Most Favorite Documentaries
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1. Radical Evil (2013)
96 min | Documentary
How do normal young men turn into mass murderers? With detailed accounts from the diaries of Nazi death squads, Academy Award winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky crafts a chilling study on the nature of evil.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Benjamin Ferencz, Dave Grossman, Robert Jay Lifton, Christopher Browning
Votes: 214
2. Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What (2009)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Mystery
Quirky feature documentary on science behind psychic phenomena.
Director: Renée Scheltema | Stars: Melinda Connor, Larry Dossey, Arielle Ford, Jack Houck
Votes: 78
3. Master of the Universe (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A former banker in Germany, who entered the business with the advent of modern computer systems reminisces of his working years in some of the world-leading banking corporations.
Director: Marc Bauder | Stars: Rainer Voss, Angela Merkel
Votes: 1,201
4. Dominion (2018)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Horror
Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal kingdom.
Director: Chris Delforce | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Sia, Sadie Sink
Votes: 4,544
5. 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: 19,811
6. System Error (2018)
95 min | Documentary
Melting glaciers, gullied seas, the financial markets are about to collapse. Spectacular images of how growth continues to be blinding. Outside you can hardly see anything because of the smog and the smoke screen.
Director: Florian Opitz | Stars: Haim Bodek, Ulrike Herrmann, Tim Jackson, Florian Opitz
Votes: 297
7. Zero Days (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary
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: 10,422 | Gross: $0.10M
8. Frohes Schaffen - Ein Film zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral (2012)
94 min | Documentary, Comedy, News
It is a fetish, a mantra, a secret religion to modern man: work. In times of the financial crisis and massive job reductions, this documentary movie questions work as our 'hallow' sense in life in a way that both humors and pains us.
Director: Konstantin Faigle | Stars: Joe Biden, Susan Blackmore, Konstantin Faigle, Piet Fuchs
Votes: 155
9. 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: 40,823 | Gross: $0.49M
10. We Feed the World (2005)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A look at how the world's food is produced and how mass production changes the environment and the lives of people.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Jean Ziegler, Peter Brabeck, Karl Otrok
Votes: 2,478
11. The Symphony of Uncertainty (2018)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
What is the meaning of life? Set on the grounds of Hamburg's famous DESY, Claudia Lehmann embarks on a philosophical journey together with her PhD supervisor Gerhard Mack, one of Germany's most prolific and transboundary physicists.
Director: Claudia Lehmann
Votes: 13
12. 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
13. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of the former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Director: Stephen Vittoria | Stars: Cornel West, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Votes: 484 | Gross: $0.04M
14. David Wants to Fly (2010)
96 min | Documentary
David Sieveking walks on David Lynchs path into the world of transcendental meditation (TM). He comes across the founder of this worldwide movement, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to whom the Beatles already pilgrimed.
Director: David Sieveking | Stars: Judith Bourque, Donovan, Raja Emanuel, Raja Felix
Votes: 695
15. The True Cost (2015)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Drama, News
The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Director: Andrew Morgan | Stars: Livia Giuggioli, Stella McCartney, Richard D. Wolff, Vandana Shiva
Votes: 7,298
16. Kopfleuchten (1998)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Thomas Bergmann, Mischka Popp | Stars: Thomas Bergmann, Mischka Popp
Votes: 60
17. Love & Engineering (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Comedy, Romance
Our modern life is largely designed by engineers. They like to invent and structure things and they are more at ease with figures and natural science than in relations with the opposite sex... See full summary »
Director: Tonislav Hristov | Stars: Atanas Boev, Todor Vlaev, Tuomas Nieminen, Markus Virtanen
Votes: 160
18. Whores' Glory (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
An examination of the lives, needs, troubles, and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
Director: Michael Glawogger | Stars: Emma, Ning, Toh, Wat
Votes: 5,122 | Gross: $0.03M
19. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
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: 40,919
20. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,457 | Gross: $0.87M
21. Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
107 min | Documentary
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
Director: Hubert Sauper | Stars: Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese, Raphael Tukiko Wagara, Dimond Remtulia, Marcus Nyoni
Votes: 5,663 | Gross: $0.20M
22. The Cleaners (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A look at the shadowy underworld of the Internet where questionable content is removed.
