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1. Garbage Warrior (2007)
86 min | Documentary
Garbage Warrior" tells the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living.
Director: Oliver Hodge | Stars: Michael Reynolds, Chris Reynolds, Shauna Malloy, Dave DiCicco
Votes: 795
2. The English Surgeon (2007)
TV-14 | 93 min | Documentary
This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon (Henry Marsh) situated in Ukraine as we are exposed to the overwhelming dilemmas he has to face and the burden he has to carry throughout his profession.
Director: Geoffrey Smith | Star: Henry Marsh
Votes: 759
3. My Perestroika (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Hessman
Votes: 690 | Gross: $0.24M
4. 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
5. Lift (II) (2001)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director Marc Isaacs installs himself in the lift of a typical English tower. People start talking to him and we discover their lives.
Director: Marc Isaacs | Star: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 451
6. A Bunch of Amateurs (2022)
95 min | Documentary
Bradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. Once a thriving community, these days the membership is dwindling and the group struggle to keep the wolf from the door.
Director: Kim Hopkins | Stars: Colin Egglestone, Harry Nicholls, Joe Ogden, Jeanette Wilson
Votes: 412
7. 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
8. Out of the Ashes (2010)
86 min | Documentary, Sport
Against a backdrop of war and poverty, Out of the Ashes, traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young, Afghan men, as they chase a seemingly impossible dream, shedding new light on a... See full summary »
Directors: Tim Albone, Lucy Martens, Leslie Knott | Stars: Hasti Gul Abid, Taj Malik Aleem, Harsha Bhogle, Geoffrey Boycott
Votes: 230
9. Storyville (1997– )
45 min | Documentary, Biography
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.
Stars: Garth Crooks, John M. Francis, Doug Block, Asha Devi
Votes: 186
10. All White in Barking (2007)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
Through revealing interviews, alternately shocking and humorous, this documentary profile of a white working-class community east of London offers a timely snapshot of an increasingly multicultural Britain.
Director: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 76
11. Shed Your Tears and Walk Away (2009)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
Real-life drama about why, in a beautiful and quirky rural town, film- maker Jez Lewis' childhood friends are killing themselves. Beginning with a personal quest for understanding, the film... See full summary »
Director: Jez Lewis
Votes: 75
12. Guilty Pleasures (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Demure Japanese housewife Hiroko yearns to be swept off her feet by a dashing David Beckham look-alike. When she takes up ballroom dancing lessons with dishy Mr. Iijima, will fantasy become... See full summary »
Director: Julie Moggan | Stars: Stephen Muzzonigro, Gill Sanderson
Votes: 67
13. The Road: A Story of Life & Death (2012)
75 min | Documentary, Family, News
On the oldest Roman road in the capital, filmmaker Marc Isaacs weaves together numerous poignant stories of loss and the search for belonging into a tapestry of the human experience. Young ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 59
14. Philip and His Seven Wives (2005)
70 min | Documentary
Six years ago God told Philip Sharp that he was to become a Hebrew king. Philip then decided to take seven women to be his wives and created a new Godly family. Now they all live together in one house in a quiet English town.
Director: Marc Isaacs | Star: Philip Sharp
Votes: 56
15. The Filmmaker's House (2020)
76 min | Documentary
When the Filmmaker is told his next film must be about crime, sex or celebrity to get funded, he takes matters into his own hands and begins shooting in his home with a cast of characters ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 50
16. The Ants & the Grasshopper (2021)
74 min | Documentary
Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home ... See full summary »
Directors: Raj Patel, Zak Piper
Votes: 49
17. How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, History
Feature documentary charting the journey of film director Dan Edelstyn as he tracks down his long lost Jewish Ukrainian heritage and then attempts to relaunch his great grandfather's once ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell | Stars: Conrad Asquith, Daniel Edelstyn, Daniel Jordan, Hilary Powell
Votes: 44
18. Men of the City (2009)
58 min | Documentary
Men working in the City of London make money out of money or from its proximity. But what do they feel about their life and jobs? We follow brokers, a cleaner, a Bengalí separate father, etc.
Director: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 43
19.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Brakeless
(2014)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
In 2005 a West Japan Railway train crashed into an apartment building, killing 107 people. The driver tried to catch up with an 80-second delay. The film revisits the fatal journey and talks to some of the survivors.
Director: Kyoko Miyake
Votes: 43
20. Elephant Mother (2022)
84 min | Documentary
Lek Chailert, a tribal Thai woman, rescues elephants from abuse in the Thai tourist industry whilst threatened by a powerful so-called Elephant Mafia. But as COVID strikes, Lek cleverly sees a chance to out-manoeuvre her adversaries.
Directors: Jez Lewis, Jocelyn Cammack | Stars: Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert, Chockchai Srisirivilai, Darrick Thomson
Votes: 27
21. The Pacemakers (2017)
Documentary, Sport
The Pacemakers follows the fun, surprising story of a group of men, all over the age of 90, as they pursue their dream of becoming world champion athletes. Director Selah Hennessy spent a ... See full summary »
Director: Selah Hennessy | Stars: Charles Eugster, Angela Peters
Votes: 12
22. Outside the Court (2011 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
People are glimpsed on the steps of a Holloway Road courthouse building in this documentary.
Director: Marc Isaacs | Star: Marc Isaacs
Votes: 11
24.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Brakeless
(2014)
TV-14 | Documentary
Brakeless asks what led the driver of a Japanese commuter train to accelerate perilously, causing a deadly crash?
Director: Kyoko Miyake | Star: Stanley Tucci
Votes: 6
26. 4 Short Films About Love: Summer (1995)
63 min | Drama
A short film about the brief affair between a married man and his secretary. The first of four short films about love.
Director: Martin Wagner | Stars: Caroline Lintott, Hugh Hayes, Lucy Davidson
28. Goodness Ungracious Me! (2002 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary
Director: Lisa Fairbank | Stars: Parv Bancil, Ellie Crompton, Bobby Friction, Shaheen Khan
29.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
My Perestroika
(2011)
Documentary
Director: Robin Hessman | Stars: Olga Durikova, Boris Meyerson, Lyubov Meyerson, Mark Meyerson
30.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Guilty Pleasures
(2012)
Documentary
Director: Julie Moggan | Stars: Serene Aandahl, Rachana Desai Bhel, Phil Davies, Shirley Davies