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1. Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Ornstein | Stars: Daryl D. Davis, Kenneth Nwadike, Jeff Schoep, Michael Wood Jr.
Votes: 1,190 | Gross: $0.00M
2/19/17
2. The Bad Kids (2016)
101 min | Documentary
A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Vonda Viland, Julia Alexander, Laura Ambrosius, Robert Bartz
Votes: 675 | Gross: $0.00M
3/27/17
3. Ovarian Psycos (2016)
TV-MA | 72 min | Documentary
Single mom Xela, artist Andi, and newcomer Evie are members of Ovarian Psycos -- an unapologetic bicycle crew of young, Latina misfits from Eastside Los Angeles. By the light of the full ... See full summary »
Directors: Joanna Sokolowski, Kate Trumbull-LaValle | Stars: Andi, Evie
Votes: 57
3/28/17
4. Newtown (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
A look at how the community of Newtown, Connecticut came together in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
Director: Kim A. Snyder | Stars: Gene Rosen, Syeda Suriya Ahmed, Abbey Clements, Sally Cox
Votes: 1,726 | Gross: $0.01M
5/2/17
5. Seed: The Untold Story (2016)
PG | 94 min | Documentary
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
Directors: Jon Betz, Taggart Siegel | Stars: Vandana Shiva, Andrew Kimbrell, Jane Goodall, Winona LaDuke
Votes: 358
5/9/17
6. The Last Laugh (I) (2016)
88 min | Documentary, Comedy
World-famous comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and Gilbert Gottfried pitch in with their own views on the boundaries of comedy.
Director: Ferne Pearlstein | Stars: Renee Firestone, Klara Firestone, Gilbert Gottfried, Rob Reiner
Votes: 903
5/18/17
7. National Bird (2016)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary
Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
Director: Sonia Kennebeck | Stars: Heather Linebaugh, Daniel Hale, Lisa Ling, Jesselyn Radack
Votes: 723 | Gross: $0.01M
5/20/17
8. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016)
90 min | Documentary
A film about the prison from the places we least expect to find it.
Director: Brett Story | Stars: Charisse Davidson, Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes: 206
5/21/17
9. Forever Pure (2016)
85 min | Documentary
One season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
Director: Maya Zinshtein | Stars: Eli Cohen, Arcadi Gaydamak, Ariel Harush, Dzhabrail Kadiyev
Votes: 846
5/23/17
10. They Call Us Monsters (2016)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Legislators debate legislation that allows for adult charges for juvenile offenders.
Director: Ben Lear | Stars: Allegra Acosta, Joel Anderson, Richard Bloom, Scott Budnick
Votes: 677
5/30/17
11. Farmer/Veteran (2016)
82 min | Documentary, War
After three tours in Iraq, Alex Sutton's new mission to find healing through farming is haunted by the wounds of a family lost and the shadow of the soldier he yearns to be.
Directors: Alix Blair, Jeremy Lange | Stars: Fred Curtis-Lewis, Alexander Sutton
Votes: 26
6/1/17
12. The Witness (I) (2015)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene.
Directors: James D. Solomon, Jessica Robinson | Stars: William Genovese, Shannon Beeby, Aaron Adler, Linda Ellen Bonekoskey
Votes: 4,569
6/7/17
13. Shadow World (2016)
94 min | Documentary
Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Votes: 766
12/14/17
14. Supergirl (I) (2016)
80 min | Documentary, Sport
Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl; watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story.
Director: Jessie Auritt
Votes: 133
12/21/17
15. Unrest (I) (2017)
98 min | Documentary, Drama, History
When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
Director: Jennifer Brea | Stars: Jennifer Brea, Omar Wasow, Jessica l e Taylor, Ruby Taylor
Votes: 3,232 | Gross: $0.04M
1/10/18
16. The Force (2017)
92 min | Documentary
THE FORCE goes inside an embattled urban police department struggling to rebuild trust in one of America's most violent yet promising cities.
