With The Documentary Group (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. The Deep End (2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
An arresting and provocative exploration inside the world of one of today's most controversial spiritual teachers and her dedicated followers.
Stars: Teal Swan, Molly Monahan
Votes: 965
2. Cartel Land (2015)
R | 100 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Nailer Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque
Votes: 18,588 | Gross: $0.70M
3. Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
Stars: Will Smith, Bryan Stevenson, Larry Wilmore, Samira Wiley
Votes: 1,451
4. Girl Rising (2013)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, Drama
This film follows 9 girls from Haiti, Nepal, Ethiopia, India, Egypt, Peru, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan on their journey to education.
Director: Richard Robbins | Stars: Amina, Azmera, Arindol Bagchi, Rekha Banerjee
Votes: 1,246
6. Brave Girl Rising (2019)
PG | 20 min | Short
Brave Girl Rising tells how a courageous girl, inspired by the magical dreams of her mother and the sisterhood of her friends, succeeds in getting the education she deserves.
Directors: Martha Adams, Richard Robbins | Stars: David Oyelowo, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 35
7. Steep (I) (2007)
PG | 92 min | Documentary, Sport
Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Ingrid Backstrom, Anselme Baud, Bill Briggs, Doug Coombs
Votes: 690 | Gross: $0.26M
8. When Lambs Become Lions (2018)
79 min | Documentary
In the Kenyan bush, a small-time ivory dealer fights to stay on top while forces mobilize to destroy his trade. When he turns to his younger cousin, a conflicted wildlife ranger who hasn't been paid in months, they both see a possible lifeline.
Director: Jon Kasbe
Votes: 201
9. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Forty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, more than 80% of Americans still believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. This documentary attempts to separate fact from conspiracy theories to get to the truth.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Robert Goldberg, John F. Kennedy, Robert Dallek, Lee Harvey Oswald
Votes: 257
10. Lafayette: The Lost Hero (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
No one in recorded history has suffered a fate quite like Lafayette. Once, the most famous man in the world; today, few people know who he was or what he accomplished. It is time to re-evaluate his crucial role in America's independence.
Director: Oren Jacoby | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Patrick Bauchau, John Cullum, Michael Cumpsty
Votes: 73
11. Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
81 min | Documentary
A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
Director: Richard Robbins | Stars: Sharon D. Allen, Beau Bridges, Colby Buzzell, Richard Currey
Votes: 433
12. America in Primetime (2011)
TV-14 | Documentary
This documentary series looks at the evolution of specific character types appearing on American primetime episodic television from post WWII to the early twenty-first century. These ... See full summary »
Stars: Diablo Cody, David Chase, Judd Apatow, Alan Yentob
Votes: 359
13. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus (2000 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
A serious news documentary examining the authenticity of the events in the life of Jesus
Stars: Peter Jennings, Jonah Blank, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan
Votes: 23
14. Invisible Killers (2018)
TV-PG | Documentary
Invisible Killers, a three-part documentary series, looks at how viruses have shaped our health and history, the biological and social impact they have on our global society, and the incredible science that has arisen to combat them.
Votes: 40
15. The Age of Aerospace (2016– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Explores the history of Boeing and its contributions to advancements in aerospace technology.
Votes: 58
16. Night Gowns (2020– )
Short
A new and fresh take on live drag, designed for the screen with eight shareable performances that redefine what drag can be.
Stars: Sasha Velour, Sasha Colby, Antonio Yee, Untitled Queen
Votes: 101
17. Midsummer in Newtown (2016)
81 min | Documentary
Midsummer in Newtown is a testament to the transformative force of artistic expression to pierce through the shadow cast by trauma. In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, one grieving ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Votes: 35
18. Into Harm's Way (2011)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, History
When 846 young men entered West Point in 1963, they signed up with an American army at peace. At their graduation ceremony in 1967, the Vietnam War was raging. 'Into Harm's Way' is the ... See full summary »
Director: Jordan Kronick
Votes: 24
19. Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War (2011)
PG | 109 min | Documentary
100 years of naval aviation, from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landing in 1911, to modern supersonic jets and unmanned aerial vehicles. The film follows young men and women who ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lennon | Star: Michael Murphy
Votes: 18
20. Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
UFOs: Seeing is Believing investigates, speculates and ultimately celebrates the possibility that we are not alone.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Peter Jennings, Chris McKay, Art Bell, Ramona Bell
Votes: 73
21. We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World (2016 TV Special)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
The First Lady, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto and CNN's Isha Sesay take a journey to Morocco and Liberia, where they meet young women overcoming incredible odds to change their lives.
Director: Tony Gerber | Stars: Michelle Obama, Freida Pinto, Isha Sesay, Meryl Streep
Votes: 99
23. Dreamland (2011 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
California has long been known as a land of dreams - a place where visionaries come to innovate, create, entertain, fulfill their dreams and change the world. Dreamland tells the story of ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Obenhaus
Votes: 9
25. China Inside Out: Bob Woodruff Reports (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Bob Woodruff goes to China to explores the stunning global transformation that is taking place in the Far East country. He examines the intricate relationships that China is cultivating in ... See full summary »
Star: Bob Woodruff
26. Peter Jennings Reporting: Ecstasy Rising (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary
ABC News television documentary with Peter Jennings on the history of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) also known as ecstasy.
