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1. Santos - Skin to Skin (2022)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the life of one of the world's foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music, community activist and seven-time Grammy nominee, John Santos.
Director: Kathryn Golden | Stars: John Santos, Eddie Palmieri, John Calloway, Orestes Vilato
Votes: 58
2. Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 (2018)
65 min | Documentary, History
ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is a documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Director: Jon Osaki
Votes: 18
3. On Beauty (2014)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
ON BEAUTY follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the restrictive parameters of the industry's standard of beauty.
Director: Joanna Rudnick | Stars: Rick Guidotti, Sarah Kanney, Nadia Merchant, Jayne Waithera
Votes: 13
4. Ghost Town to Havana (2015)
86 min | Documentary, Sport
A life rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his father, spends five years on ball ... See full summary »
Directors: Eugene Corr, Roberto Chile
Votes: 8
5. Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action (2005)
88 min | Documentary
"Homeland" tells the stories of five remarkable Native American activists in four communities who are fighting these "new Indian Wars" - each in his own way passionately dedicated to ... See full summary »
Director: Roberta Grossman | Stars: Mitchell Capitan, Rita Capitan, Barry Dana, Evon Peter
Votes: 33
6. Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground, San Francisco (2012)
9 min | Short, Action, Sport
Gymkhana FIVE: the pinnacle of hooning through city streets. San Fransisco might as well be a tarmac rally stage, between all of its jumps, elevation changes, switchback streets, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Conrad | Stars: Ken Block, Travis Pastrana
Votes: 57
7. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,093
8. First Person (2000–2001)
Not Rated | 491 min | Documentary, Biography
Amazing series primarily using Errol Morris' invention the Interrotron for unusual people to tell their outré stories directly into the camera to the viewer. Almost every half-hour ... See full summary »
Stars: Errol Morris, Michael Stone, Charles Butler, Antonio Mendez
Votes: 371
9. Downside Up (2002)
56 min | Documentary
"Downside UP" is about America's largest museum of contemporary art, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), which opened in 1999 in an enormous abandoned factory in the ... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Kelly
Votes: 10
10. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Kip Thorne
Votes: 18,428
11. Icky Flix (the Residents) (2001 Video)
100 min | Music
Directors: Doug Carney, Steve Cerio, Bill Domonkos, Jim Ludtke, Lon McQuillin, John Payson, The Residents, Graeme Whifler
Votes: 159
12. Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan (2020– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Talk-Show
An Intimate and heartfelt interview series hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan.
Stars: Kelly Corrigan, Jennifer Garner, James Corden, Bryan Stevenson
Votes: 19
13. You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't (2010)
TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Lee Gorewitz is a feisty, opinionated woman given to philosophical ruminations on the nature of things, even as she struggles to navigate the increasingly confused and confusing landscape ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Kirschenbaum
Votes: 26
14. Paying the Price for Peace (2018)
117 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson pays the price for peace by calling attention to the US government's defiance of international law through endless illegal wars.
Director: Bo Boudart | Stars: Medea Benjamin, Leah Bolger, Blase Bonpane, Roy Bourgeois
Votes: 13
15. In Search of... (1977–1982)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary
Leonard Nimoy hosts investigations into various mysteries.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Hans Holzer, J. Francis Hitching, George O. Abell
Votes: 1,120
16. A Bitter Legacy (2016 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary
A documentary about almost secret Citizen Isolation Camps for dissident Japanese American men and some victims of collaborators during 1943 and 1944, punished for questioning authority or ... See full summary »
Director: Claudia Katayanagi
Votes: 15
17. Barry & Joan (2022)
87 min | Documentary
A joyful insight into the creative world of Barry and Joan Grantham, two British eccentrics who have kept the skills of vaudeville alive for over seventy years. Since becoming stage-struck ... See full summary »
Director: Audrey Rumsby | Stars: Neyira Ashworth, Maia Ayling, Zachary Barbieri, Catherine Bonwick
Votes: 12
18.
