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100 Worthwhile Documentary Movies - Part 1

A list of 100 worthwhile documentaries I've seen and recommend. There may be a part two, and possibly parts three and four.
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1
Nanook of the North (1922)
Nanook of the North (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
4
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
5
The House Is Black (1963)
The House Is Black (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Dont Look Back (1967)
Dont Look Back (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Titicut Follies (1967)
Titicut Follies (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
High School (1968)
High School (1968)
9
Monterey Pop (1968)
Monterey Pop (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Why Man Creates (1968)
Why Man Creates (1968)
11
Salesman (1969)
Salesman (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Woodstock (1970)
Woodstock (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Manson (1973)
Manson (1973)
15
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
16
That's Entertainment! (1974)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Pumping Iron (1977)
Pumping Iron (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
19
Gates of Heaven (1978)
Gates of Heaven (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
20
Scared Straight! (1978)
Scared Straight! (1978)
21
The Last Waltz (1978)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Burden of Dreams (1982)
Burden of Dreams (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
24
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
26
Roger & Me (1989)
Roger & Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
Paris Is Burning (1990)
Paris Is Burning (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
29
Crumb (1994)
Crumb (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
Frank and Ollie (1995)
Frank and Ollie (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
32
Microcosmos (1996)
Microcosmos (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
35
The Magic of Flight (1996)
The Magic of Flight (1996)
36
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
37
American Movie (1999)
American Movie (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
38
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
39
The Sweatbox (2002)
The Sweatbox (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
40
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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