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1. Knock Down the House (2019)
PG | 87 min | Documentary
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Director: Rachel Lears | Stars: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Joe Crowley, Paula Jean Swearengin
Votes: 12,971
2. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,992 | Gross: $4.31M
3. The Corporation (2003)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones
Votes: 21,787 | Gross: $1.88M
4. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cindy Cohn, Gabriella Coleman
Votes: 18,040 | Gross: $0.05M
5. Dirty John, The Dirty Truth (2019 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary, Crime
Docuseries of "Dirty" John Meehan, based on the true crime podcast.
Director: Sara Mast | Stars: Debra Newell, Christopher Goffard, Terra Newell, Joe Loeffler
Votes: 1,938
6. Psychopath with Piers Morgan (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Piers Morgan ventures behind bars to talk to diagnosed psychopath Paris Bennett about what drove him to murder his four-year-old sister.
Director: Stuart Cabb | Stars: Piers Morgan, Paris Lee Bennett, Becca Baggenstoss, Ella Bennett
Votes: 329
7. American Factory (2019)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows
Votes: 23,881
8. 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: 20,117
9. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
Director: Simon Klose | Stars: Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Peter Althin
Votes: 13,929
10. The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 80 min | Documentary
How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
Director: Michael Oswald | Stars: Joel Benjamin, Peter Cain, John Christensen, Alex Cobham
Votes: 1,019
11. Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
103 min | Documentary
Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
Director: Justin Pemberton | Stars: Michael Douglas, Vanessa Redgrave, Ronald Reagan, Daniel Huttlestone
Votes: 3,032
12. Four Horsemen (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
The modern day Four Horsemen continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. 23 ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Ashcroft | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Gillian Tett, Lawrence Wilkerson, David Morgan
Votes: 2,919
13. 97% Owned (2012)
104 min | Documentary
97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Oswald | Stars: Ben Dyson, Anne Belsey, Noel Longhurst, Josh Ryan-Collins
Votes: 671
14. Betting on Zero (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Writer/director Ted Braun follows controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion dollars on the line in his crusade to expose Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history.
Director: Ted Braun | Stars: William Ackman, Douglas M. Brooks, William Cohan, Julie Contreras
Votes: 5,620
15. 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: 34,154
16. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,758
17. Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021)
TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
Director: Joshua Rofé | Stars: Bob Ross, Steve Ross, Vicky Ross, John Thamm
Votes: 6,757
18. 15 Minutes of Shame (2021)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary
A look at public shaming in modern day culture.
Director: Max Joseph | Stars: Max Joseph, Monica Lewinsky, Jon Ronson, Kara Swisher
Votes: 978
19. 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, Ayleen Charlotte, Karan Pugal
Votes: 73,058
20. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff
Votes: 15,210
21. 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: 52,059
22. WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)
TV-MA | 104 min | Documentary
An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.
Director: Jed Rothstein | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, Rebekah Paltrow Neumann, Farah White
Votes: 3,764
23. I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019)
TV-MA | 72 min | Documentary, Crime
Teen Michelle Carter's actions shocked a nation - but what really happened behind closed doors? This HBO special showcases the prosecution's point of view and alternately the defense's. Which side do you fall on?
Stars: Jesse Barron, Emily Bazelon, Sam Boardman, Peter Breggin
Votes: 7,864
24. Amanda Knox (2016)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
Directors: Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn | Stars: Amanda Knox, Meredith Kercher, Raffaele Sollecito, Giuliano Mignini
Votes: 26,135
25. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Tony Brooks, Diana Davis, Terry Wood, Dick Clay
Votes: 18,155
26. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple, Mark Jamieson
Votes: 32,772
27. Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
A group of investors turned sleuths as they try to unlock the suspicious death of cryptocurrency multimillionaire Gerry Cotten and the missing $250 million they believe he stole from them.
Director: Luke Sewell | Star: Alexandra Posadzki
Votes: 6,079
28. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (2022)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary
Abercrombie and Fitch conquered malls in the late '90s and early '00s with gorgeous models, pulsing dance beats and a fierce scent. But their "all-American" image shattered as exclusionary marketing and hiring practices came to light.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Benjamin O'Keefe, Bobby Blanski, Ryan Daharsh, Sapna Maheshwari
Votes: 5,230
29. Our Father (III) (2022)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Crime
After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor.
Director: Lucie Jourdan | Stars: Jacoba Ballard, Julie Harmon, Matt White, Heather Woock
Votes: 14,484
30. Stutz (2022)
R | 96 min | Documentary
Follow Hill and his therapist as he has candid discussions of mental health and the progressively worsening anxiety attacks related to movie promotion that have turned his dream job into a nightmare.
Director: Jonah Hill | Stars: Sharon Feldstein, Jonah Hill, Phil Stutz
Votes: 17,665
31. Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness.
Director: Alek Keshishian | Stars: Raquelle Stevens, Liana Blackburn, Brent L. Boxberger, Devyck Bull
Votes: 6,146
32. The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.
Director: Colette Camden | Stars: Kai Lawrence, Jessob Reisbeck, Terry Woods, Brad Mulcahy
Votes: 12,741
33. Take Care of Maya (2023)
TV-14 | 103 min | Documentary
As a medical team tries to understand 10-year-old Maya Kowalski's rare illness, they begin to question her parents. Suddenly, Maya is in state custody - despite a family desperate to bring their daughter home.
Director: Henry Roosevelt
Votes: 9,660
34. 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: 54,475
35. 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: 28,881
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