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1. Capitaine Thomas Sankara (2012)
90 min | Documentary
A portrait comprised of material from the archives of Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. Through his desire to liberate his country and ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Cupelin | Stars: Blaise Compaoré, Thomas Sankara
Votes: 60
3. Hacker (2010)
79 min | Documentary
Director: Alexander Biedermann | Stars: Marcell Dietl, Marko Rogge, Reinhard Schrutzki, Steffen Wernéry
Votes: 57
4. Meet Your Meat (2002 Video)
12 min | Short
In a moving narration, actor and activist Alec Baldwin exposes the truth behind humanity's cruelest invention - the factory farm.
Directors: Bruce Friedrich, Cem Akin | Star: Alec Baldwin
Votes: 121
5. Die Nordsee von oben (2011)
93 min | Documentary
Directors: Silke Schranz, Christian Wüstenberg | Stars: Udo Wachtveitl, Christian Wüstenberg
Votes: 118
6. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Wim Wenders, Yohji Yamamoto
Votes: 1,104
7. Le monde selon Monsanto (2008 TV Movie)
108 min | Documentary
You do not have to believe that God exists, but you will after this movie know that the devil poster! Monsanto is the largest global company that produces agricultural products: pesticides,... See full summary »
Director: Marie-Monique Robin | Stars: David Baker, Ken Cook, David Carpenter, Robert Bellé
Votes: 1,847
8. Let's Make Money (2008)
110 min | Documentary
Most of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it's is not in the bank to which we entrusted it. The bank and our money is already a part of the cycle of the global money market.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Mark Mobius, Mirko Kovats, K. Sujatha Raaju, Gerhard Schwarz
Votes: 1,752
9. Our Daily Bread (2005)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
OUR DAILY BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Stars: Claus Hansen Petz, Arkadiusz Rydellek, Barbara Hinz, Renata Wypchlo
Votes: 2,689
11. Istanbul United (2014)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The 'Ultra' fans of Istanbul's three biggest football clubs, known for their violent rivalries begin fighting side-by-side to protect civilians from police, as 'Istanbul United'.
Directors: Farid Eslam, Oliver Waldhauer | Stars: Can Atalay, Cahit Binici, Ayan Güner, Kerem Gürbüz
Votes: 152
12. Alphabet (2013)
109 min | Documentary
A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Ken Robinson, Yang Dongping, Andreas Schleicher, Qu Pei
Votes: 869
13. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,886 | Gross: $2.42M
14. Pina (2011)
PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music
A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante
Votes: 15,938 | Gross: $3.52M
15. Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary reflects on artist Ai Weiwei's battle against the lawsuit thrust upon him by the Chinese government in an effort to silence him.
Director: Andreas Johnsen | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Andreas Johnsen, Lao Ai, Jerome A. Cohen
Votes: 336 | Gross: $0.04M
16. Journey to Jah (2013)
92 min | Documentary, Music
The forceful feature-length documentary Journey to Jah by Noel Dernesch and Moritz Springer catches the global phenomenon of crossing borders by documenting the experiences of integration ... See full summary »
Directors: Noël Dernesch, Moritz Springer | Stars: Gentleman, Otto Tillman, Alborosie, Alberto D'Ascola
Votes: 168
17. Der Berührbare - Der Filmregisseur Oskar Röhler (2013)
52 min | Documentary
The "Enfant terrible", the scandalous person, the hope of the German cinema, the new Fassbinder. The director, author and autodidact Oskar Roehler separates the opinions. The actrice ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Wehn | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Hannelore Elsner, Alexandra Fischer-Roehler, Ursula Grüger
18. After Tiller (2013)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment.
Directors: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson | Stars: George Tiller, Warren Hern, Leroy Carhart, Susan Robinson
Votes: 1,118 | Gross: $0.07M
19. The Assassination of Dr. Tiller (2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary
MSNBC looks at the events leading to the assassination of Dr. George Tiller a prominent later-term abortion provided who was killed by an anti-abortion activist.
Director: Carrie Wysocki | Stars: Rachel Maddow, Salem Abdo, Joan Armentrout, Fares Azmy
Votes: 31
20. La constellation Jodorowsky (1994)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
The quest for the true personality of multi-talented cult artist and psycho-magician Alexandro Jodorowsky
Director: Louis Mouchet | Stars: Fernando Arrabal, Peter Gabriel, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Marcel Marceau
Votes: 553
21. End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of the punk rock band The Ramones.
Directors: Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia | Stars: Rick Rubin, Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
Votes: 3,887 | Gross: $0.39M
22. H2Omx (2014)
82 min | Documentary, Drama, History
With over 20 million residents, can Mexico City avert disaster and become water sustainable?
