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13 Documentaries
Thirteen documentaries that don't feel like homework. Incredible people, strange true stories and real events that are often harder to believe than anything a screenwriter could invent.
About these picks
- Free Solo
- Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to free solo climb El Capitan's 3,000-foot vertical rock face without a rope.
- The Rescue
- A dramatic account of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, where a Thai soccer team became trapped deep underground.
- Senna
- The life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna, charting his rise to Formula One greatness.
- Amy
- A powerful documentary delving into the life, music, and untimely death of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- Apollo 11
- An immersive look at the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, featuring newly discovered archival footage and audio recordings.
- Man on Wire
- A look at Philippe Petit's daring 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
- Searching for Sugar Man
- Two South African fans try to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of their musical hero, Sixto Rodriguez.
- Three Identical Strangers
- Three identical triplets, separated at birth, discover each other by chance at 19, revealing a deeper, disturbing secret.
- Fire of Love
- The extraordinary love story of two French volcanologists, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died doing what they loved.
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi
- A documentary profiling Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old sushi master, and his relentless pursuit of perfection in his tiny, world-renowned Tokyo restaurant.
- Icarus
- When a filmmaker uncovers a massive international doping scandal involving Russia, he finds himself in a high-stakes geopolitical thriller.
- Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- An intimate look at the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the children's television show 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'.
- 13th
- Filmmakers explore the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the nation's prisons, where the majority of inmates are African-American.