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The Investigator: A British Crime Story
The Investigator: A British Crime Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 43
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019)
GoodWatch score 86
The Death of Yugoslavia
The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)
GoodWatch score 80
Angry Young Men
Angry Young Men (2024)
GoodWatch score 79
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Madagascar
Madagascar (2011)
GoodWatch score 84
O Teatro das Tesouras
O Teatro das Tesouras (2018)
GoodWatch score 78
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)
GoodWatch score 80
The Fall of Diddy
The Fall of Diddy (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (2020)
GoodWatch score 85
The Last Narc
The Last Narc (2020)
GoodWatch score 85
Universe
Universe (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
GoodWatch score 81
Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery
Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery (2017)
GoodWatch score 74
The Clinton Affair
The Clinton Affair (2018)
GoodWatch score 66
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015)
GoodWatch score 78
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)
GoodWatch score 83
Unabomber: In His Own Words
Unabomber: In His Own Words (2020)
GoodWatch score 72
The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals
The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals (2021)
GoodWatch score 66
Unnatural Selection
Unnatural Selection (2019)
GoodWatch score 79
Coronavirus, Explained
Coronavirus, Explained (2020)
GoodWatch score 73
First Life
First Life (2010)
GoodWatch score 78
On Death Row
On Death Row (2012)
GoodWatch score 63
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth (1988)
GoodWatch score 79
Destination Fear
Destination Fear (2019)
GoodWatch score 82
Sex, Love & Goop
Sex, Love & Goop (2021)
GoodWatch score 61
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (2023)
GoodWatch score 76
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (2013)
GoodWatch score 82
John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise (2021)
GoodWatch score 82
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (2022)
GoodWatch score 65
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023)
GoodWatch score 68
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth (2005)
GoodWatch score 57
Absurd Planet
Absurd Planet (2020)
GoodWatch score 44
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story (2025)
GoodWatch score 74
No One Saw a Thing
No One Saw a Thing (2019)
GoodWatch score 68
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham (2021)
GoodWatch score 84
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
GoodWatch score 73
All or Nothing: Juventus
All or Nothing: Juventus (2021)
GoodWatch score 68
The Impressionists
The Impressionists (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

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