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1.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
Leaving the Earth
(2001)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Dennis Fitch, a DC 10 pilot who managed an incredible emergency landing in 1989.
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Denny Fitch
Votes: 29
2.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Act of Killing
(2014)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Haji Anif, Syamsul Arifin, Sakhyan Asmara, Anwar Congo
Votes: 17
3. Op-Docs (2011– )
Documentary
Op-Docs is The New York Times editorial department's award-winning section for short, opinionated documentaries, produced with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mo Rocca, Josiah Thompson, Casey Neistat, Logan Ireland
Votes: 37
4. 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: 371
5.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Look of Silence
(2016)
TV-14 | 115 min | Documentary
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous
Votes: 12
6. 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: 2,273
7. 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: 39,167
8. 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: 13,874 | Gross: $0.11M
9. The Making of 'A Brief History of Time' (1992 TV Movie)
26 min | Documentary
Director: Edmund Coulthard | Stars: Ted Bafaloukos, Randall Balsmeyer, Philip Glass, Stephen Hawking
Votes: 15
11. 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: 40,797 | Gross: $0.49M
12. Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing' (2013 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short, History
Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).
Director: Thalia Mavros | Stars: Werner Herzog, Errol Morris
Votes: 8
13. 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: 25,043 | Gross: $4.20M
14. The Big Picture (2017 Podcast Series)
190 min | Talk-Show
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more.
Stars: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Adam Nayman
Votes: 36
15.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
Stairway to Heaven
(2001)
Not Rated | 26 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Temple Grandin, an autistic expert on the humane slaughter of cattle.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Errol Morris, Temple Grandin
Votes: 61
16.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
One in a Million Trillion
(2001)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Rick Rosner, an obsessive perfectionist who appeared twice on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Rick Rosner
Votes: 25
17. 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: 25,904 | Gross: $1.21M
18.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Errol Morris
(2012)
TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Errol Morris
Votes: 14
19. 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: 244
20. Nina & Irena (2023)
22 min | Documentary, Short
On the eve of her ninetieth birthday, a grandmother reveals to her grandson, for the first time, the haunting story of her sister's disappearance during the Holocaust.
Director: Daniel Lombroso | Star: Nina Gottlieb
Votes: 12
21. The Independents (2013–2015)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Evening commentary on Fox Business covering a wide range of political and cultural topics from a Libertarian point of view. Co-Hosted by former MTV VJ Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Reason ... See full summary »
Stars: Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Matt Welch, Kmele Foster, Peter Suderman
Votes: 52
22.
American Cinema (1995–1996)
Episode:
Film Noir
(1995)
Documentary
These cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding paranoia to Cold War-related angst over the nuclear threat and the Hollywood blacklist.
Director: Jeffrey Schon | Stars: John Lithgow, Sasha Alpert, Paul Arthur, John Bailey
Votes: 46
23.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
You're Soaking in It
(2000)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Biography
Crime scene cleaner Joan Dougherty explains that, after the death of her stepson, she discovered that the police do not clean up crime scenes once they are done collecting evidence from ... See full summary »
Director: Errol Morris
Votes: 18
24.
Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode:
The Dream
(2014)
16 min | Documentary
Through her activism to topple Liberia's dictator, Leymah Gbowee was able to restore her own faith in humanity. Part 1 of "Three Short Films About Peace."
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Leymah Gbowee
Votes: 18
25. 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: 16,247 | Gross: $0.81M
26.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Errol Morris
(2014)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Watch with Prime starting 4/3. Stephen talks to filmmaker Errol Morris about his latest documentary "The Unknown Known."
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Errol Morris
Votes: 13
27. 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: 15,314
28. 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
29.
Vice Guide to Film (2016– )
Episode:
Werner Herzog
(2017)
21 min | Biography
James Franco, Harmony Korine, and Errol Morris explore the wild worlds of German maverick Werner Herzog, whose films have taken us from the Amazon to the Arctic and beyond as he probes the fine line between the awesome and the absurd.
Director: Lewis Cohen | Stars: Ariel Engle, Ana Lily Amirpour, Nicolas Cage, James Franco
Votes: 24
30. In Defense of Henry (2016)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Elijah Drenner | Stars: John Bloom, Kim Morgan, Errol Morris, Jeffery Sconce
Votes: 6
31.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
The Killer Inside Me
(2000)
Not Rated | 23 min | Documentary, Biography
Nonfiction author Sondra London tells of how she met and had a relationship with serial killers Gerard John Schaefer and Danny Rolling.
Director: Errol Morris
Votes: 23
32.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
I Dismember Mama
(2000)
Not Rated | 23 min | Documentary, Biography
Saul Kent explains his fascination with cryogenics and the legal troubles he faced when he chose to preserve his mother's head for reattachment and reanimation.
Director: Errol Morris
Votes: 20
33. 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: 1,165
34. 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: 5,779 | Gross: $0.50M
35. 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, Emma Watson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Roth
Votes: 388
36.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
Eyeball to Eyeball
(2000)
Not Rated | 23 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Clyde Roper, a leading expert on giant squid.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Errol Morris, Clyde F.E. Roper
Votes: 21
37.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
The Smartest Man in the World
(2001)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Chris Langan, a bouncer with the world's highest IQ. (and an enormous head)
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Chris Langan
Votes: 26
38.
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
39.
Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode:
The Moment
(2014)
18 min | Documentary
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Bob Geldof
Votes: 7
40. 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: 4,112 | Gross: $0.23M
41. The Lure (2016)
77 min | Documentary
An eccentric millionaire hides $3 million of gold somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, luring thousands out on a wild treasure hunt in search of riches and redemption.
Director: Tomas Leach | Stars: Amanda Fry, Paulina Longenbaugh, David Rice
Votes: 50
42. 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
43. Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso (II) (2016 Podcast Series)
Stars: Sam Fragoso, Ashish Jha, W. Kamau Bell, Jenny Slate
Votes: 12
44.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
The Only Truth
(2001)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Murray Richman, who was an attorney for a New York Italian crime family.
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Murray Richman
Votes: 20
45.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
Smiling in a Jar
(2000)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Biography
Gretchen Worden, director of the Mütter Museum, discusses her work, the medical library's holdings (and in particular some of its curiosities), and her outlook on life.
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Gretchen Worden
Votes: 16
46.
First Person (2000–2001)
Episode:
In the Kingdom of the Unabomber
(2000)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Biography
An interview with Gary Greenberg, who exchanged letters with Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber.
Director: Errol Morris
Votes: 18
47.
It's Not Crazy, It's Sports (2015– )
Episode:
The Streaker
(2015)
TV-G | 12 min | Short
Documents the infamous streaker who has ran naked through the world's most prestigious sporting events.
Director: Errol Morris | Star: Mark Roberts
Votes: 28
48. 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: 6,288
49. 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: 5,910 | Gross: $2.28M
50. 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: 776 | Gross: $0.02M