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TYSON
TYSON (2026)
GoodWatch score 55
Most Haunted
Most Haunted (2002)
GoodWatch score 64
Nathan for You
Nathan for You (2013)
GoodWatch score 92
Intervention
Intervention (2005)
GoodWatch score 75
The Universe
The Universe (2007)
GoodWatch score 85
Man vs. Wild
Man vs. Wild (2006)
GoodWatch score 80
Our Planet
Our Planet (2019)
GoodWatch score 89
Adam Ruins Everything
Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
GoodWatch score 73
Shiny Happy People
Shiny Happy People (2023)
GoodWatch score 88
History's Greatest Mysteries
History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
GoodWatch score 74
Tiger King
Tiger King (2020)
GoodWatch score 61
Richard Hammond's Workshop
Richard Hammond's Workshop (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
The Circus
The Circus (2016)
GoodWatch score 74
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
GoodWatch score 72
Signs of a Psychopath
Signs of a Psychopath (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
GoodWatch score 72
Dynasties
Dynasties (2018)
GoodWatch score 87
Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight (2001)
GoodWatch score 77
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)
GoodWatch score 88
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020)
GoodWatch score 79
The Joy of Painting
The Joy of Painting (1983)
GoodWatch score 89
Gladiators
Gladiators (1992)
GoodWatch score 68
Ronaldinho: The One and Only
Ronaldinho: The One and Only (2026)
GoodWatch score 72
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (2020)
GoodWatch score 72
Bering Sea Gold
Bering Sea Gold (2012)
GoodWatch score 66
Time Team
Time Team (1994)
GoodWatch score 80
Paranormal Caught on Camera
Paranormal Caught on Camera (2019)
GoodWatch score 71
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
GoodWatch score 88
Web of Lies
Web of Lies (2014)
GoodWatch score 79
The Last Dance
The Last Dance (2020)
GoodWatch score 91
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks (2001)
GoodWatch score 73
1000 Ways to Die
1000 Ways to Die (2009)
GoodWatch score 70
Ride with Norman Reedus
Ride with Norman Reedus (2016)
GoodWatch score 66
WWE: Unreal
WWE: Unreal (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
The Dinosaurs
The Dinosaurs (2026)
GoodWatch score 88
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007)
GoodWatch score 91
Rescue 911
Rescue 911 (1989)
GoodWatch score 83
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81
Apocalypse: The Second World War
Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
GoodWatch score 86
Baseball
Baseball (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

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