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Ranker's Documentaries About Movies That Are Better Than the Actual Movies

"For a particular subset of nerd, there's nothing better than movies about movies, specifically documentaries on movies that show the nightmare behind creating a piece of art. Documentaries about making a film reveal the story within a story and offer a new insight into not only the process of building something from the ground up, but also offer a catharsis for the people involved. It lets them create a horcrux in which they can forever hold their 30 (or 400) days in Hell. Be it kismet, or a canny producer, many documentaries better than their subjects exist in the world and the films on this list are the best of the best when comes to movies about movies that are better than the movies they're about. While you wrap your brain around that sentence, prepare yourself for the movie (movie) marathon you're about to undertake." - ranker.com
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Inside Deep Throat (2005)
Inside Deep Throat (2005)
82%6.7
2
American Movie (1999)
American Movie (1999)
94%7.9
3
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
94%7.3
4
Popatopolis (2009)
Popatopolis (2009)
7.0
5
Best Worst Movie (2009)
Best Worst Movie (2009)
94%7.3
6
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
100%7.5
7
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
92%7.4
8
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
9
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
98%8.0
10
That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000)
7.5
11
Overnight (2003)
Overnight (2003)
78%7.1
12
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
100%8.6
13
The Chair (TV Series) (2014)
The Chair (TV Series) (2014)
14
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
100%8.1
15
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
8.5
16
Raiders! (2015)
Raiders! (2015)
91%6.9
17
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2014)
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2014)
100%7.7
18
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (2014)
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (2014)
58%6.5
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