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1. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,997 | Gross: $4.31M
2. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Riki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.
Director: Ngai Choi Lam | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Mei Sheng Fan, Ka-Kui Ho, Yukari Ôshima
Votes: 15,043
3. Space Truckers (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A space trucker and his cute fiancee are on their way from a space station to Earth with an unknown cargo. When space pirates hijack them, 5000 disintegrator robots are found in the cargo.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Tim Loane, Ian Beattie, Olwen Fouéré, Shane Rimmer
Votes: 8,709
4. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,691
5. The Corporation (2003)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones
Votes: 21,787 | Gross: $1.88M
6. Vaathi (2023)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
When a private school teacher is assigned to a neglected public school, he must overcome personal and political strife in his fight for education.
Director: Venky Atluri | Stars: Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon, Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani
Votes: 10,289
7. 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: 7,381
8. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings
Votes: 43,880 | Gross: $14.36M
9. Eila (2003)
94 min | Drama
A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
Director: Jarmo Lampela | Stars: Sari Mällinen, Ilkka Koivula, Hannes Suominen, Kristiina Halkola
Votes: 347
10. The Navigators (2001)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Five Yorkshiremen try to survive after the British Rail is bought out by a private company.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dean Andrews, Thomas Craig, Joe Duttine, Steve Huison
Votes: 3,107 | Gross: $0.00M
11. 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
12. The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020)
105 min | Documentary
Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible - and how that threatens democratic freedoms.
Directors: Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan | Stars: Anjali Appadurai, Chris Barrett, Heidi Boghosian, Wendy Brown
Votes: 647
13. The Minister (2011)
115 min | Drama
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Schoeller | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker
Votes: 2,910
14. Power Trip (2003)
Unrated | 86 min | Documentary
Corruption, assassination and street rioting surround the story of the award-winning film, Power Trip, which follows an American multi-national trying to solve the electricity crisis in ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Devlin | Stars: Dennis Bakke, Piers Lewis, Butch Mederos, Bill O'Reilly
Votes: 230 | Gross: $0.04M
15. The Weight of Chains (2010)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary, History, News
The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch, Michel Chossudovsky
Votes: 4,539
16. Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary
'Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rand's epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity of its dire prediction for America.
Director: Chris Mortensen | Stars: John Allison, Clifford Asness, Rajia Baroudi, Mike Berliner
Votes: 495
17. The Whip (IV)
82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production
With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.
Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids
18. But Forever in My Mind (1999)
88 min | Comedy
Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the... See full summary »
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Giulia Carmignani
Votes: 1,683
19. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
20. Catastroika (2012)
87 min | Documentary
The creators of Debtocracy, analyze the shifting of state assets to private hands. They travel round the world gathering data on privatization and search for clues on the day after Greece's massive privatization program.
Directors: Aris Chatzistefanou, Katerina Kitidi | Stars: Dean Baker, Alex Callinicos, Costas Douzinas, Ben Fine
Votes: 594
21. Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West (2023 TV Special)
45 min | Documentary, History
September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile. With the support of world democracies, including the US and UK, the dictator ruled through terror and torture.
Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Cal Seville, Roberto Navarrete, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Grace Livingston
Votes: 14
22. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
23. From the Future with Love (2013)
12 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a very familiar future, squads of privatized police officers from various corporations, walk the streets of New York and sell protection plans to citizens.
Director: Michel K. Parandi | Stars: Kim Allen, Chris Beetem, Kim Bonifay, Mia Bonifay
Votes: 260
24. The Weight of Chains 2 (2014)
124 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Consensus economic doctrine on the newly established former Yugoslav republics, but also ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Boris Malagurski, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Carla Del Ponte
Votes: 1,440
25. A World Without Water (2006 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. 'A World Without Water' tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatization of water supplies.
Director: Brian Woods
Votes: 50
26. Belonging: The Truth Behind the Headlines (2017)
89 min | Documentary
REVEALING THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUCCESSIVE UK GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESS COLLUDE TO DESTROY OUR HUMAN RIGHTS. A investigative journalistic film that not only reveals abuse of power behind the headlines but also questions what lies ahead.
Director: Morag Livingstone
Votes: 29
27. Meltdown (II) (2018)
10 min | Short, Drama
In a world where everything is sold to the 1%, Robert Smith and his family are in a desperate fight for survival. What will you do when all the things you take for granted are taken away? ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Bentley | Stars: Tom Boydell, Evangeline Cull, Tracy Gabbitas, Jason Segade
28. Debt Machine (2015)
80 min | Documentary
Leftving journalists and politicians talks about debt. No economist with insights in finance appears in the documentary.
