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1. Cuba and the Cameraman (2017)

113 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.

Director: Jon Alpert

Votes: 5,534

2. Grey Gardens (1975)

PG | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

83 Metascore

Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers

Votes: 15,295 | Gross: $0.03M

3. Streetwise (1984)

91 min | Documentary, Drama

Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.

Director: Martin Bell | Stars: Annie, Eddie, Antoine, Erica

Votes: 2,964 | Gross: $0.01M

4. The Price of Sugar (2007)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

On the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches, with little knowledge that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians are under armed guard ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Haney | Stars: Paul Newman, Christopher Hartley

Votes: 206

5. The End of Poverty? (2008)

Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary

A phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy.

Director: Philippe Diaz | Stars: Martin Sheen, Amartya Sen, John Perkins, Eric Toussaint

Votes: 468 | Gross: $0.06M

6. Mayday! Bering Sea (2010 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

On 23rd March, 2008, the fishing trawler, Alaska Ranger, sank 200 miles from Dutch Harbor, with 47 on board. What transpired over the next 7 hours became the largest ever cold water rescue by the US Coast Guard.

Director: Phil Lott | Stars: David D. Ford, Brent Phillip Henry, J.D. Hughes, Rod Tait Humphreys

Votes: 36

7. Russell Brand from Addiction to Recovery (2012 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

After the death of his friend Amy Winehouse from an overdose, Russel Brand looks back on his own years of addiction and wants to show that not all addicts turn out the same way.

Director: Ross Wilson | Stars: Russell Brand, Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse

Votes: 448

8. Inequality for All (2013)

PG | 89 min | Documentary

68 Metascore

A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.

Director: Jacob Kornbluth | Stars: Robert Reich, Conan O'Brien, Candice Bergen, Lily Tomlin

Votes: 7,019 | Gross: $1.21M

9. Tashi and the Monk (2014)

TV-PG | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

A man creates a remarkable community for abandoned children, with no higher purpose than giving its young members the joys of childhood.

Directors: Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton | Stars: Lobsang Phuntsok, Tashi Drolma, Tenzin Drolma, Jhamtse Gatsal

Votes: 472

10. La Belle Vie: The Good Life (2015)

62 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

La Belle Vie: The Good Life takes a look into a filmmaker's journey to discover her Haitian roots by examining the complexities of the Haitian society but also chronicles her voyage to find hope in this nation on the brink of a new Haiti.

Director: Rachelle Salnave | Stars: Rachelle Salnave, Michel Martelly, Wyclef Jean, Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor

Votes: 24

11. Twinsters (2015)

PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

81 Metascore

Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.

Directors: Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto | Stars: Skylar Astin, Anaïs Bordier, Jacques Bordier, Patricia Bordier

Votes: 4,869

12. Be Here Now (2015)

100 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

As though life is imitating art, actor and sex-symbol, Andy Whitfield, had just become a star as the lead in the hit television series,'Spartacus,' when he is faced with his biggest ... See full summary »

Director: Lilibet Foster | Stars: Jai Courtney, Andy Whitfield, Indigo Whitfield, Jesse Whitfield

Votes: 3,559 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Where to Invade Next (2015)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Comedy

64 Metascore

To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli, Lorena Lardini

Votes: 25,711 | Gross: $3.82M

14. Gleason (2016)

R | 110 min | Documentary, Biography

80 Metascore

After he is diagnosed with ALS, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and family work to raise money for ALS patients as his disease progresses.

Director: Clay Tweel | Stars: Steve Gleason, Mike Gleason, Scott Fujita, Mike McKenzie

Votes: 3,086 | Gross: $0.59M

15. Merci patron! (2016)

84 min | Documentary

A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director.

Director: François Ruffin | Stars: François Ruffin, Bernard Arnault, Marie-Hélène Bourlard, François Chérèque

Votes: 1,104

16. The Road to Nickelsville (2016)

44 min | Documentary, Short

The residents of Nickelsville, an organized homeless encampment in Seattle Washington, share how they became homeless; caution how quickly it can happen, and how they persevere. Director of... See full summary »

Director: Derek Armstrong McNeill | Stars: Helen Halpert, Devynn Hannahs, Matt Hannahs, Desiree Hoffman

Votes: 17

17. Minding the Gap (2018)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport

89 Metascore

Filmmaker Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends' turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern masculinity.

