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1. Born in China (2016)

G | 79 min | Documentary

57 Metascore

Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.

Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: John Krasinski, Claire Keim, Xun Zhou

Votes: 4,110 | Gross: $13.83M

2. When Elephants Were Young (2016)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

Director: Patricia Sims | Star: William Shatner

Votes: 97

3. Prescription Thugs (2015)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary

45 Metascore

In this follow-up to his film BIGGER FASTER STRONGER, director Chris Bell turns his camera on the abuse of prescription drugs and, ultimately, himself. As Bell learns more about Big Pharma,... See full summary »

Directors: Chris Bell, Josh Alexander, Greg Young | Stars: Mark Bell, Mike Bell, Rosemary Bell, Greg Critser

Votes: 2,200

4. The Fear of 13 (2015)

96 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.

Director: David Sington | Stars: Herbert A. Fuchs, Sammy Silverwatch, Nick Yarris

Votes: 7,637

5. Deep Web (2015)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary

A feature documentary that explores the rise of a new Internet; decentralized, encrypted, dangerous and beyond the law; with particular focus on the FBI capture of the Tor hidden service Silk Road, and the judicial aftermath.

Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Ross Ulbricht, James Chaparro, Nicolas Christin, Cindy Cohn

Votes: 9,640

6. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige

Votes: 40,924

7. Hired Gun (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Music

A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well established and famous bands and artists like Metallica, KISS, and Billy Joel. These hired guns may not be household names, but are still masters of their craft.

Director: Fran Strine | Stars: John 5, Kenny Aronoff, Corey Britz, Kara Britz

Votes: 2,216

8. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)

TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.

Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony

Votes: 18,494

9. After Porn Ends (2012)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary

An exploration of the lives of several former adult performers who have retired from the porn industry.

Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Amber Lynn, Asia Carrera, Bobby Slayton, Crissy Moran

Votes: 8,111

10. After Porn Ends 2 (2017)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary

After Porn Ends 2 turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of its most current retirees, and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.

Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Lisa Ann, Georgina Spelvin, Darren James, Ginger Lynn

Votes: 2,799

11. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

88 Metascore

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: 79,006 | Gross: $4.31M

12. Sicko (2007)

PG-13 | 123 min | Documentary, Drama

74 Metascore

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Tucker Albrizzi, Tony Benn, George W. Bush

Votes: 76,842 | Gross: $24.54M

13. Tickled (2016)

R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

76 Metascore

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve | Stars: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Kevin Clarke

Votes: 20,770 | Gross: $0.61M

14. The Tickle King (2017)

TV-MA | 20 min | Documentary, Short

This follow-up to 'Tickled' features new footage documenting the bizarre and unsettling things that happen to the filmmakers.

Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve | Stars: Kevin Clarke, David D'Amato, Delan Ellington, David Farrier

Votes: 1,195

15. Amanda Knox (2016)

TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime

78 Metascore

American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.

Directors: Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn | Stars: Amanda Knox, Meredith Kercher, Raffaele Sollecito, Giuliano Mignini

Votes: 26,139

16. The Mask You Live In (2015)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News

Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.

Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stars: Joe Herman, Michael Kimmel, Caroline Heldman, Tony Porter

Votes: 2,798

17. This Is It (2009)

PG | 111 min | Documentary, Music

67 Metascore

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Michael Jackson, Alex Al, Alexandra Apjarova, Nick Bass

Votes: 41,912 | Gross: $72.09M

18. Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music

66 Metascore

A look at the life of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his early days at Motown Records to the release of his hit 1979 album, Off the Wall.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Berry Gordy, Suzanne De Passe

Votes: 2,427

19. The Happy Film (2016)

93 min | Documentary

Austrian designer Stefan Sagmeister tries to redesign his personality to become a happier and better person.

Directors: Hillman Curtis, Ben Nabors, Stefan Sagmeister | Stars: Jonathan Haidt, Sheenah Hankin, Ben Nabors, Stefan Sagmeister

Votes: 766

20. Thank You for Your Service (I) (2015)

88 min | Documentary, Drama

An investigation into the failed mental health policies within the US military and the deadly consequences to the troops.

Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Mark Russell, Mike Mullen, Robert Gates, Nicholas Kristof

Votes: 120

21. The 24 Hour War (2016)

99 min | Documentary, History, Sport

In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans(TM). This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development of a new race car that changed racing.

