Best documentary recommendations on Reddit
105 reviews from r/hiphop101, r/Missing411, r/swindled and 25 more subreddits
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#1
Netflix
4.6
(10)
"Hip Hop Evolution on Netflix was amazing."
"Highly recommended for fans of mysterious missing persons cases."
"Explores the unique rituals of birds beautifully."
"The Netflix documentary was better."
"It's really about race and class, but the director/ editors are so subtle and so nuanced that it works on a number of levels."
"Finders Keepers is a fascinating story of ownership and obsession."
"The first 2 episodes of the Kanye documentary on Netflix are great."
"A short and engaging birding documentary."
"The Crown (Netflix) is apparently a good watch, and true-ish to historical events."
"'Sour Grapes' on Netflix was really interesting and would probably make for a good episode or intro to an episode. It's about wine fraud/forgery and follows the story of one very prolific con man who sold tons of fake wine to collectors."
#2
N/A
4.7
(9)
"The Get down
Dope
Notorious
Straight out of Compton
8 Mile
Hustle and Flow
Backstage
The Show
The Lyricist Lounge Show (my underrated favorite)
Crush Groove
CB4
Roxanne
Time is Illmatic"
"The Russian Five."
"Of Miracles and Men."
"Big Shot."
"- Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
- Everest: Beyond the Limit
- Last Chance U
- Losers
- Team Foxcatcher
- The Battered Bastards of Baseball
- The Great Alone
- Icarus"
"Bigger stronger faster."
"Sergei Eisenstein's 1928 film *October: Ten Days That Shook The World* is one of the finest dramatisations of the October Revolution."
"Way too many.....for documentaries, try these: Mortified Nation, Queen of Versailles."
"Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure is a little newer. It still lags behind in some aspects of the science."
#3
Documentary
4.8
(4)
"I just finished Active Measures."
"Imperium 2018 parts [1] & [2] are effing heartbreaking and creepy AF."
"[Conspiracy of Silence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2uaaAHh1XI) also."
"I remember watching Eyes on the Prize when I was in high school."
#4
American Experience
5.0
(3)
"I was going to suggest the PBS American Experience episode on Ruby Ridge as well."
"American Experience Season 29, Episode 6 or maybe 7 is all about ruby ridge and is a pretty good introductory point for it."
"There’s a PBS American Experience documentary from 2017 called Oklahoma City that ties the radicalization of McVie to Waco."
#5
YouTube
4.0
(3)
"Welcome to Hell doc on YouTube about Memphis rap"
"I’ve started watching The Sitdown with Jeff Nadu on YouTube."
"The Youtube playlist is a great resource, although it doesn't specialize in Wars, they still play a significant role."
#6
Top Mysteries
4.0
(2)
"YouTube channel Top Mysteries."
"There’s also a channel on YouTube called ‘Top Mysteries’ that details lots of Missing 411 cases."
#7
Nick Nobody
4.0
(2)
"NickNobody's for brevity/a general overview, Kusari's for juicy deets."
"Nick Nobody's two parter is excellent as it gives you just enough video evidence to show Daniel's actions."
#8
Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
5.0
(1)
"If you’re a reader, I highly recommend “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism” by Jeffrey Toobin."
#9
Menendez Brothers
5.0
(1)
"If you are into crime documentaries than I would recommend Menendez brothers and The Dahmer documentary."
#10
The Act of Killing
5.0
(1)
"The Act of Killing"
#11
Fantastic Fungi
5.0
(1)
"Fantastic fungi"
#12
Flint's Deadly Water
5.0
(1)
"Recently watched flints deadly water you can try"
#13
Chernobyl
5.0
(1)
"Chernobyl. It’s one of the finest documentaries ever made."
#14
BBC
5.0
(1)
"Peaky Blinders is unbeatable as sitcoms go, also unique in its perspective."
#15
E.H. Carr
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend reading 'Twilight of the Comintern, 1930-1935' (E.H. Carr, 1982)"
#16
Kings and Generals
5.0
(1)
"Kings and generals is a good channel on Youtube."
#17
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
5.0
(1)
"Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives"
#18
The Legacy of J Dilla
5.0
(1)
"The Legacy of J Dilla"
#19
Wu-Tang: Mics and Men
5.0
(1)
"Wu Tang Mics and Men"
#20
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
5.0
(1)
"Strongly recommend - P.E."
#21
Style Wars
5.0
(1)
"Style Wars"
#22
You’re Watching Video Music Box
5.0
(1)
"You’re Watching Video Music Box"
#23
Stretch and Bobbito Radio That Changed Lives
5.0
(1)
"Stretch and Bobbito Radio That Changed Lives"
#24
Fresh Dressed
5.0
(1)
"Fresh Dressed"
#25
Escaping Twin Flames
5.0
(1)
"I just watched with my 88 year old mom and she was just fascinated."
#26
Marketing the Messiah
5.0
(1)
"Marjoe is the real actual evangelists voice that is 100% unscripted."
#27
Analysis of the Bible
5.0
(1)
"I enjoyed this analysis of the bible."
#28
Above Majestic
5.0
(1)
"The two best ones are these two"
#29
The Aldebaran Mystery
5.0
(1)
"The aldebaran mystery by Jim Miller"
#30
The Bridgewater Triangle
5.0
(1)
"The Bridgewater Triangle."
