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  1. #1 No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad. Documentary 100% liked · 7 votes
  2. #2 Marley Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin … Music Documentary 60% liked · 5 votes
  3. #3 Free Solo Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably … Documentary Adventure 60% liked · 10 votes
  4. #4 Beastie Boys Story Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary directed by fri… Music Documentary 60% liked · 5 votes
  5. #5 Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape Witnesses, survivors and front-line heroes recall the first days of the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986. Featuring rare archive footage of the world's worst ever nuclear accident. Documentary History 75% liked · 4 votes
  6. #6 The Alpinist Marc-Andr?© Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a B… Documentary 75% liked · 4 votes
  7. #7 Inside the Rage Machine New whistleblowers and insiders from social media companies speak out to reveal how algorithms designed to connect people have been helping to tear them apart. With new testimony a… Documentary 67% liked · 3 votes
  8. #8 Man on Wire On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest … Documentary 67% liked · 3 votes
  9. #9 Senna The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical stat… Documentary History 100% liked · 2 votes
  10. #10 This Is It A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London. Music Documentary 100% liked · 2 votes
  11. #11 Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers Area 51, flying saucers from another world - and the program to create a fierce technology. Bob Lazar remains the singular most famous and controversial name in the world of UFOs. … Documentary 100% liked · 2 votes
  12. #12 Tupac: Resurrection Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time. Music Documentary 100% liked · 2 votes
  13. #13 Fyre He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster. Documentary 50% liked · 4 votes
  14. #14 Valley Uprising In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the Nat… Adventure Documentary 50% liked · 4 votes
  15. #15 Conor McGregor: Notorious Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor's meteoric r… Documentary 67% liked · 3 votes
  16. #16 The Dawn Wall In the middle of Yosemite National Park towers El Capitan, a huge block of granite whose smoothest side, the Dawn Wall, is said to be the most difficult rock climb in the world. To… Documentary Adventure 67% liked · 3 votes
  17. #17 Our Father After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor. Documentary Crime 67% liked · 3 votes
  18. #18 Pale Rider A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Western Drama 50% liked · 2 votes
  19. #19 Like Any Other Mortal On a distant planet, a lonely robot roams around looking for signs of life, while scientists search for unknown life forms in Andalusia. A visionary journey with deep philosophical… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  20. #20 Anti Star Tina Aumont A work-in-progress portrait of Tina Aumont by her longtime friend, artist and filmmaker Ivan Galietti. Through private moments, never-before-seen interviews, and film clips, this h… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  21. #21 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, expl… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  22. #22 My Octopus Teacher After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting he… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  23. #23 Apollo 11 A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. Documentary History 100% liked · 1 votes
  24. #24 Grizzly Man Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the … Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  25. #25 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  26. #26 The Rescue The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Documentary Drama 100% liked · 1 votes
  27. #27 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural s… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  28. #28 I Am Bolt Fully authorized, access-all-areas feature doc on the hugely charismatic and globally adored Usain Bolt — officially the fastest man alive. With never-before-seen archive footage o… Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  29. #29 Avicii: True Stories Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016. Music Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes
  30. #30 Restrepo Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides ins… War Documentary 100% liked · 1 votes

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