Documentaries are films or videos that examine an event or a person behind it.
Documentaries are made up of real life events and are based on facts and truths and realities instead of the fictional world that we come across often in movies.
Documentaries serve a purpose and that purpose is spreading awareness of an event or person and bringing the unknown stories and truth into life.
Documentaries can be made of any topic rather It be lion or a murder. Here we have compiled 10 such documentaries that you need to watch:
- The Blue Line(1988):
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Errol Morris’s this documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer’s murder in Dallas, Texas. One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. The film presents a series of interviews about the investigation of the shooting of Dallas police officer Robert Wood and a re-enactment of the crime based on the testimony and recollections of Adams, Harris (the actual murderer), the judge presiding over the case (Donald J. Metcalfe), and several witnesses.
Showing a different side of what happens when a wrong man is convicted this documentry is for you to try out.
- Man with a movie camera(1929)
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As concluded by IMDB:
This playful film is at once a documentary of a day in the life of the Soviet Union, a documentary of the filming of said documentary, and a depiction of an audience watching the film. Even the editing of the film is documented. We often see the cameraman who is purportedly making the film, but we rarely, if ever, see any of the footage he seems to be in the act of shooting!”
- The act of killing(2012)
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A terrifying,raw and haunting documentary shows the horror of mass killings. The act of killing is a journey into the memories and imaginations of the perpetrators, offering insight into the minds of mass killers.
- 13th(2016)
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Exploring the history of racial inequality in the United States focusing on the fact that the majority of the nation’s prisons are filled with African-Americans. It is an essential movie on the history of racism in the US.
- Bowling for columbine(2002)
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This documentary explores the primary cause for the Columbine high school mascara and other acts of gun violence and America’s love affair with firearms and violence.
- Won’t you be my neighbor(2018)
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Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
- Grizzly man(2005)
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Grizzly Man is a 2005 American documentary film by German director Werner Herzog. It chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast and conservationist Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard at Katmai National Park, Alaska.
- The Fog of War(2003)
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A documentary based on McNamara, former secretary of defence and one of the most powerful figures in world politics. It analyses many of the events that shaped the 20th century.
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi(2011)
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Striving for perfection in his Line of work chef Jiro Ono now revered, shows how eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father’s legacy.struggles to live up to his legacy
- Planet earth(2006)
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The most famous documentaries every kid is accustomed to which is fascinating , Intense and sweeping to watch.
This documentary consists of 2 seasons and as said here By IMDB:
“A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough”.
We hope you enjoy this documentaries as much as we did.
