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1. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,202
2. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
4. Casting By (2012)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
The surprising, never-before-told tale of the indispensable yet unsung Casting Director - Iconoclasts whose keen eye, exquisite taste and gut instincts redefined Hollywood.
Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Deborah Aquila, Risa Bramon Garcia, Ellen Chenoweth, Marion Dougherty
Votes: 1,639 | Gross: $0.01M
5. True Life (1998–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Romance
MTV follows three unique persons in their everyday situations, and documents the problems and goals they face.
Stars: SuChin Pak, Gideon Yago, Michael Granatta, Domaine Javier
Votes: 1,122
6. Fight Science (2006– )
Documentary
Infrared cameras, sensors and computerized test dummies allow engineers to exactly calculate the incredible physics and physiology that produce martial arts' devastating force-at last, separating myth from reality.
Stars: Robert Leigh, Bren Foster, Cynthia Bir, David Sandler
Votes: 396
7. Body Parts (2022)
86 min | Documentary
An examination of how the nude female body is hypersexualized, under attack and exploited on and off screen in Hollywood.
Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan | Stars: Jane Fonda, Brittany Taylor Visser, Joey Soloway, Angela Robinson
Votes: 371
8. Naked World: America Undercover (2003 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
One year. Seven continents. More than 6,000 naked people--all willing to bare all for Spencer Tunick in the name of art. This globally scaled follow-up to the America Undercover documentary... See full summary »
Director: Arlene Nelson | Stars: Spencer Tunick, Ron Kuby, Jonathan Porcelli, Alec Von Bargen
Votes: 246
9. Landfill Harmonic (2015)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra. An unlikely orchestra made out of recycled trash. As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trash-into-music around the world, we ... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, Juliana Penaranda-Loftus
Votes: 245
10. For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)
87 min | Documentary
Documentary film about the legendary improv guru, Del Close.
Director: Heather Ross | Stars: Andrew Alexander, Ike Barinholtz, Bernadette Birkett, Stephen Burrows
Votes: 239
11. Positively Naked (2005)
TV-MA | 38 min | Documentary, Short
Artist Spencer Tunick photographs a group 85 naked HIV positive people in a public restaurant in recognition of POZ magazine's 10th anniversary.
Directors: Arlene Nelson, David Nelson | Stars: Vinny Allegrini, Gwen Barringer, Mark de Solla Price, Shawn Decker
Votes: 220
12.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Influenza 1918
(1998)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The great influenza pandemic of 1918 - the worst epidemic ever seen in the United States.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Alfred Crosby, John De Lano, Shirley Fannin, Cathryn Guyler
Votes: 193
13. 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
14.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Eclipsed by Death: The Life of River Phoenix
(2002)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: John Griffin | Stars: River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton
Votes: 162
15.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Bobby Darin: I Want to Be a Legend
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: John Griffin | Stars: Steve Blauner, George Burns, Nina Cassotto, Rudy Clark
Votes: 122
16.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
James Baldwin: Witness
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Angie Corcetti | Stars: James Baldwin, Don Cheadle, Danny Glover
Votes: 102
17. Jump! (I) (2007)
85 min | Documentary
3 Years in the making, this documentary follows the progress of several competitive jump rope teams as they work their way through regional and national competitions, towards their eventual... See full synopsis »
Director: Helen Hood Scheer
Votes: 91
18.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Two Days in October
(2005)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary about the Battle of Ong Thanh and the protest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the Vietnam War.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Michael Hagiwara, Ping Wu
Votes: 85
19. Missing in Brooks County (2020)
81 min | Documentary
Two families search for their loved ones who went missing in the fields of Brooks County, Texas, and find a haunted land with more questions than answers.
Directors: Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot | Stars: Nora Lopez, Eduardo Canales, Craig Johnson, Maria Elena Román
Votes: 80
20. Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
44 min | Documentary
Documentary series that explores the careers of the executives and innovators who have helped define the world of technology, finance, politics and culture.
Stars: Ted Marcoux, Brad Stone, Nicholas Carlson, Ken Auletta
Votes: 76
21. Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
This documentary on the history of short subjects was first shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable network. It surveys the genre from the beginning of the movies in the 1890's, when... See full summary »
Director: John Griffin | Stars: Chevy Chase, Kenneth Anger, Richard L. Bare, Nat Benchley
Votes: 74
22.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Sex on Screen
(2023)
78 min | Documentary, Biography
Exploring the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, and the impact on women and girls in the real world. Featuring candid interviews with actors and creators, it highlights the women who have spoken out against abusive behaviour.
Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan | Stars: Diana Elizabeth Torres, Rose McGowan, Sarah Tither-Kaplan, Jane Fonda
Votes: 58
23. In Country (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History, War
In Country follows the men of Delta 2/5(R) as they recreate, by choice, the battles of the Vietnam War once each year. Disquieting and provocative, the film asks, "what compels these men to bring this controversial war back to life?"
