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1. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 38,057 | Gross: $2.67M
2. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto
Votes: 40,999 | Gross: $1.33M
3. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, Johnny Carson
Votes: 41,504 | Gross: $1.72M
4. Chronos (1985)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short
Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.
Director: Ron Fricke
Votes: 3,844
5. Ashes and Snow (2005)
62 min | Documentary, Drama
Exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals.
Director: Gregory Colbert | Stars: Patrick Disanto, Laurence Fishburne, Jeanne Moreau, Enrique Rocha
Votes: 4,394
6. Home (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Family
With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin
Votes: 23,053
7. Maidan (2014)
134 min | Documentary
A look at the 2013 and 2014 civil unrest in the Ukrainian capital's central square.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Votes: 1,214
8. Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
Stars: Simon Schama, Allan Corduner, Paul Popplewell, Grégoire Bonnet
Votes: 1,147
9. Fire Chasers (2017)
Documentary
As the 2016 fire season rages in California, The brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, save lives and protect homes in this docuseries.
Votes: 419
11. The Mummy Who Would Be King (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Gail Willumsen | Star: Stacy Keach
Votes: 18
12. Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets (2014– )
Documentary, Biography, History
Docudrama series with author Dan Jones. It follows the period from control freak king Henry II to the tyrant king Richard II.
Stars: Dan Jones, Dragos Onisei, Adina Eady, Cezar Grumazescu
Votes: 410
13. She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Historian of the medieval period, Helen Castor, presents an in depth and insightful series covering England's early Queens, from the High Middle Ages with Eleanor and get daughter-in-law ... See full summary »
Star: Helen Castor
Votes: 488
14. The Plantagenets (2014)
60 min | Documentary
The story of England's longest ruling dynasty, starting with Henry II and ending with Richard III.
Star: Robert Bartlett
Votes: 220
15. The Normans (2010)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
British history professor Robert Bartlett explains, mainly on historical sites and illustrated with authentic artifacts, the eventful history of the Normans, some of the Norse men (Vikings)... See full summary »
Star: Robert Bartlett
Votes: 266
16. Secrets of Great British Castles (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
Stars: Dan Jones, Christophe Lombardi, Jay Dee, Ronald Hutton
Votes: 1,235
17. Barbarians Rising (2016)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Action, Drama
Rome. The greatest empire the world has ever known. This docudrama tells the story of Rome through the eyes of the empire's many adversaries who battled to see its destruction.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Barry Strauss, Richard Riddell, Julian Kostov
Votes: 2,253
18. Roman Empire (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.
Stars: Aaron Irvin, Corey Brennan, Jerry Toner, Steve West
Votes: 9,378
19. Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2011–2012)
30 min | Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi
Delves into the most unusual research ever conducted, including attempts to crossbreed humans and apes, actual zombie investigations and head transplantation studies. Cutting-edge CGI ... See full summary »
Stars: John Noble, Jim Ottaviani, Sean Montgomery, David Maiullo
Votes: 915
20. Dark Matter (I) (2014)
83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Challenges the viewer to resolve the pieces of a multi-layered jigsaw puzzle.
Director: Maurice Smith | Stars: Sharon Lawrence, Mel Mills, Dominic O'Flynn, Gina Purcell
Votes: 39
21. Dark Matter: After Dark (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary, Sci-Fi
In this new after show, Syfy keeps the Dark Matter crew of the Raza talking. Go behind the scenes of each episode with the cast, take a tour of the set and get a sneak peak from the upcoming season 3 series.
Director: Kristin Mente | Stars: Zoie Palmer, Melissa O'Neil, Roger Cross, Anthony Lemke
Votes: 75
22. Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)
Documentary, History
Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Marr, Pierre Marais, Joe Vaz, Aubrey Shelton
Votes: 1,402
23. Guns, Germs, and Steel (2005)
165 min | Documentary, History
A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Coyote, Jared Diamond
Votes: 1,292
24. History's Ultimate Spies (2015– )
Documentary
Stars: Ross Andrews, Sean Francis George, Adam Schuch-des Forges, Andrew N Hill
Votes: 11
25. Civilization Lost (2011 TV Movie)
Documentary
Thru many natural catastrophes some scientists try figure out if our planet had in the past vanished civilizations as described at several spots on Earth, starting at breathtaking Gobekli Tepe at Turkey, Minoan and Ubar at Empty Quarter.
