Documentary Recommendations reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 114 Reddit reviews across 29 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best Documentary Recommendations brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MovieSuggestions, r/FundieSnarkUncensored, r/bigfoot, r/Documentaries, r/dancarlin. Top-rated brands include YouTube (4.5/5), Small Town Monsters (4.0/5), The World at War (5.0/5).
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Reviews114
Subreddits29
Posts31
Brands90
Products26
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#1
YouTube
4.5
(8)
"I have watched these dozens of time and will keep doing so. They are just so compelling."
"Fantastic channel with fantastic content."
"I love anything Small Town Monsters has done!"
"There is a massive amount of volume of sightings/compilations and they’re absolutely brilliant!"
"Has some great cryptid docs."
"They make a lot of really good zoological/cryptozoological videos."
"Welcome to Hell doc on YouTube about Memphis rap"
"I’ve started watching The Sitdown with Jeff Nadu on YouTube."
#2
Small Town Monsters
4.0
(4)
"Small Town Monsters and Mountain Beast Mysteries are good. Of those two, I definitely prefer STM."
"Seconding SMT. They've also done docos on Dogman, Mothman, Flatwoods Monster and many others."
"Anything by Small Town Monsters. You will find them on YouTube."
"Has a good number of bigfoot documentaries and shows available."
#3
The World at War
5.0
(3)
"And of course The world at war"
"The World At War"
"The world at war is the absolute best you're gonna get tons of interviews with people in important positions."
#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
Netflix
4.7
(3)
"Encounters, on Netflix. Excellent. Real stuff, no BS."
"4 episodes of undeniable UFO experiences."
"The Crown (Netflix) is apparently a good watch, and true-ish to historical events."
#6
Shoah
5.0
(2)
"Shoah"
"Shoah"
#7
WW2
5.0
(2)
"There’s another one called WW2 from the frontlines which is really really good as well."
"WW2 from space is fairly recent and one of my favs."
#8
Ken Burns
5.0
(2)
"The war (Ken burns) is great albeit compact from the american perspective."
"You need to watch Ken Burns’ latest documentary on public television. Leonardo. Absolutely brilliant."
#9
BBC
5.0
(2)
"The story of Ireland by Fergal Keane (BBC) is a great documentary series on Irish history."
"Peaky Blinders is unbeatable as sitcoms go, also unique in its perspective."
#10
Andy Goldsworthy
5.0
(2)
"The other is Leaning into the wind, both are lovely."
"There are two really good documentaries on Andy Goldsworthy one called Rivers and Tides."
#11
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."
#12
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."
#13
Savior Complex
4.0
(2)
"Not all of the following ar necessarily fundie, but they are about the toxic side of the evangelical Christianity…Savior Complex, Hillsong: A mega church exposed, Let us Prey (all on Max), God Forbid, The Secrets of Hillsong, Under the Banner of Heaven (all on Hulu)."
"There is one on HBO Max called Savior Complex. It's very eye-opening but sad at the same time."
#14
Fundie Fridays
5.0
(1)
"Fundie Fridays is fantastic. If you come from a fundie background though lots of trigger warnings."
#15
Number 24
5.0
(1)
"Just finished Number 24 about the Norwegian resitance in ww2, based on real people and real events. Not a documentary, a movie, and at the end they show the real photos of those portrayed in the movie. Absolutely perfectly done and emotional. On Netflix now."
#16
Band of Brothers
5.0
(1)
"Of course Band of Brothers and also The Pacific"
#17
The Pacific
5.0
(1)
"Of course Band of Brothers and also The Pacific"
#18
Night and Fog
5.0
(1)
"Night and Fog"
#19
A Flash of Beauty, Sasquatch Revealed
5.0
(1)
"If you haven't watched : '[A Flash of Beauty, Sasquatch Revealed] ', do yourself a favor and watch it now. Far superior to the over produced 'TV Documentaries'."
#20
The US and the Holocaust
5.0
(1)
"The US and the Holocaust"
#21
WWII in Color
5.0
(1)
"WWII In color. Watched through that like 3 times."
#22
Defunctland
5.0
(1)
"Defunctland makes not just some of the best YouTube docs, but some of the best docs in general I've ever seen."
#23
Earthstorm
5.0
(1)
"Earthstorm on netflix is amazing"
#24
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
5.0
(1)
"Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief"
#25
Hot Girls Wanted
5.0
(1)
"Can’t recommend Hot Girls Wanted enough, it’s what I’ve been telling people to watch instead of Anora."
#26
Kelly Chase
5.0
(1)
"Have you watched cosmosis yet? It’s done by Kelly Chase (UFO Rabbit Hole) and Jay Christopher King."
#27
Black Watch Snipers
5.0
(1)
"From a Canadian, Black Watch Snipers is really well done."
#28
Ruby Ridge
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Ruby Ridge and then Oklahoma City"
#29
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
5.0
(1)
"Waco: The Rules of Engagement is a good doc from the late 90s also"
#30
Every Knee Shall Bow: The Truth and Tragedy of Ruby Ridge
5.0
(1)
""Every Knee Shall Bow: The Truth and Tragedy of Ruby Ridge" by Jess Walter is very good also."
#31
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."
#32
Menendez Brothers
5.0
(1)
"If you are into crime documentaries than I would recommend Menendez brothers and The Dahmer documentary."
#33
The Act of Killing
5.0
(1)
"The Act of Killing"
#34
Fantastic Fungi
5.0
(1)
"Fantastic fungi"
#35
Flint's Deadly Water
5.0
(1)
"Recently watched flints deadly water you can try"
#36
Chernobyl
5.0
(1)
"Chernobyl. It’s one of the finest documentaries ever made."
