| What is the best documentary show/s have you ever watched and rate them out of 100 |
What is the best documentary show/s have you ever watched?
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captain-jack 11 posts
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freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years agoMy top tip, Men Who Swim 10/10 -
moominpapa 19 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThe Century of the Self by Adam Curtis. 90/100
Also, pretty much anything by Adam Curtis.
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DJCopa 2,577 posts
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Registered 15 years agoConnections - First episode helped me prepare for the collapse of civilisation - learn how to use a plough, plus loads of other brilliant insights into how the world evolved tech, etc through various 'connections'
I remembered it from the 80s on BBC, but recently bought DVD box set and not disappointed.
edit - Rating 90/100 - Also has one of THE greatest one-shot to camera scenes!
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Trafford 9,358 posts
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Registered 14 years agoJonathan Meades for me. Either Magnetic North or the 4 part and 25 years in the making Dictator Architecture series, Jerry, Joe, Ben & Franco Building. -
DUFFMAN5 26,890 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWow, tough question. I watch a lot of Docs. I enjoy music artists, Football and social housing/government ones from 1950's-1970's. I will return 
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IRWATWO 1,379 posts
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Registered 2 years agoAscent of Man. Prof Bronowski pretty much died as a result of making it (as I understand it) but I bet he would think it was worth it, making something that will stand for all time
World at War, narrated by Olivier. So good because of the interviews, from Blitz battling cockneys reminiscing round a pub table, to Speer and Doenitz
History of Britain with Simon Schama
7-up, and all the follow ups. Michael Apted died recently, but no one noticed
Pretty much everything by Ken Burns, but particularly Vietnam, which has the same greatness as World at War - interviews with people who were there.
100/100 for all of those, do what they do perfectly.
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HelloNo 2,283 posts
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Registered 13 years agoMarch of the Penguins
In one and a half hours went from "Penguins are kinda cool I guess?" to "Holy shit, penguins are tough." -
Trafford 9,358 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah Ken Burns is great. There's a channel on Freeview, PBS America which screens some of his epics. I recently watched Jazz and The Dust Bowl.
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The Civil War by Ken Burns is a classic too. -
Lukus 24,639 posts
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Registered 17 years agoKing of Kong is very entertaining and surprisingly compelling, with an amusing list of 'characters'.
I've not watched it in ages actually, might be due a rewatch...
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neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoUser captain-jack Makes A Pot Noodle Without Scalding His Scrotum -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoEr you didn't rate that classic out of a 100 as per the Captain's instruction. -
muddyyfunster 1,371 posts
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Registered 11 years agoThis one:
http://www.centuryfilmsltd.com/portfolios/taxidermy-stuff-the-world/
Has everything. Interesting, extremely funny, loads of pathos. An absolute joy.
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Murbs 25,151 posts
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Registered 17 years agoNext Goal Wins.
And that's coming from someone who doesn't give a toss about association football.
It's on Prime. Watch it.
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RawShark 2,202 posts
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Registered 10 years ago@muddyyfunster I saw that at the Vancouver Film Festival back in 2005 on a whim - it was brilliant! Good Q&A with the makers afterwards too. I haven’t seen it or seen anyone mention it since then, so glad it didn’t just disappear into vapour. -
RawShark 2,202 posts
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Registered 10 years agoA few from me - all 100.
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
The Vow
Catfish (The original film - and yes, very divisive as to whether it’s a non-scripted documentary or not, but I’ll throw it in there anyway)
Various Louis Theroux episodes (twilight of the pornstars and pro wrestling probably my favourite)
And goes without saying but all the Planet Earth and Blue Planet series. -
Stuz359 492 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI enjoyed Beyond the Curve. Purely for the reaction at the end as their scientific equipment confirmed there was actually a curve. -
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
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simpleexplodingmaybe 19,992 posts
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Registered 6 years agoIf you’re into Anvil then Mission to Lars
A very autistic man who loves Metallica is taken to meet his hero Lars Ulrich by his brother and sister
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Jono62 27,356 posts
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Registered 13 years agoHoop Dreams -
richardiox 10,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agoThere's some great wrestling documentaries, a fascinating sub culture of fake sport. -
gammonbanter 2,282 posts
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Registered 14 years agoBravoGolf wrote:
Oh my goodness, it's a very good shout, but you have to be in a good place mentally before you watch it!
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Young @ Heart
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markypants 2,860 posts
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Registered 18 years agoRarely post these days, but I'm a doc junky, so thought I'd contribute.
So many outstanding docs, lots mentioned above. I'm obsessed with what I call 'witnessing history' docs, the ones where it feels like the sheer fluke of being in the right place at the right time with a camera leads to documenting something extraordinary. This would include films like... Icarus or series like The Jinx. But the one that to this day makes me question whether they were actually time travellers, is the Naudet Brothers documentary on 9/11 I am always amazed how few people have seen it and yet it has everything. The human story of two brothers separated by this tragedy, the footage, the access, the sheer fluke that they were making a doc about new firemen recruits when this happened. It's powerful stuff that captures something so iconic.
Anyway. That's my recommendation.
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scott1987 295 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMaybe because it’s fresh in mind but the last dance -
RyanDS 14,073 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSenna.
Just enthralling without any need for narraio etc. -
mrpon 37,366 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAbducted In Plain Sight
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThe Act of Killing
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Ancient Aliens
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