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1. Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers (2003)
54 min | Documentary
Looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency, more time and less work, and argues that these are not being fulfilled, and they never will be.
Director: Erik Gandini | Stars: John Zerzan, George W. Bush, Fidel Castro, Kalle Lasn
Votes: 1,517
2. 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: 68,830 | Gross: $3.29M
3. Earthlings (2005)
95 min | Documentary
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
Director: Shaun Monson | Star: Joaquin Phoenix
Votes: 19,806
4. War Photographer (2001)
96 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Director: Christian Frei | Stars: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour, Hans-Hermann Klare, Christiane Breustedt
Votes: 4,304
5. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
TV-PG | 98 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
Director: Wendy Apple | Stars: Kathy Bates, Zach Staenberg, Jodie Foster, Michael Tronick
Votes: 3,197
6. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Unrated | 74 min | Documentary
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Directors: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell
Votes: 2,626
7. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 85,215 | Gross: $23.81M
8. Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2014)
96 min | Documentary
Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with ... See full summary »
Director: Cem Kaya | Stars: Melih Gülgen, Izzet Günay, Hüseyin Zan, Kayhan Yildizoglu
Votes: 544
9. Comandante (2003)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Documentary on the director's meeting with Castro.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone, Juanita Vera, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Votes: 3,897
10. Komsu Komsu! Huu! (2015)
Documentary, News
The relationship between an old single-floor house and her neighbor residence. There is the pink house and her ex-residents on one side, and the new neighbors on the other side. We witness ... See full summary »
Director: Bingol Elmas | Stars: Hale Alkinli, Nevin Bektas, Sevinc Bektas, Blanca Nieves Garcia Cruz
Votes: 18
11. Gazi to Gezi: A Stones Throw Away (2014)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Gazi to Gezi - a stones throw away explores the poetry of a nationwide revolt in Istanbul, Europe's largest city. An explosive mix of the cities inhabitants come together to fight the ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Domoney | Stars: Sarah Karakus, Ali B., Özgür Emre Yildirim
Votes: 7
13. Workingman's Death (2005)
Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary
A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.
Director: Michael Glawogger
Votes: 1,812
14. Letter (2013)
Not Rated | 21 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
A remote village in the North-West of Russia. A mental asylum is located in an old wooden house. The place and its inhabitants seem to be untouched by civilization. In this pristine setting... See full summary »
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Votes: 195
15. Alda (2010)
52 min | Documentary
The screenplay for this film is based on the writings of a person suffering from the Alzheimer's disease. The story of Mrs. O. is told through a combination of documentary film footage and ... See full summary »
Director: Viera Cákanyová
16. The Nightcleaners (1975)
90 min | Documentary
"Night Cleaners" is set in the context of the campaign (1970-1972) to unionize the women who cleaned office blocks at night and were being victimized and underpaid. Intending at the outset ... See full summary »
Directors: Marc Karlin, Mary Kelly, James Scott, Humphrey Trevelyan | Stars: Sally Alexander, Ann Burnett, May Hobbs, Marc Karlin
Votes: 32
17. Baglar (2016)
80 min | Documentary, Sport, War
An underdog basketball team under the helm of an idealist school teacher from hard scrabble Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey goes beyond winning games in their mission to rise above ... See full summary »
Directors: Berke Bas, Melis Birder
Votes: 46
18. Brand: A Second Coming (2015)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols... See full summary »
Director: Ondi Timoner | Stars: Russell Brand, Simon Amstell, Andrew Antonio, Barbara Brand
Votes: 947
19. Zizek! (2005)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
A look at the controversial author, philosopher and candidate for Slovenian presidency: Slavoj Zizek.
Director: Astra Taylor | Star: Slavoj Zizek
Votes: 1,733 | Gross: $0.02M
20. My Winnipeg (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Amy Stewart
Votes: 5,633 | Gross: $0.16M
21. The Square (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam
Votes: 9,403 | Gross: $0.12M
22. Comic Books Go to War (2009 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
The universe of comic books is a worldwide pop mythology, a Pantheon in cheap newsprint and saturated colors. For almost 100 years comic books have provided fantasy, escape, and ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Daniels | Stars: Zeina Abirached, David Axe, Patrick Chappatte, Greg Cook
Votes: 50
23.
