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1. The Vietnam War (2017)

TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War

A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.

Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott

Votes: 27,974

2. How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)

30 min | Documentary, Comedy

A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.

Stars: Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Kevin Eldon, Beth Cordingly

Votes: 1,322

3. All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)

60 min | Documentary

A series of films about how humans have been colonized by the machines we have built. Although we don't realize it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Stewart Brand, Al Gore, Alvin Toffler

Votes: 2,135

4. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,360

5. The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (2007)

180 min | Documentary

The many ways in which Western notions of personal and political freedom are changing in the 21st Century are explored in this three-part documentary from writer and filmmaker Adam Curtis.

Stars: John Nash, Robert Spitzer, Jerome Wakefield, Paul McHugh

Votes: 2,018

6. The Power of Nightmares (2004)

60 min | Documentary, History

78 Metascore

A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.

Stars: Gilles Kepel, William Kristol, Melvin Goodman, Richard Perle

Votes: 4,542

7. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Documentary

The comedy illusionist duo explore various topics and debunk what they consider misconceptions about them.

Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Shera Pollins, Michael Goudeau

Votes: 11,916

8. Long Way Round (2004–2010)

TV-PG | 32 min | Documentary, Adventure

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embark on a grueling quest to motorbike from London to New York. Going east through Europe, Asia and then to Alaska, they experience different cultures and have to overcome the elements and adversity.

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Russ Malkin

Votes: 15,274

9. Inside Story (1974– )
Episode: Mini (1975)

44 min | Documentary

Michael 'Mini' Cooper is a child who cannot stop setting fire to things. The young arsonist has been deemed not safe to be out in society, and the hunt is on for a suitable institution.

Director: Franc Roddam | Star: Michael Cooper

Votes: 75

10. The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (2020)

179 min | Documentary, Biography

A dramatic three-part series tells the incredible story of Rupert Murdoch's Empire, interweaving his behind-the-scenes influence on world events with the personal battle for power at the heart of his own family.

Stars: Kate Fleetwood, Piers Morgan, Andrew Neil, Sarah Ellison

Votes: 708

11. When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000 TV Special)

49 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux spends some time with the eccentric broadcaster and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile and attempts to get behind the public persona.

Director: Will Yapp | Stars: Louis Theroux, Jimmy Savile, Michael Buerk, Elizabeth Dawn

Votes: 989

12. When Louis Met Paul and Debbie (2001 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary

For 20 years Paul Daniels mesmerised audiences with his conjuring tricks, helped by his wife and assistant, Debbie McGee. Now in their sixties and forties respectively, Paul has given up ... See full summary »

Director: Will Yapp | Stars: Louis Theroux, Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee, Ainsley Harriott

Votes: 604

13. When Louis Met... Ann Widdecombe (2002 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary

Journalist Louis Theroux spends some time with Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe and finds out what makes her tick.

Director: Kate Townsend | Stars: Louis Theroux, Ann Widdecombe, Michael Ancram, Kenneth Clarke

Votes: 449

14. When Louis Met... Chris Eubank (2002 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary

Louis sets off to meet Chris Eubank, to try and get underneath the extravagant persona he has made for himself.

Director: Alicia Kerr | Stars: Louis Theroux, Chris Eubank, Karron Eubank, David Gower

Votes: 472

15. Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux documents some of the US's most bizarre happenings, events and rituals, by getting involved himself.

Stars: Louis Theroux, David Paul, J.J. Michaels, Randy James

Votes: 3,330

16. Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas (2007 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux goes to the heart of gambling culture in Las Vegas.

Director: Stuart Cabb | Stars: Louis Theroux, Richard Wilk

Votes: 1,490

17. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality

Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps

Votes: 4,835

18. Louis Theroux: Under the Knife (2007 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux gets under the skin of the plastic surgery patients of Beverly Hills.

Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Stuart Linder, Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,528

19. Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday (2008 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

Louis goes to South Africa where American tourists pay to hunt wild animals in privately owned reserves.

Director: Paddy Wivell | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,143

20. Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.

