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1. 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
2. Storyville (1997– )
45 min | Documentary, Biography
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.
Stars: Garth Crooks, John M. Francis, Doug Block, Asha Devi
Votes: 186
3.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Poisoning America: The Devil we Know
(2018)
82 min | Documentary, Biography
A group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation.
Votes: 22
4.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds
(2014)
Documentary, Biography
Showcase of international documentaries. This episode features An Honest Liar (2014)
Star: James Randi
Votes: 22
5.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Paradise Lost
(1997)
Documentary, Biography
Showcase of international documentaries. This episode features Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
6.
Monarchy by David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
A Nation State
(2004)
50 min | Documentary, History
Monarchy discusses the early history of England and the birth of the Monarchy. It looks migration of the Anglo-Saxons into Britain and discusses some early rulers including. It looks at the... See full summary »
Director: David Wilson | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 45
7. Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals (2013 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were at the 1976 Formula One Championship, this riveting documentary chronicles the duel between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ed Stoppard, Daniel Audetto, Alastair Caldwell, Enzo Ferrari
Votes: 991
8. Strange Days: Cold War Britain (2013– )
Documentary
BBC Two history series on Britain and the Cold War, looking at the period from the end of the 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Star: Dominic Sandbrook
Votes: 24
9. Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Dramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.
Stars: Jonathan Aris, Stephen Bogaert, John Cox, John Nance
Votes: 5,914
10.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Building Chernobyl's Mega Tomb
(2016)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Director: Martin Gorst | Stars: Eric Meyers, Nicolas Caille, Rob Owen, Ian Carling
Votes: 299
11. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
12. This World (2004– )
Documentary
Award-winning BBC documentary strand reporting on social issues and current affairs stories from around the world.
Stars: Katya Adler, Simon Reeve, Olenka Frenkiel, Dan Snow
Votes: 92
13. All Things Must Pass (2015)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, History, Music
'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
Director: Colin Hanks | Stars: Russ Solomon, Michael Solomon, Heidi Cotler, Paul Brown
Votes: 3,560 | Gross: $0.17M
14. Next Goal Wins (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Sport
The American Samoa soccer team, deemed "worst in the world", try to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
Directors: Mike Brett, Steve Jamison | Stars: Li'atama Amisone Jr., Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet, D'Angelo Herrera, Ace Lalogafuafua
Votes: 3,120 | Gross: $0.04M
15. The Normans (2010)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
British history professor Robert Bartlett explains, mainly on historical sites and illustrated with authentic artifacts, the eventful history of the Normans, some of the Norse men (Vikings)... See full summary »
Star: Robert Bartlett
Votes: 266
16. A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad (2018)
Documentary
The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world's biggest problems.
Votes: 209
17. Cartel Land (2015)
R | 100 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque
Votes: 18,829 | Gross: $0.70M
18.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped
(2017)
Documentary
A few weeks ago, the National Health Service was hit by a widespread and devastating cyber attack - Horizon tells the inside story of one of the most challenging days in the history of the ... See full summary »
Director: Eileen Inkson
Votes: 8
19. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Jo Weber, Duane Weber, Tim Collins, Tina Mucklow
Votes: 2,222
20. The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After (2009 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
A behind-the-scenes look at November 22, 1963 from the unique perspective of Lyndon Johnson. On his pivotal first day as President, Lyndon Johnson is put to the test as he contends with the... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Giacchino | Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, Fidel Castro, Chester V. Clifton, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 103
21. JFK: The Lost Bullet (2011 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
The uncovering of the 3 shots fired that resulted in the assassination of Jon F. Kennedy
Director: Robert Stone | Stars: Max Holland, Dave Markun, Michael Wilder, Fred Nichals Ciacelli
Votes: 109
22. Killing for Love (2017)
Documentary
An obsessive love affair, obscene murders, and a sensational trial. True-crime documentary KILLING FOR LOVE: THE COMPLETE SERIES is a riveting, six-part dissection of the courtroom battle and the disturbing aftermath.
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Imogen Poots, Jens Söring, Chuck Reid
Votes: 58
23. The Liquid Bomb Plot (2011 TV Movie)
72 min | Drama
A terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the USA and Canada, disguised as soft drinks, was discovered by British police during an extensive surveillance operation.
