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15 best documentaries on Netflix for conversation starters
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The 30 best documentaries on Netflix
13th (2016)
The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, but this searing documentary argues that both have only taken on different forms in the years since its adoption. The Emmy-winning work, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay, traces the systematic oppression of Black Americans following the official end of slavery in 1865, from segregation to the disproportionate targeting of minorities during the war on drugs to the prison-industrial complex, of which private contractors have benefited financially.
DuVernay tackles varied and complicated forms of corruption here, but 13th is carefully plotted to show how each act of disenfranchisement leads to another, serving as a riveting rallying cry. —Kevin Jacobsen
Where to watch 13th: Netflix
EW grade: A (read the review)
Director: Ava DuVernay
Read Ava DuVernay's powerful Peabody Awards acceptance speech