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1. Now Something Is Slowly Changing (2018)
105 min | Documentary
A bold documentary in a measured style about the modern-day quest for meaning and personal growth.
Director: Menna Laura Meijer
Votes: 136
2. Stop Filming Us (2020)
95 min | Documentary
Based on the struggle of young people in Goma (Northeastern Congo) against the prevailing Western reporting about war and misery, Stop Filming Us investigates how these Western stereotypes ... See full summary »
Director: Joris Postema | Stars: Mugabo Baritegera, Ganza Buroko, Gaïus Kowene, Td Jack Muhindo
Votes: 112
3. The Social Dilemma (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Drama
Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano
Votes: 89,420
4. The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
150 min | Documentary
Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context.
Director: Sophie Fiennes | Star: Slavoj Zizek
Votes: 7,337
5. White Riot (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Music
Rock Against Racism was formed in 1976, prompted by Eric Clapton. It blends fresh interviews with archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches.
Director: Rubika Shah | Stars: Red Saunders, Roger Huddle, Kate Webb, Syd Shelton
Votes: 935
6. Prison for Profit (2019)
83 min | Documentary
Whistleblowers, prisoners and an investigative journalist paint a shocking picture of South Africa's first privatized prison. Profit is the priority, with underpaid guards and violence against prisoners as the inevitable outcome.
Directors: Femke van Velzen, Ilse van Velzen | Stars: Jonathan Clays, Ruth Hopkins
Votes: 31
7. The Kingmaker (2019)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Imelda Marcos, Etta Rosales, Ferdinand Marcos, George Bush
Votes: 2,625
8. The Cordillera of Dreams (2019)
84 min | Documentary
Patricio Guzmán left Chile more than 40 years ago when the military dictatorship took over the government. However, he never stopped thinking about a country, a culture and a place on the map.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Jorge Baradit, Vicente Gajardo, Francisco Gazitúa, Pablo Salas
Votes: 925
9. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 19,401 | Gross: $0.82M
10. For Sama (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, War
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts | Stars: Waad Al-Kateab, Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Afra
Votes: 12,814 | Gross: $0.04M
11. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,070
12. Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (2015– )
60 min | Documentary
Louis investigates Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes but have been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Stars: Michael G. Borack, Indre Rukseniene, Jonathan, Brian
Votes: 1,257
13. Reel Rock Film Tour (2010– )
100 min | Adventure, Sport
An annual event focusing on some of the best athletes conquering breathtaking feats in the vertical realm.
Stars: Alex Honnold, Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Cedar Wright
Votes: 98
14. Free Solo (2018)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe
Votes: 77,303 | Gross: $17.54M
15. Freek (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Director: Dennis Alink | Stars: Henry van Loon, André van Duin, René van 't Hof, Herman Finkers
Votes: 38
16. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,446 | Gross: $17.96M
17. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 162,355 | Gross: $47.84M
18. Another Day of Life (2018)
85 min | Animation, Biography
A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next.
Directors: Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Stars: Artur Queiroz, Luis Alberto Ferreira, Carlota Machado, Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco
Votes: 2,743
19. The White Cube (2020)
77 min | Documentary
Can the working class such as those on plantations in the Congo benefit from Art, instead of being victimized by it through gentrification?
Director: Renzo Martens | Stars: Brooke Davis Anderson, Sasha Dees
Votes: 114
20. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,432
21. The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996 Video)
88 min | Documentary
A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "12 Monkeys" (1995)
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Keith Fulton, Terry Gilliam, Charles Roven, Lloyd Phillips
Votes: 1,088
22. Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
65 min | Documentary
A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself.
Director: Gregory Monro | Stars: Stanley Kubrick, Michel Ciment, Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson
Votes: 2,610
23. QT8: The First Eight (2019)
TV-MA | 103 min | Documentary
A documentary that focuses on the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's career and includes interviews with his frequent collaborators.
Director: Tara Wood | Stars: Zoë Bell, Louis Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Forster
Votes: 5,067 | Gross: $0.05M
24. Farewell Paradise (2020)
96 min | Documentary
Farewell Paradise is about the search for a truth within a broken family, based on the personal story of director Sonja Wyss's family. From one shared history, through 6 different perspectives, 6 different stories emerge.