Directors: Nate Adams, Adam Carolla | Stars: Charlie Agapiou, Mario Andretti, A.J. Baime, Bob Bondurant

Votes: 2,295

22. Newman (I) (2015)

88 min | Documentary, Biography

Legendary American asocial backwoods inventor Joseph Newman haps onto a brilliant discovery that ends the need for oil gas and nuclear dependency as we know it, but spends most of his life ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Fox | Stars: John Flannery, Michael Hauser, Joseph Westley Newman

Votes: 167

23. Radioactive Veteran (2016)

25 min | Documentary, Short

"Radioactive Veteran" is a documentary short about Marine Corps veteran Donald Guy and his widow Mary. When Donald was serving in the early 1950s, the military ordered him to the Nevada ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Wampler

Votes: 19

24. My Scientology Movie (2015)

Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary

62 Metascore

Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.

Director: John Dower | Stars: Louis Theroux, Tom Cruise, Marty Rathbun, Paz de la Huerta

Votes: 13,532 | Gross: $0.02M

25. Score (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music

67 Metascore

A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.

Director: Matt Schrader | Stars: Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin, Bill Field

Votes: 4,877 | Gross: $0.10M

26. Ice Guardians (2016)

108 min | Documentary, Sport

On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.

Director: Brett Harvey | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Bobby Hull

Votes: 1,828

27. Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower (2016)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary

Explore the secret world of the bodyguards who risk their lives to protect the rich, famous and powerful.

Director: Jaren Hayman | Stars: Mikey Arana, Justin Bieber, Shamir Bolivar, Scooter Braun

Votes: 1,220

28. Kedi (2016)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

A profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

Director: Ceyda Torun | Stars: Yaman Barlas, Sari, Arzu Göl, Kemal Suncu

Votes: 15,888 | Gross: $2.83M

29. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.

Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Mary Kahn, Claire Headley

Votes: 6,442

30. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz, Kevin Mitnick

Votes: 13,418 | Gross: $0.59M

31. Magicians: Life in the Impossible (2016)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary

"MAGICIANS follows four world-class magicians on stage and off, exploring how and why these characters so passionately dedicate their lives to the craft of illusion. Their journey takes us ... See full summary »

Directors: Christoph Baaden, Marcie Hume | Stars: Jon Armstrong, Brian Gillis, David Minkin, Jan Rouven

Votes: 540

32. Zero Days (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O'Murchu

Votes: 10,425 | Gross: $0.10M

33. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Iceman Reborn (2016)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary

Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest human mummy on Earth. Now, newly discovered evidence sheds light not only on this mysterious ancient man, but on the dawn of civilization in Europe.

Director: Bonnie Brennan | Stars: Alexandra Adams Sockell, Carlos Bustamante, Herlien Declerck, Aaron Deter-Wolf

Votes: 104

34. City 40 (2016)

73 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Behind the walls of a forbidden city, the only thing more dangerous than its secrets is the truth.

Director: Samira Goetschel | Stars: Lavrenti Beria, Viktor Fetisov, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sergei Kirillov

Votes: 1,576

35. Kingdom of Shadows (2015)

PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary

65 Metascore

Bernardo Ruiz takes an unflinching look at the human cost of the U.S.-Mexico drug war through the perspectives of three unlikely individuals.

Director: Bernardo Ruiz | Stars: Don Henry Ford Jr., Oscar Hagelsieb, Consuelo Morales

Votes: 106

36. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary

How might your life be better with less?

Director: Matt D'Avella | Stars: Dan Harris, Ryan Nicodemus, Rick Hanson, Jesse Jacobs

Votes: 16,729

37. Harry & Snowman (2015)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

74 Metascore

The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter.

Director: Ron Davis | Stars: Harry DeLeyer, Harriet DeLeyer, Andre DeLeyer, Marty DeLeyer

Votes: 771 | Gross: $0.56M

38. The Age of Consequences (2016)

TV-PG | 80 min | Documentary, History, News

68 Metascore

This Emmy® nominated investigation unpacks how climate change interacts with migration, unrest and conflict through the lens of US national security.

Director: Jared P. Scott | Stars: Michael Breen, Sharon Burke, Stephen Cheney, Francesco Femia

Votes: 255

39. California Typewriter (2016)

TV-PG | 103 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

California Typewriter is a story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. The film is a meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.

Director: Doug Nichol | Stars: Silvi Alcivar, Ken Alexander, Tom Hanks, Martin Howard

Votes: 1,052 | Gross: $0.24M

40. Eating You Alive (2018)

108 min | Documentary

How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a time.

Director: Paul David Kennamer Jr. | Stars: Suzy Amis, Neal Barnard, James Cameron, T. Colin Campbell

Votes: 932

41. The Truth About... (2015– )
Episode: Alcohol (2016)

59 min | Documentary

A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended weekly limit for men by a third in January.

