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1. In Time (2011)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Will Salas is accused of murder and on the run with a hostage.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 446,818 | Gross: $37.52M
2. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman
Votes: 331,097 | Gross: $45.51M
3. I, Tonya (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 242,987 | Gross: $30.01M
4. Raising Arizona (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman
Votes: 150,480 | Gross: $22.85M
5. Amores Perros (2000)
R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller
An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Votes: 253,060 | Gross: $5.38M
6. Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 198,452 | Gross: $61.65M
7. 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: 79,008 | Gross: $4.31M
8. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,081 | Gross: $1.09M
9. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings
Votes: 43,881 | Gross: $14.36M
10. Salt of the Earth (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, History
Mexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they eventually triumph.
Director: Herbert J. Biberman | Stars: Juan Chacón, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Bauer
Votes: 4,047
11. 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: 9,362 | Gross: $0.19M
12. 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: 9,892 | Gross: $0.13M
13. Cesar Chavez (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
Director: Diego Luna | Stars: Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich
Votes: 3,622 | Gross: $5.55M
14. The Barber of Little Rock (2023)
35 min | Documentary, Short
The work of Arlo Washington, an African-American barber who founded a nonprofit community bank dedicated to providing economic opportunities for their community that mainstream banks will not offer.
Directors: John Hoffman, Christine Turner | Stars: Cocoa Broadway, Arlo Washington
Votes: 1,277
15. Four Horsemen (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
The modern day Four Horsemen continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. 23 ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Ashcroft | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Gillian Tett, Lawrence Wilkerson, David Morgan
Votes: 2,919
16. American Fable (2016)
Not Rated | 96 min | Thriller
After 11-year-old Gitty discovers a man who can grant wishes hiding in her family's silo, she is forced to choose between saving the man's life and protecting her family.
Director: Anne Hamilton | Stars: Peyton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue, Marci Miller
Votes: 4,673
17. The First Wave (2021)
R | 93 min | Documentary, History
A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Star: Nathalie Douge
Votes: 1,095
18. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,593 | Gross: $0.19M
19. The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020)
105 min | Documentary
Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible - and how that threatens democratic freedoms.
Directors: Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan | Stars: Anjali Appadurai, Chris Barrett, Heidi Boghosian, Wendy Brown
Votes: 647
20. The One Percent (2006)
76 min | Documentary
In this hard-hitting but humorous documentary, director Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Johnson | Stars: Nicole Buffet, Chuck Collins, Steve Forbes, Cody Franchetti
Votes: 1,117
21. Schooling the World (2010)
66 min | Documentary, History
If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Government knew this in the 19th century when it... See full summary »
Director: Carol Black | Stars: Wade Davis, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Elijah Gergen, Vandana Shiva
Votes: 192
22. Cellmates (2011)
TV-14 | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Leroy Lowe, grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan confronts everything he's been taught to hate when he's sentenced to three years of hard labor on a prison work farm, where Warden ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Baget | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach, Kevin P. Farley, Héctor Jiménez
Votes: 647
23. Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.
Director: David Redmon | Star: Roger Wong
Votes: 279
24. Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Paul Piff, Anne Rueth, Colin Dunkley
Votes: 1,390
25. Garbage Dreams (2009)
79 min | Documentary
A look at the lives of Egyptian trash collectors.
Director: Mai Iskander
Votes: 159
26. Climate of Change (2010)
TV-G | 86 min | Documentary
A documentary focused on the efforts of everyday people all over the world who are making a difference in the fight against global warming.
Director: Brian Hill | Star: Tilda Swinton
Votes: 63
27. The Whip (IV)
82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production
With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.
Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids
28. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
29. In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Just a few decades ago, owing more money than you had in your bank account was the exception, not the rule.
Directors: Danny Schechter, Joel Sucher | Stars: Nina Adams, David Aguilar, Roy Barnes, Steve Barnett
Votes: 383
30. Exergo (2024)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
By focusing on the peripheral or hidden details of some paintings in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a female narrator relates several stories linked to the social, economic and psychological conditions of the artists, both past and present.
Director: Jorge Moneo Quintana | Stars: Ilazki Azaldegi, Elorri Sarasola Barandiaran, Elena Montejo, Miren Barrena Rebe
31. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
32. Waiting for August (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Fifteen year old Georgiana is left to raise her 6 siblings in Bacau (Romania), since mother has to work abroad to get by. Torn between adolescence and heavy responsibilities, the teenage girl struggles to keep everyone afloat.
Director: Teodora Mihai
Votes: 236
33. Queensrÿche: Operation Livecrime (1991 Video)
64 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
US heavy metal band Queensrÿche performs live their classic 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime in this concert film.
