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Documentary Movies That Make You Feel Understood When You’re Bored

Documentary movies that make you feel understood when youre bored. Includes Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, The Social Dilemma, Money Heist: The Phenomenon and...

These films know what it feels like to be you. Not exactly, but close enough.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond movie poster
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2017 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

The Social Dilemma movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Money Heist: The Phenomenon movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

A documentary on why 'Money Heist' sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Gaga: Five Foot Two movie poster
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2017 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Follow pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a new album, preps for her Super Bowl halftime show, and confronts physical and emotional struggles.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Man on Wire movie poster
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2008 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Some films see you. Not in a mystical way. In a very specific, very human way.

Real people speaking directly. Profoundly connecting.

Solves boredom immediately. No warm-up required.

Food, Inc. movie poster
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2008 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Sicko movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people's lives. "The more people you deny health insurance, the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

The Imposter movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Three Identical Strangers movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Some films earn their effect. These do.

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