Director: Bing Liu | Stars: Kent Abernathy, Mengyue Bolen, Nina Bowgren, Keire Johnson

Votes: 10,471 | Gross: $0.01M

18. We'll Meet Again (2018– )

50 min | Documentary

Join Ann Curry for a new series featuring dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. View history through their eyes and hear stories of heroism, hope and the forging of unbreakable bonds.

Stars: Ann Curry, Hanna Hoener, Wayne April, Tom DiCiaccio

Votes: 75

19. Time Thieves (2018)

85 min | Documentary

Forget water, oil and rare earths - there is a new resource everyone wants: our time. This documentary investigates how time has become money, and how we can claim back control over this precious but finite resource.

Director: Cosima Dannoritzer | Stars: Anna, Bernadette, Magali Combal, Jonathan Crary

Votes: 109

20. Explained (2018–2021)

TV-MA | 18 min | Documentary

A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.

Stars: Estelle Caswell, Samira Wiley, Maria Bello, Kyle MacLachlan

Votes: 9,944

21. The Barcelona Experiment (2018)

55 min | Documentary

Frustrated with the state of Education in the world, a Man pushes his online company to create the World's First Moving City Campus that opens up for one month each year in different cities... See full summary »

Director: Triffany Leo | Stars: Olla Abbas, Rebecca Ambler, Gordy Bal, Jason Campbell

Votes: 8

22. A Northern Soul (2018)

73 min | Documentary

A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.

Director: Sean McAllister | Stars: Steve Arnott, Sean McAllister

Votes: 88

23. One Child Nation (2019)

R | 83 min | Documentary, History

85 Metascore

After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.

Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang

Votes: 7,207 | Gross: $0.18M

24. Normal Is Over: The Movie 1.1 (2019)

Unrated | 112 min | Documentary

Award-winning documentary about humanity's WISEST response to climate change, species extinction, the depletion of critical natural resources and income inequality. This independent ... See full summary »

Director: Renée Scheltema | Stars: Lester Brown, Charles Eisenstein, Rupert Encinas, Paul Gilding

Votes: 24

25. Dads (II) (2019)

TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family

59 Metascore

Director Bryce Dallas Howard teams up with her father, Ron Howard, to explore contemporary fatherhood through anecdotes and wisdom from famous funnymen such as Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.

Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard, Judd Apatow, Chace Elijah

Votes: 1,397

26. Borderless (2019)

87 min | Documentary

Chronicles the migrant crisis occurring in Europe and the consequences on both refugees and natives.

Director: Caolan Robertson | Stars: Janice Atkinson, Justin Barrett, Gail Dunne, Charmaine Gumbo

Votes: 884

27. Kingdom of Us (2017)

109 min | Documentary, Drama

A father's suicide sends a family of eight on a journey through childhood memories and treacherous emotional waters in this poignant documentary.

Director: Lucy Cohen | Stars: Jamie-Jodie Shanks, Kacie-Kimie Shanks, Lorie-Lanie Shanks, Mirie-Marie Shanks

Votes: 976

28. Generation Wealth (2018)

R | 105 min | Documentary

53 Metascore

A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.

Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Lauren Greenfield, Bret Easton Ellis, Paris Cronin, Mijanou

Votes: 5,620 | Gross: $0.24M

29. Culture in Decline (2012–2013)

30 min | Documentary

A satirical yet serious expression that challenges various cultural phenomena existing today which most of society seem to take for granted.

Stars: Peter Joseph, Dutch Merrick, Scott Dennett, Karine Martin

Votes: 607

30. 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: 8,683

31. Drinks, Crime and Prohibition (2018)

TV-PG | Documentary

Uncovering the secrets of the American Prohibition era.

Stars: Lucy Zukaitis, Ryan Mill, Joe Chapleau, Branford Parker

Votes: 44

32. Komunia (2016)

72 min | Documentary, Drama

80 Metascore

'Communion' reveals the beauty of the rejected, the strength of the weak and the need for change when change seems impossible. This crash course in growing up teaches us that no failure is final. Especially when love is in question.

