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1. Banda: The Dark Forgotten Trail (2017)
94 min | Documentary
In medieval centuries, a handful of nutmegs worth more than a crate of gold in European Markets. Monopoly of the Arab and the crusade wars brought European countries in the race to find ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Subiakto | Stars: Ario Bayu, Reza Rahadian
Votes: 122
2. 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
3. The Eagle Huntress (2016)
G | 87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her nomad family to become an eagle huntress.
Director: Otto Bell | Stars: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley, Rys Nurgaiv
Votes: 4,186 | Gross: $3.17M
4. 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: 57,989 | Gross: $2.80M
5. Die Before Blossom (2014)
89 min | Documentary
An observational documentary about the end of childhood, describing how young Muslim girls grow up in Indonesia 's middle class of today. The film portrays two families during a decisive ... See full summary »
Director: Ariani Djalal
6. Do You Trust This Computer? (2018)
78 min | Documentary
Artificial Intelligence: Monster or Shangri-La?
Director: Chris Paine | Stars: James Barrat, Rana El Kaliouby, David Ferrucci, Christine Fox
Votes: 1,665
7. After Porn Ends 2 (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
After Porn Ends 2 turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of its most current retirees, and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.
Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Lisa Ann, Georgina Spelvin, Darren James, Ginger Lynn
Votes: 2,800
8. 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: 13,886 | Gross: $0.11M
9. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.
Stars: Deanna Thompson, John Green, Claudette Hamlin, Anna Yourkin
Votes: 62,266
10. Leftover Women (2019)
83 min | Documentary
In China, single women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being "leftover." Leftover Women follows three hopeful singles seeking to define love on their own terms.
Directors: Shosh Shlam, Hilla Medalia | Stars: Huamei Qiu, Min Xu, Qi Gai
Votes: 467
11. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings
Votes: 43,872 | Gross: $14.36M
12. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,398 | Gross: $119.19M
13. The Social Dilemma (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Drama
Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano
Votes: 89,477
14. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,028
15. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,249 | Gross: $13.00M
16. The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the controversial Canadian university professor Jordan B. Peterson.
Director: Patricia Marcoccia | Stars: Gregg Hurwitz, Ethan Klein, Jordan B. Peterson, Mikhaila Peterson
Votes: 1,827
17. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
Director: Simon Klose | Stars: Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Peter Althin
Votes: 13,930
18. Hoaxed (2019)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary
HOAXED is an insider's look at the Fake News phenomenon and the consequences of media misinformation, with interviews from those who have been accused of spreading it themselves.
Directors: Scooter Downey, Jon du Toit | Stars: Mike Cernovich, Scott Adams, Cassie Jaye, Alex Jones
Votes: 1,473
19. The Plot Against the President (2020)
91 min | Documentary
Follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history. Based on Lee Smith's book.
Director: Amanda Milius | Stars: Michael Anton, John O. Brennan, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 4,378
20. The Dissident (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Irfan Fidan, Recep Kiliç
Votes: 30,482
21. Rocco (2016)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scene account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - and the no-holds-barred portrait of a true giant.
Directors: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai | Stars: Rocco Siffredi, Anikka Albrite, Veronica Avluv, Eva Berger
Votes: 4,312
22. An Insignificant Man (2016)
96 min | Documentary, Thriller
A non-fiction drama chronicling the most outrageous political debut in the largest democracy in the world, "An Insignificant Man" follows Arvind Kejriwal and his insurgent party as they look to shake up Indian politics while struggling to keep their own idealism alive.
Directors: Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla | Stars: Arvind Kejriwal, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Prashant Bhushan, Shiela Dikshit
Votes: 2,265
23. 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: 12,357 | Gross: $1.54M
24. 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
25. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Suicide, murder or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
Stars: Manoj Kumar, Naresh Bhatia, Vishal Anand, Mukesh Sengar
Votes: 12,828
26. Patterns of Evidence: Moses Controversy (2019)
Not Rated | 140 min | Documentary
A filmmaker searches for scientific evidence that Moses wrote the first books of the Bible.
