Adam Curtis documentaries
Shares rank 7 of 11 documentary series by recommenders
Recommended as a distinctive, watchable collection of mini-series on recent history. Critics find the style too stylized and the storytelling long-winded.
Recommended as a distinctive, watchable collection of mini-series on recent history. Critics find the style too stylized and the storytelling long-winded.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Wonderful, worth watching
“All I can suggest is that you watch some of Adam Curtis's work.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films” “Adam Curtis docs are wonderful.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Long-winded, states the obvious
“I thought it a long winded way of stating bad things have happened”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Jerome Powell Responds” Style too stylized
“I think his work is just too stylized.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Jerome Powell Responds”
Other documentary series people recommend
The four most recommended other documentary series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connections by James Burke | 33 | 1 | 97% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Triumph of the Nerds | 31 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Adam Curtis | 10 | 1 | 91% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Century of Self by Adam Curtis | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Adam Curtis documentariesThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like the Curtis stuff because it hits like old internet-core.”
“Adam Curtis docs are wonderful.”
“move to Adam Curtis' collection of mini-series on recent history”
“All I can suggest is that you watch some of Adam Curtis's work.”
“I think his work is just too stylized.”
“I thought it a long winded way of stating bad things have happened”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.