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Red Army

Red Army

2014 · Gabe Polsky

IndieDocumentaryBiographyHistory
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Amy

Amy

2015 · Asif Kapadia

IndieDocumentaryBiographyMusic
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Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier

2013 · John Maloof

IndieDocumentaryBiographyHistory
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Dirty Wars

Dirty Wars

2013 · Rick Rowley

IndieDocumentaryCrimeHistory
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The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

2012 · Ken Burns

IndieDocumentaryCrimeHistory
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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
Documentary
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West of Memphis

West of Memphis

2012 · Amy Berg

IndieDocumentaryCrime
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The Invisible War

The Invisible War

2012 · Kirby Dick

IndieDocumentaryCrime
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
IndieDocumentary
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We Steal Secrets

We Steal Secrets

2013 · Alex Gibney

Documentary
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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
IndieDocumentaryBiographyCrime
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Enemies of the People

Enemies of the People

2009 · Rob Lemkin

IndieDocumentaryCrimeHistory
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Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

2010 · Stanley Nelson

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GasLand

GasLand

2010 · Josh Fox

IndieDocumentary
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Nostalgia for the Light

Nostalgia for the Light

2010 · Patricio Guzmán

IndieWorldDocumentary
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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
IndieDocumentaryBiography
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Good Hair

Good Hair

2009 · Jeff Stilson

IndieDocumentaryComedy
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The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2006 · Richard Berge

DocumentaryHistoryWar
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