#31
The Tall Man
5.0
(1)
"I liked 'The Tall Man'. Nice conspiracy theme."
#32
YouTube Channel
5.0
(1)
"Trace evidence , Buzzfeed unsolved , Missing Persons and Mysteries , heavy case files all on YouTube."
#33
Podcast
5.0
(1)
"There's also a podcast called 'Locations Unknown'."
#34
TV Show
5.0
(1)
"Ive always been obsessed with the tv show Dissapeared."
#35
Book
5.0
(1)
"A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn is not only my favorite history book ever."
#36
Ken Burns - The Civil War
5.0
(1)
"[*The Civil War* by Ken Burns] comes to mind immediately."
#37
Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs, and Steel
5.0
(1)
"World History: [Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.] (It is also made as a documentary now)"
#38
Tough Guy
5.0
(1)
"Tough guy: The Bob Probert story is a great doc to watch."
#39
Dark Minds
5.0
(1)
"TV Series Dark Minds, absolutely amazing series about serial killers."
#40
Hip Hop Evolution
5.0
(1)
"Hip hop Evolution."
#41
People Just Do Nothing
5.0
(1)
"Best parody hip hop show hands down."
#42
Mirage Men
5.0
(1)
"Add “Mirage Men” into the mix of documentaries to watch."
#43
Dope Sick Love
5.0
(1)
"Essential viewing: Dope Sick Love (2005)."
#44
Evil Genius
5.0
(1)
"Evil Genius on Netflix. It's about the bank robbery heist."
#45
All the Queen's Horses
5.0
(1)
"'All the Queen's Horses,' on Rita Crundwell."
#46
The Great Hack
5.0
(1)
"The Great Hack was terrifying."
#47
Lies My Teacher Told Me
5.0
(1)
"Lies My Teacher Told Me is amazing!"
#48
Seth Andrews
4.0
(1)
"*Deconverted* (book) by Seth Andrews"
#49
JetAirPlanetV
4.0
(1)
"Im currently watching jetairplanetv Daniel’s denial series to comprehend the incidents with a bit more “depth”."
#50
Philomena
4.0
(1)
"I recommend *[Philomena](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431286/)*."
#51
Unorthodox
4.0
(1)
"*[Unorthodox](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9815454/)* is very good but it's in 4 parts totaling about 4 hours."
#52
House
4.0
(1)
"Good medical drama"
#53
Freakonomics
4.0
(1)
"They turned Freakonomics into a movie about 10 years ago. That would be an easy introduction to the main concepts."
#54
Chariots of the Gods
4.0
(1)
"Chariots of the Gods"
#55
Missing 411
4.0
(1)
"Missing 411: The Hunted"
#56
Mr Ballen
4.0
(1)
"Mr Ballen on YouTube has a few."
#57
Rusty West
4.0
(1)
"I like Rusty West on YouTube as well."
#58
Bart Ehrman
4.0
(1)
"Check out Bart Ehrman on YouTube. More good content."
#59
Autism BC
4.0
(1)
"There are a few playlists on Autism BC youtube channel Late Not Less."
#60
That Chapter
4.0
(1)
"I like the YouTube channel called That Chapter. True crime and missing persons."
#61
Crash Course History
4.0
(1)
"Crash course history is still pretty cool."
#62
Iconic Records
4.0
(1)
"Iconic Records S1 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death."
#63
Apocrypals
4.0
(1)
"I recommend Apocrypals. They are 2 nonbelievers who read the Bible."
#64
University of Alberta
4.0
(1)
"The University of Alberta has a good free online course."
#65
Entergalactic
4.0
(1)
"Dope story and good music."
#66
QB1
4.0
(1)
"QB1 on Netflix."
#67
Real Sports
4.0
(1)
"I always like the Real Sports show on HBO."
#68
Mile Higher Podcast
4.0
(1)
"The mile higher podcast did an episode on missing 411 which I recommend."
#69
Hellier
4.0
(1)
"Hellier on Amazon prime."
#70
No Limit Chronicles
4.0
(1)
"Drop the Needle, No Limit Chronicles, Ruff Ryder Chronicles."
#71
Scotland
4.0
(1)
"Scotland by Magnus Magnussen is a good overview."
#72
Crime Inc.
4.0
(1)
"Crime Inc. is slightly older but it’s very good and informative."
#73
Bloodletters & Badmen
4.0
(1)
"Bloodletters & Badmen, Fear City: The Mafia Vs NY."
#74
Waterloo
4.0
(1)
"For Napoleonic period, I recommend Waterloo."
#75
Vanished
4.0
(1)
"David Paulides did another documentary, one with the History Channel."
#76
Betting on Zero
4.0
(1)
"“Betting on Zero” the Herbalife documentary."
#77
Rocketmen
4.0
(1)
"Rocketmen, doc about the US manned space program."
#78
The Kings and Queens of Scotland
3.0
(1)
"The Kings and Queens of Scotland by Timothy Venning is also a good starter but is also a bit dry."
#79
Mob Archaeologists
2.0
(1)
"Stay away from all the docs on the early mafia. They repeat the myth that Maranzano created the structure of the mafia."
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