Creepy/Strange/Intense Documentaries

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  1. Upem Junior Member

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    Trying to fill one of my external HD's with a bunch of documentaries/mockumentaries that leave you feeling kinda weeeeeird after watching them. I am not at my house to see exactly which ones I have but these are ones I can remember. Please post more if you know some good ones.

    Philosophy Of A Knife
    The Iceman Interviews
    Manson
    Jesus Camp
    Zoo
    Cropsey
    Catfish
    Hated
    The Killing Of America
    Until The Light Takes Us
    Crumb
    Triumph of the Will
    Night & Fog
    Spooked
    Pennhurst
    Upem, Jul 14, 2011
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    Francis I, Jul 14, 2011
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  3. LTD i....

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    gimme shelter
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  4. Molon_UK Moderators suck

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    Anything by Michael Moore. Not for the subject matter, I just find that the man makes my skin crawl.
    Molon_UK, Jul 14, 2011
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  5. plattopus Dope for the most part

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    Came in to post Night & Fog and see it in the first post. Oh well.

    Also, Until the Light Takes Us is a terrible film.
    plattopus, Jul 14, 2011
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  6. Molon_UK Moderators suck

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    Man on Wire is pretty intense, though in ways that maybe you're not looking for. Even though you know they pull it off, you're still on the edge of your seat the whole time, for me that's a kind of intensity.
    Molon_UK, Jul 14, 2011
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  7. rach Junior Member

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    The Bridge
    rach, Jul 14, 2011
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  8. Upem Junior Member

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    Looks good thank you
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  9. Fretless fucking wanker

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    The Staircase
    Fretless, Jul 14, 2011
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  10. Dr. Strangefist PUROGURESSHIBUROKKUBANDO

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    Mockumentaries? LAKE MUNGO.
    Dr. Strangefist, Jul 14, 2011
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  11. rach Junior Member

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    ps It's on Hulu
    rach, Jul 14, 2011
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  12. the Catfishman .

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    Cool thread, I love docu's.
    the Catfishman, Jul 14, 2011
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  13. TR!P Moon King

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    Capturing the Friedmans (can't recommend this more - THE creepiest)
    Dear Zachary
    anything by Louie Therox (more TV but still great watches - i recommend Weird Weekends...at least i think thats what the series was called)
    TR!P, Jul 14, 2011
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  14. Upem Junior Member

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    Capturing the Friedmans sounds perfect. Thank you guys for the suggestions and keepem coming.
    Upem, Jul 14, 2011
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  15. Dr. Strangefist PUROGURESSHIBUROKKUBANDO

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    Both great choices
    Dr. Strangefist, Jul 14, 2011
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  16. Pedal resident 5/8 communist.

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    Second vote for Dear Zachary. Emotional rollercoaster unlike anything. I've only dared watched it twice and it destroyed me completely both times.
    Pedal, Jul 14, 2011
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  17. Upem Junior Member

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    I watched the Dear Zachary trailer a few days ago. Is it basically just epically sad?
    Upem, Jul 14, 2011
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  18. rach Junior Member

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    Holy shit @ Dear Zachary!
    rach, Jul 14, 2011
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  19. Dr. Strangefist PUROGURESSHIBUROKKUBANDO

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    Basically, but not "just." It's a good movie, and regarding this thread specifically it at least meets the "intense" criteria.
    Dr. Strangefist, Jul 14, 2011
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  20. Upem Junior Member

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    Yea for sure. I will grab it
    Upem, Jul 14, 2011
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  21. Uncle Damfee Swaggot

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    Mr. Popper's Penguins
    Uncle Damfee, Jul 14, 2011
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  22. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    Not sure how you'd call this the creepiest, but it was intense and phenomenally compelling.
    Mike, Jul 15, 2011
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  23. TR!P Moon King

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    well i can't confirm to the world its THE creepiest, but it defiantly is creepy

    i dont know how to spoiler tag:
    that scene where the dad is sitting outside the courtroom and remarks to his lawyer "could you tell that father to stop bouncing his child up and down on his lap, its starting to give me an erection" is quite the creepy


    BUT IT ALLLL DEPENDS ON ONES DEFINITION OF 'CREEPY', MY GOOD CHUM!
    TR!P, Jul 15, 2011
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  24. Mike You Won't Get With Me Tonight

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    Yes well, you know. It was great. But the film became more about
    defending Jesse and his father, and showcasing how awful the questioning process was.
    Mike, Jul 15, 2011
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  25. NafGorp You will hate me

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    NafGorp, Jul 15, 2011
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  26. Sisi Be Strong. Be Wrong.

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    Louis Theroux gets another vote from me. My particular favourites are the episodes where he meets the Westboro Baptist Church (The Most Hated Family In America, but I haven't seen the follow-up doco that just came out recently), meth in Fresno (The City Addicted to Crystal Meth), and incarcerated paedophiles (A Place for Paedophiles).
    Sisi, Jul 24, 2011
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  27. Elii :3

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    Elii, Jul 30, 2011
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  28. Choronzonix uhuh

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    Some incredible recommendations in this thread, and loads of stuff I had never even heard of. Downloading Dear Zachary right now, it sounds brilliant.
    Choronzonix, Jul 30, 2011
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