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1. 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History
9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack.
Director: Adam Wishart | Stars: Richard Keil, George W. Bush, Andrew Card, Condoleezza Rice
Votes: 3,605
2. 16 Acres (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, News
The dramatic inside story of the monumental collision of interests at Ground Zero in the decade after 9/11.
Director: Richard Hankin | Stars: Scott Raab, Philip Nobel, Larry Silverstein, George Pataki
Votes: 301
3. 1970 (2021)
70 min | Documentary, History
In 1970, protests broke out in several coastal cities in Communist Poland. Workers went on strikes to object to price increases. Growing numbers of protesters walked out onto the streets. ... See full summary »
Director: Tomasz Wolski
Votes: 105
4. 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus (2013)
TV-PG | 62 min | Documentary, History
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
Director: Steven Pressman | Stars: Alan Alda, Mamie Gummer, Liz Perle, Paul Shapiro
Votes: 442
5. 3212 Un-redacted (2021)
99 min | Documentary
Unraveling the truth behind the deaths of 4 U.S. Special Forces soldiers in Africa leads to evidence of a cover-up at the highest levels of the Army.
Director: Brian Epstein | Stars: James Gordon Meek, Arnold Wright
Votes: 121
6. A Thousand Cuts (2020)
99 min | Documentary
A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.
Director: Ramona S. Diaz | Stars: Amal Clooney, Ronaldo 'Bato' Dela Rosa, Rodrigo Duterte, Patricia Evangelista
Votes: 820
7. A German Youth (2015)
93 min | Documentary, History
Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot | Stars: Horst Mahler, Philip Werner Sauber, Holger Meins, Helke Sander
Votes: 548
8. A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (2016)
PG | 79 min | Documentary
A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises.
Director: Jordan Osmond
Votes: 122
9. A Storm Was Coming (2020)
87 min | Documentary, Crime
King Ebwera of the Bubi is captured 1904 by the Spaniards controlling Ecuadorian Guinea. The initial official reports tell a heroic story. But further investigations and the oral memories of the descendants tell a much darker one.
Director: Javier Fernández Vázquez | Stars: Paciencia Tobilleri Bepe, Ricardo Bulá Bitema, Nieves Posa Bohome, Justo Bolekia Boleká
Votes: 46
10. All Its Name Implies (2020)
99 min | Documentary
"All Its Name Implies" focuses on the resilient residents of Paradise, California in the aftermath of the devastating Camp Fire. Most people have lost everything, and in their scramble to ... See full summary »
Director: Ev Durán | Stars: Monique Birtwell, Jim Broshears, Susan Davis, Chuck Duran
Votes: 52
11. Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel (2015)
79 min | Documentary, History
The filmmaker's grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushima's catastrophe.
Director: Aya Domenig | Stars: Aya Domenig, Kiyomi Doi, Shigeru Doi, Sumiko Miyahara
Votes: 98
12. American Jihad (2017)
TV-MA | 88 min | Documentary
Radicalizing of American born or American citizens by ISIS leaders.
Director: Alison Ellwood | Stars: Anwar Al-Awlaki, Nidal Hasan, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Votes: 250
13. American Circumcision (2017)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary
American Circumcision is about the modern circumcision debate, and the growing Intactivist movement, which says that all human beings should have the right to make their own choices about their bodies.
Director: Brendon Marotta | Stars: Georgeanne Chapin, Jonathon Conte, Dean Edell, Andrew Freedman
Votes: 629
14. American Revolution 2 (1969)
86 min | Documentary
A gritty but essential documentary charting social turbulence in late 1960's Chicago. American Revolution 2 includes footage of the 1968 Democratic Convention protest and riot, a critique ... See full summary »
Directors: Howard Alk, Mike Gray | Stars: Richard J. Daley, Charles Geary, Dick Gregory, Bobby Lee
Votes: 132
15. Assassins (I) (2020)
104 min | Documentary, Biography
An account of the two women convicted of assassinating Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam. The film follows the women's trials in an attempt to understand whether they are trained killers or simply pawns.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Siti Aisyah, Hadi Azmi, Anna Fifield, Doan Thi Huong
Votes: 2,855
16. Armadillo (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, War
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
Director: Janus Metz
Votes: 10,330 | Gross: $0.01M
17. At the Ready (2021)
96 min | Documentary
A group of seniors train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents at El Paso’s Horizon High School, near the U.S./Mexico border.
