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1. Witness to Disaster (2019– )

Documentary

Extreme footage and surviving witnesses bring to life the terrifying reality of what it is like to experience outright disaster.

Stars: Jonathan Guy Lewis, Reed Timmer

Votes: 78

2. The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

PG | 91 min | Documentary, Family

73 Metascore

Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.

Director: John Chester | Stars: John Chester, Molly Chester, Todd, Alan York

Votes: 8,885 | Gross: $4.37M

3. The Game Changers (2018)

86 min | Documentary, Sport

A UFC fighter's world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie.

Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: James Wilks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrik Baboumian, Dotsie Bausch

Votes: 21,841 | Gross: $0.74M

4. Unsolved Mysteries (2020– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Immersive, character-driven stories are rooted in the experiences of ordinary people who have lived the unthinkable. Families, detectives and journalists hope viewers hold the clues to solving these mysteries.

Stars: Thom Reed, Maria Ramirez, Allison Rivera, Mary Murphy

Votes: 12,453

5. Lamp Unto My Feet (1948–1979)
Episode: Twice Promised Land (1975)

Talk-Show

This program is divided into two episodes, 1/ 1945-1948 Birth of a State, and 2/ From War to War. In episode 1 it explains how after WW2 the UN suggests splitting Palestine into a Jewish ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Benjamin

6. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)

PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography

72 Metascore

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: 34,554

7. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

72 Metascore

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,731 | Gross: $21.58M

8. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime

79 Metascore

A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson

Votes: 25,930 | Gross: $1.21M

9. The Columbine Massacre: In the Killer's Mind (2007 TV Movie)

46 min | Documentary

The story of the mass school shooting perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

Director: Stéphanie Kaïm | Stars: Dylan Klebold, Eric Harris, Brooks Brown, Randy Brown

Votes: 142

10. Revealed (2002– )

60 min | Documentary

The real Nazi Temple Of Doom! Discover the link to Adolf Hitler's search for the Holy Grail and Heinrich Himmler's shrine to the SS. Find out how a group of experts pieced together the ... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Cook, Piers Gibbon, Donald Rumbelow, Mark Halliley

Votes: 58

11. Occupation 101 (2006)

90 min | Documentary

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.

Directors: Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | Stars: James Akins, Arik Ascherman, Bishop Barltlett Jr., Phyllis Bennis

Votes: 1,905

12. Save Ralph (2021)

TV-PG | 4 min | Animation, Short, Horror

Ralph, a bunny being interviewed for a documentary, goes through his daily routine as a "tester" in a lab.

Director: Spencer Susser | Stars: Zac Efron, Ricky Gervais, Tricia Helfer, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 6,105

13. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

PG | 81 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.

Director: David Gelb | Stars: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakazama

Votes: 38,008 | Gross: $2.55M

14. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz, Kevin Mitnick

Votes: 13,405 | Gross: $0.59M

15. Kilian Jornet: Path to Everest (2018)

80 min | Documentary

Surrounded by the mountains and people who are his inspiration, in 'Path to Everest', the mountain athlete Kilian Jornet reveals his most intimate fears, contradictions and passions.

Directors: Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Josep Serra Mateu | Stars: Kilian Jornet, Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Jordi Canals, Jordi Tosas

Votes: 562

16. Untold (2021– )

TV-MA | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Tales from the world of sports never heard before.

Stars: Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, Brandon James, Pat Dooley

Votes: 8,962

17. Snapped (2004– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Crime

Investigations of multiple mysterious and violent cases.

Stars: Sharon Martin, Jody Flader, Andrew D. Erath, Jay Heselschwerdt

Votes: 1,631

18. Everest Dark

Documentary | Post-production

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Director: Jereme Watt | Stars: Pem Futi Sherpa, Jitraj Gurung, Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, Samati Gurung

19. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)

TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.

Stars: Deanna Thompson, John Green, Claudette Hamlin, Anna Yourkin

Votes: 62,210

20. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

82 Metascore

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: 40,694 | Gross: $0.02M

21. Welcome to Leith (2015)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

When a noted white supremacist moves into their town, the residents of Leith, North Dakota do what they can to prevent him from taking control of the municipality.

Directors: Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker | Stars: Ryan Schock, Heather Cook, Lee Cook, Bobby Harper

Votes: 4,457 | Gross: $0.04M

22. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime

In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.

Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jessica Thomas, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard

Votes: 11,898

23. TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary, Biography

After his arrest at age 16, Kalief Browder fought the system and prevailed, despite unthinkable circumstances. He became an American hero.

