The World's 1000 Greatest Documentaries (In Progress)
by andreas-sellfors | created - 4 months ago | updated - 19 hours ago | PublicAs I have spent many hours (and still do), on this project. So are we going to have a really, really quick look on the history of documentaries in this description - before I present the rules for the type of documentary’s, that you find on this list. And the first thing that you have to know. That is that "we" have been making documentaries since the beginning of the 1900's. And back then was it made to explore hidden areas of our global world. Many movies from this time are therefore made in Asia & Africa. Where it´s (the directors), intention was to inform us (we in the west),about these countries. And unfortunately, so are these movies sonly showing (as we see it now), a very romanticized view of this places. You see it for example in "Nanook of the North" (1922). However so are it´s director Robert Flaherty partially credited for his invention of the modern "narrative film structure", who almost every film is made up from. And documentaries have also had a great implication in propaganda and politics. Leni Riefenstahl's shameful films on behalf of the German Nazi Party - particularly 1935's "Triumph of the Will" - are for example a really scary reminder of how strong influence you can made on people whit a movie. And modern documentary’s (from 2010), are often (how less or how much we like), made from a certain political attitude or opinion. There would then be no surprise to you - that many of the documentary’s that I have in this list are also often ranked among The World’s Greatest Movies. But let this be very clear. Every title in this project are ONLY the ones that I consider as The World's Greatest documentarie
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1. Det svåra livet (2001 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
In "det svåra livet" are we following Pia, who is homeless. Where she and Gunnar (her partner at the time), are selling Situation Sthlm - the homeless' own newspaper at Karlaplan in Stockholm.
Director: Tom Alandh | Stars: Pia Sjögren, Ann-Marie Sjögren, Jenny Sjögren, Jonas Sjögren
2. Det nya livet (2004 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
This is a sequel documentary to "Det svåra Livet". And here are we faced whit Pia's dreams, longing, sadness and joy. It is are also about how you are being able to be an ordinary person - when you are clean from drugs.
Director: Tom Alandh | Stars: Pia Sjögren, Ann-Marie Sjögren, Jenny Sjögren, Jonas Sjögren
Votes: 5
3. Leva livet (2011 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary
For ten years, Tom Alandh and photographer Björn Henriksson have documented Pia's life
Director: Tom Alandh | Stars: Pia Sjögren, Ann-Marie Sjögren, Jenny Sjögren, Jonas Sjögren
4. Det sköra livet (2020)
58 min | Documentary
What happened to Pia Sjögren?. Who was selling Situation Sthlm when Tom Alandh first met her in 2001. And what happened to her mother Ann-Mari, who has fought for her daughter all her life?
Stars: Pia Sjögren, Ann-Marie Sjögren, Jenny Sjögren, Jonas Sjögren
Votes: 6
5. Under the Wire (2018)
R | 95 min | Documentary
In 2012, Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin and photographer, Paul Conroy arrived in Syria to tell the story of civilians trapped in Homs, a city under siege and relentless military attack from the Syrian army.
Director: Chris Martin | Stars: Ziad Abaza, Janine Birkett, Edith Bouvier, Marie Colvin
Votes: 693 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Sour Grapes (2016)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.
Directors: Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Laurent Ponsot, Jay McInerney, Jefery Levy, Maureen Downey
Votes: 5,997
7. Hillsborough (2016 TV Movie)
121 min | Documentary
Hillsborough is an in-depth, moving account of Britain's worst sporting disaster, in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. Beginning with... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Gordon | Stars: William Bale, Margaret Aspinall, David Duckenfield, Tony Evans
Votes: 545
8. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007 Video)
214 min | Documentary
The definitive three-and-a-half hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic Blade Runner (1982), culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage.
Director: Charles de Lauzirika | Stars: Harrison Ford, Daryl Hannah, Michael Deeley, Joanna Cassidy
Votes: 2,112
9. Togulykken på Storebælt (2021 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
This is a dramatization of what happens when a passenger train is hit by a detached semi-trailer from an oncoming freight train on 2 January 2019 Eight people are killed, and the biggest train accident in Denmark in 30 years is a reality.
Director: Peter Gren Larsen | Stars: Kristoffer Klit Langgaard, Per Laudrup Jørgensen, Natasha Bach, Allan Høier
Votes: 10
10. Christianias børn: Skyggesiden af eventyret (2015 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
In 1971, the Christiania refuge was created in Copenhagen. It became a boundless playground for the adults but perhaps not for the children who were left to themselves while their parents engaged in free sex and drugs.
