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101. A River Changes Course (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Drama
"We've worked so hard on this land," says Sav Samourn. "And now they've come to destroy it all. Sooner or later it will all be gone." In her directorial debut, award-winning filmmaker ... See full summary »
Director: Kalyanee Mam
Votes: 151
102. The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
A filmmaker puts out a casting call for young adults, aged 15- to 23. The director wants to make a film about growing up in her home country, Georgia, and find commonalities across social ... See full summary »
Director: Tinatin Gurchiani | Stars: Teona Bagrationi, Tinatin Gurchiani, Ramin Iremadze, George Karseladze
Votes: 696
103. Dirty Wars (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi
Votes: 9,396 | Gross: $0.38M
104. American Promise (2013)
TV-PG | 135 min | Documentary
This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Idris Brewster, Joe Brewster, Miles Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.09M
105. The Summit (II) (2012)
R | 95 min | Documentary
The story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
Director: Nick Ryan | Stars: Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Walter Bonatti, Marco Confortola
Votes: 5,428 | Gross: $0.22M
106. The Believers (2012)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
"The Believers" follows how two scientists have coped with ruined reputations after announcing the discovery of 'cold fusion' in 1989, even as a community of believers continues to search for evidence of its truth.
Directors: Clayton Brown, Monica Long Ross
Votes: 31
107. 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
108. 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: 72,921 | Gross: $3.97M
109. Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid since before WWI have always found themselves in a no man's land. Excluded both from the art ... See full summary »
Director: Pip Chodorov | Stars: Pip Chodorov, Ken Jacobs, Hans Richter, Stan Brakhage
Votes: 317
110. The Mad Masters (1955)
36 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
A documentary short depicting a Hauka ceremony where young workers are possessed by British colonial officers.
Director: Jean Rouch | Star: Jean Rouch
Votes: 1,773
111. Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world's living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, Ferlinghetti helped shape the currents of poetry and ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Felver | Stars: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Dennis Hopper, Billy Collins
Votes: 50 | Gross: $0.00M
112. Our Nixon (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Director: Penny Lane | Stars: Richard Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, Dwight Chapin
Votes: 662 | Gross: $0.02M
113. Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary film about the English photographer Eadweard Muybridge.
Directors: Thom Andersen, Fay Andersen, Morgan Fisher | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 351
114. Ornette: Made in America (1985)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
It captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983, it chronicles his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Ornette Coleman, John Giordano, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Prime Time
Votes: 444
115. Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003)
74 min | Documentary
Five sequences : 1) A piece of driftwood on the seashore, carried about by the waves 2) People walking on the seashore. The oldest ones stop by, look at the sea, then go away 3) Blurry ... See full summary »
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Votes: 936
116. The Endless Summer (1966)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport
The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
Director: Bruce Brown | Stars: Robert August, Michael Hynson, Lord James Blears, Bruce Brown
Votes: 6,220
117. Xmas Without China (2013)
70 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family
One family tries to have Christmas without any Chinese-made products, while another struggles with what it means to be Chinese-American.
Director: Alicia Dwyer | Star: Tom Xia
Votes: 46
118. Gimme the Power (2012)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
A "rockumentary" about the Mexican Band Molotov and the political, social and financial context where the band is born and developed.
Director: Olallo Rubio | Stars: Sergio Arau, Paco Ayala, Randy Ebright, Tito Fuentes
Votes: 664
119. The Great Hip Hop Hoax (2013)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvent themselves as West Coast Homeboys after they were signed by Sony.
Director: Jeanie Finlay | Stars: Gavin Bain, Billy Boyd
Votes: 629
120. Muscle Shoals (2013)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".
Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier | Stars: Rick Hall, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Candi Staton
Votes: 4,292 | Gross: $0.70M
121. Linsanity (2013)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.
Director: Evan Jackson Leong | Stars: Jeremy Lin, Daniel Dae Kim, Candy Richardz, Yao Ming
Votes: 2,088 | Gross: $0.30M
122. Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin | Stars: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Andrey Tolokonnikov
Votes: 2,030
123. The Horse Boy (2009)
Unrated | 93 min | Documentary
A writer documents the journey his family takes to Mongolia to consult with nomadic shamans on the healing of their autistic son.
Director: Michel Orion Scott | Stars: Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff, Rowan Isaacson, Kendal Stewart
Votes: 720 | Gross: $0.16M
124. The Man Who Saved the World (2014)
110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.
Director: Peter Anthony | Stars: Stanislav Petrov, Kevin Costner, Sergey Shnyryov, Nataliya Vdovina
Votes: 2,577
125. Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana (2014)
98 min | Documentary, News
Through archival photographs, raw modern day footage, and interviews you will witness the rise, fall and uncertain future of Gary, Indiana; while examining the many perceptions and misconceptions about the city.
Director: Alex J. Semchuck | Star: Alex J. Semchuck
Votes: 27
126. 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: 13,929
127. Vernon, Florida (1981)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins, George Harris, Joe Payne
Votes: 3,586
128. My Way (I) (2012)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
My Way begins with the conventional "small-town girl livin' in a lonely (corporate) world." Yet instead of taking the midnight train, Rebekah Starr trades her pants-suit for a Les Paul, ... See full summary »
Directors: Dominique Mollee, Vinny Sisson | Stars: Jamie Adler, Steven Adler, Annika Alliksoo, Holly Bacci
Votes: 45
129. The Club (2014)
TV-MA | 75 min | Documentary
Three women bound by the shared experience of having lost their mothers during adolescence yet whose paths never cross.
Directors: Katie Green, Carlye Rubin | Stars: Hope Edelman, Jane Fonda, Letitia Guimaraes-Lyle, Jordyn Levine
Votes: 174
130. No Place on Earth (2012)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary, War
A cave exploration in Ukraine leads to the unearthing of a story of World War II survivors who once found shelter in the same cave.
Director: Janet Tobias | Stars: Chris Nicola, Fruzsina Pelikán, Saul Stermer, Sam Stermer
Votes: 996 | Gross: $0.20M
131. A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet (2012)
TV-G | 101 min | Documentary
An exploration of the environmental movement - grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change.
Director: Mark Kitchell | Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Isabel Allende
Votes: 243 | Gross: $0.03M
132. Makers: Women Who Make America (2013– )
60 min | Documentary
This series documents stories of women's contributions to some of the most important moments in the history of America.
Stars: Meryl Streep, Gloria Steinem, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Pat Schroeder
Votes: 143
133. A Place at the Table (2012)
PG | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem.
Directors: Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tom Colicchio, Ken Cook, Mariana Chilton
Votes: 1,236 | Gross: $0.23M
134. Only God Could Hear Me (2011)
66 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A sincere, heartfelt, and sometimes comedic look at four people with disabilities, and the story of the Minspeak AAC system.
Director: Colin Sander | Stars: Bruce Baker, Chris Klein, Jennifer Lowe, Lucas McCarty
Votes: 11
135. 42 Up (1998 TV Movie)
139 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.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 2,807 | Gross: $0.26M
136. 49 Up (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 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: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 3,018 | Gross: $0.24M
137. Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Music
In marked contrast to "Color Me Obsessed," director Gorman Bechard's risky yet rewarding 2011 Replacements documentary that featured no songs or appearances by its subject matter, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Star: Grant Hart
Votes: 118
138. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements (2011)
Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, Music
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Robert Voedisch, Tommy Ramone, Tom Arnold, David Foley
Votes: 374
139. Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012)
28 min | Documentary, Short, News
As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing the disease despite glaring evidence suggesting Nepalese peacekeepers are to blame. ... See full summary »
Directors: David Darg, Bryn Mooser
Votes: 44
140. Sun City Picture House (2010)
27 min | Documentary, Short, History
Sun City Picture House is the story of Rapheal Louigene a young Haitian man who loves movies. After watching the last of the old colonial movie theaters destroyed in the earthquake he ... See full summary »
Director: David Darg
Votes: 53
141. This Ain't California (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Sport
This Ain't California is a celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary documentary trip into the world of roller boarding in the German Democratic Republic. A coming-of-age tale of ... See full summary »
Director: Marten Persiel | Stars: David Nathan, Anneke Schwabe, Bill Clinton, Zaneta Fuchsová
Votes: 1,085
142. In Search of Memory (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary biopic about Eric Kandel, Nobel Prize winner and one of the most important neural scientists of the 20th century.
