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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What's the best documentary you've ever seen?

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"What's the best documentary you've ever seen?"

Planet Earth or the old World at War series. For me.

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

bitter lake

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

"What's the best documentary you've ever seen?

Planet Earth or the old World at War series. For me. "

Those are my goto's as well. But I can just remember the forerunner to Planet Earth: The World About Us which I had to sit through and hated on a Sunday night with my parents, along with the news.

Now I will happily watch only the news and nature progs. It's a funny old world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Office

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

I don't know about best, but The Cove is heartbreaking and one that's had huge impact on my view

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By *nozdraMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

World at War takes some beating, incredible attention to detail and interviews with a lot of the major figures of WW2

Sportswise - When We Were Kings

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By *ake_or_deathMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Island Of Lost Souls about the making of the 1996 film version of Island Of Dr Moreau starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. The most bizarre production ever. Follow it up with Burden Of Dreams - another film doc, this time about Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo which is equally unbelievable.

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By *andV4044Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Not sure about the best, but I’ve recently enjoyed watching Chimp Empire on Netflix.

Seeing some of the close up, slow motion shots of their behaviours, facial expressions and emotion in their eyes really made me realise how sentient and not-so distant from us they are.

We’d do well to remember more often, that earth does not simply belong to human beings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh there was something on Netflix on mushrooms/fungi in a forest - it was spectacular - both the informative commentary and the stunning cinematography

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What's the best documentary you've ever seen?

Planet Earth or the old World at War series. For me. "

Totally agree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Lost Pirate Kingdom..

It's on Netflix.

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

Two of my favourites are,

The Last Dance

My Octopus Teacher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

World at War has to be the documentary but which all others are measured, making it the best ever.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

The entire Chef’s Table series/franchise is incredible. Every episode a winner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

World at War

Once Upon a Tine in Iraq

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cocaine cowboys.

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By *illingToHelpMan
over a year ago

Oldham or South Shore

Most things by Adam Curtis.

Bitter Lake

Hypernormalisation

The 13th, on Netflix is a good one.

Stealing Africa, on YouTube, is an unexpected slap in the face on the real cost of consumption. Follow that one up by reading Cobalt Red: How The Blood Of The Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara.

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By *hrek101Man
over a year ago

Herts

Particularly relevant now..US and the Holocaust

I am not Your Negro, about James Baldwin

The Theroux one on Scientology

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By *0ng0 furyMan
over a year ago

Birkenhead

adam curtis "traumazone"

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"Two of my favourites are,

The Last Dance

My Octopus Teacher "

I can go with that.Also World at War

Anything with Attenborough

Most Netflix crime ones

Just watched the Robbie Williams one. Used to like the guy and I get he is troubled but fuck me I thought it was poorly put together and poor. I never really liked the Beckham's as a couple but their documentary (his really) was excellent and I'm not even a massive football fan.

Ditto Drive to Survive. F1 bores the tits off me. The series is outstanding.

Basketball same - Last Dance superb.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Dominion (2018)

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By *udandBryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston

Big Narstie Real Game of Thrones - though we are understandably biased...

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

The World at War. Peerless.

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

“Last breath” was the one I really liked.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"“Last breath” was the one I really liked."

Was lucky enough to watch that here in a local cinema with the director and he had a Q and A sesh after. Quality.

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

"“Last breath” was the one I really liked.

Was lucky enough to watch that here in a local cinema with the director and he had a Q and A sesh after. Quality."

Awesome. I’d like that but only watched on Netflix. Still captivating though.

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

On a similar note, “The Deepest Breath” is also very good.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"I don't know about best, but The Cove is heartbreaking and one that's had huge impact on my view"

I've not heard of that ... is it on a catchup service?

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By *rankie bricksMan
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

World at war in colour.

Some things never change

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

“Anyplace but here” is also quite haunting.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"“Last breath” was the one I really liked.

Was lucky enough to watch that here in a local cinema with the director and he had a Q and A sesh after. Quality.

Awesome. I’d like that but only watched on Netflix. Still captivating though. "

It was mainly full of oileys asking tech questions but still obv good

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"“Last breath” was the one I really liked.

Was lucky enough to watch that here in a local cinema with the director and he had a Q and A sesh after. Quality.

Awesome. I’d like that but only watched on Netflix. Still captivating though.

It was mainly full of oileys asking tech questions but still obv good"

Most of the mountain climbing ones that are out there are brilliant. Again. Not into MC lol

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I don't know about best, but The Cove is heartbreaking and one that's had huge impact on my view

I've not heard of that ... is it on a catchup service?"

It's a one off documentary film, about a Japanese cove and the dolphin hunting/slaughter that happens there.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"I don't know about best, but The Cove is heartbreaking and one that's had huge impact on my view

I've not heard of that ... is it on a catchup service?

It's a one off documentary film, about a Japanese cove and the dolphin hunting/slaughter that happens there. "
That sounds very much like I will cry at it... Will have to see if I can find it

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

"Oh there was something on Netflix on mushrooms/fungi in a forest - it was spectacular - both the informative commentary and the stunning cinematography "

I love fungi, that documentary is beautifully shot! I agree.