Director: Nille Westh | Stars: Michelle S. Christensen, Irma Clausen, Ida Damgaard, Anna Trylle Petri
Votes: 34
11. Violently in Love (2017)
76 min | Documentary
Behind the closed doors of the Copenhagen-based women's shelter, the women and children are slowly recovering after having escaped domestic violence. Day by day the women are processing ... See full summary »
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Star: Katja
Votes: 23
12. Det er ikke slut endnu (2021)
95 min | Documentary
IT IS NOT OVER YET is an immersive, life-affirming journey into the day-to-day rhythm of a controversial Danish nursing home for people with dementia, providing a rarely seen and uplifting experience of aging with dignity, grace and joy.
Director: Louise Detlefsen | Star: May Bjerre Eiby
Votes: 50
13. Blackfish (2013)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall
Votes: 72,458 | Gross: $2.07M
14. Where the Light Shines (2019)
83 min | Documentary
When two men compete to qualify in the Winter Olympics for the first time for Afghanistan, they realize that home is worth fighting for. In their wake they leave a passion for skiing and a ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Etter | Stars: Alishah Farhang, Sajjad Hossain
Votes: 44
15. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,916 | Gross: $3.97M
16. AlphaGo (2017)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
Google's DeepMind has developed a program for playing the 3000 year old game Go using AI. They test AlphaGo on the European champion, then March 9-15, 2016, on the top player, Lee Sedol, in a best of 5 tournament in Seoul.
Director: Greg Kohs | Stars: Ioannis Antonoglou, Lucas Baker, Nick Bostrom, Yoo Changhyuk
Votes: 6,924
17. Grizzly Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Biography
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter
Votes: 61,904 | Gross: $3.17M
18. Foodies: The Culinary Jet Set (2014)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A fly on the wall documentary depicting the lives of the world's biggest food bloggers, constantly jet-setting the world on the hunt for the ultimate culinary experience.
Directors: Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius, Henrik Stockare | Stars: Andy Hayler, Aiste Miseviciute, Perm Paitayawat, Steven Plotnicki
Votes: 471
19. Life, Animated (2016)
PG | 92 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: Owen Suskind, Cornelia Suskind, Ron Suskind, Walter Suskind
Votes: 6,178 | Gross: $0.26M
20. Twin Sisters (2013)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
The true story of twin sisters from China, adopted by two separate sets of parents.
Director: Mona Friis Bertheussen | Stars: Alexandra Hauglum, Mia Hansen, Wenche Hauglum, Sigmund Hauglum
Votes: 287
21. I Shot My Parents (2017 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of American teenager Nathon Brooks who at the age of 14 shot his mother and father while they slept. Incredibly they both survived and are trying to come to terms with what their son did.
Director: Martin Webb | Stars: Nathon Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Jonathon Brooks, Caiden
Votes: 180
22. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
PG | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Director: David Gelb | Stars: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakazama
Votes: 38,023 | Gross: $2.55M
23. The Interrupters (2011)
Unrated | 125 min | Documentary, Crime
A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Tio Hardiman, Ameena Matthews, Toya Batey, Cobe Williams
Votes: 3,616 | Gross: $0.28M
24. The Devil We Know (2018)
95 min | Documentary
A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
Directors: Stephanie Soechtig, Jeremy Seifert | Stars: Sue Bailey, Bucky Bailey, Ken Wamsley, Wilbur Tennant
Votes: 1,304
25. Hemligheten (2009)
63 min | Documentary, Biography
Carl-Ivar Nilsson became a Swedish favorite actor in the series "Hem till byn", but privately he carried a big secret that was revealed to a shocked family as late as 1985.
Directors: Pontus Hjorthén, Martin Jönsson | Stars: Carl-Ivar Nilsson, Pontus Hjorthén, Lennart Hjulström, Weiron Holmberg
Votes: 31
26. My Life My Lesson (2015)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
My life my lesson is a raw yet tender documentary that follows 16-year-old Felicia over the course of two years as she is attempting to live a normal teenage-life, having been brought up ... See full summary »
Director: Åsa Ekman | Star: Felicia Carter
Votes: 50
27. Vikarien (2006)
85 min | Documentary
A substitute teacher working in the suburbs of Stockholm finds himself increasingly disillusioned about his job. He calls his mentor, a 75-year-old veteran, who travels to Stockholm. ... See full summary »
Directors: Åsa Blanck, Johan Palmgren | Stars: Folke Silvén, Peter Kleinwichs, Max Wejstorp
Votes: 148
28. Norrmalmstorgsdramat inifrån (2003)
58 min | Documentary, History
For more than 30 years, the bank-robber Janne Olsson refused to talk about the noted bank-robbery at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, in 1973. This is the first interview with Olsson.
