Suggest a good documentary for me to watch

[KippyVonKipperson]

What's the best documentary you've ever watched? I'm running out of programmes to watch and hoping MN will inspire me.

Things I like are medical stuff, social issues, adventure stories, stories about people. If anyone has any recommendations please post, links too if you have them.

I watched Blackfish recently it's very good but quite sad.

The imposter
Sicko
Bowling for columbine
Grey gardens
Aileen Wurnous-life and death of a serial killer

qazc I was going to suggest that too so another vote for blackfish. Another suggestion www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3 the vice guide to north korea gives an insight into north korea (albeit from an american who is slightly annoying) - will be watching this thread for more suggestions as currently with a 5 week old baby and could do with some suggestions myself!

The up series is very good to and on YouTube.

The King of Kong. It's about a man trying to break the highest score for the Donkey Kong arcade game, bear with me, some of the people in it are unbelievable characters. It has some quite funny moments.

Gene I am gripped already!

Catfish!

If a tree falls.-about the Earth Liberation Front.
Sharkwater
An inconvenient truth
The cove
McLibel
all the Whale wars

last monday there was a doc about lionel bart on bbc four def recommend

medical stuff you can't beat monsters inside me!

The Tribe series

true life story films:

Into the wild
Touching the void

Senna
The Falling Man
Man on a Wire
Searching for sugarman.

Agree with Touching the void too.

Garbage Warrior -eco builder using 'rubbish' as materials.

The one with a camera trained on the golden gate bridge, think it might be called The Bridge. A bit voyeuristic but incredibly sad. It's there to film the people jumping of it.

Supersize Me
Anything by Michael Moore
Catfish

Grizzly Man

I wish I could see that Horizon documentary on Wild Swimming again.I had it recorded but it was deleted.
I love my documentaries...

Man on Wire is great.
Exit through the Giftshop is good too.

Anyone see that free climbing one?
Was it 'Don't look down' ?

It was brilliant.

Also,'the golden age of dogging' (I think it was called) caused quite a stir on here

Yes, that was great!

Grey Gardens is good.

Thanks everyone, there are so many suggestions here, wow, plenty to keep me occupied. When I wrote my OP I was thinking more along the lines of TV documentaries but the film suggestions look good so I'm going to check them out. Feel free to keep posting, I'll reciprocate with a list of my favourites too.

catfish - the original docu from 2010 not the spin off series - about an elaborate internet date hoax

14 Days in May about bid to save man on death row

If you like dancing and have Netflix I recommend:
First Position - kids' ballet competition
Every Little Step - about "A Chorus Line" and auditions for the 2008 revival

I totally agree with Touching the void - loved this one, has to be one of the best docs I’ve ever seen, also liked supersize me too, and have seen the catfish tv show, some of the stories on there are so odd

As promised, in return for all your suggestions here are some others I like, in case any of you are similar to me in your tastes! I haven’t checked all the links work though, but hopefully if not a quick google will find them. Apologies that it's a mammoth post....

The English Surgeon
Doc about a brain surgeon who goes to Ukraine to help – v interesting about the tough decisions involved
topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-english-surgeon/

Spellbound doc about the US national spelling bee competitions

Choosing to Die
One about euthanasia, presented by Terry Pratchett. Really thought provoking but quite shocking, as it films someone going to Dignitas in Switzerland to die
www.dailymotion.com/video/xnu340_terry-pratchett-choosing-to-die_shortfilms

The model agency about a top London model agency, the owner and the staff are great characters and an insight into their world. 7 episodes to watch too
www.channel4.com/programmes/the-model-agency/episode-guide

There was one I watched about Surrogacy in India, not sure of the name but was good, it was a doctor who ran this service and the bit I remember is her chatting on her mobile while performing a c-section. Someone here might remember the name.

Edge of Life – Louis Theroux. About end of life care in a US hospital, totally different to the UK
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0403s1n/Louis_Therouxs_LA_Stories_Edge_of_Life/

The September Issue about publishing, er, the September issue of Vogue. Such a cutthroat business

A home for Maisie Documentary about adoption for a little girl with a lot of challenges
www.dailymotion.com/video/x154fol_a-home-for-maisie_people

The science of seeing again A documentary presented by Katie Piper about sight restoration, using her own experiences as an example and also visiting others who have had ground breaking surgery
www.channel4.com/programmes/katie-the-science-of-seeing-again/4od

Death Row 3 episodes exploring the death penalty
www.channel4.com/programmes/death-row/episode-guide

Life and Death Row BBC documentary about death row, and each stage of the process (eg trial, appeals, execution. Don’t have the link for it though.

There was one about the Moulin Rouge show & the women who danced for it in Paris too, but I only saw a little bit and I can't remember what it was called, if anyone remembers I'd like to watch the whole thing

I'd vote for When We Were Kings. Don't be put off by the fact it's about boxing- specifically the Rumble in the Jungle. It's about so much more

Project Nim. I think that's what it's called. It's about this 1970s experiment to see if it was possible to raise a monkey with a human family and teach him to communicate. It's very very good and very sad.