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1. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,193
2. 30 for 30 (2009– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A collection of documentary films focused on sports.
Stars: Brent Musburger, Chuck D, Larry Bird, William C. Rhoden
Votes: 5,550
3. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,207
4. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,173
5. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,298
6. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
7. The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Oprah Winfrey hosts a live audience talk-show with celebrity guests and discusses daily stories.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Nate Berkus, Gayle King, Chris Rock
Votes: 5,431
8. Attica (2021)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary, History
This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.
Directors: Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson | Stars: Arthur Harrison, Carlos Roche, Tyrone Larkins, George Che Nieves
Votes: 3,081
9. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
86 min | Documentary, History
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Rebecca Moore, Janet Shular, Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton
Votes: 5,642
10. P.O.V. (1988– )
60 min | Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 245
11. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Elizabeth Hinton, Nelson George, Alan Charles, Felipe Luciano
Votes: 3,875
12. Little White Lie (2014)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A film about denial, race, family secrets and a search for identity.
Directors: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, James Adolphus | Stars: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Sarah Brokaw, Bruce Corwin, Joshua Corwin
Votes: 944
13. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
14. CNN Newsroom (1989–2024)
30 min | News
Newsroom is the longest-running show on CNN. It airs twice on weekdays and throughout the day on Saturdays and Sundays.
Stars: Poppy Harlow, Brooke Baldwin, Jim Sciutto, Ana Cabrera
Votes: 730
15. Freedom Riders (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam
Votes: 428
16. The Waiting Room (III) (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
Go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
Director: Peter Nicks | Star: Sean Bennett
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.24M
17. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
115 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life story of the legendary musician Miles Davis.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Star: Miles Davis
Votes: 1,478
18. Disco's Revenge (2024)
100 min | Documentary
Disco. Never. Died. DISCO'S REVENGE is a pulsating deep dive into the very soul of disco music and its impact across genres and history. Told by the people who created it, nurtured it, and in turn, discovered themselves on the dancefloor.
Directors: Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara
19. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History
This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown
Votes: 2,144 | Gross: $0.48M
20. The Loving Story (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A racially charged trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, set during the Civil Rights era.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Jane Alexander, Lindsay Almond Jr., Edward L. Ayers, Leon M. Bazile
Votes: 962
21. WGN Morning News (1994– )
News
Chicago news, traffic, weather and sports sprinkled with national news of interest, along with interviews, entertainment and technology reports, humorous segments and looks at pop culture.
Stars: Dean Richards, Mike Toomey, Robin Baumgarten, Larry Potash
Votes: 145
22. Good Morning America Weekend Edition (1993– )
120 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Dan Harris, Rob Marciano, Ron Claiborne, Whit Johnson
Votes: 93
23. PBS NewsHour (1975– )
TV-G | 60 min | News
PBS NewsHour is an news show which shows news updates.
Stars: Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, Amna Nawaz
Votes: 507
24. The ReidOut (2020– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
After years as a substitute host, Joy Reid finally gets her own primetime weeknight show on MSNBC. The ReidOut will air Monday through Friday and feature a unique look at the day's top stories.
Stars: Joy-Ann Reid, Jason Johnson, Kurt Bardella, Charlie Sykes
Votes: 480
25. Sound of the Police (2023)
85 min | Documentary, Crime
The fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility on all sides, that fuels the ongoing conflict between African American communities and law enforcement.
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Valerie Scoon
Votes: 204
26. Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (2021 TV Movie)
Approved | 59 min | Documentary, Crime, History
It will focus on a specific period, from the birth of Black Wall Street to its downfall over the course of two bloody days, and finally the fallout and reconstruction.
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Marco Williams | Stars: Chris Okawa, Michele Mitchell, Melissa Michelle Jones, Karlos Hill
Votes: 230
27. Wounded Knee (2009)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary, History
On the night of February 27, 1973, a caravan of cars carrying 200 armed Oglala Lakota-led by American Indian Movement (AIM) activists-entered Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation and ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Nelson
Votes: 98
28. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
30 min | Talk-Show
A diverse panel of experts on various social, political, economic, and legal issues that are key to Detroit's turnaround.
Stars: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Bernie Sanders, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 412
29. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom (2022)
54 min | Documentary
Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Born 200 years ago in Maryland, Harriet Tubman was a ... See full summary »
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Nicole London | Stars: Jayson Andrews, Noel Davis, Allen Enlow, Tyler Hanna
Votes: 46
30. After Jackie (2022)
87 min | Documentary, Sport
Follows the second wave of Black baseball players, such as Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson, in their fight for equality.
