Recommend Netflix documentaries that are unbiased

[pete6032]

Can anyone recommend some good Netflix documentaries that look objectively at both sides of an issue? Seems like a lot of what's on there doesn't fit the bill even remotely.

 

[dn7309]

Can anyone recommend some good Netflix documentaries that look objectively at both sides of an issue? Seems like a lot of what's on there doesn't fit the bill even remotely.

Documentaries that are unbiased is an oxymoron, therefore not likely to exist.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I don't of any documentaries that are truly unbiased. Even the ones that seem objective are going to have some sort of slant.

 

[mmntech]

There's certainly a lot of propaganda disguised as fact out there. Just stay away from any topics that are political hot buttons. I usually stick to the historical and scientific ones.

 

[shortylickens]

theres a good National Geographic about dinosaur mummies.

 

[zerocool84]

Documentaries that are unbiased is an oxymoron, therefore not likely to exist.

This

Unfortunately there's not such thing. You may thing it's unbiased if it sides with your beliefs but that's about it.

 

[John Connor]

Um, Trinity And Beyond?

 

[darkswordsman17]

Watch PBS, they do a pretty solid job of getting information and presenting sides. And BBC tends to as well although I don't know how much content they have on Netflix.

If those are too biased for you then I don't know what to say.

Here's some that I liked:
BBC's Auschwitz Inside The Nazi State (But, oh no, its biased! )
I Like Killing Flies
Encounters At The End Of The World
Dear Zachary
Let The Fire Burn
Cocaine Cowboys
Big Boys Gone Bananas
The Act Of Killing
Klitschko (about the Urkainian brothers who box)

There's some pretty good ESPN 30 for 30 ones.

 

[John Connor]

I think Hulu has Discovery Channel shit too. Here's Chernobyl on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITEXGdht3y8

 

[angminas]

Helvetica

 

[Jaepheth]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

 

[Triumph]

Maybe it's just me, but I really appreciate documentaries that have narration. It seems that any documentary I come across on Netflix nowadays is purely interview (without an interviewer), coupled with long sweeping scenes of the subject staring off into the sunset or swinging on a swingset or something equally useless. Anyone else notice this?

Helvetica

This is the exact documentary that comes to mind as representative of what annoys me. I came across this and thought, "Hmm, a documentary on a font? That sounds quirky and interesting," and I found it completely devoid of factual, historical information that narrated the creation of the font, why it is so important, and why I should care. I turned it off halfway through.

 

[Vapid Cabal]

Forks over knifes.

 

[overst33r]

"Inequality For All"

Probably pretty biased depending on who you ask but it definitely got the point across. The graphs and all that were animated and exaggerated to fit the agenda though.

 

[Kaido]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Amazing documentary :thumbsup:

 

[slayer202]

OP is still looking for an unbiased holocaust doc

 

[edro]

Are there any German holocaust docs from the German point of view?
I wish there were more from the minds of the Germans.

 

[pete6032]

Forks over knifes.

I watched this one actually, and found it had a lot of flawed arguments. You can read more about them here.

http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/09/22/forks-over-knives-is-the-science-legit-a-review-and-critique/

 

[slayer202]

pete, why don't you just spit us your propaganda now. we're tired of guessing

 

[vi edit]

I remember Cocaine Cowboys being fairly neutral.

 

[ultimatebob]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Doesn't meet the OP's criteria... it has a definite pro Sushi bias

 

[irishScott]

The "Surviving the Cut" mini-series that does 1 hour episodes on the training of various special forces branches. Impressive stuff to say the least.

 

[Markbnj]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Yeah another vote for this one. Great film.

Also, there are a ton of good music documentaries and biopics. Ramblin' Jack, Ain't in it for my health, and many others.

 

[Sattern]

There are drug wars I think they take information from both sides if you know how to read between the lines.

I was a fan of the gangster ones I think it was called Gangsters Code, they are similar to documentaries, except they follow the people around.

 

[SearchMaster]

I had insomnia one night and found a documentary called Wordplay, about the New York Times crossword puzzle championships. I can't even remember why it held my interest for 90 minutes but it did, so I guess I'd recommend giving it a shot