Top 20 movies like Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

Capturing the Friedmans is of 1 hour(s) and 47 minute(s). It is Produced By:  HBO Documentary Films, Notorious Pictures, Magnolia Pictures. It was released on 2003-05-30. It has the tagline: Who do you believe? It has an average vote of 7.16 on TMDB.

Genres: DocumentaryCrime

1. Winnebago Man

Winnebago Man

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man".

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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2. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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3. Before You Know It

Before You Know It

Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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4. Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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5. Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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6. Hard Earned

Hard Earned

Hard Earned follows five families around the country to find out what it takes to get by on eight, ten, or even 17 dollars an hour, as the people of the nation cry out for a livable minimum wage. The series turns an intimate lens on a group of 21st century American dreamers. They fight against all odds to thrive, while it takes everything they have to simply survive.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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7. Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.

It has an average vote of 4.6 on TMDB.

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8. The Tiger's Fight (El tigre y la flor)

The Tiger's Fight

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for "The Tiger's Fight", a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hope of a good harvest. Inspired by one of the last surviving blood rituals in Mexico, "The Tiger's Fight" tells the story of Nicolas, a young man who wants to preserve the ritual, even when his love defies the traditions of his people.

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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9. The Trial of Tony Blair

The Trial of Tony Blair

Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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10. Samay: When Time Strikes (Samay: When Time Strikes)

Samay: When Time Strikes

Assistant Commissioner of Police Malvika Chauhan battles time to obtain & solve the clues to solve the various murders occurring in the city.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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11. Freeway: Crack in the System

Freeway: Crack in the System

FREEWAY: CRACK IN THE SYSTEM tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicity—more compelling than fiction, it’s the real story behind America’s longest war. This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Marc Levin exposes how the infiltration of crack cocaine destroyed inner-city neighborhoods across the country. At the center of it all is the rise, fall and redemption of Freeway Rick Ross, a street hustler who became the King of Crack, and journalist Gary Webb, who broke the story of the CIA’s complicity in the drug war. Featuring exclusive interviews with Freeway Rick Ross, not to be confused with the rapper who took his name Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Gary Webb, his source Coral Baca, and wife Susan Webb former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff Roberto Juarez drug trafficker Julio Zavala and many more.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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12. Beyond the Mat

Beyond the Mat

Beyond the Mat is a 1999 professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W. Blaustein. The movie focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers outside of the ring, especially Mick Foley, Terry Funk, and Jake Roberts. The film heavily focuses on the World Wrestling Federation , often criticizing it and its chairman Vince McMahon. It also follows Extreme Championship Wrestling, it's rise in popularity, and many other independent wrestlers and organisations.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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13. Incubus

Incubus

In the small New England town of Galen, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister occult might be behind the brutal murders. They must track down the vicious killer, who may be the indestructible incarnation of a demon spawned from hell.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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14. Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham New York

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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15. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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16. In America

In America

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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17. Casting JonBenet

Casting JonBenet

Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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18. American Movie

American Movie

American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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19. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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20. Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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