#37
E.H. Carr
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend reading 'Twilight of the Comintern, 1930-1935' (E.H. Carr, 1982)"
#38
Kings and Generals
5.0
(1)
"Kings and generals is a good channel on Youtube."
#39
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
5.0
(1)
"Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives"
#40
The Legacy of J Dilla
5.0
(1)
"The Legacy of J Dilla"
#41
Wu-Tang: Mics and Men
5.0
(1)
"Wu Tang Mics and Men"
#42
Churchill at War
5.0
(1)
"Currently watching Churchill at War on Netflix. It is GREAT."
#43
Seduced: Life After NXIVM
5.0
(1)
"“Seduced: Life after NXIVM” is wild! It’s about India Oxenberg leaving the NXIVM cult and her last couple years inside."
#44
The Way Down
4.0
(1)
"The Way Down about Gwen Shamblin"
#45
Eldorado
4.0
(1)
"Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023)"
#46
Adam Curtis
4.0
(1)
"Check out anything made by Adam Curtis for the BBC, maybe starting with HyperNormalisation"
#47
Salish Sasquatch
4.0
(1)
"I love Salish Sasquatch on Youtube atm. Lots of interviews with people who have had encounters."
#48
A Flash of Beauty
4.0
(1)
"Also, A Flash of Beauty has some great interviews on too"
#49
建军大业
4.0
(1)
"建军大业"
#50
Hillsong Docs
4.0
(1)
"The Hillsong Docs are evangelical but very good too."
#51
Pray Away
4.0
(1)
"Pray Away on Netflix is about conversion therapy and centres on several people who were big in the movement and claimed to have been turned straight for Jesus."
#52
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
4.0
(1)
"Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey"
#53
Mother God
4.0
(1)
"Mother God on Max"
#54
Breath of Fire
4.0
(1)
"Breath of Fire about a Kundalini yoga cult."
#55
Jesus Camp
4.0
(1)
"Jesus Camp"
#56
Holy Hell
4.0
(1)
"Holy Hell"
#57
The Mission
4.0
(1)
"The Mission (national geographic docu)"
#58
Hitler's Secret Science
4.0
(1)
"Hitler's Secret Science (2010)"
#59
The Liberation Men
4.0
(1)
"The Liberation Men (2024)"
#60
Downfall
4.0
(1)
"Downfall (2004)"
#61
Hitler: A Strategy of Failure
4.0
(1)
"Hitler: A Strategy Of Failure (2013)"
#62
Survivors of Malmedy: December 1944
4.0
(1)
"Survivors Of Malmedy: December 1944 (2018)"
#63
The Ritchie Boys
4.0
(1)
"The Ritchie Boys (2004)"
#64
Lancaster
4.0
(1)
"Lancaster (2022)"
#65
Surviving Hitler's Mad Doctors
4.0
(1)
"Surviving Hitler's Mad Doctors (2022)"
#66
Exodus Cry
4.0
(1)
"Anything from Exodus Cry is amazingly well done and they have many."
#67
Brain, Heart, World
4.0
(1)
"Brain, Heart, World"
#68
In the Eye of the Storm
4.0
(1)
"In the eye of the storm on hbo max"
#69
建国大事
4.0
(1)
"There are a number of movies 建国大事"
#70
House
4.0
(1)
"Good medical drama"
#71
The China History Podcast
4.0
(1)
"The China History Podcast is very good."
#72
Cunk on Empire
4.0
(1)
"The “Cunk on Empire” series. While it’s a parody documentary, and hilarious, the Cunk character interviews real historians who give solid answers about the British Empire."
#73
The Rest is History
4.0
(1)
"The Rest is History has a great multi part series on the British East India Company which is part of the story."
#74
Empire Podcast
4.0
(1)
"I've very much enjoyed Empire Podcast. The first 50 or so episodes cover British colonialism in India."
#75
History Hit
4.0
(1)
"Pretty much anything on the British Isles, Dan Snow and his channel History Hit is gonna be the go to"
#76
Battlefield Britain
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed Battlefield Britain with Peter and Dan Snow. You can find it on YouTube."
#77
Amazon Prime
4.0
(1)
"Features some crazy Bigfoot encounters"
#78
Storming Juno
4.0
(1)
"Storming Juno (2011)"
#79
One Fighting Irishman
4.0
(1)
"One Fighting Irishman"
#80
Body in the Snow
4.0
(1)
"But a good starter documentary I think is Body in the Snow on Max/Id"
#81
Keep Sweet
4.0
(1)
"Keep Sweet"
#82
Seth Andrews
4.0
(1)
"*Deconverted* (book) by Seth Andrews"
#83
JetAirPlanetV
4.0
(1)
"Im currently watching jetairplanetv Daniel’s denial series to comprehend the incidents with a bit more “depth”."
#84
Philomena
4.0
(1)
"I recommend *[Philomena](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431286/)*."
#85
Unorthodox
4.0
(1)
"*[Unorthodox](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9815454/)* is very good but it's in 4 parts totaling about 4 hours."
#86
Freakonomics
4.0
(1)
"They turned Freakonomics into a movie about 10 years ago. That would be an easy introduction to the main concepts."
#87
Chariots of the Gods
4.0
(1)
"Chariots of the Gods"
#88
Missing 411
4.0
(1)
"Missing 411: The Hunted"
#89
Mr Ballen
4.0
(1)
"Mr Ballen on YouTube has a few."
#90
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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