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50 fabulous documentary films, covering hard politics through to music, money and films that never were...
Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, we’ve never had better access to documentaries. A whole new audience can discover that these real life stories are just as thrilling, entertaining, and incredible as the latest big-budget blockbuster. What’s more, they’re all true too. But with a new found glut of them comes the ever more impossible choice, what’s worth your time? Below is my pick of the 50 best modern feature length documentaries.
I’ve defined modern as being from 2000 onwards, which means some of the greatest documentaries ever made will not feature here. I’m looking at you Hoop Dreams.
50. McConkey (2013)
d. Rob Bruce, Scott Gaffney, Murray Wais, Steve Winter, David Zieff
Shane McConkey was an extreme skier and Base jumper who lived life on the edge, and very much to the full.
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50 fabulous documentary films, covering hard politics through to music, money and films that never were...
Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, we’ve never had better access to documentaries. A whole new audience can discover that these real life stories are just as thrilling, entertaining, and incredible as the latest big-budget blockbuster. What’s more, they’re all true too. But with a new found glut of them comes the ever more impossible choice, what’s worth your time? Below is my pick of the 50 best modern feature length documentaries.
I’ve defined modern as being from 2000 onwards, which means some of the greatest documentaries ever made will not feature here. I’m looking at you Hoop Dreams.
50. McConkey (2013)
d. Rob Bruce, Scott Gaffney, Murray Wais, Steve Winter, David Zieff
Shane McConkey was an extreme skier and Base jumper who lived life on the edge, and very much to the full.
- 11/12/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Music Box Films has bought all USA rights, excluding TV, to director Nadav Schirman's documentary "The Green Prince" from Submarine and Global Screen. Winner of the Sundance Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary section, the German/Israeli/British co-production examines one of Israel's prized intelligence sources, also the son of a Hamas leader. Under code name "The Green Prince," Mosab Hassan Youssef drifts from Hamas and becomes a spy for Israel security service Shin Bet, inciting a gripping series of events involving betrayal, tough choices and friendship gone awry. Schirman's previous films include "In the Dark Room" and "The Champagne Spy," which got him a European Film Award nomination in 2007. Hollywood Reporter called "Green Prince" an "emotional" and "incredible story." Release date forthcoming.
- 3/26/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Music Box Films has acquired all U.S. rights (excluding TV) to Nadav Schirman's spy thriller “The Green Prince,” it was announced Wednesday by Submarine and Global Screen. Music Box Films will release the documentary theatrically later this year so the “The Green Prince will qualify for Academy Award consideration. “The Green Prince” is a real-life thriller that tells the story of one of Israel's prized intelligence sources, the son of a top Hamas leader. Under the code name “The Green Prince,” Mosab Hassan Youssef becomes disenchanted by the practices of Hamas as a young man and decides to spy for Shin Bet,...
- 3/26/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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