Documentaries to Watch
by dcoswald | created - 17 May 2022 | updated - 25 Oct 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
Popularized by the podcast, "Serial," the ongoing story of Adnan Syed who was convicted of murdering a high school student.
Stars: Sarah Koenig, Tyler Maroney, Luke Brindle-Khym, Anne Yao
Votes: 2,770
2. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff
Votes: 15,199
3. McMillions (2020)
TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents involved.
Stars: Chris Graham, Doug Mathews, Amy Murray, Janet Pellicciotti
Votes: 9,198
4. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, J. Patrick Burns, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,531
5. Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb (2020)
R | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
Inspired by Daniel J. Watkin's book "Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff" - Aspen 1970
Directors: Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson, Ed Bastian, Bob Braudis, Joe DiSalvo
Votes: 124 | Gross: $0.02M
6. The Crime of the Century (2021)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary, Crime
A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Stars: Patrick Radden Keefe, Edward Byrne, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Anna Lembke
Votes: 4,359
7. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
Not Rated | 208 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: George Harrison, Harry Harrison, Peter Harrison, Paul McCartney
Votes: 12,626
8. Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
TV-MA | 245 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This four-part documentary series weaves together rare and exclusive footage of attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s.
Stars: Paul Schrade, Peter Edelman, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis
Votes: 2,097
9. The Dissident (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Irfan Fidan, Recep Kiliç
Votes: 30,478
10. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary
A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov
Votes: 3,138
11. Race for the White House (2016– )
43 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Notable US Presidential election races throughout American history are examined.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Mahershala Ali, Tim Naftali, Pat Buchanan
Votes: 570
12. WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
98 min | Documentary
There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author... See full summary »
Director: Danny Schechter | Stars: Peter Arnett, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Maurice Hinchey
Votes: 457 | Gross: $0.03M
13. The Fourth Estate (2018)
TV-MA | 243 min | Documentary, History
A look at how The New York Times covered President Trump's controversial first year in office.
Stars: Dean Baquet, Elisabeth Bumiller, Maggie Haberman, Jeremy Peters
Votes: 822
14. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? (2019)
TV-MA | 186 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
The documentary examines and chronicles the years following the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Oral Hillary, Brian Phillips, Tyler Rodrigues
Votes: 2,922
15. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,592 | Gross: $0.19M
16. Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
A chronicle of the incursion at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Eddie Block, Buddy Carter, Jim McGovern, Leah Han
Votes: 3,851
17. The Art of Political Murder (2020)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan Bishop, Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.
Director: Paul W. Taylor | Stars: Claudia Méndez Arriaza, Álvaro Arzú, Yassmín Barrios, Helen Mack
Votes: 289
18. Agents of Chaos (2020)
TV-MA | 239 min | Documentary, History
Was there Russian interference in the 2016 election? This two-part documentary directed by Emmy(R) and Academy Award(R) Winner Alex Gibney is a product of years of reporting on that ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex Gibney, Margarita Simonyan, John Podesta, Harry Reid
Votes: 1,446
19. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
TV-MA | 57 min | Documentary, Crime
Survivors reveal the manipulation, abuse and emotional scars suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Their stories expose a sex trafficking ring of powerful enablers leading up to his 2019 arrest.
Stars: Michael Reiter, Annie Farmer, Shawna Rivera, Alan Dershowitz
Votes: 29,159
20. The Perfect Weapon (2020)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary
The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.
Director: John Maggio | Stars: Dmitri Alperovitch, Will Hurd, Christopher Miller, Seth Rogen
Votes: 1,140
21. The Scheme (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 118 min | Documentary, Crime
The true story of basketball insider Christian Dawkins, who hustled the FBI in a scandal that threatened to take down the NCAA.
Director: Pat Kondelis | Stars: Christian Dawkins, Sean Miller, Will Wade
Votes: 907
22. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,025
23. WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)
TV-MA | 104 min | Documentary
An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.
Director: Jed Rothstein | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, Rebekah Paltrow Neumann, Farah White
Votes: 3,760
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