Director: Sonja Wyss
Votes: 83
25. The Mole Agent (2020)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Sergio Chamy, Romulo Aitken, Marta Olivares, Berta Ureta
Votes: 9,498
26. The Mind, Explained (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 20 min | Documentary
Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.
Stars: Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Jewel Jordan, Faith Jones
Votes: 6,034
27. De Kijk van Koolhoven (2018–2022)
Documentary
Director Martin Koolhoven takes a look at his favorite genres and their movies.
Star: Martin Koolhoven
Votes: 170
28. Sidik and the Panther (2019)
83 min | Documentary
For 25 long years Sidik has been searching for a snow leopard in the war-scarred mountains of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Once there were many leopards here. If they return, Sidik believes ... See full summary »
Director: Reber Dosky | Star: Sidik Barzani
Votes: 106
29. Last Days of Spring (2020)
77 min | Drama
In a shanty town near Madrid, a group of squatters are forced to leave their self-built homes when the land they live on is sold. While this process slowly unfolds, the different members of... See full summary »
Director: Isabel Lamberti | Stars: María Duro Rego, David Gabarre Duro, David Gabarre Jiménez, Alejandro Gabarre Mendoza
Votes: 288
30. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,496 | Gross: $7.12M
31. 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
32. Kumaré (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.
Director: Vikram Gandhi | Stars: Vikram Gandhi, Toby, Greg, Molly
Votes: 5,197 | Gross: $0.13M
33. Spycraft (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 271 min | Documentary
Follows intelligence experts who offer an look behind the CIA's most secretive operations throughout history and the devices that made them possible.
Stars: H. Keith Melton, Dylan Berry, Robert Bigman, Hamet Yousef
Votes: 2,500
34. Yab Yum (2021)
Documentary
Documentary about Yab Yum, once the most famous brothel in Amsterdam. It has been closed years ago because it was being used more and more for criminal activities.
Directors: Anna van 't Hek, Ali Safdari | Star: Natalia Portnoy
Votes: 155
35. Lamentations of Judas (2020)
96 min | Documentary
Black Angolan soldiers, known as 'The Terrible Ones', once fought white South Africa's colonial wars as part of the notorious 32 Battalion. Repatriated to South Africa at the end of the ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Gerrets
Votes: 30
36. The Family (2019)
TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery
An enigmatic Christian group known as The Family wields enormous influence in Washington, DC, in pursuit of its global ambitions.
Stars: Jeff Sharlet, James Cromwell, Doug Hampton, Lisa Getter
Votes: 4,064
37. Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Crime
Tracing from his rise in the 1970s to his disgrace in accusations of rape and sexual harassment in more recent years.
Director: Eva Orner | Stars: Larissa Anderson, Francesca Asumah, Sarah Baughn, Bikram Choudhury
Votes: 8,339
38. Srebrenica - de machteloze missie van Dutchbat (2020)
55 min | Documentary
Coen Verbraak interviews ex-Dutchbat soldiers on their disastrous UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, 1995.
Stars: Liesbeth Beukeboom, Anne Mulder, Johan de Jonge, Frans Erkelens
Votes: 53
39. Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
Stars: Ian Bailey, Barry Roche, Eugene Gilligan, Bertrand Bouniol
Votes: 6,090
40. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)
111 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr. Oliver Sacks.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Oliver Sacks, Roberto Calasso, António Damásio, Kate Edgar
Votes: 559
41. MLK/FBI (2020)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover, David Garrow, Clarence B. Jones
Votes: 1,750
42. Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
TV-MA | 245 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This four-part documentary series weaves together rare and exclusive footage of attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s.
Stars: Paul Schrade, Peter Edelman, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis
Votes: 2,096
43. Shadow Game (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Shadow Game is a journey through the dark side of Europe with teenage refugees as our guides.
Directors: Eefje Blankevoort, Els van Driel
Votes: 180
44. The Dissident (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Irfan Fidan, Recep Kiliç
Votes: 30,474
45. iHuman (2019)
99 min | Documentary
The documentary follows the booming artificial intelligence industry, what opportunities and challenges it brings and its impact on the global community.