Human, All Too Human (1999– )
Episode:
Heidegger - Thinking the Unthinkable
(1999)
Documentary, Biography
Director: Jeff Morgan | Stars: Haydn Gwynne, Lex van Delden, Philip Rham, Joyce Springer
Votes: 22
24. Amy (III) (2015)
R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand
Votes: 55,076 | Gross: $8.41M
25. 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: 40,815 | Gross: $0.49M
26. 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: 13,885 | Gross: $0.11M
27. The Globalisation Tapes (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
Documents their exploration of history, globalization, and how unions around the world can support each other and struggle together.
Directors: Anar, Basir, Christine Cynn, Erman, Hayati, Jumiati, Karman, Kirman, Mirza, Misnan, Muntoha, Joshua Oppenheimer | Stars: Intan Sinaga, Sharman Sinaga
Votes: 77
28. John Berger or the Art of Looking (2016 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Art, politics and motorcycles: on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or The Art of Looking is an intimate portrait of the writer and art-critic whose ground-breaking work on seeing has shaped our understanding for over five decades. How paintings become narratives and stories turn into images, rarely does anybody demonstrate this as poignantly as Berger. The seeing is his life subject,... See full summary »
Director: Cordelia Dvorak | Stars: John Berger, Selçuk Demirel, Katya Berger Andreadakis, Michael Dibb
Votes: 62
29. Kyanq (1993)
7 min | Short, Documentary
Poetic essay about the beginning of life from labor pains and birth and about its symbolic meaning.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 490
30. Verj (1992)
10 min | Documentary, Short
People's struggle through Soviet mechanisation period. The film starts with homage to Peleshian's Armenian roots.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 414
31. Mer dare (1983)
47 min | Documentary
A man paves his own way to his own soul through an intellectual quest, tragedies of nations and personal drama. The road moving through the cosmic distances is a flight into one's internal ... See full summary »
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 372
32. Four Seasons (1975)
29 min | Documentary, Short
The last collaboration of Artavazd Peleshian and cinematographer Mikhail Vartanov is a film-essay about Armenia's shepherds, about the contradiction and the harmony between man and nature, scored to Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 928
33. Obitateli (1970)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A reflection on the relationship between wildlife and humans.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 379
34. Menq (1969)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Monumental picture exploring the identity and fate of the Armenian nation.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 460
35. Skizbe (1967)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Philosophical essay about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, its influence on the destiny of the world in the 20th century.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian | Stars: Felix Dzerzhinsky, Vladimir Lenin, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 341
36. Zemlya lyudey (1966)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Essay praising human life and work, the everlasting beauty and expression of human thought.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 211
37. Lernayin parek (1964)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Poetic film about the struggle of man's will and muscles against nature, about the rock-climbers who prevent landslides and eliminate their consequences.
Director: Artavazd Peleshian
Votes: 109
38. The Silence of Pelesjan (2011)
52 min | Documentary
An Armenian artist of montage who argues that editing is not about connecting or joining frames but instead about showing their separation and the distances between them.
Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Artavazd Peleshian, Enrico Ghezzi, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Lev Kulidzhanov
Votes: 101
39. The Shock Doctrine (2009)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, History
An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.
Directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Janine Huard, Ewen Cameron, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman
Votes: 3,116
40. Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou.
Directors: Rita Coburn, Bob Hercules | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Guy Johnson, Diahann Carroll, Don Martin
Votes: 581
41. Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 70 min | Documentary
A unique celebration of the Queen's ninety years as she reaches her landmark birthday in April. Film-maker John Bridcut has been granted special access to the complete collection of Her ... See full summary »
Director: John Bridcut | Stars: King Charles III, Princess Alexandra, Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Clementine Churchill
Votes: 231
42. Turkey with Simon Reeve (2017)
120 min | Documentary
Travel writer Simon Reeve embarks upon two long-distance journeys across Turkey, exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events.
Stars: Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Simon Reeve
Votes: 362
43. The Road Forward (2017)
101 min | Documentary
Marie Clements' musical documentary connects a pivotal moment in Canada's civil rights history-the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s-with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today.
