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Jennifer Pan smiling and scowling in a side by side image of of the woman in What Jennifer Did
Netflix's True Crime Documentary Producer Responds to AI Controversy

The executive producer of Netflix crime documentary What Jennifer Did has fired back at claims AI was used to alter images used in the production.

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20 Best Documentaries Narrated by A-List Actors
20 Best Documentaries Narrated by A-List Actors

Documentaries can be powerful mediums of change when celebrities are involved. Here are 20 documentaries narrated by A-List actors.

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Max Lugavere and his mother Kathy in the movie Little Empty Boxes
Little Empty Boxes Documentary Clip Breaks Hearts and Raises Awareness for Dementia

NY Times bestselling author Max Lugavere's film Little Empty Boxes follows his mother Kathy as she begins to decline into dementia.

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A frog, shark, and cheetah moving around the outside of a globe in Our Living World
Earth Day: Our Living World Producer on His New Cate Blanchett-Narrated Docuseries for Netflix

Ben Roy spoke with MovieWeb about how his four-part nature show stands out from his other projects and what it was like collaborating with Blanchett.

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Split image of posters for No-No, Living with Chucky and Kelce behind the Prime Video logo
19 Best Documentaries on Prime Video to Watch Right Now

Here are the best documentaries you can currently stream on Prime Video.

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Lifetime Reveals Upcoming Nicole Brown Simpson Docuseries in Wake of O.J. Simpson's Death

A docuseries exploring the life of Nicole Brown Simpson has been in the works at Lifetime for over a year.

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A cow with a barcode in Food Inc. 2
The Disturbing Corporate Monopoly on What We Eat Gets Explored in Food, Inc. 2 Clip

Like the documentary, this clip from Food, Inc. 2 expertly breaks down how just a few companies now control the food industry.

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Space: The Longest Goodbye
Space: The Longest Goodbye Review | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Astronauts

In Ido Mizrahy's documentary about the psychology of astronauts, the solution to loneliness is not always rocket science.

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The Bloody Hundredth documentary alongside Masters of Air cast.
The True Story Behind Masters of the Air to Be Told in The Bloody Hundredth Doc on Apple TV+

Narrated by Tom Hanks, The Bloody Hundredth promises an in-depth look at the real stories of the brave Airmen that inspired Masters of the Air.

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A Revolution on Canvas Review: A Tense Portrait of an Iranian Artist's Life, Family, and Country

Dive into the life and work of Nicky Nodjoumi, a celebrated artist and wanted Iranian revolutionary.

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The True Story Behind the Netflix Documentary Can I Tell You a Secret?

Presenting one of the most shocking cases of cyberstalking in the UK, here is the true story behind Netflix's Can I Tell You a Secret?

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck in Gigli & The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
Jennifer Lopez's Love Story Director Says Ben Affleck 'Obviously Supported It'

Director Jason Bergh tells MovieWeb what it was like collaborating with Ben Affleck for Jennifer Lopez's The Greatest Love Story Never Told.

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Cowboy rides a horse by a prison in God Save Texas Poster
God Save Texas Review: A Beautifully Diverse Portrait of the Lone Star State

Helmed by filmmakers born and raised there, God Save Texas shows the diverse people who live in and run the state.

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ZZ Top Performing in Documentary Film Runaway Radio
A Classic Rock Documentary for Real Music Fans Gets a Trailer with Runaway Radio

Lyle Lovett, ZZ Top, Sammy Hagar, Melissa Etheridge, and more discuss classic rock radio and iconic station KLOL in new music documentary.

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Vince Anderson performing in a poster for The Reverend
The Reverend Review: A Documentary About Art and Religion that Doesn't Say Much About Either

Vince Anderson, the singing minister with a 20-year weekly residency, should have made for a fascinating documentary subject, so what went wrong?

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Split image of Rolling Thunder Revue, Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 and Halftime on Netflix
19 Best Music Documentaries on Netflix to Watch Right Now

If you want to pull back the curtain on the music industry, check out these Netflix documentaries.

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Robert Kraft, Tom Brady, and Bill Belichik interviews for The Dynasty New England Patriots
Exclusive: The Dynasty Director Matt Hamachek on the Epic Human Drama of the New England Patriots

Hamachek directs the 10-part Apple TV+ docuseries, The Dynasty, and discussed the controversies of the Patriots and how we perceive them.

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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez Gets Personal in The Greatest Love Story Never Told Trailer for Prime Video

Jennifer Lopez and Prime Video will also release the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told alongside This Is Me…Now: A Love Story.

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Eminem to Produce Stans, a Documentary About Superfans

Eminem will co-produce Stans, a documentary that will explore the "revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom."

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Gloria Gaynor Says 'Life Completely Changed for Me' After Becoming Christian

In an exclusive interview ahead of the release of the documentary Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive, the disco diva shared how faith helped her.

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