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Under General Documentaries be all those diverse subjects that are not about Filmmaking, Sport, War, Natural History, Queer Doco's, New Zealand Doco's or Art on Film. This is a fascinating area to scroll....

Shadows of Liberty (2012)

7.9/10
Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay

"Shadows of Liberty" reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control. Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremb... Read more

The Central Park Five (2012)

7.7/10
Director: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They s... Read more

Silence in the House of God: Mea Maxima Culpa (2012)

8.1/10
Director: Alex Gibney

In "Silence in the House of God", Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") casts an unflinching eye on the Vatican's handling... Read more

The Imposter (2012)

7.5/10
Director: Bart Layton

A documentary that uses interviews and dramatised recreations to piece together the bizarre story of a missing boy and the young man who impersonated... Read more

West of Memphis (2012)

7.9/10
Director: Amy Berg

From Academy Award nominated filmmaker Amy Berg in collaboration with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, 'West of Memphis' tells the untold story behind an... Read more

The Dust Bowl (2012)

8.2/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

"The Dust Bowl" chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the Southern Plains, followed by... Read more

The Queen of Versailles (2012)

7.1/10
Director: Lauren Greenfield

With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, this highly entertaining documentary details the lives of American timeshare billionaires David and Ja... Read more

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)

8.4/10
Starring: David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough has been at the forefront of natural history film making for over half a century, witnessing an unparalleled period of change i... Read more

Last Shop Standing (2012)

7.1/10

The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Independent Record Shop. Inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, "Last Shop Standing" takes you behin... Read more

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)

7.2/10
Director: Ice-T , Andy Baybutt

The craft. The history. The power. Debuting co-director Ice-T frames the world of rap as only he can in this compelling and gritty documentary that ex... Read more