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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/MetzoPaino on 2025-06-17 17:36:05+00:00.


I recently watched Ronin (1998), which ends implying that De Niro’s character saves the Good Friday agreement by killing a rogue IRA agent

Afterwards I was left wanting to understand more about The Troubles and I remembered having watched a documentary that I thought was very good, but I can’t remember its name!

It’s not Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History or Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, which I’ve just recently watched and are very good.

Here’s what I remember: * I watched it over 5 years ago. I think probably close to 10 years ago as it was after a visit to Belfast in 2015 * I think I watched it on YouTube, but it was a multipart upload of a broadcast documentary * It felt very long and very detailed. Almost like it was to The Troubles what The World At War doc was to WW2 * I don’t know if it was old, or the YouTube quality was low * I believe it went into some of the famous characters of The Troubles, as it introduced me to Brendan Hughes and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/da91392 on 2025-06-16 16:54:27+00:00.


I need a new documentary to watch, but it seems like I've watched everything in my preferred niche. Below is a list of documentaries I've enjoyed, broken into a rough tier list. Most fall under the "true crime" umbrella, but I'm not interested in documentaries that glorify the perpetrators, are overly sensationalized/exploitative or involved unsolved cases. Please recommend me new docs to watch based on what I enjoy.

Top Tier

  • The Jinx
  • The Imposter
  • The Pharmacist
  • Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults
  • Wild Wild Country
  • Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
  • Crazy Love
  • Life With Murder
  • Tickled
  • The Staircase
  • Dear Zachary
  • Fox Hollow Murders
  • How To Fix A Drug Scandal
  • Exhibit A
  • Athlete A
  • Paul T Goldman
  • Abducted in Plain Sight
  • The Girl In The Picture
  • Tabloid
  • The Confession Killer

Mid Tier

  • Capturing the Friedmans
  • American Murder: Family Next Door
  • I Love You, Now Die
  • American Nightmare
  • Mommy Dead and Dearest
  • I’ll Be Gone In The Dark
  • Amanda Knox
  • Evil Genius
  • Making a Murderer
  • The Queen of Versailles
  • Tiger King
  • Don’t Fuck With Cats
  • 30 for 30: The Price of Gold
  • Stolen Youth (sarah lawrence)
  • There’s Something Wring With Aunt Diane

Lower Tier

  • Murdaugh: Southern Scandal
  • Fyre Fest
  • Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
  • Surviving R. Kelly
  • Blackfish
  • The Woman Who Wasn’t There
  • Three Identical Strangers
  • Chimp Crazy
  • TallHotBlonde
  • Under The Sun
  • MarWenCol
  • The Family I Had
  • The Killer Nanny
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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/sarnobat on 2025-06-09 18:30:33+00:00.


Not so much about the technology or local trucks, but the truck drivers that go across the country.

I know there are general documentaries about truckers, but I'm more interested in how they handle the packages.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/ahothabeth on 2025-06-15 00:04:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/atamawaruidesuka on 2025-06-13 12:49:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/EarthlingSil on 2025-06-12 05:41:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/icelandiccubicle20 on 2025-06-10 09:50:43+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/IAmArique on 2025-06-09 23:28:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/MercilessJew on 2025-06-05 15:49:35+00:00.


Looking for recommendations for documentaries on the origins of humans, in the vein of Planet Earth or Life on Our Planet, but more focused on the evolution of humans. Thanks in advance!

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/beastmastah_64 on 2025-06-08 16:05:19+00:00.

Original Title: Tamil Genocide Documentary Part 2 | Grief-Stricken Winds: The Tamil Struggle Buried by the World (Pt. 2/3 - War) | Docuseries on the ongoing systematic acts of physical violence and cultural erasure committed against the Tamil population in Sri Lanka and the War crimes in Civil War (2025) [02:44:10]

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/UltraInstinctChomsky on 2025-06-05 12:26:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/yarblls on 2025-06-04 16:14:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/OccasionallyReddit on 2025-06-04 11:18:48+00:00.

Original Title: Louis Theroux, The Settlers (2025) - Louis Theroux meets a leading figure head of the Settler movement and experiences whats it's like for a Palestinian Living in their own Country under Israeli occupation [0:62:00]

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/funkyflowergirlca on 2025-06-03 19:45:57+00:00.

Original Title: Chasing Childhood (2020) – What happens when kids never learn to fail? This urgent documentary reveals how overparenting and the loss of free play are fueling a mental health crisis in youth. The freedom kids lost is costing them their future. [01:19:35]

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/Monrai on 2025-06-02 20:02:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/icelandiccubicle20 on 2025-06-01 19:45:15+00:00.


Directed by Ed Winters.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/sortaitchy on 2025-06-01 14:36:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/theamdboy on 2025-05-30 02:29:18+00:00.


The Documentary goes through the ties between Turkish and Azeri denial of the Armenian Genocide and how that effects the modern day conflict and war crimes committed by Azerbaijan. Also goes into the U.S. reaction and ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan and how some U.S. officals are corrupt. Also does a good job of having many scholars and actual heartbreaking stories from the survivors of many disasters. Also helps explain what genocide and is and what genocide denial looks like around the world

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/urtext on 2025-05-27 01:31:40+00:00.


Hi all,

My partner Rose and I started producing this indie doc in 2023. We traveled America, creating a portrait of America by looking at repurposed old Pizza Hut buildings across America. We also interviewed the OG founder of Pizza Hut, Dan Carney, to parallel his story with the many others who started their dreams in these iconic buildings.

We've been on the film festival circuit since October, and are finally able to release the film globally for streaming tonight. You can buy the film from sliceoflifedoc.com , or rent/buy from Amazon Prime Video in most countries. We've also created some collector's edition Blu-rays for purchase.

We are completely independent, self funded filmmakers. Our previous films, 'Barbecue' (2017) and 'We Don't Deserve Dogs' (2020) found their audiences by the community of r/documentaries generously allowing us to share our projects and help reach a larger audience.

I'll comment below with a bunch of coupon codes to watch the film for free. And if anyone has any questions, we'd be more than happy to share our story.

We're so insanely proud to share this project, and hope that you enjoy the film!

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/saddetective87 on 2025-05-26 19:03:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/saddetective87 on 2025-05-22 06:33:55+00:00.

Original Title: Stooges: the men behind the mayhem (2023) - The Three Stooges have been entertaining fans with their riotous brand of slapstick insanity for generations! This is their true, uncensored story. [01:03:11]

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/TheSanityInspector on 2025-05-24 17:33:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/the_turn on 2025-05-24 11:26:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/UnscheduledCalendar on 2025-05-22 21:23:12+00:00.

Original Title: Iran: Murder for hire (2025) - BBC Eye Investigations has been following the plots across Turkey, Britain, and North America - uncovering a chilling connection between Iranian security forces and international criminal networks [00:30:08]

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The original was posted on /r/documentaries by /u/saddetective87 on 2025-05-22 05:50:01+00:00.

Original Title: How the Vikings became brutal Norman Kings (2025) - In this two part series, Dr Eleanor Janega sets off across Normandy to discover who this band of rugged warriors, settlers and rulers were. [01:53:04]

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