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1. Der Lauf der Dinge (1987)

Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short

Inside a warehouse, a precarious 70-100 feet long structure has been constructed using various items. When this is set in motion, a chain reaction ensues. Fire, water, law of gravity as ... See full summary »

Directors: Peter Fischli, David Weiss

Votes: 949

2. True Gods Have Bones (2010)

90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

Life in Guinea Bissau is not easy because it is one of the poorest countries in the world. Children with severe health problems have to be evacuated to Europe as their only chance for ... See full summary »

Directors: David Alfaro, Belén Santos | Stars: Alex Schubert, Kody Schubert, Rylee Tomlinson

Votes: 7

3. Touba (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, History

'Touba' reveals a different face of Islam by chronicling Sufi Muslims' annual pilgrimage to the Senegalese city of Touba. With unprecedented access and dynamic 16mm cinematography, this ... See full summary »

Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Sahr Ngaujah, M.C. Solaar

Votes: 22

4. The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

75 min | Documentary

This is the story of companies who engineered their products to fail.

Director: Cosima Dannoritzer | Stars: Richard Jones, Molly Malcolm, Steve Bunn, Markus Krajewski

Votes: 2,315

5. Song from the Forest (2013)

Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

70 Metascore

25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music... See full summary »

Director: Michael Obert | Stars: Louis Sarno, Samedi Mathurin Bokombe, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Angende

Votes: 233

6. Pina (2011)

PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music

83 Metascore

A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante

Votes: 15,940 | Gross: $3.52M

7. La constellation Jodorowsky (1994)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

The quest for the true personality of multi-talented cult artist and psycho-magician Alexandro Jodorowsky

Director: Louis Mouchet | Stars: Fernando Arrabal, Peter Gabriel, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Marcel Marceau

Votes: 553

8. 35 Cows and a Kalashnikov (2014)

83 min | Documentary

35 COWS AND A KALASHNIKOV is a film about African pride. Directed by Oswald von Richthofen and produced by Roland Emmerich, two old film school friends. It is not a classical documentary ... See full summary »

Directors: Oswald von Richthofen, Gernot Aschoff | Stars: Bar Jala, Kuwedo, Regole, Tanga

Votes: 70

9. Tim's Vermeer (2013)

PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary, History

76 Metascore

Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Director: Teller | Stars: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull, Philip Steadman

Votes: 8,556 | Gross: $1.66M

10. Beats of the Antonov (2014)

68 min | Documentary, War

The story of the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing how they deal with civil war. Traditionally music has always been part of daily life in these areas, but now, it has a new role in a society challenge by war.

Director: Hajooj Kuka

Votes: 157

11. All This Mayhem (2014)

Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Brothers Tas and Ben Pappas become the kings of professional skateboarding, but their hedonistic ways lead to a hard fall from grace.

Director: Eddie Martin | Stars: Tas Pappas, Ben Pappas, Tommy Caudill, Lance Conklin

Votes: 3,784

12. Ce qu'il reste de la folie (2014)

101 min | Documentary, History

Joris Lachaise takes us to Thiaroye, in a suburb near Dakar, to enter the psychiatric hospital accompanied by writer and filmmaker Khady Sylla who has been admitted there several times. She... See full summary »

Director: Joris Lachaise | Stars: Thierno Sall, Issa Samb, Khady Sylla

Votes: 36

13. Machine Gun Preacher: Documentary (2014)

TV-14 | 73 min | Documentary

Real life "Machine Gun Preacher" Sam Childers overcame a life of drugs and violence to become a symbol of hope for the children of Africa. Explore the life of this missionary who preaches justice with compassion and an iron fist.

Directors: Kevin Evans, Zac Simpson | Star: Sam Childers

Votes: 111

14. 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: 2,295

15. Nova (1974– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Science documentaries about various topics.

Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers

Votes: 3,093

16. Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

91 Metascore

A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.

Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel Lawner

Votes: 6,105

17. The Five Obstructions (2003)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary

79 Metascore

Filmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.

Directors: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier | Stars: Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal

Votes: 9,199 | Gross: $0.09M

18. Miners Shot Down (2014)

86 min | Documentary, History, News

34 miners were killed in South Africa in 2012. A police cover-up was suspected.

