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Best documentaries you have seen

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What are the best documentaries you have seen?

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Doctor Nick

dar100 wrote: »

No all adults, and the abuse is tickling

Oh right....might have a gander at that later so. Seems a strange fetish for one to hold, might be interesting.

Another Doc for mention: The Most Hated Family in America. Think it's a Louis Theroux one.

branie2

The Shadow of Beal na mBlath

razorblunt

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Ice Age. Not the cartoon. It's about the horror that is crystal meth addiction in Australia.

One not for the faint hearted is called "Chickenhawks - Men who love boys".
Basically the documentary film maker interviewed members of Nambla (North American Man Boy Love Association) and gives them just enough rope to hang themselves. Truly horrific look at paedophilia and the warped thinking people who find kids attractive have. It's filmed from both victim and perpetrators POV. Very very disturbing.

The Dark Side of Porn series were brilliant also. Does Snuff Exist was good but the story of the Danish porn actress who starred in the "Animal Farm" films was particularly harrowing. Think they're on YouTube.

I genuinely did not know NAMBLA, was real. I thought that was just a South Park made up society. I'm genuinely stunned.

fryup

OJ Simpson:Made in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrB3rOcrJxg

its currently on BBC 4, last episode tonight...its brilliant

ciaradx

I'm hearing a lot of good things about HBO's new documentary 'Mommy Dead and Dearest'. Has anyone seen it?
I'm waiting for it to show up on showbox.

Telecaster58

fryup wrote: »

OJ Simpson:Made in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrB3rOcrJxg

its currently on BBC 4, last episode tonight...its brilliant

Superb television. Absolutely riveting

Scotty #

Playing God - BBC Horizon doc about genetic modification. If the "spider goats" in the first 5 mins don't have have your jaw hitting the floor then nothing will. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5a0ycf

Scotty #

and for those looking for good Irish ones...

Pipe Down - The story of Shell and the Corrib gas line. https://vimeo.com/8668733

tinpib

ciaradx wrote: »

I'm hearing a lot of good things about HBO's new documentary 'Mommy Dead and Dearest'. Has anyone seen it?
I'm waiting for it to show up on showbox.

Ya, just saw a bit about on reddit. Don't want to read much about it and will try and catch it soon instead.

marklazarcovic

fryup wrote: »

OJ Simpson:Made in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrB3rOcrJxg

its currently on BBC 4, last episode tonight...its brilliant

how many episodes in total?

kildare lad

Thieves by law, is a subtitled documentary on the russian mafia, its on youtube if any ones interested. Peter Taylor has made some good documentaries on the troubles in the North.

ifeelstupid

Get Me Roger Stone

It's on Netflix, doc about Stone's colorful career in politics.

Rotten Tomatoes review here https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/get_me_roger_stone/

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marklazarcovic wrote: »

how many episodes in total?

5, each 90+ minutes.

Mr.Wemmick

The Keepers on Netflix is seriously good.

Similar to the story of Spotlight, but jam-packed with ordinary heroes trying to get at the truth with incredibly brave, awe-inspiring victims. It lays bare the decades of corruption in Baltimore dating back to the 70s.

Excellent documentary, really well done.

tinpib

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

The Keepers on Netflix is seriously good.

Similar to the story of Spotlight, but jam-packed with ordinary heroes trying to get at the truth with incredibly brave, awe-inspiring victims. It lays bare the decades of corruption in Baltimore dating back to the 70s.

Excellent documentary, really well done.

Was going to put that on last night but didn't. I'm in the middle of Richard Hall's Madeleine McCann documentaries and thought I wanted a break but ended up going back to them.

I guess many people would call Richard Hall a "conspiracy theorist" as a form of ridicule, and sure he has stuff on UFO's and the like on his channel.

But from what I can gather from his McCann docs is that he is absolutely determined to prove the parents were involved in her disappearance. He is clearly absolutely obsessed with it.

