Documentaries (I've seen)
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1. Audrie & Daisy (2016)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community.
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk | Stars: Robin Bourland, Daisy Coleman, Charles Coleman, Melinda Coleman
Votes: 7,033
2. Weiner (2016)
R | 96 min | Documentary
An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.
Directors: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | Stars: Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Jordan Zain Weiner, Barbara Morgan
Votes: 10,533 | Gross: $1.61M
3. Fed Up (2014)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.
Director: Stephanie Soechtig | Stars: Michele Simon, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, Michael Pollan
Votes: 12,358 | Gross: $1.54M
4. 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: 52,229 | Gross: $4.42M
5. Super Size Me (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh
Votes: 113,312 | Gross: $11.53M
6. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,774 | Gross: $21.58M
7. Sicko (2007)
PG-13 | 123 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Tucker Albrizzi, Tony Benn, George W. Bush
Votes: 76,836 | Gross: $24.54M
8. Where to Invade Next (2015)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Comedy
To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli, Lorena Lardini
Votes: 25,711 | Gross: $3.82M
9. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
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: 43,880 | Gross: $14.36M
10. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,251 | Gross: $13.00M
11. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 40,921
12. Holy Hell (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Drama
An inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
Director: Will Allen | Stars: Will Allen, Dimitrius Pulido, Phillipe Coquet, David Christopher
Votes: 6,069 | Gross: $0.02M
13. Trapped (IV) (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
From 2011 to 2013, hundreds of regulations were passed restricting access to abortion in America. Reproductive rights advocates refer to these as "TRAP" laws, or Targeted Regulation of ... See full summary »
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: June Ayers, Andrea Ferrigno, Gloria Gray, Dalton Johnson
Votes: 268
14. Tickled (2016)
R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve | Stars: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Kevin Clarke
Votes: 20,756 | Gross: $0.61M
15. Almost Holy (2015)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Gennadiy calls himself "Pastor Crocodile." He's known throughout Ukraine for his years working to rehabilitate drug-addicted kids. But he's also a vigilante who uses any force necessary to carry out his moral vision. Gennadiy believes he has made Mariupol a better place, but now, the violence in Ukraine threatens everything.
Director: Steve Hoover | Star: Gennadiy Mokhnenko
Votes: 528 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Louis Theroux: Savile (2016 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
In light of numerous allegations of abuse and sexual violence against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, Louis Theroux re-examines his media relationship with the enigmatic public figure.
Director: Arthur Cary | Stars: Louis Theroux, Jimmy Savile, Kat Ward, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 2,252
17. My Scientology Movie (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Louis Theroux, Tom Cruise, Marty Rathbun, Paz de la Huerta
Votes: 13,531 | Gross: $0.02M
18. The Business of Recovery (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
As drug and alcohol addictions skyrocket, The Business of Recovery examines the untold billions that are being made off of families in crisis. With little regulation or science, the ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Finberg | Star: Suzanne Marie Berman
Votes: 39
19. Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Crime
Tech tycoon John McAfee made millions from his antivirus software. Now, he may be best known his bizarre and scandalous lifestyle.
Director: Nanette Burstein | Stars: Allison Adonizio, Nanette Burstein, Mark Coker, John McAfee
Votes: 3,607
20. Dear President Obama (2016)
100 min | Documentary
During President Obama's terms extreme energy extraction grew faster than anyone could have predicted, putting the 17 million people in America who live within one mile of a new gas or oil rig in harm's way.
Director: Jon Bowermaster | Star: Mark Ruffalo
Votes: 92
21. Scenes of a Crime (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Explores a nearly 10-hour interrogation that culminates in a disputed confession, and an intense, high-profile murder trial in New York state. Police video-recordings reveal the complicated... See full summary »
Directors: Grover Babcock, Blue Hadaegh | Stars: Tim Colaneri, Adrian Thomas
Votes: 52
22. The Witness (I) (2015)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene.
Directors: James D. Solomon, Jessica Robinson | Stars: William Genovese, Shannon Beeby, Aaron Adler, Linda Ellen Bonekoskey
Votes: 4,552
23. 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: 2,919
24. Under the Sun (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
A propaganda documentary about North Korea that reveals a few hidden facts because the director continues filming between the scripted scenes.
Director: Vitaliy Manskiy | Stars: Lee Zin-Mi, Yu-Yong, Hye-Yong, Oh-Gyong
Votes: 5,055 | Gross: $0.07M
25. Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.
