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Fifty must-see documentaries

Current TV has compiled a list of the fifty contemporary documentaries that you must see before you die. Lots of familiar names on the list…here are my personal favorites:

The Kid Stays in the Picture
When We Were Kings
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Man on Wire
Capturing the Friedmans
Touching the Void
The Fog of War
Grizzly Man
The Thin Blue Line
Hoop Dreams