Directors: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck | Stars: Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Nicole Wong, Sarah T. Roberts
Votes: 1,829
23. Wie ich lernte, die Zahlen zu lieben (2014)
88 min | Documentary
How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver ... See full summary »
Directors: Oliver Sechting, Max Taubert | Stars: Joey Arias, Jonathan Caouette, Phoebe Legere, Yony Leyser
Votes: 40
24. Mollath (2015)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade | Stars: Annika Blendl, Beate Lakotta, Gustl Mollath, Leonie Stade
Votes: 21
25. Sandgirl (2017)
85 min | Documentary
A film about the power of imagination. A young author who can neither walk nor speak invites us into her unique world. A world of poetry and subtlety, where the gravity of physical existence is overcome by the weightlessness of fantasy.
Director: Mark Michel
Votes: 6
26. Pervert Park (2014)
77 min | Documentary, Crime
Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of the sex offenders in the park as they struggle to reintegrate into society.
Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors | Stars: William J. Fuery Jr., Tracy Hutchinson, James Broderick, James Turner
Votes: 1,436
27. Women with Gunpowder Earrings (2018)
77 min | Documentary, War
The documentary is about Nour, a journalist who covers the plight of Syrian and Iraqi women and children in the war against the Islamic State terrorists and mercenaries.
Director: Reza Farahmand | Star: Nour Alhelli
Votes: 41
28. Phnom Penh Lullaby (2011)
103 min | Documentary
Intimate portrayal of the dysfunctional, sometimes disturbing, relationship between an alcoholic woman and her Israeli partner living in Phnom Penh.
Director: Pawel Kloc | Star: Ilan Schickman
Votes: 83
29. Experience of Exorcist (2011)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Film is a monolog in which Catholic priest Vojtech Kodet recounts his experiences with souls in the clutches of evil forces. The film, which frequently quotes from the writings of Raul ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Rendl
30. All Creatures Welcome (2018)
87 min | Documentary
A documentary about Germany's hacker group Chaos Computer Club.
Director: Sandra Trostel | Stars: Markus Beckedahl, Anna Biselli, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Dirke Engling
Votes: 32
31. Alles unter Kontrolle (2015)
93 min | Documentary
Facebook, Amazon and Google provide us with around the clock access to the convenient digital world! Surveillance cameras on the streets take care of our security. But who actually collects... See full summary »
Director: Werner Boote | Stars: Jacob Appelbaum, Zygmunt Baumann, Zero Belo, Werner Boote
Votes: 49
32. When the Bull Cried (2017)
67 min | Documentary
Danger, toil, and superstition pervade life in a mining town high up in the Bolivian mountains.
Directors: Bart Goossens, Karen Vazquez Guadarrama
Votes: 24
33. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry, Richard Feynman, Michèle Oshima
Votes: 3,680 | Gross: $0.13M
34. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
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: 5,464
35. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,474 | Gross: $1.34M
36. Sugar Coated (2015)
90 min | Documentary
How the food industry sugar-coated science, sweetened the food supply, and seduced a planet, one spoonful at a time.
Director: Michèle Hozer | Stars: Gary Taubes, Robert Lustig, Craig Wilcox, Alexis Gomez
Votes: 895
37. 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: 78,994 | Gross: $4.31M
38. The Poetess (2017)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
This is the story of a Saudi woman who grabs the opportunity to speak against religious extremism and stands up for a peaceful Islam. This is Hissa's story.
Directors: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff | Stars: Hissa Hilal, Mastoura Al-Ahmadi, Ziad Batal, Stefanie Brockhaus
Votes: 96
39. Stress (2018)
83 min | Documentary
STRESS follows five young war veterans from Pittsburgh who were serving in the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq after 9/11. Joe, Torrie, Mike, James and Justin tell stories of their war ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Baron
Votes: 11
40. 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: 38,060 | Gross: $2.67M
42. Reach for the SKY (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Can one day shape the rest of your life? A feature documentary on the South-Korean education system
Directors: Wooyoung Choi, Steven Dhoedt
Votes: 113
43. Machines (2016)
71 min | Documentary
A portrait of daily life of the workers in an Indian textile factory, revealing its beauty as well as its shameful working conditions.
