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This band has had the most documentaries made about them

What is The Beatles?

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This Michael Moore documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

What is Bowling for Columbine?

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This podcast was this inspiration for the HBO documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed”

What is Serial?

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This legendary British broadcaster and natural historian has narrated and presented acclaimed nature series such as "Planet Earth," "The Blue Planet," and "Life on Earth," captivating audiences with his iconic voice and passion for the natural world.

Who is David Attenborough?

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This 2025 Netflix documentary explores the life and legacy of the “Queen of Tejano music,” who was tragically murdered at age 23.

Who is Selena Quintanilla & Los Dinos?

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This documentarian is known for immersive nature films like “March of the Penguins.”

Who is Luc Jacquet?

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Ken Burns' 2012 documentary about the wrongful conviction of five teenagers examines this infamous 1989 New York City case.

What is The Central Park Five?

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Al Gore's 2006 documentary about climate change takes its title from this phrase describing an uncomfortable reality.

What is An Inconvenient Truth?

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This 2015 documentary tells the story of hip-hop group N.W.A. and their rise from Compton to worldwide fame.

What is Straight Outta Compton?

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This director’s 2013 film “20 Feet from Stardom,” about backup singers, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Who is Morgan Neville?

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This heartbreaking 2008 film chronicles the aftermath of director Kurt Kuenne’s best friend's murder and inspired Canadian legislation protecting children in custody disputes.

What is Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father?

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This 1994 documentary follows two Chicago high school basketball players, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they pursue their NBA dreams.

What is Hoop Dreams?

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Aretha Franklin recorded this 1972 gospel album live at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in LA, as shown in the 2018 documentary of the same name.

What is Amazing Grace?

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Known as the “grandmother” of French New Wave cinema, this pioneering filmmaker began her career as a photographer and narrative director before becoming one of the most iconic female documentarians.

Who is Agnès Varda?

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Erin Lee Carr's documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest” examines the case of Dee Dee Blanchard, who was murdered by her daughter Gypsy Rose after years of this type of child abuse.

What is Munchausen by proxy?

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In "Free Solo", Alex Honnold attempts to climb this famous rock formation without ropes.

What is El Capitan?

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