Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Errol Morris

1. Surf's Up (2007)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.

Directors: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 90,983 | Gross: $58.87M

2. The Act of Killing (2012)

Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik

Votes: 40,855 | Gross: $0.49M

3. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.

Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello

Votes: 39,181

4. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime

A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson

Votes: 26,029 | Gross: $1.21M

5. The Fog of War (2003)

PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon

Votes: 25,071 | Gross: $4.20M

6. Life Itself (2014)

R | 121 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel, Martin Scorsese

Votes: 16,262 | Gross: $0.81M

7. Stroszek (1977)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek a better life in Wisconsin.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz, Wilhelm von Homburg

Votes: 15,345

8. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff

Votes: 15,225

9. The Look of Silence (2014)

PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

Director: Joshua Oppenheimer | Stars: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Volker Hanisch, Amir Hasan

Votes: 13,897 | Gross: $0.11M

10. Tabloid (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Joyce McKinney, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Jackson Shaw

Votes: 7,289 | Gross: $0.68M

11. Gates of Heaven (1978)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Cal Harberts, Dan Harberts

Votes: 6,298

12. A Brief History of Time (1991)

G | 80 min | Documentary, Biography

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking

Votes: 5,917 | Gross: $2.28M

13. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan Van Pelt, David Irving, Caroline Leuchter

Votes: 5,785 | Gross: $0.50M

14. Wormwood (2017)

40 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 4,713

15. The Unknown Known (2013)

PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris

Votes: 4,295 | Gross: $0.28M

16. Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

R | 116 min | Documentary, Crime, War

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Megan Ambuhl Graner, Javal Davis, Ken Davis, Anthony Diaz

Votes: 4,117 | Gross: $0.23M

17. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

PG | 80 min | Documentary

An exploration of the careers of four unrelated professionals: a lion tamer, a robotics expert, a topiary gardener, and a naked mole rat specialist.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Dave Hoover, George Mendonça, Rodney Brooks, Raymond A. Mendez

Votes: 3,986 | Gross: $0.83M

18. Vernon, Florida (1981)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary

A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins, George Harris, Joe Payne

Votes: 3,590

19. Uncle Nick (2015)

93 min | Comedy

Nothing ruins Christmas like family.

Director: Chris Kasick | Stars: Brian Posehn, Paget Brewster, Missi Pyle, Scott Adsit

Votes: 3,451

20. Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

22 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.

Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Tom Luddy, Michael Goodwin, Alice Waters

Votes: 2,732

21. Siskel & Ebert (1986–2010)

TV-PG | 30 min | Talk-Show

Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.

Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Richard Roeper, Michael Phillips

Votes: 2,275

22. Manufacturing Dissent (2007)

R | 97 min | Documentary

A documentary that looks to distinguish what's fact, fiction, legend, and otherwise as a camera crew trails Michael Moore while he tours with his film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).

Directors: Rick Caine, Debbie Melnyk | Stars: Michael Moore, Debbie Melnyk, Rick Caine, Dave Barber

Votes: 2,154

23. The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography

Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Jake Dove, Charlotte Hamblin, Garry Cooper, Simon Harrison

Votes: 1,655

24. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007 TV Special)

TV-14 | 232 min | News

Films nominated for the annual awards include Babel (2006), The Departed (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and The Queen (2006).

Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Joel Gallen, Errol Morris | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Ben Affleck, Roger Allers, Konstantine Anthony

Votes: 1,539

25. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004 TV Special)

225 min | Music

In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Lost in Translation (2003), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Mystic River (2003), and Seabiscuit (2003).

Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Troy Miller | Stars: Billy Crystal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Liam Aiken, Denys Arcand

Votes: 1,391

26. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002 TV Special)

256 min | Family

The 74th Annual Academy Awards

Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Errol Morris | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Aaliyah, John Agar, Woody Allen

Votes: 1,202

27. 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

28. A Wilderness of Error (2020)

TV-MA | 236 min | Documentary, Crime

Examines the evidence in the case against MacDonald, who was convicted in 1979 of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. A Green Beret physician, MacDonald claimed that the murders were committed by drug-crazed hippies.

Stars: Errol Morris, John Morgan, Logan Stearns, Clay Boulware

Votes: 1,105

29. American Dharma (2018)

R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography

A portrait of controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Errol Morris

Votes: 975

30. The B-Side (2016)

R | 76 min | Documentary

A look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Elsa Dorfman, Jorge Luis Borges, Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg

Votes: 841 | Gross: $0.07M

31. Enemies of the State (2020)

103 min | Documentary

An American family becomes entangled in a bizarre web of secrets and lies when their hacker son is targeted by the U.S. government, making them all ENEMIES OF THE STATE.

