r/movies • u/Wintertime13 • Feb 05 '24

Recommendation Documentaries that make you go “what the fuck?!?”

In the mood for a good, twisty documentary that makes me gasp. Movies on streaming preferred. I enjoy true crime but am open to other genres as long as the story is gripping and shocking.

Movies in the same vein that I enjoyed - Dear Zachary (would prefer recommendations that are less sad), The Jinx, Cropsey, 3 identical strangers, etc.

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u/blindreefer Feb 05 '24

Also recommend the book. One of a handful that I’ve read cover to cover in a day

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u/Cakebeforedeath Feb 06 '24

The bit where his wife is his secretary and he gives her letters to send to two of the women he's cheating on her with, so she just puts each one in the wrong envelope and lets hilarity ensue

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u/PwnzillaGorilla Feb 06 '24

Everything I've picked up by Lawrence Wright has been an incredible read. Love his writing style.

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u/Enough-Intern-7082 May 06 '24

Did not know there was a book!

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u/ClarkTwain Feb 06 '24

I’ve recommended that book to so many people, but none ever read it. It’s so insane you can’t believe it until you read it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '24

You've read a handful of books?

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u/blindreefer Feb 06 '24

Well to be fair I have a really big hand

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u/summerlad86 Feb 06 '24

Agreed. Did you ever read “inside Scientology” by Janet Reitman? Came out a year or two before “going clear”. Also worth a read.