Director: Maisie Crow | Stars: Cesar Avila, Mason Daniel Heath Garcia, Cristina Martinez
Votes: 116
18. Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise (2015)
71 min | Documentary
Experimental documentary that looks at the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and its legacy.
Director: Mark Cousins
Votes: 232
19. Bad President (2021)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The devil encourages media personality Donald Trump to run for president of the United States, so he can have a political puppet. But throughout Trump's many gaffes, the devil wonders if he even has a chance of winning.
Director: Param Gill | Stars: Eddie Griffin, Robert Amico, Zang Angelfire, Don Baldaramos
Votes: 4,675
20. Banking on Bitcoin (2016)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, History, News
Bitcoin is the most disruptive invention since the Internet, and now an ideological battle is underway between fringe utopists and mainstream capitalism. The film shows the players who are defining how this technology will shape our lives.
Director: Christopher Cannucciari | Stars: Charlie Shrem, Nancy Cannucciari, Paul Vigna, Michael Casey
Votes: 3,739
21. Being Japanese (2021)
Documentary
A documentary exploring what it means to be Japanese.
Director: Greg Lam
Votes: 47
22. Before the Flood (2016)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune
Votes: 28,860
23. Best of Enemies (2015)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.
Directors: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville | Stars: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley, Dick Cavett, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 6,495 | Gross: $0.89M
24. 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: 5,619
25. Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It (2015)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, News
For anyone who has not fully understood the controversial Bitcoin yet, this is a concise and informative crash course about Money and Crypto Currencies.
Directors: Torsten Hoffmann, Michael Watchulonis | Stars: John Barrett, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Matt Miller
Votes: 1,295
26. Dear Future Children (2021)
89 min | Documentary, Biography
Three young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.
Director: Franz Böhm
Votes: 3,925
27. Black Code (2016)
90 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
A look at the global impact the internet has on free speech, privacy and activism.
Director: Nicholas de Pencier | Stars: Ron Deibert, Felipe Altenfeldor, Wjd Dhnie, Golog Jigme
Votes: 205
28. Born in China (2016)
G | 79 min | Documentary
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: John Krasinski, Claire Keim, Xun Zhou
Votes: 4,107 | Gross: $13.83M
29. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary, History, News
Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in Burma by thousands of monks.
Director: Anders Østergaard | Stars: George W. Bush, Joshua Min Htut, Ko Muang, Aung San Suu Kyi
Votes: 2,518 | Gross: $0.05M
30. Borrowed Future (2021)
84 min | Documentary
There's a massive student loan crisis in America. Millions have found themselves buried beneath a mountain of debt. Entire generations are trapped. Borrowed Future uncovers the dark side of... See full summary »
Director: David DiCicco | Stars: Dave Ramsey, Seth Godin, Anthony O'Neal, John Delony
Votes: 163
31. Brexitannia (2017)
80 min | Documentary
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the new populist politics sweeping western democracies.
Director: Timothy George Kelly | Stars: Federico Campagna, Noam Chomsky, Heidi Mirza, Saskia Sassen
Votes: 284
32. Camp 14: Total Control Zone (2012)
106 min | Documentary, Biography
Shin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Wiese | Stars: Dong-Hyuk Shin, Oh Yangnam, Hyuk Kwon, August Diehl
Votes: 1,163
33. Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
103 min | Documentary
Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
Director: Justin Pemberton | Stars: Michael Douglas, Vanessa Redgrave, Ronald Reagan, Daniel Huttlestone
Votes: 3,030
34. Childhood 2.0 (2020)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
The mental health of our children is statistically at an all-time low. Kids spend more time online and less engaging in real life, free play and autonomy. Childhood was more or less unchanged for a millennia, this is Childhood 2.0.
Directors: Robert Muratore, Jamin Winans, Kiowa K. Winans | Stars: Skyler Sledge, Shauna Sledge, Avi Khanna, Isabella Smouse
Votes: 205
35. Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Thomas Campanella, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mindy Fullilove, Alexander Garvin
Votes: 667 | Gross: $0.31M
36. City of Ghosts (2017)
R | 92 min | Documentary, War
A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Abdelaziz Alhamza, Mohamad Almusari, Hamoud Almousa, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Votes: 4,126 | Gross: $0.13M
37. Collapse (II) (2009)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness.
Director: Chris Smith | Star: Michael Ruppert
Votes: 6,843 | Gross: $0.05M
38. Concerning Violence (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.
Director: Göran Hugo Olsson | Stars: Lauryn Hill, Kati Outinen, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gaetano Pagano
Votes: 795
39. Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A film portraying the dedicated activists of Sea Shepherd, who have committed their lives to the global fight against crimes inflicted on marine life.
