Dangerous Play

A sober, methodical expose that lays out institutional rot piece by piece, leaving you cynical about the beautiful game's back rooms.

A propulsive, intimate archival rush that sweeps you from glory to excess and leaves a bittersweet, human aftertaste.

A measured, sobering documentary that methodically peels back the layers of backroom dealings, watching powerful men trade principles for profit.

A measured, talking-heads retelling of a notorious sporting betrayal, more interesting in its drama than its presentation.

A dogged, clear-eyed investigative trudge through institutional rot, satisfying in its exposure but sobering in its scale.

A grim, grounded look at a beloved sport's rotten underside, more sobering than thrilling.

A sober, steadily unfolding true-crime chronicle that trades spectacle for patient detail, leaving a lingering sense of how power built in secrecy eventually comes apart.

A sober, interview-driven plunge into a doping scandal that feels like a tense, talky true-crime expose.

A sober, interview-driven look at scandals, more informative than thrilling, best watched with attention to the talking heads.

A wry, cynical plunge into backroom wheeling and dealing, watching small men inflate with power while the machinery of graft grinds on.

A sobering, clear-eyed documentary that braids football euphoria with the chilling machinery of state terror.

A sober, archive-driven true-crime documentary that unfolds methodically, trading thrills for a chilling sense of real-world consequence.