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Documentary Movies For An Overstimulated Brain With Friends

Documentary movies for an overstimulated brain with friends. Includes The Tinder Swindler, Zeitgeist: The Movie, Fyre and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Too much input. These don't add to it.

The Tinder Swindler movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback.

Calm enough not to spike the signal. Absorbing enough to hold your attention.

Zeitgeist: The Movie movie poster
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2007 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

Fyre movie poster
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2019 · ★★★½☆ 6.9/10

He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

The Great Hack movie poster
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2019 · ★★★½☆ 6.9/10

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Calm enough not to spike the signal. Absorbing enough to hold your attention.

Catfish movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

The overstimulated brain needs low-contrast input. These bring the noise down, not up.

Informative and steady. Good anchor for a spinning brain.

Holds a group without requiring everyone to be fully locked in.

Jackass Forever movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

American Animals movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

Calm enough not to spike the signal. Absorbing enough to hold your attention.

Super Size Me movie poster
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2004 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

Calm enough not to spike the signal. Absorbing enough to hold your attention.

Amanda Knox movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 6.6/10

This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy.

The rhythm of this one quiets rather than amplifies. Right choice for tonight.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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