Best Documentary
Ranked by community votes
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Rankings factor in vote confidence: an entity with more votes may outrank one with a higher score but fewer votes.
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Michael Addis
A website for show-runner/director Michael Addis who specializes in comedy, hidden camera, prank and documentary TV and film
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Black Box BRD
Black Box BRD is a 2001 German documentary film written and directed by Andres Veiel. The film deals with West German politics of the 1970s and 1980s,
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Best Boy
Documentary film about a man with mental retardation and his family
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Rock Climbing Free Solo
Documentary film about a free solo rock climber's record-breaking ascent of El Capitan
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Hilary Duff: The Concert – The Girl Can Rock
Hilary Duff's first concert tour documentary
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Heavy Petting Zoo
Punk rock documentary film featuring NOFX
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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
1996 American documentary film exploring special effects in filmmaking
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Zeitgeist: Addendum
Exploring the intellectual and spiritual awareness of our time
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