Director: Mikael Ruttkay Hylin | Stars: Clark Olofsson, Kristin Enmark, Janne Olsson, Birgitta Lundblad
Votes: 29
29. Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.
Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Fredrik Gertten, Alex Rivera, Alfonso Allende, Arvid Jurjaks
Votes: 1,061
30. Wars Don't End (2018)
64 min | Documentary
Seventy years after the end of World War II, five innocent victims break the silence and share their lifelong struggles. Born to German soldiers and mothers from occupied Norway, these five... See full summary »
Director: Dheeraj Akolkar | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Gerd Fleischer, Tove Laila Strand, Jorunn Skoglund
Votes: 37
31. Tandems (2019)
52 min | Documentary
Tandems follows blind skiers and their guide in a dynamic, sensitive and emotional visual experiment.
Director: Cyril Delachaux | Star: Cyril Delachaux
32. Bananas!* (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility.
Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, Duane Miller, Rick McKnight
Votes: 960
33. Michael Putland: Shooting Music (2021 TV Movie)
64 min | Biography
One of the greatest photographers of the international pop and rock jazz music scene from the 1950s to the present day tells us his story. Anecdotes, curiosities, and backstage with the great stars,
Directors: Anna Bianco, Giulio Filippo Giunti | Stars: Gray Levett, Michael Putland
Votes: 5
34. Tyke: Elephant Outlaw (2015)
78 min | Documentary
This is the gripping and emotionally charged story of Tyke, a circus elephant that went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and died in ... See full summary »
Directors: Susan Lambert, Stefan Moore | Stars: Pam Burns, Bryan Akita, Cathy Goeggel, Sally Joseph
Votes: 683
35. Tourette's Teacher (2020 TV Movie)
65 min | Documentary
Natalie is a teacher and has Tourette syndrome. Her tics mean that she sometimes uses very coarse words. But the students have learned that it is not aimed at them.
Directors: Annaliese Edwards, Max Jourdan | Stars: Kym Marsh, Natalie Davidson, Rosie Mason, Stephen Jackson
36. Storm in a Teacup (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of Western Australian Artist Leon Pericles as he embarks on his biggest challenge yet - a full retrospective exhibition of a lifetime of artworks at a time when he has ... See full summary »
Director: Nia Pericles | Stars: Nia Pericles, Leon Pericles, Moira Pericles
37. 93Queen (2018)
90 min | Documentary
A group of tenacious Hasidic women in Brooklyn take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within, smashing the community patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
Director: Paula Eiselt | Stars: Amy Ackerman, Hadassah Ellis, Ailin Elyasi, Faigy Freier
Votes: 143 | Gross: $0.07M
38. Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story (2018)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Action, Adventure
A team of elephant rescuers embark on a mission to rescue a 70-year old captive Asian elephant.
Director: Ashley Bell | Stars: Ashley Bell, David Casselman, Lek Chailert, Noi Na
Votes: 308
39. RiverBlue (2017)
95 min | Documentary, News
RiverBlue chronicles an unprecedented around-the-world river adventure, led by renowned paddler and conservationist, Mark Angelo, who ends up uncovering and documenting the dark side of the global fashion industry.
Directors: David McIlvride, Roger Williams | Stars: Jason Priestley, Mark Angelo, Orsola De Castro, Kumi Naidoo
Votes: 119
40. L'Art de Renaître (2022 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, War
Popasna is located in Luhansk in the Donbas region. In 2019, the battle threat is still in the air and many in the population have fled. Still, every morning the children go to one of the few elementary schools how is still stay open.
Director: Vincent Lefebvre | Star: Artemiy Belov
Votes: 9
41. A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.
Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Asad Jamal, Saba
Votes: 1,866
42. Last Breath (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. With access to amazing archive this is the story of one man's impossible fight for survival.
Directors: Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson | Stars: Duncan Allcock, Kjetil Ove Alvestad, Stuart Anderson, Glenn Brunskill
Votes: 7,316
43. Kinderbilder aus Sarajevo (2021 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary, History
25 years after the siege of Sarajevo, the Spanish war reporter Gervasio Sánchez returns to the scene. There he meets the adults he photographed as a child, having chosen to capture life ... See full summary »
Directors: Àngel Leiro, Airy Maragall | Stars: Gervasio Sánchez, Enric Martí, Edo Osvicic, Amer Osvicic
Votes: 26
44. Saving Face (2012)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad returns to his native Pakistan to help those left horribly scarred by acid attacks.
