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Behind the Attraction
Behind the Attraction (2021)
GoodWatch score 73
The Crocodile Hunter
The Crocodile Hunter (1997)
GoodWatch score 51
Real Madrid: Until the End
Real Madrid: Until the End (2023)
GoodWatch score 85
The Mind of a Chef
The Mind of a Chef (2012)
GoodWatch score 81
Homemade
Homemade (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
Lenox Hill
Lenox Hill (2020)
GoodWatch score 88
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)
GoodWatch score 81
Destination Truth
Destination Truth (2007)
GoodWatch score 83
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
GoodWatch score 73
The Chef Show
The Chef Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 91
Cheer
Cheer (2020)
GoodWatch score 83
Long Way Home
Long Way Home (2025)
GoodWatch score 71
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
GoodWatch score 79
The Last Movie Stars
The Last Movie Stars (2022)
GoodWatch score 86
De viaje con los Derbez
De viaje con los Derbez (2019)
GoodWatch score 69
Death of the Pastor's Wife
Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
GoodWatch score 67
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000)
GoodWatch score 40
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)
GoodWatch score 73
WWII in HD
WWII in HD (2009)
GoodWatch score 81
Zoboomafoo
Zoboomafoo (1999)
GoodWatch score 72
The Naked Brothers Band
The Naked Brothers Band (2007)
GoodWatch score 45
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016)
GoodWatch score 75
The Girl
The Girl (2016)
GoodWatch score 80
The F Word
The F Word (2005)
GoodWatch score 43
One Strange Rock
One Strange Rock (2018)
GoodWatch score 78
A Perfect Planet
A Perfect Planet (2021)
GoodWatch score 94
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (2026)
GoodWatch score 64
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
Michael Jackson: The Verdict (2026)
GoodWatch score 50
Earth at Night in Colour
Earth at Night in Colour (2020)
GoodWatch score 64
Mr. Scorsese
Mr. Scorsese (2025)
GoodWatch score 87
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
GoodWatch score 77
Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy (2019)
GoodWatch score 53
Mr. McMahon
Mr. McMahon (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
Our Universe
Our Universe (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
GoodWatch score 70
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
GoodWatch score 68
Hip Hop Evolution
Hip Hop Evolution (2016)
GoodWatch score 82
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
GoodWatch score 80
Arnold
Arnold (2023)
GoodWatch score 71
SPRINT
SPRINT (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

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