Stars: Robert R. Cargill, Philip Coppens, Jonathan Young
Votes: 42
26. Epic History of Everyday Things (2011 TV Movie)
88 min | History
Everything around us has a story to tell. Shoes, cans, string, mirrors; everything we see and touch has an epic tale of how it came to be invented or discovered, and the dramatic moments ... See full summary »
Directors: Morgan Barnard, Gregg Lieberman | Stars: Jim Adovasio, Zahra Alzubaidi, Kevin Ashton, Robert K. Benson
Votes: 65
27. Voyages of Discovery (2006)
60 min | Documentary
Paul Rose presents this 60-minute documentary about Captain Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour, via Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia.
Stars: Paul Rose, Tim Berrington, Tom Godwin, Qarie Marshall
Votes: 60
28.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Stone Age Columbus
(2002)
Documentary
Stars: Jack Fortune, Jim Adovasio, Joallyn Archambault, Bruce Bradley
Votes: 8
29. Sunrise Earth (2004– )
52 min | Documentary
Sunrise Earth: Portraits of our Planet takes you around the world at dawn. Wake up with the creatures that inhabit some of the planet's most beautiful places: Siam, China, Venice, New ... See full summary »
Star: Nikos Papatheodorou
Votes: 153
30. The World Wars (2014)
TV-14 | 270 min | Documentary, History, War
A look at both World Wars and what the biggest names in history did during each war and the time in between.
Stars: Maximilian Klas, Ian Beyts, Jacopo Rampini, Jonathan Hartman
Votes: 2,423
31. Naked Science (2004– )
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Michael Izquierdo, Rushmore DeNooyer, Roger Tilling
Votes: 349
32. Mega Disasters (2006–2008)
45 min | Documentary
Combining science and history, Mega Disasters visits the sites of the most incredible disasters of the past -- and then virtually recreates them in modern times and locations using state-of-the-art computer animation.
Stars: J.V. Martin, Roger Tilling, Laura MacDonald, Celal Sengör
Votes: 132
33. Myth (II) (2018)
63 min | Documentary, Biography
The film is the remarkable and tragic story of Wassyl Slipak; Ukrainian opera singer whose unique voice and talent brought him world recognition and death on the war.
Directors: Leonid Kanter, Ivan Yasniy | Stars: Orest Slipak, Vasyl Slipak
Votes: 159
34. The Ukrainians (2015)
85 min | Documentary, War
This is a story of a new Ukrainian army and new Ukrainian society being born. After Maidan revolution Ukrainian volunteer warriors defend Donetsk Airport from pro-Russian separatists and Russian militaries.
Directors: Leonid Kanter, Ivan Yasniy | Stars: Bohema, Hatylo
Votes: 227
35. Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Music
Tells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.
Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal | Stars: Whitney Houston, Michael Baker, Wayne Lindsey, Sharlotte Gibson
Votes: 5,137
36. Rise of the Superheroes (2018)
TV-PG | 117 min | Documentary
This is the story of how comic book superheroes were brought to life in cinema, from Tim Burton's Batman films to The Avengers, Black Panther and beyond, and how they first took over Hollywood and then conquered the world.
Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Neal Adams, Scott Beatty, Jenna Busch, Chris Claremont
Votes: 373
37. Ancient Discoveries (2003–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History
The remarkable story of Ancient inventions.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Richard Windley, Christopher Kelly, Sean Barrett
Votes: 266
38. Butterfly Vision (2022)
107 min | Drama
Returning home from the front line after being held captive for two months, soldier Lilia (29 y.o.) discovers that she is pregnant after being raped by her warden. Will she manage to ... See full summary »
Director: Maksym Nakonechnyi | Stars: Rita Burkovska, Valivots Liubomyr, Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar, Natalya Vorozhbit
Votes: 543
39. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, War
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
Director: Mstyslav Chernov | Stars: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Liudmyla Amelkina, Roman Golovanov
Votes: 20,231
40. Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary
The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi, Evgeniy Maloletka, Nataliia Nagorna, Ilia Novikov
Votes: 107
41. Porcelain War (2024)
87 min | Documentary
Under roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it's easy to make people afraid, it's hard to destroy their passion for living.
Directors: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Votes: 240
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