Documentaries
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1. The Bleeding Edge (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary
A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Jim Spencer, Jeanne Lenzer, Michael Carome, Angie Firmalino
Votes: 3,100
2. A Billion Lives (2016)
95 min | Documentary
The story of the vaping revolution and tragic corruption leading to a billion deaths around the world.
Director: Aaron Biebert | Stars: David Goerlitz, Clive Bates, Attila Danko, Delon Human
Votes: 2,853
3. Under Our Skin (2008)
Unrated | 104 min | Documentary
Exposes the hidden epidemic of Lyme disease and reveals how our corrupt health care system is failing to address one of the most serious illnesses of our time.
Director: Andrew Abrahams | Stars: Mandy Hughes, Sean Hughes, Dana Walsh, Jordan Fisher Smith
Votes: 1,040 | Gross: $0.10M
4. Unrest (I) (2017)
98 min | Documentary, Drama, History
When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
Director: Jennifer Brea | Stars: Jennifer Brea, Omar Wasow, Jessica l e Taylor, Ruby Taylor
Votes: 3,204 | Gross: $0.04M
5. Last Breath (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. With access to amazing archive this is the story of one man's impossible fight for survival.
Directors: Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson | Stars: Duncan Allcock, Kjetil Ove Alvestad, Stuart Anderson, Glenn Brunskill
Votes: 7,303
6. The Killing of America (1981)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
Director: Sheldon Renan | Stars: Chuck Riley, Ed Dorris, Thomas Noguchi, Sirhan Sirhan
Votes: 2,369
7. Free Solo (2018)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe
Votes: 77,320 | Gross: $17.54M
8. The Dawn Wall (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
Directors: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer | Stars: John Branch, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson
Votes: 21,232 | Gross: $1.08M
9. Mile... Mile & a Half (2013)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary
A group of artists hike the John Muir Trail and bring back their experiences. 219 miles in 25 days. Come laugh, limp, sing and walk with us.
Directors: Jason M. Fitzpatrick, Ric Serena | Star: Laura Obiols
Votes: 822
10. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,451 | Gross: $17.96M
11. Bloodlust (I) (2016)
Documentary, Short
VICE follows a Deathmatch wrestler at the CZW Tournament of Death, one of the most violent professional wrestling tournaments in the world.
Director: Shawney Cohen
Votes: 17
12. A Tale of Two Kitchens (2019)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of both dignity and community.
Director: Trisha Ziff
Votes: 332
13. AeroPress Movie (2018)
44 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
AeroPress Movie is a documentary revealing the story of AeroPress - from its inventor's workshop in California to the stages of the AeroPress Championships around the world. It explores ... See full summary »
Directors: Radek Nozicka, Ales Pospisil | Stars: Alan Adler, James Hoffmann, Kyra Kennedy, Lisa Ligon
Votes: 54
14. The Wildest Dream (2010)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
Director: Anthony Geffen | Stars: Conrad Anker, Susan Robertson, Robert Macfarlane, Peter Gillman
Votes: 2,727 | Gross: $0.87M
15. Night Will Fall (2014)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, History, War
Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps.
Director: André Singer | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Jasper Britton, Leonard Berney, George Leonard
Votes: 3,446
16. Memory of the Camps (2014 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, History
Cameramen from Britain's Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945.
Director: Sidney Bernstein | Stars: Jasper Britton, Adolf Hitler, Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
Votes: 703 | Gross: $0.00M
17. The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975)
G | 86 min | Documentary, Sport
This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.
Director: Bruce Nyznik | Stars: Yûichirô Miura, Shintaro Ishihara, Taisuke Fujishima, Yukihiko Kato
Votes: 755
18. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple, Mark Jamieson
Votes: 32,716
19. Rose West: Born Evil? (2021 TV Movie)
69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Unlocking the childhood of Rose West. What was it that turned Rose, at the age of just 17, into the most sadistic, sexually motivated, serial killer Britain has ever witnessed?
