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The Best Episodes of Documentary Now! Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Documentary Now! Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for The Eye Doesn't Lie
    8.5/10(680 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writers:John Mulaney, Bill Hader
  2. Background image for Sandy Passage
    8.3/10(1.1k 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writer:Seth Meyers
  3. Background image for Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)
    8.1/10(533 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward
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    8.1/10(461 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writers:Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Erik Kenward
  5. Background image for Kunuk Uncovered
    7.9/10(649 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writer:Seth Meyers
  6. Background image for DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
    7.9/10(693 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writers:Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Rob Klein
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  7. Background image for A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
    7.1/10(517 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.

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    Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
    Writers:Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Eye Doesn't Lie" is the best rated episode of "Documentary Now!" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 680 votes. Directed by Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono and written by John Mulaney, Bill Hader, it aired on 9/10/2015. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sandy Passage".