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Pole to Pole
Pole to Pole (1992)
GoodWatch score 54
Cooked
Cooked (2016)
GoodWatch score 78
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
How to Fix a Drug Scandal (2020)
GoodWatch score 68
Allen v. Farrow
Allen v. Farrow (2021)
GoodWatch score 68
Uninterrupted's Top Class
Uninterrupted's Top Class (2021)
GoodWatch score 43
Anthony Bourdain: The Layover
Anthony Bourdain: The Layover (2011)
GoodWatch score 82
Waco: American Apocalypse
Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)
GoodWatch score 71
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
GoodWatch score 81
The Diamond Heist
The Diamond Heist (2025)
GoodWatch score 69
Spector
Spector (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
Working: What We Do All Day
Working: What We Do All Day (2023)
GoodWatch score 61
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt (2022)
GoodWatch score 51
Hunting a Monster
Hunting a Monster (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man (2018)
GoodWatch score 67
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?! (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children
Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (2020)
GoodWatch score 80
Burden of Proof
Burden of Proof (2023)
GoodWatch score 68
Raël: The Alien Prophet
Raël: The Alien Prophet (2024)
GoodWatch score 63
I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter
I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019)
GoodWatch score 77
The Reagans
The Reagans (2020)
GoodWatch score 59
Losers
Losers (2019)
GoodWatch score 79
Fortune Seller: A TV Scam
Fortune Seller: A TV Scam (2022)
GoodWatch score 65
Trump: An American Dream
Trump: An American Dream (2017)
GoodWatch score 55
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Maradona in Mexico
Maradona in Mexico (2019)
GoodWatch score 69
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
GoodWatch score 85
The Putin Interviews
The Putin Interviews (2017)
GoodWatch score 66
Satyamev Jayate
Satyamev Jayate (2012)
GoodWatch score 76
Convicting a Murderer
Convicting a Murderer (2023)
GoodWatch score 78
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil (2023)
GoodWatch score 70
Spectral Shadows
Spectral Shadows (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan
The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan (2025)
GoodWatch score 67
Whale Wars
Whale Wars (2008)
GoodWatch score 71
Paranormal State
Paranormal State (2007)
GoodWatch score 42
The Private Life of Plants
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
GoodWatch score 90
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal (2023)
GoodWatch score 74
Imam Ali
Imam Ali (1997)
GoodWatch score 72
11 Minutes
11 Minutes (2022)
GoodWatch score 77
The Genius of Charles Darwin
The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008)
GoodWatch score 80
The Houseboat
The Houseboat (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

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