Director: Ben Chanan | Stars: Faraz Ayub, Ken Bradshaw, Ray Burnet, Jemma Churchill
Votes: 32
24. An Honest Liar (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
Directors: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein | Stars: James Randi, Penn Jillette, Teller, Ray Hyman
Votes: 10,500 | Gross: $0.12M
25. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen
Votes: 21,928
26. Pablo Escobar: King of Cocaine (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Incorporating never before-seen archival footage, home movies and interviews with family members, journalists and law enforcement officials, PABLO ESCOBAR: KING OF COCAINE tells the story ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Dupler | Star: Bryant Gumbel
Votes: 222
27. Rich Hall's Red Menace (2019)
Documentary
Comedian Rich Hall presents an alternative history of the Cold War, from nuclear near misses and fallout shelters to the CIA wiring a cat to spy on the Russian ambassador.
Director: Chris Cottam | Stars: Rich Hall, Eleanor Clift, William Darden, Thomas Doherty
Votes: 18
28.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
(2018)
48 min | Documentary, News
Matt Frei examines former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal's past - and the murky world of espionage, politics and crime - to find potential motives for his poisoning in Salisbury.
Directors: Adrian Gatton, Steven Grandison, Richard Nash, Duncan Staff | Stars: Matt Frei, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Vladimir Putin
Votes: 12
29. Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web (2017)
88 min | Documentary
The Silk Road, described as the Amazon of illegal drugs, appeared on the Dark Web in 2011. The brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual who evaded all attempts to track him down until a young IRS inspector cracked the case.
Directors: Emily James, Mark Lewis | Stars: Gary Alford, Alex Ryan Bauer, Austin Berglas, Andy Greenberg
Votes: 372
30. The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Drama
Docu-drama telling the story of one of the most infamous incidents in recent British medical history. On 13th March 2006, 8 healthy young men took part in a clinical trial for a leukaemia drug that went very wrong.
Director: Barbie MacLaurin | Stars: Philip Buck, Nadim Khan, Arun Daniel, Leo Hunter
Votes: 52
31.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
The Great Gangster Film Fraud
(2016)
Documentary, Biography
A bankrupt entrepreneur and an unemployed actress hatch a plan to scam the British taxman by faking the production of a movie, then try to prove their innocence by actually making a film and hire a film director to make their film.
Director: Ben Lewis
Votes: 19
32. The Rise and Fall of Nokia (2018)
59 min | Documentary, History
How small, idealistic, Finnish company, Nokia, became the global leader in cell phone technology only to become drunk with success, lose its visionary style of leadership and completely fail to predict the rise of its death knell, iPhone.
Director: Arto Koskinen | Stars: Akseli Anttila, Taneli Armanto, Ian Broughall, Seppo Haataja
Votes: 118
33. Tickled (2016)
R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
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: 20,743 | Gross: $0.61M
34. Van Meegeren: The Forger Who Fooled the Nazis (2019 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
Discover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world- and the Nazis- with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings.
Directors: Colin Murray, Colin Murray | Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Hugh Ross
Votes: 12
35.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
Who Killed Stalin?
(2005)
Documentary, History
Was Josef Stalin, one of the Worlds most powerful leaders killed? Or was the Communist party afraid of losing their power? Could the heart attack be a cover up? This documentary goes through secret KGB-files in search of truth.
Director: Tim Robinson | Stars: Michael Praed, Jerzy Gralek, Krzysztof Dracz, Miroslaw Neinert
Votes: 26
36. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Said Ismagilov, Bishop Agapit, Archbishop Petro Malchuk
Votes: 20,638
37. 102 Minutes That Changed America (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History
The morning of September 11, 2001 is shown through multiple video cameras in New York City, from the moment the first WTC tower is hit until after both towers collapse.
Directors: Nicole Rittenmeyer, Seth Skundrick | Stars: George W. Bush, Joe Napolitano, Kelly Edwards
Votes: 2,908
38. The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary
Witness the 20-year, billion-dollar hunt for the Al-Qaeda leader, as told by the main players who finally brought him down.
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Allen Farmer, Richard Clarke, J. Cofer Black, Pat D'Amuro
Votes: 229
39. The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
Newly released audio recordings which offer a unique insight and moving perspective on 9/11 and the fateful minutes that changed America forever.
Votes: 34
40. Road to 9/11 (I) (2017)
Documentary
Three-part documentary exploring the long-term causes of the horrific events of 9/11, beginning in the early nineties.
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Roberto Ragone, Leon Panetta, Ali Soufan
Votes: 120
41. 9/11 (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary
A real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.
Directors: James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Tony Benatatos, Yusuf Baran Bilgic, Jamal Braithwaite, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 8,645
42. Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (2014– )
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The story of Kim Philby, one of the famous Cambridge spies, who was a double agent for the KGB while working in a position of trust for the British secret service. The person he betrayed ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Macintyre, David Oakes, William Beck, Mark Elliott
Votes: 81
43. Spies Beneath Berlin (2011 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
Directors: Sam Benstead, Jonathan Hacker
Votes: 12
44. The Silent War (2013– )
58 min | Documentary
The story of the underwater war between US, UK and Soviet submarines in the second half of the 20th century.