Directors: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Sarkar Abbas, Mohammad Jawad
Votes: 1,512
45. Lance (2020)
202 min | Documentary
A personal examination of the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.
Stars: Lance Armstrong, Betsy Andreu, Tyler Hamilton, Grace Elizabeth Armstrong
Votes: 1,341
46. 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: 12,422
47. Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing (2016)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary
Documentary about several survivors of the Boston Marathon Bombing which took place April 15, 2013.
Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Celeste Corcoran, Sydney Corcoran, Patrick Downes, David Filipov
Votes: 972
48. The Armstrong Lie (2013)
R | 124 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary chronicling sports legend Lance Armstrong's improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Lance Armstrong, Reed Albergotti, Betsy Andreu, Frankie Andreu
Votes: 7,901 | Gross: $0.38M
49. Palme (2012–2013)
103 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and times of Olof Palme, the prime minister of Sweden until his assassination in 1986.
Stars: Lisbeth Palme, Joakim Palme, Mårten Palme, Mattias Palme
Votes: 1,515
50. Tusen bitar (2014)
96 min | Documentary
A travel into the life of acclaimed singer song writer Björn Afzelius. A man of many contradictions as a protest singer, political activist as well as beloved romantic ballad-writer.
Directors: Stefan Berg, Magnus Gertten | Stars: Marianne Lindberg De Geer, Björn Afzelius, Isabelle Afzelius, Rebecca Afzelius
Votes: 433
51. Ebbe: The Movie (2009)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This is a documentary about publisher Ebbe Carlsson. Who became Sweden's most famous person when he in the late 1980s tried to solve the Palme murder
Directors: Karin af Klintberg, Jane Magnusson | Stars: Ebbe Carlsson, Ingvar Carlsson, Anders Ferm, Mia Gerdin
Votes: 208
52. Astrid (2014–2015)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
This a documentary in three parts by Astrid Lindgren. Whose stories and characters have traveled across all borders. The documentary shows previously unpublished material from diaries, correspondence and films.
Stars: Leif G.W. Persson, Karin Nyman, Margareta Strömstedt, Astrid Lindgren
Votes: 44
53. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,398 | Gross: $119.19M
54. 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: 18,149
55. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000 TV Movie)
Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime
The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon, Tim Sullivan
Votes: 9,655
56. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,760 | Gross: $21.58M
57. Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996 Video)
58 min | Documentary
The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13".
Director: Lagniappe | Stars: Jim Lovell, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tom Hanks
Votes: 127
58. 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: 27,221 | Gross: $9.04M
59. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
TV-G | 48 min | Documentary, History
Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Kranz, Gary Sinise, Jim Lovell, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 2,044
60. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)
TV-PG | 101 min | Documentary, History
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
Director: David Fairhead | Stars: John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostick, James Burke
Votes: 1,693
61. The Story of Diana (2017 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary, Biography
She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil. A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame.
Director: Rebecca Gitlitz | Stars: Jess Cagle, King Charles III, Hillary Clinton, George Clooney
Votes: 2,960
62. Diana, 7 Days (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A new documentary takes a look at the seven days after Diana, Princess of Wales' death, and interviews her close friends and family, looking at the effect it had on them and on the world.
Director: Henry Singer | Stars: Princess Diana, Prince William of Wales, Prince Harry, Charles Spencer
Votes: 225
63. Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 89 min | Documentary
Prince William (the Duke of Cambridge) and Prince Harry open up about their mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Victor Adebowale, Kofi Annan, Malic Bradaric, Naomi Campbell
Votes: 593
64. Diana: In Her Own Words (I) (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.
Directors: Tom Jennings, David Tillman | Stars: King Charles III, Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Queen Camilla
Votes: 3,997
65. 76 Days (2020)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Drama
Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Directors: Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous
Votes: 1,407
66. Back to Chernobyl (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The film presents the story of the Chernobyl disaster, as a mosaic of stories and experiences, from the difficult past and the sad results of the present, which is told from several different perspectives.
Director: Roman Shumunov | Stars: Oksana Braginsky, Gennady Fraierman, Boris Gerstein, Vladimir Kagan
Votes: 140
67.
