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1. The Exorcist File (2014)
90 min | Documentary
While filming a haunted asylum in St. Louis, Missouri, documentary filmmakers uncover a secret diary of the infamous 1949 exorcism involving a 13 year old boy possessed by the devil that later inspired the book and movie "The Exorcist".
Directors: Christopher Saint Booth, Philip Adrian Booth | Stars: Christopher Saint Booth, Keith Age, Greg Myers, Sandra Oates
Votes: 110
2. 127 Hours (2010)
R | 94 min | Biography, Drama
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Sean Bott
Votes: 401,502 | Gross: $18.34M
3. Don't Breathe (2014)
86 min | Documentary
In Georgia a man in his 40s, Levan, is waiting in a clinic for an MRI examination. He needs to find out what's causing the pain in his shoulder. He's nervous. By the time he leaves the ... See full summary »
Director: Nino Kirtadze | Stars: Levan Murtazashvili, Irma Inaridze, Sandro Murtazashvili, Ina Inaridze
Votes: 66
4. Mother India: Life Through the Eyes of the Orphan (2012)
PG-13 | 49 min | Documentary
A documentary capturing the life and stories of 25 abandoned and orphaned children living along the railway in southern India.
Directors: Noah Lamberth, David Trotter | Stars: Reddy, Nagaraju, Geetha, Lakshmi
Votes: 38
6. Supercommuters: How Far Would You Go? (2017 TV Movie)
24 min | Documentary
Charlie Luxton meets the extreme commuters who travel hundreds of miles to and from work each day. He meets one with a daily six-hour round trip, and another who flies home to another country at the end of the day.
Director: Titus Ogilvy | Star: Charlie Luxton
7. The Omen Legacy (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
The true stories that spawned the eerie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very name still conjures up thoughts of Satan. This documentary shares spine-tingling ... See full summary »
Director: Brent Zacky | Stars: Jack Palance, David Seltzer, Blanche Barton, Doug Posey
Votes: 357
8. Stronger (I) (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama
Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr.
Votes: 49,659 | Gross: $4.21M
9. 7000 Miles (2020)
Documentary
7000 Miles is a documentary about the lives and thoughts of people living thousands of miles apart - in New York City and Karachi, Pakistan.
Director: Nausheen Ishtiaq-Chen | Stars: Manizhe Ali, Michael Anderson, Abida Anwer, Brandon Ballone
10. I Wanna Be a Porn Star! (2002)
Unrated | 45 min | Documentary
The true story of a girls initiation into American Hard Core Pornography and her rise to stardom.
Director: Jon Jacobs | Stars: Tammi Ann, Lynn LeMay, T.T. Boy, Ron Jeremy
Votes: 201
11. Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (2009 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Louis visits Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, home to over 500 convicted paedophiles, and spends some time with those undergoing treatment.
Director: Emma Cooper | Star: Louis Theroux
Votes: 2,266
12. A Map for Saturday (2007)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary
On a trip around the world, every day feels like Saturday. A MAP FOR SATURDAY reveals a world of long-term, solo travel through the stories of trekkers on four continents. The documentary ... See full summary »
Director: Brook Silva-Braga | Stars: Scott Erikson, Rebecca Filmer, Sabrina Hezinger, Kate McNair
Votes: 1,216
13. 3000 Miles (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary
Tony Hawk and the stars of MTVs 'Jackass' race 3000 miles around the world from London to Los Angeles in just 8 days against 120 supercars in the famous Gumball 3000 Rally. '3000 Miles' ... See full summary »
Director: Maximillion Cooper | Stars: Maximillion Cooper, Ryan Dunn, Mike Escamilla, Tony Hawk
Votes: 392
14. 1000 Kilometer (2016)
48 min | Documentary
A journey of 3 guys across Java to Bali with their custom motorcycles visiting workshops and custom bike builders in different cities along the way talking about the custom motorcycle scene in Indonesia.
