Documentaries reviews from Reddit

"There is a very creative docuseries on Netflix called The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders"

"Some recent popular ones were "The Tinder Swindler" and Netflix's Fyre Festival movie."

"I really enjoyed Our Planet really relaxing watch if you enjoy nature documentaries."

"If you're into sports documentaries I can highly recommend 'The last dance' about the last nba championship of Michael Jordan."

"Bitconned (Netflix)"

"Fyre Fest -netflix We Work -Appletv."

"The series “Dirty Money” on Netflix. Season 1 episodes two and three are especially interesting."

"A newer one that came out very recently, which I enjoyed a lot, was The Comeback on Netflix."

"I would also suggest Facing Nolan or It Ain't Over; both on Netflix."

"Unsolved Mysteries: s5, e2"

"For all-around baseball history, Baseball by Ken Burns is the holy grail."

"Anything by Ken Burns."

"That one where Ken Burns explains that thing you didn’t think you were interested in."

"Huh?? Nobody mentioned Ken Burn's The Vietnam War?"

"Ken Burns Baseball."

"Ken Burns’ Baseball."

"Obviously "Baseball" by Ken Burns."

"Ken Burns also has a few good ones to choose from"

"I could not recommend this more. It had me hooked for days. Extremely detailed and well narrated."

"Dead to me on Youtube did an amazing series on her."

"Dead to Me on YouTube has the most in depth coverage of the case."

"Kurzgesagt. It's a YouTube channel, they cover a lot of different topics."

"There is a channel named scary interesting it posts pretty good stories."

"Nukes Top5 on YouTube."

"I like the PBS shows Nature and Nova."

"NOVA on PBS has some great space episodes that fascinated my kids."

"The long PBS Ken Burns doc is a decent historical overview."

"HBO's "Rome" (2005) was excellent. Two seasons, huge budgets ($100 million per season) and they hired historians, so they'd get everything right."

"Rome (2005) from HBO on MAX."

"Hbos Rome."

"It's just an eye candy😍, I recommend to watch it on a big screen in the best quality possible."

"There is an episode of BBC Timewatch called 'Murder in Rome'."

"The BBC had a documentary called "the seven ages of rock" on how rock evolved from rock n roll and blues till the britpop/rock of the early 2000's."

"Quite the eye opener."

"It's probably the quintessential doc you're looking for."

"It’s a nonnarrative documentary of all different parts of the world."

"Stunning visuals and cultural insights."

"It’s a story of connection, nature, and learning life lessons from the ocean."

"N/A."

"Very moving documentary about handicap laws and how they came to pass."

"One of the best documentaries I have ever seen."

"Fabulous documentary of female Marine biologists studying how whales communicate."

"Excellent doc series on all things nature which are very tiny."

"Excellent. Wonderfully tells the story of his rise, the crime, the trial, and the aftermath."

"O.J.: Made in America is not only the best documentary made about the murders, but it’s one of the best documentaries ever made about any subject."

"It's a docudrama about the road from Mercury to Apollo, and a little beyond, if memory serves. It's got interviews with people who were involved, and it had a fantastic soundtrack that I still listen to today."

"It may just hold his attention, with actual astronauts talking about it."

"Here my suggestions: Walking with trilogy and spin offs, dinosaur planet, planet dinosaur, when dinosaur roamed america."

"I love walking with dinosaurs, even though this serie is outdated."

"Girl in the Picture - mind-blowing."

"Girl in the Picture."

"Hulu - “Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal”"

"Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal on Hulu."

"Free Solo."

"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)."

"I personally really liked."

"Ghosts of the Abyss. James Cameron and Bill Paxton dive to Titanic on 9/11."

"The recent Scorcese doc, “Long Strange Trip”, about the Grateful Dead was incredible."

"Still - Michael J Fox Movie (2023)."

"3 docs about 80s horror movies, 4,5 hrs each."

"Film dives into the profound narrative of creation amidst destruction."

"By far the best doc ever made on that subject."

"Kings and Generals YT channel has an excellent YT playlist of Rome beginning to end. Fun watch and listen I find."

"Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia (2016)"

"A great documentary."

"This is a great watch."

"A very compelling documentary."

"There is a really good documentary called The Death of Superman Lives What Happened?"

"One of my all-time favorite documentaries!"

"I'm just here to second Burden of Dreams and Hearts of Darkness"

"[Bob Ross: The Happy Painter]"

"Dear Zachary is fuckin phenomenal, bring tissues though."

"The Beatles: Get Back"

"I highly, highly recommend it."

"It’s a very long series but they have several episodes covering just the eastern front and Russia."

"I watch a lot of true crime and this story was a one of the wildest rides."

"A really good true crime documentary."

"Check out the Invisible Pilot on HBO"

"Really really interesting."

"What a twist."

"Shines a pretty bright light on The Sackler family."

"All the David Attenborough ones."

"The YouTube Channels "Invicta" and "Imperium Romanum" also has some very nice videos about different things of Ancient Rome."

"Storefront Hitchcock by Jonathan Demme. It’s about Robyn Hitchcock."

"Some you can check: * [Rome: Empire without limit with Mary Beard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IIRiSTc3g) * [Mary Beard's Meet The Romans.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwdOsTL8ybs) * [ROME: Rise and Fall of an Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFkts8bdJr0&list=PLFXIjKFgWFdnrrUPiZYfOnS4IrJ_8dGIi) * Fall of Civilizations..."

"The Great Courses series has a few courses on Rome that are taught by Gregory Aldrete… you can find them on Amazon, I would start with the Rise of Rome."

"Interview with a poltergeist. It’s about the famous Enfield Poltergeist case in the 70s."

""The Unbinding". It's so good and it's free on Tubi right now."

"To add: Cocaine Cowboys Dear Zachary..."

"The Way Down. About a church near where I live and its leader/founding family."

"The Vow."

"If you can find the episodes of Investigative Reports hosted by Bill Kurtis that ran on A&E in the 90s they are superb."

"American Greed on MSNBC/Peacock (IThink?)."

"This will mess with your mind by the end."

"SUPER/MAN - The Christopher Reeve Story."

"It was everything I hoped it would be."

"Some truly wild stories told there."

"This is The Zodiac Speaking."

"My Octopus Teacher."

"My Octopus Teacher."

"If you like cults, try this."

"It's about the Dyatlov Pass incident."

"Shows the shitshow that was the making of the Godfather."

"Fog of War is great."

"The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese"

"Gimme Shelter (Stones at Altamont 1969)"

"I was impressed with Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States (2012)."

"Navalny. On hbo max."

"It's about the food we eat and the food regulations."

"American Nightmare & Abducted in Plain Sight (told by the victim(s)/family - you'll want to scream at your screen though)"

"The Commissioner of Power on YouTube by Rogue."

"Official Strongman has a couple good ones on their YouTube."

"The ZZ Top documentary on Netflix was great."