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1. Antonio Gaudí (1984)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
The work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, as seen by Japanese New Wave director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Isidro Puig Boada, Antoni Gaudí, Seiji Miyaguchi
Votes: 1,743
2. Arakimentari (2004)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Travis Klose | Stars: Araki, Nobuyoshi Araki, Björk, Richard Kern
Votes: 380
3. Between the Folds (2008)
G | 56 min | Documentary
Depicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret... See full summary »
Director: Vanessa Gould | Stars: Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Vincent Floderer, Miri Golan
Votes: 885
4. Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
TV-14 | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, ... See full summary »
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Bobby Fischer, David Edmonds, Anthony Saidy, Susan Polgar
Votes: 7,463
5. Breakfast with Hunter (2003)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on the infamous gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
Director: Wayne Ewing | Stars: Bob Braudis, Douglas Brinkley, Alex Cox, John Cusack
Votes: 733
6. Bukowski: Born into This (2003)
R | 130 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.
Director: John Dullaghan | Stars: Charles Bukowski, Bono, John Bryan, Linda Lee Bukowski
Votes: 3,673 | Gross: $0.30M
7. Burden of Dreams (1982)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 8,180
8. The Cannibal that Walked Free (2007 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
The Cannibal that Walked Free (also known as Cannibal Superstar ) is a British documentary produced by Visual Voodoo for Channel Five which explores - through direct access - the bizarre ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Dye | Stars: Issei Sagawa, Olivier Foll, Barak Kushner, Philippe Lemaire
Votes: 182
9. The Cockettes (2002)
R | 102 min | Documentary
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Directors: Bill Weber, David Weissman | Stars: Larry Brinkin, Peggy Cass, The Cockettes, Pristine Condition
Votes: 630 | Gross: $0.22M
10. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,728 | Gross: $0.87M
11. Crumb (1994)
R | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
Votes: 21,685 | Gross: $3.17M
12. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
G | 90 min | Documentary, History
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste
Votes: 17,897 | Gross: $5.23M
13. Dancing with the Devil (2009)
105 min | Documentary
Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slums. Spiderman, a 28-year-old drug lord, embarks on a routine patrol through the shadowy ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Blair | Stars: Leonardo Torres, Dione Dos Santos, Marcio da Silva Lima, Carlos Cordeiro
Votes: 182
14. Dark Days (2000)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
Director: Marc Singer | Star: Marc Singer
Votes: 7,194 | Gross: $0.43M
15. Dope Sick Love (2005 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 93 min | Documentary
When you're a junkie, the money comes and goes--and so does the high. Do relationships stand a chance among addicts? Meet Matt & Tracy and Sebastian & Michelle--two New York City couples ... See full summary »
Directors: Felice Conte, Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud | Stars: Matt, Michelle, Sebastian, Tracy
Votes: 1,152
16. Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
G | 99 min | Documentary
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal
Votes: 19,341 | Gross: $0.94M
17. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 69,214 | Gross: $3.29M
18.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision
(1978)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at "Gonzo journalist", Hunter S. Thompson with his collaborator, British illustrator, Ralph Steadman.
Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson, Edward Judd, John Dean
Votes: 278
19. Gonzo (2008)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Joe Cairo, David Carlo
Votes: 8,565 | Gross: $1.25M
20. Grey Gardens (1975)
PG | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.
Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers
Votes: 15,377 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Grizzly Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Biography
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter
Votes: 62,267 | Gross: $3.17M
22. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
R | 96 min | Documentary
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
Directors: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, George Lucas
Votes: 23,329 | Gross: $1.32M
23. High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell (1995 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Directors: Maryann DeLeo, Richard Farrell | Star: Dicky Eklund
Votes: 753
24. Hippie Masala - Für immer in Indien (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
In the 1960s and 70s thousands of hippies journeyed east to India in search of enlightenment.Hippie Masala is a fascinating chronicle about flower children who,after fleeing Western civilization,found a new way of life in India.
Directors: Ulrich Grossenbacher, Damaris Lüthi | Star: Cesare From Italy
Votes: 126
25.
Durch die Nacht mit... (2002– )
Episode:
Joe Coleman und Asia Argento
(2007)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Jörg Buttgereit | Stars: Asia Argento, Joe Coleman
Votes: 19
26. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while... See full summary »
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger
Votes: 2,503 | Gross: $0.26M
27. Joel-Peter Witkin - L'image indélébile (1994)
52 min | Documentary
A portrait of American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin.
