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The Thin Blue Line (1988 Documentary)
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas. (103 mins.)
Director: Errol Morris
3.
Roger & Me (1989 Documentary)
Director Michael Moore pursues GM CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with his massive downsizing. (91 mins.)
Director: Michael Moore
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Hoop Dreams (1994 Documentary)
A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional. (170 mins.)
Director: Steve James
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Salesman (1968 Documentary)
Four relentless door-to-door salesmen deal with constant rejection, homesickness and inevitable burnout as they go across the country selling very expensive bibles to low-income Catholic families. (85 mins.)
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In this silent-film predecessor to the modern documentary, filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuit Eskimos living in the Arctic Circle. (79 mins.)
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
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Night and Fog (1955 Documentary)
The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside. (32 mins.)
Director: Alain Resnais
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Harlan County U.S.A. (1976 Documentary)
A filmed account of a bitterly violent miner strike. (103 mins.)
Director: Barbara Kopple
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Grey Gardens (1975 Documentary)
An old mother and her middle-aged daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, live their eccentric lives in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton. (100 mins.)
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The American Civil War (1990 Mini-Series)
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War. (680 mins.)
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Crumb (1994 Documentary)
A cinematic portrait of the controversial comic book writer/artist and his traumatized family. (119 mins.)
Director: Terry Zwigoff
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Gimme Shelter (1970 Documentary)
A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont. (91 mins.)
13.
Seven Up! (1964 Documentary)
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects... (39 mins.)
Director: Paul Almond
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997 Documentary)
What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common... (80 mins.)
Director: Errol Morris
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Titicut Follies (1967 Documentary)
Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater where people stay trapped in their madness. (84 mins.)
Director: Frederick Wiseman
16.
When We Were Kings (1996 Documentary)
A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali. (89 mins.)
Director: Leon Gast
17.
American Movie (1999 Documentary)
Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before. (107 mins.)
Director: Chris Smith
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Shoah (1985 Documentary)
Claude Lanzmann directed this 9 1/2 hour documentary of the Holocaust without using a single frame of archive footage...
Director: Claude Lanzmann
19.
Man with a Movie Camera (1929 Documentary)
A cameraman travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness. (68 mins.)
Director: Dziga Vertov
Stars: Mikhail Kaufman
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