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1. Behind the Curve (2018)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary
Meet real Flat Earthers, a small but growing contingent of people who firmly believe in a conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.
Director: Daniel J. Clark | Stars: Mark K. Sargent, Patti Sargent, Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore, Joe Pierre
Votes: 10,726
2. Diana: In Her Own Words (I) (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.
Directors: Tom Jennings, David Tillman | Stars: King Charles III, Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Queen Camilla
Votes: 3,995
3. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,017
4. The Accountant of Auschwitz (2018)
80 min | Documentary
Seventy years after WWII, Oskar Gröning, one of the last surviving members of the SS, goes on trial as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Director: Matthew Shoychet | Stars: Oskar Gröning, Jeff Ansell, Hedy Bohm, Hans-Jürgen Brennecke
Votes: 3,019
5. 27: Gone Too Soon (2018)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Music
An examination of the lives and deaths of the six most famous members of the '27 Club' - musicians who have died aged 27: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
Director: Simon Napier-Bell | Stars: Olly Alexander, Benny Andersson, Steve Blame, David Bowie
Votes: 1,396
6. Saving Banksy (2017)
Unrated | 80 min | Documentary
Internationally known graffiti artist, Banksy, left his mark on San Francisco in April 2010. Little did he know that this act of vandalism would spark a chain of events that includes one of... See full summary »
Director: Colin M. Day | Stars: Ben Eine, Glen E. Friedman, Kelly 'Risk' Graval, Doze Green
Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $0.05M
7. Generation Wealth (2018)
R | 105 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Lauren Greenfield, Bret Easton Ellis, Paris Cronin, Mijanou
Votes: 5,614 | Gross: $0.24M
8. Fyre (2019)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
An exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre music festival.
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Billy McFarland, Jason Bell, Gabrielle Bluestone, Shiyuan Deng
Votes: 52,037
9. Before the Flood (2016)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune
Votes: 28,861
10. National Geographic: Inside North Korea (2006)
PG | 51 min | Documentary
Go undercover with National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea.
Votes: 554
11. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 40,901
12. Super Size Me (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh
Votes: 113,260 | Gross: $11.53M
13. Hans Zimmer Live in Prague (2017 TV Special)
150 min | Documentary, Music
The renowned film score composer leads a concert featuring his cinematic compositions.
Director: Tim Van Someren | Stars: Hans Zimmer, Yolanda Charles, Michael Einziger, Nick Glennie-Smith
Votes: 2,975
14. Food, Inc. (2008)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, News
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Richard Lobb, Vince Edwards
Votes: 52,210 | Gross: $4.42M
15. Sel8nne (2013)
110 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Translation of what's said in the trailer...
Unlimited skating speed. Unbelievable scoring skill. Can he even do something else besides skate fast? I had this sick hunger to prove it to ... See full synopsis »
Director: Jukka-Pekka Siili | Stars: Teemu Selänne, Don Baizley, Bruce Boudreau, Brian Burke
Votes: 1,390
16. This Is It (2009)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Music
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Michael Jackson, Alex Al, Alexandra Apjarova, Nick Bass
Votes: 41,900 | Gross: $72.09M
17. Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Sandra Amador, Michael Bearden, Tony Bennett, BloodPop
Votes: 13,692
18. Love, Marilyn (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 1,990
19. Kygo: Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2017)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Music
International sensation Kygo takes the stage at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Joined by a wide array of guests, including Seal, G-Eazy, and Conrad Sewell, among others, Kygo puts on his trademark live spectacle as he never has before.
Director: Devin Chanda | Stars: G-Eazy, Parson James, Kygo, Seal
Votes: 125
20. Avicii: True Stories (2017)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Focuses on the incredible rise, fall and rebirth of one of the worlds most successful electronic music artists of all time, Avicii.
Director: Levan Tsikurishvili | Stars: Salem Al Fakir, Avicii, Johan Bjerkelund, Aloe Blacc
Votes: 6,976
21. Reindeerspotting - Escape from Santaland (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
This documentary tells the story of Jani, a 19-year-old drug addict living on social welfare among with his friends. Tired of his life in a remote city in Rovaniemi, he decides to travel by... See full summary »
Director: Joonas Neuvonen | Star: Jani Raappana
Votes: 3,625
22. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes
Votes: 34,547
23. Disclosure (2020)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Director: Sam Feder | Stars: Laverne Cox, Bianca Leigh, Jen Richards, Alexandra Billings
Votes: 6,076
24. Apollo 11 (I) (2019)
G | 93 min | Documentary, History
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.
Director: Todd Douglas Miller | Stars: Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Deke Slayton
Votes: 27,208 | Gross: $9.04M
25. Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Selling over 200 million records worldwide, Pink Floyd has produced some of the most celebrated music in Rock history. This is their incredible story.
Director: Sonia Anderson | Stars: Sonia Anderson, Joe Boyd, Jenny Fabian, Rachel Fury
Votes: 370
26. Chiara Ferragni: Unposted (2019)
G | 88 min | Documentary
Chiara Ferragni, the first fashion influencer in the world, reveals how the digital revolution has changes business world, communication, fashion, culture, through a portrait in which she's... See full summary »
Director: Elisa Amoruso | Stars: Chiara Ferragni, Fedez, Alana, Layal Ammar
Votes: 1,696
27.
Classic Albums (1997– )
Episode:
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
(1997)
74 min | Documentary, Music
The making of Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours in 1976/77.
Director: David Heffernan | Stars: Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks
Votes: 526
28. Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You (2020)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Music
Ariana Grande takes the stage in London for her Sweetener World Tour and shares a behind-the-scenes look at her life in rehearsal and on the road.
