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1. Gunda (2020)
G | 93 min | Documentary
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: 2,924
2. A Letter to Elia (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A documentary on the late Elia Kazan.
Directors: Kent Jones, Martin Scorsese | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Elia Kazan, Elias Koteas
Votes: 1,122
3. Knock Down the House (2019)
PG | 87 min | Documentary
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Director: Rachel Lears | Stars: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Joe Crowley, Paula Jean Swearengin
Votes: 12,966
4. Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
86 min | Documentary
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? takes aim at our current culture revealing all too vividly the urgent need for continued change.
Director: Johanna Demetrakas | Stars: Bella Abzug, Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler, Judy Chicago
Votes: 2,476
5. Becoming (II) (2020)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
Director: Nadia Hallgren | Stars: Elizabeth Alexander, Adrian K. Collins, Valerie Jarrett, Gayle King
Votes: 6,693
6. The Mask You Live In (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.
Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stars: Joe Herman, Michael Kimmel, Caroline Heldman, Tony Porter
Votes: 2,798
7. She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women's movement from 1966 to 1971.
Director: Mary Dore | Stars: Chude Pamela Allen, Alta, Judith Arcana, Nona Willis Aronowitz
Votes: 1,653 | Gross: $0.42M
8. Audrie & Daisy (2016)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community.
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk | Stars: Robin Bourland, Daisy Coleman, Charles Coleman, Melinda Coleman
Votes: 7,026
9. A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Director: Nelson George | Stars: Misty Copeland, Deirdre Kelly, Susan Fales-Hill, Leyla Fayyaz
Votes: 713 | Gross: $0.10M
10. Miss Representation (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.
Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stars: Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jean Kilbourne, Jim Steyer, Katie Couric
Votes: 3,866
11. The First World War: The War That Changed the Course of History (2017)
34 min | Documentary, Short
It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. This, of course, was not the case. Rest in peace to all those who died during WWI.
12. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,452 | Gross: $1.34M
13. Mountain (I) (2017)
PG | 74 min | Documentary
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe
Votes: 4,251 | Gross: $0.24M
14. Home (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Family
With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin
Votes: 23,049
15. Reel Injun (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western
The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell
Votes: 1,647
16. Trick or Treaty? (2014)
85 min | Documentary
This documentary profiles Indigenous leaders in their quest for justice as they seek to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. By tracing the history of their ancestors since the ... See full summary »
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Marc-André Brunet, Alain Goulem, Tony Robinow, Alanis Obomsawin
Votes: 38
17. Angry Inuk (2016)
85 min | Documentary
An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact... See full summary »
Director: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril | Stars: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Aaju Peter
Votes: 371
18. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
103 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana | Stars: George Clinton, Robbie Robertson, Gary Giddins, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 1,080 | Gross: $0.23M
19. Gather (2020)
74 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
Director: Sanjay Rawal | Stars: Kris Bergen, Chucky Carpenter, Twila Cassadore, Kristtoffher Chee
Votes: 260
20. Basketball or Nothing (2019)
TV-PG | Documentary, Sport
The lives of the Chinle High School boys' basketball team based on the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.
Votes: 709
21. Warrior Women (2018)
65 min | Documentary, History
A documentary which details the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years.
Directors: Elizabeth Castle, Christina D. King | Stars: Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunder Hawk
Votes: 50
22. Mankiller (2017)
74 min | Documentary, Biography
An in-depth look at the life and work of Cherokee Nation chief, Wilma Mankiller.
Director: Valerie Red-Horse | Stars: Chris Carlsson, Mark Warren Downing, Melissa Gower, Ralph Keen II
Votes: 57
23. Words from a Bear (2019)
85 min | Documentary
Words from a Bear examines the enigmatic life and mind of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Navarro Scott Momaday. This profile delves into the psyche behind one of Native America's most ... See full synopsis »
Director: Jeffrey Palmer | Stars: Rilla Askew, Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges, Letitia Chambers
Votes: 58
24. Rez Metal (2021)
75 min | Documentary
When Kyle Felter, the lead singer of I Don't Konform sent out a demo album to Flemming Rasmussen, the Grammy Award-winner producer of Metallica, they never imagined themselves a few months ... See full summary »
Director: Ashkan Soltani Stone | Stars: Kyle Felter, Flemming Rasmussen
Votes: 25
25. Keep Talking (2017)
80 min | Documentary
With less than 40 fluent Elder speakers remaining, the Alutiiq language is at risk. Four Alaska Native women discover language revitalization offers complex challenges and unique, potentially life-saving rewards.
