50 Documentaries to See Before You Die

As a lover of TV and Movies this post is kind of an add on to an already existing list I have created called “26 Movies of the Alphabet” where you must watch a new movie starting with each letter of the alphabet. I have recently watched three documentaries and after sharing them with others this list was brought to my attention. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I’m just looking for something different and informative to watch so this list is perfect.

Movies that I’ve seen are crossed out. Movies with a * can be streamed FREE with an Amazon Prime Membership. I’m sure many of these are also available on Netflix or Hulu Plus.

50. Spellbound (2003)

49. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)

48. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)*

47. One Day in September (1999)

46. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998)

45. Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years (1988)

44. Burma VJ (2008)

43. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)

42. Catfish (2010)

41. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

40. When We Were Kings (1996)

39. Biggie and Tupac (2002)

38. March of the Penguins (2005)

37. Inside Job (2010)

36. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

35. Paragraph 175 (2000)

34. My Brother’s Keeper (1992)*

33. Tongues Untied (1989)

32. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

31. Jesus Camp (2006)*

30. Farenheit 9/11 (2004)

29. Man on Wire (2008)*

28. Gasland (2010)

27. Tarnation (2003)

26. Murderball (2005)

25. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)*

24. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

23. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)

22. Shut Up & Sing (2006)

21. Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)*

20. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

19. Touching the Void (2003)*

18. Food, Inc. (2008)*

17. Street Fight (2005)

16. Bus 174 (2002)

15. Crumb (1994)

14. Dark Days (2000)

13. The Fog of War (2003)

12. Bowling For Columbine (2002)

11. Paris Is Burning (1990)

10. Grizzly Man (2005)

9. Trouble the Water (2008)

8. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

7. The Celluloid Closet (1995)

6. The War Room (1993)

5. Super Size Me (2004)

4. Waltz with Bashir (2008)

3. Roger and Me (1989)*

2. The Thin Blue Line (1988)*

1. Hoop Dreams (1994)

 

Source: Top 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die

 

Here are some additional documentaries that others have recommended.

• First Descent
• Forks Over Knives
• Tapped
• Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

 

Here are some additional documentaries that I have watched and recommend.

• 180 South*
• All I Can
• Blue Gold: World Water Wars*
• Extreme
• Fat Head* (Watch Super Size Me first)
• Fat Sick & Nearly Dead*
• King Corn*
• Hungry For Change*
• Sicko
• Step Into Liquid
• Super Size Me (Watch Fat Head First)
• Super High Me
• The Art of Flight

 

How many of these have you seen?

Do you have any more that should be added to this list? If so, leave them in the comments below.