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Documentary: Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

Category: Drugs

Heroin Addiction Documentary 2001. Directed by Leo Regan and originally televised in 2001, 'Cold Turkey' tells the story of Lanre Fehintola a photojournalist who experimented with heroin whilst working on a book [...]

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Documentary: Universe or Multiverse

Universe or Multiverse

Category: Science

Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of universes that make up the "multiverse." In this [...]

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Documentary: The Krishna Calling

The Krishna Calling

Category: Religion

Hare Krishna Religous Cult Documentary. The Krishna Calling: 1980 British television, documenting the lives of the devotees who had joined the ISKCON Soho Street Hare Krishna temple. Includes a detailed look at [...]

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Documentary: The Tube An Underground History

The Tube An Underground History

Category: History

In 2013 London Underground is 150 years old. The world's first underground railway is spending its anniversary year celebrating its own history. They're sending a steam train back underground, and there's a Royal [...]

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Documentary: The Burning Times

The Burning Times

Category: History

This beautifully crafted film is an in-depth look at the witch-hunts that swept through Europe just a few hundred years ago. False accusations and trials led to massive torture and burnings at the stake, and [...]

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Documentary: ESP - Extrasensory Perception

ESP - Extrasensory Perception

Category: Mystery

Documentary on ESP - extrasensory perception. This phenomena is an unexplained mystery in science. Paranormal and supernatural parapsychology examines the limits of the human mind and the brain's capacity to know [...]

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Documentary: Meditation & the Power of the Mind

Meditation & the Power of the Mind

Category: Health

A documentary that explores the practice of meditation and it's effect on the mind and body.Film Duration: 57 [...]

Views: 165
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Documentary: A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Category: Biography

About the life of John Nash, mathematician. 2013 documentaryFilm Duration: 54 [...]

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God vs Satan: the final Battle

Category: Religion

History Channel Documentary on how Christian, Islamic and Jewish mythology perceive the End of Times in which God will eventually defeat Satan.Film Duration: [...]

Views: 232
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World's Biggest Shredder - Megastructures

Category: Technology

An industrial shredder is a machine used for reducing the size of all kinds of material. Industrial shredders come in many different variations and sizes. Some examples of materials that are commonly shredded [...]

Views: 155
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The Secret Space Program

Category: Conspiracy

In this documentary the authors discuss the secret space program, what it is, who is behind it and why? Is there a human civilization living off-world with highly advanced technology and knowledge about the [...]

Views: 845
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Batman Unmasked - The Psychology of the Dark Knight

Category: Psychology

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are both excellent sources of entertainment, but they also offer a complex and interesting dissection of a man who learned to use his own fear against criminals. Delve into the [...]

Views: 857
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Dying To Have Known

Category: Health

In Dying To Have Known, filmmaker Steve Kroschel went on a 52-day journey to find evidence to the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy - a long-suppressed natural cancer cure. His travels take him across [...]

Views: 662
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Freedom Fuels

Category: Environment

Freedom Fuels, takes an in-depth look at renewable fuel sources, such as bio-diesel, ethanol and vegetable oil. It explores the interaction of the petroleum industry and alternative fuels over [...]

Views: 790
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Poison Fire - Oil and Gas Abuse in Nigeria

Category: Environment

Poison Fire, a documentary exposing oil and gas abuses in Nigeria and featuring Friends of the Earth Nigeria volunteers, was launched with a world premiere at the prestigious International Documentary Film [...]

Views: 647
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Documentary: The Living Matrix  - The Science of Healing

The Living Matrix - The Science of Healing

Category: Health

In our full-length film, The Living Matrix - The Science of Healing "we bring you breakthroughs that will transform your understanding of how to get well and stay well. Now you can get an up-close look at the [...]

Views: 7170
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Documentary: Confessions Of A Serial Killer - Jeffrey Dahmer

Confessions Of A Serial Killer - Jeffrey Dahmer

Category: Crime

In February 1994, NBC's Stone Phillips met serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer for his only network television interview. Jeffery Dahmer brutally [...]

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Documentary: talhotblond

talhotblond

Category: Crime

This is the true story of a love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life, as a teenage vixen (screen name 'talhotblond') lures men into her web. Revealing a shocking true crime [...]

