Documentaries
by jefferykylehutchins | created - 04 Jan 2016 | updated - 05 Jan 2016 | PublicDocumentaries I've seen and loved.
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Directors: Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano
Votes: 6,475 | Gross: $0.09M
2. Iris (IX) (2014)
PG-13 | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an out-sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88-year-old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.
Director: Albert Maysles | Stars: Iris Apfel, Harold Koda, Dries Van Noten, Inez Bailey
Votes: 4,615 | Gross: $1.31M
3. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
Director: Richard Press | Stars: Bill Cunningham, Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Editta Sherman
Votes: 5,670 | Gross: $1.51M
4. Mad As Hell (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case.
Director: Andrew Napier | Stars: Cenk Uygur, George W. Bush, Connie Chung, Wesley Clark
Votes: 636
5. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Dan Ai, Lao Ai, Lee Ambrozy
Votes: 4,527 | Gross: $0.53M
6. Citizen Koch (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary that follows the money behind the rise of the Tea Party.
Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin | Stars: David H. Koch, Charles G. Koch, Scott Walker, Floyd Abrams
Votes: 724 | Gross: $0.15M
7. The Culture High (2014)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, News
Scours the deep-seated roots of this morally induced Marijuana campaign and reveal the fascinating path it has taken to get to where it is today.
Director: Brett Harvey | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Joe Rogan, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama
Votes: 3,757
8. Paris Is Burning (1990)
R | 78 min | Documentary
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée
Votes: 17,621 | Gross: $3.78M
9. I Am Divine (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
How Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, became John Waters' cinematic muse and an international drag icon.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Divine, Michael Musto, Mark Payne, Greg Gorman
Votes: 3,126 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
The uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema vérité.
Director: Chiemi Karasawa | Stars: Elaine Stritch, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, James Gandolfini
Votes: 987 | Gross: $0.30M
11. Art & Copy (2009)
TV-PG | 89 min | Documentary
ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential ... See full summary »
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Hal Riney, Lee Clow
Votes: 1,851
12. Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a... See full summary »
Directors: Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter | Stars: Harley K. Dubois, Marian Goodell, Larry Harvey, John Law
Votes: 593 | Gross: $0.12M
13. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman
Votes: 14,836
14. Before You Know It (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
From Stonewall to #LoveWins, three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
Director: PJ Raval | Stars: Dennis Creamer, Ty Martin, Robert Mainor, Cassie Cass
Votes: 267
15. Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Sci-Fi
Never-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.
Director: Robert Kiviat | Stars: Roger Leopardi, Amy Shira Teitel, Joshua P. Warren, Lee Speigel
Votes: 1,049
16. Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of electrical inventor and visionary genius Nikola Tesla.
Director: Robert Uth | Stars: Stacy Keach, Elisabeth Noone, Nikola Tesla, Leland I. Anderson
Votes: 1,063
17. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Keythe Farley, Piotr Michael
Votes: 128,753
18. DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.
Director: Mitch Schultz | Stars: Joe Rogan, Ralph Abraham, Joel Bakst, Steven Barker
Votes: 4,854
19. Super High Me (2007)
R | 94 min | Documentary, Comedy
Stand up comedian and marijuana user Doug Benson documents thirty days of pot free living and thirty days of non-stop use to compare the effects of both.
Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Brian Unger, Gary Cohan, Robert Gore, Sean Tabibian
Votes: 13,140
20. Zeitgeist (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History
Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin, Bill Hicks
Votes: 50,375
21.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011)
Not Rated | 192 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts.
Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Marshall Brickman, Josh Brolin
Votes: 5,285
22. The Pyramid Code (2009)
45 min | Documentary
The Pyramid Code is a documentary series of 5 episodes that explores the pyramid fields and ancient temples in Egypt as well as ancient megalithic sites around the world looking for clues ... See full summary »
Stars: Sally Jennings, Abd'el Hakim Awyan, John Anthony West, Carmen Boulter
Votes: 839
23. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 2,652
24. Meet the Fokkens (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on Louise and Martine Fokkens, 69-year-old twin sisters who have worked as prostitutes in the red-light district in Amsterdam for over 40 years.
Directors: Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder | Stars: Louise Fokkens, Martine Fokkens
Votes: 690 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Vegucated (2011)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Comedy
Vegucated is a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it's all about.