Director: Jared Wright | Stars: Sally Bailey, Rosemary West, Fred West, Jane Carter Woodrow
Votes: 234
20. Mountain of Storms (2018)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
In 1968, five friends took a road trip to climb Cerro Fitz Roy, and documented the whole thing on a 16mm Bolex. Along the way they surfed undiscovered breaks, skied on sand and snow, spent 31-days in a snow cave
Stars: Yvon Chouinard, Dick Dorworth, Chris Jones, Lito Tejada Flores
Votes: 65
21. Lost on Everest (2020)
Documentary
A team of climbers set out to find Irvine and his climbing partner George Mallory camera. If that camera could be found, it would rewrite history.
Directors: Renan Ozturk, Drew Pulley | Stars: Renan Ozturk, Thom Pollard, Mark Synnott
Votes: 557
22. Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
Maverick indie filmmaker Al Adamson's real life was even crazier than one of the 30-plus sex 'n' schlock drive-in movies he made in the '60s and '70s.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Al Adamson, Samuel M. Sherman, Chris Poggiali, Ken Adamson
Votes: 635
23. Class Action Park (2020)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns.
Directors: Seth Porges, Chris Charles Scott III | Stars: John Hodgman, Faith Anderson, Alison Becker, Bill Benneyan
Votes: 7,966
24. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff
Votes: 15,196
25. Once Is Enough (2020)
74 min | Documentary
After losing his mother to obesity, a thirty-two year old chubby ginger comedian and vegan son-of-a-pig-farmer sets out to avoid the same fate by running one hundred miles through the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey James Binney | Stars: Amy Bethards, Jeffrey James Binney, Amy Currie, Bill Dooper
Votes: 287
26. Wide Boyz (2012)
50 min | Sport
From acclaimed directors Paul Diffley and Chris Alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange sub-culture of off width crack climbing. Join two brave British lads, Pete Whittaker and Tom... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Alstrin, Paul Diffley | Stars: Jay Anderson, Tom Randall, Bob Scarpelli, Pete Whittaker
Votes: 82
27. Explorer: The Last Tepui (2022)
55 min | Documentary
Follows elite climber Alex Honnold and a world-class climbing team on a grueling mission deep in the Amazon jungle.
Directors: Renan Ozturk, Taylor Freesolo Rees | Stars: Franklin George, Alex Honnold, Brian Irwin, Bruce Means
Votes: 1,232
28. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022)
96 min | Documentary, History
Newly-discovered archive footage and witness accounts to lay bare the tragedy and heroic efforts made to prevent another explosion.
Director: James Jones | Stars: Lyudmila Ignatenko, Oleksiy Breus, Leonenko Vitaliy, Aleksandr Syrota
Votes: 1,866
29. Fine Lines (2019)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Sport
An introspective journey on the lessons life has taught 20 legends of the vertical world. At times brutally honest, other times pensive, these athletes' stories reveal the triumph of the ... See full summary »
Director: Dina Khreino | Stars: Conrad Anker, Maureen Beck, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin
Votes: 263
30. 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: 4,302
31. The Deepest Breath (2023)
PG | 108 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
A champion and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another. Despite different paths taken, they meet at the pinnacle of the free-diving world, experiencing the thrilling rewards and inescapable risks of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean.
Director: Laura McGann | Stars: Alessia Zecchini, Stephen Keenan, Leigh Baker, Mahmoud Barracuda
Votes: 14,588
32. Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia (2023)
TV-MA | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
HQ Trivia app goes viral with live trivia games and cash prizes, draws celeb fans and millions of users. Corporate clashes, host changes, and employee death precede sudden crash and burn of once wildly popular app.
Director: Salima Koroma | Stars: Eugene Byon, Sharon Carpenter, Josh Constine, Scott Galloway
Votes: 536
33. The Alpinist (2021)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.
Directors: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen | Stars: Marc-André Leclerc, Peter Mortimer, Alex Honnold, Jason Kruk
Votes: 14,388
34. Wild Scandinavia (2023)
Documentary
Rebecca Ferguson narrates an immersive glimpse at the captivating beauty of Scandinavia, exploring the hauntingly beautiful coast, the magical seasonal forests and revealing stories of survival of people and animals.
Star: Rebecca Ferguson
Votes: 124
35. Mountain (I) (2017)
PG | 74 min | Documentary
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe
Votes: 4,251 | Gross: $0.24M
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