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 | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | 2008 | N/A | 8.5/10 | 86/100 |     | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | Night and Fog | 1956 | N/A | 8.6/10 | 81/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Thin Blue Line | 1988 | N/A | 8.0/10 | 80/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Paris Is Burning | 1991 | 18+ | 8.2/10 | 79/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Still Walking | 2008 | N/A | 7.9/10 | 78/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | F for Fake | 1973 | 7+ | 7.8/10 | 78/100 |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Harlan County U.S.A. | 1977 | 7+ | 8.3/10 | 78/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Gimme Shelter | 1970 | 18+ | 7.9/10 | 77/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | For All Mankind | 1989 | N/A | 8.2/10 | 77/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Grey Gardens | 1976 | 7+ | 7.6/10 | 77/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Häxan | 1922 | N/A | 7.7/10 | 77/100 |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Dark Days | 2000 | N/A | 7.8/10 | 76/100 |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Dont Look Back | 1967 | N/A | 8.0/10 | 76/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Times of Harvey Milk | 1984 | N/A | 8.3/10 | 76/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Monterey Pop | 1968 | N/A | 8.0/10 | 75/100 |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Sans Soleil | 1983 | N/A | 8.0/10 | 74/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Salesman | 1969 | all | 7.8/10 | 74/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | A Brief History of Time | 1991 | all | 7.3/10 | 73/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Pina | 2011 | 7+ | 7.7/10 | 73/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Things to Come | 2016 | 13+ | 7.0/10 | 73/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Burden of Dreams | 1982 | N/A | 7.9/10 | 73/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The War Room | 1993 | 7+ | 7.3/10 | 72/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Beaches of Agnès | 2008 | N/A | 8.0/10 | 70/100 |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Gates of Heaven | 1978 | N/A | 7.4/10 | 70/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | David Lynch: The Art Life | 2017 | N/A | 7.2/10 | 70/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cameraperson | 2016 | N/A | 7.4/10 | 69/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | My Winnipeg | 2007 | N/A | 7.6/10 | 69/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tokyo Olympiad | 1965 | N/A | 7.8/10 | 68/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Vernon, Florida | 1981 | N/A | 7.1/10 | 68/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Missing Picture | 2013 | N/A | 7.4/10 | 67/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Portrait of Jason | 1967 | N/A | 7.2/10 | 67/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Dawson City: Frozen Time | 2017 | N/A | 7.5/10 | 67/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | American Dream | 1990 | 13+ | 7.9/10 | 67/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tongues Untied | 1989 | N/A | 6.9/10 | 66/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Arbor | 2010 | N/A | 7.3/10 | 66/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Art and Craft | 2014 | N/A | 7.1/10 | 66/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Primary | 1960 | N/A | 7.1/10 | 66/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Liv & Ingmar | 2012 | N/A | 7.4/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One | 1968 | 18+ | 7.3/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Heart of a Dog | 2015 | N/A | 7.0/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | 2016 | N/A | 7.9/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | 2015 | N/A | 7.4/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Festival | 1967 | N/A | 7.5/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Man of Aran | 1934 | N/A | 7.3/10 | 65/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Koko: A Talking Gorilla | 1978 | N/A | 7.3/10 | 64/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | And Everything Is Going Fine | 2010 | N/A | 7.1/10 | 64/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Bergman Island | 2004 | N/A | 7.8/10 | 63/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Antonio Gaudí | 1984 | N/A | 7.3/10 | 63/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Daguerréotypes | 1976 | N/A | 7.5/10 | 63/100 | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Hearts and Minds | 1974 | 18+ | 8.2/10 | 63/100 | | Want To See Seen |