Director: Anna Zamecka | Stars: Nikodem Kaczanowski, Ola Kaczanowski, Marek Kaczorowski

Votes: 418

33. Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008)

80 min | Documentary

A substantial part of life is claimed by boredom. Beauty, love, work.. sometimes it just isn't worth getting out of bed. A girl in a strawberry pie factory, a stressed desert nomad, a Wall ... See full summary »

Director: Coco Schrijber | Star: John Malkovich

Votes: 145

34. Histories of Hunger in Brazil (2018 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, History | Completed

Histories of Hunger in Brazil is a documentary that sets a timeline of hunger in the country. From Colonial Brazil, where the seeds of social inequalities were planted, to the recent public... See full summary »

Director: Camilo Tavares

Votes: 11

35. The Trial (2018)

140 min | Documentary, History

The Trial documents the trial of Dilma Rousseff, focusing on the defense team, who struggles to prove her innocence against a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption. A tale of ... See full summary »

Director: Maria Ramos | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jair Bolsonaro, José Eduardo Cardozo, Eduardo Cunha

Votes: 1,476

36. The Spirit of '45 (2013)

94 min | Documentary, History

A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts

Votes: 1,304

37. Tabukról - Tabuk nélkül (2017– )

55 min | Documentary

In modern society there are still topics that are not talked about, publicly seen, and generally avoided; we call them Taboos. This evocative docuseries puts a spotlight on six of these ... See full summary »

Star: Szabolcs Thuróczy

Votes: 41

38. Workingman's Death (2005)

Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary

67 Metascore

A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.

Director: Michael Glawogger

Votes: 1,812

39. My Generation (I) (2017)

TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, History

The cultural revolution that occurred in the 1960s England is explored in this documentary.

Director: David Batty | Stars: Michael Caine, David Bailey, Twiggy, Mary Quant

Votes: 2,163

40. The Work (2017)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

84 Metascore

Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, three men from the outside participate in a four-day group-therapy retreat with a group of incarcerated men for a real look at the challenges of rehabilitation.

Directors: Jairus McLeary, Gethin Aldous | Stars: Alvin 'Bud' Wheeler, Richard 'Rick' Misener, Brian Nazarof, James McLeary

Votes: 2,417 | Gross: $0.01M

41. Unity (2015)

Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary

A study in the duality of man. Even after thousands and thousands of years, mankind still can't get along with each other, the animals, or the environment, despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy and religion.

Director: Shaun Monson | Stars: Aaron Paul, Adam Levine, Adrian Grenier, Alison Eastwood

Votes: 1,036

42. How to Change the World (2015)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

77 Metascore

In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life,... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Robert Hunter, Patrick Moore, Paul Watson, Rex Weyler

Votes: 1,299

43. Atomic Homefront (2017)

TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary

A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.

Director: Rebecca Cammisa | Stars: Dawn Chapman, Douglas Clemens, Robbin Ellison Dailey, Kay Drey

Votes: 569

44. World of Jenks (2010– )

Documentary

'World of Jenks' is an exciting new documentary series that showcases the lives of inspirational young people from all corners of the U.S. Documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks moves in with a... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Jenks, Kate Berlant, Anastasia Ashley, Dan St. Germain

Votes: 184

45. The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (2017)

60 min | Documentary

Morgan Freeman will take viewers on a global journey to meet with people from all cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways by different fundamental forces, this time exploring ... See full summary »

Stars: Bill Clinton, John Kiriakou, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 636

46. Le dessous des cartes (1990– )

7 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

Every week, Jean-Christophe Victor explains what's happening in a country or part of the world (politically, socially, economically, etc), with the help of beautiful and clear animated maps... See full summary »

Stars: Jean-Christophe Victor, Émilie Aubry, Vladimir Zhirinovskiy, Lilian Thuram

Votes: 213

47. South of the Border (2009)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary

45 Metascore

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tariq Ali, Tony Blair, Wolf Blitzer, Nelson Bocaranda

Votes: 3,098 | Gross: $0.17M

48. Child of Nature (2019)

90 min | Documentary

Filmed in 15 countries along 4 years, Child of Nature follows stories of children and youth who against all odds are transforming their lives and their communities.

Director: Marcos Negrão

Votes: 28

49. The Beginning of Life (2016)

G | 120 min | Documentary, Family

Discoveries in neuroscience can help us understand childhood development. When a person is born, it is more than just a genetic load. We are formed by our relationship with everything ... See full summary »

Director: Estela Renner | Star: Laura Schichvarger

Votes: 1,016

50. Alphabet (2013)

109 min | Documentary

A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.

Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Ken Robinson, Yang Dongping, Andreas Schleicher, Qu Pei

Votes: 868

51. Kingdom Men Rising (2019)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary

Kingdom Men Rising is a documentary exploring what it means to be a real man in the midst of cultural trends where there is confusion about masculinity. Challenging men to rise above what we've become to lives of no more excuses.

Director: Kyle Lollis | Stars: Tony Evans, Tim Brown, Tony Dungy, Arthur Evans

Votes: 54 | Gross: $1.19M

52. 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: 4,314

53. Explorer (2015– )

Documentary

Explorer, the longest-running documentary series in cable television history, honored with nearly 60 Emmys and hundreds of other awards, continues as a series of major specials on the ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Bacon, Tim Samuels, Bryan Christy, J.J. Kelley

Votes: 45

54. The Moaning of Life (2013–2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Comedy, Reality-TV

Karl is faced with the different aspects of life by travelling around the world and discovering how different people face life's challenges.

Stars: Karl Pilkington, John Montgomery, Richard Yee, Aaron Mann

Votes: 6,719

55. Daughters of Destiny (2017– )

60 min | Documentary

Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth follows a group of rural India's most disadvantaged children over the course of seven years.

Stars: Shilpa Anthony Raj, Abraham George, Mariam George, Ajit George

Votes: 1,020

56. Raving riot (2019)

62 min | Documentary

In a post-soviet republic of Georgia, in South Caucasus where religious and folk traditions are still the main authority, new generation of pro-western youth tries to build their own future... See full summary »

Director: Stepan Polivanov | Star: Giorgi Abashvili

Votes: 125

57. The Last Shaman (2016)

77 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

49 Metascore

James gives himself 12 months before he has 'a license to kill himself', he sets off to the amazon rainforest with hopes of finding a shaman who can save his life.

Director: Raz Degan | Stars: Guillermo Arevalo, James Freeman

Votes: 2,022 | Gross: $0.02M

58. Triangle: Remembering the Fire (2011)

Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short

On March 25, 1911, a catastrophic fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. Trapped inside the upper floors of a 10-story building, 146 workers--mostly young ... See full summary »

Director: Daphne Pinkerson | Stars: Suzanne Pred Bass, Leigh Benin, Dennis Clancey, Tovah Feldshuh

Votes: 187

59. Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview (2013)

64 min | Documentary, History, News

'Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview' is a documentary exploring the depths of the current human condition and the emergence of an integrated worldview. Weaving together insights and... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Ohayon

Votes: 45

60. Christiane Amanpour Sex & Love Around the World (2018)

Documentary

CNN's award-winning journalist, Christiane Amanpour travels around the world to talk with women about the rules of engagement in relationships and intimacy. In this six-part documentary ... See full summary »

Star: Christiane Amanpour

Votes: 927

61. A Secret Love (2020)

TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

77 Metascore

Falling in love in 1947, two women -- Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue -- begin a 65-year journey of love and overcoming prejudice.

Director: Chris Bolan | Stars: Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan, Kim Donahue

Votes: 4,928

62. TV Junkie (2006)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

A man tries to discover his purpose in life after searching through 3000 hours of video and over 5000 photos.

Directors: Michael Cain, Matt Radecki | Stars: Rick Kirkham, Tom Brokaw, James Brown, George Bush

Votes: 855

63. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.

Stars: Mark Strong, Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi, David Morrissey

Votes: 1,225

64. Plastic China (2016)

82 min | Documentary

A portrait of poverty, ambition and hope set in a world of waste.

Director: Jiuliang Wang

Votes: 620

65. Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now (2019 TV Special)

TV-14 | 61 min | Documentary

Oprah Winfrey talks with the exonerated men once known as the Central Park Five, plus the cast and producers who tell their story in "When they see us"

Director: Mark Ritchie | Stars: Asante Blackk, Ava DuVernay, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse

Votes: 2,439

66. Invisible Hands (2018)

80 min | Documentary

81 Metascore

Invisible Hands is the first feature documentary that exposes child labor and child trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest corporations.