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Robert Hunter, Paul Watson
Votes: 365
40. Control Room (2004)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, George W. Bush, Hassan Ibrahim
Votes: 5,263 | Gross: $2.59M
41. Crime + Punishment (2018)
112 min | Documentary
A group of brave NYPD officers risk it all to expose the truth about illegal quota practices in police departments.
Director: Stephen Maing | Stars: Manuel 'Manny' Gomez, Sandy Gonzales, Rukia Lumumba, Edwin Raymond
Votes: 697 | Gross: $0.02M
42. Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet (2020)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Five years after his first documentary, award-winning producer/director Torsten Hoffmann revisits Bitcoin and sets out to explore the evolution of the blockchain industry and its new promise. Can this technology, designed to operate independent of trust and within a decentralized network, really provide a robust alternative to the Internet as we know it?
Directors: Torsten Hoffmann, Michael Watchulonis | Stars: Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Vitalik Buterin, Torsten Hoffmann, Robert Kahn
Votes: 1,351
43. Deep Web (2015)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
A feature documentary that explores the rise of a new Internet; decentralized, encrypted, dangerous and beyond the law; with particular focus on the FBI capture of the Tor hidden service Silk Road, and the judicial aftermath.
Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Ross Ulbricht, James Chaparro, Nicolas Christin, Cindy Cohn
Votes: 9,637
44. Diana: In Her Own Words (I) (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.
Directors: Tom Jennings, David Tillman | Stars: King Charles III, Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Queen Camilla
Votes: 3,995
45. Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy (2019)
75 min | Documentary
Cookbook author and environmental activist Diana Kennedy reflects on an unconventional life spent mastering Mexican cuisine.
Director: Elizabeth Carroll | Stars: José Andrés, Gabriela Camara, Diana Kennedy, Alice Waters
Votes: 157
46. Do You Trust This Computer? (2018)
78 min | Documentary
Artificial Intelligence: Monster or Shangri-La?
Director: Chris Paine | Stars: James Barrat, Rana El Kaliouby, David Ferrucci, Christine Fox
Votes: 1,664
47. 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, Maria Bartiromo, Lester Holt, Kevin Carney
Votes: 13,559
48. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,498 | Gross: $7.12M
49. Get Me Roger Stone (2017)
TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary exploring the life and career of notorious Republican dirty trickster and longtime Trump adviser, Roger Stone, who helped create the real estate mogul's political career.
Directors: Dylan Bank, Daniel DiMauro, Morgan Pehme | Stars: Roger Stone, Donald Trump, Jane Mayer, Jeffrey Toobin
Votes: 7,735
50. I, Dolours (2018)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary about Dolours Price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the IRA and who was involved in bombings during the Troubles in the 1970s.
Director: Maurice Sweeney | Stars: Lorna Larkin, Lauren Beale, Gail Brady, Frank Cannon
Votes: 314
51. Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) (2022)
89 min | Documentary
A documentary on the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-lived, longest reigning British monarch and longest serving female head of state in history.
Director: Roger Michell | Star: Queen Elizabeth II
Votes: 621
52. Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen (2022)
76 min | Documentary
It follows rare private moments from the Queen's life, including her engagement at Balmoral and behind the scenes footage of her first tour abroad with her family.
Director: Simon Finch | Stars: Queen Elizabeth II, Isabella Inchbald, Duke of Kent, King George V
Votes: 294
53. Ivory Tower (2014)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Family, History
A documentary that questions the cost -- and value -- of higher education in the United States.
Director: Andrew Rossi | Stars: Elizabeth Armstrong, Richard Arum, Jamshed Bharucha, David Boone
Votes: 1,400 | Gross: $0.10M
54. This Is Not a Film (2011)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.
Directors: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Votes: 5,644 | Gross: $0.08M
55. Freakonomics (2010)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary
A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady, Eugene Jarecki, Morgan Spurlock | Stars: James Ransone, Tempestt Bledsoe, Morgan Spurlock, Melvin Van Peebles
Votes: 7,735 | Gross: $0.10M
56. GasLand (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon
Votes: 11,105 | Gross: $0.03M
57. In the Dark of the Valley (2021)
101 min | Documentary, History
A group of mothers discover that the Santa Susana Field Laboratory was the site of one of the largest nuclear accidents in United States history; and may have exposed their children and their community to cancer-causing hazardous waste.
