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1. Happy (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Happy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
Director: Roko Belic | Stars: Marci Shimoff, Ed Diener, Richard Davidson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Votes: 3,382
2. Surviving Progress (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks | Stars: Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Robert Wright, Marina Silva
Votes: 1,900 | Gross: $0.05M
3. Slingshot Hip Hop (2008)
80 min | Documentary, Music
The voice of a new generation rocks and rhymes as Palestinian rappers form alternative voices of resistance within the Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
Director: Jacqueline Reem Salloum | Stars: Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri, Mahmud Shalaby
Votes: 152
4. Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take? (2011)
Unrated | 132 min | Documentary
Propaganda film that smashes together pretty much every modern conspiracy theory in the books, including free energy suppression, UFO landings, New World Order, vaccine hysteria, 9/11 ... See full summary »
Directors: Steve Gagné, Kimberly Carter Gamble | Stars: Foster Gamble, Duane Elgin, Nassim Haramein, Steven M. Greer
Votes: 2,911
5. School of Babel (2013)
94 min | Documentary
How to integrate into French society when you are a young immigrant newly arrived in Paris? Just join the school of La Grange aux Belles where, whether you are named Agnieszka, Eduardo, ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Bertuccelli | Stars: Maryam Aboulgila, Felipe Arellano Santibanez, Miguel Angel Cegarra Monsalve, Brigitte Cervoni
Votes: 404
6. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 639,302 | Gross: $136.03M
7. 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: 113,303 | Gross: $11.53M
8. The Return to Homs (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look behind the barricades of the besieged city of Homs, where for nineteen-year-old Basset and his ragtag group of comrades, the audacious hope of revolution is crumbling like the buildings around them.
Director: Talal Derki | Star: Abdul Basset Saroot
Votes: 1,070
9. The Search (III) (2014)
135 min | Drama, War
A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Annette Bening, Maksim Emelyanov, Abdul Khalim Mamutsiev
Votes: 2,999
10. L.A. Confidential (1997)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 618,096 | Gross: $64.62M
11. Monsanto (2013)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Monsanto employees are under siege by a rogue reporter.
Director: Tom Beaver | Stars: Tom Beaver, Mike Savage
12.
Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories (2011–2013)
Episode:
Monsanto
(2012)
Action, Crime, Drama
Monsanto - Food to die for. The corporate layers are pealed back to see what truth lies within the food you are being fed or asked to swallow.
Director: Julia Davis | Stars: Robert C. Bonner, Susan C. Boutwell, Steve Cooley, BJ Davis
13. Persona Non Grata (2015)
139 min | Adventure, Biography, History
Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II.
Director: Cellin Gluck | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Borys Szyc, Agnieszka Grochowska
Votes: 246
14. Silent Scream (1999)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Emma Jones, is an up and coming actress in Hollywood, who catches the eye of celebrated film producer, Roger Hardiman. He is making a movie about his Silent Screen Legend mother, Helena ... See full summary »
Director: James Chean | Stars: Dana Plato, Joe Estevez, Penny Ray, Rigg Kennedy
Votes: 31
15. Occupy Love (2012)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary, Drama
OCCUPY LOVE captures the heart of the movement of movements that is sweeping the planet in response to today's economic and environmental crises. 'Philosopher-filmmaker' Velcrow Ripper ... See full summary »
Director: Velcrow Ripper | Stars: Amr Adel, Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, Colin Beavan, Reverend Billy
Votes: 96
16. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.
Votes: 218,556 | Gross: $161.20M
17. Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A journey into the intricacies of mixed-race Japanese and their multicultural experiences in modern day Japan. For some hafus, Japan is the only home they know, for some living in Japan is ... See full summary »
Directors: Megumi Nishikura, Lara Perez Takagi
Votes: 205
18. Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Never-Before-Seen-Evidence points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the US population, especially among children. Gastrointestinal disorders,... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey M. Smith | Stars: Lisa Oz, Robin Bernhoft, Myrto Ashe, Doris Rapp
Votes: 278
19. Citizenfour (2014)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Votes: 57,989 | Gross: $2.80M
20. Poverty Inc (2014)
112 min | Documentary, History, News
Poverty Inc., traces the history of capitalism, examines corporate globalization, exposes a failed economic system and focuses on America's descent into third world status driven by the new amoral predatory power elite
Directors: Gary Null, Valerie Van Cleve | Stars: Sasha Abramsky, Jordan Belfort, Joel Berg, Steve Brigham
Votes: 80
21. Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth (2011)
98 min | Documentary
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
Clouds pass before the sun and away again while a gentle voice speaking in the splendid tones of the Mayan language explains how the Earth came to be. There were... See full synopsis »
Directors: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig | Stars: Josefa 'Chepita' Hernández Pérez, Floridalma Pérez Gonzalez, Carlos Chan Chanuk, Kajkan Felipe Mejía Sepet
Votes: 49
22. Whiplash (2014)
R | 106 min | Drama, Music
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Votes: 990,306 | Gross: $13.09M
23. Light Up Nippon (2012)
99 min | Documentary
August 11, 2011, five months following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, memorials, prayers, and fireworks for recovery were held simultaneously along the Tohoku region coastline at ten locations to honor those lost in the disaster.
Director: Kensaku Kakimoto | Star: Hitomi Kuroki
24. Once in a Lifetime (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A teacher manages to get her toughest class involved in a collective project that could give a whole new meaning to the lives of her students.