Director: Marie Clements | Stars: Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George, Ron Harris, Wayne Lavallee
Votes: 34
44. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
119 min | Documentary
A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Alanis Obomsawin, Ethel Blondin
Votes: 482
45. Chaplin in Bali (2017)
80 min | Documentary
In 1932, Chaplin, in full midlife crisis, escapes to Bali in search of himself to find the artistic rejuvenation and inspiration to do his difficult transition to sound film.
Director: Raphaël Millet | Stars: Cathy Smith, Charles Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Walter Spies
Votes: 105
46. Human Flow (2017)
PG-13 | 140 min | Documentary
Human Flow is director and artist Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis.
Director: Ai Weiwei | Stars: Israa Abboud, Hiba Abed, Rami Abu Sondos, Fadi Abou Akleh
Votes: 2,799 | Gross: $0.53M
47. Emperor of Hemp (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
This documentary chronicles the life of Jack Herer and his struggle for awareness and enlightenment of cannabis sativa, a.k.a. marijuana or hemp. His research into this plant culminates in ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Jones | Stars: Jack Herer, Peter Coyote
Votes: 190
48. 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: 458
49.
Secret History (1991– )
Episode:
Hitler's Hidden Drug Habit
(2014)
47 min | Documentary, History
Documentary discussing Hitler's fraudulent physician, his poor health and possible drug dependency.
Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Ewan Bailey, Adolf Hitler, Bill Panagopulos, Theodor Morell
Votes: 26
50. Swastika (1973)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary, History, War
The Nazification of Germany from 1933 to 1945 told through a compilation of Nazi footage, newsreels, propaganda films and Eva Braun's home movies.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Eva Braun, Galeazzo Ciano, Albert Einstein, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 390
51. A New Economy (2016)
85 min | Documentary
About people making a fresh start towards building a new economy. Watch as several organizations move towards a more cooperative future by experimenting with open and non-traditional ... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Meier | Stars: Michael Ableman, Portia Antonia Alexis, Sabina Ali, Gar Alperovitz
Votes: 63
52. V6A (2019)
Documentary
'V6A' portrays the community that colors the most controversial postal code in North America, based in Vancouver, Canada. In the research of Truth and Substance, the movie explores the Nature of being Human by questioning the definition of 'Home'.
Director: Ruggero Romano
Votes: 7
53. 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: 13,139
54. Reincarnated (2012)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Hip-Hop artist Snoop Dogg changes his name to Snoop Lion, travels to Jamaica, immerses himself in Rastafarian culture, and produces his first reggae record.
Director: Andy Capper | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Diplo, Dr. Dre, Damian Marley
Votes: 2,532
55. Singled [Out] (2017)
81 min | Documentary
Singled [out] tells the story of five educated women in four corners of the world: Jules in Melbourne, Manu in Barcelona, Shu and Yang in Shanghai, and Melek in Istambul -they all travel ... See full summary »
Directors: Mariona Guiu, Ariadna Relea
Votes: 53
56. Life, Animated (2016)
PG | 92 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: Owen Suskind, Cornelia Suskind, Ron Suskind, Walter Suskind
Votes: 6,178 | Gross: $0.26M
57. Life Animated (2017)
88 min | Drama
After Mark realizes his "wrong ways" he does everything in his power to win back his girlfriend, or does he?
Director: Sean Harris | Stars: Prajwal Ramamurthy, Azalea Aznidi
Votes: 75
58.
Almost Famous (2019– )
Episode:
The Lost Astronaut
(2019)
Documentary
In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA's first African-American astronaut. Until suddenly he wasn't.
Director: Ben Proudfoot | Star: Ed Dwight Jr.
Votes: 14
59. The King of Communism: The Pomp & Pageantry of Nicolae Ceausescu (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story about the national personality cult of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
Director: Ben Lewis | Stars: Mariana Aliman, Vartan Arachelian, Yasser Arafat, Gheorghe Arcudeanu
Votes: 167
60. Human Machine (2019)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Through looking into advances in robotics, immigration and cultural isolation, Human Machine offers a new look at how systematic inequality causes division and conflict between those communities that are impacted most.