Star: Peter Jennings
Votes: 32
29. Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary
31. Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
This ABC News special investigates obesity in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and almost one in three Americans is obese. Peter Jennings asks who is to ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Blanche Lincoln, Jim Tillotson, Marion Nestle
Votes: 21
32. Peter Jennings Reporting: From the Tobacco File: Untold Stories of Betrayal and Neglect (2004 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary
Star: Peter Jennings
33. The Spiritual Exercises (2020)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Terry and Therese fall in love in 1960s New York. He's a rising star in the art world, and she works at the famed Metropolitan Opera. The only problem? He's a Jesuit Priest who has taken a ... See full summary »
Directors: Scott Chestnut, Lloyd Kramer
35. Out of Control: AIDS in Black America (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
Out of Control: AIDS In Black America is the first national network television documentary to examine how and why AIDS has become overwhelmingly a Black epidemic--- not in Africa or the Third World, but right here in the United States.
Director: Elizabeth Arledge
36. The Constitution Project: Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause (2009 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short, History
We don't know a lot about Yick Wo. We're not even sure that was his name. But it was the name of the laundry business he owned in San Francisco in the late nineteenth century. And it was ... See full summary »
Star: Robe Imbriano
37.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Ten Trillion and Counting
(2009)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, News
Frontline examines the impact of the growing national deficit on President Obama's plans for the country.
Stars: Jackie Calmes, Clive Crook, Newt Gingrich, Judd Gregg
Votes: 60
38.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Citizen
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass becomes a pivotal voice calling for citizenship for Black Americans, a dream realized in the 14th Amendment.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Graham Greene, Martha S. Jones
Votes: 106
39.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Resistance
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
After ratification, violent atrocities, court rulings and the Lost Cause ideology systematically subvert the 14th Amendment's promises of equality.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Bobby Cannavale, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs
Votes: 85
40.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Wait
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
As the civil rights movement gains momentum in the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. orchestrates protests that goad President John F. Kennedy into action.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Asante Blackk, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Graham Greene
Votes: 76
41.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Control
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
In the 1970s, women appeal to evolving interpretations of the 14th Amendment in their fight to achieve equality and control their own destinies.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Sterling K. Brown, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 68
42.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Love
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
After decades of setbacks, the struggle for same-sex marriage equality culminates in an Ohio couple's case taken up by the Supreme Court in 2015.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, Whitney Cummings, Hannah Gadsby
Votes: 76
43.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode:
Promise
(2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
Immigrants have long put their hope in America, but intolerant policies, racism and shocking violence have frequently trampled their dreams.
Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Sterling K. Brown, Laverne Cox, Graham Greene
Votes: 64
44.
20/20 (1978– )
Episode:
Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil
(2009)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, News
The hour-long documentary, hosted by Charlie Gibson, traces a gallon of gasoline from the gas tank back to the source, and along the way investigates problems within the oil industry, ... See full summary »
Director: Peter W Klein | Star: Charles Gibson
45.
The Deep End (2022)
Episode:
The Lost Toys
(2022)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary
At a time when people are longing for connection, a leading spiritual teacher and her millions of devoted followers are on a mission to end human suffering - but at what cost?
Director: Jon Kasbe | Star: Teal Swan
Votes: 59
46.
The Deep End (2022)
Episode:
The Safe Place
(2022)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary
Facing a barrage of criticism from the outside world, the Inner Circle hires a private investigator to disprove the allegations as a new member enters their fold.
Director: Jon Kasbe | Stars: Molly Monahan, Teal Swan
Votes: 41
47.
The Deep End (2022)
Episode:
The Carousel
(2022)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary
Tensions rise within the community as Teal wrestles with how to heal her troubled followers.
Director: Jon Kasbe | Stars: Molly Monahan, Teal Swan
Votes: 45
48.
The Deep End (2022)
Episode:
The Adversary
(2022)
TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary
Fractures deepen within the Inner Circle as revelations come to light and difficult decisions must be made.
Director: Jon Kasbe | Stars: Molly Monahan, Teal Swan
Votes: 36
49.
America in Primetime (2011)
Episode:
Independent Woman
(2011)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
In the early days of television, American prime time provided an idealized and stereotypical view of the American woman, who was more often than not portrayed as being subservient to the ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Kramer | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Robert King, Michelle King, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 44
50.
America in Primetime (2011)
Episode:
Man of the House
(2011)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
In the post WWII days of American primetime television, the depictions of men at home as being the stable breadwinner who could solve any problem that faced the family was borne out of a ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Kramer | Stars: Ron Howard, Bill Paxton, Mark V. Olsen, David Lynch
Votes: 44