Director: Rehad Desai

Votes: 99

19. Water to Tabato (2014)

46 min | Documentary

In mid-summer 2011, Paulo Carneiro and set out as assistant director for a film crew working on a project on the west African coast. There he unexpectedly ended up shooting his own film, a ... See full summary »

Director: Paulo Carneiro | Stars: Mamadu Baio, António Pedro Figueiredo, João Viana

Votes: 8

20. I Dream of Wires (2014)

96 min | Documentary, History, Music

The history and resurgence of the electronic modular music synthesizer.

Director: Robert Fantinatto | Stars: Patti Schmidt, Joel Chadabe, John Mills-Cockell, Morton Subotnick

Votes: 852

21. A Syrian Love Story (2015)

76 min | Documentary, Drama

Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom. For Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland and each other.

Director: Sean McAllister | Stars: Tia Alkerdi, Yara Ibrahim

Votes: 674

22. We Like It Like That (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, History, Music

Latin boogaloo is New York City. It is a product of the melting pot, a colorful expression of 1960s Latino soul, straight from the streets of El Barrio, the South Bronx and Brooklyn. ... See full summary »

Director: Mathew Ramirez Warren

Votes: 70

23. Sembene! (2015)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History

68 Metascore

Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.

Directors: Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman | Stars: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Ousmane Sembene

Votes: 177 | Gross: $0.03M

24. A Thousand Suns (2013)

45 min | Documentary

Magaye Niang, the main actor of Senegalese film classic Touki Bouki (1973), is an average farmer today. After a screening of the film he recalls his first love, who left the country years ago.

Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Magaye Niang, Wasis Diop, Ben D. Beye, Issa Samb

Votes: 171

25. Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2014)

Unrated | 105 min | Documentary, Music

79 Metascore

Through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, 'Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock & Roll' examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic ... See full summary »

Director: John Pirozzi | Stars: Norodom Sirivudh, Norodom Sihanouk, Sisowath Kossamak, Samley Hong

Votes: 425 | Gross: $0.12M

26. The Last Song Before the War (2013)

74 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music

The story of the most remote music festival in the world, Festival Au Desert, and the battle to make it happen.

Director: Kiley Kraskouskas

Votes: 18

27. Independência (2015)

110 min | Documentary, History, War

Independence begins with memories of the colonial situation in Angola, reveals the first steps in the struggle and covers the main settings where it took place. From 1961 to 1974, the war ... See full summary »

Director: Fradique | Stars: Kalaf Epalanga, Elisângela Rita

Votes: 21

28. Kung Fu Elliot (2014)

Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

63 Metascore

The film tells the bizarre story of Elliot 'White Lightning' Scott, who plans on becoming Canada's first kung fu action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight.

Directors: Matthew Bauckman, Jaret Belliveau | Star: Elliot Scott

Votes: 356

29. American Movie (1999)

R | 107 min | Documentary, Comedy

84 Metascore

Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Tom Schimmels, Monica Borchardt

Votes: 19,328 | Gross: $1.16M

30. American Chronicles (1990)

30 min | Documentary

A three-month series of documentaries, hosted by actor Richard Dreyfuss, look at some of the more unusual aspects of American society. Considering that the director is David Lynch, the ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Horse

Votes: 77

31. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)

R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War

91 Metascore

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood

Votes: 38,446 | Gross: $17.96M

32. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017)

80 min | Documentary, Music

Where would our favorite movies be without the music that fuels them? From the Top Gun jets soaring through the Danger Zone to everybody shaking' their Bacon in Footloose, music is an ... See full summary »

Director: Chris McDaniel | Stars: Air Supply, Kevin Bacon, Christophe Beck, Richard Blade

33. Arcadia (II) (2017)

78 min | Documentary

From the earliest days of movie-making to the present day, through rare and unseen footage, we see the changing relationship the British have with their land. From images of local ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wright | Stars: Laura Rennie, Ian Sexon

Votes: 287

34. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)

TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.