Directors: José Cohen, Lorenzo Hagerman
Votes: 77
23. Yalom's Cure (2014)
77 min | Documentary, Biography
This cinematic feature documentary is more than a classic biography. Yalom takes the audience on an existential journey through the many layers of the human mind while he shares his fundamental insights and wisdom.
Director: Sabine Gisiger | Stars: Irvin D. Yalom, Marilyn Yalom, Susan K. Hoerger, Larry Hatlett
Votes: 496 | Gross: $0.00M
24. The Oath (2010)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary
Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan, Abu Jandal, Troy Lebane
Votes: 950 | Gross: $0.04M
25. F for Fake (1973)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Directors: Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach | Stars: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Elmyr de Hory
Votes: 18,281
26. White Shadow (2013)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
The story of Alias, a young Albino on the run, hunted by local witch doctors who use Albinos body parts for their potions.
Director: Noaz Deshe | Stars: Hamisi Bazili, James Gayo, Glory Mbayuwayu, Salum Abdallah
Votes: 417
27. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Filmmaker William Greaves auditioned acting students for a fictional drama, while simultaneously shooting the behind-the-scenes drama taking place.
Director: William Greaves | Stars: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, Bob Rosen
Votes: 2,512
28. The Voice of La Raza (1972)
53 min | Documentary
Documentary depicting the struggle for equality by Spanish-speaking residents of the USA. Anthony Quinn relates his own family's struggles as Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles.
Director: William Greaves | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Rita Moreno
Votes: 54
29. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 (2005)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
In Central Park, 1968, a director shot scenes of a young couple whose marriage was falling apart - 35 years later they are back in Central Park as the director relentlessly pursues the ever-elusive symbiopsychotaxiplasmic moment.
Director: William Greaves | Stars: Audrey Heningham, Shannon Baker, Marcia Karp, Ndeye Ade Sokhna
Votes: 408
30. The African Twintowers (2008)
75 min | Documentary
About Richard Wagner, about 9/11, about Hagen von Tronje, about Hereros alive and dead, about ghosts of the past and the present. It is abandoned at day 2.
Director: Christoph Schlingensief | Stars: Christoph Schlingensief, Stefan Kolosko, Irm Hermann, Norbert Losch
Votes: 30
31. 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: 41,440 | Gross: $1.72M
32. Time Goes by Like a Roaring Lion (2013)
79 min | Documentary
Directors: Philipp Hartmann, Jan Eichberg | Stars: Philipp Hartmann, Jan Eichberg, Andreas Bauch, Fanny Heink
Votes: 45
33. Small Small Thing (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Drama
A look at the high profile case of Liberian Olivia Zinnah, who died in 2012 of complications from a rape that occurred when she was just 7 years old.
Director: Jessica Vale | Stars: Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Louis Johnson, Dannetha Sampson
Votes: 66
34. Reel Paradise (2005)
R | 110 min | Documentary
Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Georgia Pierson, Janet Pierson, John Pierson, Wyatt Pierson
Votes: 532 | Gross: $0.03M
35. Dreaming Nicaragua (2010)
60 min | Documentary
DREAMING NICARAGUA is a film about HOPE. It's about love for the dignity and courage of the human spirit that, even immersed in uttermost tragic conditions, fights for a better life, and in... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Bukin
Votes: 30
36. The Carrier (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Drama
'The Carrier' is a feature-length documentary that tells the inspiring story of an HIV-positive and pregnant mother trying to protect her baby from being born with HIV/AIDS. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Maggie Betts
Votes: 28
37. Latcho Drom (1993)
103 min | Documentary, Music
The journey of the Romany people told through musicians and dancers of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain.
Director: Tony Gatlif | Star: La Caita
Votes: 2,141 | Gross: $1.03M
38. Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve (2015)
109 min | Documentary
Thomsen presents previously unseen interview footage recorded with Fassbinder throughout their fifteen-year friendship, which spans exactly the length of his career - their first encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Braad Thomsen | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Harry Baer, Lilo Pempeit
Votes: 214
39. Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)
90 min | Documentary
A detailed look into the process of filming of Robert Altman's masterpiece "Short Cuts". The great ensemble cast composed of 22 actors, Raymond Carver's widow, few members of the crew and ... See full summary »
Directors: John Dorr, Mike Kaplan | Stars: Robert Altman, Tim Robbins, Fred Ward, Matthew Modine
Votes: 188
40. Israel, Why (1973)
185 min | Documentary
A documentary examining life in Israel twenty-five years after the birth of the state.