Director: Sam Gladstone-South
61. Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Stars: Cem Yigit Uzümoglu, Tuba Büyüküstün, Alp Ilkman, Ushan Çakir
Votes: 32,895
62. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,507 | Gross: $7.12M
63. The Royal House of Windsor (2017)
296 min | Documentary, History
The history of Britain's ruling dynasty, the Windsors, over the last 100 years, starting with the time around the outbreak of WWI.
Stars: Gwilym Lee, Christian Wolf, Piers Brendon, Sarah Gristwood
Votes: 1,755
64. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,099
65. The Story of Diana (2017 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary, Biography
She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil. A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame.
Director: Rebecca Gitlitz | Stars: Jess Cagle, King Charles III, Hillary Clinton, George Clooney
Votes: 2,960
66. Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
Star: Andy Serkis
Votes: 1,332
67. Exodus: Our Journey to Europe (2016– )
173 min | Documentary
Shot over 3 years in 31 countries, continuing to follow the refugee crisis in Europe. Finding out what happened to some of the people featured previously and meeting others still making the journey.
Stars: Tariq, Isra, Paul Bown, Dominic Rowan
Votes: 73
68. British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2017)
Documentary, History
Historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in British History are actually a concoction of fibs and stories which have been manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Nathen Amin
Votes: 237
69. Britain's Bloody Crown (2016– )
Not Rated | Drama, History
Using a combination of documentary and drama, historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses - the 30 year civil war between the House of York and House of Lancaster that saw the crown change hands seven times.
Stars: Dan Jones, James Oliver Wheatley, Steffan Boje, Tom Durant Pritchard
Votes: 366
70. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2001 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Director: Andrew Chater | Star: John Michie
71.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
Oliver Cromwell: The King Killer
(2005)
TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, History
Under the charismatic Oliver Cromwell, Parliament commits a previously unthinkable act: it executes a reigning king. Eventually, the fledgling republic discovers that it needs a monarch after all.
Director: James Runcie | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 29
72. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2001– )
50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatic documentary narrated and presented by controversial historian David Starkey about the lives as wives and Queens of the six wives of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Stars: David Starkey, Caroline Lintott, David Fleeshman, Benjamin Newby
Votes: 301
73.
Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013– )
Episode:
Gods to Men: Tudors to Stuarts
(2013)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Berczeller | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Richard Cust, Alice Hunt, Elizabeth Hurren
Votes: 19
74. Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013– )
59 min | Documentary
Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Sarah Toulalan, Matthew Sweet, Diarmaid MacCulloch
Votes: 101
75. Newton: The Dark Heretic (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
This BBC documentary outlines the evidence that suggest that Newton's revolutionary ideas about light came from his secret work as an alchemist.
Director: Chris Oxley | Stars: Philip Harvey, Phillip Keiman, Clare Angelini Heather
Votes: 31
76. Richard III: The King in the Car Park (2013 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
This documentary looks at the search for the remains of King Richard III of England (1452-1485). After being killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field (August 22, 1485), his remains were taken... See full summary »
Directors: Louise Osmond, Pete Woods | Stars: Simon Farnaby, Leon Hunt, John Ashdown-Hill, Richard Buckley
Votes: 267
77.
Prophets of Science Fiction (2011–2012)
Episode:
H.G. Wells
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, History
With stories like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells established himself as a sci-fi writer of almost clairvoyant talent. But these tales of hi-tech adventure hold an ominous warning - beware the dark side of progress.
Director: Declan Whitebloom | Stars: Jonathan Adams, Sean Carroll, Circus-Szalewski, Ridley Scott
Votes: 86
78. Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
A history of the English Crown from AD 400 to today.
Stars: David Starkey, Tony Cottrell, Gerard Hayling, David Alder
Votes: 542
79. We Steal Secrets (2013)
R | 130 min | Documentary
A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, John 'FuzzFace' McMahon, Alex Gibney
Votes: 8,178 | Gross: $0.16M
80. Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
An overview of the events of the Suffragette Movement for Votes For Women. It follows the individual women who were part of the movement and uses dramatised testimony to tell their stories at key points of their dangerous campaign.