Director: Rahul Jain
Votes: 646 | Gross: $0.01M
44. 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: 13,889 | Gross: $0.11M
45. The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012)
Not Rated | 136 min | Documentary
Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.
Director: Sophie Fiennes | Star: Slavoj Zizek
Votes: 7,529 | Gross: $0.07M
46. 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
47. At Night I Fly (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
In At Night I Fly: Images from New Folsom, inmates at one of California's most maximum security prisons let us see their world. This world is less about dangerous drama and more, as one of ... See full summary »
Director: Michel Wenzer | Stars: Jim Carlson, Spoon Jackson, Rick Misener, Charles Owens
Votes: 380
48. Fed Up (2014)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.
Director: Stephanie Soechtig | Stars: Michele Simon, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, Michael Pollan
Votes: 12,358 | Gross: $1.54M
49. Carte Blanche (III) (2011)
91 min | Documentary
They don't wear uniforms or carry weapons; they have no bodyguards. Yet their missions take them to the most dangerous places on Earth. As investigators of the International Criminal Court ... See full summary »
Director: Heidi Specogna
Votes: 19
50. Down the Deep, Dark Web (2016 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
A Gonzo-style exploration that goes beyond everything you thought you knew about the dangers, and promise, of the Darknet. Hackers, Cypherpunks and crypto-anarchists guide us ever deeper ... See full summary »
Directors: Duki Dror, Tzachi Schiff | Star: Yuval Orr
Votes: 164
51. Blood of the Beasts (1949)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Bucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.
Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle
Votes: 2,596
53. Let's Make Money (2008)
110 min | Documentary
Most of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it's is not in the bank to which we entrusted it. The bank and our money is already a part of the cycle of the global money market.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Mark Mobius, Mirko Kovats, K. Sujatha Raaju, Gerhard Schwarz
Votes: 1,753
54. Don't Swallow Everything (2015)
86 min | Documentary
"None of the psycho-pharmaceutical drugs have a healing approach. They subdue symptoms." NICHT ALLES SCHLUCKEN highlights the eternal stigma of mental illness, the power of medicine and ... See full summary »
Directors: Jana Kalms, Piet Stolz, Sebastian Winkels
Votes: 16
55. Cahier africain (2016)
118 min | Documentary
It all started with a small exercise book. Its page were checkered with the courageous testimonies of 300 Central African women, girls and men. They reveal what Congolese mercenaries did to... See full summary »
Director: Heidi Specogna | Star: Salena Godden
Votes: 37
56. Grizzly Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Biography
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter
Votes: 61,920 | Gross: $3.17M
57. Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
Director: Stacy Peralta | Stars: Jim Brown, Tony Muhammad, Kershaun Scott, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 2,913 | Gross: $0.07M
58. Do Not Resist (2016)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
An account of the increasing use of military weapons and tactics by local law enforcement in the United States, counterpointed with civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
Director: Craig Atkinson | Stars: Richard Berk, James Comey, Dave Grossman, Rand Paul
Votes: 1,165 | Gross: $0.07M
59. Vergiss mein nicht (2012)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Filmmaker David Sieveking portays the home care of his mother who, like 2 million other people in Germany, suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. David's parents had been a part of the student ... See full summary »
Director: David Sieveking | Stars: Margarete Sieveking, Malte Sieveking, David Sieveking
Votes: 471
60. The Congo Tribunal (2017)
100 min | Documentary
20 years of atrocities due to greed claimed the lives of over 6 million people in Congo. Milo Rau collects details from survivors and perpetrators. 3 trials were heard exposing one of the most horrific cases of inhumanity in world history.
Director: Milo Rau | Stars: Sylvestre Bisimwa, Jean-Louis Gilissen, Vénantie Bisimwa Nabintu, Colette Braeckman
Votes: 108
61. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,890 | Gross: $2.42M
62. The Green Prince (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis.
Director: Nadav Schirman | Stars: Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, Sheikh Hassan Yousef
Votes: 2,877 | Gross: $0.26M
63. 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
64. 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: 23,513 | Gross: $7.12M
65. Sharkwater (2006)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
An investigation of sharks' importance to ecosystems and humankind's mass destruction of shark species worldwide.