Director: Stuart Cabb | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 2,131

21. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg (2008)

TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary

One of the installments in the Louis Theroux Law and Disorder Series

Director: Paddy Wivell

Votes: 977

22. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (2008)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits a run down area of Philadelphia as part of his Law and Disorder Series.

Director: Emma Cooper | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,095

23. Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos (2010 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux is in Lagos, following the local gangs and a paramilitary task force.

Director: Jason Massot | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 796

24. Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets (2011 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

In America's heartlands, Louis looks at private collections of tigers and chimpanzees.

Director: Jamie Pickup | Stars: Louis Theroux, Joe Exotic, John Reinke, Tim Stark

Votes: 1,165

25. Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids (2010 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

Louis meets parents who have turned to medication to keep their children under control.

Director: Danny Horan | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,505

26. Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary

Louis visits Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, home to over 500 convicted paedophiles, and spends some time with those undergoing treatment.

Director: Emma Cooper | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 2,265

27. Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (2011– )

120 min | Documentary

Louis spends time in one of Miami County Jail's most notorious sections

Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,435

28. Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits a small group of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers.

Director: Andy Wells | Stars: Louis Theroux, Yair Lieberman, Daniel Luria

Votes: 1,213

29. Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

In 1997, Louis made a documentary on the booming Californian porn industry. In 2012, he returns to find an industry that has been decimated by illegal Internet tube sites.

Director: Jason Massot | Stars: Louis Theroux, Xander Corvus, Brad Armstrong, Alexa Nicole

Votes: 1,687

30. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Autism (2012 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

Louis travels to DLC Warren in New Jersey, an innovative autism school.

Director: Jamie Pickup | Stars: Louis Theroux, Josephine Engelhardt, Matt Fernandez, Mary Ingrassia

Votes: 1,437

31. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia (2012 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis travels to Phoenix, Arizona - the capital of dementia care.

Director: Dan Child | Stars: Louis Theroux, Janet Cottrell, Dawn Grant, Glenn Border

Votes: 985

32. Louis Theroux's LA Stories (2014– )

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux explores three tales on different themes in the city Los Angeles.

Stars: Louis Theroux, Langston Jackson, Cornelius Austin, Heather Jones

Votes: 1,192

33. Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (2015– )

60 min | Documentary

Louis investigates Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes but have been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Stars: Michael G. Borack, Indre Rukseniene, Jonathan, Brian

Votes: 1,257

34. Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids (2015 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux travels to San Francisco where a group of doctors help kids who claim to be born in the wrong body.

Director: Tom Barrow | Stars: Louis Theroux, Camille, Casey, Eduardo

Votes: 1,304

35. Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux traces the fortunes of different people living in South London suffering from alcoholism.

Director: Tom Barrow | Stars: Pieter Swanepoel, Mariana, Ian Webzell, Aurelie Fonjo

Votes: 1,269

36. Louis Theroux: A Different Brain (2016 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux meets people living with the long-term effects of a brain injury.

Director: Jamie Pickup | Stars: Louis Theroux, Earl Linton, Yasmin Precious, Patricia Linton

Votes: 919

37. Louis Theroux: Dark States (2017)

177 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits three American cities and examines a uniquely devastating human crisis in each - opioid and heroin addiction in Huntington, sex trafficking in Houston, and murder in Milwaukee.

Stars: Louis Theroux, Katillia, Nate Walsh, Gust Petropoulos

Votes: 1,174

38. Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis meets different people suffering from anorexia and sees how it impacts their family as well as their personal health.

Director: Ellena Wood | Stars: Louis Theroux, Frances Connan, James Kelly

Votes: 771

39. Louis Theroux's Altered States (2018)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux explores the unusual ways modern America deals with birth, love and death.

Stars: Louis Theroux, Trina Williams, Isaiah Stuck, Ari Lund

Votes: 650

40. Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family (2019)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.

Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Fred Phelps, Bethany Hockenbarger, Chris Jakes

Votes: 955

41. Louis Theroux: The Night in Question (2019 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux heads to the USA to meet college students accused of sexual assault.