Stars: Stephen Michaud, Bob Keppel, Kathleen McChesney, Ward Lucas

Votes: 32,907

35. Morgan Agren's Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure (2013)

119 min | Documentary, Music

What do Frank Zappa, Devin Townsend, and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah have in common? They all re-invented rock music, and they all selected Morgan as their drummer. Yet his '... See full summary »

Director: Carl Millard King | Stars: Dweezil Zappa, Brendon Small, Devin Townsend, Danny Carey

Votes: 8

36. Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018)

TV-MA | 115 min | Documentary, Biography

This documentary chronicles the life of Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893-1987) from his early years in Chicago, to his time in Poland and Los Angeles, and his artistic and political contributions to the world.

Director: Ireneusz Dobrowolski | Stars: Stanislav Szukalski, Glenn Bray, Robert Williams, Suzanne Williams

Votes: 4,635

37. Dead Souls (2018)

495 min | Documentary, History

89 Metascore

A dozen aging survivors are interviewed from Jiabiangou, a complex of three work camps in Northwest China where supposed rightists were sent for re-education in the 1950s and 1960s under Mao Zedong.

Director: Wang Bing

Votes: 378

38. Elektro Moskva (2013)

Unrated | 89 min | Documentary

Elektro Moskva is an essayistic documentary about the Soviet electronic age and its legacy. The story begins with the inventor of the world's first electronic instrument, Leon Theremin, ... See full summary »

Directors: Dominik Spritzendorfer, Elena Tikhonova | Stars: Alexey Borisov, Stanislav Kreichi, Dmitriy Morozov, Richardas Norvila

Votes: 146

39. Self Discovery for Social Survival (2019)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary

A Mexican Summer and Pilgrim Surf + Supply film, Self Discovery for Social Survival is an exploration of sound and pro-surf, conjuring a surreal symbiosis of music, the environment and local culture.

Director: Chris Gentile | Stars: Jamie Brisick, Ari Browne, Ryan Burch, Corey Colapinto

Votes: 40

40. Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2019)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

56 Metascore

Director Alejandro Jodorowsky unveils his theory of trauma therapy.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Star: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Votes: 695

41. The Islands and the Whales (2016)

81 min | Documentary

The whale hunters of the Faroe Islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but, when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, environmental changes threaten their way of life forever.

Director: Mike Day

Votes: 222

42. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Animation, Family

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.

Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Sagan, Trang Vo

Votes: 7,791

43. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music

93 Metascore

A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Eugene Tatu, Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline

Votes: 4,868

44. Our Man in Iquitos (2012)

25 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Deep in the Amazon jungle, an aging psychedelic rocker mounts an unlikely campaign to be mayor of Belen - Iquitos' poorest neighborhood.

Director: David Teague

45. Snake City (2014– )

44 min | Documentary

From deadly black mambas in wardrobes to cobras in factories, streetwise snake-catchers Simon and Siouxsie put their lives on the line to catch these deadly invaders – by hand.

Stars: Simon Keys, Siouxsie Gillett, Nadine Keys, Abdi Hussein

Votes: 321

46. Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

Director: Frank H. Woodward | Stars: Robin Atkin Downes, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, Guillermo del Toro

Votes: 2,067

47. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

81 Metascore

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,666

48. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Kip Thorne

Votes: 18,428

49. Life 2.0 (2020– )

30 min | Documentary, Family, Reality-TV

Add a Plot

Stars: Crystal Washington, Shara Evans, Michio Kaku, Casey Turner

Votes: 20

50. Shoah (1985)

Not Rated | 566 min | Documentary, History, War

99 Metascore

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaïdl, Hanna Zaïdl

Votes: 10,542 | Gross: $0.02M

51. The Forgotten West Memphis Three (2020)

80 min | Documentary, Crime

A true crime series based on the wildly successful podcast Truth and Justice that will see host Bob Ruff as he re-investigates the notorious West Memphis Three case.

Stars: Lori Neuman-Lee, Jim Clemente, Bob Ruff, Carlos Seals

Votes: 317

52. 12 O'Clock Boys (2013)

TV-MA | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

68 Metascore

Pug, a young boy growing up on a combative West Baltimore block, finds solace in a group of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O'Clock Boys.

Director: Lotfy Nathan | Stars: Coco, Pug, Funmi Sodipo, Steven

Votes: 1,545 | Gross: $0.04M

53. Naqoyqatsi (2002)

PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music

59 Metascore

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Votes: 6,239 | Gross: $0.13M

54. Powaqqatsi (1988)

G | 99 min | Documentary, Music

57 Metascore

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II

Votes: 8,874 | Gross: $0.59M

55. Cuba and the Cameraman (2017)

113 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.

