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2007-03-16 02:46:48 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Your enjoyment of a documentary will probably be somewhat impacted by your interest in its subject matter...but with that caveat, there are many out there that are well made enough that they can be enjoyed without much prior knowledge. Just the other night I saw "Into Great Silence," a wonderfully meditative and visual look at a Carthusian monastery with almost no talking for 2 1/2 hours! On the other end of the spectrum, "Who Gets to Call It Art" is a really engaging, non-linear look at the pop art movement in the 60's, and is quite entertaining even for those who are not pop art fans. If you are looking for something more socially relevant and uplifting, "The Heart of the Game" is a really inspirational look at a girl's basketball team and all their on and off the court drama. So there's a start - documentaries are just like any other kind of movie, with great stories and production, and not such great stories and production...so get out there and start watching so you can form your own opinions!
2007-03-16 02:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by poohmeg20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winged Migration
Super-Size Me
March of the Penguins
Spellbound
An Inconvenient Truth
This Film is Not Yet Rated
Startup.com
Wordplay
2007-03-16 09:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Film Jedi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not really much of a documentary guy, but I hear An Inconvenient Truth was good. Probably the last documentary I saw and liked was Hoop Dreams.
2007-03-16 09:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by thuglife 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Super Size Me - about McDonalds, fast food and obesity
Spellbound - about spelling competitions
Grizzly Man - about a man killed whilst researching bears
Farenheit 9/11 - about September 11, Bush & terrorism
An Inconvenient Truth - about Global warming
Bowling for Columbine - about the Columbine School shooting.
The Awful Truth - series on DVD by Michael Moore
2007-03-16 10:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Super Size Me
Crumb
Hearts and Minds
Harlan County USA
Hoop Dreams
Hearts of Darkness
An Inconvenient Truth
Roger and Me
2007-03-16 10:07:31 · answer #5 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with all the suggestions, especially Lost in lamancha, and hearts of darkness. My two favorite. But i was surprised no one mentioned "Dark Dayz". It's a documentary about the homless that lived under the streets in the old abandoned train tunnels. It's truly amazing, especially the little featurette on the making of it. Go see it. Genius.
2007-03-16 12:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by u2king13 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Murderball
2007-03-16 09:51:06 · answer #7 · answered by The Misanthrope 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the best:
capturing the friedmans
also excellent:
control room
deliver us from evil
the fog of war
mayor of sunset strip
spellbound
wal mart - high cost of low prices
why we fight
wordplay
49 up
2007-03-16 14:55:56 · answer #8 · answered by Delores on the dotted line 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
farenheight 9-11
2007-03-16 09:52:18 · answer #9 · answered by xenrielle1 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Very insightful!!!
2007-03-16 09:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by SanPatrick 0305 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