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1. Of Medicine and Miracles (2022)
95 min | Documentary
Chronicles the monumental task of curing cancer, as seen through the harrowing experiences of one young girl, her family, and a doctor on a mission.
Director: Ross Kauffman
Votes: 29
2. The Hidden Power of Purpose (2023)
72 min | Documentary
Director: Elliot V. Kotek | Stars: Shirley Acevedo Buontempo, Debbie Allen, Mark Barden, Anthony Burrow
Votes: 6
3.
Kingdom of the White Wolf (2019)
Episode:
The Last Hunt
(2019)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Photographer Ronan Donovan has finally gained the trust of the white wolves and is able to observe their lives up close.
Votes: 27
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: 635
5.
Kingdom of the White Wolf (2019)
Episode:
The Wolf Queen
(2019)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
After six weeks of searching, photographer Ronan Donovan meets a new pack of wolves.
Votes: 27
6. Icarus (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
Director: Bryan Fogel | Stars: Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov
Votes: 54,749
7. Kingdom of the White Wolf (2019)
Documentary
Ronan Donovan, a National Geographic researcher, travels to the Arctic to study wolves.
Star: Ronan Donovan
Votes: 300
8.
Kingdom of the White Wolf (2019)
Episode:
The Search
(2019)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Photographer Ronan Donovan arrives in the Arctic to begin his quest to find and document a pack of white wolves as the year's pups are born.
Votes: 30
9. If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
This authorized documentary will explore the music and backstory of the legendary American band. With the songs from the first six Skynyrd albums driving the narration, the film focuses on ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant
Votes: 1,664
10. Warrior Women (2018)
65 min | Documentary, History
A documentary which details the life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, whose career fighting for Indigenous and women's rights has now spanned over 50 years.
Directors: Elizabeth Castle, Christina D. King | Stars: Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunder Hawk
Votes: 50
11. Unrest (I) (2017)
98 min | Documentary, Drama, History
When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
Director: Jennifer Brea | Stars: Jennifer Brea, Omar Wasow, Jessica l e Taylor, Ruby Taylor
Votes: 3,205 | Gross: $0.04M
12. The Hunting Ground (2015)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary
An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Andrea Pino, Annie Clark, Claire Potter, Melinda Manning
Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $0.41M
13. A Revolution on Canvas (2023)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Thriller
Sara Nodjoumi delves into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 "treasonous" paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
Directors: Sara Nodjoumi, Till Schauder | Stars: Nicky Nodjoumi, Sara Nodjoumi, Nahid Hagigat, Ayatollah Khomeini
Votes: 74
14.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
(2020)
TV-14 | Documentary
The July 1995 heat wave in Chicago claimed 739 lives in a single week, and became the most traumatic heat wave in U.S. history..
Director: Judith Helfand
Votes: 18
15. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.
Director: Judith Helfand | Stars: Valerie Brown, Richard M. Daley, Michelle Landis Dauber, Edmund Donoghue
Votes: 91
16. An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary
The events surrounding the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, tracing its roots in anti-government sentiment and examining its lasting impact.
Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Kathy Sanders, Nancy Shaw, Marsha Kimble, Bud Welch
Votes: 512
17. Bending the Light (2014)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
A Michael Apted documentary that honors the artisans and craft of still and motion photography and in particular the glass that captures it all.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Michael Apted, Bruce Yamakawa
Votes: 62
18. Growing Up (2022)
TV-PG | 24 min | Documentary
Take a look at ten different coming-of-age tales.
Stars: Deepti Menon, Reid Richards, Chhoyang Cheshatsang, Zina Louhaichy
Votes: 145
19. The Legend of Cocaine Island (2018)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary
A desperate man goes on a buried treasure hunt for $2 million worth of cocaine.
Director: Theo Love | Stars: Bo Butterworth, Bri Bryant, Edward Craig, Andy Culpepper
Votes: 3,541
20. Broadway Rising (2022)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary
Follows the complex road to reopening Broadway, chronicling the hundreds of restaurant owners and staff, costume houses, designers and more.
Director: Amy Rice | Stars: Ginna Claire Mason, T. Oliver Reid, Jewelle Blackman
Votes: 50
21. Sisters on Track (2021)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Sport
A coming of age story about hope, belonging, and the metaphorical and literal sisterhood of young athletes Tai, Rainn, and Brooke Sheppard living in New York.
Directors: Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, Corinne van der Borch | Stars: Brooke Sheppard, Tai Sheppard, Rainn Sheppard
Votes: 235
22. Black Table (2024)
93 min | Documentary | Completed
Black students at Yale in the 1990s formed a tight-knit community around a shared dining table. With affirmative action abolished, their experiences shed light on the value of diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Directors: John Antonio James, Billy Mack | Stars: Neal Katyal, Wesley Morris, Patricia J. Williams, Imani Perry
23. Kings of Venice (2023)
Documentary | Completed
Directors: Sveinn Ingimundarson, S.D. Saltarelli | Star: Ernesto Russo
24. Alabama Bound (2017)
83 min | Documentary
Alabama Bound explores the roller-coaster ride of being gay in the South over the last decade, following the stories of two lesbian families as they fight for their children and the only ... See full summary »
Directors: Lara Embry, Carolyn Sherer
26. The 3 Metamorphoses
90 min | Drama | Post-production
Director: Ryan Kipp | Stars: Larry Tobias, Laura Poe, Cara Yeates, Tamera Gindlesperger
27.
Growing Up (2022)
Episode:
Sofia
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary
An African American woman's experience of venturing into and succeeding in computer science.
Director: Yara Shahidi | Stars: Si Chen, Elena Leilani, David Littleton, Zina Louhaichy
28.
Growing Up (2022)
Episode:
Amiri
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary
A black queer's experiences growing up.
Director: Elegance Bratton | Star: Matt Merritt