Just finished watching a fascinating documentary on an ill-fated round-the-world solo sailing race in 1969 called Deep Water:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460766/
I have always enjoyed good quality documentaries. Some of my favorites (in no particular order):
1. Fog of War
Robert McNamara looks back on his career
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/
2. Touching the Void
Story of hiking disaster in the Andes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379557/
3. Riding Giants
History of big wave surfing
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389326/
4. King of Kong
Battle for video game immortality
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/
5. Jesus Camp
Camp for kids in midwest
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486358/
Of course, I am not including the various Ken Burns PBS series or any of the Michael Moore movies, since those are all so well known.
So what are some of your favorite documentaries? I am looking for some ideas for my Blockbuster Online queue.