Director: Petra Seeger | Stars: Eric Kandel, Josh Dudman, Heinz Fischer, Markus Giefing
Votes: 158
143. Gut Renovation (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, History, News
'Gut Renovation' charts the destruction of Williamsburg - a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY - after the city passed a re-zoning plan in 2005 which allowed developers to build luxury condos ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 32
144. Michael H. Profession: Director (2013)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
Michael Haneke, theorists of the image that knows better than any other the dregs of our society with their existential fears and emotional derail ment to bring to light - a portrait.
Director: Yves Montmayeur | Stars: Michael Haneke, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montmayeur, Susanne Lothar
Votes: 423
145. Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Western
One year in the life of a family of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland. A study of hard work, hard earned leisure, and an intricate bond between man and nature.
Director: Jessica Oreck | Stars: Aarne Aatsinki, Lasse Aatsinki, Lauri Aatsinki, Raisa Korpela
Votes: 71 | Gross: $0.00M
146. Alias Ruby Blade (2012)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Documentary exploring the role of an Australian filmmaker turned revolutionary in the independence movement in Timor-Leste.
Director: Alex Meillier | Stars: Xanana Gusmão, José Ramos Horta, Geoffrey Robinson, Max Stahl
Votes: 60
147. The Genius of Marian (2013)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
A woman with Alzheimer's disease and a filmmaker decide to create a tribute that showcases the family, using the nostalgia and magic of super 8 home movies and vintage film photographs.
Directors: Banker White, Anna Fitch | Stars: Ed White, Pam Steele White
Votes: 154
148. The Kill Team (2013)
R | 79 min | Documentary
This provocative, bold, and deeply moving documentary profiles Adam Winfield, a soldier-turned-whistleblower who returns from the battlefield to expose shocking war crimes that the U.S. Army will do anything to cover up.
Director: Dan Krauss | Stars: Adam Winfield, Christopher Winfield, Emma Winfield, Alaina Winfield
Votes: 1,352
149. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,454 | Gross: $0.06M
150. Oxyana (2013)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, News
The 'Hillbilly Heroin' epidemic that's slowly rotting the soul of rural America.
Director: Sean Dunne
Votes: 659
151. Katiyabaaz (2013)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary, Drama
In a city with 15 hour power cuts, hundreds of people risk their lives to steal electricity. With the first female chief of the electricity company vowing to eliminate all illegal ... See full summary »
Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa | Stars: Ritu Maheshwari, Loha Singh, Irfan Solanki
Votes: 526
152. Red Obsession (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, History, News
The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China.
Directors: David Roach, Warwick Ross | Stars: Russell Crowe, Sara Eisen, Debra Meiburg
Votes: 1,383 | Gross: $0.01M
153. Teenage (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, History
Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, a struggle erupts between adults and adolescents to define a new idea of youth.
Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Julia Hummer, Jessie T. Usher
Votes: 892 | Gross: $0.02M
154. The Island President (2011)
PG | 101 min | Documentary
After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.
Director: Jon Shenk | Star: Mohamed Nasheed
Votes: 1,249 | Gross: $0.08M
155. Live Forever (2003)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Music
The story of the mid-1990s Britpop music scene.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker
Votes: 1,314
156. Blackfish (2013)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall
Votes: 72,463 | Gross: $2.07M
157. Microcosmos (1996)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.
Directors: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 11,654 | Gross: $1.57M
158. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
159. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A profile of the African-American actress Beah Richards, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Director: LisaGay Hamilton | Stars: Beah Richards, Bill Cobbs, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
Votes: 120
160. Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (2008 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Director: Annamaria Talas | Stars: Nyaloka Auma, Kevin Bacon, Albert-László Barabási, Lori Benson
Votes: 63
161. Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)
92 min | Documentary
The epic legacy of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994, recounted through the personal accounts of key figures, both local and international.
Director: Brett Lotriet Best | Stars: Christiane Amanpour, Neil Barnard, Bono, Richard Branson
Votes: 130
162. The Punk Singer (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
Director: Sini Anderson | Stars: Kathleen Hanna, Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett
Votes: 3,085 | Gross: $0.12M
163. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
The uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema vérité.