Undercover History (1997– )
Episode:
The Hunt for the Boston Strangler
(2007)
Documentary, History
Police closed the case of the infamous Boston Strangler when Albert De Salvo confessed to the murder of 13 women. Recent forensic evidence reveals that in at least one of the murders police may have had the wrong man.
Director: Noel Dockstader | Stars: Tim Thunderhorse Halpin, Jo Adell, Liz Anderson, Tim Brazil
Votes: 9
19. Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.
Stars: Robert Stack, Dennis Farina, Keely Shaye Brosnan, William Roll
Votes: 6,630
20. Scheme C6 (2001)
97 min | Romance, Crime, Drama
Bid, a biker maverick, lives on wits and adrenalin, selling stolen auto parts, sleeping in alleys chained to his bike. He taunts his cop father who tries to protect him from his inevitable downfall.
Director: Rob Nilsson | Stars: Cory DuVal, Monica Cortes Viharo, David Fine, MC Mars
Votes: 19
21.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Making Stuff: Smarter
(2011)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Making stuff smarter isn't about artificial intelligence. It's more about engineering materials at the microscopic level to behave in specific ways. Today is it possible to create materials... See full summary »
Director: Daniel McCabe | Stars: Kellar Autumn, Tony Brennan, Mark R. Cutkosky, Dan Inman
Votes: 53
22. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,169
23. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 634
24. CHEVY100: An American Story (2011)
85 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
A two-hour ride of 100 years on the road. Ford and Chevy have battled since the earliest days, the beginnings of Corvette, how Mustang spawned Camaro, muscle cars, tri-5s, Low Riders, Rat ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Sherman | Star: Lisa Stiles
Votes: 10
26.
In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode:
Jim Jones
(1981)
Not Rated | Documentary
An examination of cult leader, Jim Jones, and his People's Temple following that culminated into a horrific mass suicide in Guyana.
Director: Philip Dauber | Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Thom Bogue, Stanley Clayton, Charles Garry
Votes: 22
27. Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
PG | 108 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary covering Neil Young's October 22, 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace.
Director: Neil Young | Stars: Neil Young, Ralph Molina, Frank 'Pancho' Sampedro, Billy Talbot
Votes: 989
28. Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May's Photo Studio (2020)
Documentary, Short
San Francisco Chinatown photo studio in early to mid-twentieth century captured dreams and life in an immigrant community becoming American.
Director: Emiko Omori
Votes: 7
29. To You Sweetheart, Aloha (2004)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Legendary Hawaii-born ukulele master Bill Tapia played for almost a century with artists such as Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Noble, and many others. This ... See full summary »
Directors: S. Leo Chiang, Mercedes Coats | Stars: Alyssa Archambault, Bill Tapia
Votes: 11
30.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Making Stuff: Cleaner
(2011)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
This program looks at cleaner ways to generate power principally in our cars and electrical power plants. It reviews alternatives for all the steps in the fuel generation, storage and ... See full summary »
Director: David Huntley | Stars: Bill Dube, Eva Hakansson, Jay Keasling, Peter Kendrigan
Votes: 42
31. P.O.V. (1988– )
60 min | Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 244
32. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
120 min | Documentary, History
A weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National ... See full summary »
Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Peter Coyote, Lisa Ling, Ryan Duffy
Votes: 315
33. The West Wing Documentary Special (2002 TV Movie)
42 min | Documentary
Celebrating the people of the real West Wing, this documentary features interviews with former Presidents Carter, Clinton, and Ford, Secretary of State Kissinger, and more than a dozen ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Couturié | Stars: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 336
34. Big Time (1988)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Music
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
Director: Chris Blum | Stars: Tom Waits, Michael L. Blair, Ralph Carney, Greg Cohen
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.15M
35. Just Add Water (1998)
15 min | Comedy, Family, Short
A family meeting to decide what to do with the ashes of recently deceased Nanna takes an unexpected turn when Nanna comes back from the dead in an attempt to sort out some of the personal problems of her offspring.
