Documentaries & Storytelling Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

documentary#1541

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014)

moviemaniacsDE

“here's a must-watch documentary, especially if you belong to the hacker culture”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

documentary#1564

Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)

Sean Munger

“there's an exhaustive two part series by Sean Munger that sets out the many interlocking lines of evidence that Oswald acted alone.”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

documentary#1577

Chernobyl 3828

TeleconStudio

“Chernobyl 3828 is about the people”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

documentary#1590

The Company that Broke Canada

BobbyBroccoli

“BobbyBroccoli on YouTube does an absolutely phenomenal job creating documentaries.”

3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

documentary#1639

Kedi - Full Length Documentary

vlogbrothers

“Recommend it for those who haven't seen it”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

documentary#1659

Chai Jing's review: Under the Dome – Investigating China’s Smog 柴静雾霾调查：穹顶之下 (full translation)

Christopher He

“I highly recommend the documentary Under the Dome , released earlier this year and later banned in China”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2018

documentary#1679

Birth of BASIC

Dartmouth

“The Birth of BASIC documentary that Dartmouth did for the 50th anniversary is excellent and features him prominently”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#1776

The Untold Story of Online Gaming on Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis | XBAND

Wrestling With Gaming

“Well worth watching.”

4 HN recommenders · 2019–2020

documentary#1809

What a Japanese Moving Company in Tokyo is like

Paolo fromTOKYO

“Seeing their rigour and discipline is like a visual ASMR video.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#1840

THE MARS UNDERGROUND [HD] Full Movie

Blue Mars

“I highly recommend this documentary”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2015

explainer#1848

Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life

CGP Grey

“Great video that explains this”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

interview#1862

Errol Morris interviews mob lawyer Murray Richman - 1/3

Melchi

“the best one Errol Morris did with his tv series was the one with the mob lawyer.”

3 HN recommenders · 2009–2012

demo#1866

Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates

Mark Rober

“watch the video on his YouTube. It's pure comedic gold.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

documentary#1923

SHIPBREAKERS | Would you risk your life dismantling the world’s largest ships just to survive? | NFB

NFB

“Both mortifying and fascinating to see this industry up close.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#1950

Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world

Miniatur Wunderland

“You can watch a short tour of it at”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

documentary#1990

America's Nerve Gas Arsenal

Peter Klusman

“If you're interested in this type of stuff this documentary is incredible and apparently won an Emmy.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

other#2023

Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie (English Subtitles & Video Joker) - Wakaliwood

Official Wakaliwood

“Despite the very low budget, the movie is surprisingly entertaining, and the commentary makes it even better.”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

documentary#2027

The Secrets Of Cornwall - Part 1 - Communications

Mark Thomas

“Documentary about the cable landing stations: The Secrets of Cornwall”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

documentary#2028

Black Wednesday (BBC 1997)

batrachious

“This wonderful BBC documentary explains everything on detail.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

documentary#2045

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)

Wei Yu

“Pretty interesting and sad at the same time. It's worth a watch, IMO.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021

documentary#2064

The KGB, the Computer, and Me.

DragonFartOutLoud

“Then check out the old Nova documentary about the story”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#2069

How Music Works 1 - Melody - Part 1

timegrinder

“There's also a great TV series from England called 'How Music Works' which gives more of a historical background.”

3 HN recommenders · 2009–2016

documentary#2092

The ascent of Alex Honnold

CBS News

“The whole video is pretty interesting, but may make your hands sweat even more.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2017

documentary#2096

Dan Deacon - Bromst - In The Studio

Pitchfork

“He talks about it quite in a bit in a Pitchfork TV video that documented him working on one of his albums, Bromst”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2019

documentary#2129

How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting

Tom Scott

“This Tom Scott video shows some of the surprising (to me) lengths to which the USPS does go to figure out the right address”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#2145

50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase

National Geographic

“National Geographic did a really good 8-minute video on it”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

documentary#2148

POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist

Ahoy

“the best gaming-related video essay produced!”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

documentary#2200

Pandora's Box, E1: The Engineers' Plot

nagualdesign

“I recommend watching Pandora's Box documentary. It is fun and pretty well made”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

documentary#2260

Princes of the Yen | The Hidden Power of Central Banks

Independent POV

“did a good job of illustrating the dangers of having such high powered unaccountable cabals”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

documentary#2294

Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent

Chomsky's Philosophy

“Here's a clip from a documentary based on the book”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

documentary#2328

Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project

Andrew Millison

“A few good ones that I watched: - Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project”

3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

documentary#2338

Modern Times Streetwise - part 1/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.

TaxiWarrior

“there is an excellent (albeit slightly dated) BBC documentary on the subject”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

other#2365

The Greatest Shot In Television

MoonEyes Plays

“the totally iconic piece of one shot perfectly timed tv”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

other#2373

“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room

The New Yorker

“there is an excellent short movie online called "I'm not a Robot".”

2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

documentary#2399

The Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full Documentary

Hagerty Drivers Foundation

“You really need to watch the documentary on Cannonball Run”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

documentary#2424

Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability - Part 1

Sandia National Labs

“I highly recommend this three-part series produced by Sandia National Laboratory”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

documentary#2489

Brian Springer - Spin

MasterpieceConCen7

“You might like Spin , a 1995 documentary composed of unauthorized behind the scenes footage”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

documentary#2491

Feynman: Take the world from another point of view (1/4)

Aaron Scher

“I love this old Horizon as well”

2 HN recommenders · 2009–2023

documentary#2566

Secret Life Of Machines 104 The Washing Machine

Retrotv

“Cartoonist Tim Hunkin explains how machines work, with lots and lots of models and cut-aways of real life devices.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

documentary#2588

The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla

Rich Rebuilds

“Anybody involved with Tesla in any way should at least watch”

2 HN recommenders · 2019

documentary#2591

Riot On Documentary (2002)

Caroline bruins

“I highly recommend the documentary "Riot On!". Great documentary, great cinema, and great entertainment.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

explainer#2598

I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird

Benn Jordan

“you might enjoy Benn Jordan's video of "saving" a PNG to a bird”

2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

interview#2606

David Carr vs. Some Guys from VICE

AudenRaybourn

“One of the best scenes from Page One”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

documentary#2648

Into Eternity - Official trailer

Dogwoof

“Highly recommended.”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2023

documentary#2663

The People's Republic of The Future

Bloomberg Originals

“ran across this video and it absolutely blew me away.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

explainer#2681

Everything is a Remix Part 3 (Original Series, 2011)

Kirby Ferguson

“Then watch this rather insightful video titled 'Everything is a Remix'”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2018

documentary#2716

URBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur

Exploring the Unbeaten Path

“There's video on youtube of people sneaking in (it's a guarded base), flying drones around them and climbing around in and out of them. It's pretty cool.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

podcast#2759

Well There's Your Problem | Episode 28: Goiânia Incident

Well There's Your Problem Podcast

“Goes into detail day by day about the events”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023