Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With John Sherba

1. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

R | 102 min | Drama

8.3

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71 Metascore

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans

Votes: 899,929 | Gross: $3.64M

2. The Fountain (2006)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

7.2

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51 Metascore

As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 248,924 | Gross: $10.14M

3. Fearless (1993)

R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller

7.1

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A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce

Votes: 24,586 | Gross: $7.00M

4. Dirty Wars (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History

7.4

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76 Metascore

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi

Votes: 9,399 | Gross: $0.38M

5. How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News

7.6

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86 Metascore

The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky

Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.13M

6. Zappa (2020)

Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.5

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76 Metascore

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Lonnie Lardner, Patrice Zappa, Carl Zappa

Votes: 3,600

7. Nanking (2007)

R | 88 min | Biography, History, War

7.7

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76 Metascore

Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.

Directors: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman | Stars: Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz

Votes: 3,590 | Gross: $0.16M

8. American Experience (1987– )

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.6

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A series showcasing documentaries on American history.

Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt

Votes: 2,207

9. Independent Lens (1999– )

TV-14 | Documentary

8.2

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Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »

Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 635

10. Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)

100 min | History

6.5

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Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.

Director: François Girard | Stars: Samian, Raoul Max Trujillo, Gilles Renaud, Siân Phillips

Votes: 561

11. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Death and the Civil War (2012)

TV-14 | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.1

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Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a "republic of suffering" and will chart the far-reaching social, political, ... See full summary »

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: James Cromwell, Keith David, Josh Hamilton, Gene Jones

Votes: 157

12. Trimpin: The Sound of Invention (2009)

79 min | Documentary, Music

7.9

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Documentary profile of Trimpin, an eccentric and highly creative artist/inventor/engineer/composer who has created a world that resembles both Santa's workshop and Frankenstein's lab.

Director: Peter Esmonde | Stars: Charles Amirkhanian, Hank Dutt, Kyle Gann, David Harrington

Votes: 43

13. Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode: How to Survive a Plague (2013)

TV-14 | Documentary

8.4

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Director: David France | Star: Stanley Tucci

Votes: 8

14. The untranslatable forest (2024)

3 min | Short

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Following a dream-like journey through a surreal airport, the film reflects on 6 untranslatable words from different languages, our broken relationship with the natural world, and a warning message of the direction we are heading towards.

Directors: Andy Camou, Ivan Miguel

15. Without (I) (2009)

TV-G | 16 min | Short

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Two men meet in the middle of a bleak, infinitely flat desert. Clinging to the last shreds of their existence, neither character can remember how they got there, or the last time they saw ... See full summary »

Directors: Brent Bishop, Gregory Tuzin | Stars: Dion DeRizzo, Robert Miano