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1. Spaceship Earth (2020)

Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991.

Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Kathelin Gray, Marie Harding, William Dempster, John Allen

Votes: 2,147

2. Afghanistan Papers

Documentary, Drama | Announced

History of the war in Afghanistan, exposing behind-the-scenes frustrations, concerns, and blunt acknowledgements of failures from military and government insiders.

3. Slay the Dragon (2019)

PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.

Directors: Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman | Stars: Stephen Wolf, Rick Pluta, Charles Williams II, Curt Guyette

Votes: 476

4. AKA Jane Roe (2020 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Final series of interviews prior to Norma McCorvey's death and reveals the unvarnished truth behind her journey from pro-choice to pro-life and beyond - in what she calls her "deathbed confession.

Director: Nick Sweeney | Stars: Norma McCorvey, Andy Meisler, Charlotte Taft, Flip Benham

Votes: 497

5. Not Going Quietly (2021)

96 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

Ady Barkan's life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement.

Director: Nicholas Bruckman | Stars: Ady Barkan, Cory Booker, Tracey Corder, Kamala Harris

Votes: 148

6. Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023)

TV-MA | 112 min | Documentary

Photojournalist Amanda Mustard turns her investigative lens on the sexual abuse committed by her grandfather, unearthing a high-stakes personal journey in pursuit of the truth and reconciliation for Amanda's family.

Directors: Rachel Beth Anderson, Amanda Mustard | Stars: Bill Flickinger, Angie Minnick, Amanda Mustard, Debi Mustard

Votes: 976

7. Untitled Boeing 737 Max/Participant Documentary

Pre-production

An investigative look at the tragedies of the Boeing 737 MAX air disasters in 2018 and 2019 that exposed a lack of oversight and quality measures by the manufacturer.

Directors: Rachel Dretzin, Barak Goodman

8. Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story (2020)

TV-PG | 73 min | Documentary

The story of how skateboarding became a part of the mainstream by focusing on the success of the "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" video game franchise.

Director: Ludvig Gür | Stars: Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska

Votes: 832

9. Planet of the Humans (2019)

100 min | Documentary

56 Metascore

Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.

Director: Jeff Gibbs | Stars: Jeff Gibbs, David Joos, Kristin Zimmerman, J. Peter Lark

Votes: 3,332

10. Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)

124 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.

Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Shane MacGowan, The Pogues, Siobhan MacGowan, Gerry Adams

Votes: 1,992

11. Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story (2020)

96 min | Documentary, Biography

An inside look at the career of Lennox Lewis from his rough upbringing to the Olympics and the professional ranks where he established himself as one of the greats in the history of the sport.

Directors: Seth Koch, Rick Lazes | Stars: Dr. Dre, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Jim Lampley

Votes: 324

12. Flint (2020)

TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary

A documentary based on five years of research into a Michigan auto town where tens of thousands were drinking water into which poisonous lead had leached, and how officials failed to respond.

Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Tammy Loren, Ken Loren, Jeremiah Loren

Votes: 101

13. Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary

59 Metascore

Follows chef Yotam on his quest to bring the sumptuous art and decadence of Versailles to life in cake form at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Director: Laura Gabbert | Stars: Dominique Ansel, Sam Bompas, Dinara Kasko, Deborah Krohn

Votes: 178

14. Untitled Champions League Soccer Series

Drama, Sport | Announced

Undisclosed Champions League Soccer series following fictionalized accounts of the egos, conspiracies, betrayals and high-stakes dynamics in a world of ruthless billionaire club owners and some of the highest-paid athletes on the planet.

15. Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)

95 min | Documentary, History, Music

73 Metascore

Jimmy Carter's election to the presidency of the United States in 1977 was helped by the links that this fan of pop music had with stars.

Director: Mary Wharton | Stars: Madeleine Albright, Tom Beard, Bono, Garth Brooks

Votes: 724

16. Citizen Penn (2020)

93 min | Documentary

69 Metascore

After a devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 aid workers from around the world went to help, including actor and filmmaker Sean Penn.

