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Below, our list of the best documentaries of 2024.
Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
Emma Specter
How to watch: Stream it onNetflix.
Erik Morse
How to watch: Stream onApple TV,Prime Video,Tubi, orYouTube.
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How to watch: Stream onApple TVorPrime Video.
Photo: Martin DiCicco / Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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How to watch: Stream onApple TV,Prime Video, orYouTube.
Hamilton relays the stories behind some of his most famous photogenic subjects, from Lou Reed to Alfred Hitchcock.
It also includes excerpts fromPallenbergs unpublished memoir,voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
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How to watch: Stream onNetflix.
The reason behind the supposed cheat?
The American governments desire to wield soft power over the Russians through cultural export.
Her most unusual story is told through archival recordings, home movies, animation, and family interviews.
Corey Seymour
How to watch: Stream onPrime Video.
A treasure trove for both film scholars and lovers of mid-century cinema.
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How to watch: Stream it onApple TV,Prime Video, orYouTube.
The one-of-a-kind Patrice Jetter faced various forms of bullying and abuse over the course of her life.
Butbecause of the inanity of US law, they cannot get married without losing their disability benefits.
An invigorating, inspiring, and deeply moving film.
Chloe Schama
How to watch: Stream it onHulu.
The resulttechnically for adults, but decidedly kid-friendlyis knowingly odd.
(Just be open, Lego Williams urges a skeptical Lego Neville early in the film.)
This one was made to hit different.
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How to watch: Stream viaGathr.
Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the countrys outdated judicial and societal systems.
(And all of this in just 68 minutes!)
How to watch: Stream onMubi,Apple TV, orPrime Video.
A top-flight artist by any measure (he even designed his own stage wardrobe!
(His debut album,Never Too Much, remains an unqualified classic.)