Director: Jon Alpert

Votes: 5,525

56. A Perfect Planet (2021)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary

Perfect Planet analyzes, in five episodes, how the forces of nature, including the power of the Sun or even humans, drive and shape life on Earth.

Stars: David Attenborough, Toby Nowlan, Rolf Steinmann, Huw Cordey

Votes: 3,073

57. Murder Among the Mormons (2021)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Crime, History

High-stakes exploits turn deadly - and shake a global church to its core - in the extraordinary true crime story.

Stars: Dorie Hofmann Olds, Shannon Flynn, Brent Metcalfe, Richard Turley

Votes: 7,307

58. Riding Solo to the Top of the World (2006)

94 min | Documentary

Riding Solo To The Top Of The World' is the unique experience of a lonesome traveler, who rides his motorcycle all the way from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the World, the ... See full summary »

Director: Gaurav Jani | Star: Gaurav Jani

Votes: 208

59. Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World (2011 Video)

57 min | Documentary

Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact ... See full summary »

Directors: Max Baloian, Joey Tosi | Stars: Bob Bradshaw, Jerry Cantrell, Del Casher, Bobby Cedro

Votes: 59

60. Duran Duran: Unstaged (2014 Video)

121 min | Documentary, Music

Duran Duran Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. Directed by David Lynch.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes

Votes: 428 | Gross: $0.11M

61. From Shock to Awe (2019)

R | 87 min | Documentary, War

From Shock to Awe, an intimate and raw look at the transformational journey of two combat veterans suffering from severe trauma as they abandon pharmaceuticals to seek relief through the mind-expanding world of psychedelics.

Director: Luc Côté

Votes: 74

62. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)

TV-MA | 137 min | Documentary, Music

This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

Directors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke | Stars: Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams

Votes: 7,962

63. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History

61 Metascore

An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings

Votes: 43,860 | Gross: $14.36M

64. The Farthest (2017)

PG | 121 min | Documentary, History

87 Metascore

It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.

Director: Emer Reynolds | Stars: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss

Votes: 4,581 | Gross: $0.01M

65. Gonzo (2008)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

73 Metascore

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Joe Cairo, David Carlo

Votes: 8,500 | Gross: $1.25M

66. Apollo 11 (I) (2019)

G | 93 min | Documentary, History

88 Metascore

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.

Director: Todd Douglas Miller | Stars: Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Deke Slayton

Votes: 27,205 | Gross: $9.04M

67. My Kid Could Paint That (2007)

PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary, Family, Mystery

74 Metascore

A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Marla Olmstead, Laura Olmstead, Mark Olmstead, Amir Bar-Lev

Votes: 3,501 | Gross: $0.23M

68. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004 Video)

151 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.

Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns | Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Walter Cronkite, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg

Votes: 5,266

69. Religulous (2008)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War

56 Metascore

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg

Votes: 60,239 | Gross: $13.00M

70. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

About the epic film "Blade Runner," giving insights into its history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers, and nearly all of the cast. There are also interviews with production ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Abbott | Stars: Mark Kermode, Brian Aldiss, Michael Arick, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 325

71. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007 Video)

214 min | Documentary

The definitive three-and-a-half hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic Blade Runner (1982), culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage.

Director: Charles de Lauzirika | Stars: Harrison Ford, Daryl Hannah, Michael Deeley, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 2,111

72. The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001 Video)

66 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace".

Director: Jon Shenk | Stars: George Lucas, John Knoll, Doug Chiang, Rick McCallum

Votes: 829

73. Filmworker (2017)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography

73 Metascore

A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.

Director: Tony Zierra | Stars: Leon Vitali, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Capron, Mike Alfreds

Votes: 3,500 | Gross: $0.10M

74. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)

PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography

72 Metascore

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.

Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes

Votes: 34,542

75. Shock and Awe (2017)

R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History

47 Metascore

A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Rob Reiner, Tommy Lee Jones

Votes: 8,668 | Gross: $0.08M

76. Steal This Film (2006)

Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short

Steal This Film is part one of a series, documenting the movement against intellectual property produced by The League of Noble Peers and released via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol.

