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Timeout's 52 Best Documentaries of All Time

TimeOut's list description: The best documentaries not only teach us something about the world we live in, but they interrogate our beliefs, help us understand experiences that are unlike our own, anger us with stories of inequality, and reveal untold truths about the world. (If they win an Oscar or two along the way, all the better.) A brilliant documentary can turn audiences into activists; it can awaken, alarm and amuse.
Of course, sometimes all you want to watch is an action movie or a romantic comedy. But for those times when you are in the mood for a documentary, we've compiled an exhaustive list of some essential documentary films you absolutely need to see. Featuring the likes of Man on Wire, An Inconvenient Truth, Grey Gardens and Fahrenheit 9/11, here are our picks of the best documentaries ever made.
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Sans Soleil (1983)
Sans Soleil (1983)
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The Thin Blue Line (1988)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
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Night and Fog (1955)
Night and Fog (1955)
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Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
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Dont Look Back (1967)
Dont Look Back (1967)
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The War Game (1965)
The War Game (1965)
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Nanook of the North (1922)
Nanook of the North (1922)
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Roger & Me (1989)
Roger & Me (1989)
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Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
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Salesman (1969)
Salesman (1969)
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Grizzly Man (2005)
Grizzly Man (2005)
13
Triumph of the Will (1935)
Triumph of the Will (1935)
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Hearts and Minds (1974)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
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Crumb (1994)
Crumb (1994)
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Titicut Follies (1967)
Titicut Follies (1967)
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Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
18
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
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The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk
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Lake of Fire (2006)
Lake of Fire (2006)
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Gimme Shelter (1970)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
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Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
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Collective (2020)
Collective (2020)
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High School (1968)
High School (1968)
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Empire (1964)
Empire (1964)
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In the Year of the Pig (1969)
In the Year of the Pig (1969)
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
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The Gleaners & I (2000)
The Gleaners & I (2000)
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Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
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For Sama (2019)
For Sama (2019)
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Grey Gardens (1975)
Grey Gardens (1975)
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Woodstock (1970)
Woodstock (1970)
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
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The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
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The Up Series (1964)
The Up Series (1964)
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Sherman's March (1985)
Sherman's March (1985)
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Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
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Burden of Dreams (1982)
Burden of Dreams (1982)
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Point of Order! (1964)
Point of Order! (1964)
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