Director: Shraysi Tandon | Stars: Kailash Satyarthi, Benjamin Skinner, Mark Barenberg, Siddharth Kara

Votes: 54 | Gross: $0.00M

67. Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

Bipolar disorder and addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. The untold story of Andy's life serves to tear down the myths associated with these two ferocious diseases.

Directors: Steve Jones, Todd Jones, Josh Taft | Stars: Bruce Irons, Lyndie Irons, Kelly Slater

Votes: 876

68. Charm City (2018)

TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary

85 Metascore

Charm City delivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore.

Director: Marilyn Ness | Stars: Dante Barksdale, Tre'a Bertrille, Ericcka Bridgeford, Monique Brown

Votes: 201 | Gross: $0.03M

69. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )

60 min | Documentary

Cameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Brendan Coyle, Dermot O'Leary, Mark Greensmith

Votes: 93

70. Reversal of Fortune (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 68 min | Documentary

A documentary that explores what happens when a homeless man is given one hundred thousand dollars and the free will to do with it whatever his wishes.

Director: Wayne Powers

Votes: 224

71. Saved on Camera (2020– )

29 min | Documentary

Documentary series telling the stories of acts of bravery that have been captured on mobile phone, CCTV and dashboard camera footage. Both the saved and the saviours tell their story.

Star: Kevin Duala

72. The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)

53 min | Documentary

The documentary, "The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil," was inspired when Faith Morgan and Pat Murphy took a trip to Cuba through Global Exchange in August, 2003. That year ... See full summary »

Director: Faith Morgan | Stars: Bruce Cromer, Jorge Mario, Rachel Bruhnke, Eugene 'Pat' Murphy

Votes: 265

73. Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2016)

Documentary

Witness how the Chinese celebrate their new year. From the norhest Haerbin to Beijing and to the very south Hong Kong, see how people of China travel, eat, perform shows and start the year of the monkey.

Stars: Jing Lusi, Ant Anstead, Dave Myers, Si King

Votes: 72

74. Our Generation (2010)

73 min | Documentary, History, News

A documentary on the Australian Aboriginal struggle for their land, culture and freedom - a story that has been silenced by the Government and mainstream media. Featuring the stories of the... See full summary »

Directors: Sinem Saban, Damien Curtis | Stars: Jonny Burrmula, Judy Djanunbe, Djiniyini Gondarra, Marcus Lacey

Votes: 54

75. The Naked Truth (2016– )

44 min | Documentary

Netflix Summary: Investigative journalists tackle complex and under-reported subjects ranging from online extortion to fentanyl addiction and partisan gerrymandering.

Stars: Natasha Del Toro, Mariana van Zeller, Ryan Nerz, Nelufar Hedayat

Votes: 84

76. My Winnipeg (2007)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

84 Metascore

Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Amy Stewart

Votes: 5,635 | Gross: $0.16M

77. Sweetgrass (2009)

Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Western

80 Metascore

In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, in the extreme north-west of the United States. It was a journey ... See full summary »

Directors: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Votes: 1,106 | Gross: $0.21M

78. Arctic (2011– )

60 min | Documentary

Bruce Parry visits native and modern people who live under Arctic conditions in Siberia, Greenland, Alaska, Canada, Nordic Russia, Norwegian Lapland and Spitzbergen. He shares for one ... See full summary »

Stars: Bruce Parry, Ole Jørgen Hammeken, Kami Cabana, Tim Daffern

Votes: 109

79. Amazon (2008– )

60 min | Documentary

In his style as participating anthropological observer, fit and flexible British army-vet Bruce Parry travels along the vast Amazon, trough several South American states. He meets tribal ... See full summary »

Stars: Bruce Parry, Dudu Gomes, Matt Brandon, Raquel Toniolo

Votes: 204

80. Going Tribal (2005– )

Documentary

Bruce Parry experiences first hand the day-to-day lives of tribal cultures around the world.

Star: Bruce Parry

Votes: 412

81. My Year with the Tribe (2018)

180 min | Documentary

Explorer and writer Will Millard visits the Korowai tribe in Papua over the course of a year, in an attempt to understand the pressures they face adapting to a modern world they have only come into contact with within the last 40 years.