Director: Don Hardy | Stars: Sean Penn, Cécile Accilien, Anderson Cooper, Ann Lee

Votes: 112

17. Erēmīta (Anthologies) (2021)

58 min | Documentary

60 Metascore

An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.

Directors: Sam Abbas, Ashley Connor, Stefano Falivene, Antoine Héberlé, Soledad Rodríguez, Alexis Zabe | Stars: Ashley Connor, Nicola Pecorini, Stefano Falivene, Antoine Héberlé

18. The World's Most Dangerous Radio Station

Documentary | Announced

The story of the birth of the first Hip-Hop radio station 1580 KDAY and its founder and legendary Music Director/Assistant Program Director, Greg Mack.

19. The Dissident (2020)

PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller

81 Metascore

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: 30,473

20. With Drawn Arms (2020)

TV-14 | 84 min | Documentary, Sport

Filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with Olympic gold-medalist Tommie Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever.

Directors: Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi | Stars: Lonnie Bunch, Nelson George, Jemele Hill, Colin Kaepernick

Votes: 85

21. Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something (2020)

93 min | Documentary, Biography, History

65 Metascore

Documentary about the life of Harry Chapin.

Director: Rick Korn | Stars: Bill Ayres, Jeannine Ayres, Harry Belafonte, Pat Benatar

Votes: 215

22. Stray (I) (2020)

Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary

83 Metascore

The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.

Director: Elizabeth Lo | Stars: Zeytin, Nazar, Kartal, Jamil

Votes: 1,683

23. The Way I See It (2020)

PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary

67 Metascore

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Pete Souza, Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes, Patti Lease

Votes: 1,911 | Gross: $0.05M

24. One Life (II) (2020)

83 min | Documentary

Considered by the United Nations to be "the most persecuted minority in the world,'' the Rohingya have fled from their home country of Myanmar into Bangladesh following a military-led ... See full summary »

Director: Josh Turnbow

25. Crazy, Not Insane (2020)

TV-MA | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

78 Metascore

An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Dorothy Otnow Lewis, Catherine Yeager, Richard Burr, Park Dietz

Votes: 2,531

26. The Curve (2020)

59 min | Documentary

An investigative documentary examining America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director: Adam Benzine | Stars: Sonia Shah, Wendy Parmet, Steven Taylor, Ilan Goldenberg

Votes: 14

27. My Psychedelic Love Story (2020 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History

69 Metascore

An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Timothy Leary, Joanna Harcourt-Smith

Votes: 506

28. Wuhan Wuhan (2021)

90 min | Documentary

74 Metascore

In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.

Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Chuning Yin, Xingli Xu, Xiannian Zheng, Guiqing Zhang

Votes: 79

29. The Fight (I) (2020)

PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

An inside look at the legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union are facing during the Trump administration.

Directors: Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | Stars: Brigitte Amiri, Joshua Block, David Cole, Lee Gelernt

Votes: 772

30. The End of Medicine (2022)

70 min | Documentary

The End of Medicine is a feature length documentary exploring the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance.

Director: Alex Lockwood | Star: Aysha Akhtar

Votes: 96

31. Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020)

104 min | Documentary

59 Metascore

A documentary that explores the rise and fall of The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi.

Directors: Ron Cicero, Kimo Easterwood | Stars: Jim Ballantine, Ed Bell, Jack Black, Robyn Byrd

Votes: 887

32. The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary

59 Metascore

This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding

Votes: 6,144

33. RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words (2019)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

58 Metascore

How does some one with three strikes against her, rise to the highest court in the land, the U. S. Supreme Court?

Director: Freida Lee Mock | Stars: Joe Biden, Irin Carmon, Erwin Chemerinsky, Jennifer Carroll Foy

Votes: 297

34. Who You Gonna Call? (2020)

87 min | Documentary, Biography

Ray Parker Jr escapes the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots to become a world-famous guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. He is the genius behind the theme song for Ghostbusters.

Director: Fran Strine | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Ivan Reitman, David Foster, Bobby Brown

Votes: 84

35. Totally Under Control (2020)

TV-14 | 123 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.

