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10 Documentaries You Need To See

See these and you'll never see things the same way again.

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See these, and you'll never look at things the same way again.

1. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

A documentary, directed by Alex Gibney, that dissects the inner workings of the infamous church, its notable "church" goers and its sinister secrets, which all began by seedy science fiction writer, L. Ron Hubbard.

2. Grizzly Man

Directed by Werner Herzog, this documentary follows the days (and last days) of naturalist and bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, who was attacked and killed by the very bear he was studying in Alaska in 2003.

3. Room 237

Rodney Asch dissects and analyzes the process of creating Kubrick's 1980 eerie adaptation of horror writer Stephen King's novel, "The Shining."

4. Jim: The James Foley Story

A heartbreaking documentary about the frontline journalist and video reporter who was killed by ISIS in August 2014. It sheds light on his childhood and will to report what others were to afraid to.

5. Jesus Camp


The terrifying look at the brainwashing of a camp of children in an Evangelical community.

6. The Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens)


The 1935 documentary by Leni Riefenstahl has been crowned "The Father of Propaganda." It chronicles the uprising of Adolf Hitler, and his gradual takeover of Germany and his goal to build up the Third Reich.

7. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck


Produced by his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, comes the detailed and tragic look at the life of the troubled but incredibly talented Nirvana frontman, from his early days of childhood to his untimely death in 1994 in Seattle, Washington.

8. David Bowie - Five Years


Made three years prior to Bowie's death, this documentary analyzes the singer's ability and talent of being a chameleon by morphing into different styles of music.

9. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

This documentary takes a look at those involved in Bulger's crimes in Southie, and who it has effected.

10. The Cove

The gruesome documentary that sheds light on and exposes something we need to be aware of--the slaughter of dolphins by Japanese fishermen.

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