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Baraka

1992 · 1h 37m · NR · Documentary

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A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.

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Samsara

2011 · 1h 42m · PG-13 · Documentary

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Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

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Koyaanisqatsi

1983 · 1h 26m · NR · Documentary, Music

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Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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Naqoyqatsi

2002 · 1h 29m · PG · Documentary

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A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

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Microcosmos

1996 · 1h 20m · G · Documentary

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A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

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Life in a Day

2011 · 1h 35m · PG-13 · Documentary, Drama

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A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

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Hair, Paper, Water...

2026 · 1h 11m · Documentary, Drama

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She was born in a cave, more than 60 years ago. Now she lives in a village, with many children and grandchildren to look after. Sometimes, she dreams of her dead mother calling her home – to the cave.

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Fata Morgana

1972 · 1h 16m · Documentary

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Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.

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poetic documentary

Baraka

Samsara

Koyaanisqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

Microcosmos

Life in a Day

Hair, Paper, Water...

Fata Morgana

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poetic documentary

Baraka

Samsara

Koyaanisqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

Microcosmos

Life in a Day

Hair, Paper, Water...

Fata Morgana

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Top 100 by Cinemagram rating

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