Director: Peter Nicks | Stars: Cat Brooks, Jonathan Cairo, Ben McBride, Johnna Watson
Votes: 748 | Gross: $0.06M
2/9/18
17. I Am Another You (2017)
80 min | Documentary, Biography
Eating garbage, dodging police, and hitching rides with strangers, award-winning Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang shares the streets with a young drifter named Dylan who left a comfortable home... See full summary »
Director: Nanfu Wang | Stars: Dylan, Nanfu Wang
Votes: 541
2/12/18
18. Winnie (2017)
98 min | Documentary
Winnie Madikizela Mandela is one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures. Her rise and seeming fall from grace, bear the hallmarks of epic tragedy.
Director: Pascale Lamche | Stars: Winnie Mandela, Anné-Mariè Bezdrop, Zindzi Mandela, Sophie Mokoena
Votes: 216
2/16/18
19. Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities examines the impact black colleges and universities have had on American history, culture, and national identity.
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Marco Williams | Star: Tugart Brown
Votes: 136
2/28/18
20. Rat Film (2016)
82 min | Documentary
Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them. This documentary uses the rat to explore the history of Baltimore.
Director: Theo Anthony | Stars: Theo Anthony, Dan Deacon, Matt Fouse, Will Kearney III
Votes: 993 | Gross: $0.04M
3/19/18
21. Dolores (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Dolores Huerta, Martin Luther King, Luis Valdez, Ricardo S. Chavez
Votes: 380 | Gross: $0.56M
4/4/18
22. The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers (2014)
29 min | Documentary, Short, History
Follows the Filipino farm workers who spurred the Great Grape Strike in 1965 and joined forces with the other ethnic workers to create the United Farm workers Union.
Director: Marissa Aroy
Votes: 11
4/4/18
23. When God Sleeps (2017)
88 min | Documentary
This rap-punk-rock documentary tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that ... See full summary »
Director: Till Schauder | Stars: Shahryar Ahadi, Zari Ahadi, Leili Bazargan, Majid Kazemi
Votes: 454
4/6/18
24. Shiners (2017)
78 min | Documentary
Meet some of the colorful characters who bring pride and passion to the global profession of shoe-shining.
Director: Stacey Tenenbaum | Stars: Don Ward, Kevin Tuchy, Jes Middendorf, Kealani Lada
Votes: 39
4/13/18
25. What Lies Upstream (2017)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Mystery
In this scandalous political thriller, an investigation into a chemical spill spirals into an indictment of the entire system meant to protect drinking water, revealing cover-ups at the highest levels of government.
Director: Cullen Hoback | Stars: Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Marc Edwards, Rahul Gupta, Mona Hanna-Attisha
Votes: 1,587
4/25/18
26. Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (2016)
82 min | Documentary
A portrait of the world as lensed through the works of farmer, writer and activist Wendell Berry.
Directors: Laura Dunn, Jef Sewell | Stars: John Berry Jr., Mary Berry, Tanya Berry, Wendell Berry
Votes: 135
5/1/18
27. True Conviction (2017)
84 min | Documentary
There's a new detective agency in Dallas, Texas, started by three exonerated men, with decades in prison served between them. True Conviction is a character-driven documentary that follows ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Meltzer
Votes: 144
5/8/18
28. No Man's Land (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary
From inception to deadly conclusion, director David Byars immerses audiences in the 2016 Malheur rebellion with exclusive access into the Oregon compound. No Man's Land is a portrait of the fringe and doesn't flinch when the bullets fly.
Director: David Byars
Votes: 115
5/15/18
29. Feels Good Man (2020)
92 min | Documentary, Comedy
Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
Director: Arthur Jones | Stars: Matt Furie, Aiyana Udesen, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Ryan
Votes: 5,578
30. Jonathan Scott's Power Trip (2020)
83 min | Documentary
Solar is a beautiful, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective source of energy, but fossil fuel monopolies, with the help of Koch Brothers funded groups and their government allies, ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Silver Scott, Edward Osei-Gyimah | Stars: Jonathan Silver Scott, Bernie Sanders, Al Gore, Ed Markey
Votes: 53
31. Belly of the Beast (I) (2020)
TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary
When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women's prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
Director: Erika Cohn | Stars: Lynn Acosta, Pamela Baker, Teresa Brown, Cynthia Chandler
Votes: 104
32. A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Music, Sport
Football and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders battling the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices that have persisted for 50 years.
