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1. Vice (I) (2018)

R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.2
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61 Metascore

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 162,597 | Gross: $47.84M

2. A Mighty Heart (2007)

R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.6
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74 Metascore

Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband Daniel when he goes missing in Pakistan.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi

Votes: 28,224 | Gross: $9.18M

3. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

8.2
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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: 7,389

4. The Power of Nightmares (2004)

60 min | Documentary, History

8.7
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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: 4,550

5. Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History, War

6.8
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Filled with testimony and recollections from actual C.I.A. agents, this in-depth account reveals the remarkable true story of the pursuit of the world's most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden.

Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Osama bin Laden, Nada Bakos, Marty Martin, Cindy Storer

Votes: 1,173

6. Bitter Lake (2015)

136 min | Documentary

8.1
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An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: George Bush, George W. Bush, Joanne Herring, Hamid Karzai

Votes: 3,531

7. The Weight of Chains 2 (2014)

124 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

8.8
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'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

8. Les mercredis de l'histoire (1995– )
Episode: CIA: Guerres secrètes (2003)

156 min | Documentary

7.8
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The history of CIA told by previous directors and agents, and also some on the outside (like a former KGB director).

Director: William Karel | Stars: Robert Baer, Milton Bearden, Osama bin Laden, William Blum

Votes: 186

9. Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode: Bomb on Board (2005)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Crime, History

7.7
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A bomb exploded on Philippine Airlines flight 434, killing one passenger and disabling several vital systems on board in 1994.

Director: Michael Barnes | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Sam Kalilieh, Moody El-Karaouni, Von Flores

Votes: 127

10. Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode: Mudjahedin und Taliban (2020)

53 min | Documentary, History

8.3
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The Soviet army left Afghanistan, but the war continued between Mujahideen commanders. The country fell into chaos, until a new force emerged: the Taliban.

Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Ghulam Dastgir, Shukria Barakzai

Votes: 44



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