Director: Ilham Nuriadi | Stars: Syafwin Bajumi, Yusuf Abdul Jamil, Raihan Ahmad Ramdhani, Veroland
Votes: 21
15. The Rainforests Are Under Threat (2015)
97 min | Documentary
A new multi-award winning documentary underscoring the threats facing the rainforest in Peru, the perpetuation of climate change, and the people who are fighting to protect it. The main ... See full summary »
Director: Jérôme Dolbert | Stars: Greg Asner, Raul Bello, Morten Brorson-Hansen, Carmen Capuñay
Votes: 286
16. 7 Days in Syria (2015)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Drama, War
In the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, Newsweek Middle East editor, Janine di Giovanni, risks it all to bear witness, ensuring that the world knows about the suffering of the Syrian people.
Director: Robert Rippberger | Stars: Janine di Giovanni, Nicole Tung, Omar Hattab, Nour Kelze
Votes: 379
17. Southside with You (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Votes: 10,137 | Gross: $6.30M
18. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante
Votes: 13,715
19. Jackass: The Movie (2002)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Action, Comedy
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time.
Director: Jeff Tremaine | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O
Votes: 102,290 | Gross: $64.26M
20. Sole Survivor (2013)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary
In the history of aviation, there have been only 14 of them: sole survivors of a commercial aviation disaster. Most have never spoken publicly about the loss, the guilt, the immense ... See full summary »
Director: Ky Dickens | Stars: Bahia Bakari, Cecelia Cichan, George Lamson Jr., James Polehinke
Votes: 150
21. Sole Survivor (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Dramatic and heart-stopping stories of people who've become the sole survivors of disasters are recounted.
Director: Phil Lott | Star: Kain Johnson
Votes: 11
22. Miracle in Bosnia (1995)
52 min | Documentary, War
A documentary film shot in the occasion of the third anniversary of Bosnian Army.
Director: Dino Mustafic
Votes: 199
23. Tickled (2016)
R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve | Stars: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Kevin Clarke
Votes: 20,733 | Gross: $0.61M
24. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary on the history of the slasher film.
Director: Jeff McQueen | Stars: Ed Green, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Joseph Stefano
Votes: 3,618
25. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps
Votes: 2,710
26. The Iceman and the Psychiatrist (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, Crime
For the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Ginsberg | Stars: Richard Kuklinski, Park Dietz
Votes: 1,397
27. Uncertain (I) (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Uncertain is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas, a 94-resident town so tucked away "you've got to be lost to find it".
Directors: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands
Votes: 336
28. Hacked (III) (2016)
52 min | Documentary
RTE Documentary on Cybercrime in Ireland.
Director: Ross Whitaker
Votes: 250
29. Divine Divas (2016)
110 min | Documentary, Musical
The Divine Divas are the icons of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists in the 1960's. One of the first stages to host men dressed as women was the Rival Theatre, ran by ... See full summary »
Director: Leandra Leal | Stars: Rogéria, Jane di Castro, Divina Valéria, Camille K.
Votes: 395
30. Into the Cold: A Journey of the Soul (2010)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Action, Adventure
Into The Cold--A Journey of the Soul retraces the personal and harrowing expedition of two men on foot to the North Pole in sub-zero temperatures to commemorate the centennial of Admiral ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Copeland | Stars: Sebastian Copeland, Keith Heger
Votes: 169
31. Tell It on the Mountain (2013)
122 min | Documentary, Sport
Follow a handful of diverse hikers as they walk 2,663 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. They begin in April at the U.S. Mexico border and battle their way through bone-dry deserts in ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Diener
Votes: 121
32. Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers (2013)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers is a documentary film by Ana Grillo and Beth Nelsen, aka Ana Mission and Agent Nelsen. Camp Beaverton is the Home for Wayward Girls, the only queer, all ... See full summary »
Directors: Ana Blue Grillo, Beth Nelsen
Votes: 175
33. Curumim: Diary of a Brazilian on Death Row (2016)
106 min | Documentary, Drama
The first Brazilian on death row.
Director: Marcos Prado
Votes: 99
34. The Sojourners (2012)
83 min | Documentary, Adventure
A filmmaker and his son journey to the other side of the world in search of understanding one of the most mysterious places on earth.
