The Century of the Self: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s
The Mystery of the Gnome Homes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLoBWpiOczQ
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2xz5fs
Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
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#12The Secret Life Of Waves. It made me think differently about life, the universe and the nature of complex systems.
I also found The Brain with David Eagleman a series that gave me revelations about all sorts of things.
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#13Quincy - just out on Netflix about Quincy Jones. What a fascinating life he's had. Watched it with a smile on my face the whole time.
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#14Somm and The Imposter. Somm delves into the lives of a few guys as they study for their sommelier exam. You get to see how intense this niche of the world is. I won’t spoil anything about The Imposter, but definitely check out a trailer. It’s about a boy that goes missing and is found much later.
I thought Somm was over the top, even cringeworthy at times. Somm 2 was actually enjoyable and I'm looking forward to their third film.
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#15Gettysburg by Ken Burns. The best thing I've ever seen on TV.
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#16The World at War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War
It's a BBC series that chronicles the second world war. It was made in the 1970s and features interviews with the people who were actually there. I really recommend everybody watch it at least once in their life.
I think you can find it on YouTube.
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#17The Vietnam War: A film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
I watch it on Netflix. It is an even handed look of the war from both sides. It was so good. Be prepared to get angry and to cry.
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#18A few I've seen recently:
1. Vietnam series by Ken Burns 2. Icarus 3. Barca Dreams
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#19A movie about the wine industry and fraud, Sour Grapes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sour_grapes_2016/
If you want to do long dives anything by Ken Burns, baseball is a classic: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/
A documentary about Napster directed by not Keanu of Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure, Downloaded: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2033981/
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#20Netflix’ Icarus had me on the edge of my seat. Details the Russian doping scandal.