Top 10 Documentaries
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- DirectorPeter KuranStarsWilliam ShatnerEdward TellerW.H.P. BlandyThe history of nuclear weapons between 1945 until 1963.For me this was a far better technical film than Atomic Cafe. Plus Bill Shatner!
- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsJames HetfieldKirk HammettLars UlrichThe iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.I don't think Joe and Bruce expected this!
- DirectorKirby DickStarsKirby DickKimberly PeirceDarren AronofskyKirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.A great look at the MPAA and the "evil" that lies within...
- DirectorStephen LennhoffStarsHonor BlackmanFrank Abagnale Jr.Stuart ArcherOne great answer to an even bigger question.
- StarsGene KranzGary SiniseJim LovellNarrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early quest of the Mercury program to put a man in space, to the historic moon landings, through the Soyuz link-up and the first un-tethered space walk by Bruce McCandless, this is how the space age came of age. The vivid HD series features vintage rushes and all the key onboards filmed by the astronauts themselves. The sequences are captured by cameras onboard the spaceships, enabling the series to tell the stories in a depth never seen before.Not strictly a Documentary, however it is a wonderful look back.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard LobbAn unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.This one scared me. I actually started to grow my own garden till I realized the seeds I bought where the same type...
- DirectorDavid GelbStarsJiro OnoYoshikazu OnoMasuhiro YamamotoA documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.I was actually looking at airfare to Tokyo while watching this.
- DirectorFleming E. FullerStarsRichard H. EllisWilliam R. GrahamFrancis P. HoeberAn interesting Cold War film that starts with showing a hypothetical Soviet nuclear first strike scenario leading to a U.S. surrender, followed by a United States Air Force "sales pitch" for more defense spending.This one shows the worst case scenario during the latter part of the Cold War
- DirectorPeter WatkinsStarsMichael AspelPeter GrahamDave BaldwinA docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.This was so to the point the BBC didn't let it air for 30 years!
- DirectorBryan DalyGregory M. DavisStarsAbdullah Al-ArabyWalid ShoebatRobert SpencerAn examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.A bit too pro Christian, otherwise a good primer on Islam.