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Fire in the Night is a gripping account of the Piper Alpha disaster. It mixes interviews with very realistic dramatic reconstructions and video shot from rescue ships.
Spoiler alert: You will get a lump in your throat as you watch. |
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When They See Us - about the central park 5
A Band Called Death - before punk/sex pistols/the Ramones there was these guys
The Cleaners - about the people who review social media FB posts and what to share and not to share.
I am a huge docu fan; PM for any recommendations. |
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"When They See Us - about the central park 5
A Band Called Death - before punk/sex pistols/the Ramones there was these guys
The Cleaners - about the people who review social media FB posts and what to share and not to share.
I am a huge docu fan; PM for any recommendations. "
When They See Us was superb x |
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"The curse of oak island. Brilliant"
Fucking love this. When is the new series? I cannot wait. It's actually driving me slightly edgy that I don't know what's down the fucking shafts!
I NEED to know!
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"Got Netflix?
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Yes I have Netflix "
There was one about a prison that was fucking great, I'll see if I can find it
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First and last
Making a murderer is defo worth watching too
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"I'm a few episodes into surviving R Kelly and my mind is blown
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Making a murder was excellent, there supposedly making part 3 and a reports come out that someone’s admitted to killing the women in question so can’t wait to see what comes of that, but you’ve seen it you know how corrupt it is. |
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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago
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"I know it's always trotted out on these threads, but Black Fish is worth a watch.
What’s that one about? "
It's about captive killer whales who end up killing their trainers. Interesting stuff. |
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"I'm a few episodes into surviving R Kelly and my mind is blown
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Making a murder was excellent, there supposedly making part 3 and a reports come out that someone’s admitted to killing the women in question so can’t wait to see what comes of that, but you’ve seen it you know how corrupt it is. "
Oh god, the way his nephew was treated is just heartbreaking. He's clearly vulnerable. So so sad.
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"I'm a few episodes into surviving R Kelly and my mind is blown
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Making a murder was excellent, there supposedly making part 3 and a reports come out that someone’s admitted to killing the women in question so can’t wait to see what comes of that, but you’ve seen it you know how corrupt it is.
Oh god, the way his nephew was treated is just heartbreaking. He's clearly vulnerable. So so sad.
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Oh my god, making a murderer, best doc ever, so clearly a stitch up but just highlights the corruption of law in America, due to their state system. Both should be freed immediately. Its heartbreaking |
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By *rygveMan
over a year ago
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"I know it's always trotted out on these threads, but Black Fish is worth a watch.
What’s that one about?
It's about captive killer whales who end up killing their trainers. Interesting stuff. "
Think I’ll give that a watch. Ta |
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"When They See Us - about the central park 5
A Band Called Death - before punk/sex pistols/the Ramones there was these guys
The Cleaners - about the people who review social media FB posts and what to share and not to share.
Operation Odessa
I am a huge docu fan; PM for any recommendations. "
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Two more I've thought of:
"This is Anvil" about the band that ALMOST were the biggest metal band on the planet. It's very human and surprisingly moving.
"The House I Live In" about America's so-called War on Drugs and some of the consequences of - and perhaps less-than-noble motivations for the maintenance of - that. It's quite difficult to watch but sometimes the most important things are. |
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"There's a good on Netflix about flat-earthers. That's worth a watch. "
That’s on my list. Looks equally hilarious and kinda scary that people can be so dumb.
Fyre is excellent too - about the guy who tried to do the high end festival for all the rich kids, but was an absolute disaster.
If you like the crime docs like Making of a Murderer, American Vandal is a great spoof of the genre. |
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There's one called "Project Nim" that really stayed in my head.
It's about an experiment by scientists to raise a chimpanzee as a human being, with a surrogate human family.
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"I know it's always trotted out on these threads, but Black Fish is worth a watch.
What’s that one about?
It's about captive killer whales who end up killing their trainers. Interesting stuff. "
The cove
This is another
In Taiji, Japan, local fishermen hide a gruesome secret: the capture and slaughter of dolphins. Activist Ric O'Barry, who trained dolphins for the "Flipper" TV series, joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Ocean Preservation Society to expose the brutal practice, risking life and limb in the process.
On a slightly more cheerful tone, Pet fooled |
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Depends really i guess on your interests. Some good ones i have watched are
The 24 Hour War - About the battle between Ford and Ferrai during the 60's at Le Mans
TT Closer to the edge - About the 2010 Isle Of Man TT, mainly following Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, Connor Cummings and John Mcguiness.
Road - In a similar vain to closer to the edge but covers the Dunlop Family. Mainly Micheal and William and goes into the familys history at the TT and Irish Road racing in general. Sadly William was killed himself in an accident in a road race in 2018
The Vietnam War: A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick -- An extremely long doc series about 2 hours an episode but covers the history of the Vietnam war from 1958 to 1973. Has some extremely graphic footage though
Blackfish - Doc about Tilikum the Orca who killed 3 people while in captivity at SeaWorld.
Restrepo/Korengal - The film explores the year that Junger and Hetherington spent in Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair,embedded with the Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army in the Korangal Valley. The 2nd Platoon is depicted defending the outpost named after a platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campaign, PFC Juan Sebastián Restrepo, a Colombian-born naturalized U.S. citizen. Korengal is the sequal to Restrepo
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"Garbage Warrior"
About an eco-architect that builds houses out of glass bottles, discarded car tyres and stuff most people throw away. Some of his structures are stunning. He's been doing it since the 60s & it's about how he rises above the red tape & is now gaining recognition, after so long. |
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""Garbage Warrior"
About an eco-architect that builds houses out of glass bottles, discarded car tyres and stuff most people throw away. Some of his structures are stunning. He's been doing it since the 60s & it's about how he rises above the red tape & is now gaining recognition, after so long."
Sounds rubbish. |
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""Garbage Warrior"
About an eco-architect that builds houses out of glass bottles, discarded car tyres and stuff most people throw away. Some of his structures are stunning. He's been doing it since the 60s & it's about how he rises above the red tape & is now gaining recognition, after so long.
Sounds rubbish. "
-good one. |
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""Garbage Warrior"
About an eco-architect that builds houses out of glass bottles, discarded car tyres and stuff most people throw away. Some of his structures are stunning. He's been doing it since the 60s & it's about how he rises above the red tape & is now gaining recognition, after so long.
Sounds rubbish.
-good one."
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. He's brilliantly clever 