Director: Marisa Miller Wolfson | Stars: Marisa Miller Wolfson, Chloe Davis, Cody Tarlow, Molly Wadzeck
Votes: 3,043
26. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,779 | Gross: $0.90M
27. Kundalini (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Family, History
A wealthy wife and a failing businessman on a quest for answers, journey in different ways, to a path to higher consciousness. Their hunger for understanding and spiritual being leads them ... See full summary »
Director: Nitin Adsul | Stars: Chrism, Bradly Curtin, Chandi Devi, Lawrence Edwards
Votes: 30
28. Art and Craft (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
When one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.
Directors: Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker | Stars: Mark A. Landis, Lester Sullivan, Irwin Lakov, Matthew Leininger
Votes: 1,799 | Gross: $0.22M
29. Hippie Masala - Für immer in Indien (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
In the 1960s and 70s thousands of hippies journeyed east to India in search of enlightenment.Hippie Masala is a fascinating chronicle about flower children who,after fleeing Western civilization,found a new way of life in India.
Directors: Ulrich Grossenbacher, Damaris Lüthi | Star: Cesare From Italy
Votes: 126
30. Do I Sound Gay? (2014)
Unrated | 77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the stereotype of the gay voice.
Director: David Thorpe | Stars: David Thorpe, George Takei, Tim Gunn, David Sedaris
Votes: 2,054 | Gross: $0.06M
31. Freakonomics (2010)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary
A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady, Eugene Jarecki, Morgan Spurlock | Stars: James Ransone, Tempestt Bledsoe, Morgan Spurlock, Melvin Van Peebles
Votes: 7,740 | Gross: $0.10M
32. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,835 | Gross: $3.29M
33. TINY: A Story About Living Small (2013)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
Two young people decide to downsize their lives by building a 'tiny home' on a flatbed trailer.
Directors: Merete Mueller, Christopher Smith | Stars: Daryl Gibson, Merete Mueller, Jay Shafer, Christopher Smith
Votes: 843
34. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Romance
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
Director: Daniel G. Karslake | Stars: Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel
Votes: 4,519 | Gross: $0.31M
35. Fish Out of Water (I) (2009)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Animation, History
A documentary that faces down the controversies between homosexuality and religion, examining Bible verses quoted as condemnatory, and discussing alternative meanings.
Director: Ky Dickens | Stars: Terri Abbott, James Bankston, Ryan Barrett, Trish Bendix
Votes: 286
36. UnHung Hero (2013)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
UnHung Hero charts a humiliated man's fact-finding journey as he consults porn stars, doctors and anthropologists to learn whether the size of one's manhood matters.
Director: Brian Spitz | Stars: Patrick Moote, Wendy Suzann Miller, Axel Braun, Jonah Falcon
Votes: 2,723
37. Sirius (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the life of Dr. Stephen Greer, UFO secrecy, and existing energy technologies that could change the world as we know it.
Director: Amardeep Kaleka | Stars: Thomas Jane, Jack Auman, Corrado Balducci, Morgan Boardman
Votes: 1,807
38. Mr. Angel (2013)
68 min | Documentary, Biography
Mr. Angel chronicles the extraordinary life of transgender activist and porn pioneer, Buck Angel. He survived addiction, prostitution, and suicide and now tells a moving story of a man's ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Hunt | Stars: Lux Alptraum, Buck Angel, Elayne Angel, Tyra Banks
Votes: 322
39. Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
What is the difference between us and pedophiles?
Director: Jan-Willem Breure | Stars: Jan-Willem Breure, Dick Swaab, Corine de Ruiter, Savannah van Zweeden
Votes: 6,332
40. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
A year in the life of the White family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the "Dancing Outlaw" documentary.
Director: Julien Nitzberg | Stars: J. Parker Bazzle II, Big & Rich, Ponty's Camper, Derek Wayne Castle
Votes: 5,198
41. Kink (2013)
Unrated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary on fetish website Kink.com.
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: Peter Acworth, Maitresse Madeline, Chris Norris, Tomcat
Votes: 1,301
42. National Geographic: Inside North Korea (2006)
PG | 51 min | Documentary
Go undercover with National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea.
Votes: 556
43.
Ancient Aliens (2009– )
Episode:
Mysteries of the Sphinx
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
The Great Sphinx in Giza is the largest and most studied monolithic sculpture on Earth, yet it remains one of humanities greatest mysteries. This ancient monolith defies explanation, ... See full summary »
Stars: Ramy Romany, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Jonathan Young, David Childress
Votes: 112
Tell Your Friends