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1. That Animal Rescue Show (2020)
TV-PG | Documentary
The colorful and diverse world of animal rescue through the stories of the animals and the humans who love them.
Votes: 42
2. The Beatles Anthology (1995–1996)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Music
An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.
Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin
Votes: 9,424
3. The Beckoning Silence (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 73 min | Drama
After a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, did he feel compelled to continue climbing?
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Roger Schäli, Simon Anthamatten, Andreas Abegglen, Cyrille Berthod
Votes: 1,393
4. Grand Designs Australia (2010–2023)
Documentary, Reality-TV
Each episode is about the host visiting people who have a dream to build a house and how they bring the build to fruition. We see their trials and tribulations along the way. Each episode is a separate stand-alone story.
Star: Peter Maddison
Votes: 360
5. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov | Stars: Werner Herzog, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Blumei, Gennady Tiganov
Votes: 8,924 | Gross: $0.34M
6. The Summit (II) (2012)
R | 95 min | Documentary
The story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
Director: Nick Ryan | Stars: Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Walter Bonatti, Marco Confortola
Votes: 5,427 | Gross: $0.22M
7. Grand Designs New Zealand (2015– )
Documentary
Architect Chris Moller follows the progress of interesting and ambitious house building projects, speaking with the owners and tracking the ups and downs of the design, construction and ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Moller, Tom Webster, Scott Lawrie, Morella Verry
Votes: 157
8. Life Story (2014–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
David Attenbourough narrates on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life.
Stars: David Attenborough, Rolf Steinmann, Emma Napper, Sophie Lanfear
Votes: 2,336
9. Active Measures (2018)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American presidential election in collaboration with the Trump campaign.
Director: Jack Bryan | Stars: Vladimir Putin, Jeremy Bash, Nina Burleigh, Alexandra Chalupa
Votes: 7,849 | Gross: $1.22M
10. Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
The story of matinee idol Tab Hunter from teenage stable boy to closeted Hollywood star of the 1950s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Tab Hunter, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Natalie Wood
Votes: 3,556
11. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem
Votes: 32,963
12. Homo Sapiens (2016)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Homo Sapiens shows stunning images of forgotten places, buildings we constructed and then left.
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Votes: 1,083
13. Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
Unrated | 86 min | Documentary
Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.
Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Star: Edward Burtynsky
Votes: 3,063 | Gross: $0.24M
14.
The Surgeon's Cut (2020)
Episode:
Saving Life Before Birth
(2020)
TV-14 | Documentary
An innovative, compassionate fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Kypros Nicolaides guides his patients through emotionally fraught pregnancy complications.
Director: James Newton | Star: Lin Gallagher
Votes: 247
15.
No Small Parts (2014– )
Episode:
#248 - Alexander Skarsgård
(2020)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography
Alexander Skarsgård, known for his roles in "Generation Kill," "True Blood," and "Big Little Lies," stars as Randall Flagg in the latest adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand." "No Small Parts" takes a look at his rise to fame.
Directors: Brandon Hardesty, Kenny Johnson | Stars: Brandon Hardesty, Alexander Skarsgård
Votes: 37
16. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
TV-MA | 312 min | Documentary, History, War
This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Martin Sheen, Rudolf Hess
Votes: 14,276
17. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
TV-MA | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
An exploration of the history of the Bee Gees, featuring revealing interviews with oldest brother Barry Gibb, and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Peter Brown
Votes: 5,617
18. Six Locked Doors: The Legacy of Cocoanut Grove (2021)
70 min | Documentary, History
Six Locked Doors explores the events leading up to the deadliest nightclub fire in American history on November 28, 1942 at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Zachary W Graves-Miller | Stars: Paul Christian, Kevin Cullen, Ray Flynn, Rikki Klieman
Votes: 10
19. The Soviet Story (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, War
The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.
Director: Edvins Snore | Stars: Jon Strickland, Vladimir Bukovsky, Vladimir Lenin, Norman Davies
Votes: 3,446
20. The Great War (2010–2012)
50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
This twelve hour-long documentary depicts the most important events and battles of World War II on the Eastern Front. The series illustrate the history of the war by means of ... See full summary »
Stars: Anatoliy Bogush, Evgeniy Sinchukov, Olga Radchuk, Andrey Vlasov
Votes: 314
21. A World of Calm (2020)
Documentary
An immersive visual journey into another world.
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Keanu Reeves, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman
Votes: 520
22.
Tiny Creatures (2020)
Episode:
Arizona
(2020)
TV-PG | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
In Arizona, critters brave a harsh frontier, and a young kangaroo rat must be nimble to dodge a rattlesnake, a Gila monster - and a dirt bike.
Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Mike Colter, Robert Jensen, Louis Labrom-Brown, Julie Sisson
Votes: 109
23. Miracle on Everest (2008)
Documentary, Adventure
The legendary story of Australian climber Lincoln Hall, who was pronounced dead close to the summit of Mount Everest and lived to tell the tale.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Stars: Wayne Alexander, Johno Carr, Daz Caulton, Nick Flyvberg
Votes: 221
24. Chernobyl (2015)
53 min | Documentary, History
The document shows Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in 30 years after the nuclear power plant failure. Although there are a lot of documentary films about that disaster, none of them pay attention ... See full summary »
Director: Armin Kurasz | Star: Jacek Podemski
Votes: 241
25. Sherpa (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
In 2014, director Jennifer Peedom was working on a documentary about the Sherpas of Mount Everest when the largest avalanche in recent history occurred on the mountain, killing 16 Sherpas.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Stars: Russell Brice, Tim Medvetz, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, Phurba Tashi Sherpa
Votes: 5,411
26. 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: 27,205 | Gross: $9.04M
27. Ljudmilas röst (2001)
75 min | Documentary
Ljudmila Ignatenko tells the story of her and her husband Vasilij, a firefighter who was one of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
Director: Gunnar Bergdahl | Star: Lyudmila Ignatenko
Votes: 71
28. Spitfire (III) (2018)
TV-PG | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.
Directors: David Fairhead, Ant Palmer | Stars: John Ackroyd, Charles Dance, Mary Ellis, Paul Farnes
Votes: 1,264
29. Human (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 263 min | Documentary
A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Luis Cancu, Atman, Berthony, Bruno
Votes: 8,825
30. Mountain (I) (2017)
PG | 74 min | Documentary
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe
Votes: 4,251 | Gross: $0.24M
31. K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Following a group of climbers attempting to climb K2 in 2009, on the 100-year anniversary of its landmark 1909 expedition. Experience the adventure, peril and serenity of a group's attempt to climb the most challenging peak on earth.
Director: Dave Ohlson | Stars: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Simone Leorin, Jake Meyer, Chris Szymiec
Votes: 1,196 | Gross: $0.01M
32. The Wildest Dream (2010)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
Director: Anthony Geffen | Stars: Conrad Anker, Susan Robertson, Robert Macfarlane, Peter Gillman
Votes: 2,726 | Gross: $0.87M
33. A World Unseen: The Revenant (2016)
44 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary following the production process of the movie 'The Revenant'.
Director: Eliot Rausch | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Votes: 309
34. Voyage of Time (2016)
G | 44 min | Documentary, Animation
This documentary examines the origins of the universe, including the beginning of life on Earth.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Jamal Cavil, Maisha Diatta, Yagazie Emezi
Votes: 2,702
35. A Beautiful Planet (2016)
G | 46 min | Documentary
An exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence.
Director: Toni Myers | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Samantha Cristoforetti, Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren
Votes: 1,469 | Gross: $15.55M
36. Dancer (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Director: Steven Cantor | Stars: Sergei Polunin, Galyna Polunina, Galina Ivanovna, Larysa Lavrikova
Votes: 3,197 | Gross: $0.04M
37. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
88 min | Documentary
In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Melissa Ricci, Christopher Goh
Votes: 5,546
38. Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
In this documentary, Stephen Hawking tries to explain what science can tell us about the meaning of life through physics, philosophical discussion,and Hawking's own unique scientific ... See full summary »
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Bill Hutchens, Tom Bonington
Votes: 1,439
39. The Fabric of the Cosmos (2011)
Not Rated | 240 min | Documentary
The deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong? In search of answers, Brian... See full summary »
Star: Brian Greene
Votes: 332
40. The Phenomenon (2020)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials, and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
Director: James Fox | Stars: Peter Coyote, Chris Mellon, William T. Coleman, Kim Arnold
Votes: 4,351
41. Alone (2015– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Ten survival "experts" attempt to survive alone. The winner receives $500,000.
Stars: Nicole Apelian, Sam Larson, Brooke Whipple, Jesse Bosdell
Votes: 7,384
42. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Sagan, Trang Vo
Votes: 7,791
43. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 97 min | Documentary
A documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer | Stars: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Simon Schaffer, Jon Larsen
Votes: 3,668
44. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
130 min | Documentary, History
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films, from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films, ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Wolf | Stars: Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Berkley, Martine Beswick, Linda Blair
Votes: 1,297
45. Chernobyl Heart (2003)
39 min | Documentary, Short
This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.
Director: Maryann DeLeo | Stars: William Novick, Adi Roche
Votes: 797
46. Inside Chernobyl (2012)
47 min | Documentary
A film based on current conditions in Chernobyl and Pripyat, where the Soviet Government tried to cover up a catastrophic nuclear accident - something the world had never seen before.
Director: Adrian Musto
Votes: 37
47. Cold (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 19 min | Documentary, Short, Action
For the past 26 years 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan's 8,000 meter peaks in winter. On February 2, 2011, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards became ... See full summary »
Director: Anson Fogel | Stars: Simone Moro, Cory Richards, Denis Urubko
Votes: 224
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