5. June 17th, 1994
Site rank 6, IMDb rank 5, Overall rank = 11
Directed by Brett Morgen
Some would argue that Brett Morgen’s June 17th, 1994 is more of a crime documentary than a sports one. Since we included it on the list of best sports documentaries on Netflix streaming in 2015, we obviously disagree.
The film follows the events of that fateful Friday in Los Angeles. Morgen offers no narration in his film or any other form of an outside view. Instead, he composes it entirely of news clippings that focused on the police pursuit of O. J. Simpson. It’s incredible how he manages to create riveting watching from such seemingly bland content. Morgan’s mosaic has earned him an Oscar nomination as well as a Peabody Award.
