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1. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 834
2. Blue (1993)
Not Rated | 79 min | Biography, Drama
In his final - and most daring - cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen, laying bare his physical and spiritual state.
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin, Nigel Terry
Votes: 2,717 | Gross: $1.72M
3. The Omen Legacy (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
The true stories that spawned the eerie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very name still conjures up thoughts of Satan. This documentary shares spine-tingling ... See full summary »
Director: Brent Zacky | Stars: Jack Palance, David Seltzer, Blanche Barton, Doug Posey
Votes: 353
4. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier
Votes: 4,766 | Gross: $0.24M
5. The Last King (2003)
TV-14 | 188 min | Biography, Drama, History
The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his ten-year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles, Christian Coulson
Votes: 1,806
6. April Captains (2000)
123 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Director: Maria de Medeiros | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Frédéric Pierrot
Votes: 3,315
7. Selma (2014)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 95,332 | Gross: $52.08M
8. The Last Princess (2016)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The last remaining princess of the Joseon Dynasty leaves her home for Japan, under Japanese colonial rule. Her childhood friend makes a vow to retrieve her and help her make her way back to Korea.
Director: Hur Jin-ho | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il, Ra Mi-ran, Jung Sang-hoon
Votes: 2,173 | Gross: $0.03M
9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
G | 90 min | Documentary, History
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste
Votes: 17,728 | Gross: $5.23M
10. Killing Us Softly 3 (1999)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Jean Kilbourne's pioneering work helped develop and popularize the study of gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning Killing us Softly films have influenced millions of ... See full summary »
Director: Sut Jhally | Star: Jean Kilbourne
Votes: 261
11. Revolution: New Art For A New World (2016)
85 min | Documentary
Margy Kinmonth's new film REVOLUTION - New Art For A New World is a bold and exciting feature documentary that encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian Avant-Garde.
Director: Margy Kinmonth | Stars: Yaseen Aroussi, Daisy Bevan, Sean Cronin, Moneer Elmasseek
Votes: 113
12. The Art of Russia (2009– )
60 min | Documentary
Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon presents the incredible story of Russian art - its mystery and magnificence.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 97
13. Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
70 min | Documentary, History
An overview of the portrayal and influence of sexuality on film, from the silent era until the administration of the Hays Code in 1934.
Director: Elaina Archer | Stars: Diane Lane, Chris Basinger, Jeanine Basinger, Cari Beauchamp
Votes: 172
14. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.
Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens
Votes: 1,965
15. Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A documentary exploring the sex-trade.
Directors: Benjamin Nolot, Matt Dickey | Stars: Christian Simpson, Jon Morgan Woodward, Chad T. Wood, Sarah Agor
Votes: 550
16. Byzantium: The Lost Empire (1997– )
208 min | Documentary
John Romer recreates the glory and history of Byzantium. From the Hagia Sophia in present-day Istanbul to the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks in Venice.
Star: John Romer
Votes: 228
17. 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: 7,337
18. The Dirty War on the National Health Service (2019)
106 min | Documentary
Veteran filmmaker John Pilger takes us through a history of threats to Britain's National Health Service ,from its 1948 founding by Labor through a privatizing push by Margaret Thatcher's bureaucrats, to challenges by new Conservatives.
Director: John Pilger | Star: John Pilger
Votes: 111
19. 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: 1,519
20. Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.
Director: Tony Stark | Stars: John Pilger, Fatima Abed-Rabo, Amjad Abu Laban, Mustafa Barghouthi
Votes: 450
21. 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: 4,923
22. Sankara Is Not Dead (2019)
110 min | Documentary
After Burkina Faso's October 2014 popular uprising, the young poet Bikontine starts to question his dreams of seeking a better life in the West. He decides to go meet his fellow citizens ... See full summary »
Director: Lucie Viver | Star: Bikontine
Votes: 19
23. The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
104 min | Documentary
BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC ... See full summary »
Director: Brett Harvey | Stars: Adam Scorgie, Chris Bennett, Steve Bloom, Renee Bojee
Votes: 7,832
24. A Century of Women (1994)
355 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The role of American women over the past century is examined in both documentary and dramatic form. The framework is a dramatic story which traces a fictional family and its women from generation to generation.
