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1. Laurel Canyon (2002)
R | 103 min | Drama
When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Frances McDormand, Alessandro Nivola, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 17,521 | Gross: $3.66M
2. Amelia (2009)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston
Votes: 13,626 | Gross: $14.24M
3. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,297
4. 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: 1,172
5. 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: 898
6. 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: 635
7. Body of War (2007)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary, War
The story of an injured American veteran returning home from the war Iraq is set against the backdrop of a critical indictment of the government's handling of the U.S.-led invasion.
Directors: Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro | Stars: Robert Byrd, Garett Reppenhagen, Cathy Smith, Nathan Young
Votes: 570 | Gross: $0.07M
8.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Throughout his career as an actor and a filmmaker, Clint Eastwood has practiced a policy of alternation, seldom repeating a tone, a character, or a genre two films in a row.
Director: Bruce Ricker | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Richard Burton, Joel Cox, Dani Crayne
Votes: 449
9. Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Directors: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein | Stars: Sandra Adair, Patricia Arquette, Michael Barker, Jack Black
Votes: 427
10. Real Sex (1990–2009)
TV-MA | Documentary
Documentary series that explores sex in the '90s. Each episode has several segments about current trends in sexuality as well as street interviews with common people.
Stars: Susan Block, Barbara Carrellas, Annie Sprinkle, Samantha Jones
Votes: 405
11. The Mark of Cain (2001)
73 min | Documentary
Sailing ships, stars, angels and executioners, The Mark of Cain chronicles the vanishing practice and language of Russian Criminal Tattoos. Captured in some of Russia's most notorious ... See full summary »
Director: Alix Lambert
Votes: 398
12.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
(1998)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
With Hitchcock's career just beginning and Selznick's on the decline, the final year of their collaboration would mark turning points in both men's lives.
Director: Michael Epstein | Stars: Gene Hackman, Alfred Hitchcock, David O. Selznick, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 390
13.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
(1998)
TV-14 | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, History
About the musician, poet and composer Lou Reed. The rebel who made rock and roll into avant garde.
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Stars: Lou Reed, David Bowie, David Byrne, John Cale
Votes: 349
14.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Nichols and May: Take Two
(1996)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
TV clips and highlights profile the 1960's comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
Director: Phillip Schopper | Stars: Steve Allen, Tom Brokaw, Jules Feiffer, Richard Lewis
Votes: 227
15.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
(2000)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Akihito, James Baldwin, Janet G. Bostwick, Marlon Brando
Votes: 155
16.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(1998)
TV-14 | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Leonard Bernstein was a major force in twentieth century music. His exuberant and dramatic style caught the heart of America, bringing classical music to thousands of people from diverse backgrounds.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Alexander Bernstein, Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein, Nina Bernstein
Votes: 152
17.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
(1999)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Through fifty-eight years of performing, thirteen Grammys and more than forty million records sold, she elevated swing, bebop, and ballads to their highest potential. She was, undeniably, the First Lady of Song.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Nina Bernstein
Votes: 141
18.
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
19.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice
(1996)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Gail Lumet Buckley, Ossie Davis, Luther Henderson, Lena Horne
Votes: 110
20.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
(1997)
TV-14 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Television and radio pioneer Jack Paar has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format as the host of The Tonight Show, one of televisions longest running programs.
Director: Michael Macari Jr. | Stars: Jack Paar, Paul Keyes, Hal Gurnee, Hugh Downs
Votes: 101
21.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter
(1996)
TV-14 | 62 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Danny Kaye was a great American entertainer with an enormous creative range, encompassing dance, popular song, classical music, complicated verse, impersonation and improvisation, which melded together into an utterly unique style.
Director: Bob Marty | Stars: Danny Kaye, Hugh Downs, Dena Kaye, Carl Reiner
Votes: 97
22. Children of Giant (2015)
86 min | Documentary, History
Children of GIANT is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the month-long production of George Stevens' ... See full summary »
Director: Hector Galan | Stars: Henry Cisneros, Joe Cabezuela, Tony Cano, Wally Cech
Votes: 92
23.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Alexander Calder
(1998)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
In a time of constant artistic upheaval, Alexander Calder's aesthetic revolution concerned itself with a somewhat taboo topic in the art world - fun.
Director: Roger Sherman | Stars: Alexander Calder, Tovah Feldshuh
Votes: 90
24.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Robert Rauschenberg imagined himself first as a minister and later as a pharmacist. While in the U.S. Marines that he discovered his aptitude for drawing and his interest in the artistic representation of everyday objects and people.
Director: Karen Thomas | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Robert Rauschenberg
Votes: 79
25. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (2019)
82 min | Documentary
One man's search for self-acceptance is a journey that includes tabloid celebrity, Tupperware parties, and two coming outs - first as a straight woman, then as the gay man he was meant to be.
Director: Karen Bernstein | Stars: Brian Belovitch, Michael Musto, Jim Russell, Gloria Walker
Votes: 78
26. Anatomy of a Scene (2001–2004)
30 min | Documentary
This monthly series examines the creation of a scene from a new feature film from the point of view of the director and other key collaborators.
Stars: Tim Hopper, Edward Burns, James Lyons, Ryan Gosling
Votes: 72
27.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Virtuoso violinist Isaac Stern is one of the twentieth century's most renowned, celebrated and recorded musicians. He is widely recognized as an influential teacher, emissary, speaker, and humanitarian.
