story of a college kid who upended an industry.

  2. You care about how music went from CDs to downloads.

  3. You like watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Defiant Ones2017

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads

    Good for you if you like hearing how records you know were made.

  • All Things Must Pass2015

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads

    Good for you if you spent hours in record stores flipping through albums.

  • The Great Hack2019

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you want to understand the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  • Sound City2013

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads

    Good for you if you like hearing how famous rock albums were made.

  • Pepsi, Where's My Jet?2022

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you like true stories so absurd they sound made up.

  • Console Wars2020

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you like a business war fought with ads and mascots.

  • 20 Feet from Stardom2013

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads

    Good for you if you like hearing the voices behind famous songs, finally up front.

  • The Greatest Night in Pop2024

    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads

    Good for you if you like seeing a famous song built line by line.

  • Revolution OS2001

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you like hearing Stallman and Torvalds tell it themselves.

  • Biggie & Tupac2002

    • you care about how music went from CDs to downloads
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you want to see how the LAPD, LA gangs and Death Row Records might have been tied together.

  • We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists2012

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry
    • watching record labels and teenagers fight over who owns music

    Good for you if you want the hackers themselves to tell their story.

  • Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King2022

    • the true story of a college kid who upended an industry

    Good for you if you want the real story of QuadrigaCX told by the people who lost money.

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