Director: Yu Gu | Stars: Robin Abcarian, Beverly Alexander, June Russell Beete, Darci Burrell
Votes: 92
33. Young Men and Fire (2018)
77 min | Documentary
Every summer, the American West burns. As climate change has increased, average temperatures have risen, resulting in a sudden increase in both the frequency and intensity of wildfires. ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Jablonski
Votes: 39
34. Dawnland (2018)
86 min | Documentary
A story of stolen children and cultural survival: inside the first truth and reconciliation commission for Native Americans.
Directors: Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip
Votes: 54
35. 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: 1,839
36. The Judge (2017)
76 min | Documentary
A verité legal drama about Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first woman appointed to a Shari'a court in the Middle East, whose career provides rare insights into both Islamic law and gendered justice.
Director: Erika Cohn | Star: Kholoud Al-Faqih
Votes: 124 | Gross: $0.02M
37. Man on Fire (2018 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary, Biography
Grand Saline, Texas was a sleepy, unremarkable town--until a white preacher lit himself on fire to protest the town's racism in 2014.
Director: Joel Fendelman | Star: Ron Blanton
Votes: 68
38. My Country No More (2018)
70 min | Documentary
Generations of family farming tradition go up in flames as the North Dakota oil boom leaves human memory, culture and identity scorched in its wake.
Directors: Rita Baghdadi, Jeremiah Hammerling
Votes: 63
39. Rodents of Unusual Size (2017)
71 min | Documentary
A story about giant swamp rats invading coastal Louisiana and the defiant people on the edge of the world, who are defending their communities, culture, and livelihoods from the onslaught of this curious and unexpected invasive species.
Directors: Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer | Stars: Michael Beran, Thomas Gonzalez, Wendell Pierce
Votes: 197
40. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,762
41. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
103 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana | Stars: George Clinton, Robbie Robertson, Gary Giddins, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 1,097 | Gross: $0.23M
42. The King (II) (2017)
R | 107 min | Documentary
Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Elvis Presley, Eugene Jarecki, James Carville, Mike Tyson
Votes: 1,289 | Gross: $0.26M
43. Accident, MD (2018)
19 min | Short
ACCIDENT, MD is a survey of attitudes about America's health care crisis filmed in and around the small town of Accident, Maryland.
Director: Dan Rybicky
Votes: 17
44. Black Memorabilia (2018)
63 min | Documentary
Our modern global economy connects disparate individuals in unexpected ways. At the intersection of international commerce, racial identity, and historical narrative, this story follows the... See full summary »
Director: Chico Colvard | Star: Malcolm X
Votes: 40
45. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash, Karmyn Bryant, Korbyn Bryant, Kyrie Bryant
Votes: 2,137 | Gross: $0.11M
46. While I yet Live (2018)
14 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary explores the captivating work of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama, a rural community that played a pivotal role during the Civil Rights Movement.
Director: Maris Curran
Votes: 33
47. Tre Maison Dasan (2018)
94 min | Documentary
A documentary film focusing on viewing adults in prison through the eyes of their children. Three boys: Tre Janson, 13, Maison Teixeira, 11 and Dasan Lopes, 6 visit with their parents who ... See full summary »
Director: Denali Tiller | Stars: Tre Janson, Dasan Lopes, Maison Teixeira
Votes: 50
48. The Providers (2018)
85 min | Documentary
Three healthcare providers bring care to those living on the margins, in a rural American community struggling with a shortage of doctors and the ravages of the opioid epidemic.
Directors: Laura Green, Anna Moot-Levin
Votes: 30
49. Charm City (2018)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary
Charm City delivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore.