Director: Steven Scaffidi | Stars: Troy Broussard, Ivan Dragicevic, Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo, Tammy Dupuy
Votes: 35
35. The Florence Foster Jenkins Story (2016)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Florence Foster Jenkins is known as "the worst singer of all times" and yet she is a cult figure whose recordings still outsell many contemporary singers. Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato ... See full summary »
Director: Ralf Pleger | Stars: Joyce DiDonato, Adam Benzwi, Lars-Peter Schmädicke, Jasmin Antic
Votes: 93
36. Born Naked (MLB) (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
Andrea and Paula, homosexuals of 23 and 25 years, will show us, through their personal experience, the reality of young lesbians of their generation in Madrid, London and Berlin. Traveling ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Esteban
Votes: 32
37. Six Million Steps: A Journey Inward (2011)
93 min | Documentary
"Six Million Steps" is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans 2,650 miles, the length of the U.S. Pacific ... See full summary »
Votes: 84
38. Traceable (2014)
68 min | Documentary, Biography
Traceable is a documentary set against the backdrop of the fast-fashion industry and our increasing disconnect of where and how clothing is made, and the hands that create a garment.
Director: Jennifer K. Sharpe
Votes: 14
39. Spiral (VI) (2017)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
A look at the rise of anti-Semitism and assaults against Jews in present-day France.
Director: Laura Fairrie | Stars: Dieudonné, Richard Spencer
Votes: 80 | Gross: $0.01M
40. Shoah (1985)
Not Rated | 566 min | Documentary, History, War
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaïdl, Hanna Zaïdl
Votes: 10,557 | Gross: $0.02M
41. Night and Fog (1956)
TV-14 | 32 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 21,472
42. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
PG | 251 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government's acceptance of the German invasion.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave, Louis Grave
Votes: 4,097
43. The Brothers Warner (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
Director: Cass Warner | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Cass Warner, Bette-Ann Warner, Harry M. Warner
Votes: 674
44. The Girl Next Door (1999)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary about the rise to fame of adult movie star Stacy Valentine. Starting out as an under-confident woman pushed into entering a Hustler Magazine contest by her domineering husband... See full summary »
Director: Christine Fugate | Stars: Stacy Valentine, Jack Gallagher, Russell Hampshire, Veronica Hart
Votes: 998 | Gross: $0.51M
45. Harry Potter: A History of Magic (2017)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
In the run up to the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition, J.K. Rowling goes behind the scenes at the British Library to reveal some of the real-life counterparts to her characters.
Directors: Alex Harding, Jude Ho | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Warwick Davis, Evanna Lynch, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 424
46.
Waco: Madman or Messiah (2018)
Episode:
Part 2: The Standoff
(2018)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
Episode covers the raid, standoff and the fiery end that no one expected. Most people are still in shock. One way or another, David Koresh was not going peacefully.
Stars: Mike Caruso, Michael Lake, Chris Urquhart, Elizabeth Stuart-Morris
Votes: 63
47. Zoo (2007)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary
A look at the life of an Enumclaw, Washington man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse.
Director: Robinson Devor | Stars: Coyote, Jenny Edwards, John Edwards, John Paulsen
Votes: 2,984 | Gross: $0.07M
48. Titicut Follies (1967)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater where people stay trapped in their madness.
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Votes: 5,109
49. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby
Votes: 40,728 | Gross: $0.02M
50. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, J. Patrick Burns, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,688
51. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Tony Brooks, Diana Davis, Terry Wood, Dick Clay
Votes: 18,152
52. The Bridge (I) (2006)
R | 94 min | Documentary, Drama
Filmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
Director: Eric Steel | Stars: Eric Geleynse, Chris Brown, Susan Ginwalla, Caroline Pressley
Votes: 12,219 | Gross: $0.18M
53. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,779 | Gross: $0.90M
54. 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: 50,468 | Gross: $0.89M
55. The Act of Killing (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik
Votes: 40,816 | Gross: $0.49M
56. Children Underground (2001)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
A profile of homeless Romanian children who were born victims of the nation's reckless population growth policy during its communist era.
Director: Edet Belzberg | Stars: Cristina Ionescu, Mihai Alexandre Tudose, Violeta 'Macarena' Rosu, Ana Turturica
Votes: 2,452
57. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
Survivors share their stories and experience of survival abroad.
Stars: Natalie Dunne, Max Wrottesley, Manuel Villasenor, Jerry Murillo
Votes: 2,234
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