Instead of binge-watching "Gossip Girl" for the millionth time, try some of these interesting Netflix documentaries instead! You're guaranteed to learn something new.
1. "Hot Girls Wanted"
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade-- and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
2. "Somm"
Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.
3. "Jesus Camp"
Jesus Camp follows several young children as they prepare to attend a summer camp where the kids will get their daily dose of evangelical Christianity. Footage from inside the camp shows young children weeping and wailing as they promise to stop their sinning. Child after child is driven to tears. Juxtapose these scenes with clips from a more moderate Christian radio host (who is appalled by such tactics), and Jesus Camp seems to pose a clear question: are these children being brainwashed?
4. "Sexy Baby"
An ex adult film star, a 12 year old girl, and a 22 year old who yearns for "normal" private parts, are chronicled in this thought provoking documentary about how porn, social media, and pop culture affect women and girls.
5. "Mortified Nation"
Adults share their most embarrassing teenage writings and art in front of total strangers at Mortified stage shows across the country, as the filmmakers explore what the show's popularity says about all of us.
6. "Hotline"
"Hotline" is a feature length documentary about the intense connections made between strangers over the telephone, and explores these anonymous conversations people are often too hesitant to have with the people closest to them. From crisis centers to psychics and sex workers, this documentary eavesdrops on the inner-workings of hotlines and puts faces to the voice on the other end of the line.
7. "Killer Legends"
8. "Salinger"
An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.
9. "Harmontown"
A documentary that follows Dan Harmon on tour for his podcast series after he was fired from Community in 2012.
Now go give your brain some much needed exercise!