Directors: Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger | Stars: Alex Azar, Charlie Baker, Scott Becker, Taison Bell

Votes: 3,365

36. Dope Is Death (2020)

78 min | Documentary

In 1973, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in ... See full summary »

Director: Mia Donovan | Star: Mutulu Shakur

Votes: 58

37. Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography

An eye-opening and shattering analysis of the behavior, psyche, condition, and stability of Donald Trump.

Director: Dan Partland | Stars: Malcolm Nance, George Conway, John Gartner, Lance Dodes

Votes: 3,088

38. Museum Town (2019)

76 min | Documentary

57 Metascore

A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

Director: Jennifer Trainer | Stars: Laurie Anderson, John Barrett, Simeon Bruner, David Byrne

Votes: 33

39. Zappa (2020)

Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History

76 Metascore

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Lonnie Lardner, Patrice Zappa, Carl Zappa

Votes: 3,588

40. The Donut King (2020)

90 min | Documentary, Animation

69 Metascore

This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.

Director: Alice Gu | Stars: Ted Ngoy, Christie Suganthini, Chet Ngoy, Savy Ngoy

Votes: 1,144

41. Return to the Moon (2019 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Mike Testin | Star: Craig Sechler

Votes: 18

42. All Light, Everywhere (2021)

Unrated | 105 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

A far-ranging look at the biases in how we see things, focusing on the use of police body cameras.

Director: Theo Anthony | Stars: Theo Anthony, Keaver Brenai, Robert Cunniff, Ross McNutt

Votes: 878

43. At the Ready (2021)

96 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

A group of seniors train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents at El Paso’s Horizon High School, near the U.S./Mexico border.

Director: Maisie Crow | Stars: Cesar Avila, Mason Daniel Heath Garcia, Cristina Martinez

Votes: 116

44. Cusp (2021)

92 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

In the lazy days of a Texas summer, three teenage girls navigate friendship, relationships, and toxic masculinity as they make the transition to the adult world.

Directors: Isabel Bethencourt, Parker Hill

Votes: 436

45. Ailey (2021)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History

77 Metascore

An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

Director: Jamila Wignot | Stars: Alvin Ailey, Cicely Tyson, Rennie Harris, Robert Battle

Votes: 298

46. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

77 Metascore

A look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Director: Mariem Pérez Riera | Stars: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Norman Lear, Frances Negron-Muntaner

Votes: 1,021

47. Try Harder! (2021)

85 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.

Director: Debbie Lum | Stars: Alvan Cai, Shealand Fairchild, Rachael Schmidt, Richard Shapiro

Votes: 496

48. Users (2021)

81 min | Documentary

66 Metascore

Documentary explores how humanity expresses itself with technology and the intended and unintended consequences of our tech-dominated world.

Director: Natalia Almada

Votes: 90

49. The Reunited States (2020)

84 min | Documentary

The Reunited States is a feature documentary that profiles people who have dedicated their lives to promoting depolarization and de-escalation of our tensions across the political divide.

Director: Ben Rekhi | Stars: Susan Bro, Van Jones, David Leaverton, Erin Leaverton

Votes: 299

50. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

PG | 107 min | Documentary, Family, History

82 Metascore

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most impactful children's series in TV history. From the iconic furry characters to the songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed our world.

Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Frank Biondo, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Northern Calloway

Votes: 1,357

51. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

114 min | Documentary, Biography

66 Metascore

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf

Votes: 1,789

52. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History

76 Metascore

Pamela B. Green's energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.

Director: Pamela B. Green | Stars: Jodie Foster, Alice Guy, Pamela B. Green, Catherine Hardwicke

Votes: 1,125 | Gross: $0.10M

53. A Thousand Cuts (2020)

99 min | Documentary

81 Metascore

A look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.

Director: Ramona S. Diaz | Stars: Amal Clooney, Ronaldo 'Bato' Dela Rosa, Rodrigo Duterte, Patricia Evangelista

Votes: 820

54. Captains of Za'atari (2021)

Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Sport

Two best friends trapped in the Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan have an undying dream of becoming professional football players. When a world renowned sports academy visits the camp, they now have a chance to make this dream come true.

