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1. Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
Bipolar disorder and addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. The untold story of Andy's life serves to tear down the myths associated with these two ferocious diseases.
Directors: Steve Jones, Todd Jones, Josh Taft | Stars: Bruce Irons, Lyndie Irons, Kelly Slater
Votes: 876
2. Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
G | 48 min | Documentary
An award-winning documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives on a single breath descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands of Indonesia.
Directors: James Reed, James Morgan
Votes: 1,355
3. Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)
76 min | Documentary
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Ian Buruma, Guo-Qiang Cai, Wen-You Cai, Wenhao Cai
Votes: 1,644
4. David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.
Directors: Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Jon Nguyen | Stars: David Lynch, Lula Lynch, Edwina Lynch, Donald Lynch
Votes: 6,588 | Gross: $0.17M
5. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2016 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at famous Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
Director: Kaku Arakawa | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Yuhei Sakuragi, Yukinori Nakamura
Votes: 876 | Gross: $0.19M
6. Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
Millions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating our seven continents - each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain and its own unique animal... See full summary »
Stars: David Attenborough, Peter Drost, Goetz Bielefeldt, Bertie Gregory
Votes: 6,058
7. Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand (2015)
60 min | Documentary, Drama
This is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride.
Director: Daniel Huertas | Stars: Luke Allen-Gale, Craig Packer, Amy Dickman, Dave Salmoni
Votes: 1,056
8. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,835 | Gross: $3.29M
9. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,457 | Gross: $0.87M
10. Close Up (1994– )
57 min | Documentary
Stars: Peter Muller, Isabelle Huppert, Gary D. Rhodes, István Szabó
Votes: 15
11. Het uur van de wolf (1995– )
58 min | Documentary
Stars: Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Rinus Gerritsen
Votes: 31
12. Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
Director: Sara Driver | Stars: Alexis Adler, Jean Michel Basquiat, Fab 5 Freddy, Patricia Field
Votes: 654 | Gross: $0.17M
13. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Nancy Rooney, Harry Mapplethorpe, George Stack, Robert Mapplethorpe
Votes: 1,560
14. Given (2016)
72 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
Experience the world through a child's eyes as a family explores different cultures around the globe while surfing along the way.
Director: Jess Bianchi | Stars: Aamion Goodwin, Daize Goodwin, Given Goodwin, True Goodwin
Votes: 1,694
15. Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Nearly 30 years after his death, this documentary film of Jean-Michel Basquiat details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to be one of the greats on the international art marketplace.
Director: David Shulman | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Bruno Bischofberger, Mary Boone, Bob Colacello
Votes: 301
16. Hans Teeuwen: Echte rancune (2018 Video)
103 min | Documentary, Comedy
Hans is back with his seventh solo show. Manic as in his younger years, amoral, confrontational, and full of character assassinations on important people and institutions.
Director: Marcel de Vré | Star: Hans Teeuwen
Votes: 224
17. The Blue Planet (2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary
Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.
Stars: David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Scoones
Votes: 42,725
18. Blue Planet II (2017)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
Stars: David Attenborough, Peter Drost, Roger Munns, Roger Horrocks
Votes: 46,610
19. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem
Votes: 33,004
20. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 220,357
21. Planet Earth II (2016)
TV-G | 50 min | Documentary
David Attenborough returns with a new wildlife documentary that shows life in a variety of habitats.
Stars: David Attenborough, Chadden Hunter, Gordon Buchanan, Elizabeth White
Votes: 158,324
22. Our Planet (2019–2023)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
Explores and unravels the mystery of how and why animals migrate, showing some of the most dramatic and compelling stories in the natural world through spectacular and innovative cinematography.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 51,201
23. Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 63 min | Documentary
Looks at the hardships and drama of capturing footage from Our Planet (2019).
Directors: Huw Cordey, Sophie Lanfear, Ilaira Mallalieu, Kieran O'Donovan, Hugh Pearson, Gisle Sverdrup | Stars: David Attenborough, Regis Passera, Mark Smith, Paul Stewart
Votes: 1,937
24. Humpback Whales (2015)
40 min | Documentary, Short
An in-depth look at the lives of humpback whales and the challenges they face to avoid extinction.
