I’m a huge fan of documentary film.
I just posted a question asking what are the best documentaries of all time… please help me answer it!
Some of my favorite ones of late:
Man on Wire — this film was brilliant and inspiring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAQm514JiVA
Deep Water — this film deeply impacted me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDs67LfPYPU
Super Size Me — funny and informative.
Bigger Stronger Faster — really makes you think about personal freedom
The Kid Stays in the Picture — my inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys9fYAdgvEk
The King of Kong — most powerful story ever told… about video games (and man’s need to accomplish, well, something).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7wpatALDQ
http://blogs.theage.com.au/schembri/king.jpg
Hoop Dreams — the classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph2Y-epihlk
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big list here: http://www.mahalo.com/Category:Documentaries
My two favourite documentaries are startup.com http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/ and also e-dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262021/
Super Size Me can be watched online for free at http://www.documentary24.com/super-size-me–194/
Three cheers for Hoop Dreams. An astounding and important documentary!
“let’s make money” – austrian filmmaker who also did “feed the world” –
very impressive – check it out,
cheers phil
I’m a little late to the conversation, but here are some great ones beyond those you’ve already listed:
– Capturing the Friedmans
– American Movie
– The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
– Spellbound
– The Thin Blue Line
– Grizzly Man
– Air Guitar Nation
– Jesus Camp
– Bowling for Columbine
Undeniably, of course, Hoop Dreams is the absolute best. Glad to see it here.
thanks for this i’m a sucker for a good doc. here are some
i’ve enjoyed:
IOUSA – http://www.iousathemovie.com/
propaganda in america: a history of public relations
will have a think of some more
you can see the best 25 of all time as voted by the IDA
http://kottke.org/08/07/top-25-documentaries
“World at War” (1973). Yes, it’s in 26 parts, on 11 discs, but it’s the best documentary ever. It took four years to make, and cost almost a million pounds. Watch it and see for yourself.
Jason,
I made up an extensive list the other day after going on a recent documentary binge:
http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2009/03/30/15-disturbing-documentaries/
People chimed in and added to it but those 15 I listed are must-see’s IMHO
Sean
This site has most of the best documetnary. Watch the Academy
Awards winners or nominees
http://injpn.net
most of these documentaries can be found at
http://www.documentary-log.com/
This documentary is one of the best. More like docu drama,
shows the true life of a nomadic family. Why don’t they count
GNH (gross national happiness); like GNP
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)
this is a very nice bbc series i just watched and it’s pretty nice …
Absolute Zero 1: conquest of cold
Absolute Zero 2 : The race of absolute Zero
Crumb (1994) was a very good doc. also.
paris is burning
on the ropes
march of the penguins
aileen 1&2
sick
dear zachery
who the *** is jackson pollack
trials of henry kissinger
paradise lost 1 and 2
the exiles
autumn’s eyes
the gods of times square
rfk must die
did we go?
american assassin
kens burns:new york
crossing the line
abduction
stranded:
the man who skied down everst
the gift
everyone film of fredrick wiseman