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Time Out's 50 Best Documentaries of All Time
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As long as there are action movies, animated fantasies, comedies and wish fulfillment onscreen, audiences will also yearn for the truth—or something close to it. In arriving at Time Out New York's favorite documentaries (from all eras and countries), we bumped up against some thorny questions: What makes a documentary essential? Is it the political or social import? Its popularity? Can we allow for staged scenes? Or must we insist on pure vérité? How "real" is reality? We invite your own thoughts in response to our ranked list of the best documentaries of all time. (Documentaries listed in descending order, with the first entry (#1) on this list corresponding with the top, or #1, pick on Time Out's list.
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