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1. Comedian (2002)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
Director: Christian Charles | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo
Votes: 7,288 | Gross: $2.74M
2. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,977 | Gross: $4.31M
3. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,911 | Gross: $3.97M
4. Citizenfour (2014)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Votes: 57,987 | Gross: $2.80M
5. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,953 | Gross: $77.44M
6. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,397 | Gross: $119.19M
7. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 18,005 | Gross: $3.41M
8. Dukale's Dream (2014)
G | 70 min | Documentary
Hugh Jackman flies to Ethiopia with World Vision's successful initiative to raise people out of poverty. He spends a day working with Dukale, a self-made businessman, learning the importance of fair trade coffee.
Director: Josh Victor Rothstein | Stars: Adanesh, Tim Costello, Dukale, Deborra-Lee Furness
Votes: 101
9. Seinfeld: How It Began (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 65 min | Documentary
Jerry Seinfeld explains how the series was created.
Stars: Jason Alexander, George Bush, Johnny Carson, Larry Charles
Votes: 245
10. Kobe Doin' Work (2009 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day during a game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Stephen A. Smith, Tony Parker
Votes: 1,561
11. Inequality for All (2013)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.
Director: Jacob Kornbluth | Stars: Robert Reich, Conan O'Brien, Candice Bergen, Lily Tomlin
Votes: 7,019 | Gross: $1.21M
12. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,753 | Gross: $21.58M
13. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 85,215 | Gross: $23.81M
14. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, J. Patrick Burns, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,643
15. Icarus (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov
Votes: 54,712
16. My Scientology Movie (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Louis Theroux, Tom Cruise, Marty Rathbun, Paz de la Huerta
Votes: 13,524 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Voyeur (II) (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Crime
Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.
Directors: Myles Kane, Josh Koury | Stars: Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Nan Talese, Susan Morrison
Votes: 6,822
18. Trump: An American Dream (2017)
Documentary, Biography
A British documentary series exploring the extraordinary journey of Donald Trump through five decades.
Stars: Colin Tierney, Nikki Haskell, Geraldo Rivera, Rona Barrett
Votes: 4,495
19. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Milos Forman, Peter Bonerz
Votes: 27,987
20. The Staircase (2004–2018)
TV-MA | 629 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
Stars: Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette, Martha Ratliff
Votes: 27,217
21. Betting on Zero (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Writer/director Ted Braun follows controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion dollars on the line in his crusade to expose Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history.
Director: Ted Braun | Stars: William Ackman, Douglas M. Brooks, William Cohan, Julie Contreras
Votes: 5,620
22. The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Mystery
An ambitious historian unmasks the worlds greatest spy, setting in motion the very events that lead to the spy's mysterious death.
Director: Thomas Meadmore | Stars: Henry Kissinger, Muammar Gaddafi, Moshe Dayan, Anwar Sadat
Votes: 1,184
23. Inside the Mossad (2017)
60 min | Documentary
For years the Mossad, Israel's legendary foreign intelligence agency, has been sealed off to the media. Now, for the first time since its founding, a dozen of Mossad's former spies give us ... See full summary »
Stars: Aylam Orian, Ram Ben Barak, Gad Shimron, Yossi Alpher
Votes: 1,138
24. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,027
25. The Family (2019)
TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery
An enigmatic Christian group known as The Family wields enormous influence in Washington, DC, in pursuit of its global ambitions.
Stars: Jeff Sharlet, James Cromwell, Doug Hampton, Lisa Getter
Votes: 4,066
26. The American Meme (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary
Social media stars Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky, Brittany Furlan and Kirill Bichutsky hustle to build online empires - and face the pitfalls of fame.
Director: Bert Marcus | Stars: Kirill Bichutsky, Hailey Bieber, Amanda Cerny, Dane Cook
Votes: 14,813
27. Heroin(e) (2017)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Three women fight to break the cycle one life at a time.
Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon | Stars: Jan Rader, Patricia Keller, Necia Freeman, Najah Menapace
Votes: 3,326
28. Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019–2020)
43 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Activist Abdur-Rahman Muhammad begins his own investigation into the perplexing details surrounding the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
Stars: Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, Muhammad A. Aziz, Zak A. Kondo, David Garrow
Votes: 2,381
29. Behind the Curve (2018)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary
Meet real Flat Earthers, a small but growing contingent of people who firmly believe in a conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.
Director: Daniel J. Clark | Stars: Mark K. Sargent, Patti Sargent, Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore, Joe Pierre
Votes: 10,731
30. Dirty Money (2018–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.
Stars: Matt Taibbi, Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Fahmi Quadir
Votes: 10,185
31. Fyre (2019)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
An exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre music festival.
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Billy McFarland, Jason Bell, Gabrielle Bluestone, Shiyuan Deng
Votes: 52,051
32. Our Godfather (2019)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
OUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier | Stars: Cristina Buscetta, Roberto Buscetta, Lisa Buscetta, Roberto Precioso
Votes: 1,623
33. The Devil Next Door (2019)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
Stars: Yoram Sheftel, Eli Gabay, Michael Shaked, Eli Rosenbaum
Votes: 15,085
34. Tiger King (2020–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
Stars: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, John Reinke, Jeff Lowe
Votes: 86,974
35. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,098
36. The Last Dance (2020)
TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Led by Michael Jordan, the 1990s Chicago Bulls establish themselves as one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.