Director: Ali El Arabi | Stars: Mahmoud Dagher, Ibrahim Elhefnawy, Fawzi Qatleesh, Xavi Hernández

Votes: 151

55. 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

56. The Human Factor (2019)

PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

The epic behind-the-scenes story of the United States' 30-year effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Recounted from the unique perspective of the American mediators on the frontlines.

Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Gamal Helal, Martin Indyk, Daniel Kurtzer, Robert Malley

Votes: 380

57. Belushi (2020)

TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography

72 Metascore

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.

Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: John Belushi, Tanner Colby, Tom Schiller, Harold Ramis

Votes: 2,755

58. The Truffle Hunters (2020)

PG-13 | 84 min | Documentary

84 Metascore

Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle-which to date has resisted all of modern science's efforts at cultivation.

Directors: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw | Stars: Piero Botto, Sergio Cauda, Maria Cicciù, Aurelio Conterno

Votes: 3,781

59. Meltdown (I) (2021)

59 min | Documentary

MELTDOWN presents an extraordinary convergence of art and science, as we see two fascinating perspectives on the world's most pressing issue of Climate Change. The film features acclaimed ... See full summary »

Director: Fredric Golding | Star: Anthony Leiserowitz

60. The Carter Effect (2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Sport

In his latest documentary, Sean Menard gives viewers an unprecedented look at Vince Carter: the six-foot-six, eight-time NBA All-Star from Daytona Beach who made waves in the Canadian basketball scene when he joined the Raptors in 1998.

Director: Sean Menard | Stars: David Stern, Drake, Steve Nash, Director X

Votes: 2,509

61. Fed Up (2014)

PG | 92 min | Documentary

71 Metascore

An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.

Director: Stephanie Soechtig | Stars: Michele Simon, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, Michael Pollan

Votes: 12,351 | Gross: $1.54M

62. The Painter and the Thief (2020)

106 min | Documentary

79 Metascore

An artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash and needs full time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn.

Director: Benjamin Ree | Stars: Karl Bertil-Nordland, Barbora Kysilkova, Øystein Stene

Votes: 4,309

63. Gunda (2020)

G | 93 min | Documentary

89 Metascore

Documentary looks at the daily life of a pig and its farm animal companions: two cows and a one-legged chicken.

Director: Victor Kossakovsky | Star: Gunda

Votes: 2,919

64. Notturno (I) (2020)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

Gianfranco Rosi's new documentary is an immersive portrait of those trying to survive in the war-torn Middle East.

Director: Gianfranco Rosi

Votes: 1,313

65. Flee (2021)

PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

91 Metascore

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: 19,488

66. The Daughters of Kobani

Documentary | Announced

The unforgettable story an all-women Kurdish militia who took on ISIS in Northern Syria and won.

67. My Favorite War (2020)

80 min | Documentary, Animation

A personal, animated documentary about the director's life growing up in Latvia during the Soviet era 1970-1990, where Sovjet used WW2 as an ideological weapon to suppress and scare the population.

Director: Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen

Votes: 369

68. Little Satchmo (2021)

60 min | Documentary

The secret daughter of Louis Armstrong.

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Louis Armstrong, John Boutté, Sharon Preston-Folta

Votes: 40

69. Life in a Day 2020 (2021)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

54 Metascore

Life In A Day 2020 will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25.

Directors: Kevin Macdonald, Howard Hong, Danica Jensen, Despina Mirou, Mário Filipe Neves, Ferhat Sendag | Stars: Despina Mirou, Olivia Castanho, Shaira Yasmin Berg, Mário Filipe Neves

Votes: 784

70. A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)

Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary

62 Metascore

Documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher tackles the question "are we living in a simulation?" with testimony, philosophical evidence and scientific explanation in his quest for the answer.

Director: Rodney Ascher | Stars: Nick Bostrom, Joshua Cooke, Erik Davis, Philip K. Dick

Votes: 2,180

71. Bring Your Own Brigade (2021)

R | 119 min | Documentary

81 Metascore

An investigation into our landscape's hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires.