Director: Jérôme de Missolz | Star: Joel-Peter Witkin
Votes: 21
28. Last Hippie Standing (2002)
45 min | Documentary
"Last Hippie Standing" is a video clip style portrait about the hippie generation. Thirty years ago, this was a movement which came to Goa to find something they couldn't find at home. Many... See full summary »
Director: Marcus Robbin | Stars: Goa Gil, Cleo Odzer, Francisco C. Sardinha, Swami William
Votes: 314
29. The Gleaners & I (2000)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: François Wertheimer, Agnès Varda, Jean La Planche, Bodan Litnanski
Votes: 8,819 | Gross: $0.15M
30.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Lobotomist
(2008)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry.
Directors: Barak Goodman, John Maggio | Stars: Campbell Scott, Lee Wilkof, Clint Jordan, Joanna Merlin
Votes: 152
31. Lost in La Mancha (2002)
R | 89 min | Documentary
Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bridges, Tony Grisoni
Votes: 12,069 | Gross: $0.73M
32.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Making 'The Shining'
(1980)
35 min | Documentary
A look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining (1980).
Director: Vivian Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Vivian Kubrick, Terry Needham, Stanley Kubrick
Votes: 2,407
33. The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
A chronicle of the making of Ingmar Bergman's Oscar winning film.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Daniel Bergman, Ingmar Bergman, Gunnar Björnstrand, Allan Edwall
Votes: 1,024
34. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Directors: Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano
Votes: 6,510 | Gross: $0.09M
35. The Miles Davis Story (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary, Music
A review of the life and work of Miles Davis as told by those who knew and worked with him.
Director: Michael Dibb | Stars: Jimmy Cobb, Shirley Horn, Frances Davis, Clark Terry
Votes: 321
36. My Best Fiend (1999)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes
Votes: 12,256 | Gross: $0.10M
37. The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
PG | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pablo Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Claude Renoir
Votes: 2,708 | Gross: $0.27M
38. Naked in Ashes (2005)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary
Among India's one billion people exists a passionate and (to Western minds) eccentric community of 13 million Yogis. They live in a world never seen on film.
Paula Fouce?s NAKED ... See full summary »
Director: Paula Fouce | Stars: Kahlil Joseph, Sanjay Madhav, Rajeev Chhibber, Datta Dave
Votes: 60
39. Naked Making Lunch (1992)
52 min | Documentary
The making of "Naked Lunch."
Director: Chris Rodley | Stars: Anthony Best, William S. Burroughs, David Cronenberg, Judy Davis
Votes: 125
40. Orozco the Embalmer (2001)
91 min | Documentary, Horror
A Documentary about the grim work of an embalmer in one of the poorest and most dangerous parts in Colombia.
Director: Kiyotaka Tsurisaki | Star: Froilan Orozco
Votes: 774
41. Project Grizzly (1996)
72 min | Documentary
A documentary follows a Canadian fellow working on his dream: building a suit of armor so he can observe grizzly bears from a close distance.
Director: Peter Lynch | Stars: Troy Hurtubise, Peter Gzowski
Votes: 672
42. Pushwagner (2011)
Unrated | 73 min | Documentary
A personal portrait of a small man with a great personality. The directors followed the artist Pushwagner for three years. He is an artist who is in danger of losing everything.
Directors: Even Benestad, August Baugstø Hanssen | Star: Hariton Pushwagner
Votes: 243
43. Reindeerspotting - Escape from Santaland (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
This documentary tells the story of Jani, a 19-year-old drug addict living on social welfare among with his friends. Tired of his life in a remote city in Rovaniemi, he decides to travel by... See full summary »
Director: Joonas Neuvonen | Star: Jani Raappana
Votes: 3,654
44. R.I.P., Rest in Pieces (1997)
Documentary, Biography, War
R.I.P Rest in Pieces is an intimate portrait of artist Joe Coleman, who is known around the world as a shamanic, moral voice diagnosing the ills of 21st century America.
Director: Robert-Adrian Pejo | Stars: Hasil Adkins, Bill Coleman, Joe Coleman, Manuel De Landa
Votes: 148
45. Rivers and Tides (2001)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | Stars: Andy Goldsworthy, Anna Goldsworthy, Holly Goldsworthy, James Goldsworthy
Votes: 2,487
46. Saravah (1972)
100 min | Documentary
Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Barouh | Stars: Maria Bethânia, João da Baiana, Paulinho da Viola, Raul de Souza
Votes: 58
47. Satanis: The Devil's Mass (1970)
X | 86 min | Documentary
A documentary that takes a look inside the "Church of Satan", founded in California in the 1960s by Anton Szandor LaVey, a former circus lion tamer.