Directors: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger | Stars: Morton Downey Jr., Glenn Beck, Victoria Jackson, Bob Pittman
Votes: 1,040 | Gross: $0.02M
26. Before the Flood (2016)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune
Votes: 28,881
27. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
28. You've Been Trumped Too (2016)
79 min | Documentary
A chronicle of the confrontation between billionaire Donald Trump and feisty 92-year-old Scottish widow, Molly Forbes.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Molly Forbes, Donald Trump, Michael Forbes, Anthony Baxter
Votes: 255
29. The Unbelievers (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
Renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss cross the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world.
Director: Gus Holwerda | Stars: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Woody Allen, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett
Votes: 6,778
30. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,381
31. Fire in the Blood (2013)
87 min | Documentary, History
An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", FIRE IN THE BLOOD tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the... See full summary »
Director: Dylan Mohan Gray | Stars: Zackie Achmat, Peter Mugyenyi, Bill Clinton, William Hurt
Votes: 798 | Gross: $0.03M
32. An Honest Liar (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
Directors: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein | Stars: James Randi, Penn Jillette, Teller, Ray Hyman
Votes: 10,501 | Gross: $0.12M
33. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps
Votes: 4,837
34. Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher (1994)
87 min | Documentary, Biography
Kamikaze documentarian Nick Broomfield unleashes his bothersome Brit persona on the Iron Lady in this hilariously revealing film. The result is ninety minutes of the filmmaker being ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: Nick Broomfield, Margaret Thatcher, Ari Ben-Menashe, Elizabeth Buchanan
Votes: 197
35. Louis Theroux: A Different Brain (2016 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux meets people living with the long-term effects of a brain injury.
Director: Jamie Pickup | Stars: Louis Theroux, Earl Linton, Yasmin Precious, Patricia Linton
Votes: 919
36. Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux traces the fortunes of different people living in South London suffering from alcoholism.
Director: Tom Barrow | Stars: Pieter Swanepoel, Mariana, Ian Webzell, Aurelie Fonjo
Votes: 1,269
37. The Enemies of Reason (2007 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Derren Brown, Deepak Chopra, Richard Dawkins, Chris French
Votes: 1,855
38. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
PG | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Director: David Gelb | Stars: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakazama
Votes: 38,034 | Gross: $2.55M
39. An Idiot's Guide to Politics (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Jolyon Rubinstein, co-presenter of The Revolution Will Be Televised, is on a prank-fuelled mission to find out why the Facebook generation is so turned off by Westminster politics.
Director: Emeka Onono | Stars: Tom Rooke, Jolyon Rubinstein
Votes: 24
40.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Weird Christmas
(1998)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A reality TV pilot which chronicled four individuals from different American subcultures who spend Christmas together in New York with presenter Louis Theroux.
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Randy James, J.J. Michaels, Mike Oehler
Votes: 251
41.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Survivalists
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis visits rural Idaho to meet a variety of anti-government groups and individuals who live there.
Director: Ed Robbins | Stars: Louis Theroux, Richard Butler, Bo Gritz, Jerry Gruidl
Votes: 294
42.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Porn
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis visits the home of the American porn industry, the San Fernando Valley. His hopes of getting a part in a porn film begin with some nude shots in Jim South's modeling agency. A walk on... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Kaitlyn Ashley, Johnnie Black, Robert Black
Votes: 391
43.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
UFOs
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis investigates the strange world of UFO seekers, beginning with a group called the Alien Resistance Movement, before heading to Colorado, where many sightings have occurred, and then on to Nevada's infamous Area 51.
Director: Debbie Geller | Stars: Louis Theroux, Glenn Campbell, Robert Short
Votes: 305
44.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Televangelists
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis visits Texas and to meet some born again Christians. He drops in on TV evangelists Marcus Lamb and his wife Joni. He also goes preaching with a Christian cult called The Family.
Director: Daniel Elias | Stars: Louis Theroux, Randy James, Joni Lamb, Marcus Lamb
Votes: 299
45.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Swingers
(1999)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux visits Southern California, home to a group of people known as swingers.
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Star: Louis Theroux
Votes: 282
46.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Black Nationalism
(1999)
Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux travels to New York to meet proponents of black nationalism.
