Documentaries

There was a time when documentaries were factual and boring. With the advent of Discovery, National Geographic and others they have become more and more interesting and entertaining. On the other hand their neutrality, factual correctness and objectivity have suffered. Lots of them now have a pre-conceived agenda rather than exploring both sides of an issue. Nevertheless, I find myself seeing more documentaries than ever. I have listed down a few I have watched and hope others might find them interesting as well. Generally, I like independent productions but some of my favorite ones have been produced by BBC Horizon series. I have attempted to rate them as well as put indicator on objectivity. I know many are turned off by Documentaries that are totally nonobjective.

+/- Objectivity (+ being more objective)

My top 3

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom - 5.0 +

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_(television_documentary_series)

The Ascent of Money: The Financial History of the World - 5.0 ++

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ascent_of_Money

Human, All Too Human: Nietzsche 4.5 ++

Society

Rageh inside Iran - 4.0 ++

The Ascent of Money (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascentofmoney/) - 5.0 ++

Human, All Too Human - Nietzsche - 4.5 ++

The world according to Monsanto - 4.5 +

It felt like a kiss - 3.5 -

The Century of self (4 part series) - 5.0 +

Religion

The Story of God - 3.5 -

The God Delusion - 3.5 +

Religulous - 3.5 --

Politics

Fahrenheit 9/11 - 4.5 -

Occupation 101 - 3.5 --

Freedom to Facism - 3.5 --

Power of Nightmares(3 part series) - 4.0 +

Health

Sicko - 4.0 -

Super Size me - 3.5 -

Magic Weed - History Of Marijuana - 3.5 +

Ecstasy Rising - 4.0 +

Science & Environment

Journey To The Edge Of The Universe - 3.5 +

A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawkin’s ideas about the Universe - 4.0 +

The Elegant Universe - 4.5 ++

How Does Your Memory Work - 4.0 +

Uncertainty Principle - 4.0 +

An Inconvenient Truth - 3.5 +

History

Auschwitz: The Nazis & The Final Solution - 3.5 +

Tryst with destiny (Fall of the British Empire) - 4.0 +

Updated Oct 21 2010