I know what you're thinking—two hours of a monotone voice boring you to death. That's what I initially thought of when someone mentioned the word "documentaries." But after binge-watching pretty much every show on Netflix, I finally decided to take a look around in the documentary genre. Boy, have I been missing out all this time! In case you were wondering, documentaries don't suck. Why watch fictional movies about a guy who went off his rocker and went crazy when you can watch a real life story of it?
Documentaries are better than movies because they have that extra '"ear factor"...they're true. So get comfy, pull up Netflix on your laptop and start streaming these movies.
"Tabloid"
A film by one of America's top documentary filmmakers, Errol Morris, revolves around a scandalous, outrageous story of the former-beauty-queen-gone-crazy, Joyce McKinney, who was accused of kidnapping and raping an American Mormon missionary in England, also known as the "love of her life." The documentary focuses on interviews with Joyce McKinney herself, and how the media handled this scandal in 1977. If you want a story about a woman that's delusional, hit play now.
"Making A Murderer"
You've all probably heard of this one by now. Filmed over the course of ten years, this documentary follows the case of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man exonerated after 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, only to end up back behind bars. This series is a Netflix original that you just can't help but binge-watch.
"Imposter"
WARNING: watch this either in the middle of the day or with all the lights on because it is extremely creepy and scary. Seriously. People say it's scarier than most horror movies. In 1997, French con-artist Frederic Bourdin impersonated a sixteen year old from Texas named Nicholas Barclay, who had disappeared in '94 when he was thirteen. Although Bourdin was much older than Barclay, had a French accent, and no resemblance to the child, he somehow managed to trick Barclay's whole family into believing it was their son. How is this possible? Why would he do this? How did no one realize? Well...that's the mystery.
"The Hunting Ground"
A documentary that all young women should watch. Did you know that a startling one in four girls in college will experience sexual assault? This documentary covers the testimonies and stories of young women who have experienced rape during college and what lengths the universities will go to to cover it up. These victims have come together to become activists for this cause and have created a strong, groundbreaking documentary that everyone should watch and be aware of.
"All Good Things"
Although this isn't a documentary, it is inspired by a true story (the documentary that you can watch about this isn't on Netflix but you can stream online - "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst"). One of the most notorious, unsolved missing persons cases in New York, this movie is a love story and a murder mystery. After the disappearance of his wife, David Marks (in reality is Robert Durst), was suspected but never tried for the killing of his wife, who is still not to be found. Later, the truth is revealed. After this movie came out, Robert Durst contacted the director because he loved the film so much and offered to be interviewed by him, which led to the making of The Jinx (if you watch All Good Things, you have to watch The Jinx right after).
"Cropsey"
What started as an investigation of a fictitious legend about a boogeyman in Staten Island leads into the investigation of Andre Rand, a convicted child kidnapper and the disappearance of five children.