Stars: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, David Aldridge
Votes: 152,218
37. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
TV-MA | 57 min | Documentary, Crime
Survivors reveal the manipulation, abuse and emotional scars suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Their stories expose a sex trafficking ring of powerful enablers leading up to his 2019 arrest.
Stars: Michael Reiter, Annie Farmer, Shawna Rivera, Alan Dershowitz
Votes: 29,169
38. Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (2020)
TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Crime
Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
Stars: John Alite, Michael Franzese, Jim Kossler, John Joyce
Votes: 8,442
39. Bad Boy Billionaires: India (2020– )
TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.
Star: Aayush Ailawadi
Votes: 3,430
40. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.
Stars: Deanna Thompson, John Green, Claudette Hamlin, Anna Yourkin
Votes: 62,252
41. Dirty Wars (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi
Votes: 9,396 | Gross: $0.38M
42. Operation Varsity Blues (2021)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities.
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Matthew Modine, Roger Rignack, Jillian Peterson, Courtney Rackley
Votes: 8,993
43. Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2017)
84 min | Documentary
A documentary about today's young adult hookup culture and the stories in pop-culture that influence it.
Director: Benjamin Nolot | Stars: Kimberleigh Andrews, Kim Biddle, Adam Brown, Gail Dines
Votes: 1,680
44. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Phil Amicone, Charlie Ott, Michael Zuckerman
Votes: 10,270
45. Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (2021)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime saga that spanned decades.
Stars: Alexia Nepola, Pedro Rosello, Ralph Linero, Marilyn Bonachea
Votes: 3,226
46.
Untold (2021– )
Episode:
Malice at the Palace
(2021)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A brawl broke out near the end of a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004. Nearly 17 years later, we re-examine that night and all the consequences that came from it.
Director: Floyd Russ | Stars: Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson, Metta World Peace, Reggie Miller
Votes: 9,805
47. Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean (2021)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Crime
In the automotive world, John DeLorean rose from engineer to executive to icon. But under the hood of his self-created legend lies darkness and deceit.
Stars: Ivan Fallon, Cristina Ferrare, Chris Hegedus, Zach DeLorean
Votes: 1,344
48. Best Shape of My Life (2021– )
Documentary
Will Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery and more, teaming up with guests including pro athletes, scientists and experts, and top YouTube creators.
Star: Will Smith
Votes: 53
49. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary
Examining the months since the tragedies, which caused global panic in March 2019 after two new aircrafts crashed within five months, killing 346 people.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Donald Trump, Lester Holt, Maria Bartiromo, Peter Jennings
Votes: 13,569
50. Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up (2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Biography
Comedian Kevin Hart reflects on the events from the past year that have shaped his life.
Stars: Kevin Hart, Joe Rogan, Dave Becky, Harry Ratchford
Votes: 2,157
51. FIFA Uncovered (2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, Sport
From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization's checkered history and what it takes to host a World Cup.
Stars: Jérôme Valcke, David Conn, Ken Bensinger, Amanda Davies
Votes: 6,516
52. Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn (2022)
95 min | Documentary
It chronicles the rise of Carlos Ghosn as well as the internal rivalries and tensions he sparked within Nissan-Renault and his dramatic arrest.
Director: Lucy Blakstad | Stars: Carlos Ghosn, Louis Schweitzer, Clément Lacombe, Nayla Beydoun
Votes: 1,434
53. George Carlin's American Dream (2022)
TV-MA | 217 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
Stars: Kelly Carlin, Patrick Carlin, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt
Votes: 4,008
54. To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exploring how one man's brilliance, hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever.
Director: Christopher Cassel | Stars: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird, Ellen Bradbury, Alan B. Carr
Votes: 2,504
55. Audrey (I) (2020)
TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Filmmaker Helena Coan examines the remarkable life and career of actress, fashion icon and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn.
Director: Helena Coan | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Alessandra Ferri, Francesca Hayward, Keira Moore
Votes: 2,584
56. How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Waller Newell, Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Votes: 11,372
57. How to Become a Mob Boss (2023)
TV-MA | 183 min | Documentary, Crime
Peter Dinklage narrates through this satirical guide that delves into the rise and fall of history's most famous mob bosses, from Al Capone to Pablo Escobar, and their tactics for success.
Stars: Peter Dinklage, George Anastasia, Michael Franzese, Elie Honig
Votes: 1,120
58. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,035
59. Hostages (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, History
November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days.
Stars: John Limbert, Parvaneh Limbert, Mike Metrinko, Ibrahim Asgharzadeh
Votes: 600
61. Three Identical Strangers (2018)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
Director: Tim Wardle | Stars: Robert Shafran, Michael Domnitz, Howard Schneider, Ellen Cervone
Votes: 39,774 | Gross: $12.32M
62. Man on the Run (2023)
98 min | Documentary
"Man on the Run" is the definitive accounting of the 1MDB saga and an indictment of the global capitalist system and its inability to regulate itself in the face of avarice and corruption.
Director: Cassius Michael Kim | Stars: Bill McMurry, Sharon Carpenter, Jennifer Peros, Bradley Hope
Votes: 808
63. What Jennifer Did (2024)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Crime
When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Fernando Baldassini, Samantha Chang, Alan Cooke, Bill Courtice
Votes: 5,492
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