Director: Kate Townsend | Stars: Louis Theroux, Khalid Muhammad, Al Sharpton
Votes: 289
47.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Demolition Derby
(1999)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
Louis meets with veteran demolition drivers, discusses their motivations, successes and failures, and is convinced by a duo of drivers (one retired, one up-and-comer) to participate in a derby himself - with unexpected results.
Director: Jennifer Crone | Star: Louis Theroux
Votes: 197
48. The Queen of Versailles (2012)
PG | 100 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Jaqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Lorraine Barrett, June Downs
Votes: 13,705 | Gross: $2.40M
49. Sol (II) (2014)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
Sol is a feature documentary that explores the mysterious death of a young Inuit man, Solomon Uyurasuk. As the documentary investigates the truth to Solomon's death it sheds light on the ... See full summary »
Directors: Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Susan Avingaq
Votes: 19
50. Queen Mimi (2015)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.
Director: Yaniv Rokah | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Renée Zellweger, Yaniv Rokah, Graham McTavish
Votes: 614
51. Killswitch (2014)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Drama
The Internet is under attack. This award-winning documentary explores the threat Internet censorship imposes on free speech, innovation, and democracy.
Director: Ali Akbarzadeh | Stars: Lawrence Lessig, Tim Wu, Peter Ludlow
Votes: 662
52. Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2010)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, News
Narrated by Catherine Keener, Lost Angeles takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness..
Director: Thomas Napper | Stars: Kevin Cohen, Manuel Compito, Danny Harris, Linda Harris
Votes: 663 | Gross: $0.01M
53. 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
54. The Divide (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Seven unconnected people striving for a better life across the US and UK discover the odds may be stacked against them. Filmmaker Katharine Round provokes intimate moments to build a mosaic of lives in the grip of fear and insecurity - driven by an ever widening gap between richest and poorest.
Director: Katharine Round | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Max Hastings, Ha-Joon Chang, Kwame Anthony Appiah
Votes: 285
55. Project Nim (2011)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary
Tells the story of a chimpanzee taken from its mother at birth and raised like a human child by a family in a brownstone on the upper West Side in the 1970s.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Nim Chimpsky, Stephanie LaFarge, Herbert Terrace, Wer LaFarge
Votes: 8,600 | Gross: $0.41M
56. Sonita (2015)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
After her family attempts to sell her into marriage, a young Afghan refugee in Iran channels her frustrations and seizes her destiny through music. Grabbing the mic, she spits fiery rhymes in the face of oppressive traditions.
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami | Stars: Sonita Alizadeh, Latifah Alizadeh, Fadia Alizadeh, Ahmad Ahmadi
Votes: 887
57. Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party (2016)
75 min | Documentary, History
The lavish party thrown by the Shah of Iran in 1971, which marked the break between the so-called 'king of kings' and the people of Iran he reigned over.
Director: Hassan Amini | Stars: Arshin Abdi-Moghaddam, King Abdul Halim, Judy Judefind Agnew, Spiro Agnew
Votes: 255
58. You Laugh But It's True (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.
Director: David Paul Meyer | Stars: Loyiso Gola, Rabin Harduth, Kagiso Lediga, David Newton
Votes: 1,216
59. American Addict (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Drama
Riveting look at the politics, big business and the medical industry that has made America the most prescription-addicted society in the world. America is less than 5% of the World's ... See full summary »
Director: Sasha Knezev | Stars: Sasha Knezev, Gregory Alan Smith
Votes: 258
60. Chasing Asylum (2016)
90 min | Documentary
Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy.
Director: Eva Orner | Stars: John Howard, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison
Votes: 314
61. The Big Lie: American Addict 2 (2016)
96 min | Documentary
American Addict 2 digs deeper into the world of corruption, politics and pharmaceutical greed. Matthew Perry, Jonathan Davis, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich contribute to this eye opening ... See full summary »
Director: Sasha Knezev | Stars: Jonathan Davis, Sasha Knezev, Dennis Kucinich, Lawrence Lacey
Votes: 114
62. Newtown (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
A look at how the community of Newtown, Connecticut came together in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
Director: Kim A. Snyder | Stars: Gene Rosen, Syeda Suriya Ahmed, Abbey Clements, Sally Cox
Votes: 1,734 | Gross: $0.01M
63. How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story (2016)
Documentary
The extraordinary untold story of how an NYPD bomb disposal expert played a key role in helping defuse the decades old "Troubles" in Northern Ireland.
