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1. The Fastest Man Who Has Ever Lived (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Legendary athlete Michael Johnson, the former fastest man alive, travels to Jamaica to meet the current fastest man alive - runner Usain Bolt, and learn about his life and the challenges and media controversies he faced.
Directors: Stephen Lyle, Leon Mann | Stars: Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson
Votes: 90
2. Thinking XXX (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Stars: Sunrise Adams, Briana Banks, Belladonna, Seymore Butts
Votes: 921
3. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
Director: Simon Klose | Stars: Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Peter Althin
Votes: 13,419
4. Undefeated (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary, Sport
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels
Votes: 6,788 | Gross: $0.56M
5. Chasing Ice (2012)
PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
Director: Jeff Orlowski | Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jónatansson, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone
Votes: 8,335 | Gross: $1.33M
6. Under the Sea 3D (2009)
G | 41 min | Documentary, Short
An underwater look at the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas and the impact of global warming on the oceans.
Director: Howard Hall | Star: Jim Carrey
Votes: 1,733 | Gross: $36.15M
7. World War 1: American Legacy (2006 Video)
116 min | History, War
THE GREAT WAR THAT CHANGED AMERICA World War 1 - American Legacy vividly shows many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bussler | Star: David Carradine
Votes: 30
8. Leviathan (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.
Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel | Stars: Brian Jannelle, Adrian Guillette, Arthur Smith, Asterias Vulgaris
Votes: 3,328 | Gross: $1.09M
9. Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud, Simon Amédé
Votes: 13,245 | Gross: $1.51M
10. Secrets of Body Language (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: James Millar | Stars: David Jeremiah, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Tony Blair
Votes: 159
11. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)
TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony
Votes: 16,103
12. The Secret (2006 Video)
PG | 90 min | Documentary
Interviews with self-proclaimed authors, philosophers, scientists, with an in-depth discussion of visualizing your goals. The audience is shown how they can learn and use 'The Secret' in their everyday lives.
Director: Drew Heriot | Stars: Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, John Assaraf, Loral Langemeier
Votes: 12,466
13. Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
Documentary
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this three-part series tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Terrence Howard
Votes: 320
14. Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation (2012)
89 min | Documentary
The Sagrada Família in Barcelona is a unique and fascinating building project by a brilliant, formerly controversial genius, Antoni Gaudi, with an army of workers, a history with many highs... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Jordi Bonet i Armengol, Etsuro Sotoo, Anna Huber, Jean-Luc Bideau
Votes: 216 | Gross: $0.06M
15. Food, Inc. (2008)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, News
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Richard Lobb, Vince Edwards
Votes: 49,433 | Gross: $4.42M
16. I Am Bruce Lee (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form, and this documentary will reveal why Bruce Lee's flame burns brighter now than the day he died over three decades ago.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: Bruce Lee, Paul Bowman, Daniele Bolelli, Richard Bustillo
Votes: 3,650
17. A Day in the Life of a Dictator (2013)
Documentary
The documentary shows the life of three of the most contemporary dictators during a bloody period of their reign.
Director: Hendrick Dusollier
Votes: 37
19. The Seven Wonders of the World (1994)
Documentary
Noted scholar John Romer takes us on a tour of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Director: Peter Spry-Leverton | Star: John Romer
Votes: 73
20. One Day in Auschwitz (2015)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Auschwitz concentration camp survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon revisits Auschwitz 70 years after her liberation, together with two teenage girls the same age she was when she was brought to the camp.
Director: Steve Purcell | Stars: Michael Berenbaum, Walter Feiden, Kelsey Grammer, Kitty Hart-Moxon
Votes: 269
21. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 333 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Ted Giffords
Votes: 27,031
22. I Am Bolt (2016)
PG | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt.
Directors: Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner | Stars: Usain Bolt, Nugent Walker Jr., Ricky Simms, Glen Mills
Votes: 3,165
23. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,440 | Gross: $2.42M
24. Aokigahara: Suicide Forest (2010 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary on the famous Aokigahara Forest in Japan. The forest is known to be prone to people looking to commit suicide
Director: Santiago Stelley | Star: Azusa Hayano
Votes: 207
25. A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt (2011)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Biography
Paul Liebrandt is one of the most talented and controversial chefs in the food world and the youngest chef to have received 3 stars from the New York Times. He was 24. NY Times food critic,... See full summary »
Director: Sally Rowe | Stars: Heston Blumenthal, Daniel Boulud, Frank Bruni, Mike Colameco
Votes: 429
26. Kings of Pastry (2009)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef - it is a dream and an obsession. ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Jacquy Pfeiffer, Regis Lazard, Philippe Rigollot, Rachel Beaudry
Votes: 1,050 | Gross: $0.34M
27. Cooked (2016)
60 min | Documentary
As he tries his hand at baking, brewing and braising, acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world.
Stars: Michael Pollan, Isaac Pollan
Votes: 2,716
28. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 16,341 | Gross: $3.41M
29. The Science of Interstellar (2015)
51 min | Documentary
The Science of Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi, Interstellar.
Director: Gail Willumsen | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Kip Thorne, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Votes: 513
30. Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Seu Jorge
Votes: 16,723 | Gross: $0.03M
31. Born in China (2016)
G | 79 min | Documentary
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: John Krasinski, Claire Keim, Xun Zhou
Votes: 3,552 | Gross: $13.83M
32. Salt Fat Acid Heat (2018)
Documentary
Docuseries, based on the award-winning book, explores the essence of cooking and the vital ingredients at the heart of a great dish.
Star: Samin Nosrat
Votes: 1,956
33. The Game Changers (2018)
86 min | Documentary
A UFC fighter's world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: James Wilks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrik Baboumian, Dotsie Bausch
Votes: 16,315 | Gross: $0.74M
34. Four Horsemen (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
The modern day Four Horsemen continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. 23 ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Ashcroft | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Gillian Tett, Lawrence Wilkerson, David Morgan
Votes: 2,743
35. For Sama (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, War
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts | Stars: Waad Al-Kateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Sama Al-Khateab
Votes: 9,253 | Gross: $0.03M
36. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 14,574 | Gross: $0.82M
37. The Edge of Democracy (2019)
TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History
Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro
Votes: 13,327
38. American Factory (2019)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows
Votes: 17,994
39. James May: Our Man in Japan (2020)
Documentary
James May has always been intrigued and seduced by the idea of Japan, yet this nation and its culture remains a complete mystery to him. Now he's on a one-man mission to immerse himself in ... See full summary »
Stars: James May, Yujiro Taniyama, Masayo Fujii, Makiko Kobayashi
Votes: 3,956
40. Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary