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1. The Silent Enemy (1930)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A documentary about the life of Indians in Northern Canada.
Director: H.P. Carver | Stars: Chief Yellow Robe, Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, Chief Akawanush, Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud
Votes: 271
2. The Source (1999)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 845 | Gross: $0.36M
3. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Beatty | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Gregory Corso, Diane Di Prima
Votes: 17
4. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Directors: Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont | Stars: Cornelia Foss, Glenn Gould
Votes: 457 | Gross: $0.17M
5. Silent Clowns (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A profile of some of the greatest stars of silent comedy.
Stars: Paul Merton, Neil Brand, Terry Jones, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Votes: 51
6. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
R | 97 min | Documentary, Music
Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.
Director: Michael Rapaport | Stars: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White
Votes: 4,074 | Gross: $1.20M
7. Somewhere Between (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A documentary on four teenage girls living in different parts of the US and united by one thing: all four were adopted from China due to family situations colliding with the country's "One Child Policy".
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton | Stars: Ann Boccuti, Jenna Cook, Fang Lee, Haley Zhu-Butler
Votes: 446 | Gross: $0.19M
8. The House I Live In (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson
Votes: 5,395 | Gross: $0.21M
9. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
PG | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Director: David Gelb | Stars: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakazama
Votes: 37,981 | Gross: $2.55M
10. Planet of Snail (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Drama
Young-Chan comes from planet of snail where deaf blind people live slow and quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then an angel ... See full summary »
Director: Seung-jun Yi | Stars: Cho Young-Chan, Kim Soon-ho, Choi Jungah
Votes: 377 | Gross: $0.00M
11. Abendland (2011)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary about Europe at night makes you reflect on service processes and infrastructures that never sleep.
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Votes: 230
12. The Sheik and I (2012)
104 min | Documentary, Comedy
When an American filmmaker is commissioned to make a film for a Middle East Biennial on the theme of 'art as a subversive act,' his film is banned for blasphemy, he is asked to destroy every copy, and he is threatened with arrest.
Director: Caveh Zahedi | Stars: Caveh Zahedi, Beckett Zahedi, Michael Patten, ZuZu Snyder
Votes: 146
13. The Ambassador (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Heather Schmid
Votes: 4,244 | Gross: $0.03M
14. Det røde kapel (2006)
59 min | Documentary, Comedy
A Danish-Korean theater group, Simon Jul Jørgensen and Jacob Nossell travel to North Korea with their manager Mads Brügger, presenting absurd sketch comedy. A rare glimpse into a closed world.
Stars: Jacob Nossell, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Johan Stahl Winthereik, René Sascha Johannsen
Votes: 487
15. The Patron Saints (2011)
72 min | Documentary
Laced with black humor, The Patron Saints is an unorthodox documentary about a home for the aged and disabled. By turns lyrical and unsettling, the directors eschew more traditional ... See full summary »
Directors: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky
Votes: 21
16. Kuichisan (2011)
76 min | Drama
A story from the lost town of Koza - a silver paradise.
Director: Maiko Endo | Stars: Raizo Ishihara, Eleonore Hendricks, Chizuru Lee, Maiko Endo
Votes: 22
17. How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky
Votes: 4,354 | Gross: $0.13M
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: 5,117 | Gross: $0.03M
19. Me at the Zoo (2012)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Chris Crocker is a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee. The film traces a line through a tapestry of web comments, response videos, fans, and haters to map the controversial rise of an Internet folk hero.
Directors: Chris Moukarbel, Valerie Veatch | Stars: Glenn Beck, Beyoncé, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Chris Crocker
Votes: 365
20. The Waiting Room (III) (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
Go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
Director: Peter Nicks | Star: Sean Bennett
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.24M
21. Argentynska lekcja (2011)
56 min | Documentary
The film told the story of a young teacher who emigrated to the vicinity of Lake Baikal in order to teach Polish deportees' descendants their native language. Many years later, as a married... See full summary »
Director: Wojciech Staron
Votes: 108
22. Project X (2012)
R | 88 min | Comedy
Three high-school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Director: Nima Nourizadeh | Stars: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Dax Flame
Votes: 233,071 | Gross: $54.73M
23. Ballroom Dancer (2011)
78 min | Documentary, Drama
Slavik (34) from Ukraine, former world champion in Latin American dancing is making a last and final comeback with Anna, his new dance partner and girlfriend. Slavik is addicted to the ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed | Star: Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy
Votes: 182
24. Summer of Giacomo (2011)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
Summertime in the north Italian countryside. Giacomo, a nineteen year old who went deaf when he was young, and Stefania, his childhood friend, take a stroll along the river for a picnic. ... See full summary »
Director: Alessandro Comodin | Stars: Giacomo Zulian, Stefania Comodin, Barbara Colombo
Votes: 248
25. Bad 25 (2012)
Not Rated | 131 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record "Bad".
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Michael Jackson, Glen Ballard, John Barnes, Jennifer Batten
Votes: 2,414
26. This Is Not a Film (2011)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.
Directors: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Votes: 5,640 | Gross: $0.08M
27. Only the Young (2012)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Comedy, Romance
A documentary on three teenagers living in a small desert town in Southern California.
Directors: Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet | Stars: Garrison Saenz, Kevin Conway, Skye Elmore, Samantha MacDonald
Votes: 416 | Gross: $0.01M
28. Leviathan (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.
Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel | Stars: Brian Jannelle, Adrian Guillette, Arthur Smith, Asterias Vulgaris
Votes: 3,790 | Gross: $1.09M
29. The Vanishing Spring Light (2011)
112 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
West Street is in Dujiangyan City, in the Sichuan province in the southwest of China. Its history goes back more than 2,000 years. Debuting director shows us the old West Street community, ... See full summary »
Director: Xun Yu
Votes: 26
30. Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Music
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | Stars: James Murphy, Chuck Klosterman, Keith Wood, Nancy Whang
Votes: 2,887 | Gross: $0.51M
31. Room 237 (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).
Director: Rodney Ascher | Stars: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan
Votes: 23,104 | Gross: $0.26M
32. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
TV-MA | 84 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An artist's shortsighted film about a failed relationship is reedited into a more collaborative, more inclusive work of art.
Director: Terence Nance | Stars: Alisa Becher, Jc Cain, Reg E. Cathey, Dexter Jones
Votes: 812 | Gross: $0.07M
33. The Law in These Parts (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History
Can justice truly be served in the occupied territories given the current system of law administered by Israel for Palestinians?
Director: Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Votes: 400
34. Kumaré (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.
Director: Vikram Gandhi | Stars: Vikram Gandhi, Toby, Greg, Molly
Votes: 5,193 | Gross: $0.13M
35. Into the Abyss (2011)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall
Votes: 17,339 | Gross: $0.22M
36. The Clock (2010)
TV-PG | 1,440 min | Drama
Scenes from various films and TV programs that feature clocks, or some verbal mention of time, combine to make a 24-hour timepiece movie.
Director: Christian Marclay | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Bette Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, William Hurt
Votes: 350
37. Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A documentary on the life and current times of artist Wayne White.
Director: Neil Berkeley | Stars: Wayne White, Mimi Pond, Paul Reubens, Mark Mothersbaugh
Votes: 1,223
38. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,629 | Gross: $0.11M
39. Off Label (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A road trip through medicalized America, examining the pervasiveness of pharmaceutical drugs through the lives of eight very unique characters.
Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri | Stars: Michael Oldani, Jusef Anthony, Robert Helms, Jordan Rieke
Votes: 110
40. Inori (2012)
72 min | Documentary
Inori is a great Japanese / spiritual / scientific documentary. Uncovering deep Human Being truths. A must watch
Director: Pedro González-Rubio
Votes: 110
41. 7 Plus Seven (1970 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 3,215
42. Seven Up! (1964 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary, Biography, Reality-TV
In this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Douglas Keay, Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield
Votes: 4,356
43. 21 Up (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Michael Apted interviews the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 2,921
44. This Is Cinerama (1952)
G | 115 min | Documentary
On the evening of September 30, 1952, the shape and sound of movies changed forever with the introduction of Cinerama.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Gunther von Fritsch, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Michael Todd Jr. | Stars: Lowell Thomas, Kathy Darlyn, Toni Valk
Votes: 558 | Gross: $41.60M
45. 28 Up (1984 TV Movie)
136 min | Documentary, Biography
This eye-opening episode uncovers human nature and the desire to survive and succeed in all its heart-breaking glory.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 3,094
46. 56 Up (2012)
Not Rated | 144 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Directors: Michael Apted, Paul Almond | Stars: Michael Apted, Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield
Votes: 2,467 | Gross: $0.70M
47. Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A documentary about legendary songwriter and 70's icon Paul Williams.
Director: Stephen Kessler | Stars: Paul Williams, Warren Beatty, Robert Blake, Karen Carpenter
Votes: 983 | Gross: $0.04M
48. The Imposter (2012)
R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
Director: Bart Layton | Stars: Adam O'Brian, Nicholas Barclay, Carey Gibson, Bryan Gibson
Votes: 50,383 | Gross: $0.89M
49. 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: 10,941 | Gross: $0.31M
50. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary
Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn
Votes: 4,082
51. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on rap music and its rise to global prominence.