Director: Lucy Walker | Stars: Trina Cunningham, Mike Davis, Don Hankins, Chad Hanson

Votes: 360

72. Console Wars

Comedy, Drama, History | Announced

Employees at the gaming company SEGA try to make a more popular device than the ones made by their dominant rival, Nintendo.

73. Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story (2021)

Not Rated | Documentary

Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story peels back the curtain on the famously secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global video game industry by storm.

Stars: Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, Cliff Bleszinski

Votes: 145

74. Four Seasons Total Documentary (2021)

29 min | Documentary, Short

The fascinating story of how a small Philadelphia business, Four Seasons Total Landscaping, became the target of global interest and then online hate after being chosen to host a Trump ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Stoudt | Stars: Stephen Colbert, Rudy Giuliani, Juliette Kayyem, Sean Middleton

Votes: 71

75. The Prodigy (I)

Documentary | Filming

Documentary about the electronic band "The Prodigy", one of the creators of the Big Beat genre.

76. Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021)

TV-14 | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Documentary series, explores aspects that led to Demi Lovato's nearly fatal overdose in 2018, and her awakenings in the aftermath.

Stars: Demi Lovato, Madison De La Garza, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Dallas Lovato

Votes: 1,882

77. Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free (2021)

89 min | Documentary

70 Metascore

Drawn from an archive of 16mm film, Tom Petty works on his 1994 album Wildflowers.

Director: Mary Wharton | Stars: Mike Campbell, George Drakoulias, Howie Epstein, Steve Ferrone

Votes: 438

78. World War Shoe: Adidas v Puma (2024– )

Documentary | Post-production

Through unprecedented access to both companies, the series will uncover the unlikely and surprising tale of two feuding brothers Adi and Rudi Dassler whose multi-decade rivalry and competition helped shape the modern sportswear industry.

79. Hip Hop Uncovered (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Music

The power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop.

Stars: Big U. Henley, Bimmy, Deb Antney, Trick-Trick

Votes: 331

80. Truth to Power (2021)

79 min | Documentary

53 Metascore

The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.

Director: Garin Hovannisian

Votes: 167

81. 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story (2021)

84 min | Documentary

The Olympic Auditorium opened in 1925 as Los Angeles was exploding, a state-of-the art fight palace to entertain the masses. But the arena, built to rival Madison Square Garden, was a money... See full summary »

Director: Stephen DeBro | Stars: Gene Aguilera, Dick Beyer, Bill Caplan, Don Chargin

Votes: 12

82. Moby Doc (2021)

Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

52 Metascore

A surrealist biographical documentary about trailblazing electronic musician and animal rights activist Moby.

Director: Rob Gordon Bralver | Stars: Moby, Laura Dawn, Daniel Ahearn, Daron Murphy

Votes: 3,126

83. Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story (2021)

95 min | Documentary, Biography

A feature-length biographical documentary of Nicola Adams OBE, the double Olympic and WBO female boxing champion, and the first woman to ever represent England in boxing.

Director: Helena Coan | Star: Nicola Adams

Votes: 55

84. Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (2021)

101 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of author Amy Tan.

Director: James Redford | Stars: Amy Tan, Daisy Tan, John Tan Sr., John Tan Jr.

Votes: 380

85. Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse (2021)

217 min | Documentary

89 Metascore

How does one feel at home? In Stadtallendorf, a German city with a complex history of both excluding and integrating foreigners, genial teacher Dieter Bachmann offers his pupils the key to at least feeling as if they are at home.

Director: Maria Speth | Stars: Dieter Bachmann, Aynur Bal, Önder Cavdar

Votes: 933

86. Alien on Stage (2020)

86 min | Documentary

71 Metascore

A very amateur dramatics group of Dorset Bus Drivers spent a year creating a serious stage adaptation of the sci-fi, horror film, Alien. With wobbly sets, awkward acting and special effects requiring more luck than judgement.

Directors: Lucy Harvey, Danielle Kummer | Stars: Jason Hill, Lydia Hayward, Jacqui Roe, Susan Baird

Votes: 206

87. Sabaya (2021)

90 min | Documentary

86 Metascore

Film follows a group into Syria's Al-Hol, a dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save a women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.