Director: Timothy P. Mahoney | Stars: Michael Shelomo Bar-Ron, William G. Dever, Manis Friedman, Duane Garrett
Votes: 158
27. Patterns of Evidence: Exodus (2014)
Unrated | 115 min | Documentary, History
An investigation into the validity of the Exodus.
Director: Timothy P. Mahoney | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Benjamin Netanyahu, David Rohl, Shimon Peres
Votes: 1,199
28. Path of Blood (2018)
R | 92 min | Documentary
Deep in the Saudi desert, young thrill-seekers at jihadi boot camp sign up to a plot to overthrow the Saudi government. They detonate three horrific car-bombs at Western compounds in ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Hacker | Stars: Lily Fletcher, Tom Hollander, Paul Marshall Johnson Jr., Samuel West
Votes: 598
29. Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2017)
84 min | Documentary
A documentary about today's young adult hookup culture and the stories in pop-culture that influence it.
Director: Benjamin Nolot | Stars: Kimberleigh Andrews, Kim Biddle, Adam Brown, Gail Dines
Votes: 1,680
30. Pornocratie: Les nouvelles multinationales du sexe (2017 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
The wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
Director: Ovidie | Stars: Alissiya, Leyla Bentho, Grégory Dorcel, Márton Fülöp
Votes: 926
31. The Tinder Swindler (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Crime
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
Director: Felicity Morris | Stars: Simon Leviev, Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Charlotte, Karan Pugal
Votes: 73,048
32. This Is Paris (2020)
110 min | Documentary
The untold story of Paris Hilton.
Director: Alexandra Dean | Stars: Paris Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kathy Hilton, Nicky Rothschild
Votes: 2,085
33. What Is a Woman? (2022)
95 min | Documentary
Political commentator Matt Walsh explores the changing concepts of sex and gender in the digital age, particularly the transgender rights movement, anti-transgender bigotry, and what it means to be a woman.
Director: Justin Folk | Stars: Matt Walsh, Gert Comfrey, Marci Bowers, Don Sucher
Votes: 42,074
34. Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (2022)
TV-MA | 125 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Uncovering the details of gruesome killings, people who were at the epicentre talk about what went down.
Stars: Sanjay Bansal, Manjit Singh, Altaf Hussain, Mukesh Pandey
Votes: 2,682
35. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,886 | Gross: $0.13M
36. Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Crime
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Director: Choi Jin-sung | Stars: Chang Eun-jo, Nicole Gose, Moon Hyung-wook, Cho Ju-bin
Votes: 2,150
37. The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea (2021)
TV-MA | 145 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows a serial killer who came to light as a psychopath to the Korean public in 2004.
Stars: Kim Hee Sook, Park Myung Sun, Kwon Il-Yong, Kang In Cheol
Votes: 3,006
38. A Thousand Cuts (2020)
99 min | Documentary
A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.
Director: Ramona S. Diaz | Stars: Amal Clooney, Ronaldo 'Bato' Dela Rosa, Rodrigo Duterte, Patricia Evangelista
Votes: 820
39. Banksy Most Wanted (2020)
82 min | Documentary
Banksy is a household name, but behind this name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements and identities, leading to one of the art world's biggest unanswered questions- who is Banksy?
Directors: Seamus Haley, Laurent Richard, Aurélia Rouvier | Star: Robin Barton
Votes: 494
40. The Meaning of Hitler (2020)
92 min | Documentary
An inquiry into decades of cultural fascination with the Nazi leader, and the ramifications of such a fascination on present day politics.
Directors: Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker | Stars: Matilda Tucker, Martin Amis, Adolf Hitler, Mike Taibbi
Votes: 482
41. The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM (2022)
TV-MA | 79 min | Documentary
On the 2-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Candace revisits Minneapolis and the violent, racially-divided aftermath that fueled BLM's global rise--and filled its coffers.
