Can someone recommend me some good Documentaries?

[1lobo1]

The Fog of War

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Another vote for King of Kong - Fistful of Quarters

The Cove (warning, you will hate seaworld after seeing this one)

 

[Danwar]

All of these are on netflix:

Senna
Best Worst Movie
Craigslist Joe
Running the Sahara
180 south
30 days ( Tv series )
Religulous
Indie Game

 

[ManyBeers]

The Bridge-Golden Gate bridge suicides

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

if you like like motorcycles
long way down
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Down
faster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster_(2003_film)
to the limit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Limit_(2007_film)

if you like snowboarding
art of flight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Flight

working out
bigger, faster, stronger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigger,_Stronger,_Faster

like games:
indie game the movie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_Game:_The_Movie

 

[brianmanahan]

i dont think anyone appreciates how much efort went into this picture

 

[Carson Dyle]

Stuff like -

'I shouldn't be alive'
'Bizarre foods with Andrew Zim'
'24 Hours A&E'
'Life savers'
'16 kids and counting'
'Embarrassing bodies'


It can be anything. I'm really bored.

It's not humanly possible to be THAT bored.

 

[Printer Bandit]

aistbat smf?

 

[brianmanahan]

aistbat smf?

weird does it not show the image on imgur?

 

[Cappuccino]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
I will watch 'king of kong' first. However, does anyone know where I could watch it for free? I can't find it anywhere

 

[JamesV]

Stuff like -
...

Those are reality TV shows, not documentaries. There's a whole buttload of that crap on Netflix, every single cable channel, and all over YouTube.

I watch a lot of docs, so if you are interested, here's a quick list (no people bitching at each other though, you might not like it) :

In the Garden of Sounds - Amazing blind teacher helps kids.
ESPN 30 for 30 series - some great sports stories
A Matter of Taste - interesting chef spotlight over many years.
A Man Named Pearl - awesome story about a black guy that neighbors complained didn't keep up his yard, so now his yard is like a King's topiary garden.
Exit Through the Gift Shop - graffiti doc
Triage - see what a true caring doctor can do
Life in a Day - Clips from thousands sent in from around the world, showing a full day in pieces from various people's lives.
Under Our Skin - about Lyme disease; saved my life
The Civilian Conservation Core - PBS special; very good.

Most should be on Netflix.

 

[jhansman]

Thin Blue Line
Searching for Sugarman
Riding Giants

Ditto on Fog of War

 

[Carson Dyle]

How about some TV documentary mini-series...

Battle of Hood and Bismark (BBC4, 2 parts)
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (5 episodes)
World War II in Colour and HD (Discovery, 13 parts)
The Vietname War with Walter Cronkite (CBS News, 12 parts)
James Burke's Connections 1, 2 and 3 (3 series, 40 parts)
Hatfields & McCoys (History, 3 parts)
Survivors of Stalingrad (Discovery, 3 parts)
Seven Ages of Rock (BBC, 7 parts)

Any of Ken Burns' series, but Baseball and Jazz in particular.

Have you ever visited the DokuWiki site? Try the 'Random Page' link if you're bored.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Trinity and Beyond

The smartest guys in the room

:thumbsup: Both of those are excellent.

I am a sucker for history and sailing so this is a top IMO too and just a great story of surviving against all the odds. Really an amazing story.

The Endurance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264578/

 

[JoetheLion]

I am saddened that nobody really recommended some of the greatest documentaries of mankind such as:

Baraka
Samsara
Kovaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Nagoyqatsi

 

[Ichinisan]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
I will watch 'king of kong' first. However, does anyone know where I could watch it for free? I can't find it anywhere

Not on Netflix anymore

$3.99 to rent on iTunes.

 

[sportage]

Some below were on Netflix, or full shows on youtube.

Crash of 1929 - (stocks and greed MUST SEE)
the gift, bug chasing - (very disturbing)
grand central station - (building of ny grand central station)
radium city - (factory ladies painting clock dials with radioactive material, and their health)
summer of love - (hippies/love to drugs and despair. how the party of love went bad)
surviving the dust bowl
Tupperware! - (the empire and the religion. fascinating behind the scenes docu MUST SEE)
riding the rails - (another fascinating docu about hobos, kids, women after the depression MUST SEE)

 

[Cappuccino]

Just finish watching 'King of Kong' wow, it was good
I give it a 8.5/10. I recommend!

Now I'm watching 'Indie Game: The Movie'.

 

[Ichinisan]

Just finish watching 'King of Kong' wow, it was good
I give it a 8.5/10. I recommend!

Now I'm watching 'Indie Game: The Movie'.

If you like KoK, you'll also enjoy Ecstasy of Order. Anandtech forums' very own Arkaign is the Tetris master, "Thor."

 

[WiseUp216]

If you like KoK

Who doesn't love KoK?

 

[Ichinisan]

Who doesn't love KoK?

You saw what I did there. :sneaky:

 

[Craig234]

I am saddened that nobody really recommended some of the greatest documentaries of mankind such as:

Baraka
Samsara
Kovaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Nagoyqatsi

I have those last 3, they are pretty great, but only appeal to some people.

 

[Cappuccino]

Just finish watching 'Indie Game: The Movie'. Meh.. I prefer KoK better

Anyway. I'm gonna watch Food Inc now.

Keep suggesting guys!

 

[Ichinisan]

Just finish watching 'Indie Game: The Movie'. Meh.. I prefer KoK better

Anyway. I'm gonna watch Food Inc now.

Keep suggesting guys!

Did you see this one?

If you like KoK, you'll also enjoy Ecstasy of Order. Anandtech forums' very own Arkaign is the Tetris master, "Thor."

 

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