Director: David Briggs | Stars: Javid Abdelmoneim, Matthew Mitchell, Gautam Mehta, Antony Moss

Votes: 600

42. A Plastic Ocean (2016)

102 min | Documentary

Journalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.

Director: Craig Leeson | Stars: David Attenborough, Sylvia Earle, Ben Fogle, Craig Leeson

Votes: 3,232

43. Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale (2016)

90 min | Documentary

The incredible, true-life story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana. When she's suddenly orphaned at one month of age, it's up to the men who look after her herd to save her life.

Directors: Ben Bowie, Geoffrey Luck

Votes: 407

44. Shorebreak: The Clark Little Story (2016)

TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary

Dive into the life of renowned water photographer, Clark Little, as he takes on the world's most dangerous shorebreak around the island of Oahu. When he's not in the water, Clark shares the... See full summary »

Director: Peter King | Stars: Derek Hough, Clark Little, Kelly Slater

Votes: 105

45. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)

PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

68 Metascore

An exploration into our planetary past and a search for humanity's place in the future. With narration by Cate Blanchett.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Jamal Cavil, Maisha Diatta, Yagazie Emezi

Votes: 5,465

46. Supergirl (I) (2016)

80 min | Documentary, Sport

Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl; watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story.

Director: Jessie Auritt

Votes: 129

47. March of the Penguins (2005)

G | 80 min | Documentary, Family

79 Metascore

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.

Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk

Votes: 59,966 | Gross: $77.44M

48. The Truth About... (2015– )
Episode: The Truth About Healthy Eating (2016)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary

Fiona Phillips teams up with some of the UK's leading scientists to discover how we can eat and drink to good health - and finds some surprising truths about healthy eating.

Director: Paul Barnett | Star: Fiona Phillips

Votes: 39

49. Obit. (2016)

93 min | Documentary

72 Metascore

Writers and editors from the New York Times discuss their unique approach to writing the obituaries of public figures.

Director: Vanessa Gould | Stars: Bruce Weber, William McDonald, Margalit Fox, William Grimes

Votes: 787 | Gross: $0.30M

50. Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)

93 min | Documentary

Documentary on the life and times of Ken Loach. His politics in British TV and Cinema and the chaos he has caused the establishment for 50 years.

Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Ken Loach, Jim Allen, Lesley Ashton, David Bradley

Votes: 503

51. Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)

120 min | Documentary, History

86 Metascore

The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.

Director: Bill Morrison | Stars: Michael Gates, Kathy Jones-Gates, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Frank Barrett

Votes: 2,154 | Gross: $0.13M

52. Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)

TV-14 | 72 min | Documentary

69 Metascore

Filmmaker Mike Nichols sits down with theater director Jack O'Brien to discuss his personal life and professional work.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Ann-Margret, Anne Bancroft, Richard Burton, Leslie Caron

Votes: 628

53. Safari (2016)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

A thought-provoking look on how white hunting tourists go to Afrika in search of excitement in killing wild animals, their backward views on humanity and the monetary reality behind this industry

Director: Ulrich Seidl | Stars: Inge Ellinger, Marita Neemann, Markolf Schmidt, Tina Hofmann

Votes: 1,258

54. Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »

Directors: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein | Stars: Sandra Adair, Patricia Arquette, Michael Barker, Jack Black

Votes: 427

55. It's Not Yet Dark (2016)

81 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

It's Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.

Director: Frankie Fenton | Stars: Simon Fitzmaurice, Ruth Fitzmaurice, Damien Fitzmaurice, Florence Fitzmaurice

Votes: 250 | Gross: $0.00M

56. Liberation Day (2016)

100 min | Documentary, Music

65 Metascore

ALL ART IS PROPAGANDA. George Orwell ...AND ALL PROPAGANDA IS ART. Laibach

Directors: Ugis Olte, Morten Traavik | Stars: Laibach, Boris Benko, Tomaz Cubej, Milan Fras

Votes: 905

57. The Search for Life in Space (2016)

Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short

Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. With ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Amezdroz | Stars: Lisa Kaltenegger, Malcolm McDowell, Carl Sagan

Votes: 729

58. Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

An intimate portrait of actress Debbie Reynolds and her relationship with her beloved children, Carrie and Todd.

Directors: Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher, Catherine Hickland

Votes: 3,588

59. Derren Brown: Miracle (2016 TV Special)

73 min | Documentary

Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.