Directors: Ice-T, Andy Baybutt | Stars: Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Chuck D, Snoop Dogg
Votes: 3,620 | Gross: $0.29M
52. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,850 | Gross: $3.97M
53. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,692 | Gross: $1.00M
54. Side by Side (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
Director: Christopher Kenneally | Stars: Derek Ambrosi, Michael Ballhaus, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Dion Beebe
Votes: 13,713 | Gross: $0.03M
55. Girl Model (2011)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Thriller
A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.
Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | Stars: Ashley Arbaugh, Rachel Blais, Olivia Arben, Tigran Khachatrian
Votes: 2,306 | Gross: $0.02M
56. Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world.
Directors: Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky | Stars: Jonathan Blow, Brandon Boyer, Renaud Bédard, Anthony Carboni
Votes: 21,441
57. 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
58. Neil Young Journeys (2011)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Music
Neil Young returns to his birth Canadian province of Ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in Toronto's vintage Massey Hall.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Star: Neil Young
Votes: 836 | Gross: $0.21M
59. Head Games (2012)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary that follows football player and pro-wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports-related head injuries.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Chris Nowinski, Gene Atkins, Laura Balcer, Hunt Batjer
Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.01M
60. Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Breast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are... See full summary »
Director: Léa Pool
Votes: 727 | Gross: $0.02M
61. The Other Dream Team (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Sport
The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.
Director: Marius A. Markevicius | Stars: Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Jonas Valanciunas
Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $0.13M
62. Portrait of Wally (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of a Nazi-looted painting, Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally,' that was discovered on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art in 1997, triggering a historic court case that pitted ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Shea
Votes: 122
63. Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A documentary on Broadway legend Carol Channing.
Director: Dori Berinstein | Stars: Carol Channing, Eddie Albert, Loni Anderson, Julie Andrews
Votes: 292 | Gross: $0.01M
64. Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.
Directors: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jon Paley | Stars: Jean Carlos Batista, Miguel Angel Sano, John Leguizamo
Votes: 506 | Gross: $0.04M
65. Bully (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.
Director: Lee Hirsch | Stars: Alex Libby, Lona Johnson, Kelby Johnson, Bob Johnson
Votes: 10,542 | Gross: $4.04M
66. Bert Stern: Original Madman (2011)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
"Bert Stern: Original Mad Man" is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of America's most influential photographers. Photographing the world's most alluring women in fashion ... See full summary »
Director: Shannah Laumeister Stern | Stars: Bert Stern, Shannah Laumeister Stern, Albert D'Annibale, Dorothy Tristan
Votes: 287 | Gross: $0.03M
67. 35 Up (1991 TV Movie)
123 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
Director Michael Apted interviews the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 2,727 | Gross: $0.92M
68. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov | Stars: Werner Herzog, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Blumei, Gennady Tiganov
Votes: 8,923 | Gross: $0.34M
69. Yesterday - Today: The Netsilik Eskimo (1973)
58 min | Documentary
How heated dwellings, schools, hospitals, etc. have changed the way of life for the once nomadic Inuit families in the Arctic.
Director: Gilles Blais | Star: Jacques Languirand
70. Cologne (1939)
Unrated | 14 min | Short, Documentary
Structures, people and events are documented in Cologne, Minnesota, USA in 1939.
Directors: Esther Dowidat, Raymond Dowidat | Stars: 'Old Man' Guettler, Hans Guettler, Bill Guettler, Esther Dowidat
Votes: 253
71. Redemption (IV) (2013)
Not Rated | 35 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Redemption is a documentary about New York City's canners - the men and women who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. You've... See full summary »
Directors: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Votes: 366
72. Open Heart (2013)
40 min | Documentary
Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood ... See full summary »
Director: Kief Davidson
Votes: 173
73. Mondays at Racine (2012)
Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, ... See full summary »
Director: Cynthia Wade | Stars: Rachel Delmolfetto, Linda Hart, Cambria Russell, Cynthia Sansone
Votes: 343
74. Kings Point (2012)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
A documentary on five seniors living in a retirement resort in Florida - men and women who came decades ago with their spouses by their sides, and now find themselves grappling with love, loss and the universal desire for human connection.
