Documentary recommendation thread

Agent Coulson · 10-03-2020 11:24pm #1

The Documentary forum has been blended into the TV forum and lost down the pages so I though a thread to recommend documentaries might be a good idea.

All the streaming sites are making some great documentaries right now.

I'll start with McMillions from HBO.

Martin Tyler AgueroooOO · 15-03-2020 7:39pm

Watched Hilary today and found it really interesting if she had shown this side of herself before the last election I think she might be in power today and by god do we need a real politician as the leader of the world right now not a reality tv host.

Dots1982 · 15-03-2020 7:45pm

Capturing the Friedman’s is a classic

Mantis Toboggan · 15-03-2020 8:03pm

Last 3 I watched on Netflix and all very good.

Don't f*** with cats,
abducted in plain sight,
wild wild Country.

HeidiHeidi · 15-03-2020 8:05pm

The Dirty Money series on Netflix is great, looking forward to getting into the second series.

[Deleted User] · 16-03-2020 8:12am

The Ascent of Man. It might be nearly 50 years old but it is a classic from what’s been called the “golden age” of (BBC) tv documentaries. I watched it in my late teens when it was first shown and am now rewatching it on DVD. Dr Jacob Bronowski wrote and presented it. As relevant now as it was then.

Muppet Man · 16-03-2020 8:28am

Still reckon “Senna” was one of the very best documentaries ever. It doesn’t matter if you know nothing about his sport, it’s far more about the man. My wife watched it with me and even she was weeping at the end.

Basq · 16-03-2020 8:43am

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Must have watched this about 3 or 4 times and it doesn't get any easier to watch.

A series of gut punches punctuate this enthralling watch.

Though go in blind.. that's all I say. The less you know, the better!

Tipsy McSwagger · 16-03-2020 9:20am

Basq wrote: »

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Must have watched this about 3 or 4 times and it doesn't get any easier to watch.

A series of gut punches punctuate this enthralling watch.

Though go in blind.. that's all I say. The less you know, the better!

One of the most overrated documentaries of all time. Interesting story but I just couldn’t get past how badly made/edited it is.

Martin Tyler AgueroooOO · 17-03-2020 11:30am

Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez on Netflix was really interesting.

eviltwin · 17-03-2020 11:35am

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane. I think the full doc is on Netflix

For the Bible Tells Me So and Blackfish, both on Netflix

Hodors Appletart · 17-03-2020 1:00pm

Paradise Lost Trilogy, and the other doc about the same case West of Memphis are brilliant docs, watch the 3 parter first

About the murder of a child in america and the way the system fúcked up

Tom Mann Centuria · 17-03-2020 1:02pm

Anything by Ken Burns.

Mantis Toboggan · 17-03-2020 1:25pm

Apollo 11 on Netflix is fantastic.

Martin Tyler AgueroooOO · 17-03-2020 7:09pm

Pandemic on Netflix.

maudgonner · 18-03-2020 12:39am

I'm thinking of launching a campaign to get RTÉ to dedicate one of their channels to 24-hour rolling repeats of Hands*. It's just the kind of comfort TV we need right now.

(*Correctly washed, of course)

Martin Tyler AgueroooOO · 18-03-2020 11:01am

maudgonner wrote: »

I'm thinking of launching a campaign to get RTÉ to dedicate one of their channels to 24-hour rolling repeats of Hands*. It's just the kind of comfort TV we need right now.

(*Correctly washed, of course)

That would be reality tv would it not.

Venom · 20-03-2020 8:59pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Last 3 I watched on Netflix and all very good.

Don't f*** with cats,
abducted in plain sight,
wild wild Country.

I haven't seen the first two but Wild Wild Country is an amazing and riveting watch in a how the hell could something like that happen in real life :eek:

Mam of 4 · 20-03-2020 9:05pm

Venom wrote: »

I haven't seen the first two but Wild Wild Country is an amazing and riveting watch in a how the hell could something like that happen in real life :eek:

It's so crazy it's nearly unbelievable isn't it? !