Director: Emma Frank | Stars: Amy Gavin, Lucy Worsley, Joanne Thomson, Kate Burdette
Votes: 173
81. Uncle Tom (2020)
G | 106 min | Documentary, History
An oral history of the American black conservative.
Director: Justin Malone | Stars: Brandon Tatum, Carol Swain, Chad Jackson, Larry Elder
Votes: 6,683
82. Seven Ages of Britain (2003– )
350 min | Documentary
Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.
Stars: Bettany Hughes, Jon Glover, Celia Imrie, Robert Lacey
Votes: 53
83. Midnight Traveler (2019)
88 min | Documentary, War
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two daughters. Capturing the journey, Fazili shows the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
Director: Hassan Fazili | Stars: Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hossaini
Votes: 627
84. How Far is Home (2020)
21 min | Documentary, Short
In the midst of Trump's immigration ban, a teenage refugee Ahmed and his sister Ruba find a home at a Cleveland school for immigrants. Will they be able to reach their dreams?
Director: Apo W. Bazidi | Stars: Ahmed Mohammed, Ruba Mohammed, Mourad Abdelshaid, Asrar Abusai
Votes: 2,924
85. Bekar Evi (2019)
76 min | Documentary
Director: Dirk Schäfer | Stars: Miro Miraz, Delil Sünbül, Ferhat Öner
Votes: 8
86. Colette (I) (2020)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
In Nazi-occupied France, resistance took courage. Seventy-five years later, facing one's ghosts may take even more.
Director: Anthony Giacchino | Stars: Colette Marin-Catherine, Lucie Fouble
Votes: 1,574
88. Call Center Blues (2020)
TV-14 | 25 min | Documentary, Short
Call Center Blues is a lyrical portrait of an unlikely community of US deportees and their loved ones struggling to rebuild their lives in Tijuana, Mexico.
Director: Geeta Gandbhir
Votes: 94
89. Lost World (2018)
17 min | Documentary, Short
As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia's mangrove forests, an ecosystem, a communal way of life, and one woman's relationship to her beloved home are faced with the threat of erasure.
Director: Kalyanee Mam
Votes: 12
90. Epicentro (2020)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary
An immersive portrait of Cuba, its people, and the role of cinema in political myth-making from Academy Award® nominee Hubert Sauper "Darwin's Nightmare".
Director: Hubert Sauper | Stars: Oona Chaplin, Fena LeChuck, Juan Padrón, Hubert Sauper
Votes: 293
91. Ama (III) (2019)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Filmmaker Georgie Yukiko Donovan explores the story of the Ama divers - the last of Japan's 'women of the sea' and their fight to preserve their 3,000 year old way of life.
Director: Georgie Yukiko Donovan
92. Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019–2020)
43 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Activist Abdur-Rahman Muhammad begins his own investigation into the perplexing details surrounding the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
Stars: Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, Muhammad A. Aziz, Zak A. Kondo, David Garrow
Votes: 2,381
93. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Drama
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Votes: 63,840
94. ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 74 min | Documentary, Music
An investigation into the circumstances and controversy surrounding Sam Cooke's murder.
Director: Kelly Duane | Stars: Sam Cooke, Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick
Votes: 2,482
95. Tina (I) (2021)
TV-MA | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Exclusive access to the Grammy Award-winning artist to celebrate her career.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Tina Turner, Carl Arrington, Ike Turner, Lejeune Richardson
Votes: 6,343
96. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,680
97. 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: 14,833
98. Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
86 min | Documentary
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? takes aim at our current culture revealing all too vividly the urgent need for continued change.
Director: Johanna Demetrakas | Stars: Bella Abzug, Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler, Judy Chicago
Votes: 2,478
99. Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Director: Marcus A. Clarke | Stars: Ilyasah Shabazz, Rahman Ali, Cornel West, Todd Boyd
Votes: 1,209
100. The Earthing Movie (2019)
75 min | Documentary
The Earthing Movie is a documentary that reveals the scientific phenomenon of how we can heal our bodies by doing the simplest thing that a person can do - standing barefoot on the earth.
Directors: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Stars: Deepak Chopra, Mariel Hemingway, Clint Ober, Amy Smart
Votes: 203
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