Documentaries
by JamieBigham | created - 24 Jun 2012 | updated - 01 Jun 2015 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002– )
360 min | Documentary, History
The people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Gordon Brown
Votes: 549
2.
DNA (2003– )
Episode:
The Secret of Life
(2003)
Documentary
Directors: Ian Duncan, David Glover | Star: Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 10
3.
Canada: A People's History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Years of Hope and Anger
(2001)
Documentary, History
New problems arise in Canada such as Quebec separatism.
Director: Marquise Lepage | Stars: Maggie Huculak, Pierre Trudeau, Margaret Atwood, René Lévesque
4. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 85,202 | Gross: $23.81M
5. Global Warming: The Signs and Science (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary
60 minute documentary about people across America living with the grave consequences of a changing climate and the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future.
Director: Michael Taylor | Stars: Zhou Dadi, Paul R. Epstein, Ross Gelbspan, Laurence S. Kalkstein
Votes: 11
6. The Great Global Warming Swindle (2007 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
Everything you've ever been told about Global Warming is probably untrue. This film blows the whistle on the biggest swindle in modern history. We are told that 'Man Made Global Warming' is... See full summary »
Director: Martin Durkin | Stars: Tim Ball, Nir Shaviv, Ian Clark, Piers Corbyn
Votes: 2,005
7. Suzuki Speaks (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
Exploding with visual and aural excitement, this one hour special captures the passion, vision and inspiration of world-renowned scientist/visionary David Suzuki on the human animal and our... See full summary »
Director: Tony Papa | Star: David Suzuki
8. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,941 | Gross: $77.44M
9. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,375 | Gross: $119.19M
10. Sicko (2007)
PG-13 | 123 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Tucker Albrizzi, Tony Benn, George W. Bush
Votes: 76,825 | Gross: $24.54M
11. Super Size Me (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh
Votes: 113,257 | Gross: $11.53M
12. 9/11 (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary
A real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.
Directors: James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Tony Benatatos, Yusuf Baran Bilgic, Jamal Braithwaite, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 8,640
13. Saudi Arabia: A Complicated Ally (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Scott Jacobs | Star: Bill Kurtis
Votes: 7
15. Days That Shook the World (2003–2005)
Documentary, History
"Days That Shocked the World" is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and ran for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores one or two ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Guinness, Stephen Beckett, Benjamin Till, Adrian Fear
Votes: 247
16. The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
30 min | Documentary, History
A long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars ... See full summary »
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Daniel Schorr, Winston Burdett, Peter Kalischer
Votes: 85
17. The Making of 'Titanic' (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Channel One and Paramount films broadcast The making of Titanic on The Channel One Network. The 60 minute production is an insiders look at the making of the movie, "Titanic" directed by ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Hill | Stars: Angela Chee, Angella Chi
Votes: 17
18. The Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things (2002 Video)
Documentary
Director: Sam Genovese | Stars: Gelila Asres, T.J. Miller, Tessa Munro, Jenny O'Brien
Votes: 17
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled (2003 TV Movie)
23 min | Documentary
Director: Dan Arden | Stars: Phil Crowley, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Richard Taylor
Votes: 187
20. National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Join National Geographic for a compelling exploration of the realworld parallels to the events and characters brought to life in the epic motion picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of... See full summary »
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Peter Jackson
Votes: 367
21. J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
The life of "The Lord of the Rings" universe creator J.R.R. Tolkien, and how his life and experience in World War I informed his epic storytelling.
Director: Robert DiNapoli | Stars: J.R.R. Tolkien, Greg Hildebrandt, Tim Hildebrandt
Votes: 83
22. A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'the Return of the King' (2004 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Karina Friend Buck | Stars: Jonathan Cook, Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne
Votes: 46
23. Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth (2004 Video)
52 min | Documentary, Music
This DVD contains live footage from The Lord of the Rings Symphony concert, Commentary by Howard Shore, and illustrations by Alan Lee and John Howe.
Director: Pierre Séguin | Star: Howard Shore
Votes: 194
24. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
25. Da Vinci Code Decoded (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 152 min | Documentary
This documentary exploration of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, answers questions: What exactly was Leonardo da Vinci trying to tell us in his coded paintings? Was Jesus married to ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Metzger | Stars: Dan Brown, Danny Burstein, Henry Lincoln, Martin Lunn
Votes: 232
26. Breaking the Da Vinci Code (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
Everyone wants to know. Is Dan Brown's best selling fiction thriller "The Da Vinci Code" novel, really fact or fiction? Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene? Was she one of his ... See full summary »
Director: David Priest | Stars: Darrell L. Bock, Jim Garlow, Steve Kellmeyer, Erwin Lutzer
Votes: 104
27. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips
Votes: 416
28. Henry Lincoln's Guide to Rennes-le-Château (2002 Video)
200 min | Documentary
A two hour personally guided tour with Henry Lincoln (filmed in October 1999) of the village, the church and the 'treasures' of the surrounding countryside of Rennes-le-Château in France.
Director: Michael Bott | Star: Henry Lincoln
Votes: 20
29. Founding Fathers (2000)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
Witness the birth of the American republic.
Stars: Burt Reynolds, James Woods, Edward Herrmann, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 148
30. The Color of War (2001– )
TV-PG | 780 min | History, War
A series featuring actual color footage of World War II.
Stars: Carlos E. Campos, Peter Coyote, Lance J. Holt, Mirage Zamprioli
Votes: 158
32. Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television (1993–1996)
30 min | Documentary
Award-winning PBS news-magazine series focusing on human rights from around the world, hosted by civil rights pioneer and international journalist Charlayne Hunter Gault
Star: Charlayne Hunter-Gault
33. What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (1995 Video)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Graeme Garden | Stars: Rob Buckman, John Cleese
34. Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999– )
50 min | Documentary, Adventure
Comedian and world traveler, Michael Palin, follows the footsteps of the adventuring author, Ernest Hemingway.
Stars: Michael Palin, Nigel Pegram
Votes: 546
35. The Adventure of English (2002– )
65 min | Documentary
The history of the English language.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Michael Cronin, David Gwillim, Mark Saban
Votes: 238
36. Images of Life (1998 TV Movie)
51 min
Directors: Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag | Star: Candice Bergen
37. Guns, Germs, and Steel (2005)
165 min | Documentary, History
A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Coyote, Jared Diamond
Votes: 1,292
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