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1. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
PG-13 | 157 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell
Votes: 116,025
2. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,348 | Gross: $11.29M
3. Origin (2023)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama, History
The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy
Votes: 4,247
4. Demolition Man (1993)
R | 115 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 193,247 | Gross: $58.06M
5. Snowden (2016)
R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto
Votes: 162,921 | Gross: $21.59M
6. 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: 37,666
7. 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: 25,016
8. The Century of the Self (2002)
59 min | Documentary
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: 6,359
9. 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: 7,368
10. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,055
11. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,755
12. Total Trust (2023)
97 min | Documentary
Two families fight for justice from within the digital prison of the Chinese surveillance state.
Director: Jialing Zhang | Stars: Zijuan Chen, Tutu, Wenzu Li, Quanzhang Wang
Votes: 192
13. Eyes Wide Open (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.
Director: Haim Tabakman | Stars: Zohar Strauss, Ran Khalil Danker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad
Votes: 6,592 | Gross: $0.02M
14. The House I Live In (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson
Votes: 5,395 | Gross: $0.21M
15. The Power of Nightmares (2004)
60 min | Documentary, History
A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
Stars: Gilles Kepel, William Kristol, Melvin Goodman, Richard Perle
Votes: 4,541
16. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,883 | Gross: $0.13M
17. The Cleaners (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A look at the shadowy underworld of the Internet where questionable content is removed.
Directors: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck | Stars: Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Nicole Wong, Sarah T. Roberts
Votes: 1,828
18. iHuman (2019)
99 min | Documentary
The documentary follows the booming artificial intelligence industry, what opportunities and challenges it brings and its impact on the global community.
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Max Tegmark, Zeynep Tüfekçi, Elenore Pauwels, Ben Goertzel
Votes: 713
19. 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: 2,028
20. Dr. M (1990)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Investigating a series of suicides, police detective reveals a sinister plot.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas, Hanns Zischler
Votes: 528
21. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
22. Stare Into the Lights My Pretties (2017)
129 min | Documentary
A documentary about the world of screens we are immersed in. How did we get here? Who benefits? What are the cumulative impacts on people, society and the environment? What may come next and is it what we want?
Director: Jordan Brown | Stars: Jacob Appelbaum, Kevin Bankston, Tim Berners-Lee, William Binney
Votes: 75
23. Down the Deep, Dark Web (2016 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
A Gonzo-style exploration that goes beyond everything you thought you knew about the dangers, and promise, of the Darknet. Hackers, Cypherpunks and crypto-anarchists guide us ever deeper ... See full summary »
Directors: Duki Dror, Tzachi Schiff | Star: Yuval Orr
Votes: 164
24. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 44
25. The Shock Doctrine (2007)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.
Director: Jonás Cuarón | Star: Naomi Klein
Votes: 878
26. Vulpe - vânator (1993)
102 min | Drama, History
Inspired by the overthrow of the Ceausescu regime in Romania, this novelistic feature examines the questions of a society after a revolution has happened, such as guilt and atonement and ... See full summary »
Director: Stere Gulea | Stars: Oana Pellea, Dan Condurache, Mara Grigore, Claudiu Istodor
Votes: 191
27. America After Ferguson (2014 TV Special)
Not Rated | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, will explore the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown's ... See full summary »
Stars: Phillip Agnew, Frederick Bealefeld, Traci Blackmon, Jeffrey Blackwell
28. The New Watchdogs (2011)
104 min | Documentary
This documentary takes an in depth look at France's mass medias and shines a light on corporate and political interests that shape the news.
Directors: Gilles Balbastre, Yannick Kergoat | Star: Frédéric Lordon
Votes: 458
29. Takanakuy: Fistfighting in the Andes (2012 TV Special)
20 min | Documentary
In a remote area of the Peruvian Andes, a custom called "Takanakuy" has been observed for hundreds of years: each year on December 25h, villagers dress up in homemade costumes and have, ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Morton, Victor Laime Mantilla
30. Facebook Double (2012)
PG | 27 min | Short, Comedy
A man finds out someone created his fake Facebook profile.
Director: Marin Mandir | Stars: Bozidar Horvatic, Anamarija Stanic, Marin Mandir, Danijel Galic
Votes: 93
31. Under the Skin Game (1996 Video)
18 min | Animation, Short, Documentary
Experimental documentary about women forced to use Norplant.
Director: Diane Nerwen
32.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
The News-Benders
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The News-Benders.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Nigel Davenport, Sarah Brackett
Votes: 54
33.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1954)
114 min | Drama
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 680
34.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode:
Manners
(2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Documentary
Penn and Teller argue that American manners are not getting worse.
Directors: Star Price, Scott Firestone, David Wechter | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, John Mayer, Steven Mintz
Votes: 131
35.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
In the Age of AI
(2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
Directors: Neil Docherty, David Fanning | Stars: Will Lyman, Lee Sedol, Pedro Domingos, Fu-Kai Lee
Votes: 125
37.
Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode:
Shadows of Doubt
(2004)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Pascal Boyer, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Bernard Hill
Votes: 17
38.
Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode:
The Final Hour
(2004)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Bernard Hill, Colin McGinn, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 13
39.
Hacking Humans (2018– )
Social Engineering works because we're human.
(2018 Podcast Episode)
29 min
40.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
Enter the Biggest Prison System in History
(2015)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Abby Martin, Eugene Puryear
Votes: 17
41.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
The Revolutionary, Caged
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Chris Hedges, Ojore Lutalo
42.
Honest Ads (2012– )
Episode:
If Birth Control Commercials Were Honest
(2016)
TV-14 | Short, Comedy
When are guys going to have to start enduring the rigors of birth control?
Director: Abe Epperson | Stars: Carmen Angelica, Nate Eco, Sophia Glass-Vendetti, Jack Hunter
43.
On Contact (2016– )
Episode:
Police Power
(2017)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Anya Parampil, Alex Vitale, Jeff Sessions
44.
On Contact (2016– )
Episode:
Israel's Secret Weapons
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Rania Khalek, Anya Parampil