JamboSpur Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 As it says on the tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Ken Burns - The Vietnam War Best documentary I've ever seen. Spooky soundtrack provided by Trent Reznor Atticus Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey J J Jr Shabadoo Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 This was excellent (2 parts) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08tqd6q/the-mole-infiltrating-north-korea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Narrow it down a bit, there’s a pretty wide range of subjects. They Shall Not Grow Old the Peter Jackson one about WWI using real footage that has been colourised and speed adjusted is an astonishing piece of work. Sadly the only option just new seems to be to buy it on Amazon Prime for £7.99. WWII In Colour on Netflix is a week made series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The World At War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Another one that hugely impressed me was Rising Phoenix on Netflix about paralympians. Some remarkable stories and characters. A mix of humour and sadness from them in the interviews. The young Italian woman fencer is incredible. I’d recommend it to anyone even people with no interest in the subject matter and I can’t give a stronger recommendation than that. Edited March 3, 2021 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 That three parter about Donald Trump on BBC iPlayer recently was pretty good. Trump takes on the world it's called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The Seven Five is probably up there with the best I have seen. It's about corruption in the NYPD in the 80s. Absolutely unbelievable. They were the biggest gangsters on the streets at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Fear City.The story of the FBI's fight to bring down the Mafia in New York. When They See Us. Harrowing tale of 5 young guys arrested for rape in Central Park. Both on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Any of the travel / world-affairs series by Simon Reeves have been very good, as have those by Ben Anderson and Bruce Parry. All three seem to be able to establish a good rapport and to empathise well with those they encounter and come across as likeable, enquiring, and intelligent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The Diego Maradona one was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Wild China (for cultural, natural type stuff. Some stunning scenes) Next Goal Wins The other final Coach Zoran and his African tigers (Above three are all niche football documentaries but essentially under dog stories that bridge culture and societies, even non sports fans could appreciate) Tiger king (just for entertainment value, if you havnt already it's every bit as mental as the hype suggests) Season 1 of ancient aliens (maybe a stretch to call it a documentary as it's all about ancient astronaut theories but season one was quite good while they were still initially presenting their madcap ideas) Tried to provide a variety as you didn't specify what kind you like. I like straight up historical stuff etc as well but none immediately sprung to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The Last Dance.Great story about Michael Jordan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, JamboSpur said: As it says on the tin. All on Netflix I think except the last 2 Series: Don't **** With Cats Crime Scene: Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The Devil Next Door The Pharmacist Wild Wild Country Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Films: The Social Dilemma Tell Me Who I Am American Murder: The Family Next Door The Great Hack Last Breath Into the Abyss (Prime) Diego Maradona (Prime) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, crunchy frog said: That three parter about Donald Trump on BBC iPlayer recently was pretty good. Trump takes on the world it's called Norma Percy who made that doc has done some amazing docs over the years about international affairs/conflicts. The Death of Yugoslavia and Putin, Russia and the West are both stand outs. Edited March 3, 2021 by Riddley Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Discovery+ is doing (or were doing) month for £1 just now with a week free. I've only watched one documentary so far on Jodie Arias, some American woman who killed her ex boyfriend. It was quite good but I practically knew all the story after watching something on YouTube about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 This is an excellent documentary. Very disturbing . But well made and won countless awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Jambos_1874 said: The Diego Maradona one was very good. That was brillant 49 minutes ago, Ray Gin said: All on Netflix I think except the last 2 Series: Don't **** With Cats Crime Scene: Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The Devil Next Door The Pharmacist Wild Wild Country Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Films: The Social Dilemma Tell Me Who I Am American Murder: The Family Next Door The Great Hack Last Breath Into the Abyss (Prime) Diego Maradona (Prime) Some great choices there. " Dont **** with cats" " " The Killer inside The mind of Aaron Hernandez" were terrific and i really enjoyed ( hesitate to say that word) " The Devil next door" as I find it fascinating when old war criminals sorry suspected war criminals are unearthed. That documentary was brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phage Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 American Factory by Barack Obama' film company... seems extremely boring on the surface but I thought it was brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 There’s tons of them but this list has most of the best ones. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g3342/best-documentaries-of-all-time/ Hoop Dreams and OJ Made In America are both outstanding and both on iPlayer. For anyone that’s not seen Dear Zachary, it’s amazing but heartbreaking. One not to read about in advance and only to watch once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Another good one. Free on Youtube too it seems " The Imposter" 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Riva Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Madness in the fast lane. 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The Last Dance About Michael Jordan and the Bulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byyy The Light Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 One that immediately came to mind was about 9/11. One of the first crews on the scene had a tv crew with them as they were filming the story about new recruits coming through the academy and into service. They were following one of the recruits. Was filmed by 2 french brothers. Think it was maybe just called 9/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Watch Murder in a small town by the end of 2 hours you will be an expert in law, incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Last Dance is brilliant. Don't F%%% with cats is really good. Fyre was OK. Recently finished the Dirty Money series. Really enjoyed the episodes. Jared Kushner comes across as more corrupt than his father in law in his episode. Other good episodes about Valeant, HSBC and their cartel business, the VW scandal and the crime ridden business of Maple Syrup!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboross Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I've been watching 'Age of Samurai : Battle for Japan' on Netflix tonight. A 6 parter about, funnily enough, the various warring clans in 16th century Japan that eventually led to the unification of the country. It's brutal (in the gory sense) and really interesting if you're at all into Japan or history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jamboross said: I've been watching 'Age of Samurai : Battle for Japan' on Netflix tonight. A 6 parter about, funnily enough, the various warring clans in 16th century Japan that eventually led to the unification of the country. It's brutal (in the gory sense) and really interesting if you're at all into Japan or history. I watched the first episode out of curiosity and ended up binging it over 2 nights. Interesting to see history we know nothing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Zico said: There’s tons of them but this list has most of the best ones. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g3342/best-documentaries-of-all-time/ Hoop Dreams and OJ Made In America are both outstanding and both on iPlayer. For anyone that’s not seen Dear Zachary, it’s amazing but heartbreaking. One not to read about in advance and only to watch once. Made in America was brilliant as sss hoop dreams . Great recommendations . Thanks for link to that list too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, been here before said: The World At War. Undoubtedly my favourite of all time Great shout. Still being shown on Yesterday channel for anyone that hasn't seen it. Edited March 4, 2021 by GinRummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, JamesM48 said: Made in America was brilliant as sss hoop dreams . Great recommendations . Thanks for link to that list too Loads of great ones on that link from. Previous poster .” When we were kings “ grey gardens “ and “ Amy “ about any winehouse which is very moving . What a talent she was ad sorely missed . God bless her . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just now, JamesM48 said: Loads of great ones on that link from. Previous poster .” When we were kings “ grey gardens “ and “ Amy “ about any winehouse which is very moving . What a talent she was ad sorely missed . God bless her . The Amy Winehouse one was heartbreaking. So sad. Huge talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, GinRummy said: The Amy Winehouse one was heartbreaking. So sad. Huge talent. Yeah it really was . Poor woman really . All that talent and money and still seemed deeply unhappy . Think she had a lot of low self esteem regarding her looks and her talent it seems . It was a real shock and reminder to people to be careful of u drink and are off it for a good while to be careful when you restart as she basically over dosed on alcohol as her body wasn’t used to the high level she consumed . It’s quite a taboo subject , women alcoholics , particularly young women Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmarkus1981 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I hope this thread has longevity, i love a documentary Ive watched 'Into The Abyss' and 'Capturing the Friedmans' already today. Both very good. Those Friedmans are oddballs like!