Director: Chiemi Karasawa | Stars: Elaine Stritch, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, James Gandolfini
Votes: 987 | Gross: $0.30M
164. Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Comedy
A look at the work and influence of African-American stand-up comedienne, Moms Mabley.
Director: Whoopi Goldberg | Stars: Debbie Allen, Kaye Ballard, Harry Belafonte, Dick Cavett
Votes: 344
165. The Fade (2012)
76 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
4 barbers, 4 lives,1 story... The Fade is an intimate portrait of four Afro barbers across the world over seven days. The observational documentary reveals exactly what this profession ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Mundy-Castle
Votes: 28
166. William and the Windmill (2013)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
With only a library book as his guide, 14-year-old William Kamkwamba sets about building a wind turbine in his Malawian village.
Director: Ben Nabors | Stars: William Kamkwamba, Tom Rielly
Votes: 74
167. Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (2008)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A documentary that looks at how early filmmaking influenced the Cubist painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Alexander Blaise, Adam Gopnik, Tom Gunning, Owen Lund
Votes: 231
168. Eventual Salvation (2008)
Documentary
Having barely escaped with her life over a decade ago, my American-born, 80 year old grandmother returns to Monrovia, Liberia to rebuild her home and community after the devastating Liberian civil war.
Director: Dee Rees
Votes: 23
169. Greedy Lying Bastards (2012)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
Melting sea ice, glacier loss and rising sea levels. Severe droughts and wildfires. Increasingly severe tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding. Record heat waves. Climate change is no longer a... See full summary »
Director: Craig Scott Rosebraugh | Stars: Enoch Adams, George W. Bush, Philip Cooney, Kert Davies
Votes: 271 | Gross: $0.09M
170. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck
Votes: 5,207 | Gross: $0.06M
171. Salma (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Internationally-acclaimed, multiple award winning filmmaker Kim Longinotto (ROUGH AUNTIES, World Cinema Jury Prize in Documentary, Sundance, 2009) returns to Sundance 2013 with the World ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Longinotto
Votes: 88
172. Twenty-Four-Dollar Island (1927)
12 min | Documentary, Short
In 1626, Dutch traders bought Manhattan for $24 of beads and gift product. Within 30 years, there were 1,000 residents, and 300 years later, there were 8 million. This film celebrates the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
Votes: 238
173. The End of Time (2012)
TV-G | 109 min | Documentary
Explores our perception of time.
Director: Peter Mettler | Stars: Peter Mettler, Freya Blekman, Richie Hawtin, George Mikenberg
Votes: 421 | Gross: $0.00M
174. Entre temps (2013)
12 min | Documentary, Short, Fantasy
A meditation and a reverie upon a city at once real and imagined.
Director: Ana Vaz | Stars: Mona Dolphin, Ana Vaz
Votes: 20
175. Nile Perch (2013)
Not Rated | 17 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A hand-processed 35mm CinemaScope documentary that looks at the economy and ecology of the Nile Perch, a non-indigenous fish species introduced into Lake Victoria in the late 1950s. A ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua M. Gibson
176. Skinningrove (2013)
Not Rated | 15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A photographer shares unpublished images chronicling time spent among the 'fiercely independent' residents of a remote English fishing village.
Director: Michael Almereyda
Votes: 96
177. Where She Stood in the First Place. (2011)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
A portrait of Baker Lake, Nunavut. The only inland settlement in the North and the exact geographic center of Canada.
Director: Lindsay McIntyre
178. Spend It All (1972)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Portrait of the Cajun lifestyle in Southwest Louisiana.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Stars: Nathan Abshire, Glenn Allensan, Savy Augustine, Dewey Balfa
Votes: 396
179. Wagner & Me (2010)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer - Richard Wagner. But Stephen is Jewish and lost family members in the Holocaust, so can he ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick McGrady | Star: Stephen Fry
Votes: 334 | Gross: $0.04M
180. Women Behind the Camera (2007)
89 min | Documentary
"Women Behind the Camera" reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood and beyond, from war zones to children's laughter, in a way that had never been seen before.
