50 weirdest documentaries

31. Lake Of Fire (2006)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Former Presbyterian minister Paul Hill goes on film saying that all abortionists should be executed, then kills a Florida doctor (and his bodyguard) for the abortions that he carried out.

30. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

You Couldnt Make It Up: You couldnt, but Aileen can. The most fascinating part of Broomfields doc is watching Aileens mercurial stories shifting and changing as she re-tells them.

29. Microcosmos (1996)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Want to see snails mating? Youll get it right here. It looks squishy.

28. Grizzly Man (2005)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Treadwells death was captured on audio tape. Herzog admitted to listening to it, but decided not to use it in the finished film.

27. A Hole In The Head (1998)

You Couldnt Make It Up: People in the UK, the US and the Netherlands believe that by undergoing trepanation, they will experience increased brain blood volume and consequently improve their brain function.

26. Crazy Love (2007)

You Couldnt Make It Up: After the pair broke up, Ross was blinded by thugs who threw lye in her face. Pugach was the one who paid the thugs to do it. When he got out of jail for the crime, the pair got back together.

25. Hell House (2001)

You Couldnt Make It Up: The performance generally involves depictions of sin, damnation and Hell--all incredibly viscerally. Doesnt sound very churchlike.

24. Cinemania

You Couldnt Make It Up: Most of the subjects of the documentaries watch at least five films a day, and between 600 and 2,000 a year.

23. Super Size Me (2004)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Spurlock consumed an average 5,000 calories per day while dining at the fast food restaurant. He also suffered from mood swings and sexual dysfunction.

22. A Certain Kind of Death (2003)

You Couldnt Make It Up: So what happens to them? Well, their assets all go to the local officials, and are controlled by bureaucrats who sell them off in order to pay for the bodys burial.