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Disney+) Anything by Louis Theroux (lots on Netflix) Grizzly Man (Prime) The Mole (iPlayer) Icarus (Netflix) Might be harder to find but worth watching if you can source them: Project Nim Bus 174 Marley Touching the Void Restrepo Man on Wire Senna News from a Personal War Edited March 4, 2021 by Ray Gin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Ray Gin said: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Disney+) Anything by Louis Theroux (lots on Netflix) Grizzly Man (Prime) The Mole (iPlayer) Icarus (Netflix) Might be harder to find but worth watching if you can source them: Project Nim Bus 174 Marley Touching the Void Restrepo Man on Wire Senna News from a Personal War Touching the void was terrific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, jonesy said: Ken Burns' series on The American Civil War: https://youtu.be/KlseQlnk3R8 His series on Prohibition was also great. I love American history. You can pretty much say any Ken Burns. His country music one was great as was his jazz one though it felt a bit rushed once it hit the mid 60’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 24 minutes ago, Tazio said: You can pretty much say any Ken Burns. His country music one was great as was his jazz one though it felt a bit rushed once it hit the mid 60’s. His Dust Bowl series was brilliant as was his previously mentioned Vietnam 10 parter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmarkus1981 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 03/03/2021 at 18:32, Salad Fingers said: The Seven Five is probably up there with the best I have seen. It's about corruption in the NYPD in the 80s. Absolutely unbelievable. They were the biggest gangsters on the streets at the time. This was my third of the day, tremendous. Definitely worth a watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 03/03/2021 at 19:54, Ray Gin said: Don't **** With Cats This was proper mental. Think I sat up til about 3am to watch it all as I got hooked which isn't like me. People said Tiger King was even more mental than this when it came out, but it really wasn't. This pissed all over Tiger King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) On 03/03/2021 at 19:54, Ray Gin said: All on Netflix I think except the last 2 Series: Don't **** With Cats Crime Scene: Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The Devil Next Door The Pharmacist Wild Wild Country Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Films: The Social Dilemma Tell Me Who I Am American Murder: The Family Next Door The Great Hack Last Breath Into the Abyss (Prime) Diego Maradona (Prime) I was really enjoying the Hotel Cecil one, but after such a good start, it all fell a bit flat for me. Maradona one was excellent viewing. On 03/03/2021 at 20:50, Phage said: American Factory by Barack Obama' film company... seems extremely boring on the surface but I thought it was brilliant Forgot about this, a really interesting watch. Stumbled across it and just couldn’t stop watching. I Recently watched Fear City, if anyone hasn’t seen it yet, you won’t be disappointed. My favourite movie documentary is Senna, watched it on the plane to Florida. Folk must have been looking at me wondering who the crazy guy was, bubbled like a baby. Almost forgot, also cried watching Seve, another must see. Edited March 4, 2021 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, luckyBatistuta said: I was really enjoying the Hotel Cecil one, but after such a good start, it all fell a bit flat for me. [spoiler]I thought it had quite an important message in the end about the damage that "internet experts" can cause through spreading their nutjob theories around.[/spoiler] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 One of the problems, and I blame Netflix for this, is that too many are too long. Something that could be a really interesting one or two episode thing is now stretched out to a 6 part series. Works fine when you have something like the Ken Burns ones mentioned that cover an entire history of a subject. Now you get six episodes about one event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: I was really enjoying the Hotel Cecil one, but after such a good start, it all fell a bit flat for me. Maradona one was excellent viewing. Forgot about this, a really interesting watch. Stumbled across it and just couldn’t stop watching. I Recently watched Fear City, if anyone hasn’t seen it yet, you won’t be disappointed. My favourite movie documentary is Senna, watched it on the plane to Florida. Folk must have been looking at me wondering who the crazy guy was, bubbled like a baby. Almost forgot, also cried watching Seve, another must see. If you want a good greet then you have to watch Rising Phoenix that I mentioned earlier. Happy greeting though. Edited March 4, 2021 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ray Gin said: [spoiler]I thought it had quite an important message in the end about the damage that "internet experts" can cause through spreading their nutjob theories around.[/spoiler] Not really 1 minute ago, Tazio said: One of the problems, and I blame Netflix for this, is that too many are too long. Something that could be a really interesting one or two episode thing is now stretched out to a 6 part series. Works fine when you have something like the Ken Burns ones mentioned that cover an entire history of a subject. Now you get six episodes about one event. Agree, could easily half some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Tazio said: If you want a good greet then you have to watch Rising Phoenix that I mentioned earlier. Happy greeting though. I bubble at anything and everything bud, big woos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just now, luckyBatistuta said: I bubble at anything and everything bud, big woos Ha, I was getting a bit emotional just watching the trailer I posted as it brought back the memories of watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The jinx The staircase making a murderer Voyeur Blue thin line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunts Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The jinx is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Forgot all about The Jinx. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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