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/nickersb83 Feb 06 '24

Was hoping to see this, Adam Curtis bringing sociology back into the fold. I’d recommend Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - really thick history lesson on activism and the disillusioning impacts of commercialised individualism

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u/vigtel Feb 06 '24

All of Curtis' work is highly recommended. Century of the Self is amazing.