Director: Nicholas Mihm
Votes: 119
58. Good People Go to Hell, Saved People Go to Heaven (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, News
Good People Go to Hell, Saved People Go to Heaven explores evangelical Christian belief and culture against the backdrop of hurricanes, coastal devastation and apocalyptic fear. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Holly Hardman
Votes: 82
59. Hearts and Minds (1974)
R | 112 min | Documentary, History, War
A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.
Director: Peter Davis | Stars: Tin Chan, Chau Diem, Ngo Dinh Diem, John Foster Dulles
Votes: 6,106 | Gross: $0.03M
60. Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)
R | 99 min | Documentary
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Directors: Sebastian Junger, Nick Quested | Stars: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Amr Al-Azm, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, Tareq Al-Hashemi
Votes: 791
61. Hell and Back Again (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Action, History
What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and ... See full summary »
Director: Danfung Dennis | Stars: Nathan Harris, Ashley Harris, The Marines of Echo Company, Christian Cabaniss
Votes: 2,348 | Gross: $0.04M
62. Hoaxed (2019)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary
HOAXED is an insider's look at the Fake News phenomenon and the consequences of media misinformation, with interviews from those who have been accused of spreading it themselves.
Directors: Scooter Downey, Jon du Toit | Stars: Mike Cernovich, Scott Adams, Cassie Jaye, Alex Jones
Votes: 1,473
63. Hotel Jugoslavija (2017)
78 min | Documentary, History
A journey through the times and spaces of the Hotel Jugoslavija
Director: Nicolas Wagnières | Stars: Slobodan Milosevic, Boris Tadic, Josip Broz Tito, Nicolas Wagnières
Votes: 171
64. Hurdle (2019)
87 min | Documentary
A visceral look at the lives of Palestinian youth living under military occupation.
Director: Michael Rowley
Votes: 33
65. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,370
66. In the Same Breath (2021)
95 min | Documentary
How did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover-ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party?
Director: Nanfu Wang | Stars: Alex Azar, Bill de Blasio, Anthony Fauci, Xi Jinping
Votes: 1,841
67. 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: 7,018 | Gross: $1.21M
68. Mayor (2020)
83 min | Documentary
A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah, who aspires to lead the city into the future.
Director: David Osit | Stars: Musa Hadid, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh, Chris Ship
Votes: 587
69. On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries (2020)
Documentary
Powerhouse female journalists against the backdrop of one of the wildest elections in American history.
Stars: Daniella Diaz, Jordan Thompson, Jasmine Wright
Votes: 146
70. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
PG | 122 min | Documentary, History, War
The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel, Eva Hayman
Votes: 1,960 | Gross: $0.37M
71. King In The Wilderness (2018)
TV-14 | 111 min | Documentary
A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Peter W. Kunhardt
Votes: 914
72. Korea: The Never-Ending War (2019)
120 min | Documentary
Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film confronts the myth of the "Forgotten War," documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.
Star: John Cho
Votes: 205
73. Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, History, War
During the final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. An unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Stuart Herrington, Juan Valdez
Votes: 4,096 | Gross: $0.47M
74. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,454 | Gross: $0.06M
75. Liberation Day (2016)
100 min | Documentary, Music
ALL ART IS PROPAGANDA. George Orwell ...AND ALL PROPAGANDA IS ART. Laibach
Directors: Ugis Olte, Morten Traavik | Stars: Laibach, Boris Benko, Tomaz Cubej, Milan Fras
Votes: 905
76. Mediastan (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
On the road with Wikileaks.
Director: Johannes Wahlström | Stars: Julian Assange, Vladimir Gubanov, Sultanbek Joumagulov, Bill Keller
Votes: 443
77. Merchants of Doubt (2014)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary
A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Frederick Singer, Naomi Oreskes, Jamy Ian Swiss, Sam Roe
Votes: 3,932 | Gross: $0.19M
78. MLK/FBI (2020)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover, David Garrow, Clarence B. Jones
Votes: 1,750
79. Mustang Saviors (2020)
100 min | Documentary
Veteran suicide is a national tragedy on an epic scale.A remarkable treatment is proving more powerful than ever imagined: Pairing veterans with wild mustangs taken straight off the range; miraculously turning despair into enduring hope.