Director: Marilyn Ness | Stars: Dante Barksdale, Tre'a Bertrille, Ericcka Bridgeford, Monique Brown
Votes: 204 | Gross: $0.03M
50. Out of State (2017)
82 min | Documentary
OUT OF STATE is the story of outcasts, of native Hawaiian prisoners shipped 3,000 miles across the ocean to a for-profit prison in the desert of Arizona. In this unlikely setting, these men... See full summary »
Director: Ciara Lacy
Votes: 66
51. Harvest Season (I) (2018)
83 min | Documentary
Three winemakers navigate the changing situation of their business, affected by climate shifts, new technology, and immigration policies, in the Napa and Sonoma valleys of California.
Director: Bernardo Ruiz | Stars: Gustavo Brambila, Vanesa Robledo, Rene Reyes
Votes: 43
52. Made in Boise (2019)
84 min | Documentary
Four women find purpose carrying babies for strangers in Boise, ID - the unofficial surrogacy capital of the United States - and encounter complexities along the way.
Director: Beth Aala
Votes: 31
53. Decade of Fire (2019)
76 min | Documentary, History
As a kid in the South Bronx in the 1970s, Vivian Vazquez watched her tight-knit community become a burned-out ruin as an epidemic of fires raged through her Black and Puerto Rican ... See full summary »
Directors: Gretchen Hildebran, Vivian Vazquez | Stars: Carmen Rosado, Hetty Fox, Robert Foster, Ramón Rueda
Votes: 111
54. The Interpreters (2018)
76 min | Documentary
Local interpreters were key to the US war effort, but now many face danger in their countries because of their affiliation. This is the story of how they are rebuilding their lives, told ... See full summary »
Directors: Andres Caballero, Sofian Khan
Votes: 52
55. Accept the Call (2019)
84 min | Documentary
A father seeks to understand why his son is accused of terrorism, as they journey to repair their relationship after breaking each other's hearts.
Director: Eunice Lau | Stars: Ibrahim Traore, Tony Osman, Ikraan Abdurahman, Yusuf Abdurahman
Votes: 43
56. The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
56 min | Documentary
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices... See full summary »
Director: Ray Santisteban | Stars: Billy Che Brooks, Kathleen Cleaver, Fred Hampton, Ericka Huggins
Votes: 57
57. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.
Director: Judith Helfand | Stars: Valerie Brown, Richard M. Daley, Michelle Landis Dauber, Edmund Donoghue
Votes: 94
58. One Child Nation (2019)
R | 83 min | Documentary, History
After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang
Votes: 7,252 | Gross: $0.18M
59. Bedlam (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A psychiatrist makes rounds in ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind one of the greatest social crises of our time. A personal and intense journey into the world of the seriously mentally ill.
Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg | Stars: Patrisse Cullors, Dalilah Marie Hudson
Votes: 168
60. The Hottest August (2019)
94 min | Documentary
Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change.
Director: Brett Story | Star: Clare Coulter
Votes: 252
61. Rewind (III) (2019)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger | Stars: Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Henry Nevison, Howard Nevison
Votes: 2,639
62. Pipe Dreams (I) (2019)
78 min | Documentary, Music
Pipe Dreams follows 5 organists as they compete in Canada's International Organ Competition (CIOC). Who will master the 'king of instruments' and come out victorious in Montreal?
Votes: 54
63. A Day in the Life of America (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Music
On July 4th, Jared Leto sent 92 crews to all 50 states to capture A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AMERICA. Shot in a single 24 hour period what he got back was inspiring, provocative, beautiful and ... See full summary »
Director: Jared Leto | Stars: Micaiah Jones, Abby Stein
Votes: 78
64. Mr. Soul! (2018)
104 min | Documentary
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures that the Revolution would be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard | Stars: Blair Underwood, Sidney Poitier, Michael Jackson, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 274
65. Down a Dark Stairwell (2020)
83 min | Documentary
On a fall day in 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed black man named Akai Gurley. Unfolding in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn ... See full summary »
Director: Ursula Liang | Star: Lesley Steele
Votes: 70
66. The People vs. Agent Orange (2020)
87 min | Documentary
The Agent Orange catastrophe did not end with the Vietnam War. Today, a primary chemical of the toxic defoliant causes deformed births and deadly cancers. Two heroic women fight to hold the manufacturers accountable.
