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1.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
(2010)
Documentary
Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Daniel Ellsberg, Benjamin Pierce
Votes: 19
2. 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: 2,202
3. The Ten Thousand Day War (1980– )
52 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the American stage of the Vietnam War.
Stars: Joseph B. Anderson, Peter Braestrup, Anthony Astuccio, George R. Christmas
Votes: 259
4. Paying the Price for Peace (2018)
117 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson pays the price for peace by calling attention to the US government's defiance of international law through endless illegal wars.
Director: Bo Boudart | Stars: Medea Benjamin, Leah Bolger, Blase Bonpane, Roy Bourgeois
Votes: 13
5. Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
60 min | Documentary
The series chronicles the creation of the atomic bomb and the spread of nuclear arms over the following decades. It continues past the dissolution of the Soviet Union to Vladimir Putin's ascent and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Stars: Mary Sarotte, Garrett Graff, Robert Gates, Tom Nichols
Votes: 2,334
6. 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: 39,170
7. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
8. 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: 6,105 | Gross: $0.03M
9. Improbable Collapse: The Demolition of Our Republic (2006 Video)
69 min | Documentary
Documentary examining the collapse of the WTC buildings, and the 9/11 commission report.
Director: Michael Berger | Stars: Kenneth Van Auken, Lorie Van Auken, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Michal Majchrowski
Votes: 81
10. A Soldier's Peace (2008)
87 min | Documentary, War
A soldier returns from Iraq to walk the length of Utah, the reddest state in the nation, in protest of the war. Through his walk, he learns about the proud history of protest and dissent in America.
Directors: Kristen Thompson, Marshall Thompson | Stars: Rocky Anderson, Larry Cannon, Vickie Castro, Daniel Ellsberg
Votes: 20
11.
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Episode:
The Wall
(2024)
66 min | Documentary
The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Tom Z. Collina, Susan Glasser, Andy Weber, Sam Nunn
Votes: 109
12. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,935
13. Citizenfour (2014)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Votes: 57,972 | Gross: $2.80M
14. 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
15. America: From Hitler to M-X (1982)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
An anti-war feature length documentary.
Director: Joan Harvey | Stars: Sue Jane Alsing, Raymond W. Arviso, Gert Bastian, Max Baucus
Votes: 9
16.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
LBJ: Part 2 - My Fellow Americans
(1991)
TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Award winning filmmaker David Grubin profiles one of the most controversial U.S. presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who rose from obscurity to the pinnacle of power, only to suffer ... See full summary »
Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, David McCullough, George Ball, Larry Berman
Votes: 110
17.
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Episode:
Institutional Insanity
(2024)
67 min | Documentary
Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Garrett Graff, Audra J. Wolfe, Alex Wellerstein, Kathleen Bailey
Votes: 119
18.
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017–2018)
Episode:
Daniel Ellsberg
(2017)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Jordan details Donald Trump's plans to shrink Utah's monuments, sends Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson to investigate campus free speech and sits down with author Daniel Ellsberg.
Director: Chuck O'Neil | Stars: Jordan Klepper, Daniel Ellsberg, Amanda Gailey, Laura Grey
Votes: 10
19. Kill the Messenger (2006 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary
A true spy story about the only American citizen who dared stand up to the FBI in an attempt to expose the truth on some specific yet hidden aspects of today's War on Terror and give the ... See full summary »
Directors: Mathieu Verboud, Jean-Robert Viallet | Stars: David Albright, Ann Beeson, George W. Bush, John M. Cole
Votes: 74
20. Digitale Dissidenten (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Whistle-blowers David Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake, William Binney, Julian Assange and Annie Machon are interviewed about illegal surveillance by NSA, Nixon, MI5, MI6 and BND and the price whistle-blowers pay.
Director: Cyril Tuschi | Stars: Julian Assange, William Binney, Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsberg
Votes: 31
21. Watergate (2018–2019)
260 min | Documentary, History
On the night of June 17, 1972, a security guard in the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC called the police when he found a door repeatedly taped open.
Stars: Douglas Hodge, John Hopkins, Will Keen, Mark Dexter
Votes: 384
22. Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire (2004)
Unrated | 68 min | Documentary
Directors: Jeremy Earp, Sut Jhally | Stars: Tariq Ali, Benjamin Barber, Medea Benjamin, Julian Bond
Votes: 405
23. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
An exploration of the life and work of Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, former Marine and military strategist, who was responsible for the publication of secret government documents that revealed the truth behind America's involvement in Vietnam.
Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Peter Arnett, Ben Bagdikian, Ann Beeson, John Dean
Votes: 2,421 | Gross: $0.45M
24. Shadows of Liberty (2012)
93 min | Documentary
Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America versus the public battle for truth and democracy.
Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Stars: Kerry Shale, Amy Goodman, Janine Jackson, Deepa Kumar
Votes: 434
25. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 149
26.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Movement and the 'Madman'
(2023)
TV-PG | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
Director: Stephen Talbot | Stars: Christian Appy, Sam Brown, Stephen Bull, William Burr
Votes: 71
27.