Give Abducted In Plain Sight a watch , and let us know what you think :pac:

Mantis Toboggan · 20-03-2020 9:25pm

Venom wrote: »

I haven't seen the first two but Wild Wild Country is an amazing and riveting watch in a how the hell could something like that happen in real life :eek:

If you think the last one is wacko watch the first two.

Andrea B. · 20-03-2020 9:32pm

maudgonner wrote: »

I'm thinking of launching a campaign to get RTÉ to dedicate one of their channels to 24-hour rolling repeats of Hands*. It's just the kind of comfort TV we need right now.

(*Correctly washed, of course)

Watched them on youtube. Real trip down memory lane. Excellent archive. Loved "power of the metal'. Mother and all doing manhole covers.

Venom · 20-03-2020 11:09pm

Mam of 4 wrote: »

It's so crazy it's nearly unbelievable isn't it? !

Give Abducted In Plain Sight a watch , and let us know what you think :pac:

Added to my must see list

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

If you think the last one is wacko watch the first two.

I find shows/docs about cruelty to animals very hard to watch :mad::(

As for my recommendations....

Super Size Me - fast food
Holy Chicken - more fast food
Food Inc - even more food
Icarus - Russian doping scandal
Roger and Me - Death of the American car industry

generalgerry · 21-03-2020 1:22am

I agree with many of the above.

From those mentioned above, particularly good
Icarus - What a trip, starts off as one movie and ends up being another.
Killer Inside (Aaron Hernandez) - This is the most recent one, really enjoyed it, although ep 2 went off on a bit of a tangent.
There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane - This is a fascinating wtf happened, as the family try to prove that she was not drink driving.

The OJ : Made In America is brilliant as well.

anewme · 21-03-2020 1:25am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Last 3 I watched on Netflix and all very good.

Don't f*** with cats,
abducted in plain sight,
wild wild Country.

Didn't like abducted in Plain sight.

Wild wild country was brilliant. I've watched it twice now and would watch it again. The Bagwan had me actually laughing out loud at his antics.

anewme · 21-03-2020 1:34am

LA 92 is a very tough watch. My heart was in my mouth watching it.

I had to turn off The Trials of Gaebriel Fernandez.

Auschwitz, The Nazis and the Final Solution is a BBC 2 documentary series from 2005. I was engrossed in it in 2005 and watched it again on Netflix.

The Devil Next Door is also really good.

Blackfish very sad.

anewme · 21-03-2020 1:45am

Venom wrote: »

Added to my must see list

I find shows/docs about cruelty to animals very hard to watch :mad::(

As for my recommendations....

Super Size Me - fast food
Holy Chicken - more fast food
Food Inc - even more food
Icarus - Russian doping scandal
Roger and Me - Death of the American car industry

If you like dogs, watch dogs on Netflix.

Two of the series are really good.

Bravo Zeus tells the story of a Refugee who had to leave his dog in Syria. Get your hankies out.

Ice on the water is about a 10 year old labrador in Lake Como. Beautifully shot.

Mantis Toboggan · 21-03-2020 9:14am

Seen it already but there's a very good documentary coming to Netflix on the 30th.
Three identical strangers, about 3 teenagers who meet by chance and discover they're identical twins, well worth a watch.

SEPT 23 1989 · 21-03-2020 9:29am

This is an absolute masterpiece

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Muppet Man · 21-03-2020 10:25am

12 sports documentaries listed here on RTEs website

Some of which are already mentioned above by other folks

[Deleted User] · 21-03-2020 10:30am

Amy is excellent. Really changed my opinion on Amy Winehouse.

Short Game was or is on Netflix about child pro golfers, very entertaining

Electric Nitwit · 21-03-2020 10:30am

Someone on boards pointed me to this website but I forget who so can't credit them!

Anyway, this has loads of good docs to stream: https://www.documentarymania.com/home.php

Documentary recommendation thread

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