Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by signalblur » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:55 PM UTC

I really enjoyed The Phenomenon if you're into UFO's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onEXmLX2ZZQ

Also this reddit post has a bunch of old UFO documentaries going back to the 50's before there was so much "Alien" and modern Scifi out for those that are interested in the topic. Really interesting:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOVHS/comments/nwxot9/ufovhs_colle...

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by tatoalo » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:57 PM UTC

I'm going to list just a few of the best I have seen so far:

- The Last Dance [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8420184/]

- Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13651632/]

- Indie Game: The Movie [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/]

- The Staircase [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388644/]

- Making a Murderer [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5189670/]

- Icarus [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333060/]

- Apollo 11 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760684/]

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by _fat_santa » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:57 PM UTC

gandalfgreybeer wrote: post #10

I haven’t checked the previous links but just going off the top of my head: - Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I watch it every now and then to inspire me about my craft. I want to go to Japan to try his food in the future. - Icarus, I suggest you go into this blind without knowing what it’s about. - The Barkley Marathons, this sort of got me into running. Edit: I just went into the older discussions about how there’s a dark si…

Icarus is possibly one of the most impactful documentaries of our generation. One of the few docs ive seen where direct and harsh action was taken in response to what the documentary showed.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by doo_daa » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:57 PM UTC

They Shall Not Grow Old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Shall_Not_Grow_Old

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by amelius » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:58 PM UTC

I don't like documentaries that much as most documentaries tend to paint a one-sided picture.

That said, the people they argue against generally also like to paint one-sided pictures.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by doo_daa » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 2:59 PM UTC

they Shall Not Grow Old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Shall_Not_Grow_Old

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by _fat_santa » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 3:00 PM UTC

ocbyc wrote: post #3

Operation Odessa

it's got one of my favorite lines in a documentary: "he said would you like nukes with your submarine, we sell those too". Russia in the 90's after the fall of the soviet union was a wild place.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by olddustytrail » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 3:00 PM UTC

AlphaGo. Surprising human and moving considering the subject matter.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 3:00 PM UTC

70jS8h5L wrote: post #9

I love documentaries, and these are my favourites. All very worth a watch. - The Crash Reel - McConkey - Buck - Apollo 11 - Carts of Darkness - The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia - Samsara - Baraka - Brooklyn Castle - Spellbound - Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - Crumb - The Jinx - The Art of Flight - King of Kong - Indie Game: The Movie - Capturing the Friedmans - OJ: Made in America - The Barkley Marat…

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Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?

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Post by westhom » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 3:01 PM UTC

gandalfgreybeer wrote: post #10

I haven’t checked the previous links but just going off the top of my head: - Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I watch it every now and then to inspire me about my craft. I want to go to Japan to try his food in the future. - Icarus, I suggest you go into this blind without knowing what it’s about. - The Barkley Marathons, this sort of got me into running. Edit: I just went into the older discussions about how there’s a dark si…

Another vote for Icarus, and also a vote for not reading anything about it.