Director: Laure Delesalle | Stars: Karine Berger, Jean-Yves Grenier, Bernard Maris, Angela Merkel
Votes: 17
29. Water Makes Money (2010)
90 min | Documentary, News
10 to 15 years ago a wave of privatizations of our water supply started, which has been propagating since all over the world. No one calls it anymore Privatization but ... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Franke, Herdolor Lorenz, Hermann Lorenz | Stars: Raymond Aurillier, Maude Barlow, Anne Bouzinac, François Carlier
Votes: 46
30. American Ubuntu
Drama | Announced
When a young woman gives refuge to Muslims threatened in the backlash to 9/11, her FBI father and Black Panther stepfather try to shield her from the consequences of her naiveté.
Director: Lenore Norrgard
31. NFL, Puerto Rico and the Cost of War (2017 Video)
25 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux discusses the national debt, waging war, the disaster in Puerto Rico, the National Football League losing business, the imminent collapse of social security, and more.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
32. Rivières d'argent (2002)
50 min | Documentary
Since May 2001, it is possible for private entrepreneurs to harness the power generation of some of the most beautiful rivers in Québec. The film analyzes the implications of such a practice.
Director: Michel Gauthier | Stars: Gaston Lepage, Louis-Gilles Francoeur, Paul Piché, Geneviève Brouillette
33. History of the National Security State (2008)
Not Rated | 261 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Paul Jay | Stars: Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 8
34. Our Power (2018)
56 min | Documentary
'OUR POWER' explores the socio-economic and environmental issues facing the Latrobe Valley (Victoria, Australia) community today and their transition to a 'post-coal' world.
Director: Peter Yacono | Stars: Portia Antonia Alexis, Adrian Barnett, Dan Boothman, David Briggs
Votes: 10
35. Blühende Landschaften (2020)
95 min | Documentary
Director: Oliver Alaluukas | Stars: Oksana Baron, Christian Bork, Adam Böning, Frederik Böning
36. Death Before Slavery (2005)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
"Death Before Slavery" is an analysis of the events that culminated in the 2005 resignation of Bolivian President Carlos Mesa. "...death before slavery" is the last sentence in the Bolivian... See full summary »
Directors: Victoria Chicon, Victor Damian
37. En attendant la révolution (2002)
60 min | Documentary
Il aime les femmes et la bicyclette. Il aime aussi son passé. Son appartement du centre de Moscou va être privatisé. L'imminence de son déménagement se confond avec le grand chambardement ... See full synopsis »
Director: Xavier Villetard
39.
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987–1995)
Episode:
Pilot
(1987)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Sketches include: Vacation Pictures. Privatized Police. Argue The Toss/Up The Ass/Oh No, Not Another One. Deodorant lover. Something Wrong With My Suit. Hugh Sings "Mystery". Executive Breakfast Lounge. Toy Car Salesman. Australians.
Director: Roger Ordish | Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, James Ottaway
Votes: 222
40.
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002– )
Episode:
The Battle of Ideas
(2002)
Documentary, History
Director: William Cran | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Baker, Gary Becker, Tony Benn
Votes: 32
41.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Cistka
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 12
42.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Diagnóza
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Diagnosis.
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 11
43.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Past
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
44.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Pomluva
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Defamation.
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 12
45.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Slib
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 12
46.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Start
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 10
47.
Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003– )
Episode:
Zatnuté zuby
(2003)
Drama, Romance
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Eliska Balzerová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Josef Dvorák
Votes: 11
48.
Book TV: After Words (2007– )
Episode:
The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
(2008)
Talk-Show
Author Thomas Frank discusses his new book "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" with host Jeanne Cummings, chief lobbying and money correspondent for Politico. He argues that the ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Frank, Jeanne Cummings
49.
Asianometry (2017– )
Episode:
What Eating the Rich Did for Japan
(2021)
18 min | Documentary, News
In the mid-1800s Japanese leadership discovered western civilization had over taken Japan in industrialization. Government programs proved too expensive to close the gap so it embarked on a... See full summary »
Star: Jon Y.
50.
The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021–2023)
Episode:
Where Is Our Tax Money Going?
(2022)
TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Sure, people hate taxes. But they wouldn't if they knew where the money went, right? Well, Jon finds out and he hates it even more.
Director: Andre Allen | Stars: Jon Stewart, Ameshia Cross, Ted Cruz, Rosa DeLauro
Votes: 89