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The West
The West (1996)
GoodWatch score 84
Sea Monsters
Sea Monsters (2003)
GoodWatch score 78
Celtics City
Celtics City (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Apocalypse: Stalin
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
GoodWatch score 75
All or Nothing
All or Nothing (2016)
GoodWatch score 79
The Century of the Self
The Century of the Self (2002)
GoodWatch score 85
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
GoodWatch score 76
Encounters
Encounters (2023)
GoodWatch score 53
Solar System
Solar System (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
GoodWatch score 71
How to Become a Tyrant
How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Secrets of Playboy
Secrets of Playboy (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
World War II: From the Frontlines
World War II: From the Frontlines (2023)
GoodWatch score 77
Dark Side of the 90's
Dark Side of the 90's (2021)
GoodWatch score 71
All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur
All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (2020)
GoodWatch score 79
Tour de France: Unchained
Tour de France: Unchained (2023)
GoodWatch score 84
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
GoodWatch score 73
Brainiac: Science Abuse
Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003)
GoodWatch score 68
South Pacific
South Pacific (2009)
GoodWatch score 82
Revelation
Revelation (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
The Manhattan Alien Abduction
The Manhattan Alien Abduction (2024)
GoodWatch score 49
Immigration Nation
Immigration Nation (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
United Shades of America
United Shades of America (2016)
GoodWatch score 66
The G Word with Adam Conover
The G Word with Adam Conover (2022)
GoodWatch score 73
The Secrets of Hillsong
The Secrets of Hillsong (2023)
GoodWatch score 74
Mammals
Mammals (2024)
GoodWatch score 87
American Murder: Laci Peterson
American Murder: Laci Peterson (2024)
GoodWatch score 78
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (2026)
GoodWatch score 66
Our Living World
Our Living World (2024)
GoodWatch score 79
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)
GoodWatch score 79
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
GoodWatch score 53
High Score
High Score (2020)
GoodWatch score 65
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
The Lost Pirate Kingdom (2021)
GoodWatch score 82
Departures
Departures (2008)
GoodWatch score 85
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman (2023)
GoodWatch score 58
Flint Town
Flint Town (2018)
GoodWatch score 80
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson (2025)
GoodWatch score 90
American Nightmare
American Nightmare (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

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