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Documentaries like VICE

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

The 3 reasons people love VICE

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like reporters going where other news crews don't.

  2. You like stories about corruption, conflict and who profits.

  3. You like a crew filming close to danger.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Virunga2014

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you like hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen.

  • Dirty Wars2013

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want to see what happens far from official statements.

  • The Dissident2020

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits
    • a crew filming close to danger

    Good for you if you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.

  • Taxi to the Dark Side2008

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.

  • Collective2019

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits
    • a crew filming close to danger

    Good for you if you want a true investigation filmed as it happens.

  • City of Ghosts2017

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • a crew filming close to danger

    Good for you if you want to meet the people behind Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks2013

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you like seeing who controls secrets and who pays for leaking them.

  • Fahrenheit 9/112004

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want news footage and interviews from the Bush years in one film.

  • NAZA2026

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.

  • No Other Land2024

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want to see events filmed by the people living them.

  • Harlan County U.S.A.1976

    • reporters going where other news crews don't
    • stories about corruption, conflict and who profits

    Good for you if you want to stand on a real picket line for thirteen months.

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