Director: Alexis Krasilovsky | Stars: Akiko Ashizawa, Caroline Champetier, Michelle Crenshaw, Zoe Dirse
Votes: 35
181. Solo, Piano: NYC (2011)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Music
On a cold winter morning, a lone piano stands curbside in New York City. All day long, passersby stop to play. They collect and disperse, measure and push. Who abandons a piano? Plinking ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Sherin
Votes: 15
182. People's Park (2012)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
A mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind window into modern China, PEOPLE'S PARK is an exhilarating single shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through a famous urban park in ... See full summary »
Directors: Libbie Dina Cohn, J.P. Sniadecki
Votes: 86
183. The Spirit of '45 (2013)
94 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts
Votes: 1,304
184. If You Build It (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Spend a year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms.
Director: Patrick Creadon | Stars: Erick Bowen, Rodecoe Dunlow, Kerron Hayes, Anthony Johnson
Votes: 213 | Gross: $0.00M
185. TINY: A Story About Living Small (2013)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
Two young people decide to downsize their lives by building a 'tiny home' on a flatbed trailer.
Directors: Merete Mueller, Christopher Smith | Stars: Daryl Gibson, Merete Mueller, Jay Shafer, Christopher Smith
Votes: 843
186. Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution (2000)
100 min | Documentary
This documentary features interviews with several Iranian filmmakers, plus clips from a number of their best films.
Director: Jamsheed Akrami | Stars: Sara Nodjoumi, Rakhshan Banietemad, Bahram Beyzaie, Ebrahim Hatamikia
Votes: 40
187. Stand van de maan (2004)
92 min | Documentary
Three generations of one family weather the challenges of living in modern-day Indonesia, the largest Muslim community on the globe.
Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich
Votes: 227
188. De stand van de zon (2001)
94 min | Documentary
The documentary is the start of a trilogy and follows the family Sjamsuddin, existing of three generations in the slums of Jakarta Indonesia.
Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich
Votes: 105
189. Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
78 min | Documentary
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work.
Director: Haskell Wexler | Stars: David Agus, Netta Bank, Annette Bening, Gilbert Cates
Votes: 227
190. Of Two Minds (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Of Two Minds explores the extraordinary lives, struggles and successes of three unique and compelling people living with bipolar disorder in America today. Through a combination of intimate... See full summary »
Directors: Douglas Blush, Lisa J. Klein | Stars: Terri Cheney, Carlton Davis, Cheri Keating, Jenifer Lewis
Votes: 303
191. Out of Print (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.
Director: Julia Marchese | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Edgar Wright, Seth Green, Kevin Smith
Votes: 440
192. Men Who Swim (2010)
PG | 71 min | Documentary
A humorous and poignant film about a group of middle-aged men who find unlikely success as members of Sweden's all-male synchronized swim team.
Director: Dylan Williams | Star: Simon Stadin
Votes: 225
193. Lost and Sound (2012)
76 min | Documentary
This intimate and uplifting feature-length documentary follows pianist Holly, music critic Nick and dancer Emily as they journey to rediscover music after hearing loss.
Director: Lindsey Dryden
Votes: 15
195. The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of Gucci fashion designer, Frida Giannini.
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: Frida Giannini, Matvey Lykov, Nick Rea
Votes: 223
196. Gasland Part II (2013)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary
A documentary that declares the gas industry's portrayal of natural gas as a clean and safe alternative to oil is a myth, and that fracked wells inevitably leak over time, contaminating ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Al Armendariz, Kindra Arnesen, Lon Burnam, Lois Capps
Votes: 1,731
197. GasLand (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon
Votes: 11,105 | Gross: $0.03M
198. Lenny Cooke (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Lenny Cooke was the number-one ranked high school basketball player in America, but his inevitable fall from grace will forever be remembered.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Lenny Cooke, Tom Konchalski, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony
Votes: 937
199. Mistaken for Strangers (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Tom Berninger chronicles his time spent on the road as a member of the tour crew for The National, the rock & roll band fronted by his brother, Matt.
Director: Tom Berninger | Stars: Tom Berninger, Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf
Votes: 4,607 | Gross: $0.14M
200. Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
R | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and times of Richard Pryor.
Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: David Banks, Rona Barrett, David Brinkley, Skip Brittenham
Votes: 1,725
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