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Spycraft
Spycraft (2021)
GoodWatch score 61
Beckham
Beckham (2023)
GoodWatch score 81
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
GoodWatch score 77
The Men Who Built America
The Men Who Built America (2012)
GoodWatch score 68
Tucci in Italy
Tucci in Italy (2025)
GoodWatch score 80
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
GoodWatch score 71
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (2017)
GoodWatch score 85
New York
New York (1999)
GoodWatch score 83
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020)
GoodWatch score 71
100 Humans: Life's Questions. Answered.
100 Humans: Life's Questions. Answered. (2020)
GoodWatch score 58
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)
GoodWatch score 86
Expedition Bigfoot
Expedition Bigfoot (2019)
GoodWatch score 69
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
Vietnam: The War That Changed America (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror
Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026)
GoodWatch score 92
A Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez
A Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 86
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
GoodWatch score 93
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (2023)
GoodWatch score 55
I AM A KILLER
I AM A KILLER (2018)
GoodWatch score 60
The Super Models
The Super Models (2023)
GoodWatch score 63
This Is a Gardening Show
This Is a Gardening Show (2026)
GoodWatch score 86
Ren Faire
Ren Faire (2024)
GoodWatch score 82
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
South Beach Tow
South Beach Tow (2011)
GoodWatch score 48
MeatEater
MeatEater (2012)
GoodWatch score 78
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Chef's Table
Chef's Table (2015)
GoodWatch score 77
Hardcore Pawn
Hardcore Pawn (2010)
GoodWatch score 52
Welcome to Earth
Welcome to Earth (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
The Nineties
The Nineties (2017)
GoodWatch score 83
The American Revolution
The American Revolution (2025)
GoodWatch score 76
The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
GoodWatch score 88
Full Swing
Full Swing (2023)
GoodWatch score 71
JANET JACKSON.
JANET JACKSON. (2022)
GoodWatch score 70
800 Meters
800 Meters (2022)
GoodWatch score 68
Real Detective
Real Detective (2016)
GoodWatch score 78
Beyond Stranger Things
Beyond Stranger Things (2017)
GoodWatch score 74
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023)
GoodWatch score 85
The Test
The Test (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

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