10 Movie Documentaries Better Than The Actual Movie

6. Best Worst Movie

Lost In La Mancha Terry Gilliam
Magicstone Productions

Best Worst Movie is a 2009 documentary about the curious fandom surrounding the "so-bad-it's-good" 1990 cult classic horror film Troll 2, as directed by one of the film's child stars, Michael Stephenson.

Beyond delving into the making of the film, what truly takes this documentary to the next level is its deep and intimate examination of Troll 2's fandom and precisely why people are so obsessed with it.

This makes for heart-warming viewing as the movie's cast and director are able to enjoy its resurgence in popularity almost two decades later, even if they don't always seem entirely aware of the level of irony with which it's now being consumed.

As a document of a trash cinema classic, of the surprising forms fame can arrive in, and the second life that movies can receive thanks to Internet fandom, Best Worst Movie is a genuinely insightful and even unexpectedly affecting film.

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