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The Confession Tapes
The Confession Tapes (2017)
GoodWatch score 86
Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up
Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up (2019)
GoodWatch score 60
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell (2019)
GoodWatch score 64
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom (2022)
GoodWatch score 67
Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan
Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan (2021)
GoodWatch score 55
Love Con Revenge
Love Con Revenge (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
Who Killed Little Gregory?
Who Killed Little Gregory? (2019)
GoodWatch score 74
Small Town Security
Small Town Security (2012)
GoodWatch score 41
Varda by Agnès
Varda by Agnès (2019)
GoodWatch score 84
Doomsday Preppers
Doomsday Preppers (2012)
GoodWatch score 62
The Mole - Infiltrating North Korea
The Mole - Infiltrating North Korea (2020)
GoodWatch score 83
Crime Stories: India Detectives
Crime Stories: India Detectives (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
The King
The King (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story
The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story (2026)
GoodWatch score 69
A Body in the Snow - The Trial of Karen Read
A Body in the Snow - The Trial of Karen Read (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Louis Theroux's Forbidden America (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
City of Angels | City of Death
City of Angels | City of Death (2021)
GoodWatch score 71
Gaycation
Gaycation (2016)
GoodWatch score 68
Chung Kuo-Cina
Chung Kuo-Cina (1972)
GoodWatch score 70
Wild Babies
Wild Babies (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Who Killed Robert Wone?
Who Killed Robert Wone? (2023)
GoodWatch score 79
The Most Dangerous Animal of All
The Most Dangerous Animal of All (2020)
GoodWatch score 63
The Ascent of Man
The Ascent of Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 86
Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story
Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 71
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker (2009)
GoodWatch score 81
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (2016)
GoodWatch score 90
Michael Palin in North Korea
Michael Palin in North Korea (2018)
GoodWatch score 78
Wonders of Life
Wonders of Life (2013)
GoodWatch score 82
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Dark Net
Dark Net (2016)
GoodWatch score 67
The Hunt for Veerappan
The Hunt for Veerappan (2023)
GoodWatch score 82
Anatomy of Lies
Anatomy of Lies (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Guns Germs & Steel
Guns Germs & Steel (2005)
GoodWatch score 70
I Love the 80s
I Love the 80s (2002)
GoodWatch score 86
The Third Reich: The Rise & Fall
The Third Reich: The Rise & Fall (2010)
GoodWatch score 76
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike (2019)
GoodWatch score 78
Human Playground
Human Playground (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (2022)
GoodWatch score 70
Heart of Invictus
Heart of Invictus (2023)
GoodWatch score 63
Johnny vs Amber
Johnny vs Amber (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

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