Director: David Glossberg | Star: Akuyoe Graham
Votes: 27
80. My Enemy's Enemy (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as "The Butcher of Lyon." This documentary's main focus will be on Barbie's post-war activities, in which ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Raymond Aubrac, Robert Badinter, Klaus Barbie, Ladislas De Hoyos
Votes: 677
81. My Life in China (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for a better life. How did they hold onto ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Eng | Star: Yau King Eng
Votes: 140
82. My Brothers and Sisters in the North (2016)
90 min | Documentary
An intimate look at the everyday people of North Korea through the lens of a South Korean.
Director: Sung Hyung Cho | Star: Sung Hyung Cho
Votes: 233
83. Navalny (2022)
R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya
Votes: 29,873
84. No Greater Love (I) (2015)
TV-14 | 94 min | Documentary
No Greater Love explores a combat deployment through the eyes of an Army chaplain, as he and his men fight their way through a hellish tour in one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan and then as they struggle to reintegrate home.
Director: Justin Roberts | Stars: Gene Delgado, Jameson Lindskog
Votes: 242 | Gross: $0.03M
85. Notturno (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary
Gianfranco Rosi's new documentary is an immersive portrait of those trying to survive in the war-torn Middle East.
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
Votes: 1,315
86. One Million American Dreams (2018)
90 min | Documentary
The story of one of New York's darkest secrets: An island where one million American souls are buried. Those who fell through the cracks of the American dream buried by prisoners from Rikers Island.
Director: Brendan J. Byrne | Star: Lucy Sante
Votes: 40
87. One Child Nation (2019)
R | 83 min | Documentary, History
After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang
Votes: 7,199 | Gross: $0.18M
88. Revolution of Our Times (2021)
152 min | Documentary, History
Due to political restrictions in Hong Kong, this documentary following protestors since 2019, is broken into pieces, each containing interviews and historical context of the conflict.
Director: Kiwi Chow | Stars: Gwyneth Ho, Benny Tai
Votes: 1,388
89. Roadmap to Apartheid (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, News
In this award-winning documentary, the first time directors take a detailed looks at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Directors: Eron Davidson, Ana Nogueira | Star: Alice Walker
Votes: 209
90. Simple as Water (2021)
97 min | Documentary
A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.
Director: Megan Mylan
Votes: 283
91. Solitary (II) (2016)
TV-14 | 81 min | Documentary
See what it's like inside the maximum security prison. Kristi goes inside where no cameras are allowed. Red onion state prison is in southwest Virginia. mountains in all directions.
Director: Kristi Jacobson
Votes: 477
92. State of Control (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
When two undercover filmmakers attempt to document life in Tibet under Chinese tyranny, they become the targets of the very regime they set out to investigate.
Directors: Christian Johnston, Darren Mann | Stars: Tenzin Tsundue, Tenzin Seldon, Lhamo Tso, Dmitri Alperovitch
Votes: 411
93. Sweetgrass (2009)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Western
In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, in the extreme north-west of the United States. It was a journey ... See full summary »
Directors: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Votes: 1,106 | Gross: $0.21M
94. The War You Don't See (2010)
97 min | Documentary, War
Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Stuart Ewen, Melvin Goodman, Dan Rather
Votes: 1,524
95. Take Light (2018)
78 min | Documentary
TAKE LIGHT is a look at the tangled wires of Nigeria's electricity crisis, told through the everyday trials and tribulations of a charismatic electrician.
Director: Shasha Nakhai | Stars: Hezekiah Abriye, James Amuta, Barnabas Ayara
Votes: 47
96. The Cave (III) (2019)
104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Thai youth football team is trapped in a cave while rescue workers scramble to save them.
Director: Tom Waller | Stars: Jim Warny, Ekawat Niratvorapanya, James Edward Holley, Nopadol Niyomka
Votes: 1,196
97. Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, News
A documentary that exposes what corporations and governments learn about people through Internet and cell phone usage, and what can be done about it ... if anything.
Director: Cullen Hoback | Stars: Max Schrems, Moby, Mark Zuckerberg, Orson Scott Card
Votes: 6,541 | Gross: $0.06M
98. The Corporation (2003)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones
Votes: 21,784 | Gross: $1.88M
99. The Dissident (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Irfan Fidan, Recep Kiliç
Votes: 30,477
100. People's Republic of Desire (2018)
95 min | Documentary
Two live streamers seek fame, fortune and human connection in China's digital idol-making universe, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives. Winner of Grand Jury Award (Documentary) at 2018 SXSW.
Director: Hao Wu
Votes: 510 | Gross: $0.02M
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