Titicut Follies (1967)

Employing methods of direct cinema–observation, limited stylization, and non-intervention–this stark look into the State Prison for the Criminally Insane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shows its denizens, who were often kept in barren cells and infrequently bathed, forced to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bullying by many of the hospital's staff.

Genres: Documentary

What to watch after Titicut Follies

• The Central Park Five (2012) — Same feel: critical, disturbing
• The Seven Five (2014) — Same feel: critical, dark
• Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) — Same feel: critical, dark
• The Last Days (1998) — Same subject: prisoner
• The Bridge (2006) — Same feel: dark, depressing
• West of Memphis (2012)