The cure for boredom isn't distraction - it's genuine engagement. These films demand enough from you that boredom simply doesn't survive the first twenty minutes.
The 2010s were defined by a wave of filmmakers who understood that the best genre films work on multiple levels simultaneously.
Documentaries work when they trust their subjects. The best ones get out of the way and let reality speak.
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A first-ever look at the realities of the professional "amateur" porn world and the steady stream of 18-to-19-year old girls entering into it.
A film earns your tears by making you believe in its characters first. These films do that work thoroughly, then use it.
A great documentary is one you find yourself thinking about weeks later. These qualify.