The Front Row

I could use a nice pick me up after Kansas defecated all over my soul. I am an avid documentary guy, but they're not exactly low hanging fruit as a viewer to know all of the good ones or even find them.

I can honestly watch a good documentary about anything and everything so I thought it would be good to get a thread here on good ones to keep an eye out for.

Some rules:

Let's not jump too deep into politics. Anything that really controversially editorializes a documentary should be avoided as this board is always one "Bush sucks" "Obama sucks" "gay marriage is not a big deal" "i hate the gays" thread from spiraling into an idealogical pissing match.

Also let's stray away from most HBO stuff and 30 for 30 stuff.I love most of what they do, but that stuff is pretty well distributed and not a diamond in the rough.

Here are mine.

- Page One
A year embedded with the New York Times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLct9jNrFuo

- Hoop Dreams

- Restrepro
Just insane war action from "the most deadly place on earth". Very stirring. I saw it and thought, "I can't believe this what war is like" and then thought "I can't believe these guys are embedded with THIS unit."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5GwjmuH4i8

- Fistful of Quarters.
If I told you this movie was about the Donkey Kong video game. you wouldn't really want to watch it. That said, it has one of the most root-able protagonists of all time and an antagonist you just want to punch in the face. Wide appeal for this movie even if you don't give a shit about video games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMJZ-_bJKdI

Anvil: The Story of Anvil
This one didn't go over well with some people. Maybe it's because I saw "This Is Spinal Tap", but it's hard not to root for people who follow their dreams to the bitter better end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o

- Murderball
Saw it once. It was good. Don't think I need to see again but certainly a good flick.

- Spellbound
Saw it again recently. For a movie about the spelling bee, it certainly is more than you would expect.

- Man On A Wire
Very broad appeal. Kind of blows your mind to be honest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIawNRm9NWM

- Startup.com
I work in startups. It's a crazy world that is hard to comprehend. This movie does a damn good job covering it. It's pretty riveting imo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ27rbJH6hI

- The Smashing Machine
What's it like to be a MMA fighter? Kind of shitty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7DO5c7gWNw

- On The Ropes and Player To Be Named Later are two sports ones that I doubt anyone has seen but are solid.

- The War Room is probably the best documentary that covers any political campaign.

- One Day In September.

- Best Worst Movie and Winnebago Man were entertaining but not really riveting. Funny though which can be rare for the genre.

There are probably another 30 or so I'd recommend but this is a nice batch. Nick Broomfield and Werner Herzog movies seem to never really stream anywhere so that kind of sucks as I know I'm missing out there.

I also am a fan of Fog of War and Waiting for Superman but they certainly skew a bit in terms of messaging, but stayed relatively honest imo. American Pimp is certainly another one that sticks out but I don't know if bucknuts is the right audience fit.

Give me some suggestions. Anything way off the radar gets bonus points.