Director: Lottie Gammon | Stars: Louis Theroux, Saif Khan, Margaret Valois, Jordan Draper

Votes: 733

42. Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge (2019 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside their babies.

Director: Mark Casebow | Stars: Louis Theroux, Trudi Seneviratne, Robin Schacht, Katherine Bundle

Votes: 509

43. Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Meet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.

Director: Joshua Baker | Stars: Louis Theroux, Victoria, Ashleigh, Georgina

Votes: 703

44. Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge (2020– )

205 min | Documentary

Interviews with Louis Theroux and conversations between the filmmaker and some of his most notable contributors.

Stars: Louis Theroux, Frederick, Albert, Nancy Strang

Votes: 399

45. Derren Brown: Mind Control (2000– )

60 min | Documentary

Illusionist Derren Brown's breakthrough TV show, he shows audiences a variety of 'magic' or 'psychic' tricks through the use of suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship.

Stars: Derren Brown, Richard Wiseman, Chris Ryan, William Hartston

Votes: 264

46. Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (2004– )

30 min | Mystery, Documentary

Derren Brown demonstrates his unique powers of psychological mentalism, hypnotism, misdirection and showmanship.

Stars: Derren Brown, Stephen Fry, Martin Kemp, Michel Roux Jr.

Votes: 640

47. Derren Brown Investigates (2010– )

48 min | Documentary

Derren Brown looks at some extraordinary claims from around the world, documenting a medium, a ghost hunter and a psychic expert who claims to make the blind see.

Stars: Derren Brown, Claire Cooper, Chris Fountain, Anthony Quinlan

Votes: 217

48. Derren Brown: The Experiments (2011– )

Documentary

Derren Brown uses deception as a skill to overcome common misbeliefs and fears of individuals.

Stars: Derren Brown, Rachel Jackson, Andrew Sykes, John Mason

Votes: 516

49. Derren Brown: Apocalypse (2012– )

60 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A member of the public is given a second chance at life when mentalist Derren Brown makes him realize how important life is by tricking him into believing that a meteor has hit the earth which is now populated by zombies.

Stars: Derren Brown, Steven Brosnan, Gilbert Martin, Jordan Loughran

Votes: 1,051

50. Derren Brown: Fear and Faith (2012– )

60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

In the first programme, Derren sets up a fake pharmaceutical company which claims to have developed a drug named 'Rumyodin', with the ability to inhibit fear. In the second, Derren looks at the psychology of religious belief.

Stars: Derren Brown, Karol Steele, Ben Ryan-Steele, Peter Clifford

Votes: 399

51. James May: Oh Cook! (2020–2023)

30 min | Documentary

Cooking show hosted by James May, providing a unique perspective on kitchen creations for those who don't know how to cook.

Stars: James May, Nikki Morgan

Votes: 2,294

52. Clarkson's Farm (2021– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Comedy, Reality-TV

Follow Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run a farm in the countryside.

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Kaleb Cooper, Charlie Ireland, Lisa Hogan

Votes: 55,742

53. Top Gear (2002–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig

Votes: 126,686

54. The Grand Tour (2016–2024)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Sport, Talk-Show

Jeremy, Richard and James embark on an adventure across the globe, driving new and exciting automobiles from manufacturers all over the world.

Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond, Abbie Eaton

Votes: 83,456

55. 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

56. Derren Brown: Sacrifice (2018 TV Special)

TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary

Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger

Stars: Derren Brown, Megan Affonso, Bob Cable, Christopher Crabinha

Votes: 1,974

57. Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016 TV Special)

TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary

Derren Brown investigates the power of compliance by persuading a member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.

Director: Jon Richards | Stars: Ben Adams, Benjamin Adams, Dave Bibby, Derren Brown

Votes: 4,035

58. Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet (2010 TV Special)

55 min | Reality-TV

Derren Brown motivates and manipulates an ordinary man into taking control of his life and achieving his aspirations.

Stars: Derren Brown, Victoria Broom, Connor Williams, Tim Burnett

Votes: 310

59. Derren Brown: The Events (2009– )

Reality-TV

Derren Brown attempts "some of the most incredible feats to date" in The Events.