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Jacques Barkat, Schmuel Birger, Ran Cohen, Mikael Feldman
Votes: 146
41. Marley (2012)
PG-13 | 144 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, Jimmy Cliff
Votes: 14,485 | Gross: $1.41M
42. Virunga (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, War
A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel | Stars: André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo
Votes: 12,252
43. Impressionen unter Wasser (2002)
45 min | Documentary
A collection of underwater footage directed by Leni Riefenstahl over nearly 30 years.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Star: Leni Riefenstahl
Votes: 358
44. Triumph of the Will (1935)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History
The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Max Amann, Martin Bormann
Votes: 18,314
45. Sonic Highways (2014)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Music
Sonic Highways commemorates the Foo Fighters 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.
Stars: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett
Votes: 3,756
46. So jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen (2001)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Vera Vogt | Stars: Jan Müller, Claus Beeken, Buffo, Detlef Uecker
Votes: 18
47. Der Lauf der Dinge (1987)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short
Inside a warehouse, a precarious 70-100 feet long structure has been constructed using various items. When this is set in motion, a chain reaction ensues. Fire, water, law of gravity as ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Fischli, David Weiss
Votes: 949
48. 10 Billion - What's on your plate? (2015)
107 min | Documentary
How can we best meet every earth citizens need for healthy food facing our limited resources? Regarding the almost 10 billion humans living on earth by 2050, we have to decide now how we want to shape the future of agriculture.
Director: Valentin Thurn | Star: Valentin Thurn
Votes: 316
49. Nice Places to Die (2015)
105 min | Documentary, Family, Mystery
In the face of death you can really sense life. There are people who share their lives with the dead and some literally with corpses. A trip from Argentina to Manila, Cairo and Sulawesi.
Director: Bernd Schaarmann
Votes: 24
50. From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (2014)
119 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).
Director: Rüdiger Suchsland | Stars: Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang, Volker Schlöndorff
Votes: 897
51. The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (2002)
64 min | Documentary
A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 children. Between March 13 and August 2, 1939, Nicholas Winton organized... See full summary »
Director: Matej Minac | Stars: Joe Schlesinger, Karel Reisz, Hugo Morom, Joseph Guns
Votes: 188
52. Concrete Jungle (2009)
75 min | Documentary
In the 1970's, on opposite sides of the city and opposite sides of the country, two separate yet equally dynamic new art forms were emerging. Both possessed a rebellious spirit and quickly ... See full summary »
Director: Eli Morgan Gesner | Stars: Travis Barker, Tony Hawk, Terry Kennedy, KRS-One
Votes: 6
53. I Want to See the Manager (2014)
93 min | Documentary
In the light of the current transformations within the global power structure, I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER traces the linkage of economic ascent and decline in seven paradigmatic episodes. ... See full summary »
Director: Hannes Lang
Votes: 42
54. The Look of Silence (2014)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer | Stars: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Volker Hanisch, Amir Hasan
Votes: 13,871 | Gross: $0.11M
55. Hockney (2014)
TV-G | 112 min | Documentary
The film looks back at Hockney's formative years in the British pop art scene and his experiences as a gay man.
Director: Randall Wright | Stars: David Hockney, Arthur Lambert, Colin Self, Don Bachardy
Votes: 377 | Gross: $0.12M
56. Yes No Maybe (II) (2015)
106 min | Documentary
The film embarks on a quest to discover the secret of love.
Director: Kaspar Kasics | Stars: Eva Illouz, Sven Hillenkamp, Hannah Robertson, Samuel Robertson
Votes: 14
57. La guerrilla de la memoria (2002)
Documentary
A brief portrait on the organized anti-fascist guerrillas that fought Franco while hiding in the woods and mountains since 1939 to 1948
Director: Javier Corcuera | Stars: Florián García, Esperanza Martínez, Remedios Montero, Eduardo Pons Prades
Votes: 48
58. De Palma (2015)
R | 110 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma.
Directors: Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow | Stars: Brian De Palma, Mark Hamill, Amy Irving, Kurt Russell
Votes: 6,200 | Gross: $0.16M
59. Projekt A - Eine Reise zu anarchistischen Projekten in Europa (2015)
85 min | Documentary
A journey to anarchist projects in Europe showing their ideas of a world in which nobody should have the power to control knowledge, resources or other people.
