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Can anyone recommend a gripping Documentary to watch?

182 replies

Blondiebeachbabe · 18/03/2025 16:51

Just that really! TIA

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Mulledjuice · 19/03/2025 19:43

Definitely Three Identical Strangers

varden · 19/03/2025 19:45

My wife My abuser. Netflix

supercalifragilistic123 · 19/03/2025 20:06

I have some more obscure ones that you may not have come across!

Dave not coming back. It's on youtube
It's about a group of deep cave divers in South Africa.
I thought about it for weeks afterwards.

Also the last mountain on bbc player. It's about Alison Hargreaves who was a famous British mountaineer in the 90s and she died on k2 and her son who is following in her mountaineering footsteps. Again this one stuck with me for a while.

I also really recommend the last breath on netflix and the rescue on disney.

chattyness · 19/03/2025 20:17

333FionaG · 18/03/2025 18:40

The Belle Gibson documentaries are called Instagram's Worst Con Artist on ITVX and Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con on iPlayer.

The docu for this is also on Netflix, it's called something like the search for Instagram's worst con artist, but if you just search Belle Gibson it will find it for you.

fluorescenttricenarian · 19/03/2025 22:56

Our Father on Netflix about a fertility dr who secretly used to his own sperm, was uncovered by people going on ancestory.com and seeing they had loads of half-siblings they didn’t know about. Both fascinating and infuriating.

Starseeking · 20/03/2025 05:42

Some of these sound really interesting. Next time I have a couple of days free I’ll binge my way through them!

Nooriii34 · 20/03/2025 06:06

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ApolloandDaphne · 20/03/2025 06:11

Thank you for these recommendations!

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 20/03/2025 06:23

Dreams of a Life

onyourway · 20/03/2025 07:20

The Man with 1000 kids on Netflix about a prolific sperm donor in the Netherlands and a strange underground group of men doing the same. It's shocking

Hazeby · 20/03/2025 07:30

The Push on Channel 4 on Demand. Tragically sad but important and you also get to see how the police and prosecution painstakingly build a case and present it at trial.

Hazeby · 20/03/2025 07:32

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 20/03/2025 06:23

Dreams of a Life

Second this. Incredible film.

user1494050295 · 20/03/2025 07:55

MBS on bbc player about the Saudi rulership

JadeSeahorse · 20/03/2025 08:03

A very old one but devastatingly gripping and so, so true.

"I know that my first name is Steven" 😥

Coaster1 · 20/03/2025 08:07

Another vote for Last Stop Larrimah

fluorescenttricenarian · 20/03/2025 08:59

Most of these have been mentioned but I second Sweet Bobby, Blackfish, The Tinder Swindler, 3 identical strangers, the American murder series on Netflix, the belle Gibson doc

browsyork · 20/03/2025 14:20

user1494050295 · 20/03/2025 07:55

MBS on bbc player about the Saudi rulership

Really good doc

Time40 · 20/03/2025 14:53

If you like gentle, funny and quirky, A Bunch of Amateurs, on iPlayer. I started a thread about this when I first saw it, as it was the best thing I'd seen for ages - absolutely brilliant. I don't think my thread inspired anyone to watch it ... but go on, watch it! You won't be disappointed! It's about a group of amateur film-makers.

ElbowsUpRising · 20/03/2025 21:30

Coaster1 · 20/03/2025 08:07

Another vote for Last Stop Larrimah

Just watched this tonight, really good.

chattyness · 20/03/2025 22:28

Coaster1 · 20/03/2025 08:07

Another vote for Last Stop Larrimah

And another vote for this brilliant viewing what a strange place and residents too!

steelingmyself · 20/03/2025 22:33

Hazeby · 20/03/2025 07:30

The Push on Channel 4 on Demand. Tragically sad but important and you also get to see how the police and prosecution painstakingly build a case and present it at trial.

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I thought this was compelling as well.

Hallelujah2020 · 20/03/2025 22:35

The last mountain on iplayer - can’t recommend enough

Hallelujah2020 · 20/03/2025 22:36

steelingmyself · 20/03/2025 22:33

I thought this was compelling as well.

Fantastic documentary, so terribly sad. Her family were so dignified

sorechalfonts · 20/03/2025 22:37

Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin, very sad though

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