Director: Paul Dugdale | Stars: Ariana Grande, Joesar Alva, Luis Bong Buno IV, Igor Faria
Votes: 2,977
29. Part of Me (2012)
PG | 93 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the life, career and music of singer Katy Perry as we follow her on the California Dreams World Tour.
Directors: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz | Stars: Katy Perry, Adam Marcello, Casey Hooper, Patrick Matera
Votes: 13,869 | Gross: $25.24M
30. Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
TV-MA | 132 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Kurt Cobain, Wendy O'Connor, Don Cobain, Jenny Cobain
Votes: 32,127
31. Seaspiracy (2021)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Adventure
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
Director: Ali Tabrizi | Stars: Ali Tabrizi, Richard O'Barry, Lucy Tabrizi, Lori Marino
Votes: 34,128
32. Schumacher (2021)
12 | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.
Directors: Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns, Vanessa Nöcker, Michael Wech | Stars: Ross Brawn, Flavio Briatore, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, David Coulthard
Votes: 25,354
33. Death to 2021 (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread and occasional delight that 2021 had to offer.
Directors: Jack Clough, Josh Ruben | Stars: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu
Votes: 15,750
34. Death to 2020 (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 70 min | Comedy
In mockumentary format, characters discuss events of 2020 with a mixture of true information and satire. The overarching topic is the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the US and UK.
Directors: Al Campbell, Alice Mathias | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani
Votes: 40,072
35. Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests (2021)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary
Exploring the unexpected origins of America's obsession with personality testing, this documentary takes a look at the profound ways that ideas about personality have formed the world around us.
Director: Tim Travers Hawkins | Stars: Kyle Behm, Roland Behm, Lydia X.Z. Brown, Susan Cain
Votes: 875
36. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
Director: Bo Burnham | Star: Bo Burnham
Votes: 54,402
37. The Tinder Swindler (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Crime
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
Director: Felicity Morris | Stars: Simon Leviev, Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm, Karan Pugal
Votes: 72,975
38. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,033
39. The College Admissions Scandal (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Drama
Two wealthy mothers--sought-after interior designer Caroline and Bethany, owner of a successful financial-services firm--share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
Director: Adam Salky | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Mia Kirshner, Robert Moloney, Catherine Lough Haggquist
Votes: 565
40. Blackpink: Light Up the Sky (2020)
TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, Music
Chart the meteoric rise of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK in director Caroline Suh's documentary.
Director: Caroline Suh | Stars: Reila Post, Blackpink, Kim Jisoo, Jennie Kim
Votes: 7,325
41. The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
Explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Gladys Baker, Ray Bull, James Croft
Votes: 5,636
42. Mother Land (I) (2022)
80 min | Documentary
When Finnish documentary filmmaker Mari Soppela took her children and husband to live for a year on Pyhätunturi (the Sacred Mountain) in Kemijärvi, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream to share the arctic wilderness of her childhood with her family. But when, years later her children turn the camera onto her she is forced to confront her motivation for filming them in this searching and searingly ... See full summary »
Director: Mari Soppela | Stars: Mari Soppela, Sanna Anemaet, Ilari Anemaet, Leo Anemaet
Votes: 8
43. Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man (2018)
TV-PG | 71 min | Documentary, Biography
Discover the meteoric rise of Elon Musk, the man who is transforming the way we think about travel technology through electric cars, the Hyperloop, and revolutionary ideas on how we live through artificial intelligence and colonizing Mars.
Director: Sonia Anderson | Stars: Daniela Albers, Julie Anderson Ankenbrandt, Richard Branson, Cary Cooper
Votes: 913
44. Diana: The Woman Inside (2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary
Twenty years after Diana's death, this major new documentary rewrites many of the myths of her legacy. Rather than portraying Diana as unhappy, at war with the Royal family and herself; and... See full summary »
Director: Sonia Anderson | Stars: Beatrice Behlen, Carolan Browne, King Charles III, Elizabeth Emanuel
Votes: 165
45. Return to Space (2022)
TV-MA | 128 min | Documentary
Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Elon Musk, Bob Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Jim Bridenstine
Votes: 5,674
46. Save and Quit? (2020)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Esa Illi | Stars: Anna-Mari Vihakara, Panu Akrenius, Irina Kalaja, Miika Laeslehto
Votes: 16
47. My Stuff (2013)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy
Petri Luukkainen conducts an experiment with his own life. He packs all his things and puts them in storage. At first naked in an empty apartment, he only allows himself to retrieve one item per day.
Director: Petri Luukkainen | Stars: Petri Luukkainen, Helena Saarinen, Juho Luukkainen, Eero Löyttyjärvi
Votes: 780
48. David Gilmour: Wider Horizons (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour discusses his childhood, family life, early career and process for the creation of his fourth solo album Rattle That Lock.
Director: Kieran Evans | Star: David Gilmour
Votes: 176
49. The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Tracing the band's history from psychedelic 1960s London to a live reunion in 2005, this is the story of a succession of musical and commercial peaks separated by the struggles around the creative leadership of the band.
Director: Chris Rodley | Stars: Syd Barrett, Joe Boyd, Bob Geldof, David Gilmour
Votes: 137
50. Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023)
64 min | Documentary
Follows a team of engineers and scientists in an ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope and take the next giant leap in the understanding of the universe.
Director: Shai Gal | Stars: Joe Biden, Amber Straughn, Thomas Zurbuchen, Joseph DePasquale
Votes: 2,605
51. The Antisocial Network (2024)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary
A group of lonely teenagers formed an online community and bonded over their isolation, but their collective beliefs warped reality.
Directors: Giorgio Angelini, Arthur Jones | Stars: Fuxnet, Amanda, Aubrey Cottle, Matt Alt
Votes: 1,319
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