For me though Blue Planet mainly bc of the challenges of filming in this conditions.

Plus I got to go in a helicopter with a BBC team when they were scouting out the Cape of Good Hope when I lived in South Africa. Never got to meet Attenborough though

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Chernobyl.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I don't know what the best is but I want to give a shout-out to The Long Road to War, which is on Netflix, about what led to the First World War. It's extremely good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heart of Darkness. ( The making of apocalypse now) it was better than the actual film

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By *riental_brit_studMan
over a year ago

London

Spinal Tap

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By *erces LetiferMan
over a year ago

Somewhere off the edge of the map... 'ere there be monsters

This Film is Not Yet Rated by Kirby Dick

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

My Octopus Teacher was the best. But also enjoyed The Deepest Breath

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The inglorious bastard s of baseball... You don't need to like our understand baseball, it's such a human story... Amazing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get Back

Beatles documentary on Netflix or Amazon prime

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By *ion2005Man
over a year ago

stevenage

"I don't know what the best is but I want to give a shout-out to The Long Road to War, which is on Netflix, about what led to the First World War. It's extremely good."

There's also the 1964 BBC series The Great War .. with plenty of veteran interviews...It's the WW1 equivalent to the WW2 'World at War'

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

Tiger King

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Last Waltz

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By *ldgeezermeMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

Two by Ken Burns:

The Vietnam war

The American civil war

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Icarus

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By *ohnSwingsSurreyMan
over a year ago

Horley

My Octopus Teacher

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By *ddie1966Man
over a year ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

"Spinal Tap"

Yup.

This Is Spinal Tap.

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Going Clear was quite the watch!

Mrs TMN x

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

Touching the Void

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

Cosmos with Carl Sagan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

District 9 for sure

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

"Spinal Tap

Yup.

This Is Spinal Tap."

Isn't that more of a Rockumentary?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh there was something on Netflix on mushrooms/fungi in a forest - it was spectacular - both the informative commentary and the stunning cinematography "

It’s called Fantastic fungi and it blew my mind as well, stunning visuals

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

"Touching the Void

The book is great too!

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By *each_PittWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

Nick Broomfield takes some beating.

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia and Capturing the Friedmans are 2 I watched back to back and they blew my mind.

Paradise Lost and the subsequent follow ups are outstanding but a lot to take if you watch the full series like I did. The makers of it made 1 called Brothers Keeper that is also quite shocking.

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By *oah VailMan
over a year ago

Dover

The Ascent of Man.

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By *unInTheSun80sCouple
over a year ago

Costa Del Sol

Ted bundy on netflix. Yes i am aware a woman liking serial killer docs is like a chicken watching Masterchef

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

Ken burns has made several, but the "civil war " about America's war with itself is great and moving

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'Bulgaria's Abandoned Children' watched it around 15 years ago yet still has an impact on me when I think about it now.

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

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By *hrek101Man
over a year ago

Herts

"Icarus "

Good shout that was brilliant

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

An interview with Robert MacNamara by Errol Morris called 'The Fog of War' - fascinating and portentous. I think it won an Oscar for best documentary.

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By *0ng0 furyMan
over a year ago

Birkenhead

"cave of forgotten dreams" werner herzog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actually, I retire my Last Waltz and replace it with Sea Spiracy. That was very eye opening and I recommend it highly. R

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

American Made with Tom Cruise

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By *octor ProdMan
over a year ago

working Overseas

Free Solo and the Deepest Breath are two of my non-Natural History documentaries

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Free Solo is nuts!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dig! Is pretty damn good

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

World at War,great narration by Olivier.

Anything by Ken Burns.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

One which always sticks in my mind was from the 1970’s and featured a team of ghost hunters staying overnight in Borley church with audio equipment…

It was delightfully creepy

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By *hriscooperMan
over a year ago

Warrington

Coopers treasure... Or hunting Hitler..

Both mind blowing for different ways.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Icarus. Journo investigates doping in sport.

Starts off with cycling, ends up with an entire nation getting banned for systemic cheating.

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By *0ng0 furyMan
over a year ago

Birkenhead

"Dig! Is pretty damn good "

yep. brilliant!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Civil War by Ken Burns.

Pretty much anything by Ken Burns really.

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By *xmcdTV/TS
over a year ago

Wrexham

"What's the best documentary you've ever seen?"

World at war

Bowling for columbine

Super size me

They shall not grow old

Senna

Koyaanisqatsi

Fahrenheit 9/11

Revealed: the hunt for bin laden

The seven five

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By *oinerbillMan
over a year ago

warrington

Any recent ones I could watch this week on catch up please

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By *heekyDemandCouple
over a year ago

Leicester

Based on what is happening in America right now, The Handmaid's Tale is a documentary.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

If we are talking old School the most powerful documentary I've seen is an Eye of the Storm documentary featuring Jane Elliot and her Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes experiment she conducted in her class the day after Martin Luther King's assassination.

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By *r1dayMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

Animals are beautiful people....watched it when I was a kid and laughed my socks off still think it's quite funny today.

The animals getting d*unk and then the monkey the next morning is brilliant.

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