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 | Hoop Dreams | 1994 | 13+ | 8.3 | 98% |    | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | The Thin Blue Line | 1988 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Night and Fog | 1955 | N/A | 8.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Gimme Shelter | 1970 | 18+ | 7.9 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Close-Up | 1990 | N/A | 8.3 | 88% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Lessons of Darkness | 1995 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Dont Look Back | 1967 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Decline of Western Civilization | 1981 | N/A | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Sans Soleil | 1983 | N/A | 8.0 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Grey Gardens | 1975 | 7+ | 7.6 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Harlan County U.S.A. | 1976 | 7+ | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | For All Mankind | 1989 | N/A | 8.2 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Häxan | 1922 | N/A | 7.7 | 88% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Nanook of the North | 1922 | N/A | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | 1988 | 18+ | 7.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Burden of Dreams | 1982 | N/A | 7.9 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Little Dieter Needs to Fly | 1997 | N/A | 8.0 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | F for Fake | 1975 | 7+ | 7.8 | 88% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Monterey Pop | 1968 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Marwencol | 2010 | N/A | 7.6 | 98% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Pina | 2011 | 7+ | 7.7 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | My Best Fiend | 1999 | N/A | 7.9 | 80% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The War Room | 1993 | 7+ | 7.4 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Gates of Heaven | 1978 | N/A | 7.4 | 89% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Times of Harvey Milk | 1984 | N/A | 8.3 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Hearts and Minds | 1974 | 18+ | 8.2 | 89% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part III | 1998 | 18+ | 7.1 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | A Brief History of Time | 1991 | all | 7.4 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | My Winnipeg | 2007 | N/A | 7.6 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Salesman | 1969 | all | 7.8 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cameraperson | 2016 | N/A | 7.4 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Heart of a Dog | 2015 | N/A | 7.1 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | 2010 | N/A | 7.7 | 97% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Land of Silence and Darkness | 1971 | N/A | 7.9 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tokyo Olympiad | 1965 | N/A | 7.8 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Koko: A Talking Gorilla | 1978 | N/A | 7.4 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tokyo-Ga | 1985 | N/A | 7.4 | 60% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Liv & Ingmar | 2012 | N/A | 7.4 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | 2015 | N/A | 7.3 | 98% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | And Everything Is Going Fine | 2010 | N/A | 7.1 | 91% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Antonio Gaudí | 1984 | N/A | 7.3 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | General Idi Amin Dada | 1974 | N/A | 7.4 | 81% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Louie Bluie | 1985 | N/A | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | A Fuller Life | 2013 | N/A | 6.9 | 90% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Battle in Heaven | 2005 | N/A | 5.6 | 49% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Bergman Island | 2004 | N/A | 7.8 | 89% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Innocence Unprotected | 1968 | N/A | 7.3 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One | 1968 | 18+ | 7.3 | 90% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Burroughs: The Movie | 1984 | N/A | 7.1 | 91% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | News from Home | 1980 | N/A | 7.4 | N/A | | Want To See Seen |