Views: 11678
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Documentary: H.H. Holmes - America's First Serial Killer

H.H. Holmes - America's First Serial Killer

Category: Crime

Depicts the entire life of Herman Mudgett, AKA Holmes, and his castle of horrors. Also known as the torture doctor, Holmes designed his own building, complete with torture chambers, where he [...]

Views: 7122
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Documentary: 101 East - China - Slipping Through the Cracks

101 East - China - Slipping Through the Cracks

Category: Society

A recent study estimates that more than 170 million Chinese suffer from a mental [...]

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Documentary: Free to Choose

Free to Choose

Category: Economics

Free to Choose maintains that the free market works best for all members of a society, provides examples of how the free market engenders prosperity, and maintains that it can solve problems where [...]

Views: 540
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Documentary: Alien Planet

Alien Planet

Category: Science

Imagine a world like our own, just 6.5 light years away - but teeming with life forms unlike anything found on Earth. Take a simulated journey into the near future, where astronomers and biologists alike marvel at [...]

Views: 492
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Documentary: Tommy Morrison

Tommy Morrison

Category: Sport

Documentary on Heavyweight champion boxer Tommy Morrison, his life and career.Film Duration: 87 min [...]

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What is a Documentary? The main purpose of a documentary is to document reality into mediums such as film and television in order to maintain historical records and instruct others. In recent times, many good documentaries are found online in digital production.

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There’s a depth in documentary films that leaves an indelible impression on the minds of the viewers. The subjects covered in documentaries range from generating awareness about a social practice to events in the life of a celebrity.

Watching a documentary is like going deep into the subject to find a chord that touches the viewers. A story woven around facts that pulls at the emotional strings of the people is what separates documentaries from other films.

Modern documentaries cover many genres including science, society and even sexuality. At Documentary Addict we also have the best collection of crime documentaries. Whatever genre you love - we've got all the top documentaries here. Whether you're here because you like to learn new things, enjoy educational movies, or you are just plain addicted to watching documentaries - There are literally thousands of them here to enjoy. Sit back and relax for a few hours!

A Bit of History

John GriersonThe word documentary was reportedly coined by Scottish documentarian, John Grierson, around 1926. He was of the opinion that maintaining originality is better than creating fictional characters lending a real aspect to the subject.

The period from 1920s till 1970s gave documentary films a dynamic new identity with films made on different genres like romanticism, city life, camera angles and newsreels.

1920s – The Romantic Period

Made in 1922 by Robert Flaherty, Nanook of the North, showcased romanticism in documentary films, even showing how subjects would have lived 100 years back. Walter Ruttman's Berlin, Symphony of a City; Alberto Cavalcanti's Rien Que les Heures and Dziga Vertov's Man with the Movie Camera focused on people within their environment.

Kino-Pravda or cinematic truth utilized the camera angles, like stop motion and time lapse, to portray reality accurately. Depicting events that had already happened, newsreels were sometimes staged during film making.

1940s – The Propaganda Period

By the 1940s, propaganda films like Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will, had taken center stage. Interestingly, it was commissioned by Adolf Hitler. Social and environmental awareness took over film making like Frank Capra's Why We Fight.

In Britain, Grierson and other filmmakers became known as the Documentary Film Movement. Grierson, Basil Wright, Humphrey Jennings and other filmmakers combined propaganda and facts in an artistic manner with films like Drifters, Songs of Ceylon and Coal Face among others.

1950s – The Technique Period

The 1950s to 1970s brought technical aspects to film making such as portable sync sounds and the use of light with films like Lonely Boy by Pennebaker and Don't Look Back by Koenig and Kroitor.

Following Grierson's definition of documentary as creative treatment of actuality, bringing people closer to topics or issues by providing educational information or describing people in a factual manner is not an easy task. These filmmakers paved the way for modern documentaries which encapsulate various shades of subjects and treatments.

Today, documentary films have their own dedicated viewership and their number is constantly rising. The popularity of documentaries can be gauged by the fact that even mega producers like Harvey Weinstein have joined the documentary world. In the end, film making or even media as a whole, is sometimes expressing one's belief but ensure you keep your mind open and learn from the wonderful experiences that documentaries bring. We really hope you enjoy the site and come back to it regularly as you'll find it's the best place to watch documentary films online free. Remember Documentary Addict, your documentary channel for watching online documentaries free, and please leave some feedback or give us a like on Facebook. We hope you agree, this documentary heaven you see before you is certainly the best place to watch documentaries online!

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