Director: Des Henderson | Star: Liam Neeson
Votes: 147
64. Risky Drinking (2016)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary
Are you a Risky Drinker? Did you know that nearly 70% of American adults drink alcohol? Did you know that nearly 1/3 of adults in the US become involved in problem drinking at some point in... See full summary »
Directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Perri Peltz | Stars: Healthy Emmie, Amanda Mount
Votes: 462
65. Class Divide (2015)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary
Documentary about class division and gentrification in the West Chelsea neighborhood of New York City and its effects on public housing.
Director: Marc Levin
Votes: 623
66. Slum Survivors (2014– )
60 min | Documentary
Series in which a group of young people are put through their paces as they embark on a crash course in urban survival in some of the world's biggest slums.
Votes: 13
67. Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993– )
Documentary, History
A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.
Stars: Margaret Thatcher, Philip Tibenham, Emma Nicholson, Nigel Lawson
Votes: 49
68. Merchants of Doubt (2014)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary
A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Frederick Singer, Naomi Oreskes, Jamy Ian Swiss, Sam Roe
Votes: 3,934 | Gross: $0.19M
69. Death Unexplained (2012– )
Documentary
Every unexplained death is unique. Whether it's a freakish accident involving a vat of boiling soup, deadly poisonings with obscure Asian herbs, or sexual games gone badly wrong, the West ... See full summary »
Stars: Ashley Fegan-Earl, John Mitchell, Diane Whiting, Alison Thompson
Votes: 13
70. The Brit Who Tried to Kill Trump (2017 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
A young man from Dorking attempted to assassinate the would-be president. Now, a BBC documentary lays bare his life in US prison.
Director: Guy Simmonds | Stars: Adrian Bower, Cole Bartiromo, Greg Donovan, James Harvey
Votes: 148
71. Japan: A Story of Love and Hate (2008)
60 min | Documentary
Naoki once had it all - the fast car, the executive home. Boss of his own business he lived the good-life when Japan's economy was at it's height. Then the bubble burst - and he met Yoshie.
Director: Sean McAllister | Stars: Naoki Sato, Yoshie Sato, Sean McAllister
Votes: 466
72. Doomsday Preppers (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV
Individuals all across America who have one thing in common - they are prepping for the end of the world.
Stars: Michael Izquierdo, Stephen Mangan, Brent Royal II, Paul Range
Votes: 1,058
73. Off the Rails (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
How one man's love of transport led to a lifetime of incarceration.
Director: Adam Irving | Stars: Charles Bilal, Courtney Brown, Sally Butler, Jervis Cameron
Votes: 359
74. They Call Us Monsters (2016)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Legislators debate legislation that allows for adult charges for juvenile offenders.
Director: Ben Lear | Stars: Allegra Acosta, Joel Anderson, Richard Bloom, Scott Budnick
Votes: 669
75. Who Took Johnny (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.
Directors: David Beilinson, Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley | Stars: Noreen Gosch, Nancy Allen, Paul Bonacci, Troy Boner
Votes: 3,185
76. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,050
77. Waiting for August (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Fifteen year old Georgiana is left to raise her 6 siblings in Bacau (Romania), since mother has to work abroad to get by. Torn between adolescence and heavy responsibilities, the teenage girl struggles to keep everyone afloat.
Director: Teodora Mihai
Votes: 236
78. The Coming War on China (2016)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
From award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.
Director: John Pilger | Stars: Franklin Blaisdell, James Bradley, Bruce Cumings, Dana Rohrabacher
Votes: 1,690
79. Eat the Sun (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary about the ancient practice of sungazing and one mans passage into that world.
Director: Peter Sorcher | Stars: Mason Dwinell, Jason LeRoy Wharton
Votes: 125
80. What the Health (2017)
97 min | Documentary
An intrepid filmmaker on a journey of discovery as he uncovers possibly the largest health secret of our time and the collusion between industry, government, pharmaceutical and health organizations keeping this information from us.
Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn | Stars: Kip Andersen, Larry Baldwin, Neal Barnard, Tia Blanco
Votes: 30,570
81. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn | Stars: Bruce Hamilton, Kip Andersen, Al Gore, Heather Cooley
Votes: 26,590
82. Betting on Zero (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Writer/director Ted Braun follows controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion dollars on the line in his crusade to expose Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history.