Directors: Julia Knowles, John L. Spencer | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 1,168

60. City of Joy (2016)

74 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

This film follows the first class of students at a remarkable leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region often referred to as "the worst place in the world to ... See full summary »

Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Christine Schuler-Deschryver, Denis Mukwege Mukengere, Eve Ensler, Jane Mukunilwa

Votes: 620

61. The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)

Documentary

Two documentary movies, the first discuss the theory of the beginning of the universe (big bang theory), while the other includes the ending theories.

Star: Jim Al-Khalili

Votes: 658

62. Ice Age Giants (2013)

59 min | Documentary

Professor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the ice age. This was the last time that giants like mammoths, woolly rhinos and sabre-toothed... See full summary »

Stars: Alice Roberts, Dominic Frisby, Alun Hubbard, Grigoriev Semyon Egorovich

Votes: 230

63. Losing Sight of Shore (2017)

TV-PG | 92 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport

Four brave women set out to row across the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia.

Director: Sarah Moshman

Votes: 700

64. What the Health (2017)

97 min | Documentary

An intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.

Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn | Stars: Kip Andersen, Larry Baldwin, Neal Barnard, Tia Blanco

Votes: 30,571

65. I am Jane Doe (2017)

98 min | Documentary

69 Metascore

This intense documentary follows real cases of American girls enslaved in the child sex trade through ads in a newspaper's online classified section.

Director: Mary Mazzio | Stars: Erik Bauer, John Montgomery, Rob Portman, Claire McCaskill

Votes: 1,649

66. Blood Road (2017)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, History, Sport

The mysteries surrounding her father's death in the Vietnam war lead ultra-endurance mountain biker Rebecca Rusch on an emotional journey as she pedals 1200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail.

Director: Nicholas Schrunk | Stars: Rebecca Rusch, Huyen Nguyen, Ian Adamson, Sharon Bannister

Votes: 392

67. Chasing Coral (2017)

93 min | Documentary

86 Metascore

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.

Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Andrew Ackerman, Pim Bongaerts, Neal Cantin, Phil Dustan

Votes: 5,652

68. Icarus (2017)

TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, Sport

68 Metascore

When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov

Votes: 54,744

69. TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary, Biography

After his arrest at age 16, Kalief Browder fought the system and prevailed, despite unthinkable circumstances. He became an American hero.

Stars: Jay-Z, Kalief Browder, Venida Browder, Paul Prestia

Votes: 2,907

70. Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Music

64 Metascore

Tells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.

Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal | Stars: Whitney Houston, Michael Baker, Wayne Lindsey, Sharlotte Gibson

Votes: 5,138

71. The Gap Year Paedophile (2017 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain's worst ever paedophiles.

Director: John Martin | Stars: Bronagh Munro, Richard Huckle, Jim Gamble, Keith Niven

Votes: 47

72. Nude (2017)

R | 94 min | Documentary

NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.

Director: Tony Sacco | Stars: Keilani Asmus, David Bellemere, Isabella Boemeke, Jessica Clements

Votes: 595

73. Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Music

63 Metascore

This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.

Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Sandra Amador, Michael Bearden, Tony Bennett, BloodPop

Votes: 13,697

74. George Michael: Freedom (2017 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A frank and honest account of George Michael's professional life and career, made by the man himself with various artists adding to the narrative.

Directors: David Austin, George Michael, George Michael, Philip Smith | Stars: George Michael, Emmanuelle Alt, David Austin, Tony Bennett

Votes: 1,527

75. Williams (2017)

109 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Focusing on the career and family of its legendary founder Sir Frank Williams, the British sports documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Williams Formula 1 team, from its inception to the present day.

Director: Morgan Matthews | Stars: Jamie Berry, Emily Bevan, Keith Botsford, Valtteri Bottas

Votes: 4,401

76. One of Us (IV) (2017)

95 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Etty, Chani Getter, Ari Hershkowitz, Luzer Twersky

Votes: 7,132

77. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

94 min | Documentary, Biography

72 Metascore

Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Anna Wintour, Phyllis Rifield

Votes: 3,076

78. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).

Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Milos Forman, Peter Bonerz

Votes: 27,993

79. Hans Zimmer Live in Prague (2017 TV Special)

150 min | Documentary, Music

The renowned film score composer leads a concert featuring his cinematic compositions.

Director: Tim Van Someren | Stars: Hans Zimmer, Yolanda Charles, Michael Einziger, Nick Glennie-Smith

Votes: 2,982

80. Facebook: Cracking the Code (2017 Video)

41 min | Documentary, Short

What Facebook really knows about you.