Director: Candace Owens | Stars: Candace Owens, Bob Kroll, Liz Collin, Alvin Manago
Votes: 4,517
42. Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer (2022)
TV-MA | 123 min | Documentary, Crime, History
When a suspect is found in a journalist's murder, the case is considered closed until a secret diary suggests 13 more victims and possible cannibalism.
Star: Sharda Nand Singh
Votes: 2,223
43. Good Night Oppy (2022)
PG | 105 min | Documentary
The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Angela Bassett, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman
Votes: 4,538
44. Ancient Apocalypse (2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, History
What if everything we know about prehistory is wrong? Journalist Graham Hancock visits archaeological sites around the world investigating if a civilization far more advanced than we ever believed possible existed thousands of years ago.
Stars: Graham Hancock, Joe Rogan, Martin Sweatman, Randall Carlson
Votes: 10,239
45. This Place Rules (2022)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows events and characters surrounding the January 6th, 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capital Building in the days preceding the attack.
Director: Andrew Callaghan | Stars: Andrew Callaghan, Joker Gang, Gum Gang, Brittany
Votes: 6,522
46. India: The Modi Question (2023)
59 min | Documentary
Tensions in the world's largest democracy. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dogged by accusations over his attitude to the nation's Muslim minority. What's the truth?
Stars: Arundhati Roy, Surabhi Tandon, Subramanian Swamy, Christophe Jaffrelot
Votes: 1,114
47. 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: 40,914
48. Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)
TV-14 | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A 15 year-old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican.
Stars: Andrea Purgatori, Natalina Orlandi, Matilde Reale, Lucrezia Chessari
Votes: 5,429
49. Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies (1993)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about notorious punk rock performer GG Allin.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: GG Allin, Merle Allin, Brian Unk Hunter, Shireen Kadivar
Votes: 3,519
50. Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Never-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree.
Stars: Sam Amirante, Greg Bedoe, Rafael Tovar, Mike Albrecht
Votes: 12,900
51. Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld (2023)
101 min | Documentary, Crime
A group of hackers powered the darkest corners of the internet from a Cold War-era bunker in a quiet German tourist town.
Directors: Kilian Lieb, Max Rainer | Stars: Sven Olaf Kamphuis, George Mitchell, Herman-Johan Xennt
Votes: 1,475
52. Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (2023)
98 min | Documentary, Crime
The real life case of Jolly Joseph, a lady suspected of planning the cyanide poisoning of six family members over more than ten years, including a two-year-old kid.
Director: Christo Tomy | Stars: B.A. Aloor, C.S. Chandrika, Nikhila Henry, VV Pillay
Votes: 3,655
53. Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (2019)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary
The inside story of Mohammed Emwazi's journey from being an ordinary London boy to becoming terrorist 'Jihadi John', and the intelligence operatives' attempts to catch him.
Director: Anthony Wonke | Stars: Mohammed Emwazi, Emma El-Badawy, Robert Verkaik, Jo Shuter
Votes: 481
54. The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain (2023)
78 min | Documentary
Pathologist who performed Einstein's autopsy stole his brain, hoping to reveal source of genius. But decision haunted him.
Director: Michelle Shephard
Votes: 48
55. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023)
TV-MA | 167 min | Documentary, Biography
Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions.
Votes: 2,966
56. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, War
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
Director: Mstyslav Chernov | Stars: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Liudmyla Amelkina, Roman Golovanov
Votes: 20,178
57. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
In the final fifteen years of the life of legendary director Orson Welles, he pins his Hollywood comeback hopes on a film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018), in itself a film about an aging film director trying to finish his last great movie.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Alan Cumming, Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar, Orson Welles
Votes: 5,441
58. Mumbai Mafia: Police vs the Underworld (2023)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Crime
In 1990s Mumbai, a crime boss and his network wield unchecked power over the city - until the rise of 'encounter cops' who brazenly kill their targets.
Directors: Raaghav Dar, Francis Longhurst | Stars: Ravindra Angre, Puja Changoiwala, Gurmeet Kaur, A.A. Khan
Votes: 1,155
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