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  • 2021
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    Ascension

    Ascension

    6.80 2021 HD

    The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2023
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    Milli Vanilli

    Milli Vanilli

    7.30 2023 HD

    The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fabrice...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Fab Morvan

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  • 2024
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    ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!

    ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!

    7.85 2024 HD

    Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming strip mall. The massive "Disneyland of Mexican restaurants" is an Old West and Acapulco-inspired fever...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Trey Parker

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  • 2022
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    The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

    The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

    5.40 2022 HD

    With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical phenomenon woven deep into the history...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Don McLean

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  • 2020
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    76 Days

    76 Days

    7.20 2020 HD

    Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

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  • 2021
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    Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

    Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

    4.70 2021 HD

    Exploring the rapidly growing marijuana industry through an irreverent approach to the misconceptions and promises of the marijuana explosion.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: William-Christopher Stephens

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  • 2023
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    Pay or Die

    Pay or Die

    6.70 2023 HD

    Today, nearly two million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days. This is the story of three families who are...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2024
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    The ABCs of Book Banning

    The ABCs of Book Banning

    6.30 2024 HD

    In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Grace Linn

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    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

    6.50 2023 HD

    Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tera Hunter

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    A Life Too Short

    A Life Too Short

    6.00 2021 HD

    Social media superstar Qandeel Baloch pushed boundaries in conservative Pakistan like no other. In 2016, high on her newfound celebrity, Qandeel...

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  • 2022
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    Mixtape

    Mixtape

    1 2022 HD

    Mixtapes have an out-sized role in the emergence of hip hop around the world. Before radio play, the internet, and social media, there were mixtapes....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: KRS-One

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    Each and Every Day

    Each and Every Day

    8.00 2021 HD

    Follow the story of young people who have attempted suicide or had suicidal ideations as they share their experiences and the ways they have sought...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2019
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    Gay Chorus Deep South

    Gay Chorus Deep South

    1.00 2019 HD

    In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus embarks on a tour of the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tim Seelig

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  • 2019
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    17 Blocks

    17 Blocks

    7.31 2019 HD

    Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Sanford

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  • 2024
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    Death Without Mercy

    Death Without Mercy

    1 2024 HD

    Chronologically assembled from the reports of hundreds of newscasters, cameramen, and civilians representing the days following the tragic event of...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2022
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    The Fire That Took Her

    The Fire That Took Her

    6.50 2022 HD

    Mother-of-two Judy Malinowski, then 31, was doused in petrol and set on fire by her crazed ex-boyfriend – and one of the first ever to testify...

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    Last Flight Home

    Last Flight Home

    6.50 2022 HD

    Eli Timoner, a dedicated husband, father, and entrepreneur who founded the airline Air Florida in the 1970s, decides to medically terminate his life....

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2019
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    St. Louis Superman

    St. Louis Superman

    7.00 2019 HD

    Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Bruce Franks III

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  • 2022
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    Omoiyari

    Omoiyari

    6.00 2022 HD

    Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kishi Bashi

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  • 2021
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    Explant

    Explant

    6.00 2021 HD

    Over the past six decades, thousands of women across the globe have become sick with an amalgam of mysterious and severe autoimmune disease symptoms....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Michelle Visage

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