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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Documentary Now!

Overall Rating: ★ 8.1

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Documentary Now!

(Overall Rating: ★ 8.1)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of Documentary Now!. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

4 Seasons
27 Episodes
Ended
Comedy
Best Episodes
S1E4 - The Eye Doesn't Lie ★ 8.5
S1E1 - Sandy Passage ★ 8.3
S1E6 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1) ★ 8.1
Worst Episodes
S1E5 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival ★ 7.1
S1E2 - Kunuk Uncovered ★ 7.9
S1E3 - DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon ★ 7.9
★ 8.5/10 (672 votes)
#1

The Eye Doesn't Lie

S1:E4

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

★ 8.3/10 (1081 votes)
#2

Sandy Passage

S1:E1

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

★ 8.1/10 (522 votes)
#3

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

S1:E6

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

★ 8.1/10 (454 votes)
#4

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

S1:E7

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

★ 7.9/10 (640 votes)
#5

Kunuk Uncovered

S1:E2

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

★ 7.9/10 (682 votes)
#6

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

S1:E3

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

★ 7.1/10 (511 votes)
#7

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

S1:E5

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

★ 7.1/10 (511 votes)
#1

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

S1:E5

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

★ 7.9/10 (640 votes)
#2

Kunuk Uncovered

S1:E2

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

★ 7.9/10 (682 votes)
#3

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

S1:E3

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

★ 8.1/10 (522 votes)
#4

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

S1:E6

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

★ 8.1/10 (454 votes)
#5

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

S1:E7

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

★ 8.3/10 (1081 votes)
#6

Sandy Passage

S1:E1

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

★ 8.5/10 (672 votes)
#7

The Eye Doesn't Lie

S1:E4

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

★ 8.3/10 (1081 votes)

Sandy Passage

S1:E1

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

★ 7.9/10 (640 votes)

Kunuk Uncovered

S1:E2

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

★ 7.9/10 (682 votes)

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

S1:E3

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

★ 8.5/10 (672 votes)

The Eye Doesn't Lie

S1:E4

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

★ 7.1/10 (511 votes)

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

S1:E5

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

★ 8.1/10 (522 votes)

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

S1:E6

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

★ 8.1/10 (454 votes)

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

S1:E7

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
4 ★ 8.0 5
★ 8.3 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
★ 7.6 Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
1 ★ 8.0 7
★ 8.5 The Eye Doesn't Lie
★ 7.1 A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
2 ★ 7.9 7
★ 8.7 Juan Likes Rice & Chicken
★ 7.4 Globesman
3 ★ 7.9 7
★ 8.8 Waiting for the Artist
★ 6.4 Long Gone
Fred Armisen
Helen Mirren
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