I'm looking for some Brain-food. Documentaries that make you think about social issues, etc (American propaganda films excluded...). Can anyone recommend any? Much thanks.

You might check out a documentary entitled, "Century of the Self."

Some I just found on Rotten Tomatoes:
- The Cult of the suicide bomber
- Darwin's nightmare
- Enron: The smartest guy in the room.

Seems interesting.
Thanks for the suggestion above...

Brass Eye.

The Most Hated Family in America is pretty interesting, as is Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (but that series is less relevant here).

Quote: Original post by mhamlin
You might check out a documentary entitled, "Century of the Self."

"The Power of Nightmares" by the same guy is also worth a look.

Here's a classic: Hearts and Minds

Here's the imdb top ten list: the IMDb guide to Documentary movies

A.k.a. Cassius Clay - I saw this not too long ago. It's pretty good.

I watched "The powers of nightmares" not too long ago, it was decent.

Thanks for the suggestions thus far. Now, let's see if the video store has all these for rent (if not, netflix to the rescue!).

King Corn was good. It's pretty American-centric, but it's not exactly propaganda, rather it explains why everyone here is so fat.

Religulous - About how hypocritical religion can be towards others with different thoughts about life, the universe and everything.

Jesus Camp - Quite orthodox summer camp for religious people. It's quite freaky

Both are worth watching, even if you're religious.

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