What are some must-see documentaries you recommend?

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I'm looking for something that's eye opening, thought provoking, and mind blowing.
Please don't post about UFO and Alien crap....something along the lines of CitizenFour (which is one documentary I'm looking forward to watching), something real.
 
The Men Who Stare At Goats
pretty close to what you asked not to post about BUT it's pretty mind blowing.
It's based on a book by Jon Ronson about the U.S. Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal (thank you wikipedia)
 
Inside Job
Inside Job is a 2010 documentary film about the late-2000s financial crisis directed by Charles H. Ferguson. The film is described by Ferguson as being about "the systemic corruption of the United States by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption."[3] In five parts, the film explores how changes in the policy environment and banking practices helped create the financial crisis.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/
 
BBC - How to live to 101 years

Can't remember the exact title but something along those lines
 
if you can find it,

the real hustle, scams that are so brazen, and in your face and even if you got 20 eyes and your paranoid you wont catch.

megafactories, any one will show you just how many things need to come together for one simple thing....... coca cola for one.

air crash investigations--- how the most mundane things bring down a airplane, not to watch if your afraid of flying :D

Ch4.Unreported.World. Carjack.City---showing the world from a UK perspective how messed up SA is

history channel modern marvels--- only got the one for disneyworld, but its so interesting if you've never been there,
(how they make an opel corsa drive backwards at 100KM/H and where all the trash goes after you throw it away).

and finally an australian edition of highway patrol, how a police force should be run, how they dont take SH*t from anybody,
for minor things in SA a quick bribe and your on your way, there in AU locked up or suspended licence for really small things like not having ID with you

just something to make you really love documentaries
 
my kids enjoy the BBC documentaries with Dinosaurs.

The more graphical (lots of blood and lots of killing) the better.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Hi OP.

Here is a thread that might help you out.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/270813-Documentaries

As I posted in this thread, check out three classics from Jeremy Clarkson.
War Stories: The Victoria Cross for Valour
War Stories: The Greatest raid of all (<--- BRILLIANT!!)
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster.
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Wow thanks, this completes my search...that list will keep me going for a long time, minus a few I've already watched and ones I just won't.
 
Earthlings is a 2005 documentary film about humanity's use of animals as pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and for scientific research. The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, features music by Moby, was directed by Shaun Monson, and was co-produced by Maggie Q, all of whom are practicing vegans.
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Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner.[3] The film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. The film is narrated by Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser.
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Fed Up is a 2014 American documentary film directed, written and produced by Stephanie Soechtig.[1] The film focuses on the causes of obesity in the US, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of "Big Sugar" in blocking attempts to enact effective policies to address the issue.
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The Cove is a 2009 documentary film that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan. It was awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010. The film is a call to action to halt mass dolphin kills, change Japanese fishing practices, and to inform and educate the public about the risks, and increasing hazard, of mercury poisoning from dolphin meat. The film is told from an ocean conservationist's point of view. The film highlights the fact that the number of dolphins killed in the Taiji dolphin drive hunting is several times greater than the number of whales killed in the Antarctic, and claims that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan every year by the country's whaling industry. The migrating dolphins are herded into a cove where they are netted and killed by means of spears and knives over the side of small fishing boats. The film argues that dolphin hunting as practiced in Japan is unnecessary and cruel.
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Blackfish is a 2013 documentary directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for wider release.

Blackfish focuses on Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld, and the controversy over captive killer whales.
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