# Got any Documentary recommendations? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567 "2010-12-09T19:20:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/21 "2010-12-09T21:15:54Z")
Check out [Hulu.com](http://Hulu.com). They have several of Criterion’s documentaries online: The Beales of Grey Gardens, Burden of Dreams, For All Mankind, General Idi Amin Dada, Harlan County USA, and Salesman. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/22 "2010-12-09T21:17:24Z")
_Helvetica_, about the font, is surprisingly good considering how dry you’d expect the material to be. It’s got a lot of information about general principles and history of graphic design. It’s surprising how… intense people can get about the shape of a few letters. _The Making of Steinway L1037_ follows the construction of a Steinway grand piano from start to finish. The level of craftsmanship involved is fascinating, but the film itself feels slightly superficial. Still a damned good movie, though. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/23 "2010-12-09T21:19:54Z")
[Step into Liquid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Into_Liquid) - an excellent surfing doc from the son of Bruce Brown who directed the **Endless Summer** films. There’s a spectacular scene towards the end of open-ocean tow-in surfing with these crazy foilboards that \*has \*to be seen. ---
**Author:** ![Apollo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Apollo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/24 "2010-12-09T21:29:29Z")
The bbc classics: The Ascent of Man Civilisation: A personal view Connections ---
**Author:** ![mckall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mckall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mckall)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/25 "2010-12-09T21:32:55Z")
It Might Get Loud: Jimmy and Jack White, it’s wonderul. Edge is there too, but…meh. Drakon: LARP at it’s finest. Dungeon Masters: Similar to Drakon, but somehow a little more depressing. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567/26 "2010-12-09T21:41:02Z")
How this guy does it I don’t know but over the years I have found lots of good stuff at [Top Documentary Films](http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/watch-online/). Good reviews and a chance to see if you are interested in hundreds of documentaries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-documentary-recommendations/563567.md?page=1)