Director: Randy Field | Stars: Laraine Newman, Liz Sheridan, D.C. Douglas, Richard Livingston
Votes: 44
36. Camera, Camera (2010)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Westerners young and old arrive in Laos, and so do their cameras. They document a fragile and deceptively brutal world, revealing themselves in the process. CAMERA, CAMERA quietly calls ... See full summary »
Director: Malcolm Murray
Votes: 7
37. Mr. Cao Goes to Washington (2012)
72 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington is a fascinating character study of New Orleans Congressman Joseph Cao, an idealist confronted with the realities of racial and partisan politics in the South. ... See full summary »
Director: S. Leo Chiang | Star: Rosa Flores
Votes: 19
38. We Don't Live Under Normal Conditions (2000)
74 min | Documentary
Artful documentary which challenges the psychiatric industry's claims that depression is a biological disorder.
Director: Rhonda Collins
Votes: 9
39.
Nash Bridges (1996–2001)
Episode:
Leo's Big Score
(1996)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
While Joe is reunited with his son J.J., Nash is stuck with an 11-year-old juvenile delinquent who is the key to busting a drug lord.
Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, James Gammon, Jaime Gomez
Votes: 97
40.
Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode:
Is There a Creator?
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
This program examines some recent scientific theories of the universe and conceptions about God they may suggest.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Andy Albrecht, Alan Guth, Janna Levin
Votes: 379
41. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
42. Ballets Russes (2005)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History, Music
Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists -- now in their 70s, 80s and 90s -- who gave birth to modern ballet.
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine | Stars: Irina Baronova, Kenneth Kynt Bryan, Yvonne Chouteau, Yvonne Craig
Votes: 698 | Gross: $0.82M
43. Maquilapolis (2006)
60 min | Documentary
Just over the border in Mexico is an area peppered with maquiladoras: massive sweatshops often owned by the world's largest multinational corporations. Carmen and Lourdes work at maquiladoras in Tijuana, and it is there that they try to balance the struggle for survival with their own radicalization in this documentary.
Directors: Sergio de la Torre, Vicky Funari
Votes: 103
44. Trimpin: The Sound of Invention (2009)
79 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary profile of Trimpin, an eccentric and highly creative artist/inventor/engineer/composer who has created a world that resembles both Santa's workshop and Frankenstein's lab.
Director: Peter Esmonde | Stars: Charles Amirkhanian, Hank Dutt, Kyle Gann, David Harrington
Votes: 43
45. Surviving Skokie (2015)
66 min | Documentary
Surviving Skokie, an intensely personal documentary, explores the effects of a late 1970s threatened neo-Nazi march in Skokie, IL on its large Holocaust survivor population. Thousands of ... See full summary »
Directors: Eli Adler, Blair Gershkow
Votes: 28
46.
Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode:
Are We Alone?
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
This program considers the likelihood that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and the prospects that it may inhabit a nearby planet. Then the various methods being used to look for alien intelligence are reviewed.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, William J. Borucki, Paul Davies, Geoff Marcy
Votes: 218
47.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
(2014)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Her photo Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized images in the world, a portrait that came to represent America's Great Depression. Few know the story, struggles and body of work of the woman who created the portrait: Dorothea Lange.
Director: Dyanna Taylor | Stars: Dyanna Taylor, Dorothea Lange, Clair Brown, Richard Conrad
Votes: 135
48. An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy (2018)
60 min | Documentary
Documentary of life of Norm Mineta from childhood internment in USA camps for Japanese Americans, to successful political career as Mayor of San Jose, congressman, then Secretary of Transportation
Director: Dianne Fukami | Stars: George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barney Frank, Lane Hirabayashi
Votes: 16
49. Telos: The Fantastic World of Eugene Tssui (2014)
G | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An eccentric and visionary architect struggles for recognition and finds unexpected allies in the small town where he hopes to build his architectural fantasia.
Director: Kyung Lee | Star: Eugene Tsui
Votes: 9
50.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
(1990)
TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
Director: Allan Albert | Stars: Bobby Short, Richard Adler, Fred Astaire, Kitty Carlisle
Votes: 145