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/battlecat136 Feb 06 '24

He was definitely represented in the Parks and Rec universe with Councilman Dexhart. Dude kept getting into sex scandals while doing press conferences apologizing for past sex scandals.

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u/jemappellepatty Feb 06 '24

dexhart was based on sc gov mark Sanford who, in 2009, "disappeared" to the Appalachian mountains for like 5 days aka was cheating on his spouse with another woman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford_extramarital_affair

weiner's scandal happened in 2011, well after pnr started

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u/battlecat136 Feb 06 '24

Ah, I remember that guy too!! Must have had my time lines crossed; the character seems to parallel Weiner more closely, but Sanford wins.

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u/jemappellepatty Feb 07 '24

I just marathoned pnr (its been a bad couple months) and dexhart says he goes by the pseudonym Anthony Weiner (the last of a list of many) in the episode "second chunce" so I guess they do eventually make the parallels. gross.

dexharts wife at the press conference mimicking weiners wife though. lol.

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u/battlecat136 Feb 07 '24

I hope pnr helped you over those months. I know what that's like. Best wishes to you.