50 Documentaries to See Before You Die
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die is a 2011 five-episode television series about the greatest documentary films in the last half century.Summary
Presented by Morgan Spurlock on the television network Current TV featured what editors regard as the fifty of the most influential and/or important documentary films from the past 25 years.Episodes
"Life After Donkey Kong"
- 50. Spellbound, by Jeffrey Blitz
- 49. ', by Alek Keshishian
- 48. The Kid Stays in the Picture, by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen
- 47. One Day in September, by Kevin Macdonald
- 46. Little Dieter Needs to Fly, by Werner Herzog
- 45. ', by Penelope Spheeris
- 44. Burma VJ, by Anders Østergaard
- 43. ', by Spike Lee
- 42. Catfish'', by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
- 41. ', by Seth Gordon
"The Boy Who Loves Jesus Grows Up"
- 40. When We Were Kings, by Leon Gast
- 39. Biggie & Tupac, by Nick Broomfield
- 38. March of the Penguins, by Luc Jacquet
- 37. Inside Job, by Charles H. Ferguson
- 36. Taxi to the Dark Side, by Alex Gibney
- 35. Paragraph 175, by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
- 34. Brother’s Keeper, by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
- 33. Tongues Untied, by Marlon Riggs
- 32. Dogtown and Z-Boys, by Stacy Peralta
- 31. Jesus Camp, by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing
"When Morgan Spurlock Met Mr. Brainwash"
- 30. Fahrenheit 9/11, by Michael Moore
- 29. Man on Wire, by James Marsh
- 28. Gasland, by Josh Fox
- 27. Tarnation, by Jonathan Caouette
- 26. Murderball, by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
- 25. ', by Alex Gibney
- 24. ', by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
- 23. The Eyes of Tammy Faye, by Fenton Bailey
- 22. , by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck
- 21. Exit Through the Gift Shop, by Banksy
"When Morgan Spurlock Went to a Drag Ball"
- 20. Capturing the Friedmans, by Andrew Jarecki
- 19. Touching the Void, by Kevin Macdonald
- 18. Food, Inc., by Robert Kenner
- 17. Street Fight, by Marshall Curry
- 16. Bus 174, by José Padilha and Felipe Lacerda
- 15. Crumb, by Terry Zwigoff
- 14. Dark Days, by Marc Singer
- 13. The Fog of War, by Errol Morris
- 12. Bowling for Columbine, by Michael Moore
- 11. Paris Is Burning, by Jennie Livingston
"Top 10 Docs To See Before You Die"
- 10. Grizzly Man, by Werner Herzog
- 9. Trouble the Water, by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
- 8. An Inconvenient Truth, by Davis Guggenheim
- 7. The Celluloid Closet, by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
- 6. The War Room, by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker
- 5. Super Size Me, by Morgan Spurlock
- 4. Waltz with Bashir, by Ari Folman
- 3. Roger & Me, by Michael Moore
- 2. The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris
- 1. Hoop Dreams, by Steve James