Director: Sari Gilman
Votes: 246
75. Inocente (2012)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A personal and vibrant coming of age story about a young artist's determination never to surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming... See full summary »
Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Votes: 373 | Gross: $2.14M
76. The Invisible War (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves
Votes: 7,082 | Gross: $0.07M
77. The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer (2005 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Music
This DVD is a collection of the work of director Jonathan Glazer and includes his music videos, commercials, short films, excerpts from his feature films, as well as commentaries and ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Glazer, Nick Cave | Stars: Milo Addica, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nick Cave, Olegar Fedoro
Votes: 342
78. Mr. Cao Goes to Washington (2012)
72 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington is a fascinating character study of New Orleans Congressman Joseph Cao, an idealist confronted with the realities of racial and partisan politics in the South. ... See full summary »
Director: S. Leo Chiang | Star: Rosa Flores
Votes: 19
79. 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: 483 | Gross: $0.04M
80. Palace of Electricity (1900)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it pans, first we see a workman hosing down ... See full summary »
Director: James H. White
Votes: 216
81. Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short
Here we show Captain N. P. Nissen, formerly known as Captain Bowser, making a trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in his famous twenty-four foot craft known as the "Fool Killer." Captain ... See full summary »
Votes: 188
82. Sound City (2013)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.
Director: Dave Grohl | Stars: Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Vinny Appice
Votes: 13,438 | Gross: $0.42M
83. Google and the World Brain (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
The most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Google say they are building a library for mankind, but they also have other intentions.
Director: Ben Lewis | Stars: Brendan Price, Nicolas Chapman, Molly Malcolm, Joshua Zamrycki
Votes: 947
84. Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements (1931)
54 min | Documentary
Without sound, in three movements. Title cards declare that what a person likes and his manner of liking them reveals character. There are long looks at forms and rhythms. The film begins ... See full summary »
Director: Henwar Rodakiewicz
Votes: 159
85. We Were Here (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber | Stars: Ed Wolf, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer
Votes: 2,279
86. Citizen Koch (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary that follows the money behind the rise of the Tea Party.
Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin | Stars: David H. Koch, Charles G. Koch, Scott Walker, Floyd Abrams
Votes: 724 | Gross: $0.15M
87. Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
Director: Zach Heinzerling | Stars: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Alex Shinohara, Ethan Cohen
Votes: 4,736 | Gross: $0.20M
88. God Loves Uganda (2013)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
An account of the American Evangelicals' attempts to indoctrinate their Christian Right beliefs in Uganda.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Votes: 1,254 | Gross: $0.05M
89. Narco Cultura (2013)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Crime
Narco Cultura (Spanish, English subtitles) takes viewers behind the scenes of narcocorridos, the most explosive and violent music subculture in America.
Director: Shaul Schwarz
Votes: 2,499 | Gross: $0.14M
90. 40 Days at Base Camp (2012)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
"I don't know anything about mountaineering!" laughs first-time climber Bagyashree, as her expedition leader shows her how to use an oxygen mask. Like a beehive with no queen, Everest Base ... See full summary »
Director: Dianne Whelan
Votes: 107
91. Inequality for All (2013)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.
Director: Jacob Kornbluth | Stars: Robert Reich, Dolly Parton, Candice Bergen, Lily Tomlin
Votes: 7,016 | Gross: $1.21M
92. Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (II) (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, History
A profile of Anita Hill, the African-American lawyer who challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the US Supreme Court and thus exposed the problem of sexual harassment to the world.
Director: Freida Lee Mock | Stars: Jill Abramson, Joe Biden, John Carr, Orrin Hatch
Votes: 586
93. Who is Dayani Cristal? (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to seek out the people left behind and the meaning of a mysterious tattoo.
Director: Marc Silver | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Charles Harding, Lorena Ivón Ton Quevedo, Alejandro Solalinde
Votes: 551
94. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill
Votes: 13,944 | Gross: $4.95M
95. Happy (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Happy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
Director: Roko Belic | Stars: Marci Shimoff, Ed Diener, Richard Davidson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Votes: 3,380
96. Chasing Ice (2012)
PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jónatansson, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone
Votes: 8,859 | Gross: $1.33M
97. They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History, News
Shot clandestinely over a two year period, this film provides a rare look into the second most isolated country on the planet held in a stasis by a brutal military regime for almost a half ... See full summary »
Director: Robert H. Lieberman | Star: Aung San Suu Kyi
Votes: 316
98. Life Itself (2014)
R | 121 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 16,245 | Gross: $0.81M
99. The Sea in Between (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Music
An audio-visual experience documenting what happens when Josh Garrels and Mason Jar Music go to an island to try to create something beautiful.
Director: Matt Porter | Stars: Josh Garrels, Blayne Johnson, Michelle Garrels, Emma Johnson
Votes: 63
100. Blood Brother (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Documentarian visits best friend in India to see the mutual unconditional love that keeps his buddy bonded to a village hostel housing AIDS-afflicted children.
Director: Steve Hoover | Stars: Rocky Braat, Steve Hoover, Anitha, Devi
Votes: 1,664 | Gross: $0.12M
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