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No End in Sight

No End in Sight

2007 · Charles Ferguson

IndieDocumentaryWar
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Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2007 · Brett Morgen

IndieDocumentaryAnimationHistory
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
IndieDocumentaryBiographyMusic
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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
IndieDocumentarySport
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Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

2006 · Chris Paine

IndieDocumentary
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Gonzo

Gonzo

2008 · Alex Gibney

IndieDocumentaryBiographyMusic
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The Heart of the Game

The Heart of the Game

2005 · Ward Serrill

IndieDocumentarySport
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Fuel

Fuel

2008 · Joshua Tickell

IndieDocumentary
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Why We Fight

Why We Fight

2005 · Eugene Jarecki

IndieDocumentaryHistoryWar
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Earth

Earth

2007 · Alastair Fothergill

Documentary
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Control Room

Control Room

2004 · Jehane Noujaim

IndieWorldDocumentary
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In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004 · Jessica Yu

IndieDocumentaryBiography
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Sicko

Sicko

2007 · Michael Moore

IndieDocumentaryDrama
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Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996 · Al Pacino

IndieDocumentaryDrama
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The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

1988 · Errol Morris

IndieDocumentaryCrime
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You Can See Everything

You Can See Everything

2026 · Nathan Fielder

IndieDocumentaryBiography
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Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
DocumentaryBiography
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Cantona

Cantona

2026 · Ben Nicholas

DocumentaryBiographySport
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