Directors: Marcel Seehuber, Moritz Springer | Star: Hanna Poddig
Votes: 76
60. Blank City (2010)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary
During the punk rock stage in the late '70s, downtown New York experienced a wave of "Do it yourself" independent filmmaking.
Director: Celine Danhier | Stars: Amos Poe, Ann Magnuson, Becky Johnston, Beth B
Votes: 835 | Gross: $0.12M
61. Iraqi Odyssey (2014)
Not Rated | 162 min | Documentary
Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 3D documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated ... See full summary »
Director: Samir | Stars: Samira Jamal Aldin, Sabah Jamal Aldin, Souhair Jamal Aldin, Jamal Al Tahir
Votes: 174
62. 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: 23,213 | Gross: $1.32M
63. Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren (2003)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Fatih Akin, Mustafa Enver Akin, Cem Akin, Adam Bousdoukos
Votes: 123
64. Cartel Land (2015)
R | 100 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque
Votes: 18,824 | Gross: $0.70M
65. Electroboy (2014)
113 min | Documentary, Biography
'You can get it if you really want.' If this sentence applies to anyone, then it most definitely applies to Florian Burkhardt. He achieved nearly everything he wanted. Except the one thing that was most important to him: escaping himself.
Director: Marcel Gisler | Stars: Florian Burkhardt, Hildegard Burkhardt, Peter J. Burkhardt, Claudius Burkhardt
Votes: 139
66. Journey to the Safest Place on Earth (2013)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
Over 350,000 tons of highly radioactive waste and spent fuel rods are in temporary storage on site at nuclear power complexes and at intermediate storage sites all over the world. More than... See full summary »
Director: Edgar Hagen | Stars: Charles McCombie, Marcos Buser, Gregg Butler, Neil Patterson
Votes: 73
67. Fire at Sea (2016)
114 min | Documentary
Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
Director: Gianfranco Rosi | Stars: Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Samuele Caruana, Pietro Bartolo
Votes: 6,053 | Gross: $0.12M
68. Unbranded (2015)
PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary, Adventure, Western
Unbranded follows four men and sixteen mustangs on an epic 3,000-mile journey from Mexico to Canada through the American West to inspire adoptions for the 50,000 wild horses and burros in government captivity.
Director: Phillip Baribeau | Stars: Ben Masters, Jonny Fitzsimons, Thomas Glover, Ben Thamer
Votes: 1,577
69. A 60 km/h (2014)
100 min | Documentary
The Citroen Méhari is a lightweight all-terrain vehicle: 600 cc, two-cylinder and 28 HP, with a maximum speed of 60 kilometers (37 miles) per hour. Divorced and lonely, a Uruguayan named ... See full summary »
Director: Facundo Marguery
Votes: 37
70. Uncharted Waters (2013)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Uncharted Waters is a feature-length documentary about Australian surfing legend, Wayne Lynch. It traces his upbringing in the seaside town of Lorne on Victoria's South-Western coast and ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Griffin | Star: Wayne Lynch
Votes: 27
71. Elsewhere (2001)
240 min | Documentary
During the year 2000 Geyrhalter and his teams travelled to a different destination each month, looking for places untouched by the millennium hysteria. Locations include Niger, Finland, Micronesia, Australia, China, Siberia or Greenland.
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Votes: 143
72. Amy (III) (2015)
R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand
Votes: 54,978 | Gross: $8.41M
73. Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah (2015)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Claude Lanzmann discusses the long and difficult process of researching, shooting, editing and presenting his groundbreaking and influential documentary Shoah (1985).
Director: Adam Benzine | Stars: Claude Lanzmann, Marcel Ophüls, Stuart Liebmann, Richard Brody
Votes: 343
74. Where to Invade Next (2015)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Comedy
To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli, Lorena Lardini
Votes: 25,698 | Gross: $3.82M
75. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,036 | Gross: $0.65M
76. Earth (2007)
G | 90 min | Documentary
Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield | Stars: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart, Anggun, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 14,737 | Gross: $38.05M
77. Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992 (2012)
81 min | Documentary, Biography
Audre Lorde, the highly influential, award-winning African-American lesbian poet came to live in West-Berlin in the 80s and early '90s. She was the mentor and catalyst who helped ignite the... See full summary »
Director: Dagmar Schultz | Star: Audre Lorde
Votes: 65
78. Vers un monde altruiste? (2015 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary
This documentary examines the theory that cooperation and altruism are a part of human nature more overriding than self-interest.
