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1. The Corporation (2003)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones
Votes: 21,787 | Gross: $1.88M
2. Battle in Seattle (2007)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, History
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.
Director: Stuart Townsend | Stars: André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Isaach De Bankolé, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 15,175 | Gross: $0.22M
3. Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime (2022)
86 min | Documentary
A loving mother is granted the legal right for medical use of magic mushrooms. She then embarks on a courageous journey of personal transformation and healing, exploring possible cures for cancer, like cannabis oil.
Directors: Tyler Chandler, Nicholas Meyers | Stars: Laurie Brooks, Gabor Maté, Dennis J. McKenna, Paul Stamets
Votes: 478
4. 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: 9,885 | Gross: $0.13M
5. Threshold (1981)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this gripping sci-fi drama, a celebrated heart surgeon (Donald Sutherland, "The Hunger Games") collaborates with an offbeat scientist (Jeff Goldblum, "Jurassic Park") to perform the first artificial heart transplant.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Donald Sutherland, John Marley, Sharon Acker, Mare Winningham
Votes: 533
6. 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: 4,935
7. Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Vartek | Stars: Jim Olson, Tony Clarke, Maude Barlow, Octavio Rosas Lando
Votes: 1,230
8. When We First Met (1984 TV Movie)
Drama
A teenage girl falls in love with a boy, then discovers that his mother is the drunk driver who killed her sister.
Director: Paul Saltzman | Stars: Amy Linker, Andrew Sabiston, Jayne Eastwood, Patricia Hamilton
Votes: 31
9. The Canadian Conspiracy (1986 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infilitrate American culture through employment in the entertainment industry.
Director: Robert Boyd | Stars: Gratien Gélinas, Deborah Cass, Keith Knight, Christopher Tate
Votes: 218
10. Prom Night in Mississippi (2009)
90 min | Documentary
A high school in a small-town in Mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom.
Director: Paul Saltzman | Stars: Highschool Seniors of Charleston, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 666
11. Surviving Progress (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks | Stars: Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Robert Wright, Marina Silva
Votes: 1,900 | Gross: $0.05M
12. Neurons to Nirvana (2013)
85 min | Documentary, History, News
A stylish, in depth look at the renaissance in psychedelic drug research in light of current scientific, medical and cultural knowledge.
Director: Oliver Hockenhull | Stars: Lesley Ewen, Dennis J. McKenna, David Healy, David E. Nichols
Votes: 1,310
13. Cyborgs Universe (2020– )
80 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the near future DHARSA CORPORATION creates advanced "Human-clones-robots" identical to humans and sell them as slaves to the modern society.
Stars: Harry Holmes, Ed Mace, Noah DeFalco, Naomi Pieters
Votes: 147
14. Fractured Land (2015)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
With some of the world's largest fracking operations on his territory, a young indigenous leader and lawyer confronts the fractures within his community and himself as he struggles to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.
Directors: Damien Gillis, Fiona Rayher | Stars: Caleb Behn, Janet Annesley, Maude Barlow, Terri Brown
Votes: 50
15. Protection (2000)
77 min | Drama
A social worker (Nancy Sivak) tries to help a woman (Jillian Fargey) addicted to drugs, who has two children and an abusive husband.
Director: Bruce Spangler | Stars: Nancy Sivak, Jillian Fargey, Hiro Kanagawa, William MacDonald
Votes: 63
16. Bananas!* (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility.
Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, Duane Miller, Rick McKnight
Votes: 960
17. When the Storm Fades (2018)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A well-intentioned, young Canadian couple help a family in the Philippines recover from the 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Director: Sean Devlin | Stars: Ryan Beil, Alicia Boco, Marissa Cabalja, Kayla Lorette
Votes: 71
18. Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)
TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary
"Eco-Pirate" tells the story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson as he repeatedly flouts the law, ... See full summary »
Director: Trish Dolman | Stars: Paul Watson, Patrick Moore, Rex Weyler, Chris Aultman
Votes: 286
19. Marmato (2014)
87 min | Documentary
Colombia is the center of the new global gold rush and Marmato, a historic mining town, is the new frontier. Filmed over the course of nearly 6 years, MARMATO chronicles how the townspeople... See full summary »
Director: Mark Grieco
Votes: 159
20. The Vigil (1998)
86 min | Drama
Set in 1994, a group of young people drive from Lethbridge to Seattle for Kurt Cobain's vigil.
Director: Justin MacGregor | Stars: Damon Johnson, Donny Lucas, Allan Franz, Trevor White
Votes: 121
21. Wal-Town the Film (2006)
66 min | Documentary
A look at Walmart's business practices in Canada.
Director: Sergeo Kirby | Stars: Samara Grace Chadwick, Danielle Dalzell, Rob Maguire, Tim McSorley
Votes: 35
22. True Prince: Vladimir Malakhov (1997)
TV-G | 46 min
A dazzling performance profile of a ballet superstar... A one hour performance/profile on ballet superstar Vladimir Malakhov, Principal Dancer in several prominent ballet companies. Named "... See full summary »
Director: Tony Papa | Star: Vladimir Malakhov
23. Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy (2022)
Documentary
A six part documentary series which seeks to explore the role Canada's foreign policy has played in the international arena since the post-World War II era.
Directors: Ryan Ellis, Pitasanna Shan | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Jon Allen, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, James Bissett
25. Fear & Favor in the Newsroom (1996)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Beth Sanders | Stars: Jon Alpert, Ben Bagdikian, Joel Beinin, Lowell Bergman
Votes: 34
26. Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (2008)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Captures the exciting movement of Spiritual Activism that is exploding around the planet, and the powerful personalities who are igniting it.
Director: Velcrow Ripper | Stars: Krishna Aratna, Joan Baez, Sera Beak, Michael Beckwith
Votes: 133
27. Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor (1996)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Elaine Brière | Stars: Elaine Brière, Ali Alatas, Warren Allmand, Colin Baker
Votes: 19
28. Billy Goat's Bluff (Koza Dereza) (1981)
Director: Ariadna Ochrymovych | Stars: Chris Wiggins, Karen Daplisea, Billyann Balay, Andrij Slywka
29. My Mother Was Here (2018)
75 min | Documentary | Completed
Donna is 84. She lives alone in rural Washington State, with a trailer and a house that are both cluttered with junk. Quietly stubborn, she is estranged from all members of her family ... See full summary »
Director: Rustin Thompson
31. Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech (1994)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
32. Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage (2000)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Mark Achbar
Votes: 11
33. Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space (2009)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short
When a war starts in space, can anyone really win?
Director: Denis Delestrac | Stars: George W. Bush, Helen Caldicott, Kevin Chilton, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 86
34. There Is a Rally (1986)
10 min | Short
A visual interpretation of the massive disarmament rally held in New York City on June 12, 1982. With huge rallies held simultaneously around the world, people gathered together on this day... See full summary »
Director: Keith Hlady
36. Shabbat Shalom (2010)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Shot against a drab suburban backdrop in the Pacific Northwest, Shabbat Shalom offers an intimate portrait of a Romanian mother/daughter relationship characterized by years of idiosyncratic Jewish traditions.
Director: David Drori | Stars: Eitan Drori, Miri Drori, Renee Schwartz
37. Reefs at Risk (2017)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Set on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii, "Reefs at Risk" explores the deadly effects some sunscreen chemicals have on coral reefs and marine life. In order to protect this fragile ecosystem,... See full summary »
Directors: Malina Fagan, Lynn Pelletier
38. Penny's Story: An Inside Look at the Canadian Egg Industry (2019 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
A hen named Penny has recently been rescued from the Canada's egg industry. Her rescuer tells how the hen was saved and recovered, and at the same time reveals the rotten truth about the industry.
Stars: Geoff Regier, Anna Pippus
39. Noam Chomsky: Personal Influences (1994)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Star: Noam Chomsky
Votes: 22
41. A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor (1994)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Star: Noam Chomsky
42. Toward a Vision of a Future Society (1994)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
43. Dominance and Terror: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky (2004 TV Short)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
An illuminating window into the mind of American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author and the most cited scholar of our time. Director Roberto S. Oregel composes a provocative ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto S. Oregel | Star: Noam Chomsky
Votes: 24
44. A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media (1994)
43 min | Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
45. Waterlife (2009)
109 min | Documentary
A look at the natural beauty and environmental crisis surrounding the Great Lakes.
Director: Kevin McMahon | Stars: Bruce Baur, Ernest Benedict, John K. Bruce, Robert Budds
Votes: 94
46.
Cyborgs Universe (2020– )
Episode:
Dreams of the past
(2020)
9 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the near future Dharsa Corporation creates advanced "Human clones robots identical" to humans and sell them as slaves to society. They are stronger, faster and smarter than humans. C10 has flashbacks of the past, before the apocalypse.
Director: Leonardo Corbucci | Stars: Q Fortier, Ashton Smiley, Gregory Blair, Jessica Anne Bogart
Votes: 8
47.
Spread Your Wings (1975–1981)
Episode:
Kurtis in Hollywood
(1981)
Documentary
Directors: Paul Quigley, Peter Rowe