Poll: Face-Off: Blockbuster Documentaries
According to Business Insider, 2018 was one of the best years ever for documentaries, with four films leading the way: the movies below are among the highest grossing documentaries ever, as well as being four of the best-reviewed films of the year. Which of the following "blockbuster documentaries" is your favorite? If you haven't seen any, which one are you most interested in seeing? Document your thoughts here. Sources of the facts and figures below: Business Insider, Box Office Mojo, MetaCritic, and IMDb. Box Office figures are from early May, 2019.
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Free Solo (2018)
Domestic Box Office: $17,541,090 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% MetaCritic Score: 83 Winner: Best Documentary, The Academy Awards (2019) Where you can see it: It is available, for free for a limited time, on many cable companies' On Demand services. Other On Demand services have it for a fee. It is also available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, Vudu, Google Play, and You Tube. It is still in theaters, as well, in some countries. -
RBG (2018)
Domestic Box Office: $14,017,361 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% MetaCritic Score: 71 Nominee: Best Documentary, The Academy Awards (2019) Where you can see it: Amazon Prime, Hulu, and on several On Demand services. -
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
Domestic Box Office: $12,320,845 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% MetaCritic Score: 81 Nominee: Best Documentary, BAFTA (2019) Where you can see it: Amazon Prime, Hulu, Vudu, Google Play, You Tube, and on several On Demand services. -
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Domestic Box Office: $22,835,787 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99% MetaCritic Score: 85 Winner: Critics' Choice Awards, Best Documentary (2018) Where you can see it: HBO, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, You Tube, and on some On Demand services.