Stars: Jay-Z, Kalief Browder, Venida Browder, Paul Prestia

Votes: 2,904

24. Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass-suicide.

Director: Tim Wolochatiuk | Stars: Ted Biggs, Stephan Jones, Vernon Gosney, Tim Reiterman

Votes: 1,243

25. Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime

The extraordinary story of the "pizza bomber heist" and the FBI's investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.

Stars: Trey Borzillieri, Jerry Clark, Jason Wick, Lamont King

Votes: 31,003

26. From Devil's Breath (2021)

40 min | Documentary, Short

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel (THE WHITE HELMETS, VIRUNGA) and producer Leonardo DiCaprio, FROM DEVIL'S BREATH tells the unlikely first-person story of two ... See full summary »

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel

Votes: 35

27. Working: What We Do All Day (2023)

TV-14 | 187 min | Documentary

For some, it's a paycheck. For others, it's a calling. This docuseries explores the meaning of work for modern Americans in a time of rapid change.

Stars: Barack Obama, Karthik Lakshmanan, Luke Starcher, Chris Urmson

Votes: 993

28. Touching the Void (2003)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

82 Metascore

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Simon Yates, Joe Simpson, Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron

Votes: 38,094 | Gross: $4.59M

29. Walking Two Worlds (2022)

Documentary, Short

19-year-old Quannah Chasinghorse, and their mother, Jody Potts-Joseph, take a stand to defend their sacred homelands and way of life while breaking barriers in Indigenous representation.

Director: Maia Wikler | Stars: Adeline Potts, Jody Potts-Joseph, Quannah Chasinghorse

Votes: 9

30. Tantura (2022)

94 min | Documentary, History

81 Metascore

In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society.

Director: Alon Schwarz | Stars: Avigdor Feldman, Yoav Gelber, Teddy Katz, Ilan Pappe

Votes: 1,253

31. The Occupation of the American Mind (2016 Video)

82 min | Documentary

Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the ... See full summary »

Directors: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp | Stars: Phyllis Bennis, Max Blumenthal, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein

Votes: 258

32. To See If I'm Smiling (2007)

59 min | Documentary

Six Israeli soldiers recount their military service in Gaza and the West Bank, revealing incidents of negligence, casualness, immaturity and abuse of power while on duty in occupied territories.

Director: Tamar Yarom | Star: Dennis Cruzado

Votes: 155

33. Foragers (2022)

65 min

Elderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.

Director: Jumana Manna

Votes: 89

34. Kingdom of Silence (2020 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary

An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global journalists.

Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Nasser Faris, Lawrence Wright, Jamal Khashoggi, Ali Soufan

Votes: 973

35. Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016–2023)

TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary

Imagine being in jail. Now imagine living in a foreign country. Scary? Paul Connelly takes you inside these jails. He shows what living conditions are for the inmates, as well as the guards. You'll never look at prison the same.

Stars: Raphael Rowe, Paul Connelly, Marios El Khoury

Votes: 4,015

36. Bye Bye Tiberias (2023)

82 min | Documentary, Biography

77 Metascore

Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

Director: Lina Soualem | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Um Ali, Nemat Abbass, Said Abbas

Votes: 312

38. The Crime of the Century (2021)

TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary, Crime

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.

Stars: Patrick Radden Keefe, Edward Byrne, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Anna Lembke

Votes: 4,359

39. Objector (2019)

75 min | Documentary

Like all Israeli youth, Atalya is obligated to become a soldier. Unlike most, she questions the practices of her country's military, and becomes determined to challenge this rite of passage... See full summary »

Director: Molly Stuart | Star: Atalya Ben-Abba

Votes: 110

40. Israelism (2023)

84 min | Documentary

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.

Directors: Erin Axelman, Sam Eilertsen | Stars: Peter Beinart, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Noam Chomsky, Abraham Foxman

Votes: 3,851

41. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

R | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: John Beard, Tim Belden, Barbara Boxer, George W. Bush

Votes: 20,110

42. Ancient Apocalypse (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, History

What if everything we know about prehistory is wrong? Journalist Graham Hancock visits archaeological sites around the world investigating if a civilization far more advanced than we ever believed possible existed thousands of years ago.

Stars: Graham Hancock, Joe Rogan, Martin Sweatman, Randall Carlson

Votes: 10,225

43. Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)

60 min | Documentary

The series chronicles the creation of the atomic bomb and the spread of nuclear arms over the following decades. It continues past the dissolution of the Soviet Union to Vladimir Putin's ascent and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Stars: Mary Sarotte, Garrett Graff, Robert Gates, Tom Nichols

Votes: 2,359



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