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Max Tegmark, Zeynep Tüfekçi, Elenore Pauwels, Ben Goertzel
Votes: 713
46. Songs of Repression (2020)
88 min | Documentary, History
The inhabitants of a German colony in Chile share a dark past with violence and sexual abuse, but react in widely different ways when confronted with it today.
Directors: Marianne Hougen-Moraga, Estephan Wagner | Stars: Horst Schaffrik, Jürgen Szurgelies, Helga Bohnau, Dora Barr
Votes: 195
47. Three Identical Strangers (2018)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
Director: Tim Wardle | Stars: Robert Shafran, Michael Domnitz, Howard Schneider, Ellen Cervone
Votes: 39,640 | Gross: $12.32M
48. Western Arabs (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A historical and personal story, based on the director's own experience, family, friends and acquaintances. We follow them and depict different situations throughout their lives - the sad, ... See full summary »
Director: Omar Shargawi | Stars: Munir Shargawi, Elin Shargawi, Omar Shargawi, Rune Shargawi
Votes: 65
49. Colonia Dignidad: A Sinister Sect (2021)
Documentary, Crime
The rise of a poor German lay preacher to one of the mightiest men in Latin America told through the eyes of those who lived in the sect, who endured it, who fought it. All brought to life by unearthed, never before seen archive material.
Stars: Salo Luna, Willi Malessa, Edeltraud Bohnau, Jack Luceno
Votes: 995
50. Playground (2021)
72 min | Drama
When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children's and adults' worlds.
Director: Laura Wandel | Stars: Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Elsa Laforge, Lena Girard Voss
Votes: 4,287
51. Radiograph of a Family (2020)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally... See full summary »
Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani | Stars: Farahnaz Sharifi, Hossein Khosrovani, Tayi, Firouzeh Khosrovani
Votes: 292
52. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,440 | Gross: $1.34M
53. Curse of the Chippendales (2021)
TV-MA | 191 min | Documentary, Crime
Chronicles the dark side of the 1980s all-male striptease dance troupe.
Stars: Michael Rapp, Roger Menache, Bruce Nahin, Dan Peterson
Votes: 659
54. Colombia in My Arms (2020)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
The peace agreement between FARC guerrillas and the Colombian Government throws the country into chaos. What happens to a fragile peace in an unequal country if doing the 'wrong' thing may easily be justified as the only means of struggle?
Directors: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas | Stars: Ernesto, Juan Manuel Santos, Pacho, María Fernanda Cabal
Votes: 120
55. The Alpinist (2021)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.
Directors: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen | Stars: Marc-André Leclerc, Peter Mortimer, Alex Honnold, Jason Kruk
Votes: 14,381
56. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.
Director: Torquil Jones | Stars: Nirmal Purja, Suchi Purja, Klára Kolouchová, Reinhold Messner
Votes: 30,397
57. Navalny (2022)
R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya
Votes: 29,853
58. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,494
59. One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."
Director: Bill Teck | Stars: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Anna Thea Bogdanovich, Antonia Bogdanovich
Votes: 214
60. Inside the Mind of a Cat (2022)
TV-PG | 67 min | Documentary
Cat experts dive into the mind of the feline to reveal the true capabilities of the pouncing pet in this captivating and cuddly documentary.
Director: Andy Mitchell | Stars: Neil Wilson, Bruce Kornriech, Kristyn Vitale, Saho Takagi
Votes: 6,676
61. Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (2022)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Crime
Life and death of software pioneer John McAfee who developed the software: McAfee Antivirus.
Director: Charlie Russell | Stars: John McAfee, Dean Barrow, Rocco Castoro, Neil Cavuto
Votes: 3,766
62. Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? (2022)
TV-MA | 151 min | Documentary
The film follows Ghislaine Maxwell growing up in Oxford as the daughter of notorious media tycoon and fraudster Robert Maxwell, her life in London, and then her reinvention in New York, where she meets Jeffrey Epstein.
Stars: Cissy Jones, Christina Oxenberg, Maria Farmer, Anne McElvoy
Votes: 341
63. We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Biography
Writer/director W. Kamau Bell's exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to convicted sexual predator. Comedians, journalists and survivors have a candid, first of its kind conversation about the man, his career and crimes.
Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Jelani Cobb, Doug E. Doug, Godfrey
Votes: 2,685
64. No Place for a Rebel (2017)
76 min | Documentary
Sixteen years after rebels abducted him as a child, Opono Opondo returns home to Uganda as an adult war commander. Now he has to re-adapt to civil society. Opono grew up to become a war ... See full summary »
Directors: Ariadne Asimakopoulos, Maartje Wegdam
Votes: 27
65. How to Change Your Mind (2022)
TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary
It showcases what psychedelics teaches people about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence.
Stars: Michael Pollan, Erika Gagnon, Kathleen Kral, Paul Daley
Votes: 3,288
66. Athlete A (2020)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Crime, Sport
Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk | Stars: Maggie Nichols, Gina Nichols, John Nichols, Steve Berta
Votes: 12,406
67. Summits of My Life: A Fine Line (2012)
52 min | Documentary, Sport
A Fine Line takes us on a breathtaking journey over the spectacular snow covered peaks of the Alps as we join a small group of extraordinary mountain athletes in their pursuit of happiness and fulfillment.
Director: Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset | Stars: Kilian Jornet, Stephane Brosse, Vivian Bruchez, Núria Burgada Buron
Votes: 347
68. Into the Deep (2020)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
Director: Emma Sullivan | Star: Peter Madsen
Votes: 4,133
69. 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: 1,662
70. Déjame Vivir (2014)
62 min | Documentary, Adventure
From Mont Blanc to Mount Elbrus, experience the peaks from the breathtaking perspective of sky runner Kilian Jornet and his friends.
Director: Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset | Stars: Kilian Jornet, Bruno Brunod, Matteo Jacquemoud, Emelie Forsberg
Votes: 289
71. The Pharmacist (2020)
TV-MA | 54 min | Documentary, Crime
Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana, makes effort to identify his son's killer, which leads to his gathering of evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans.
Stars: Dan Schneider, Annie Schneider, Jack Stephens, M.
Votes: 8,671
72. Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)
PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary
Follows Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
Directors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp | Stars: Barbie Kyagulanyi, Bobi Wine
Votes: 1,601
73. The Big Short (2015)
R | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
Votes: 484,213 | Gross: $70.26M
74. The Big Short (2015)
R | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
Votes: 484,213 | Gross: $70.26M
75. Cunningham (2019)
PG | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Director: Alla Kovgan | Stars: Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Ashley Chen, Brandon Collwes
Votes: 446
76. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
R | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong
Votes: 193,249
77. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery
Votes: 102,794
78. Young Plato (2021)
102 min | Documentary
School headmaster Kevin McArevey tries to change the fortunes of an inner-city Irish community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.
Directors: Declan McGrath, Neasa Ní Chianáin | Stars: Kevin McArevey, Jan-Marie Reel
Votes: 400
79. Overgave (2022)
55 min | Documentary
After the death of her best friend, director Marijn Frank goes running in the clothes inherited from her friend. She trains for a marathon and at the same time tries to accept the biggest ... See full summary »
Director: Marijn Frank | Star: Marijn Frank
Votes: 58
80. F@ck This Job (2021)
104 min | Documentary, News
In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.
Director: Vera Krichevskaya | Stars: Natalia Sindeeva, Aleksandr Vinokurov, Vera Krichevskaya, Anna Forshtreter
Votes: 565
81. A House Made of Splinters (2022)
87 min | Documentary
Children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.
Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont | Stars: Marharyta Burlutska, Anjelika Stolyarova, Olga Tronova
Votes: 2,069
82. The Children in the Pictures (2021)
84 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the work of Task Force Argos, a special division of the Australian Federal Police, as they investigate the global networks exploiting children by posting their photos and videos on the dark web.