Director: Karen Lynn Weinberg
Votes: 17
26. The Lab (2013)
58 min | Documentary, History, News
An investigative documentary revealing how the Israeli military occupation in Palestine has become a business rather than a burden.
Director: Yotam Feldman
Votes: 41
27. Tawai: A Voice from the Forest (2017)
101 min | Documentary
Explorer Bruce Parry travels the world, living with indigenous peoples, delving deeper then ever on a journey into the heart of our collective human conscience.
Directors: Bruce Parry, Mark Ellam | Stars: Bruce Parry, Ingrid Lewis, Jerome Lewis, Iain McGilchrist
Votes: 289
28. Life in a Day (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.
Directors: Tegan Bukowski, Loressa Clisby, Kevin Macdonald, Hiroaki Aikawa, Natalia Andreadis, Jack Attridge, Cristina Bocchialini, Zillah Bowes, Andrea Dalla Costa, Lisa Cottrell-Bentley, Alejo Crisóstomo, Sócrates Cuadri, Ayman El Gazwy, Shawn Gadberry, Seth Grant, Jane Haubrich, Soma Helmi, Jennifer M. Howd, Clementine Isaac, Aditya Kolli, Gabor Kukucska, Francesco La Regina, Frederic Lumiere, Marek Mackovic, Zuqy Cruz Marquez, Linda Matarasso, Kevin McMahon, Joseph Michael, Joaquin Montalvan, Lilit Movsisyan, Emmanuelle Pickett, Christopher Redmond, Alejandro Romeo, Alaa Sheikh Hassan, Marcus Tedenryd | Stars: Hiroaki Aikawa, Cindy Baer, Teagan Bentley, Ester Brym
Votes: 15,563 | Gross: $0.25M
29. The Velvet Queen (2021)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure
Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.
Directors: Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier | Stars: Vincent Munier, Sylvain Tesson
Votes: 2,797
30. Woodstock (1970)
R | 184 min | Documentary, History, Music
Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker
Votes: 18,465 | Gross: $50.00M
31. Call Me Kate (2023)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
Director: Lorna Tucker | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Bonnie Greer, Mundy Hepburn, Bob Hepburn
Votes: 502
32. Amá (2018)
73 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary following one woman's fight for the reproductive rights of a nation.
Director: Lorna Tucker | Stars: Reimert Ravenholt, Jean Whitehorse
Votes: 19
33. Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son (2024)
87 min | Documentary
25 years after being herself a rough sleeper on the streets of London, Lorna Tucker returns to the places she used to frequent to discover what has or has not changed in the intervening years.
Director: Lorna Tucker
Votes: 10
34. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.
Director: Lorna Tucker | Stars: Vivienne Westwood, Andreas Kronthaler, Ben Westwood, Joseph Corré
Votes: 1,149 | Gross: $0.03M
35. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 19,407 | Gross: $0.82M
36. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,436
37. The Cave (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, War
Amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
Director: Feras Fayyad | Stars: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour, Alaa, Samaher
Votes: 2,945
38. Minding the Gap (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport
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: 10,464 | Gross: $0.01M
39. Impunity (2010)
85 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about the war in Colombia. It explores the role and actions of the AUC, paramilitary group.
Directors: Juan José Lozano, Hollman Morris | Stars: Jean Leclerc, Nathan Willcocks
Votes: 58
40. The Red Chapel (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Comedy
Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Tommy Kenter, Jacob Nossell
Votes: 2,158 | Gross: $0.01M
41. The Soviet Story (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, War
The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.
Director: Edvins Snore | Stars: Jon Strickland, Vladimir Bukovsky, Vladimir Lenin, Norman Davies
Votes: 3,446
42. The Hunting Ground (2015)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary
An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Andrea Pino, Annie Clark, Claire Potter, Melinda Manning
Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $0.41M
43. Disclosure (2020)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Director: Sam Feder | Stars: Laverne Cox, Bianca Leigh, Jen Richards, Alexandra Billings
Votes: 6,081
44. Cocalero (2007)
86 min | Documentary
A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's effort (urged by the U.S.) to eradicate coca crops, and the man who would come to represent them, Evo Morales.
Director: Alejandro Landes | Stars: Alex Contreras, Javier Escalas, Álvaro García Linera, Adriana Gil
Votes: 283
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