Director: Wayne Isham | Stars: Queensrÿche, Geoff Tate, Chris De Garmo, Michael Wilton
Votes: 162
34. Unnatural Causes (2008– )
Documentary
"Why do some of us get sicker more often and die sooner, and what causes us to become sick in the first place? This limited series explores the apparent link between a person's health and ... See full summary »
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, S. Leonard Syme, David Williams, Ana Diez-Roux
Votes: 31
35. Shift Change (2012)
69 min | Documentary
.visits the 50-year-old network of cooperative businesses in Mondragon, Spain, and thriving examples of such businesses in U.S. The film shares on-the-ground experiences, lessons, and ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Dworkin, Melissa Young
36. Working Poor (2016)
25 min | Short, Drama
When the rent comes due and his bank account has been tapped out, a single father goes to extraordinary lengths to make a life for himself and his young daughter in his working class neighborhood.
Director: Steven Bozga | Stars: Thaddeus Schneider, Caroline Whitney Smith, Jason Morck, Melissa Navia
Votes: 10
37. Det finnes ingen naboer her lenger (2023)
Short, Documentary
Poet Hanna Asefaw grew up in a municipal flat in Oslo with her Eritrean family in the late 90s. Through an electrifying spoken word performance, she visits her childhood universe reimagined in miniature.
Director: Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid | Star: Hanna Asefaw
Votes: 11
38. Normal Is Over: The Movie 1.1 (2019)
Unrated | 112 min | Documentary
Award-winning documentary about humanity's WISEST response to climate change, species extinction, the depletion of critical natural resources and income inequality. This independent ... See full summary »
Director: Renée Scheltema | Stars: Lester Brown, Charles Eisenstein, Rupert Encinas, Paul Gilding
Votes: 24
39. Solutions locales pour un désordre global (2010)
113 min | Documentary
Heroic machist industrial agronomy producing heavily contaminated and modified food and arid wastelands is challenged by several world examples of sensitive organic approach to producing food.
Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Dominique Guillet, Vandana Shiva, Ana Primavesi, Philippe Desbrosses
Votes: 339
40. Robin Goodhood (1970)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short
Roland is "Roland Hood" and takes money from the evil tax-collector (Rattfink) to give to the poor. Rattfink however has other ideas.
Director: Gerry Chiniquy | Stars: Lennie Weinrib, Marvin Miller, Athena Lorde
Votes: 28
41. Generation Green New Deal (2020)
25 min | Documentary, Short
It is a feature documentary film about a youth-led movement that fights to tackle the climate crisis and economic inequality, amidst fierce opposition.
Director: Sam Eilertsen | Stars: Abdul El-Sayed, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Naomi Klein, Heather McGhee
42. The Raising of America (2015– )
Documentary
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, James J. Heckman, Arthur Rolnick, Marilyn Essex
43. Decency (2013)
79 min | Documentary
A cry from the revolutionary wilderness. Drowsy and beautiful about the solidarity that disappeared.
Director: Stefan Jarl | Stars: Peter Andersson, Thommy Berggren, Jacob Burrell, Andreas Cervenka
Votes: 123
44. Minimum Wages: The New Economy (1992 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Tom Casciato | Stars: Bill Berland, Chester Gandy, Bill Moyers, Terry Neumann
45. Beau (2018)
Short, Drama
A parable tale about the hardworking fisherman Beau and what transpires after the rich businessman Brad makes him an offer he can't refuse. Based upon the short story "The Fisherman and the Businessman" written by author Paulo Coalho.
Directors: Keon Abbott, Hyatt Mamoun | Stars: Jeremy Sykes, Devin Ellery
46. Köyhiä ja rikkaita (1997 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Timo-Erkki Heino | Stars: Esko Aho, Pekka Borg, Anna-Maija Haliseva-Lahtinen, Harri Holkeri
47. Ask God Here: Occupy (2013 TV Movie)
Documentary
Centered around Occupy Wall Street, the question is asked, "If you had one question for god, what would it be?" Diverse progressive NYC faith leaders individually answer- If we are all supposed to be united, why are we so divided?
Directors: Paul Hertel, Julie Lira | Stars: Paul Hertel, Jesse Jackson, Julie Lira
49. Rigged (2020)
10 min | Short, Drama
A big data analyst at an investment firm losing customers proposes a no-fee investment plan to attract low-income investors against the vehement objections of his billionaire boss.
Director: Timothy Sharkey | Stars: Matthew Lunt, John McDonnell, JP Thomas, Shara McGlinn
Votes: 22
50. Meltdown (II) (2018)
10 min | Short, Drama
In a world where everything is sold to the 1%, Robert Smith and his family are in a desperate fight for survival. What will you do when all the things you take for granted are taken away? ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Bentley | Stars: Tom Boydell, Evangeline Cull, Tracy Gabbitas, Jason Segade