Zero Hour (2004– )
Episode:
Disaster at Chernobyl
(2004)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
At precisely 01:23:48 on a spring morning of April 26th 1986, the world changed forever. In Pripyat, Ukraine in the Soviet Union the largest nuclear reactor of its kind exploded at the ... See full summary »
Director: Renny Bartlett | Stars: Dan Korn, David Morrissey, Nikolai Steinberg, Alexander Yuvchenko
Votes: 171
68. War Photographer (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
A photographer struggles to balance life in war zones with being the father of four.
Director: Boris B. Bertram | Stars: Jan Grarup, Marie Bitsch-Larsen, Elias Sekjær Grarup, Marikka Sekjær Grarup
Votes: 231
69. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 40,914
70. Buddy (II) (2018)
86 min | Documentary
Fascinating, multi-talented, indispensable dogs and their loving masters.
Director: Heddy Honigmann | Stars: Heddy Honigmann, Zeb Smits, Erna Aarsen, Hans Dekker
Votes: 176 | Gross: $0.03M
71. 100UP (2020)
93 min | Documentary
100UP is a film which investigates the will to live. It portrays a colourful selection of 100+ year old people from all over the world. They have lived for over a century and witnessed ... See full summary »
Director: Heddy Honigmann
Votes: 109
72. My Scientology Movie (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Louis Theroux, Tom Cruise, Marty Rathbun, Paz de la Huerta
Votes: 13,524 | Gross: $0.02M
73. Sluten avdelning (2010– )
116 min | Documentary
About a group of patients at a closed psychiatric ward in Stockholm.
Star: Maud Nycander
Votes: 7
74. Raskortet (2014)
60 min | Documentary
How is it to be black in Sweden, a country which prides itself as the most tolerant and open-minded in the world? African-Swedish contributors tell tales of a different reality.
Director: Osmond Karim | Stars: Tandi Agrell, Astrid Assefa, Lina Endeki Larsson, Jallow Momodou
Votes: 16
75. Smittad: när HIV kom till Sverige (2012 TV Movie)
71 min | Documentary
As the HIV epidemic spread around the world in the early 1980's panic broke out. In Sweden alone newspapers predicted that over a million people would die before the year 2000. HIV patients... See full summary »
Director: Dylan Williams | Stars: Staffan Hildebrand, Inger Atterstam, Ove Berglund, Lotta Lewenhaupt
76. Det Vita Snittet (2010)
58 min | Documentary
Up to 1970, 4,500 people were lobotomized in Sweden. The majority were women and some were children. The method quickly became a standard in many mental hospitals and the author was awarded... See full summary »
Director: Måns Berthas | Stars: Susanne Bejerot, Sten Levander, Martha Strömblad, Roland Bergling
77. En stille forsvinden (2016–2019)
60 min | Documentary
At 49, was Bjørn Jacobsen, a father of 3 children diagnosed whit Alzheimer's disease. Yes, he had got this disease that mainly affects elderly people. Therfore is this documentary made _ to show how this disease effects even a "young" man.
Stars: Bjørn Jacobsen, Julie Dubow, Mads Jacobsen
78. Selvmordslægen (2018 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
The retired senior physician Svend Lings operates a hotline from his home on Sydfyn, where sick Danes who do not want to live longer can be guided in how to commit suicide with medication.
Star: Svend Lings
79. Pigen der glemte at gå (2019)
48 min | Documentary
Maria lives the wild life as a young person in Copenhagen, while Malene has to find the meaning of life as a disabled person trapped in an old people's home.
Director: Jonas Risvig
80. Daniels sidste chance (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
29-year-old Daniel Hvoldal is attacked by the debilitating disease multiple sclerosis. He is one of the first to accept a new treatment, which can hopefully stop the disease - but in the worst case could cost him his life.
81. Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
Not Rated | 237 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on The Who, featuring interviews with the band's two surviving members, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.
Directors: Paul Crowder, Murray Lerner, Parris Patton | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Keith Moon
Votes: 1,368
82. The History of Iron Maiden: Part 1, The Early Days (2004)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A feature length documentary that covers the first 25 years of the band. It also features on disc one-Live at the Rainbow from 1981, Beast over Hammersmith from 1982, and live in Dortmund from 1983
Director: Matthew Amos | Stars: Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith
Votes: 282
83. We Are the Thousand (2020)
80 min | Documentary, Music
What is the world's greatest rock band? A thousand musicians and fans gather in Cesena, Italy to celebrate their favorite, the Foo Fighters.
Director: Anita Rivaroli | Stars: Gabriele Borghi, Claudio Cavallaro, Mariagrazia Canu, Biagio Esposito
Votes: 210
84. Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (2020)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary celebrating the legendary Rockfield Studios with appearances from those who have recorded within its hallowed walls.