Director: Sonia Kennebeck | Stars: Joel Widman, Stuart Anderson, Nemo Baletic, Angela Barbosa

Votes: 785

32. Glass (2007)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Philip Glass, Holly Critchlow, Chuck Close, JoAnne Akalaitis

Votes: 777 | Gross: $0.02M

33. The Dark Wind (1991)

R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery

A Navajo police officer is mixed up in drug smuggling and murder on the reservation.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lance Baker, Betty C. Barlow, Gary Basaraba, Billy Beck

Votes: 771

34. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000 TV Special)

Family

2000's Oscars. The 72nd annual event was hosted by Billy Crystal. Films contending for the awards (Best Picture) includes: American Beauty (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Insider (1999)... See full summary »

Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Errol Morris, Troy Miller | Stars: Billy Crystal, *NSYNC, Tim Allen, Agustín Almodóvar

Votes: 732

35. National Bird (2016)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary

Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.

Director: Sonia Kennebeck | Stars: Heather Linebaugh, Daniel Hale, Lisa Ling, Jesselyn Radack

Votes: 720 | Gross: $0.01M

36. The Hour (2004–2014)

60 min | Comedy, Music, News

A Canadian talk show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos.

Stars: George Stroumboulopoulos, Ali Hassan, Naomi Snieckus, Liz Walaszczyk

Votes: 653

37. My Psychedelic Love Story (2020 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History

An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Timothy Leary, Joanna Harcourt-Smith

Votes: 510

38. 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

39. Vice Guide to Film (2016– )

Biography

The ultimate insider's take on today's great directors. Actors and artists from the worlds of Tarantino, Lynch, Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola and many others share the vision and madness behind today's most innovative, influential films.

Stars: Ariel Engle, Samuel L. Jackson, Emma Watson, Eli Roth

Votes: 388

40. First Person (2000–2001)

Not Rated | 491 min | Documentary, Biography

Amazing series primarily using Errol Morris' invention the Interrotron for unusual people to tell their outré stories directly into the camera to the viewer. Almost every half-hour ... See full summary »

Stars: Errol Morris, Michael Stone, Charles Butler, Antonio Mendez

Votes: 372

41. Public Sex, Private Lives (2013)

Unrated | 71 min | Documentary, Biography

Public Sex, Private Lives is an intimate look at the professional and private lives of porn performers Lorelei Lee, Princess Donna, and Isis Love. Capturing moments of joy and struggle, ... See full summary »

Director: Simone Jude | Stars: Princess Donna, Lorelei Lee, Isis Love, Annette Schwarz

Votes: 325

42. Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode: The Umbrella Man (2011)

6 min | Documentary

Short film documentary about the mysterious umbrella man that appears in the Zapruder film during the assassination of president John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in 1963, November 22.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Josiah Thompson, Mike Walker

Votes: 287

43. American Cinema (1995–1996)

55 min | Documentary

The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic.

Stars: John Lithgow, Matthew Modine, Kathleen Turner, Cliff Robertson

Votes: 274

44. Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

From cinema-verite pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill, to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon ... See full summary »

Director: Pepita Ferrari | Stars: Jennifer Baichwal, Manfred Becker, Michel Brault, Nick Broomfield

Votes: 261

45. The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004 TV Special)

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Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: John Waters, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cedi Ali Rajah, Jennifer Aniston

Votes: 259

46. Wormwood (2017)
Episode: Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed (2017)

41 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

In 1953, an Army scientist named Frank Olson jumped or fell out of a hotel room window in NYC. 22 years later, Rockefeller Commission report points a finger at the secret CIA experiments with LSD.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 253

47. 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

48. Wormwood (2017)
Episode: Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake (2017)

48 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Post Rockefeller Commission revelations, the US government tries to placate the family. In New York, Dr. Frank Olson is deemed a security risk by his bosses and taken to see a psychiatrist.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 186

49. The Hitch (2014)

82 min | Documentary

The life of Christopher Hitchens as told through his own words and through archive footage.

Director: Kristoffer Seland Hellesmark | Stars: Christopher Hitchens, Fidel Castro, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett

Votes: 185

50. Wormwood (2017)
Episode: Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold (2017)

41 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

One trip to New York morphs into two when Frank suffers a setback on the way home. Decades later, an apprehensive Eric checks into room 1018A.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 166