documentary
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Her reporting on GameStop is also the basis for a Netflix documentary on the frenzy, Eat the Rich, which she helped produce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The documentary was well-received and buzzy, but for Jackson’s army of fans, it didn’t move the needle.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
In a BBC documentary in 2002, Richard Perle, assistant US defence secretary at the time, said: "Britain would probably have lost the war without American assistance. That's how significant it was."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
That film remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time with nearly $270 million in global ticket sales.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“Patrick’s mom made him erase his account, and then she made him watch a documentary with her about cyber- bullying,” Em said, her breath billowing white in the cold air and then disappearing.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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