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Scheme Birds (2019)

8.2

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A narrative documentary about a young Scottish woman entering adulthood and motherhood against a backdrop of violence

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Prophet’s Prey (2015)

8.4

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An incisive documentary on Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints cult leader Warren Jeffs

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Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

7.9

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A darkly hilarious portrait of the inevitability of death

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A Cop Movie (2021)

7.5

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An empathetic and impressively inventive look at the notoriously corrupt Mexican police force

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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)

8.2

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The tale of a forgotten champion

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Diego Maradona (2019)

8.4

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Wizardry in documentary filmmaking and in soccer

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Shirkers (2018)

7.8

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Truth is stranger than fiction in this bizarre documentary that doubles as an ode to art and film

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Long Time Running (2017)

8.6

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Flee (2021)

8.5

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A humanizing look at the refugee crisis

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Ilo Ilo (2013)

7.8

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A Singaporean family struggles to live through the Asian financial crisis

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