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Episode:
Poisoning the Soil
(2024)
64 min | Documentary
As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Susan Glasser, Kaja Kallas, Arkady Ostrovsky, Giorgi Kandelaki
Votes: 139
28. Four Corners (1961– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, News
An Australian current affairs documentary television programme, the longest running of its kind nationally, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Stars: Kerry O'Brien, Sarah Ferguson, Quentin McDermott, Liz Jackson
Votes: 235
29. Riding with a Spy (2021)
92 min | Documentary
After being convicted of espionage, branded a traitor, and ostracized by her people, Israeli whistleblower Anat Kamm tries to rebuild her life in the United States. She graduates from ... See full summary »
Director: Shlomi Eldar | Stars: Shlomi Eldar, Daniel Ellsberg, Anat Kamm
Votes: 21
30. Project Censored the Movie (2013)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'Project Censored: The Movie' explores media censorship in our society by exposing important stories that corporate media fails to report/under report. Using the media watchdog group, ... See full summary »
Directors: Doug Hecker, Christopher Oscar | Stars: Nora Barrows-Friedman, Khalil Bendib, Noam Chomsky, Kevin Danaher
Votes: 48
31.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Julie Taymor
(2010)
TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Daniel Ellsberg, Julie Taymor, William Wegman
Votes: 12
32. The Trust Fall (2023)
128 min | Documentary
The story of a man who risked EVERYTHING to bring the truth to light.
Director: Kym Staton | Stars: Julian Assange, Tariq Ali, Stella Assange, Clare Daly
Votes: 114
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: 475
34. Ethos (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor Woody Harrelson, Ethos explores the mechanisms in our systems that work against democracy, the environment and our own personal liberty.
Director: Pete McGrain | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Justin Lewis, Bill Hogan, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 1,253
35. The Program (2012)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans' personal data.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: William Binney, Daniel Ellsberg, Jameel Jaffer, James Bamford
Votes: 43
36. Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus talks about the history and current state of free speech in America.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Martin Garbus, Liz Garbus, Ken Starr, Jack M. Sleeth
Votes: 300
37. War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Daniel Ellsberg, Franz Gayl, Seymour Hersh, David Carr
Votes: 216
38. The Education of Max Bickford (2001–2002)
60 min | Drama
A history professor teaches at a women's college where his daughter is a student.
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Marcia Gay Harden, Eric Ian Goldberg, Katee Sackhoff
Votes: 317
39. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
40. The Boys Who Said NO! (2020)
90 min | Documentary
Focuses on the anti-war draft resistance movement in the Oakland CA area during the US war against Vietnam.
Director: Judith Ehrlich | Stars: Joan Baez, Mandy Carter, Bruce Dancis, Winter Dellenbach
Votes: 24
41. Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? Inside the World of Wikileaks (2011)
114 min | Documentary
Unbiased and informative documentary on Julian Assange, Wikileaks and more.
Director: A.N. Other | Stars: Julian Assange, Ken Day, Daniel Ellsberg, David Finkel
Votes: 32
42.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Daniel Ellsberg
(2006)
TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Director: Jim Hoskinson | Stars: Stephen Colbert, Daniel Golden, Paul Aronsohn, Daniel Ellsberg
Votes: 19
43. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,021
44. The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade... See full summary »
Directors: David Davis, Stephen Talbot | Stars: Paul Herlinger, Muhammad Ali, Robert Bork, Susan Brownmiller
Votes: 88
45. Weekend World (1972–1988)
News
Stars: Brian Walden, Peter Jay, Matthew Parris, Mary Holland
Votes: 13
46. Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam (2004)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
AXIS OF EVIL is an experimental-feature-documentary-essay that features interviews with sixteen artists, scholars, and activists, including Howard Zinn, Daniel Ellsberg, Bernardine Dohrn, ... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Cervi | Stars: James Barnhart, Jane Bohman, James J. Brask, Bernardine Dohrn
Votes: 15
47. History (2000–2023)
Documentary, Drama, History
Follow the tale of important people in German history. Watch as they go in depth about why they think the way they do, and how they came to make the choices they did in their life time. ... See full summary »
Stars: Nick Benjamin, Guido Knopp, Isaak Dentler, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 75
48. The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
How and why America became involved in the Vietnam War.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Daniel Ellsberg, Edward G. Lansdale, Robert McNamara
Votes: 33
49. Axios (2018–2021)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Covers a range of subjects in politics, business and technology that shape the future, using a combination of documentary shorts, illuminating interviews with major newsmakers and ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan, Jim VandeHei, Alexi McCammond
Votes: 366
50. The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
In a TV news landscape where it's impossible to know whom to trust, one man rises above the partisan hackery of the mainstream media to bring you the truth that matters: his. From the mind of Jordan Klepper, this is The Opposition.
Stars: Jordan Klepper, Tim Baltz, Laura Grey, Kobi Libii
Votes: 921