Directors: Akhim Dev, Simon Nasht | Star: Simone Gescheit
Votes: 37
83. Puinhoop (2022)
Documentary
Een intieme documentaire, gefilmd over een periode van meer dan 10 jaar, over de worsteling van een kind om onafhankelijk te zijn van zijn aan borderline lijdende moeder.
Director: Allard Detiger
Votes: 66
84. Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil (2023)
TV-MA | 206 min | Documentary, Crime
From 1987 to 2003, Michel Fourniret cemented his legacy as France’s most infamous murderer. But his wife was an enigma: Was she a pawn or a participant?
Stars: Francis Nachbar, Richard Delgenes, Gérard Chemla, Didier Seban
Votes: 1,424
85. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
Unrated | 113 min | Documentary
Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Nan Goldin, David Velasco, Megan Kapler, Marina Berio
Votes: 7,775
86. My Imaginary Country (2022)
83 min | Documentary
Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile's capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.
Director: Patricio Guzmán
Votes: 537
87. Eternal Spring (2022)
86 min | Documentary, Animation
Falun Gong practitioners were persecuted in China, they tried to tell the truth but they were kidnapped, some Falun Gong practitioners died.
Director: Jason Loftus | Stars: Henry Guo, Shi Jian, Yu Feng, Tan Junfeng
Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $0.09M
88. 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: 226
89. My Maysoon (2023)
55 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Batoul decides that making a film about what happened to her sister Maysoon, who disappeared on the Mediterranean Sea years ago, is the only way to deal with a pain so great that no one in her family can talk about it.
Director: Batoul Karbijha
Votes: 10
90. The Dmitriev Affair (2023)
93 min | Documentary
Yuri Dmitriev uncovers the buried truths that the current Russian authorities desperately want to erase. After an extensive search, he stumbles upon a mass grave in the pine forests of ... See full summary »
Director: Jessica Gorter | Star: Joeri Dmitriev
Votes: 53
91. The Devil's Drivers (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Chased by the army, two Beduin smuggle Palestinian workers through the Negev desert. A portrait filmed over five years about men living on the edge in one the most fragile regions of the world.
Directors: Daniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth
Votes: 51
92. Aurora's Sunrise (2022)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Animation
A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, she journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.
Director: Inna Sahakyan | Stars: Anzhelika Hakobyan, Arpi Petrossian, Shushan Abrahamyan, Seyran Akopov
Votes: 933
93. Daughters of the Sun (2023)
74 min | Documentary
A group of Yezidi women and girls, who were used as sex slaves by Islamic State, now have to rebuild their lives. With each other's love and support, and inspired by wise theatre-maker Hussein, they find the strength to look forward again.
Director: Reber Dosky
Votes: 26
94. Close to Vermeer (2023)
79 min | Documentary
Much has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. His small oeuvre is ... See full summary »
Director: Suzanne Raes | Stars: Gregor J.M. Weber, Pieter Roelofs, Jonathan Janson, Betsy Wieseman
Votes: 432
95. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
Votes: 60,395 | Gross: $2.28M
96. Make People Better (2022)
83 min | Documentary
A Chinese biophysicist disappears after developing the first designer babies, shocking the world and the entire scientific community, but an investigation shows he may not have been alone in his experiment to create "better" human beings.
Director: Cody Sheehy
Votes: 61
97. The Kyiv Files (2023)
78 min | Documentary
In Ukraine, the KGB archive of countless files containing reports on covert observations has been made accessible to the public. What happens once you find out that the state has been ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Stokman
Votes: 21
98. Selling a Colonial War (2023)
132 min | Documentary
In a world awakening to the sins of colonialism, filmmaker In-Soo Radstake exposes the Netherlands' reluctance to confront its dark legacy, unearthing a disinformation campaign to shield the nation from the shadows of its past.
Director: In-soo Radstake
Votes: 71
99. The Eternal Memory (2023)
85 min | Documentary
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Augusto Góngora, Paulina Urrutia, Gustavo Cerati, Pedro Lemebel
Votes: 3,110
100. Deep Rising (2023)
93 min | Documentary
The fate of the planet's last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world's energy crisis.
Director: Matthieu Rytz | Star: Jason Momoa
Votes: 91
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