Director: Ray Laurent | Stars: Isaac Bonewits, Anton LaVey, Diane LaVey, Jan Miner
Votes: 616
48. Senna (2010)
PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Ayrton Senna, Reginaldo Leme, John Bisignano, Neyde Senna
Votes: 76,138 | Gross: $1.61M
49. Sick (1997)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis from a young age, performance artist Bob Flanagan shared his life and pain in his art, usually through sadomasochistic practices.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose, Kathe Burkhart, Kirby Dick
Votes: 1,727 | Gross: $0.12M
50. Die Stille der Unschuld - Der Künstler Gottfried Helnwein (2010)
116 min | Documentary
Director: Claudia Schmid | Stars: Cyril Helnwein, Gottfried Helnwein, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Votes: 10
51. Steve Reich: City Life (1995 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Manfred Waffender | Star: Steve Reich
Votes: 16
52. The Video Diary of Ricardo Lopez (2000)
70 min | Documentary
Chronicling the last days of the life of the social outcast Ricardo Lopez in 1996 as he mails a bomb to Icelandic singer Björk.
Director: Sami Saif | Star: Ricardo Lopez
Votes: 232
53. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,433 | Gross: $0.19M
54. We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary on the workings and beliefs of the self-described "hacktivist" collective, Anonymous.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Anon2World, Anonyops, Julian Assange, Aaron Barr
Votes: 10,448
55. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
A year in the life of the White family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the "Dancing Outlaw" documentary.
Director: Julien Nitzberg | Stars: J. Parker Bazzle II, Big & Rich, Ponty's Camper, Derek Wayne Castle
Votes: 5,226
56. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, he ... See full summary »
Director: Yony Leyser | Stars: Fred Aldrich, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra
Votes: 1,256 | Gross: $0.05M
57. William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An hour-long interview with author William S. Burroughs in which he expounds on American culture, art and morals.
Director: Klaus Maeck | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Jürgen Ploog
Votes: 138
58. The Woodmans (2010)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
The story of a family that suffers a tragedy, but perseveres and finds redemption through each other and their work - making art.
Director: Scott Willis | Stars: Francesca Woodman, George Woodman, Betty Woodman, Charles Woodman
Votes: 682 | Gross: $0.04M
59. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)
Not Rated | 161 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Peter Joseph, Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Maté, Richard Wilkinson
Votes: 18,869
60. Zoo (2007)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary
A look at the life of an Enumclaw, Washington man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse.
Director: Robinson Devor | Stars: Coyote, Jenny Edwards, John Edwards, John Paulsen
Votes: 2,996 | Gross: $0.07M
61. Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies (1993)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about notorious punk rock performer GG Allin.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: GG Allin, Merle Allin, Brian Unk Hunter, Shireen Kadivar
Votes: 3,547
62. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 38,236 | Gross: $2.67M
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63. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier
Votes: 4,812 | Gross: $0.24M
64. The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985)
Not Rated | 240 min | Documentary
Barbet Schroeder interviews Bukowski.
Stars: Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder, Linda Lee Bukowski
Votes: 522
65. Holy Men & Fools (2005)
72 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Yorke | Stars: Vasist Giri, Uma Giri
Votes: 16
66. Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
R | 118 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Jon Roberts, Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday
Votes: 14,193 | Gross: $0.15M
67. Eat the Document (1972)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Music
Bob Dylan and The Hawks (aka The Band) on their infamous 1966 "Judas" tour of the UK.
Director: Bob Dylan | Stars: Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko
Votes: 495
68. The Act of Killing (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik
Votes: 41,001 | Gross: $0.49M
69. My Voyage to Italy (1999)
PG-13 | 246 min | Documentary
World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Martin Scorsese
Votes: 3,540 | Gross: $0.01M
70. The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary feature about the life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Director: Amy Stechler | Stars: Heinz Berggruen, Estela de Bassagoda, Lila Downs, Arturo Estrada
Votes: 202
71. News from a Personal War (1999)
57 min | Documentary
Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.
Directors: Kátia Lund, João Moreira Salles | Stars: Nilton Cerqueira, Carlos Luis Gregório, Paulo Lins, Hélio Luz
Votes: 857
72. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, Johnny Carson
Votes: 41,716 | Gross: $1.72M
73. Powaqqatsi (1988)
G | 99 min | Documentary, Music
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II
Votes: 8,948 | Gross: $0.59M
74. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Votes: 6,274 | Gross: $0.13M
75. Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me (2008)
102 min | Documentary
Captures Kusamas creative process as she diligently works to complete her series of 50 large monochrome drawings. As her work comes to life, one can witness the essence of her art as it ... See full summary »
Director: Takako Matsumoto | Star: Yayoi Kusama
Votes: 38
76. Dance of Darkness (1989)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Edin Velez | Stars: Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ôno
Votes: 27
77. Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin | Stars: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Andrey Tolokonnikov
Votes: 2,044
78. Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box (1991 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Mark Stokes | Stars: Dore Ashton, Stan Brakhage, Rudy Burckhardt, Tony Curtis
Votes: 16
79. Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
Director: Zach Heinzerling | Stars: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Alex Shinohara, Ethan Cohen
Votes: 4,772 | Gross: $0.20M
80. Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary
Starting in 2000, German artist Anselm Kiefer began constructing a series of large elaborate structures, comprising 48 buildings, a labyrinth of tunnels, bridges, lakes and towers. The film bears witness to an incredible creative process.