Director: Rob Stewart | Stars: Rob Stewart, Paul Watson, Erich Ritter, Boris Worm
Votes: 5,038 | Gross: $0.85M
66. T's World: The Over Identification of Terry Thompson (2013)
30 min | Documentary, Animation, Short | Completed
Over the course of 15 years Terry Thompson collected tigers, lions, bears, and other exotic animals. He had a complicated relationship with the law, and his neighbours. T's World unpacks ... See full summary »
Director: Ramon Bloomberg
Votes: 10
67. Femmefille (2014)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
The tragic story of Isabelle Caro who rose to fame from Oliviero Toscani's NO-Anorexia campaign.
Director: Kiki Huynh | Stars: Kiki Huynh, Oliviero Toscani, Christian Caro, Loretta
Votes: 44
68. I, Destini (2016)
14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
I, Destini is an animated documentary that explores the poignant and imaginative illustrations of a youth grappling with the effects of having an incarcerated loved one.
Directors: Nicholas Pilarski, Destini Riley
Votes: 7
69. 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: 7,378
70. 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: 12,137 | Gross: $0.03M
71. Pekka. Inside the Mind of a School Shooter (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
On November 7, 2007, 18 year old Pekka shot and killed eight people at a high school in Jokela, a peaceful Finnish commuter town just north of Helsinki. Conversations with classmates, ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Oey | Star: Daniel Hillel-Tuch
Votes: 174
72. Last Day of Freedom (2015)
32 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to call the police. Living Condition: Bill's Story is an animated account of his decision to... See full summary »
Directors: Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman | Star: Bill Babbitt
Votes: 391
73. Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth (2011)
98 min | Documentary
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
Clouds pass before the sun and away again while a gentle voice speaking in the splendid tones of the Mayan language explains how the Earth came to be. There were... See full synopsis »
Directors: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig | Stars: Josefa 'Chepita' Hernández Pérez, Floridalma Pérez Gonzalez, Carlos Chan Chanuk, Kajkan Felipe Mejía Sepet
Votes: 49
74. Mitra (2018)
83 min | Musical
Mitra is a hybrid project situated somewhere between opera, documentary cinema and installation. It presents the struggle of real individuals living in Iran and France, who are caught up in the psychiatric machinery.
Director: Jorge Léon | Star: Lola Felouzis
Votes: 8
75. Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
R | 118 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Jon Roberts, Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday
Votes: 14,095 | Gross: $0.15M
76. Toto and His Sisters (2014)
94 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Totonel (10) and his sisters, Andreea (14) and Ana (17), are waiting for their mother to come back home from prison. As they grow up, each of them learns how to survive on their own, hoping... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Hovarth Ilie Nicusor Gabriel Petre, Andreea Violeta Petre, Ana-Maria Badulescu Petre, Siminica Badulescu Petre
Votes: 634
77. Bottled Life: Nestle's Business with Water (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Do you know how to turn ordinary water into a billion-dollar business? In Switzerland there's a company which has developed the art to perfection - Nestlé. This company dominates the global... See full summary »
Director: Urs Schnell | Stars: Peter Brabeck, Res Gehriger, Hanspeter Müller
Votes: 859
78. 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: 57,990 | Gross: $2.80M
79. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cindy Cohn, Gabriella Coleman
Votes: 18,040 | Gross: $0.05M
80. No obvious signs (2018)
64 min | Documentary, Drama
What is left backstage of the heroic videos of our warriors in Ukraine? What do they have to face, one on one, in peaceful life, and where does the war stop?
Director: Alina Gorlova | Star: Oksana Yakubova
Votes: 63
81. Kolyma: Road of Bones (2017)
86 min | Documentary
Kolyma is a long highway that stretches through the deepest Russian North-east. It was the epicentre of the Soviet prison camp system. Millions of people built them and lived there under ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislaw Mucha | Star: Stanislaw Mucha
Votes: 83
82. Free the Mind (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Adventure
In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and ... See full summary »
Director: Phie Ambo | Stars: Richard Davidson, Emma Seppala, John Osborne, Deborah Alagna
Votes: 415 | Gross: $0.16M
83. De Hoofdvrouw (2018)
70 min | Documentary, Family
Can everything always be forgiven?