Director: Karen Thomas | Stars: Sarah Chang, Jimmy Connors, Henry Kissinger, Yo-Yo Ma
Votes: 68
28.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
(1993)
TV-G | Music, Musical
Director: Horant H. Hohlfeld | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Lauren Bacall, David Atkinson, Michael Hume
Votes: 51
29.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
A Touch of Greatness
(2005)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
The remarkable teacher Albert Cullum broke the mold for the boring, uninspiring public school teachers in the 1950s and 60s. This film depicts how he inspired his students of all ages ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Sullivan | Stars: Albert Cullum, Laurie Heineman, Terrence Howard
Votes: 47
30. The Secret Life of Lance Letscher (2017)
95 min | Documentary
An intimate, psychological portrait of collage artist Lance Letscher
Director: Sandra Adair | Star: Lance Letscher
Votes: 44
31. Troop 1500 (2005)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers and drug dealers, but the girls of Troop 1500 want to be doctors, social workers and marine biologists. With meetings once a month at ... See full summary »
Director: Ellen Spiro | Stars: Darlene Grant, Ida, Kenya, Melissa
Votes: 36
32. Street Flame (2019)
12 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
A crew of motley teenagers commemorates their friend Jinx on their own terms.
Director: Katherine Propper | Stars: Amalia Allen, Milo Hanses, Robert Homiyak, Caytie Jenkins
Votes: 33
33. Arts in Context (2011– )
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Johnny Depp, Richard Linklater, Tim Burton, Katharine Isabelle
Votes: 14
34. Texas Monthly Talks (2003–2010)
Talk-Show
Stars: Evan A. Smith, Mark Halperin, Anna Deavere Smith, Gwen Ifill
Votes: 14
35. Fixing the Future (2010 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
David Brancaccio visits people and organizations reinventing the American economy. Communities are creating jobs and building prosperity using sustainable and innovative approaches. It's a revolution from the ground up
Director: Ellen Spiro | Stars: Medrick Addison, Sylvia Barrios, Stephen Beckett, Matthew Bishop
Votes: 12
36. Art in Progress (2004– )
30 min | Documentary
Follows world's greatest contemporary artists. It allows viewers to witness journey from confusion to clarity and from frustration to triumph is an integral part of art-making process.
Stars: Donald Sultan, Philip Pearlstein, Tony Oursler, John Baldessari
Votes: 11
37. Fixing the Future (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Do people exist to serve the economy, or should the economy exist to serve the people? In Fixing the Future, host David Brancaccio, of public radio's Marketplace and NOW on PBS, visits ... See full summary »
Directors: Mary Olive Smith, Ellen Spiro | Star: David Brancaccio
Votes: 10
38. ¡Ya basta! (2007)
61 min | Documentary
Crime is an unfortunate fact of life in most of the world's major Metropolitan cities, but few have seen a plague of kidnapping like that which has been visited upon Mexico City since the ... See full summary »
Director: Ricardo Ainslie
Votes: 10
39. Are the Kids Alright? (2004 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
This documentary examines the crisis in mental health care for children and adolescents at risk. With unprecedented access to families, to the courts, and to psychiatric and correctional ... See full summary »
Director: Karen Bernstein | Stars: Antonia, James L. Boynton, Mary Elizabeth De Ferreire, Melanie Gantt
Votes: 9
40. Atomic Ed & the Black Hole (2001 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary
Atomic Ed & the Black Hole tells the story of a scientist-turned-atomic junk collector known as Atomic Ed. More than 30 years ago, Ed quit his job making "better" atomic bombs and he began ... See full summary »
Director: Ellen Spiro | Star: Ed Grothus
Votes: 8
41.
Anatomy of a Scene (2001–2004)
Episode:
The Quiet American
(2002)
22 min | Documentary
Stars: Tim Hopper, Craig Armstrong, Michael Caine, Christopher Doyle
Votes: 8
42.
Real Sex (1990–2009)
Episode:
Let It All Hang Out
(2002)
TV-MA | Documentary
Director: Patti Kaplan | Stars: Lexi Lam, Kloey Love, Jada DeVille, Carrie Bare
Votes: 8
43. Ren Faire (2024– )
57 min | Documentary
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.
Stars: Jeffrey Baldwin, Lauren Croft, George Coulam, Darla Smith
44. Finding Light
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History | Completed
Illuminated through the story of Holocaust survivor, Naomi Warren, FINDING LIGHT takes the audience on a journey that is simultaneously situated in the past while making relevant ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Michael Bloodgood | Stars: Naomi Warren, Stephen Mills, Elie Wiesel, Aara Krumpe
45.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Does T.V. Kill?
(1995)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, News
Before average American child leaves elementary school, researchers estimate he or she will have witnessed more than eight thousand murders on television.
Directors: Michael Kirk, Michael-McCloud Thompson | Stars: Rene Balcer, Bill Moyers
46.
Art in Progress (2004– )
Episode:
Art in Progress: Julie Speed
Documentary
Director: Karen Bernstein | Star: Julie Speed
47.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Troop 1500
(2006)
PG | 54 min | Documentary
Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers, and drug dealers, but the Girl Scouts of Troop 1500 want to be doctors, social workers, and marine biologists.
Director: Ellen Spiro | Star: America Ferrera
48.
Arts in Context (2011– )
Episode:
Producing Light
(2012)
Documentary
Director: Karen Bernstein | Stars: Anne Marie Bloodgood, Paul Michael Bloodgood
49.
Ren Faire (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2024)
Documentary
Director: Lance Oppenheim | Stars: Brandi Baldwin, Jeffrey Baldwin, George Coulam, Lauren Croft
50.
Ren Faire (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2024)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Lance Oppenheim | Stars: Brandi Baldwin, Jeffrey Baldwin, George Coulam, Lauren Croft