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1. The Valour and the Horror (1992)
104 min | Documentary, History, War
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
Stars: Terence McKenna, Andrew Tarbet, Graeme Campbell, Simon Bradbury
Votes: 9
2. 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: 2,207
3. Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985 TV Movie)
115 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Donald Brittain | Stars: Peter Boretski, Donald Brittain, Maury Chaykin, Frank Crudele
Votes: 19
4.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
(2010)
TV-14 | Documentary
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Star: America Ferrera
Votes: 24
5. 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
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: 4,938
7. Discordia (2004)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
In the fall of 2002, it was announced that Benjamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech at Concordia University in Montreal, and reaction from the student body was swift and sudden.
Directors: Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Samer Elatrash, Aaron Maté, Benjamin Netanyahu
Votes: 31
8. Referendum: Take 2 (1996)
77 min | Documentary, History
A film about the second referendum to decide if the province of Quebec would declare independence from Canada.
Director: Stéphane Drolet | Stars: Lucien Bouchard, Jean Chrétien, Josh Freed, Liza Frulla
Votes: 9
9. Last Woman Standing (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Last Woman Standing follows world champion boxers and former friends, Ariane Fortin and Mary Spencer, as they fight for an Olympic dream that can only belong to one.
Directors: Juliet Lammers, Lorraine Price | Stars: Ariane Fortin, Mike Moffa, Mary Spencer, Charlie Stewart
Votes: 31
10. The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
87 min | Documentary
Director: Donald Brittain | Stars: Donald Brittain, René Lévesque, Jacques Rose, Pierre Trudeau
Votes: 12
11. Kid Nerd (1997)
45 min | Documentary
Several people recount their experiences as outsiders in their youth and the abuse they suffered.
Director: Shereen Jerrett | Stars: Steven E. de Souza, Penn Jillette, Lovern Kindzierski
Votes: 24
12. The Devil at Your Heels (1981)
102 min | Documentary
Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death defying aerial jump in a car. Not content with a normal jump, Ken Carter attempts a jump from Canada to the USA.
Director: Robert Fortier | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Ken Carter, Jim Deist, Robert Fortier
Votes: 216
13. Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond (1983)
54 min | Documentary
Documentary about the use of hypnosis and mind control.
Director: Pierre Lasry | Stars: Kelly Ricard, Domineau
Votes: 23
14. The Voyage of the St. Louis (1995)
52 min | Documentary
The ship St. Louis left Nazi Germany on May 13, 1939, with 937 German Jews bound for Cuba. Most had sold all their belongings to book passage, pay off corrupt German officials, and buy ... See full summary »
Director: Maziar Bahari | Stars: Don Haig, Manuel Benitez Jr., Kathleen Fee, Gisela Feldman
Votes: 13
16. Reel Injun (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western
The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell
Votes: 1,649
17. Alter Egos (I) (2004)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Explores the life and work of Ryan Larkin, as well as the making of Chris Landreth's short film Ryan (2004).
Director: Laurence Green | Stars: Felicity Fanjoy, Chris Landreth, Ryan Larkin, Tanya Tree
Votes: 152
18. The New Medicine (2006 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Documentary
Extraordinary changes are taking place in American medicine today. Driven by new scientific evidence, doctors are coming to understand that treating the body alone is not enough - the mind ... See full summary »
Director: Muffie Meyer | Stars: Margaret Chesney, Richard J. Davidson, Ronald Glaser, Jerome Groopman
Votes: 27
19. Roadsworth: Crossing the Line (2008)
72 min | Documentary
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line details a Montreal stencil artist's clandestine campaign to make his mark on the city streets. As he is prosecuted at home and celebrated abroad, Roadsworth ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Kohl | Star: Peter Gibson
Votes: 39
20. Incident at Restigouche (1984)
46 min | Documentary
Documentary about a 1981 raid by the Quebec Provincial Police on a reserve in Quebec.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Alanis Obomsawin, Steve Kowch, Lucien Lessard
Votes: 55
21. Asylum (1998)
78 min | Documentary
Three people arrive in Canada and face the Refugee Board.
Director: Garry Beitel | Stars: Garry Beitel, Marnush Chowdhury, Cristian Ghitescu, Tatiana Linco
Votes: 15
22. Gala (1982)
91 min | Documentary
Documents the May 30, 1981, gala dance performance at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Includes performances by the Anna Wyman Dance Theatre, the Danny Grossman Dance Company, les Grands ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael McKennirey, John N. Smith | Stars: Marie Louise Albert, Victoria Bertram, Ruth Cansfield, Celia Franca
Votes: 6
23. Daisy: The Story of a Facelift (1982)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Rubbo | Star: Daisy de Bellefeuille
Votes: 34
24.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Dolley Madison
(2010)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world.
Director: Muffie Meyer | Stars: Catherine Allgor, Carl Sferrazza Anthony, Jim Barbour, Carol Berkin
Votes: 165
26. Club Native (2008)
78 min | Documentary
With moving stories from a range of characters from her Kahnawake Reserve, Mohawk filmmaker, Tracey Deer, reveals the divisive legacy of more than a hundred years of discriminatory and ... See full summary »
Director: Tracey Deer | Stars: Tracey Deer, Hilda Nicholas, Akwiratékha Martin
Votes: 18
27. Professor Norman Cornett (2009)
81 min | Documentary
A review of former McGill University Professor Norman Cornett's unorthodox approach to teaching, including the lack of studying, students choosing their own names and stream-of-consciousness writing exercises.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Star: Alanis Obomsawin
Votes: 16
29. The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan (2008)
74 min | Documentary
Director: Najeeb Mirza | Stars: Amirdad Alamunbek, Najeeb Mirza, Soorgul Roy Sakai
Votes: 10
30. Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1995)
94 min | Documentary, Biography
A close look at one of the best documentary filmmakers in the world, this retrospective of Brittain films also offers a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work.