Stars: Derren Brown, R. Paul Wilson, Julz Cukrov, Tim Westwood

Votes: 245

60. Derren Brown: Trick or Treat (2007– )

30 min | Reality-TV

Volunteers choose between 2 cards: "Trick" or "Treat". Depending on which card is picked, Derren Brown provides the volunteer with either a good experience or a bad experience.

Stars: Derren Brown, Merric Boyd, Miranda Colmans, David Tennant

Votes: 540

61. Derren Brown: The System (2008 TV Special)

48 min | Reality-TV

In The System, Derren Brown amazes us by being able to correctly predict the winner of horse races every time. Derren persuades a woman to place increasingly large bets with her own savings based on his picks.

Director: Simon Dinsell | Stars: Derren Brown, Philip Bell, James D. Boyle, Steve Clare

Votes: 424

62. Derren Brown: The Heist (2006 TV Special)

60 min | Reality-TV

Derren Brown recruits participants to attend a "motivational seminar" where he manipulates them into robbing a security van in broad daylight.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Derren Brown, Marc Cass, Peter Clifford, Adrian Duffy

Votes: 733

63. An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

British comedy duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their simple and closed-minded friend Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world to experience a variety of people and cultures.

Stars: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Richard Yee

Votes: 34,316

64. Derren Brown: Miracle (2016 TV Special)

73 min | Documentary

Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.

Directors: Julia Knowles, John L. Spencer | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 1,167

65. Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery (2013 TV Movie)

70 min | Documentary, Crime

Derren has bet a renowned art collector that he can steal a painting from under his nose - and attempts to use OAP's to pull it off.

Director: Jon Richards | Stars: Derren Brown, Julian Klinger

Votes: 506

66. Derren Brown: Miracles for Sale (2011 TV Special)

73 min | Documentary

Derren proves it is possible to take someone from the streets of the UK, and turn them into a faith healer in the USA. Along the way we learn how to scam people through faith healing.

Director: Simon Dinsell | Stars: Derren Brown, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Sean Pinder

Votes: 356

67. Derren Brown: Messiah (2005 TV Special)

65 min | Documentary

Derren Brown takes on a number of fake identities as he travels across the USA trying to convince people of his abilities in the area of psychic powers and the supernatural world.

Director: Tim Knight | Stars: Derren Brown, Lorraine DiFelice, Ann Druffel, Abby Haydon

Votes: 455

68. Derren Brown: Séance (2004 TV Special)

70 min | Documentary

The master of illusion hosts a one-off special which assembles 12 members of the public to re-create a traditional séance.

Director: Stefan Stuckert | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 396

69. Louis Theroux: Savile (2016 TV Movie)

75 min | Documentary

In light of numerous allegations of abuse and sexual violence against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, Louis Theroux re-examines his media relationship with the enigmatic public figure.

Director: Arthur Cary | Stars: Louis Theroux, Jimmy Savile, Kat Ward, Jonathan Ross

Votes: 2,250

70. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.

Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps

Votes: 2,709

71. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.

Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps

Votes: 2,709

72. Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth (2009 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

British documentarian Louis Theroux examines the toll meth has taken on several addicts in Fresno, California.

Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,326

73. Louis and the Nazis (2003 TV Movie)

70 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger, his family and his publicity manager. Louis also meets 'Prussian Blue' an American white-nationalist preteen musical sibling duo.

Director: Stuart Cabb | Stars: Louis Theroux, April Gaede, Bill Gaede, Lamb Gaede

Votes: 2,107

74. Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel (2003 TV Movie)

80 min | Documentary

Louis stays with the residents of a soon to open brothel in Nevada for a few weeks.

Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,768

75. Louis, Martin & Michael (2003 TV Movie)

75 min | Documentary

In 2001, Louis Theroux decides to set out on a journey to interview Michael Jackson. When Michael comes to the UK, Louis approaches Uri Geller but gets turned down. He then finds out that ... See full summary »

Director: Will Yapp | Stars: Louis Theroux, David Blaine, Uri Geller, Terry George

Votes: 761

76. How Video Games Changed the World (2013 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

Charlie Brooker takes you on a journey through time to show the most influential video games on everyday life.