Directors: Alan Adelson, Kate Taverna | Stars: Carol Van Strum, Bruce Anderson, To Nga Tran, William Bourdon
Votes: 128
67. The Donut King (2020)
90 min | Documentary, Animation
This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.
Director: Alice Gu | Stars: Ted Ngoy, Christie Suganthini, Chet Ngoy, Savy Ngoy
Votes: 1,149
68. Ferguson Rises (2021)
82 min | Documentary
Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.
Director: Mobolaji Olambiwonnu | Stars: Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand
Votes: 56
69. Storm Lake (2021)
85 min | Documentary
Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa's Storm Lake Times, fight-at the local level-for the survival of their biweekly small-town newspaper
Directors: Beth Levison, Jerry Risius | Stars: Jill Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Art Cullen
Votes: 130
70. Duty Free (2020)
73 min | Documentary
After a 75 year-old mother gets fired from her job, her son takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life. As she struggles to find work, he documents a journey that uncovers the... See full summary »
Director: Sian-Pierre Regis | Stars: Rebecca Danigelis, Sian-Pierre Regis
Votes: 55
71.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
(2021)
TV-14 | Documentary
Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880's. This episode is about 55 minutes.
Director: Geoffrey O'Gara
Votes: 31
72. A Reckoning in Boston (2021)
83 min | Documentary
Kafi Dixon is a Boston bus driver and urban farmer who seeks equity for low-income women of color who have experienced trauma and disenfranchisement. Carl Chandler, a community elder wants ... See full summary »
Director: James Rutenbeck | Stars: Carl Chandler, Jack Cheng, Kafi Dixon, Julia Legas
Votes: 40
73. Missing in Brooks County (2020)
81 min | Documentary
Two families search for their loved ones who went missing in the fields of Brooks County, Texas, and find a haunted land with more questions than answers.
Directors: Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot | Stars: Nora Lopez, Eduardo Canales, Craig Johnson, Maria Elena Román
Votes: 80
74. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas (2018)
83 min | Documentary
'Owned' is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own.
Director: Giorgio Angelini
Votes: 427
75. Bulletproof (II) (2020)
83 min | Documentary
A documentary about the response of American schools to gun violence.
Director: Todd Chandler
Votes: 81
76. Apart (I) (2021)
86 min | Documentary
In a Midwestern state caught between the opioid epidemic and increasing incarceration rates for women, three unforgettable mothers - Amanda, Tomika, and Lydia - return home from prison and ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Redfearn
Votes: 37
77. Writing with Fire (2021)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful.
Directors: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas | Stars: Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati
Votes: 1,677
78. Try Harder! (2021)
85 min | Documentary
Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
Director: Debbie Lum | Stars: Alvan Cai, Shealand Fairchild, Rachael Schmidt, Richard Shapiro
Votes: 501
79. When Claude Got Shot (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary
A victim of gun violence becomes conflicted about the punishment for his attacker.
Director: Brad Lichtenstein | Stars: Victoria Davison, Nathan King, Claud Motley, Regina Ragland
Votes: 44
80. Scenes from the Glittering World (2021)
76 min | Documentary
Three Indigenous youth come of age on the fringes of the Navajo Nation. 'Scenes from the Glittering World' is a meditation on adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with a homeland.