Director: Sophie Fiennes | Stars: Anselm Kiefer, Bill Katz, Klaus Dermutz
Votes: 310 | Gross: $0.05M
81. The Source Family (2012)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary, Music
A charismatic leader founds a commune in Los Angeles in the early '70s based on natural food, spiritual practices and psychedelic rock. This short-lived era is recreated with archival material and the memories of participants.
Directors: Maria Demopoulos, Jodi Wille | Stars: Ahom Aquarian, Isis Aquarian, Don Bolles, Elena Michaels
Votes: 1,472
82. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
PG | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Director: David Gelb | Stars: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakazama
Votes: 38,243 | Gross: $2.55M
83. Sonic Outlaws (1995)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
Within days after the release of Negativland's clever parody of U2 and Casey Kasem, recording industry giant Island Records descended upon the band with a battery of lawyers intent on ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Baldwin | Stars: Lloyd Dunn, Chris Grigg, Mark Hosler, Don Joyce
Votes: 176
84. Ladoni (1994)
140 min | Documentary
"My little son, it's me, your father..." The narrator tries to communicate with his unborn son and takes off on a journey were you see faces of apparitions of those outcasts, who find their... See full summary »
Director: Artour Aristakisian
Votes: 366
85. I Don't Know Jack (2002)
96 min | Documentary, Biography
Biography of actor Jack Nance, who became famous when he appeared in the 1977 cult film "Eraserhead."
Director: Chris Leavens | Stars: Jack Nance, John Achorn, Leo Bulgarini, Catherine Case
Votes: 405
86. Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer (2001 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Serge Toubiana spent a year in the company of Isabelle Huppert. Wherever she went he followed.
Director: Serge Toubiana | Star: Isabelle Huppert
Votes: 42
87. Jaco (2015)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
JACO" tells the story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound and the role of the electric bass guitar.
Directors: Stephen Kijak, Paul Marchand | Stars: Jaco Pastorius, Jerry Jemmott, Robert Trujillo, Flea
Votes: 1,264
88. Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999 Video)
71 min | Documentary
To highlight Taxi Driver's 38th anniversary, this 70-minute documentary delves into the making of Scorsese's film and highlights the many contributions put forth by Taxi Driver's ensemble of talented actors and artisans.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro
Votes: 371
89. Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.
Directors: Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea | Stars: Romy Schneider, Bérénice Bejo, Serge Reggiani, Jacques Gamblin
Votes: 2,027 | Gross: $0.02M
90. More Than Honey (2012)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller, Liane Singer
Votes: 4,340 | Gross: $0.07M
91. Soaked in Bleach (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
Tom Grant, a private investigator once hired by Courtney Love, reveals his take on the death of Kurt Cobain.
Director: Benjamin Statler | Stars: Daniel Roebuck, Sarah Scott, August Emerson, Tyler Bryan
Votes: 11,614
92. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,588 | Gross: $1.34M
93. Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Gatling Pictures' "Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story" examines the life and work of Mark Sandman, deceased frontman of Boston "low rock" band Morphine. From his Newton, Mass., roots to ... See full summary »
Directors: Rob Gordon Bralver, David Ferino | Stars: Chris Ballew, Dicky Barrett, Les Claypool, Dana Colley
Votes: 457
94. Daft Punk Unchained (2015)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about the entire career of Daft Punk, from their start in early 90's with their first group called Darlin', until their grammy awards in 2014. We learn how the artists have ... See full summary »
Director: Hervé Martin-Delpierre | Stars: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Skrillex, Jean-Daniel Beauvallet
Votes: 3,535
95. Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Burroughs: The Movie explores the life and times of controversial Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. The film charts the ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Brookner | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, James Grauerholz
Votes: 804
96. Crazy Love (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Romance
The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.
Directors: Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens | Stars: Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach, Bob Janoff, Sylvia Hoffman
Votes: 2,832 | Gross: $0.30M
97. Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
In this uncomfortably intimate film, documentary filmmaker Kazuo Hara visits his ex-girlfriend Miyuki and records her new relationships.
Director: Kazuo Hara | Stars: Kazuo Hara, Miyuki Takeda, Sachiko Kobayashi
Votes: 405
98. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,463 | Gross: $0.06M
99. My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary, Family, Mystery
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Marla Olmstead, Laura Olmstead, Mark Olmstead, Amir Bar-Lev
Votes: 3,524 | Gross: $0.23M
100. Tears of Gaza (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, War
In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a... See full summary »
Director: Vibeke Løkkeberg
Votes: 576
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