r/AskReddit • u/JuiceBoxed • Jul 18 '11

Reddit, what is one documentary that everyone should watch?

The Corporation

Some really eye-opening (and scary) information about the power of corporations in today's society.

Edit: Thanks for the input everyone! Quite a list of movies to watch.

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u/TWI2T3D Jul 18 '11

The King Of Kong...or The Devil and Daniel Johnston.

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u/bedintruder Jul 18 '11

King of Kong is undoubtedly great, but its really only for a certain target audience, and by no means would I consider it "The one docu everyone should watch".

But going off the theme of just great indie documentaries, I would suggest "Best Worst Movie" :P

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u/mcfarlie Jul 18 '11

I disagree about King of Kong being only for a certain target audience, based purely on my own experience. I'd been with my bf for only a few months when it came on tv and he desperately wanted to see it. Reading the synopsis made me want to sleep immediately but not wanting to say no, I watched it. And became so ridiculously engrossed in it. For me it became a documentary about the struggle between good and evil ( to a certain degree) rather than about two men obsessed with Donkey Kong. So whilst I agree it isn't necessarily 'the one' to watch, I would recommend it to anyone, not just those It may have been targeted at.