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Neshoba: The Price of Freedom (2008), 16 Shots (2019), Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014), The Fight (2020), The Art of Political Murder (2019), The Thin Blue Line (1988), The Brandon Teena Story (1998) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Neshoba: The Price of Freedom (2008)

Neshoba: The Price of Freedom (2008)

8.8/10 Documentary

Filmmakers Micki Dickoff and Tony Pagano chronicle the successful efforts to retry Edgar Ray Killen for masterminding the killing of three young civil-rights workers in 1964 Mississippi.

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16 Shots (2019)

16 Shots (2019)

7.1/10 Documentary

A documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

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Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)

6.5/10 Documentary

A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality TV was born. Pulsating with sex, drugs, betrayal, and murder, the trial inspired 20 years of television shows, book...Read all

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The Fight (2020)

The Fight (2020)

6.3/10 Documentary

The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens laid down their l...Read all

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The Art of Political Murder (2019)

The Art of Political Murder (2019)

10.0/10 Documentary

An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.

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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

8.0/10 Documentary

A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.

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The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

7.1/10 Documentary

Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.

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Dark Circle (1982)

Dark Circle (1982)

10.0/10 Documentary

Filmmakers Judy Irving, Chris Beaver and Ruth Landy use interviews and archival footage to denounce nuclear weapons and power plants.

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Long Night's Journey Into Day (2000)

Long Night's Journey Into Day (2000)

9.4/10 Documentary

Following the end of apartheid in South Africa during the 1990s, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to pursue social justice, and this acclaimed documentary focuses on some of the stories that emerged from the organization's cases. Although renowned leader Bishop Desmond Tutu appears, the film focuses primarily on everyday people, both white and black, who committed appalling crimes during apartheid and came to the commission seeking forgiveness.

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The Corporation (2003)

The Corporation (2003)

8.9/10 Documentary

Filmmakers Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott examine the concept of the corporation and its role in society.

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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

8.3/10 Documentary

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

Hoop Dreams (1994)

8.3/10 Documentary, Drama

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

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The Corporation (2003)

The Corporation (2003)

8.0/10 Documentary

Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.

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West of Memphis (2012)

West of Memphis (2012)

7.9/10 Documentary, Crime, Drama

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

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I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

7.9/10 Documentary

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)

7.9/10 Documentary

Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed him into a leading figure of the 1960s counterculture. This is his story.

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Mugabe and the White African (2009)

Mugabe and the White African (2009)

7.8/10 Documentary

An intimate and moving account of one family's extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming injustice and brutality.

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I Am Evidence (2017)

I Am Evidence (2017)

7.6/10 Documentary

An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.

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