Documentaries
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1. No End in Sight (2007)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, War
A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Campbell Scott, Gerald Burke, Ali Fadhil, Omar Fekeiki
Votes: 8,631 | Gross: $1.43M
2. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,936
3. The War on Democracy (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Directors: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende, George Bush
Votes: 2,527
4. Stealing a Nation (2004 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, History
This tells a story literally 'hidden from history'. In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population ... See full summary »
Directors: John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Star: John Pilger
Votes: 408
5. Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.
Directors: Steve Connelly, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, John Bolton, Reed Brody, Wesley Clark
Votes: 298
6. Occupation 101 (2006)
90 min | Documentary
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
Directors: Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | Stars: James Akins, Arik Ascherman, Bishop Barltlett Jr., Phyllis Bennis
Votes: 1,908
7. Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.
Director: Tony Stark | Stars: John Pilger, Fatima Abed-Rabo, Amjad Abu Laban, Mustafa Barghouthi
Votes: 453
8. Propaganda (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, News
An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
Director: Slavko Martinov | Stars: Tony Blair, Lloyd Blankfein, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 1,039
9. 97% Owned (2012)
104 min | Documentary
97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Oswald | Stars: Ben Dyson, Anne Belsey, Noel Longhurst, Josh Ryan-Collins
Votes: 671
10. Kymatica (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
We may be quick to blame secret organizations, corporations and corrupt politicians for the state of the environment. The harsh truth is that the world is in its current state because humanity is evolving and taking the world with it.
Director: Benjamin Stewart | Stars: Bruce Lipton, Henrik Palmgren, Benjamin Stewart
Votes: 636
11. Reconvergence (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Drama
Reconvergence offers an intriguing exploration of mortality, consciousness and identity in the modern age from the perspectives of four distinct characters: a naturalist, a neuroscientist, ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Tyndall | Stars: Eustace Conway, Preston Estep III, S. Waite Rawls III, Preston Roberts
Votes: 152
12. Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary, History
There is one vibratory field that connects all things. It has been called Akasha, Logos, the primordial OM, the music of the spheres, the Higgs field, dark energy, and a thousand other names throughout history.
Director: Daniel Schmidt | Star: Patrick Sweeney
Votes: 2,313
13. The Thought Exchange (2012)
92 min | Documentary
Thought Exchange is a simple yet profound way of looking at the world, that allows us to understand and experience the truth about who we really are, where we really live, what we really want, and how to have that all the time.
Director: Usher Morgan | Stars: Lucie Arnaz, David Friedman, Colleen McGloin, Dora Rubin
Votes: 70 | Gross: $0.07M
14. The Seven Five (2014)
R | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Mike Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie
Votes: 6,277 | Gross: $0.01M
15. Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (1999 TV Movie)
65 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Juliane Koepcke, Juan Zaplana Ramirez
Votes: 1,497
16. 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: 6,362
17. Legacy: The Origins of Civilization (1991– )
52 min | Documentary
What can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to trace the origins of six great civilizations: Iraq, ... See full summary »
Star: Michael Wood
Votes: 128
18. Houston, We Have a Problem! (2016)
88 min | Documentary, History
Explores the myth of the secret multi-billion-dollar deal behind America's purchase of Yugoslavia's clandestine space program in the early 1960s.
Director: Ziga Virc | Stars: Slavoj Zizek, Josip Broz Tito, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes: 3,651
19. The Farthest (2017)
PG | 121 min | Documentary, History
It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.
Director: Emer Reynolds | Stars: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 4,585 | Gross: $0.01M
20. The Brink (2019)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
A fly-on-the-wall chronicle of embattled former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's global mission to spread extreme nationalism.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Steve Bannon, Sean Bannon, Raheem Kassam, Andy Surabian
Votes: 862 | Gross: $0.11M
21. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring
Votes: 16,806 | Gross: $0.27M
22. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,474 | Gross: $17.96M
23. Shooting War: World War II Combat Cameramen (2000 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
Produced by Steven Spielberg and presented by Tom Hanks this documentary tells how war photographers faced the horrors that looked both in Europe and in the Pacific during World War II .
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Tom Hanks, Stephen Ambrose, Russ Meyer, Walter Rosenblum
Votes: 486
24. Princes of the Yen (2014)
93 min | Documentary, Crime
Set in 20th Century Japan the documentary explores the role and power of Central Banks and how they can be used to change a country's economic political and social structures A documentary adaption off the book by Professor Richard Werner.
Director: Michael Oswald | Stars: Andrew Piper, Richard Werner, Noriko Yamagiwa
Votes: 316
25. Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia (1993)
60 min | Documentary
What is faith and religion to Russians after the fall of communism? We get the insight into the Russian Orthodox church as well as different folk and shamanic beliefs.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Anna Hitch, Vissarion, Yuri Yurievich Yurieff
Votes: 1,103
26. 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: 1,466
27. 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: 40,816 | Gross: $0.49M
28. Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
80 min | Documentary, History
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.
Star: Adam Curtis
Votes: 2,361
29. Zappa (2020)
Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History
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: 3,598
30. Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Music
An entertaining "rockumentary" about Radiohead that shows some of the tedium of being a rock star, as well as some of the fun stuff.
Director: Grant Gee | Stars: Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien
Votes: 3,299 | Gross: $0.05M
31. The War That Made America (2006)
Documentary, History, War
This was the war between the French and Indians, and the early colonists, 1754, before the Revolution.
Stars: Larry Nehring, Charles Misulia, Michael L. Colosimo, Bryan Stefancyk
Votes: 177
32. Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022)
105 min | Documentary, Music
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. A new generation kick-started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world.
Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern, Andrew Cross, Vivienne Perry, Sam Rice-Edwards | Stars: Ryan Adams, Julian Casablancas, Brian Chase, Kimya Dawson
Votes: 1,553
33. Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Jon Ronson is asked by the widow of Stanley Kubrick to investigate the contents of about a thousand boxes left by Kubrick, shown to contain materials reflecting the work Kubrick did after the release of Barry Lyndon (1975) in 1975.
Director: Jon Ronson | Stars: Jon Ronson, Anthony Frewin, Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick
Votes: 1,364
34. One More Time with Feeling (2016)
PG | 113 min | Documentary, Music
Explores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles with an unspoken personal tragedy.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, Susie Bick
Votes: 5,531
35. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018)
TV-14 | 105 min | Documentary, Music
It's a documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Frank Sidebottom who wore a huge papier-mache' head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. The ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Sullivan | Stars: Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble, John Cooper Clarke, Chris Sievey
Votes: 777
36. Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods (2024 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A single Ukrainian infantry company find themselves in a life or death battle to defend the eastern front against intense Russian attacks. This is an extraordinary portrait of lives ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Roberts
Votes: 268
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