Directors: Sylvie Gilman, Thierry de Lestrade | Stars: Daniel Batson, Paul Bloom, Richard Davidson, Andy Gonzalez
Votes: 101
79. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn | Stars: Bruce Hamilton, Kip Andersen, Al Gore, Heather Cooley
Votes: 26,568
80. 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: 1,739
81. Raving Iran (2016)
84 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
Two DJ's in Tehran are battling to play the music they love and set up dance parties. Local regime does not look well at harbingers of western culture of decay so the protagonists need to do big decisions.
Director: Susanne Regina Meures | Stars: Anoosh Rakizade, Arash Shadram, Peyman Navidi Nahand, Mohammad Safari
Votes: 966
82. Der mit den Fingern sieht (2010)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Esref, painter, blind since birth who paints amazingly realistic with great detail and color and, he uses perspectives. Harvard neurologist Leone scanned his brain. He saw a little sensation. "You can say Esref sees with his fingers"
Director: Savas Ceviz | Stars: Esref Armagan, Joan Eröncel, John Kennedy, Alvaro Pasqual-Leone
Votes: 18
83. Magnus (2016)
78 min | Documentary
Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
Director: Benjamin Ree | Stars: Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand
Votes: 2,646 | Gross: $0.01M
84. Peter Handke: Bin im Wald. Kann sein, dass ich mich verspäte... (2016)
89 min | Documentary
Explores the life and work of the Austrian novelist, playwright and political activist, Peter Handke.
Director: Corinna Belz | Stars: Peter Handke, Amina Handke, Léocadie Handke, Sophie Semin
Votes: 87
85. 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: 21,585 | Gross: $3.17M
86. Wenn ich weine, schlägt mein Herz (2008)
97 min | Documentary
A small digital camera is handed to four children. The little reporters document their lives in the midst of drugs, prostitution and violence with a childlike, undisguised look.
Director: Annett Schütze
87. Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous (2015)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A story of Hong Kong told by three generations of real people: 'preschooled' children, 'preoccupied' young people, and 'preposterous' senior citizens.
Director: Christopher Doyle | Stars: Alex Bedwell, Jason Cheung, Selene Cheung, Thierry Chow
Votes: 141
88. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,938 | Gross: $4.31M
89. Kokolampy (2016)
83 min | Documentary
Director: Hajo Schomerus | Stars: Wilhelm Barthlott, Vidson Bisoa, Aletta Eichenauer, Clifford Gillis
Votes: 8
90. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,493 | Gross: $7.12M
91. The Third Root (2016)
67 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music
Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist of Afro-Mexican descent who is propelled on a musical journey traveling through Mexico, Spain and North Africa to discover what similarities may still ... See full summary »
Directors: Reed Rickert, Camilo Nu | Stars: Abdellah Akharraz, Rubén Albarrán, Abdesalam Alikane, Alberto Alvarez
Votes: 7
92. Alles gut (2016)
95 min | Documentary
When Djaner, 7, sat down next to his new classmates on his first day at a German primary school, he could hardly believe it. Lena, whose birthday it was, was given a candle and a pen as a ... See full summary »
Director: Pia Lenz
Votes: 25
93. Gaza Surf Club (2016)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
In a country locked between Egypt and Israel, Gaza's youth are drawn to their beaches. Weary of the daily 'state of emergency' they seek meaning and perspective to their lives through surfing.
Directors: Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine | Stars: Ibrahim N. Arafat, Mohammed Abu Jayab, Sabah Abu Ghanem, Matthew Olsen
Votes: 258
94. Don't Blink (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Israel | Stars: Robert Frank, Sid Kaplan, June Leaf, William S. Burroughs
Votes: 423
95. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz, Kevin Mitnick
Votes: 13,403 | Gross: $0.59M
96. Into the Abyss (2011)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall
Votes: 17,341 | Gross: $0.22M
97. Am Kölnberg (2014)
89 min | Documentary, Drama
The tower block area "Am Kölnberg" has a bad reputation. People who - for any number of reasons - ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee families and immigrants from ... See full summary »
Directors: Laurentia Genske, Robin Humboldt
Votes: 90
98. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,882 | Gross: $0.13M
99. Censored Voices (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History
CENSORED VOICES combines raw original recordings of Israeli soldiers recounting their fears and doubts following Israel's 1967 Six-Day War, using archival newsreel footage as a stark reminder of how far the region remains from peace.
Director: Mor Loushy | Star: Amos Oz
Votes: 321 | Gross: $0.03M
100. David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.
Directors: Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Jon Nguyen | Stars: David Lynch, Lula Lynch, Edwina Lynch, Donald Lynch
Votes: 6,580 | Gross: $0.17M
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