Director: Hogir Hirori | Stars: Mahmud Resho, Siham, Zahra, Shadi

Votes: 740

88. Underplayed (2020)

87 min | Documentary

Filmed over the summer festival season, Underplayed presents a portrait of the current status of the gender, ethnic, and sexuality equality issues in dance music.

Director: Stacey Lee | Stars: Anna Lunoe, Nervo, Nightwave, Rezz

Votes: 124

89. Disintegration Loops (2021)

45 min | Documentary

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looms near, William Basinski contemplates the enduring legacy of "The Disintegration Loops" (his elegy to the 2001 Attacks), while quarantined in the midst ... See full summary »

Director: David Wexler | Star: William Basinski

Votes: 18

90. The First Wave (2021)

R | 93 min | Documentary, History

85 Metascore

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director: Matthew Heineman | Star: Nathalie Douge

Votes: 1,091

91. Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (2021 TV Movie)

Approved | 59 min | Documentary, Crime, History

It will focus on a specific period, from the birth of Black Wall Street to its downfall over the course of two bloody days, and finally the fallout and reconstruction.

Directors: Stanley Nelson, Marco Williams | Stars: Chris Okawa, Michele Mitchell, John W. Rogers Jr., Robert R.A. Turner

Votes: 230

92. Malika the Lion Queen (2021 TV Special)

85 min | Documentary

The exhilarating & harrowing life of Malika, a lioness of a powerful pride in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Director: Karin Slater | Star: Angela Bassett

Votes: 188

93. Reality Winner (2021)

93 min | Documentary

56 Metascore

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers - this is the story of 25-year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner.

Director: Sonia Kennebeck | Stars: Reality Winner, Billie Winner-Davis, Gary Davis, Brittany Winner

Votes: 56

94. Austral (2022)

97 min | Documentary

At the end of the world, three men face the southern sea and its dangers. They leave their families, brave the cold and the storms to meet isolated fishermen in the sadly famous islands of the far south of Chile.

Director: Benjamin Colaux

Votes: 14

95. The Hunt for Planet B (2021)

93 min | Documentary

74 Metascore

Taking us behind the scenes with NASA's high-stakes Webb Space Telescope, The Hunt for Planet B follows a pioneering group of scientists - many of them women - on their quest to find another Earth among the stars.

Director: Nathaniel Kahn | Stars: Janet Arenberg, Jon Arenberg, Natalie Batalha, Natasha Batalha

Votes: 194

96. Charli XCX: Alone Together (2021)

67 min | Documentary, Drama, Music

69 Metascore

Global pop star Charli XCX enlists fans to help her produce the album how i'm feeling now while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Directors: Bradley Bell, Pablo Jones-Soler | Stars: Charli XCX, Zaina Ali, Huck Kwong, Sam Pringle

Votes: 393

97. Lily Topples the World (2021)

90 min | Documentary

55 Metascore

Lily Topples The World follows 20-year-old Lily Hevesh - the world's greatest domino toppler and the only woman in her field - in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph.

Director: Jeremy Workman | Stars: Jimmy Fallon, Lily Hevesh, Casey Neistat, Christopher Wright

Votes: 175

98. Wojnarowicz: F--k You F-ggot F--ker (2020)

108 min | Documentary

90 Metascore

A controversial artist blazes a trail for other gay image makers in New York 's 1980s scene, only to perish at the end of the decade from the AIDS virus.

Director: Chris McKim | Stars: Alan Barrows, Barry Blinderman, Bono, William Dannemeyer

Votes: 260

99. Subjects of Desire (2021)

103 min | Documentary

Subjects of Desire is a culturally significant, thought-provoking documentary that ultimately deconstructs what we understand about race and the power behind the beauty.

Director: Jennifer Holness | Stars: India Arie, Jully Black, Rachel Dolezal, Alexandra Germain

Votes: 140

100. Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2021)

Documentary, History

The story of the nine black female students enrolled at Howard University who started Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority in 1908.

Director: Deborah Riley Draper | Stars: Kelsey Delemar, Fig O'Reilly, Phylicia Rashad

Votes: 40



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