Star: Will Millard

Votes: 83

82. The Swedish Theory of Love (2015)

90 min | Documentary

Internationally Sweden is seen as a perfect society, a role model and a symbol of the highest achievements of human progress. The Swedish Theory of Love digs into the true nature of Swedish... See full summary »

Director: Erik Gandini | Stars: Erik Gandini, Lars Trägårdh, Marie Helena Fjällås, Marta Corradi

Votes: 1,830

84. The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History

A deeper look into the real story of Victor H. Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era and beyond.

Director: Yoruba Richen | Stars: Yoruba Richen, Marquette Folley, Karen Allen Baxter, Jennifer Ivey

Votes: 1,033

85. Sensitive: The Untold Story (2015)

63 min | Documentary

A groundbreaking documentary about the temperament trait of high sensitivity found in 20% of the population in both men and women. Based on the findings of bestselling author-psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron ("The Highly Sensitive Person")

Director: Will Harper | Stars: Alanis Morissette, Elaine Aron, Jay Belsky, Diana Sinelnikova Harper

Votes: 341

86. Inside the Real Narcos (2018)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

As the name suggests, a former special agent delves into the lives of the real narcos performing the drug trade in Mexico, Colombia and Peru

Star: Jason Fox

Votes: 795

87. Boys State (2020)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary

84 Metascore

A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.

Directors: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Stars: Ben Feinstein, Steven Garza, Robert MacDougall, René Otero

Votes: 5,732

88. Push (I) (2019)

92 min | Documentary

A documentary shedding light on the global phenomenon of the commodification of housing and consequent lack of affordability, especially through the eyes of Leilani Farha, a United Nations special rapporteur on housing who lives in Canada.

Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Leilani Farha, Saskia Sassen, Stig Westerdahl, Joseph Stiglitz

Votes: 713

89. Mossville: When Great Trees Fall (2019)

76 min | Documentary

As a centuries-old black community, contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants, comes to terms with the loss of its ancestral home, one man standing in the way of a plant's expansion refuses to give up.

Director: Alexander Glustrom | Star: Stacey Ryan

Votes: 35

90. Pahokee (2019)

110 min | Documentary

66 Metascore

In a small agricultural town in the Florida Everglades, hopes for the future are concentrated on the youth. Four teens face heartbreak and celebrate in the rituals of an extraordinary senior year.

Directors: Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas | Stars: B.J. Crawford, Jocabed Martinez, Na'Kerria Nelson, Junior Walker

Votes: 114

91. We the People: The Market Basket Effect (2016)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary

52 Metascore

Tracing the events that led thousands of employees and millions of customers to stand behind Arthur T. Demoulas, an embattled CEO.

Director: Tommy Reid | Star: Michael Chiklis

Votes: 40

92. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006–2007)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary

89 Metascore

An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Stars: Darleen Asevedo, Jay Asevedo, Shelton Shakespear Alexander, Lee Arnold

Votes: 4,826

93. War Dance (2007)

PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, War

68 Metascore

Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.

Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix | Stars: Dominic, Nancy, Rose, Jane Adong

Votes: 1,199 | Gross: $0.11M

94. The Weather Underground (2002)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War

77 Metascore

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.

Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White

Votes: 3,769 | Gross: $0.56M

95. The Warriors of Qiugang (2010)

39 min | Documentary, Short

Villagers in a remote district of central China take on a chemical company that is poisoning their water and air. For five years they fight to transform their environment and as they do, they find themselves transformed as well.

Director: Ruby Yang | Stars: Wang Yongcui, Gongli Zhang

Votes: 182

96. Of Time and the City (2008)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography

81 Metascore

A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Terence Davies, George Harrison, Jack Hawkins, John Lennon

Votes: 2,258 | Gross: $0.03M

97. Good People (2020– )

Documentary

Good People is a sobering, unabashedly human, uplifting documentary series about acknowledging our failings - and striving to do better.

Stars: Mark Sakamoto, Mark Sakamoto

99. Axios (2018–2021)

30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

Covers a range of subjects in politics, business and technology that shape the future, using a combination of documentary shorts, illuminating interviews with major newsmakers and ... See full summary »

Stars: Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan, Jim VandeHei, Alexi McCammond

Votes: 366

100. The Business of Being Born (2008)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary

68 Metascore

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her ... See full summary »

Director: Abby Epstein | Stars: Mary Helen Ayres, Julia Barnett, Sylvie Blaustein, Louann Brizendine

Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $0.07M



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