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 | Searching for Sugar Man | 2012 | 13+ | 8.2 | 95% | | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | 13th | 2016 | 18+ | 8.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Icarus | 2017 | 18+ | 7.9 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Amy | 2015 | 18+ | 7.8 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Dawn Wall | 2018 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Miss Americana | 2020 | 18+ | 7.4 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | 2011 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | dox + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Look of Silence | 2014 | 13+ | 8.3 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond- Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton | 2017 | 18+ | 7.7 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Paris Is Burning | 1990 | 18+ | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | American Factory | 2019 | 16+ | 7.4 | 97% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Virunga | 2014 | N/A | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Hush | 2016 | 18+ | 6.6 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Square | 2013 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Game Changers | 2019 | N/A | 8.0 | 70% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | 18+ | 8.2 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | 2015 | N/A | 8.4 | 88% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | LA 92 | 2017 | 18+ | 8.2 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | 20 Feet from Stardom | 2013 | 13+ | 7.4 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The White Helmets | 2016 | 16+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Chasing Coral | 2017 | N/A | 8.1 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Tell Me Who I Am | 2019 | N/A | 7.7 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Fear of 13 | 2015 | N/A | 7.7 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Supersonic | 2016 | 18+ | 7.9 | 84% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | For the Love of Spock | 2016 | N/A | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones | 2019 | 18+ | 8.5 | 35% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage | 2010 | N/A | 8.4 | 90% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The American Meme | 2018 | N/A | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Richard Pryor: Live in Concert | 1979 | 18+ | 8.2 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Last Breath | 2019 | N/A | 7.7 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Team Foxcatcher | 2016 | N/A | 7.3 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Inequality for All | 2013 | 7+ | 8.0 | 90% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Undefeated | 2011 | 13+ | 7.7 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 | 18+ | 7.6 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Battered Bastards of Baseball | 2014 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Pixar Story | 2007 | all | 7.8 | 86% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | What Happened, Miss Simone? | 2015 | N/A | 7.6 | 89% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Unrest | 2017 | N/A | 7.7 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | 2018 | 13+ | 7.4 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Springsteen On Broadway | 2018 | N/A | 8.5 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager | 2018 | N/A | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | 2011 | 7+ | 7.6 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Seven Five | 2014 | 18+ | 7.6 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Betting on Zero | 2017 | N/A | 7.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Williams | 2017 | N/A | 7.6 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Cuba and the Cameraman | 2017 | N/A | 8.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The Devil We Know | 2018 | N/A | 7.8 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Echo in the Canyon | 2019 | 13+ | 7.0 | 92% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Sour Grapes | 2016 | 16+ | 7.3 | 95% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | The 24 Hour War | 2016 | N/A | 7.2 | 100% | | Want To See Seen |