Stars: Jane Fonda, Justine Bateman, Olympia Dukakis, Jasmine Guy
Votes: 147
25. Across the Forest (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
Two American filmmakers travel through Transylvania to collect stories from villagers about vampires, werewolves and forest spirits.
Directors: Justin Blair, Matthew Vincent
Votes: 26
26. Catastroika (2012)
87 min | Documentary
The creators of Debtocracy, analyze the shifting of state assets to private hands. They travel round the world gathering data on privatization and search for clues on the day after Greece's massive privatization program.
Directors: Aris Chatzistefanou, Katerina Kitidi | Stars: Dean Baker, Alex Callinicos, Costas Douzinas, Ben Fine
Votes: 593
27. Fascism Inc. (2014)
83 min | Documentary, History, News
Fascism Inc. presents unknown short stories of the past, the present and the future of fascism and its relation to the economic interests of each era. We will travel from Mussolini's Italy ... See full summary »
Director: Aris Chatzistefanou | Stars: Aris Chatzistefanou, Giorgos Tsialos
Votes: 335
28. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings
Votes: 43,834 | Gross: $14.36M
29. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,770 | Gross: $4.31M
30. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
Unrated | 78 min | Documentary
Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Douglas Cheek, Walter Cronkite, Bob McChesney, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 6,272 | Gross: $0.24M
31. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 37,928 | Gross: $2.67M
32. The Kleptocrats (2018)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Red Granite Pictures was the next big thing following their release of The Wolf of Wall Street and then the walls closed in as their source of funding became the lead story.
Directors: Sam Hobkinson, Havana Marking | Star: Robin Leach
Votes: 361
33. The Big Scary 'S' Word (2020)
82 min | Documentary
Historians, journalists and politicians reveal that, contrary to popular belief, socialism is in fact deeply American.
Director: Yael Bridge | Stars: Adaner Usmani, Eric Foner, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Cornel West
Votes: 171
34. Saving Capitalism (2017)
TV-PG | 73 min | Documentary
SAVING CAPITALISM is a documentary film that follows former Secretary of Labor and Professor, Robert Reich, as he takes his book and his views to the heart of conservative America to speak ... See full summary »
Directors: Jacob Kornbluth, Sari Gilman | Stars: Robert Reich, Darvin Bentlage, Annie Presley, Guadalupe
Votes: 3,428
35. Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
194 min | Documentary, Horror
A thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
Director: Kier-La Janisse | Stars: Linda Hayden, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin Kölsch, Sean Hogan
Votes: 1,603
36. Triumph Over Violence (1965)
R | 82 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about the rise and fall of fascism and the effects of Nazism on German society.
Director: Mikhail Romm | Stars: Mikhail Romm, Martin Bormann, Willy Brandt, Aristide Briand
Votes: 2,049
37. Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1949)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
Directors: Vasiliy Belyayev, Mikhail Romm | Stars: Leonid Khmara, Vladimir Lenin
Votes: 40
38. Zolotye ruki (1957)
36 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about Ukranian artisanal handicrafts.
Directors: Anna Nikolenko, Aleksei Pankratyev, Sergei Parajanov
Votes: 65
39. Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
60 min | Documentary
Filmed in wartime and edited under candlelight, Mikhail Vartanov's rarely-seen masterwork tells of his friendship with the genius Sergei Parajanov who was arrested by KGB, at the height of ... See full summary »
Directors: Mikhail Vartanov, Sergei Parajanov | Stars: Sergei Parajanov, Mikhail Vartanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Votes: 224
40. Cuadecuc, vampir (1971)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Horror
An analysis of the construction mechanism for the magic in dominant narrative cinema though the filming of Count Dracula (1970), a commercial film by Jesús Franco.
Director: Pere Portabella | Stars: Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, Jack Taylor
Votes: 912
41. Sans Soleil (1983)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Drama
A woman narrates the contemplative writings of a seasoned world traveler, focusing on contemporary Japan.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Amilcar Cabral, Florence Delay, Arielle Dombasle, Riyoko Ikeda
Votes: 12,091 | Gross: $0.03M
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