Directors: Al Campbell, Marcus Daborn, Graham Proud, Dan Tucker | Stars: Charlie Brooker, Al Alcorn, Malorie Blackman, David Braben

Votes: 671

77. Root of All Evil? (2006 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Richard Dawkins' highly critical documentary attacks the pulsing heart of all mainstream religion- faith; with special focus on Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Contains repeated ... See full summary »

Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Yousef Al-Khattab, Richard Dawkins, Ted Haggard, Richard Harries

Votes: 3,867

78. Leaving Neverland (2019)

TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary

At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.

Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson

Votes: 31,123

79. The Enemies of Reason (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.

Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Derren Brown, Deepak Chopra, Richard Dawkins, Chris French

Votes: 1,854

80. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

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: 40,907

81. My Scientology Movie (2015)

Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary

62 Metascore

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: 13,520 | Gross: $0.02M

82. The Dirty War on the National Health Service (2019)

106 min | Documentary

Veteran filmmaker John Pilger takes us through a history of threats to Britain's National Health Service ,from its 1948 founding by Labor through a privatizing push by Margaret Thatcher's bureaucrats, to challenges by new Conservatives.

Director: John Pilger | Star: John Pilger

Votes: 112

83. The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

72 Metascore

A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Brian Cox, Henry Kissinger, Anna Chennault, Daniel Davidson

Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $0.52M

84. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum

Votes: 7,370

85. Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)

75 min | Documentary, History

Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.

Star: Adam Curtis

Votes: 2,356

86. The Living Dead (1995)

176 min | Documentary

Investigating the way politicians erase, rewrite and interpret the past to their own interest.

Star: Adam Curtis

Votes: 359

87. Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021)

89 min | Documentary

This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.

Director: Jack Rampling | Stars: Louis Theroux, Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Joe Exotic

Votes: 935

88. Louis Theroux: Forbidden America (2022– )

58 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux returns to the USA to explore the impact of the internet and social media on some of the most controversial corners of American society.

Stars: Louis Theroux, Mia Malkova, Nick Fuentes, Darrin Robinson

Votes: 1,088

89. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022)

96 min | Documentary, History

Newly-discovered archive footage and witness accounts to lay bare the tragedy and heroic efforts made to prevent another explosion.

Director: James Jones | Stars: Lyudmila Ignatenko, Oleksiy Breus, Leonenko Vitaliy, Aleksandr Syrota

Votes: 1,867

90. Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone (2022)

Documentary, History

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

Votes: 975

91. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023)

TV-MA | 167 min | Documentary, Biography

Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions.

Votes: 2,942

92. Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea (2022)

Documentary, Horror

Director George Popov presents a voyage exploring terrifying ghostly tales of the sea and monstrous horrors from the deep.

Director: George Popov | Stars: George Popov, Suzie Frances Garton, William Poulter

Votes: 30

93. The Mayfair Set (1999)

240 min | Documentary

The effects on Britains economic and political power brought by unscrupulous, reckless gamblers from the notorious gambling club in the 60s - the Clermont Club.

Stars: James Goldsmith, David Stirling, Tiny Rowland, Jim Slater

Votes: 511

94. Captains of the World (2023)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Sport

From the locker room to the pitch, this docuseries offers exclusive to all 32 teams as they fight for football glory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Stars: Gary Lineker, Elias Argentiere, Lionel Messi, Sofi Martinez Mateos

Votes: 3,873

95. The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (2017 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 80 min | Documentary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.

Director: Michael Oswald | Stars: Joel Benjamin, Peter Cain, John Christensen, Alex Cobham

Votes: 1,017

96. Pandora's Box (1992)

276 min | Documentary

The consequences of exploiting technological and political ideas without understanding and concern for the outcome.

Stars: George Ball, Milton Friedman, Tony Benn, Jerry Pournelle

Votes: 596



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