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1. Snowfall (2017–2023)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama
A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.
Stars: Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Isaiah John
Votes: 30,132
2. American Made (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 208,366 | Gross: $51.34M
3. Lou (I) (2022)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper, a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.
Director: Anna Foerster | Stars: Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley Asha Bateman
Votes: 33,536
4. Kill the Messenger (2014)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo
Votes: 48,763 | Gross: $2.45M
5. The Mighty Quinn (1989)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, James Fox, Mimi Rogers
Votes: 6,552 | Gross: $4.56M
6. Bob Roberts (1992)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise
Votes: 15,638 | Gross: $4.48M
7. The Last Narc (2020)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime
Former cartel insiders divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena.
Stars: Hector Berrellez, Geneva Camarena, Ramón Lira, Jorge Godoy
Votes: 2,872
8. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Elizabeth Hinton, Nelson George, Alan Charles, Felipe Luciano
Votes: 3,875
9. Freeway: Crack in the System (2015)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
FREEWAY: CRACK IN THE SYSTEM tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicity-more compelling than fiction, it's the real story behind America's longest... See full summary »
Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Michael Levine, 'Freeway' Ricky Ross, Eric Sterling
Votes: 899
10. America's War on Drugs (2017)
TV-14 | 480 min | Documentary, History
"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
Stars: Richard Stratton, Ty Hurley, Sam Shoubber, Alberto Maneiro
Votes: 222
11. Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988)
72 min | Documentary, History
Directors: David Kasper, Barbara Trent | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Brooks, Barbara Honegger, David MacMichael
Votes: 233
12. The Unspeakable (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary following four families in their struggle to find the truth about the death of their loved ones on September 11th, 2001.
Director: Dylan Avery | Stars: Tara Brinnier, William Brinnier, Matthew Campbell, Maureen Campbell
Votes: 103
13. Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989 TV Movie)
187 min | Drama, Thriller
Oliver North survives a serious car accident. The young midshipman struggles to re-enter the Naval Academy, enters the Marine Corps, serves in Vietnam, and moves to Washington to work for the Nati.
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: David Keith, Barnard Hughes, Annette O'Toole, Peter Boyle
Votes: 1,599
14. To Die Standing (1991)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Willis, a hardened DEA agent from the streets of New York, is given his toughest assignment -- to team up with a Colombian cop, Delgado, and find the connection of a drug shipments and the U. S. government.
Director: Louis Morneau | Stars: Cliff De Young, Robert Beltran, Jamie Rose, Gerald Anthony
Votes: 68
15. Planet America (2012– )
29 min | Talk-Show
The Chaser's Chas Licciardello and the ABC's John Barron set out to discover the real America - its politics and its people - with US and Australian experts coming along for the ride.
Stars: John Barron, Chas Licciardello, Jim Fallows, Howard Dean
Votes: 99
16. American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2006)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Crime
With commentary from soldiers on both sides of the conflict, filmmaker Kevin Booth's incisive documentary wades into the murky waters of the American war on drugs, the longest and costliest war in U.S. history.
Director: Kevin Booth | Stars: Joe Arpaio, Jello Biafra, Osama bin Laden, Jeff Blackburn
Votes: 1,644
17. The Reagan Show (2017)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary
Made up entirely of archival news and White House footage, this documentary captures the pageantry, absurdity, and mastery of the made-for-TV politics of Ronald Reagan.
Directors: Sierra Pettengill, Pacho Velez | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush
Votes: 482
19. Gary Webb: In His Own Words (2002)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Anthony Lappé, Stephen Marshall | Star: Gary Webb
20. Guerrilla News Network: Crack the CIA (2002)
9 min | Short
A design-driven short about the CIA's involvement in drug trafficking during Iran Contra.
Director: Stephen Marshall | Star: Taalam Acey
Votes: 19
21.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Stone's War
(1986)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Ira Stone films a video of American forces on illegal operations in South America, Crockett must protect him from their old nemesis Maynard, who will stop at nothing to silence Stone.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 476
22.
American Gangster (2006–2009)
Episode:
'Freeway' Ricky Ross
(2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
Illiterate, but an athlete, "Freeway" Ricky Ross went from being a sports king to the crack king in the 70s and 80s when drugs were turning L.A. into the 'Hood' from hell.
Stars: Alex Alonso, Chico Brown, Jose R. Montalvan Jr., Bernard Parks
Votes: 11
23.
OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode:
The Cold War: Part 2
(2019)
TV-14 | 17 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Oversimplified explains The Cold War, in two parts.
Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster
Votes: 35
24.
First Ladies (2020)
Episode:
Nancy Reagan
(2020)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Biography
Nancy Reagan is popularly known as the doting wife of President Ronald Reagan, but in reality, she had much more than a supporting role in the first 'Hollywood' presidency. From Ronald ... See full summary »
Director: Liz Mermin | Stars: Robin Wright, Ken Duberstein, Karen Tumulty, Bob Colacello
Votes: 57
25.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Gulf War: Iraq's Secrets
TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War
Saddam Hussein used cunning and deception to befriend the West, before turning his back. He has risked everything to secretly develop his weapons of mass destruction, including the welfare of his own people.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Andrew Cockburn, Khidhir Hamza, Christine Helms
26.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
Presidential Cover Ups
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
The office of the President of the United States was designed to operate with greater transparency than any other world-leader... but how much do we really know about what goes on behind the doors of the Oval Office?
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Allan Lichtman, Doug Wead, Katie Pavlich
Votes: 41
27.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
The Drug Wars
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
This episode uncovers the conspiracies behind America's 40-year drug campaign. Why does the U.S. Government classify marijuana and heroin as equally dangerous drugs, and will the move by ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Darrell Issa, Jason Howerton, Michael Levine
Votes: 47
28.
Narcos (2015–2017)
Episode:
The Palace in Flames
(2015)
TV-MA | 44 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Despite a new extradition treaty, the U.S. puts more money into fighting communism, creating new challenges for Murphy and Peña in the hunt for Pablo.
Director: Guillermo Navarro | Stars: Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Joanna Christie
Votes: 6,554
29.
The Presidents (2005)
Episode:
Carter to Bush (1977-2005)
(2005)
Documentary, Biography, History
About US Presidents 39) Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), 40) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), 41) George H. W. Bush (1989-1993), 42) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) and 43) George W. Bush (2001-2009), whose second term is covered on the show's DVD version.
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Yasser Arafat, James A. Baker, Ehud Barak