So these docs he made on zero budget and are not cinematic in any way. In fact they are quite heavy going. I am about 6 hours in and for around 50% of that time all he is doing is examining inconsistencies in statements. He is as thorough in this as a team of well-paid prosecution lawyers should be.

There are a HUGE number of inconsistencies, to the point where their version of events sounds like a total cock and bull story to me.

He also delves deeply into the background of people involved in the case, the McCann's PR people, shady people involved in "Find Madeleine" funds and where the money went.

It's notable that in a matter of hours Tony Blairs ex-spin doctor Clarence Mitchell [the guy that replaced Alastair Campbell, I think] was running their PR. Why was he needed and what was he doing there?

It's a fascinating examination of the case and while I don't take everything he says as gospel, it certainly raises dozens if not 100s of questions that the McCanns have not and probably will never answer.

The docs are public domain on YouTube he encourages people to upload and share them.

Best to start with this one

marklazarcovic

another plus for the keepers on netflix,powerful powerful stuff,wasnt sure id stick with it after first episode was kind of slow going but its engrossing after that.

eviltwin

Mommy Dead and Dearest, currently on YouTube. It's the story of Dee dee and Gypsy Blanchard and very good.

daisybelle2008

eviltwin wrote: »

Mommy Dead and Dearest, currently on YouTube. It's the story of Dee dee and Gypsy Blanchard and very good.

Can you pm the link please, can't find a link that works!

bear1

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

The Keepers on Netflix is seriously good.

Similar to the story of Spotlight, but jam-packed with ordinary heroes trying to get at the truth with incredibly brave, awe-inspiring victims. It lays bare the decades of corruption in Baltimore dating back to the 70s.

Excellent documentary, really well done.

I watched the entire 6/7 episodes in one night. I just couldn't stop watching.
That woman (won't spoil) was unreal brave.
Best of the year for me.
Have to say Netflix sure do know how to make a very good documentary.

Toots

Another vote for The Keepers here, absolutely riveting stuff.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

Toots wrote: »

Another vote for The Keepers here, absolutely riveting stuff.

Anything similar quality and content to the keepers? Loved it. I've seen Making A M also.

Thanks!

blade1

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Anything similar quality and content to the keepers? Loved it. I've seen Making A M also.

Thanks!

Have you seen The Jinx?

DoozerT6

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Can you pm the link please, can't find a link that works!

Mommy Dead and Dearest is actually on Sky Atlantic tonight at 10.10pm, if you're around. It's on rotation there at the moment.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

blade1 wrote: »

Have you seen The Jinx?

I tried but was a little to gruesome

Fakediamond

The Farm: Angola, USA. It's like a real-life Shawshank Redemption, without the escapes. Modern day slavery really, in the Louisiana State Penitentary.

It's available on YouTube.

daisybelle2008

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Anything similar quality and content to the keepers? Loved it. I've seen Making A M also.

Thanks!

Would recommend both, The Staircase and The Imposter

allenview

Senna

Mr.Wemmick

blade1 wrote: »

Have you seen The Jinx?

I thought The Jinx was very good. He was fascinating in a weird horrible way, such an elaborate lier and he never let up. No one will ever get the truth out of him.. creepy guy with his reptile-like slow blinking.

Nick Broomfield's documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper is very good too. It makes reference to the social/community isolation, the neglect and racial injustice of the victims and their families. The lives of those economically poor black women in South LA didn't seem to matter much to the authorities and their deaths weren't taken very seriously.

Worth watching if you haven't seen it.

bear1

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Anything similar quality and content to the keepers? Loved it. I've seen Making A M also.

Thanks!

There is a new Netflix one on lindeburghs baby.

daisybelle2008

bear1 wrote: »

There is a new Netflix one on lindeburghs baby.

Watched it, although I thought Lindeburgh himself with the 3 secret German families and the Eugenics stuff would make a much more interesting and revealing documentary subject. That was the most interest part and only got a few minutes overall.