Director: Hester Overmars
Votes: 22
84. The End (IV) (2008)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Crime
The End reveals the bloody history and confessions of the cockney gangster.
Director: Nicola Collins | Stars: Les Falco, Mickey Taheny, Danny Woollard, Mickey Gonella
Votes: 315
85. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 18,008 | Gross: $3.41M
86. The Forecaster (2014)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, Biography
Martin Armstrong, once a Wall Street-based financial advisor, was arrested on charges of orchestrating a 3 billion dollar Ponzi scheme, which he still disputes to this day. After 11 years in prison, he's ready to set the record straight.
Directors: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger | Stars: Martin Armstrong, Vicky Armstrong, Oliver Brown, Michael Campbell
Votes: 1,257
87. The Flying Doctors of East Africa (1970 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Film about the doctors that fly all over central Africa to bring medical help to the people living in the bush.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: James Kabale, Wilfried Klaus, Betty Miller, Karl Hans Röttcher
Votes: 511
88. A Very British Gangster (2007)
97 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary about one of Britain's most dangerous crime families and introduces us to its magnetic, larger-than-life leader, Dominic Noonan (aka Lattlay Fottfoy).
Director: Donal MacIntyre | Stars: Donal MacIntyre, Craig Fitzpatrick, Dominic Noonan
Votes: 1,197
89. The Green Wave (2010)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary on Iran's 2010 Green Revolution.
Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi | Stars: Mohsen Kadivar, Mitra Khalatbari, Shadi Sadr, Mehdi Mohseni
Votes: 365
90. Brother Jakob (2016)
92 min | Documentary
I lost my brother to a God named Allah. While Jakob searches for the truth, I search for Jakob. Will we ever find each other?
Director: Elí Roland Sachs
Votes: 28
91. Spartacus & Cassandra (2014)
80 min | Documentary
Spartacus and Cassandra, the children of two homeless Roma, have been taken in by the young street worker Camille. In her little community she helps homeless and poor children and performs ... See full summary »
Director: Ioanis Nuguet | Stars: Cassandra Dumitru, Spartacus Ursu, Camille Brisson, Lamina Dumitru
Votes: 114
92. Of God and Dogs (2014)
13 min | Documentary, Short, War
A young Free Syrian Army fighter confesses. He says he killed a man he questioned extensively, and knew to be innocent. He narrates how he had to shoot a short range bullet, before going to... See full summary »
Director: Abounaddara Collective
Votes: 8
93. In Complete World (2008)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary
in complete world is a feature-length documentary made up of street interviews done throughout NYC. Mixing political questions (Are we responsible for the government we get?) with more ... See full summary »
Director: Shelly Silver
94. Ayny (2016)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Two young boys run away from their mother's protection and slackline on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to have.
Director: Ahmad Saleh
Votes: 36
95. Powers of Ten (1977)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
Directors: Charles Eames, Ray Eames | Star: Philip Morrison
Votes: 2,371
96. Before the Bridge (2017)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Automation will replace 47% of current U.S. jobs within the next 20 years. Can humans find purpose in an automated world?
Director: Lewis Wilcox
97. More Than Honey (2012)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller, Liane Singer
Votes: 4,320 | Gross: $0.07M
98. Eyeless in Gaza (2016)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary
In reporting the Gaza War of 2014, these quotes appeared in the international media: "They're calling it a massacre", "Children and civilians comprised the vast majority of the 200 killed",... See full summary »
Director: Martin Himel
Votes: 10
99. The Quantum Activist (2009)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
There is a revolution going on in science. A genuine paradigm shift. While mainstream science remains materialist, a substantial number of scientists are supporting and developing a ... See full summary »
Directors: Renee Slade, Ri Stewart | Star: Amit Goswami
Votes: 240
100. The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
150 min | Documentary
Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context.
Director: Sophie Fiennes | Star: Slavoj Zizek
Votes: 7,342
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