Stars: Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm, Aaron Swartz

Votes: 486

77. Steal This Film II (2007)

44 min | Documentary, Short

Looks at historical information controls, distributed digital communication and the possible feature of information creation and sharing.

Stars: Peter Sunde, Aaron Swartz

Votes: 329

78. How to Change Your Mind (2022)

TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary

It showcases what psychedelics teaches people about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence.

Stars: Michael Pollan, Erika Gagnon, Kathleen Kral, Paul Daley

Votes: 3,288

79. Moonage Daydream (2022)

PG-13 | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History

83 Metascore

A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.

Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: David Bowie, Trevor Bolder, Ken Fordham, Mike Garson

Votes: 14,423

80. A Trip to Infinity (2022)

TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary

Can we experience the infinite? The world''s most modern scientists and mathematicians embark on a search for the infinite and its amazing effects on the universe.

Directors: Jonathan Halperin, Drew Takahashi | Stars: Alan Lightman, Delilah Gates, Stephon Alexander, Anthony Aguirre

Votes: 4,107

81. Girl in the Picture (2022)

TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Karen Parsley, Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean

Votes: 21,616

82. Wild Wild Country (2018)

TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime

When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith

Votes: 35,070

83. Lynch/Oz (2022)

108 min | Documentary

62 Metascore

Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Kusama

Votes: 1,058

84. Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer (2019)

97 min | Documentary

The documentary recounts Tarkovsky's life and work, letting the director tell the story himself, as he shares with us his memories, his view of art and his reflections on the destiny of the artist and the meaning of human existence.

Director: Andrey A. Tarkovskiy | Star: Andrei Tarkovsky

Votes: 911

85. The Echo (2023)

102 min | Documentary

91 Metascore

In the remote Mexican village of El Eco, life is rich in privation, work and children. Here, granddaughters movingly take care of grandmothers until they die.

Director: Tatiana Huezo | Stars: Montserrat Hernandez, María de los Ángeles Pacheco Tapia, Luz María Vázquez González, Sarahí Rojas Hernández

Votes: 238

86. Warez

Drama | Pre-production

In the 90's, WAREZ rose up as leaders in illegal software distribution, bringing online piracy to nearly every home. Two teens get caught in the explosion of online piracy, forcing them helping of the top Warez hacker.

Director: Pascal Payant

87. Man of Tomorrow (II)

Documentary | Filming

Man of Tomorrow is a fresh look at the life and ideas of renowned futurist, Jacque Fresco.

Director: Nathanael Dinwiddie | Stars: Doug Drexler, Jacque Fresco, Sid Kaskey, Zoltan Istvan

88. Djabote, Doudou N'Diaye Rose (1992 Video)

43 min | Documentary, Short

This film is the result of a passion shared between Béatrice Soulé and Eric Serra, music composer of The Big Blue, for the exceptional talent of Doudou N'Diaye Rose, percussionist and ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Millot, Béatrice Soulé | Stars: Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Éric Serra

89. Carpet Cowboys (2023)

84 min | Documentary

Follows a group of unsung creators and developers behind the majority of the country's carpets, showcasing the changing economic model of the United States that often leaves many behind.

Directors: Noah Collier, M. Emily Mackenzie

Votes: 37

90. What Is a Woman? (2022)

95 min | Documentary

Political commentator Matt Walsh explores the changing concepts of sex and gender in the digital age, particularly the transgender rights movement, anti-transgender bigotry, and what it means to be a woman.

Director: Justin Folk | Stars: Matt Walsh, Gert Comfrey, Marci Bowers, Don Sucher

Votes: 42,051

91. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)

TV-PG | 97 min | Documentary

72 Metascore

A documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.

Directors: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer | Stars: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Simon Schaffer, Jon Larsen

Votes: 3,668

92. Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits a small group of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers.

Director: Andy Wells | Stars: Louis Theroux, Yair Lieberman, Daniel Luria

Votes: 1,213

93. Stop Making Sense (1984)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, Music

94 Metascore

Considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steven Scales

Votes: 19,975 | Gross: $5.02M



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