20 overlooked Netflix documentaries that you need to watch
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Last month, IndieWire listed the 50 overlooked indie movies you must stream on Netflix. One thing that became clear while curating that list was how Netflix has become the streaming destination for the best of the documentary genre.
From documentaries that blur the line between reality and fiction to crowd-pleasing character studies, there’s so many options for documentaries on Netflix it can be hard to pick which title to stream.
Major docs like “The Look of Silence,” “Man on Wire,” and “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” are obvious picks, but so are the following 20 titles, all of which deserve more eyeballs.
"All These Sleepless Nights" (2016)
"All These Sleepless Nights” is a mesmerizing, free-floating odyssey that winds its way through a hazy year in the molten lives of two Polish twentysomethings. It’s an unclassifiable wonder that obscures the divide between fiction and documentary until the distinction is ultimately irrelevant. IndieWire recently named it one of the best documentaries of the 21st century.
"The Armor of Light" (2015)
"The Armor of Light” follows Reverend Rob Schenck, an anti-abortion Evangelical minister who speaks out against gun violence in America, specifically targeting the enthusiasm that the Christian community has for gun culture. By taking the thoughtful character study approach, director Abigail Disney searches for common ground among opposing views while shining a light on the relationship between religion and the NRA.
"Best of Enemies" (2015)
Morgan Neville teams with Robert Gordon for this exciting look at the televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley in 1968. While the film digs beneath the political climate of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, the directors ultimately triumph by exploring how the debates turned broadcast television into a powerhouse tool for public discourse.
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