Director: Greg MacGillivray | Star: Ewan McGregor
Votes: 428
25. Oceans (2008)
G | 84 min | Documentary
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Jacques Perrin, Rie Miyazawa
Votes: 10,075 | Gross: $19.42M
26. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Drama
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Votes: 63,878
27. Oceans (2008– )
Documentary
Oceans is an eight-part documentary series on BBC Two, which seeks to provide a better understanding of the state of the Earth's oceans today, their role in the past, present, and future; ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Halliley, Philippe Cousteau Jr., Lucy Blue, Paul Rose
Votes: 228
28. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes
Votes: 34,569
29. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
How might your life be better with less?
Director: Matt D'Avella | Stars: Dan Harris, Ryan Nicodemus, Rick Hanson, Jesse Jacobs
Votes: 16,727
30. A Perfect Planet (2021)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Perfect Planet analyzes, in five episodes, how the forces of nature, including the power of the Sun or even humans, drive and shape life on Earth.
Stars: David Attenborough, Toby Nowlan, Chadden Hunter, Rolf Steinmann
Votes: 3,078
31. Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)
94 min | Documentary, Crime
Made You Look is an American crime documentary about the largest art fraud in American history set in the super rich, super obsessed and super fast art world of New York.
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Ann Freedman, M.H. Miller, Perry Amsellem, Patricia Cohen
Votes: 4,877
32. Chasing Coral (2017)
93 min | Documentary
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Andrew Ackerman, Pim Bongaerts, Neal Cantin, Phil Dustan
Votes: 5,652
33. Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.
Director: Louie Schwartzberg | Stars: Brie Larson, Andrew Weil, Giuliana Furci, Paul Stamets
Votes: 11,551
34. Secrets of the Whales (2021)
TV-PG | 191 min | Documentary, Adventure
Filmed across three years in 24 locations, the 4-part event series it's a profoundly personal saga, venturing deep into the world of whales to reveal life and love from their perspective.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron, Brian Skerry, Nan Hauser
Votes: 944
35. Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021)
TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
Director: Joshua Rofé | Stars: Bob Ross, Steve Ross, Vicky Ross, John Thamm
Votes: 6,757
36. Life in Colour (2021)
TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary
Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
Stars: David Attenborough, Joerg Wiedenmann
Votes: 4,043
37. Krokodile - Das wahre Leben der Urzeitechsen (2011 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
Director: Reinhard Radke | Star: Clemens Gerhard
Votes: 36
38. Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven (2016)
54 min | Documentary
Paul Verhoeven, a Dutch filmmaker for whom sex, violence and religion are "the three most important elements on Earth", likes to press where it hurts. Born in 1938, he grew up in The Hague ... See full summary »
Director: Elisabeth van Zijll Langhout | Stars: Antoinette Beijen-van den Steenhoven, Derek de Lint, Dolf de Vries, Michael Douglas
Votes: 123
39. Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
A camera crew follows Helmut Newton, the fashion and ad photographer whose images of tall, blond, big-breasted women are part of the iconography of twentieth-century erotic fantasy. He's on... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Maben | Stars: Adrian Maben, Candice Bergen, Tina Brown, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 290
40. Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu
Votes: 9,627 | Gross: $11.72M
41. My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (2014)
PG-13 | 58 min | Documentary
Liv Corfixen documents her husband, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, during the production and release of his movie Only God Forgives (2013).
Director: Liv Corfixen | Stars: Liv Corfixen, Nicolas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling, Johnny Andersen
Votes: 1,611
42. Wild Style (1982)
R | 82 min | Drama, Music
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddy, Patti Astor
Votes: 2,950
43. The Social Dilemma (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Drama
Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano
Votes: 89,487
44. Def Comedy Jam 25 (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Def Comedy Jam 25 celebrates the impact and legacy of the groundbreaking HBO comedy series Def Comedy Jam, which debut 25-years ago running from 1992 to 1997. Def Comedy Jam 25 celebrates ... See full summary »
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Bill Bellamy
Votes: 1,200
45. Behind the Tide (2014)
66 min | Documentary, Sport
From Cornwall in the UK to the Sunshine Coast in Australia, creatives ride the wave of surfing nostalgia to forge a life outside of the mainstream.