Director: Andre Gaines | Stars: C.C. Sabathia, Ken Griffey Jr., Delbert Hunt, Joe Torre
Votes: 77
31. Hazing (2022)
104 min | Documentary
Explores a variety of underground hazing rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly. The exploration journey reveals a world of toxic masculinity, violence, humiliation, binge drinking, denial, and institutional coverups.
Director: Byron Hurt | Stars: Jack Abele, Wendy Abele, Marie Lourdes André, Jo Hanna Burch
Votes: 41
32. The Five Demands (2023)
74 min | Documentary
Follows the dramatic but little-known story of the 1969 student strike that transformed the face of higher education.
Directors: Greta Schiller, Andrea Weiss | Stars: Henry Arce, Francee Covington, Dorothy Randall Gray, Charles Powell
Votes: 9
33. Democracy Now! (2001– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Votes: 477
34. Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America (2018)
Documentary
When Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he left a legacy of profound change. This one-hour documentary explores the key battles in the Civil Rights ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Nelson
Votes: 53
35. Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001– )
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
The only series on television in the US to focus exclusively on contemporary art and artists, "Art in the Twenty-First Century" is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program following artists at work as they transform inspiration into art.
Stars: Charles Atlas, Damien Young, Erika Fortner, Harmony Murphy
Votes: 78
36. Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day' (2021)
15 min | Documentary, Short
During 1880-1968 over 4,000 African Americans were lynched at the hands of white mobs. These lynchings were commemorated through souvenir postcards that would ultimately be subverted by Black activists to expose racist violence in the U.S.
Director: Christine Turner | Stars: Darian Dauchan, Biko Eisen-Martin, Jimmie Jeter, Kara Young
Votes: 210
37. When I Walk (2013)
84 min | Documentary
When I Walk is one man's emotional and inspiring journey during six years of life following his multiple sclerosis diagnosis. For Jason DaSilva, life's most challenging and joyous moments are yet to come.
Director: Jason DaSilva | Stars: Alice Cook, Jason DaSilva
Votes: 255
38. Freedom Summer (2014)
PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
A look back at the summer of 1964, when more than 700 student activists took segregated Mississippi by storm, registering voters, creating freedom schools and establishing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Karin Kunstler Goldman, Julian Bond, Peggy Jean Connor, Dudley Connor
Votes: 231
39. Freedom Riders (2009– )
120 min | History
Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Benjamin Bratt, Wes Studi, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 27
40. The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
56 min | Documentary
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices... See full summary »
Director: Ray Santisteban | Stars: Billy Che Brooks, Kathleen Cleaver, Fred Hampton, Ericka Huggins
Votes: 57
41. Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (2023)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.
Director: Nazenet Habtezghi | Stars: Amara Granderson, Liz Mikel
Votes: 28
42. A Place of Our Own (2004)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Cecelia Antoinette, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Lani Guinier, Manning Marable
Votes: 63
43. Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
Faubourg Treme documents the enduring legacy of one of the United States' oldest African American communities, an area just outside the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Director: Dawn Logsdon | Stars: Glen David Andrews, Harold Evans, Eric Foner, John Hope Franklin
Votes: 90
44. Becoming Frederick Douglass (2022 TV Special)
54 min | Documentary
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation's most influential leaders.
Directors: Nicole London, Stanley Nelson | Star: Wendell Pierce
Votes: 83
45. The Color of Cola
Documentary | Filming
Based on a book by Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business. Shares the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi.
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Jacqueline Olive
46. CNN Presents (1993– )
39 min | Documentary
The plight of child sex slaves has been well publicised but seldom do we get to see inside their nasty world. Recently however, an undercover film crew did just that. They gained rare ... See full summary »
Stars: Randi Kaye, Christiane Amanpour, Judy Woodruff, Soledad O'Brien
Votes: 93
47. American Carnage (II) (2017)
9 min | Short
See how alt-right icon Steve Bannon's years as a documentary filmmaker catapulted him to Breitbart News and the Trump White House.
Directors: Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman
Votes: 8
48. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006)
PG-13 | 61 min | Documentary, Music
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture.
Director: Byron Hurt | Stars: Carmen Ashurst-Watson, Yasiin Bey, Chuck D, Jelani Cobb
Votes: 294
49. Houston United (2023)
Short, Documentary
HOUSTON UNITED follows the soccer team at Margaret Long Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, made up of 24 players from 12 different countries.
Director: Juan Mejia Botero
50. Sister Úna Lived a Good Death (2024)
72 min | Documentary
Sister Úna is a mischievous, wisecracking nun who's battling cancer with karaoke and humor. In her final months, this youth minister plans her funeral, tackles her bucket list, and teaches us that death isn't the end of our story.
Director: Par Parekh
Votes: 10