Directors: Mike Attie, Meghan O'Hara | Stars: Travis Cole, Lucien Darensburg, Charles B. Ford, Scott Johnston
Votes: 43
24. America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (1998 TV Movie)
Documentary
Photographers Susan Middleton and David Liittschwager travel around the United States, in a race against the clock to capture powerful portraits of America's most threatened creatures.
Director: Robert Kenner | Star: James Woods
Votes: 34
25.
Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
Episode:
Larry Page & Sergey Brin: Google
(2010)
Documentary
BLOOMBERG GAME CHANGERS follows Sergey Brin and Larry Page from their first meeting at Stanford to the new media mega-company on a collision course with old media businesses of newspapers, ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Ted Marcoux, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Ken Auletta
Votes: 32
26. Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Biography of Sam Phillips, the legendary record producer whose Sun Records label in Memphis, TN, produced records by such rock icons as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Johnny Bragg, Johnny Cash, Jack Clement, Jim Dickinson
Votes: 31
27. Girls on the Wall (2009)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
The teenage girls of Warrenville Prison get a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical based on their lives.
Director: Heather Ross
Votes: 21
28.
Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
Episode:
Mark Zuckerberg
(2010)
Documentary
Bloomberg Game Changers profiles Mark Zuckerberg the creator of Facebook. It looks at his early life, his time at Harvard, and the controversy over the creation and expansion of Facebook. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Marcoux, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, Jose Antonio Vargas
Votes: 20
29. How to Have an American Baby (2023)
TV-14 | 117 min | Documentary
An intimate and kaleidoscopic voyage behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the U.S.
Director: Leslie Tai
Votes: 14
30.
True Life (1998–2020)
Episode:
The Travelers
(2000)
TV-14 | Documentary, Romance
Directors: Alison Ellwood, Liz Garbus | Star: Troy Holden
Votes: 12
31. The Apothecary (2013)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
In an impoverished former mining town in the American Southwest, a beloved druggist runs the community's main hub: the sole pharmacy within 4,000 square miles. He gamely occupies multiple ... See full summary »
Director: Helen Hood Scheer
Votes: 11
32.
Fight Science (2006– )
Episode:
Fight Like an Animal
(2010)
Documentary
Comparing humans to animals such as snakes, monkeys and tigers, which have inspired kung fu masters for hundreds of years.
Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: Bren Foster, Robert Leigh
Votes: 10
33.
Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
Episode:
Larry Ellison
(2010)
Documentary
BLOOMBERG GAME CHANGERS follows Larry Ellison from his early days in Chicago through the founding of the multi-billion-dollar software company to his rise as the highest paid executive of ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Ted Marcoux, Larry Ellison, Gary Bloom, Mike Wilson
Votes: 9
34.
Fight Science (2006– )
Episode:
Human Weapon
(2010)
Documentary
Self-defense specialists have revealed two techniques that can decrease the odds of becoming a victim of a violent crime.
Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: Cynthia Bir, John Brenkus, Jonathan Dugas, Bren Foster
Votes: 8
35.
Fight Science (2006– )
Episode:
Stealth Fighters
(2008)
Documentary
Technical specialists, sports physiologists and biomechanical engineers use extreme conditions to test the skills of elite martial artists.
Stars: Cynthia Bir, Lateef Crowder, Ryan Doyle, Bren Foster
Votes: 8
36. Reborning (2012)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A documentary short film about an artist who creates incredibly life-like dolls.
Directors: Yael Bridge, Helen Hood Scheer
37. Peter Jennings Reporting: I Have a Dream (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Richard Robbins | Star: Peter Jennings
38. Full-Time Ministry (2012)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A devout evangelical Christian man who, by day, struggles to keep his religious faith out of the public high school classroom where he teaches. At night, he is an outsider artist who creates gospel-inspired ice sculptures.
Director: Helen Hood Scheer
39. The Credible Egg (2012 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short, History | Completed
The industrialization of food and an unexpected alliance between technology and nature.
Director: Helen Hood Scheer
40. Alpha & Omega (2012)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi
An existential consideration of the furthest reaches of time and space.
Director: Christian Jensen | Stars: Elis Imboden, Michael Johnson, Patricia Ryan Madson, Lizzie Rose
41.
Fight Science (2006– )
Episode:
Super Cops
(2010)
Documentary
How law enforcement utilizes less-lethal weapons and tactics: flash bangs, kinetic energy munitions (rubber bullets), Trooper Special Intervention System (water cannons), police dogs (are ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: Mike Bergen, Cynthia Bir, Eric Hill, Robert Leigh
42.
Fight Science (2006– )
Episode:
Ultimate Soliders
(2010)
Documentary
A team of self-defense specialists reveal vital tips on how to fend off attackers in the event of a violent crime.
Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: John Brenkus, Bren Foster, Robert Leigh, Doug Martin