Director: Romain Juchereau | Stars: Sam Crookshanks, Bonnie Hall, Mike Lay, Karl Mackie
Votes: 9
46. Score (2016)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Director: Matt Schrader | Stars: Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin, Bill Field
Votes: 4,877 | Gross: $0.10M
47. Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The 40 year journey of Hans Zimmer from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, revealing some of his musical secrets over a career landing films as "Rain Man," "Pirates of The Caribbean," "Gladiator," "No Time To Die" and much more.
Director: Francis Hanly | Stars: Aurora, Bob Badami, Tim Bevan, James L. Brooks
Votes: 412
48. Hans Zimmer Live in Prague (2017 TV Special)
150 min | Documentary, Music
The renowned film score composer leads a concert featuring his cinematic compositions.
Director: Tim Van Someren | Stars: Hans Zimmer, Yolanda Charles, Michael Einziger, Nick Glennie-Smith
Votes: 2,981
49. Save our Seahorses (2022)
52 min | Documentary
While seahorses are in rapid decline all over the world, being sold for billions every year in traditional Chinese medicine, the Irish marine biologist Kealan starts a program to save the unique creature.
Director: Gillian Marsh | Stars: Kealan Doyle, John Hurt, Paula Rouse
Votes: 23
50. Frozen Planet II (2022–2023)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
Following life in the frozen regions of the planet, including polar bears, Siberian tigers, snow monkeys, and penguins.
Stars: David Attenborough, Jamie McPherson, Helen Hobin, Bertie Gregory
Votes: 2,076
51. Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark (2020)
59 min | Documentary
This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage."
Director: Peter Fison | Stars: Denny Aloysius, Femke Broekhuis, Marco Cardeña, Alexandre Dzib
Votes: 413
52. Sex, Drugs & Bicycles (2020)
86 min | Documentary
The documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the nightmare we've been warned about? The answer may surprise you.
Director: Jonathan Blank | Stars: Fink, Arjan Roskam, David Sedaris, Marianne Thieme
Votes: 1,136
53.
Les plus grands peintres du monde (2016–2017)
Episode:
Henri Miatisse
(2017)
Documentary, Biography, History
Votes: 13
54. A Bigger Splash (1973)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Semi-fictionalized documentary biopic of British artist David Hockney. After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends. Titled after Hockney's pop-art painting 'A Bigger Splash'.
Director: Jack Hazan | Stars: David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell, Henry Geldzahler
Votes: 631 | Gross: $0.09M
56.
Our Planet (2019–2023)
Episode:
Freedom to Roam
(2023)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
As snow geese, antelope, army ants and gray whales dodge predators and pollution, get a closer look at how the modern world impacts animal migration.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 380
57. The Minimalists: Less Is Now (2021)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary
The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
Director: Matt D'Avella | Stars: Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, Dave Ramsey, Denaye Barahona
Votes: 5,088
58. David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Attenborough narrates the story of a vast island wilderness - ancient forests, pristine rivers and spectacular coastline. Seasons vary from dry heat, strong winds and cold bringing wombats, wallabies and platypus out in daylight.
Director: Matt Hamilton | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 315
59. Our Living World (2024)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
All across its thin green-blue veneer, the Earth pulses with life. Building on astonishing scientific revelations and featuring stunning footage of the planet's incredible natural networks.
Star: Cate Blanchett
Votes: 403
60. Planet Earth III (2023)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
Discover amazing landscapes, the most amazing fights of animals on our planet, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, from the darkest caves to the hottest deserts with new technology.
Stars: David Attenborough, Tom Greenhalgh, Fredi Devas, Keron Murray
Votes: 2,745
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