Director: Jared Jakins | Stars: Noah Begay, Ilii Neang, Granite Sloan
Votes: 27
81. TikTok, Boom. (2022)
97 min | Documentary
With TikTok crowned the world's most downloaded app, these are the personal stories of a cultural phenomenon, told through an ensemble cast of Gen-Z natives, journalists and experts alike.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Richard Cannon III, Jon 'TheBlondeJon' Madrid, Jonathan Madrid
Votes: 230
82. Move Me (I) (2022)
81 min | Documentary
At 27, Kelsey Peterson dove into Lake Superior, off the shores of Wisconsin, and emerged paralyzed. Now, the former dancer struggles to redefine who she is while adapting to life with a ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Klein, Kelsey Peterson | Stars: Christi Adeline, Kathy Allen, Jennifer Bracken, Dayton Brock
Votes: 37
83. Children of Las Brisas (2022)
97 min | Documentary
Set in the sprawling suburbs of Valencia, The Children Of Las Brisas is a poetic and observational documentary capturing the struggle and transformation of a group of young musicians striving for a better life through classical music.
Director: Marianela Maldonado
Votes: 40
84. The Big Payback (2023)
88 min | Documentary
An inspiring look at Alderman Robin Rue Simmons' fight to redress the wrongs of "redlining" and the legacy of slavery through a groundbreaking reparations program in Evanston, Illinois.
Directors: Erika Alexander, Whitney Dow | Stars: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sheila Jackson Lee, Jason Johnson, Richard Malmos
Votes: 81
85. No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021)
79 min | Documentary
A lively look at five LGBTQ+ comic book artists whose careers go from the underground scene to the cover of Time Magazine and the international stage.
Director: Vivian Kleiman | Stars: Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Alex Combs, Howard Cruse
Votes: 174
86. The Picture Taker (I) (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Famed photographer Ernest Withers was credited with documenting the civil rights movement, but his legacy was blemished when it was revealed after his death that he'd been an FBI informant.
Directors: Phil Bertelsen, Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: China Cooper, Darrell Thomas
Votes: 29
87. Outta the Muck (2022)
80 min | Documentary, Sport
An astounding and intimate narrative of Black achievement focusing on the self-determined Dean family, seven generations of their history, and the resilient community of rural Pahokee, Florida.
Directors: Ira McKinley, Bhawin Suchak | Stars: Alvin Dean, Bridgett Dean, Elea Dean
Votes: 22
88. Love in the Time of Fentanyl (2022)
85 min | Documentary
A group of misfits, artists, and drug users operates a renegade safe injection site in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Director: Colin Askey
Votes: 48
89. Brother (III) (2022)
14 min | Animation, Short
A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
Director: Joanna Rudnick
90. Storming Caesars Palace (2022)
86 min | Documentary
The story of Las Vegas activist Ruby Duncan and a band of ordinary mothers who launched one of the most extraordinary, yet forgotten, feminist, anti-poverty movements in U.S. history.
Director: Hazel Gurland
Votes: 13
91. Hidden Letters (2022)
89 min | Documentary
The story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them.
Directors: Violet Du Feng, Qing Zhao | Stars: Xin Hu, Simu Wu, He Yanxin
Votes: 229
92. Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary
In 1970s San Francisco, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. After spending years fighting to survive, journalist K.W. Lee takes an interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social movement.
Directors: Julie Ha, Eugene Yi | Stars: Chol Soo Lee, Jeff Adachi, K.W. Lee, Tony Serra
Votes: 431
93. Matter of Mind: My ALS (2023)
60 min | Documentary
Matter of Mind: My ALS follows three people living with the fatal illness ALS, in an intimate exploration of the complex choices confronting them and the different paths they find.
Directors: Laura Green, Anna Moot-Levin
Votes: 21
94. Sam Now (2022)
87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Sam Harkness and his half-brother Reed go on a road trip to find their missing mom. But solving the mystery of her disappearance is only the beginning of their story.
Director: Reed Harkness | Stars: Doris Harkness, Jared Harkness, Jois Harkness, Randy Harkness
Votes: 205
95. Silent Beauty (2022)
87 min | Documentary
This story revolves around an autobiographical exploration of one woman's family history with child sexual abuse and a culture of silence.
Director: Jasmin Mara López
Votes: 29
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