Director: Peter Greste | Star: Sarah Ferguson

Votes: 94

81. Cuba and the Cameraman (2017)

113 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.

Director: Jon Alpert

Votes: 5,535

82. Gilbert (2017)

TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

73 Metascore

GILBERT is a wildly funny and unexpectedly poignant portrait of the life and career of one of comedy's most iconic figures, Gilbert Gottfried.

Director: Neil Berkeley | Stars: Gilbert Gottfried, Dave Attell, Joy Behar, Richard Belzer

Votes: 1,038

83. Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Sport

The story of the Scuderia Ferrari motor team, which was formed by race car driver Enzo Ferrari.

Director: Daryl Goodrich | Stars: Peter Collins, Enzo Ferrari, Lin Gallagher, Mike Hawthorn

Votes: 1,467

84. 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: 3,437

85. Dealt (2017)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography

66 Metascore

Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magic's greatest hidden treasures.

Director: Luke Korem | Stars: Richard Turner, Johnny Thompson, Max Maven, Armando Lucero

Votes: 1,955 | Gross: $0.03M

86. The Farthest (2017)

PG | 121 min | Documentary, History

87 Metascore

It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.

Director: Emer Reynolds | Stars: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss

Votes: 4,585 | Gross: $0.01M

87. Voyeur (II) (2017)

TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Crime

59 Metascore

Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.

Directors: Myles Kane, Josh Koury | Stars: Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Nan Talese, Susan Morrison

Votes: 6,825

88. The Legend of 420 (2017)

87 min | Documentary, Comedy

A comedy documentary outlining the progression of the ever growing cannabis industry.

Director: Peter Spirer | Stars: Shaun Attwood, W. Earl Brown, Tommy Chong, Mitchell Colbert

Votes: 459

89. Out of Thin Air (2017)

85 min | Documentary, Crime

Iceland, 1976. Six suspects confess to two violent crimes. This is the strangest criminal investigation you've never heard of.

Director: Dylan Howitt | Stars: Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson, Albert Skaftason

Votes: 2,509

90. Heroin(e) (2017)

39 min | Documentary, Short

Three women fight to break the cycle one life at a time.

Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon | Stars: Jan Rader, Patricia Keller, Necia Freeman, Najah Menapace

Votes: 3,329

91. Long Shot (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Crime, Sport

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case around raw footage from the popular TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).

Director: Jacob LaMendola | Stars: Tasha Boggs, Juan Catalan, Melissa Catalan, Miguel Catalan

Votes: 8,670

92. Under an Arctic Sky (2017)

Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

Six surfers set sail along the frozen shores of Iceland as the worst storm in twenty-five years is about to arrive.

Director: Chris Burkard | Stars: Chris Burkard, Heiðar Logi Elíasson, Sam Hammer, Steve Hawk

Votes: 1,499

93. The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)

Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport

Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee, The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (Stockholm 1912) is the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.

Director: Adrian Wood | Stars: Georg Aberg, Benjamin Adams, Platt Adams, Erik Almlof

Votes: 177

94. Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

R | 83 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and times of Richard Pryor.

Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: David Banks, Rona Barrett, David Brinkley, Skip Brittenham

Votes: 1,725

95. AlphaGo (2017)

90 min | Documentary, Sport

Google's DeepMind has developed a program for playing the 3000 year old game Go using AI. They test AlphaGo on the European champion, then March 9-15, 2016, on the top player, Lee Sedol, in a best of 5 tournament in Seoul.

Director: Greg Kohs | Stars: Ioannis Antonoglou, Lucas Baker, Nick Bostrom, Yoo Changhyuk

Votes: 6,927

96. Spielberg (2017 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 147 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.

Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Butler

Votes: 8,309

97. The Magic Pill (2017)

TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary

People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.

Director: Robert Tate | Stars: Healthy Emmie, Pete Evans, Nora Gedgaudas, Sara Karan

Votes: 2,322

98. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)

88 min | Documentary, Biography, History

70 Metascore

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Director: Alexandra Dean | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Mel Brooks, Jennifer Hom, Anthony Loder

Votes: 4,306 | Gross: $0.82M

99. Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)

G | 95 min | Documentary, Family

From BBC Earth Films, the studio that brought you Earth, comes the sequel - Earth: One Amazing Day, an astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course ... See full summary »

Directors: Richard Dale, Lixin Fan, Peter Webber | Stars: Robert Redford, Jackie Chan

Votes: 3,109 | Gross: $0.08M

100. Mountain (I) (2017)

PG | 74 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

An experience about the highest peaks around the world.

Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe

Votes: 4,253 | Gross: $0.24M



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