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Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)
GoodWatch score 82
Captains of the World
Captains of the World (2023)
GoodWatch score 88
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour (2019)
GoodWatch score 83
True Haunting
True Haunting (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Apocalypse: World War I
Apocalypse: World War I (2014)
GoodWatch score 82
The Planets
The Planets (2019)
GoodWatch score 92
Alexander: The Making of a God
Alexander: The Making of a God (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
The War
The War (2007)
GoodWatch score 86
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
To Catch a Predator
To Catch a Predator (2004)
GoodWatch score 76
Pee-wee as Himself
Pee-wee as Himself (2025)
GoodWatch score 87
Abstract: The Art of Design
Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)
GoodWatch score 91
Soundbreaking
Soundbreaking (2016)
GoodWatch score 78
I Am Cait
I Am Cait (2015)
GoodWatch score 54
Killer Sally
Killer Sally (2022)
GoodWatch score 68
Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin
Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Bad Sport
Bad Sport (2021)
GoodWatch score 87
Civilisation
Civilisation (1969)
GoodWatch score 84
Love Fraud
Love Fraud (2020)
GoodWatch score 72
The Americas
The Americas (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Prohibition
Prohibition (2011)
GoodWatch score 82
The Seventies
The Seventies (2015)
GoodWatch score 65
The Family
The Family (2019)
GoodWatch score 65
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Gutsy
Gutsy (2022)
GoodWatch score 44
Room 2806: The Accusation
Room 2806: The Accusation (2020)
GoodWatch score 69
The Line
The Line (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (2026)
GoodWatch score 63
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022)
GoodWatch score 73
Paranormal Lockdown
Paranormal Lockdown (2016)
GoodWatch score 74
The Café
The Café (2011)
GoodWatch score 74
Tsunami: Race Against Time
Tsunami: Race Against Time (2024)
GoodWatch score 80
Once Upon a Time... The Explorers
Once Upon a Time... The Explorers (1996)
GoodWatch score 75
Worst Ex Ever
Worst Ex Ever (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (2024)
GoodWatch score 64
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates (2024)
GoodWatch score 59
They Call Me Magic
They Call Me Magic (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1999)
GoodWatch score 43
Once Upon a Time... The Americas
Once Upon a Time... The Americas (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

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