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Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Dynamo: Magician Impossible (2011)
GoodWatch score 74
Galapagos
Galapagos (2006)
GoodWatch score 78
How to Become a Cult Leader
How to Become a Cult Leader (2023)
GoodWatch score 56
The Royal House of Windsor
The Royal House of Windsor (2017)
GoodWatch score 74
The American West
The American West (2016)
GoodWatch score 65
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
GoodWatch score 81
Thank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story
Thank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 64
Planet Dinosaur
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
GoodWatch score 80
Simone Biles Rising
Simone Biles Rising (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
SAS: Who Dares Wins
SAS: Who Dares Wins (2015)
GoodWatch score 74
Life Story
Life Story (2014)
GoodWatch score 87
Human Planet
Human Planet (2011)
GoodWatch score 81
Lorena
Lorena (2019)
GoodWatch score 73
James May: Our Man in…
James May: Our Man in… (2020)
GoodWatch score 80
Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified
Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified (2021)
GoodWatch score 65
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020)
GoodWatch score 75
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
GoodWatch score 60
Cowboy Cartel
Cowboy Cartel (2024)
GoodWatch score 69
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (2009)
GoodWatch score 78
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
GoodWatch score 62
Shipping Wars
Shipping Wars (2012)
GoodWatch score 64
Dynasty: The Murdochs
Dynasty: The Murdochs (2026)
GoodWatch score 86
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona (2019)
GoodWatch score 78
Walking with Cavemen
Walking with Cavemen (2003)
GoodWatch score 79
100 Scariest Movie Moments
100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)
GoodWatch score 54
In Search of...
In Search of... (1977)
GoodWatch score 82
American Murder: Gabby Petito
American Murder: Gabby Petito (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
Bill Russell: Legend
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
GoodWatch score 82
Wild Wild Country
Wild Wild Country (2018)
GoodWatch score 84
Expecting Amy
Expecting Amy (2020)
GoodWatch score 65
The Lady and the Dale
The Lady and the Dale (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Cold War
Cold War (1998)
GoodWatch score 79
Q: Into the Storm
Q: Into the Storm (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
Fishing with John
Fishing with John (1991)
GoodWatch score 78
63 Up
63 Up (2019)
GoodWatch score 79
BTS: Burn the Stage
BTS: Burn the Stage (2018)
GoodWatch score 86
Deep Water
Deep Water (2019)
GoodWatch score 60
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023)
GoodWatch score 80
Hangar 1: The UFO Files
Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

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