Pls give a reason as to why you like it
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I love docs about civil engineering, especially bridges and dams. Modern Marvels has a couple of good episodes on the subject, told/produced in that program’s typical format, including the Golden Gate Bridge and The Hoover Dam.
But my favorite is a 1997 episode of Nova called Super Bridge ( https://thetvdb.com/series/nova/episodes/1357201 ). The footage is great, the narration is great (I think its Hal Holbrook!), the storytelling is great, and it showed a great deal of stuff I didn’t know I would be fascinated by, while remaining down to earth.
The Social Dilemma
Ironic, I know.
The private life of plants, by David Attenborough. I love it because it shows plants living at our speed (timelapses) with clear explanation and interesting facts. The soundtrack is nice and weird with a lot of synths, which is different from the normal orchestral backing. Also I love David :)
So happy to see someone out on the webs that also enjoyed that documentary! It’s an older one, if I’m not mistaken. I really really really enjoyed that one and it gave me a much different perspective on plant life. I still think of some of the stuff i saw on that series.
Dear Zachary - the most uniquely produced and one of the most heart-wrenching docs I’ve ever seen.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq - Interviews with Iraqis, describing the war with their own eyes.
The Corporation - if everyone watched this perhaps people would be more concerned about Big Cor’prit than Big Guv’mint.
Man! Dear Zachary hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t stop crying at every turn of events. Absolutely heart breaking.
I enjoy documentaries where the footage comes from people who are shooting without a very good reason to be doing so. Top picks are likely:
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Grizzly Man
Very different reasons I liked these. And liked is maybe the wrong word for Grizzly Man.
Would love to suggestions of similar if anybody in this thread has favs.
Searching for Sugar Man
It’s like a modern fairytale. An aging Latino day labourer from detroit with an assumed failed 1970’s music career is unearthed to be utterly successful in South Africa without knowing it. And the music is great.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFjCHGcIuMnq2Vg7nJei3ZVVxHeOnU8D&si=nM0CqQnDFW7wYbSn
Here’s a YouTube playlist of some of his songs. Great movie.
Does This Is Spinal Tap count? It’s hilarious!
It is a mockumentary, but a good one at that. recommended
Even if it didn’t quite invent the genre - The Rutles predates it by half a decade, there could be earlier examples - it most definitely defined it.
Earthlings (2005) was life-changing for me, opening my eyes to veganism. A more recent version is Dominion (2018).
But these deal with a gruesome topic. Planet Earth (2006) is more suitable for “favorite”. It blew me away, because I’ve never seen wildlife footage like this before.
- The Magic of Mushrooms
- The Power of the Placebo
First two that come to mind.
The wonderful whites of West Virginia.
Just watch it.
This sounds WILD!
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia 2009 1h 26m
A year in the life of the White family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the “Dancing Outlaw” documentary.
Sex and nudity: Moderate
Violence and gore: Severe
Profanity: Severe
Alcohol, drugs and smoking: Severe
Frightening and intense scenes: Moderate
Senna. I care not for formula 1 or any other racing but that was amazing. Brilliant music too. I always think it’s the best documentary I’ve seen because of how little I care for the subject topic and how much I got from the movie. The guy was just really cool and the film makers told his story so well.
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I really liked Behind the Curve. A crew follows around some flat earthers to see how they got into it and what it’s like living your life believing the Earth is flat. All of them talk about the friendship and comradery of the group more than why they believe the earth is flat. In fact, one of the members explains that if he was given definitive proof the Earth wasn’t flat, he’d still pretend it was because he wouldn’t want to lose his friends.
It really shows how people who hold extreme views often hold them because it gives them a group to be a part of. You’ll never be able to get someone to leave an extremist organization without giving them another group to be a part of.
Nuclear Nightmares, a documentary about our fear of radiation:
If you like space/NASA
Good Night Oppy (2022).
It’s about the Opportunity Rover on Mars. Great little doc about an amazing little rover.
