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 | Senna | 2010 | 13+ | 8.6 | 92% | | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | Blackfish | 2013 | 13+ | 8.1 | 98% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | 13th | 2016 | 18+ | 8.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Icarus | 2017 | 18+ | 7.9 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Planet Earth II | TV | 2016 | all | 9.5 | 100% | | 6 Free Episodes | Track  Have You Seen? |
 | The Dawn Wall | 2018 | N/A | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Amy | 2015 | 18+ | 7.8 | 95% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Farthest | 2018 | 7+ | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Making a Murderer | TV | 2015 | 16+ | 8.6 | 84% | | 20 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Look of Silence | 2014 | 13+ | 8.3 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Virunga | 2014 | N/A | 8.3 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Faces Places | 2017 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | 18+ | 8.2 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Before the Flood | 2016 | 7+ | 8.3 | 73% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Square | 2013 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton | 2017 | N/A | 7.7 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | AlphaGo | 2017 | N/A | 7.9 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | 2015 | N/A | 8.4 | 88% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2012 | 13+ | 8.1 | 86% | qell + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | 20 Feet from Stardom | 2013 | 13+ | 7.4 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Our Planet | TV | 2019 | 7+ | 9.7 | 86% | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Anvil! The Story of Anvil | 2008 | N/A | 7.9 | 98% |  real + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The White Helmets | 2016 | 16+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Blue Planet II | TV | 2017 | 7+ | 9.3 | 96% | | 7 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Fear of 13 | 2015 | N/A | 7.7 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Springsteen On Broadway | 2018 | N/A | 8.6 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Pixar Story | 2007 | all | 7.9 | 86% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Encounters at the End of the World | 2007 | all | 7.8 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Chef's Table | TV | 2015 | all | 8.6 | 100% | | 30 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 | 18+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | 2010 | all | 7.4 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Undefeated | 2011 | 13+ | 7.8 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Unrest | 2017 | N/A | 7.8 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Supersonic | 2016 | 18+ | 7.9 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Inequality for All | 2013 | 7+ | 8.1 | 90% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Team Foxcatcher | 2016 | N/A | 7.3 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Planet Earth | TV | 2006 | all | 9.4 | N/A | | 11 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | For the Love of Spock | 2016 | N/A | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Chasing Coral | 2017 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | 2011 | 7+ | 7.6 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Hunting Ground | 2015 | 13+ | 7.4 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Vietnam War | TV | 2017 | 18+ | 9.1 | 98% | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | LA 92 | 2017 | 18+ | 8.2 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | 2018 | N/A | 7.4 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tyson | 2008 | 18+ | 7.5 | 85% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | What Happened, Miss Simone? | 2015 | N/A | 7.6 | 87% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cuba and the Cameraman | 2017 | N/A | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World | 2016 | 13+ | 7.1 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Wild Wild Country | TV | 2018 | 16+ | 8.2 | 98% | | 6 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Best of Enemies | 2015 | 18+ | 7.6 | 94% | | Want To See Seen |