Star: Haydn Gwynne
Votes: 39
45. The Spy Who Went Into the Cold (2013)
75 min | Documentary
Documentary on Kim Philby's career as an MI6 agent who spied for the Soviet Union throughout WWII and afterward, and his subsequent exile in the Moscow.
Director: George Carey | Stars: Dick Beeston, George Blake, Anthony Blunt, Winston Churchill
Votes: 194
46. Putin: A Russian Spy Story (2020)
46 min | Documentary, Biography
A definitive account of Putin's power and how it changed the modern world.
Stars: Vladimir Kara-Murza, Mark Galeotti, Gleb Pavlovsky, Mikhail Fishman
Votes: 685
47. Toffs, Queers and Traitors: The Extraordinary Life of Guy Burgess (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary about Guy Burgess, the notorious British double agent. He later defected to Russia. With interviews with key people who knew Burgess.
Director: George Carey | Stars: Guy Burgess, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Kim Philby
Votes: 37
48.
Heists (2015– )
Episode:
Britain's Biggest Armed Robbery - Brinks Mat
(2017)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
Charts the events, and legacy, of Britain's biggest armed robbery - the notorious Brink's-Mat heist of 1983. An armed gang stole more than twenty-six million pounds worth of gold bullion, diamonds and cash from a depot near Heathrow.
Director: James Brailsford | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Marc Dennis
49.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Cops, Criminals, Corruption - The Inside Story
(2016)
60 min | Documentary, News
Panorama investigates the links between the police and organised crime, including a syndicate that arranged a "hit" on three police officers and the phone taps on drug dealers that exposed corrupt cops.
Director: Leo Telling | Stars: Tamzin Outhwaite, Lasco Atkins, Steve Munroe
50. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery
Votes: 102,887
51. Murder in the Car Park (2020– )
Documentary, Crime
Based on documents, court testimony and transcripts, the series uses dramatic reconstruction, archive footage, and detailed interviews from the key people to finally find the truth about Daniel Morgan's unsolved murder.
Stars: Tom Wells, Sophie Austin, Shian Denovan, Jon Bard
Votes: 130
52. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Tony Brooks, Diana Davis, Terry Wood, Dick Clay
Votes: 18,155
53. West of Memphis (2012)
R | 147 min | Documentary, Crime
An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden
Votes: 10,958 | Gross: $0.31M
54. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Robert Durst, Andrew Jarecki, J. Patrick Burns, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,731
56.
The Conspiracy Files (2006– )
Episode:
Who Shot Down MH17?
(2016)
52 min | Documentary
When Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew, a storm of conspiracy theories was unleashed across social media. While the official ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Rudin | Stars: Caroline Catz, Silene Fredriksz, Oleg Vitulkin, Natasha Veronina
Votes: 23
57.
Witness (2011– )
Episode:
Japan's Disaster Caught on Camera
(2011)
44 min | Documentary
Stars: Allan Corduner, Akihito
Votes: 21
58. Japan's Tsunami: Caught on Camera (2011 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
BAFTA Award nominated documentary capturing the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011, using amateur footage filmed by those caught up in the disaster.
Director: Peter Nicholson
Votes: 76
59. Titanic's Final Mystery (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The documentary looks at the reasons behind the sinking and lack of rescue of the RMS Titanic, and sees Tim Matlin, author of several books about the Titanic travel to locations across ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Levy | Stars: Bernard Hill, Tim Maltin, Don Murphy, Scott Woodruff
Votes: 394
60.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Why Planes Vanish
(2014)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
An examination of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and how airplane tracking systems could be improved to prevent a similar occurrence.
Directors: Miles O'Brien, Tristan Quinn | Stars: Les Abend, Chris Ashton, Richard Castaldo, Mike Dalton
Votes: 122
61. Afghanistan: The Lion's Last Roar? (2014– )
Documentary
Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Hugh Keir
Votes: 27
62. Isis: The Origins of Violence (2017)
73 min | Documentary
Historian Tom Holland traces the origins of Isis's extreme violence.
Director: Kevin Sim | Star: Tom Holland
Votes: 21
63.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Rise of ISIS
(2014)
TV-MA | 54 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. As part of a special FRONTLINE series, correspondent Martin Smith reports from Iraq on how the ... See full summary »
Stars: Sarah Childress, Jim Gilmore, Jeremiah Kissel, Martin Smith
Votes: 112
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