Director: Hannah Berryman | Stars: Kingsley Ward, Ann Ward, Charles Ward, Lisa Ward
Votes: 506
85. Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me (2017 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Chris Packham invites us inside his autistic world to find out what it is like being him.
Director: Charlie Russell | Stars: Chris Packham, Lindsey Chapman, Charlotte Corney, Josh Cramer
Votes: 95
86. Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story (2020 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
Sixteen years after being shot by al-Qaeda, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner explores what it is like to suddenly become disabled, meeting others with life-changing injuries.
Director: Charlie Russell | Star: Frank Gardner
Votes: 22
87. Belsen: Our Story (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp eloquently and movingly tell of their experiences of deportation, family destruction, and their own survival, together with the history of ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Stubberfield | Stars: Kate Fleetwood, Maurice Blik, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Mala Tribich
Votes: 94
88. Une collection d'art et de sang, le catalogue Goering (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
Over more than a decade, Hermann Göring amassed over 5,000 works of art meticulously in a catalog. But what drove Nazi Germany's second most powerful man to loot art from Jewish families who fell victim to the Holocaust?
Directors: François Gonce, Laurence Thiriat
Votes: 48
89. Generation Columbine (2019)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary
More than two decades after the shooting at Columbine, an entire generation has grown up under the threat of gun violence. This film examines the epidemic of school shootings and their lasting impact through the eyes of survivors.
Directors: Matt McDonough, Julia Hoff, Mike Madden, Samantha Silliman | Stars: Ryan Deitsch, Ted Deutch, Austin Eubanks, X González
Votes: 80
90. 7/7: One Day in London (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
The day after London won the Olympic bid, terrorists attacked the public transport network killing 52 people and injuring over 700. Seven years later, as the eyes of the world are once ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ben Anthony
Votes: 55
91. 7/7 London Bombings: 10 Years On (2015 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
A decade on from the 7/7 London bombings, this documentary looks at the stories of survival and bereavement in the aftermath of the tragic events.
Director: Paul Fraser | Star: Andrew Wilson
Votes: 9
92. Fire in Paradise (2019)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, Short
On 8th November, 2018, a fire broke out in California near the town of Paradise. Over the course of a few hours, the Camp Fire grew into the country's deadliest wildfire in over a century. ... See full summary »
Directors: Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper | Stars: Joy Beeson, Beth Bowersox, Abbie Davis, Jennifer Johnson
Votes: 1,290
93. The Invisible War (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves
Votes: 7,084 | Gross: $0.07M
94. Mad Cow Disease: The Great British Beef Scandal (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
The story of Britain's biggest ever food scandal. Since 1996, almost 200 people have died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, whilst BSE has been responsible for the death of over four million ... See full summary »
Director: Will Lorimer
Votes: 28
95. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan's recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins.
Director: Lucy Walker
Votes: 357
96. Chasing Mandela's Rainbow (2020)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Life in Mandela's South Africa has been an unrelenting struggle between utopian hope - and painful reality. Three school students, aided by their teachers, want to join the success story ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Janks
97. 5 miljoner steg (2021)
58 min | Documentary
Viktor Jinnevång has decided - he will travel from Norrköping to Fisterra in Spain. By foot. Nothing is impossible, is it? Alone with his camera, we get to follow Viktor's five million steps towards freedom.
Directors: Mikael Hallmans, Viktor Jinnevång | Stars: Mikael Hallmans, Viktor Jinnevång
Votes: 55
98. I See You (2014)
79 min | Documentary
About growing up and the price you have to pay for being unconventional and young. Rena is 17 years old and her greatest wish is not to be able to see but to be seen as who she is and not only as blind.
Director: Sylvelin Måkestad | Star: Rena Kathleen
99. Luftslottet (2018)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
On a small island a stone's throw from Stockholm's inner city, Mia and Leif live in a Versailles-like, but deserted castle. Since the early 1900s, several men have had great ideas about the... See full summary »
Directors: Moa Lichtenstein, Fredrik Öjes | Star: Leif R. Carlsson
Votes: 9
100. Elisa och drömhästen (2021)
58 min | Documentary
Elisa works shifts at the local sawmill but dreams of riding dressage at the highest international level. Against all odds the dream seems within reach when an accident on New Year's Eve seems to ruin everything.
Director: Johan Granstrand | Stars: Elisa Thorell, Anders Thorell, Helena Thorell, Glen Wallström
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