Director: Ted Braun | Stars: William Ackman, Douglas M. Brooks, William Cohan, Julie Contreras
Votes: 5,620
83.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Secrets of the Psychics
(1993)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
Stage magician and scientific skeptic James Randi recounts his cases debunking claims of the supernatural around the world.
Director: Carl Charlson | Stars: James Randi, Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Uri Geller
Votes: 78
84. Understanding: Viruses (1994)
50 min | Documentary
Viruses are tiny, ancient life forms that can outsmart our immune system. From common cold to HIV, they've caused devastating epidemics. Invisible yet everywhere, they wait for a host to reproduce.
Directors: Jeanine I. Butler, Jeanine Isabel Butler | Star: Candice Bergen
Votes: 10
85. Warning: This Drug May Kill You (2017)
TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary
An unflinching look at the devastating effects of addiction through the stories of four families whose lives have been decimated by addictions that all began with legitimate prescriptions to dangerous painkillers.
Director: Perri Peltz
Votes: 646
86. Eating You Alive (2018)
108 min | Documentary
How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a time.
Director: Paul David Kennamer Jr. | Stars: Suzy Amis, Neal Barnard, James Cameron, T. Colin Campbell
Votes: 932
87. Inside the Commons (2015)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series which shows the work done by Members of Parliament, both behind the scenes and in public proceedings in the House of Commons.
Stars: Michael Cockerell, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Ed Miliband, David Cameron
Votes: 77
88. Weediquette (2016– )
TV-14 | Documentary, News
This documentary series airing on Viceland is about the science, culture and economics of the legalization of cannabis. Also documents how medical marijuana has been a helpful and effective... See full summary »
Stars: Krishna Andavolu, Jason Cranford, Catherine Lewis, Steve DeAngelo
Votes: 392
89. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
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: 37,691
90. The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Drama
Docu-drama telling the story of one of the most infamous incidents in recent British medical history. On 13th March 2006, 8 healthy young men took part in a clinical trial for a leukaemia drug that went very wrong.
Director: Barbie MacLaurin | Stars: Philip Buck, Nadim Khan, Arun Daniel, Leo Hunter
Votes: 52
91. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jessica Thomas, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard
Votes: 11,914
92. Sexy Baby (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
An ex adult film star, a 12 year old girl and a 22 year old who yearns for "normal" private parts are chronicled in this thought provoking doc about how porn, social media and pop culture affect women and girls. A FilmBuff Presentation.
Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Winnifred Bonjean Alpart, Nikita Cash, Laura Castle
Votes: 1,172
93. Missing 411 (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles the similar disappearances of five children in the wilds of North America, across multiple decades.
Directors: Michael DeGrazier, Benjamin Paulides | Stars: Jaryd Atadero, DeOrr Kunz Jr., Nate Eaton, Frank Vilt
Votes: 2,090
94. Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary
The courtroom and publicity battles between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity life in an internet dominated society.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: A.J. Daulerio, Hulk Hogan, Charles Harder, David Folkenflik
Votes: 4,384
95. The Men Who Made Us Spend (2014– )
60 min | Documentary
Todays newest is tomorrows trash. Jacques Peretti investigates planned obsolescing made to things not to last, and how we are made to buy the newest, though we really don't need it. Meet the men behind our urge to consume.
Star: Jacques Peretti
Votes: 146
96. The Foods That Make Billions (2010– )
177 min | Documentary
A documentary series that tells the story of how three basic commodities water, cereal and yoghurt became some of the richest and most successful industries in the world.
Stars: Nicky Henson, Joanna Blythman, Susan Jebb, Michael Pollan
Votes: 25
97. Bitter Lake (2015)
136 min | Documentary
An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: George Bush, George W. Bush, Joanne Herring, Hamid Karzai
Votes: 3,527
98.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
Accidental Anarchist: Life Without Government
(2017)
Documentary, Biography
Carne Ross was a career diplomat who resigned over the Iraq war. One man's epic journey from government insider to anarchist.
Votes: 12
99. Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Alexandria Pelosi tours red state America examining the practices, politics and beliefs of fundamentalist evangelical Christians. Interviewees include Jerry Falwell (... See full summary »
Director: Alexandra Pelosi | Stars: Joel Osteen, Ted Haggard, Robert Vaughn, Ken Ham
Votes: 537
100. The Bad Kids (2016)
101 min | Documentary
A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Vonda Viland, Julia Alexander, Laura Ambrosius, Robert Bartz
Votes: 667 | Gross: $0.00M
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