Directors: Kent Martin, Claude Dionne, Dagmar Teufel | Stars: Douglas Rain, Anne Dorval, Donald Brittain, Brigitta Brittain
Votes: 8
31. War at Sea: The Black Pit (1995)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
A film about the later years of Canada's World War II naval effort, focusing on the most dangerous Atlantic ocean region, nicknamed the Black Pit.
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Terence McKenna, Carl Marotte, Mathew Mackay, Martin Neufeld
Votes: 12
32. Traître ou patriote (2000)
83 min
-Jacques Godbout's feature-length documentary on the historical fate of his childhood hero, his great uncle Adélard. How can we disappear from the collective memory when we were premier of ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Godbout | Stars: Éric Amyot, Serge Bernier, Thor Bishopric, Gérard Bouchard
Votes: 23
33. Flamenco at 5:15 (1983)
29 min | Documentary, Short
For a few weeks each year, in the depths of winter, senior students at the National Ballet School of Canada are treated to a style of dance that is unlike any other - flamenco.
Director: Cynthia Scott | Stars: Susana Robledo, Antonio Robledo, Rita Bozi, Catherine Hader
Votes: 213
34. The Peacekeepers (2005)
83 min | Documentary
With unprecedented access to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, The Peacekeepers provides an intimate and dramatic portrait of the struggle to save "a failed state." The film ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Cowan | Stars: Karen Feiertag, Kofi Annan
Votes: 65
35. Noam Chomsky: Personal Influences (1994)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Star: Noam Chomsky
Votes: 22
36.
The Valour and the Horror (1992)
Episode:
A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
(1992)
104 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Terence McKenna, Andrew Tarbet, Jean-Michel Henry, Randy Hughson
Votes: 36
37. Nollywood Babylon (2008)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal | Stars: Osita Iheme, Chinedu Ikedieze, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Votes: 234
38. No More Tears Sister (2005)
78 min | Documentary
Director: Helene Klodawsky | Stars: Michael Ondaatje, Sharika Thiranagama
Votes: 30
39. Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Elise Swerhone | Stars: Tommy Douglas, Donald Brittain
Votes: 12
40. The Age of Invention (1984)
11 min | Documentary, Short
This short showcases the inventions that changed the world, like the telegraph, telephone, and railroads that changed the world before the outbreak of World War I.
Director: Albert Kish | Stars: Emperor Franz Josef, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II
Votes: 6
41. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999)
193 min | Documentary
This is a documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are... See full summary »
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Jean-Pierre Beauviala, Michel Brault, Gillian Caldwell, Robin Cowie
Votes: 245
42. Le sort de l'Amérique (1997)
81 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Through humorous re-enactments and interviews, "Le Sort de l'Amérique" examines one of the most consequential dates in North American history: September 13, 1759. This was when General ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Godbout | Stars: René-Daniel Dubois, Jacques Godbout, Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs, George Savarin de Marestan
Votes: 31
43.
The Valour and the Horror (1992)
Episode:
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
(1992)
104 min | Documentary, History, War
On the section speaking of the black watch getting massacred, they show the black watch carrying m16s into battle. The m16 was not invented until 1959.
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Terence McKenna, Simon Bradbury, Gerry Quigley, Julian Richings
Votes: 32
44.
The Valour and the Horror (1992)
Episode:
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
(1992)
Documentary, History, War
About the Canadian pilots in the British Royal Air Force Bomber Squadrons during World War II.
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Terence McKenna, Graeme Campbell, Gilbert Turp, Nicholas Shields
Votes: 39
45. Mohawk Girls (2005)
55 min | Documentary
Mohawk Girls is a feature-length documentary about three teenage-girls growing up in the Kahnawake Mohawk community, outside of Montreal. Shot over the span of two years, Mohawk filmmaker, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Tracey Deer | Star: Haro Thaya
Votes: 18
46. Give Me Your Soul... (2000)
82 min | Documentary
An inside look into the pornography industry.
Director: Paul Cowan | Stars: Luke Kirby, Susan Block, Marilyn Chambers, Larry Flynt
Votes: 205
47. Paper Wheat (1979)
58 min | Documentary
Directors: Albert Kish, Guy Sprung | Stars: Sharon Bakker, Michael Fahey, David Francis, Lynne Hostein
Votes: 7
48. Canada Vignettes: Canada's Snowbirds (1980)
2 min | Short, Documentary
The Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Aerobatics team are seen at work.
Director: Joan Henson
Votes: 28
49. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984 TV Special)
Documentary
An international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements and technical merits of the film industry in the year of 1983.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Johnny Carson, Jane Alexander, Gene Allen, Herb Alpert
Votes: 185
50. Justice Denied (1989)
98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Donald Marshall is imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit.
Director: Paul Cowan | Stars: Billy Merasty, Thomas Peacocke, Wayne Robson, Peter MacNeill
Votes: 43