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1. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

8.2

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Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum

Votes: 7,396

2. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

8.8

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80 Metascore

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,379

3. The Janes (2022)

101 min | Documentary

7.6

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81 Metascore

Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.

Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes | Stars: Abby, Judith Arcana, Heather Booth, Richard J. Daley

Votes: 1,488

4. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)

Documentary, History

7.3

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In history, one hundred days has frequently been all the time needed to cause a defining moment, or to absorb the shattering impact of a great event. "The 100 Days" is a dramatic series ... See full summary »

Stars: Jessica Douglas-Henry, Richard John Evans, Louise Kettle, Amin Saikal

Votes: 7

5. Decades That Defined Us (2022)

45 min | Documentary

7.1

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This series takes the viewer on a journey through the sixties, seventies, and eighties through archive footage, and recorded testimony of the time, as we rediscover the decades that defined us.

Star: Tom Ward

Votes: 12

6. Jeonwoo (2010)

History, War

7.8

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Presents the lives, adventures and struggles of 9 South Korean soldiers during their missions during the Korean War.

Stars: Choi Su-jong, Kim Roe-ha, Im Won-hee, Nam Sung-jin

Votes: 60

7. Murdered: The Baby on the Beach (2023 TV Special)

Documentary, Crime

6.6

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Investigating the "Kerry babies" case - the events that unfolded when a murdered baby was found in rural Kerry, Ireland in 1984.

Directors: David Harvey, Daniel Browne | Stars: Ger Colleran, Diarmaid Ferriter, Gerry O'Carroll, Ailbhe Smyth

Votes: 35

8. Silent Storm (2003)

90 min | Documentary, History

8.2

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In 2001 tons of ashed human bones were found in Melbourne, contaminated by Strontium 90, a toxic residue of nuclear weapon tests in Australia and around the world.

Director: Peter Butt | Stars: Paula Arundell, Bille Brown, Penny Brabin, Peter Burns

Votes: 20