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Ahmed Dramé, Noémie Merlant, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 2,155
25. Cu-Bop (2015)
107 min | Documentary
Two Genius musicians... One still living in Cuba, the other taking refuge in New York U.S.A. When the prodigal son came back to his hometown of Havana, only one jam session starts
Directors: Shinichi Takahashi, Shinichi Takahashi
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. Buta ga ita kyôshitsu (2008)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
A teacher and his sixth grade class raise a piglet together.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ren Ôsugi, Tomoko Tabata, Seiji Ikeda
Votes: 318
28. Fueled: The Man They Called 'Pirate' (2016)
145 min | Drama, History
The grand story of Japan's post-war reconstruction is based on the actual story of an oil company's president, namely Tetsuzo Kunioka, who believed in the power of oil, as opposed to coal, ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shôta Sometani, Tôru Nomaguchi
Votes: 308
29. Hakodate Coffee (2016)
90 min | Drama
Eiji, a struggling writer who wants to open a second hand bookstore in Hakodate (Hokkaido), moves into a house which he shares with several artists. As it turns out, all of the residents, ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Nishio | Stars: Morio Agata, Azumi, Reiko Kataoka, Masaya Kikawada
Votes: 15
30. Snowden (2016)
R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto
Votes: 163,014 | Gross: $21.59M
31. The Other Son (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
Director: Lorraine Lévy | Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk, Mehdi Dehbi
Votes: 3,777 | Gross: $1.16M
32. 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
33. Okinawa: Urizun no ame (2015)
148 min | Documentary, History, War
'Okinawa: The Afterburn' is the first documentary film to provide a comprehensive picture of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and the ensuing 70-year occupation of the island by the U.S. military.
Director: John Junkerman
Votes: 237
34. All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of American journalist, I.F. Stone, who leads a one-man crusade against government deception.
Director: Fred Peabody | Stars: I.F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 564
35. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Yo-Yo Ma, Kinan Azmeh, Kayhan Kalhor, Cristina Pato
Votes: 743 | Gross: $1.16M
37. Free Tibet (1998)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary concert film of movement started by Erin Potts and Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys.
Director: Sarah Pirozek | Stars: A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Beck, Björk
Votes: 148
39. Brain on Fire (2016)
PG-13 | 88 min | Biography, Drama
A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.
Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss
Votes: 24,195
40. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,886
41. The True Cost (2015)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Drama, News
The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Director: Andrew Morgan | Stars: Livia Giuggioli, Stella McCartney, Richard D. Wolff, Vandana Shiva
Votes: 7,298
42. Passage of Life (2017)
104 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Burmese family of four is living in Japan. One day they get a letter that will change their lives forever - Based on a true story, this is a tale of love that crosses borders.
Director: Akio Fujimoto | Stars: Issace, Yuki Kitagawa, Htet Myat Naing, Kuromiya Niina
Votes: 73
43. Pura vida - The Ridge (2012)
86 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A unique rescue operation in the most dangerous mountain of the Himalayas. A film about love of life, friendship and action, passion and truth that encourages living life a full.
Directors: Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina | Stars: Sergey Bogomolov, Alexei Bolotov, Don Bowie, Horia Colibasanu
Votes: 191
44. Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Director: Steven Okazaki | Stars: Wataru Akashi, Kyôko Kagawa, Takeshi Katô, Hisao Kurosawa
Votes: 1,382 | Gross: $0.06M
45. A Bold Peace (2016)
102 min | Documentary
One nation's quest to abandon the fever of war.
Directors: Matthew Eddy, Michael Dreiling | Star: Pedro Garcia-Caro
Votes: 35
46. Taxi (III) (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh
Votes: 16,549 | Gross: $0.32M
47. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,283
48. Die 4. Revolution - Energy Autonomy (2010 TV Movie)
83 min | Documentary
Director: Carl-A. Fechner | Stars: Hermann Scheer, Preben Maegaard, Ibrahim Togola, Birol Fatih
Votes: 191
49. Spy Nation (2016)
106 min | Documentary
Yu Woo-seong who had been working as a civil servant is on trial for espionage following his sibling's confession. A reporter who has been laid off begins following the traces of a spy ... See full summary »
Director: Choi Seung-ho
Votes: 32
50. Outside the Great Wall (2011)
118 min | Documentary
Director: Han Guang | Stars: Zhang Boli, Maiping Chen, Ma Desheng, Xiang Huang
Votes: 12
51. Bill Evans: Time Remembered (2015)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Bill Evans Time Remembered is a 90-minute documentary film, produced by Bruce Spiegel which tells the story of Bill Evans' turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music.
Director: Bruce Spiegel | Stars: Connie Atkinson, Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap, Jack DeJohnette
Votes: 204
52. Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History, Music
A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Director: Sophie Huber | Stars: Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Lionel Loueke
Votes: 626
53. The Captain (2019)
111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the windshield of his commercial airplane shatters at 30,000 feet in the air, a pilot and his flight crew work to ensure the safety of the passengers and land the plane.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Hao Ou, Jiang Du, Quan Yuan
Votes: 2,460 | Gross: $0.71M
54. Beigun ga mottomo osoreta otoko, sono na wa Kamejirô (2017)
107 min | Documentary
Director: Tadahiko Sako | Stars: Motoyo Yamane, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 7
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. The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)
139 min | Drama
The story of Dr. Koichiro, who moves from Japan to Kenya to volunteer as a doctor for child soldiers.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yôko Maki, Masato Hagiwara
Votes: 283
58. United Red Army (2007)
Not Rated | 190 min | Crime, Drama
The film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.
Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Maki Sakai, Arata Iura, Akie Namiki, Gô Jibiki
Votes: 882 | Gross: $0.00M
59. Enemy of the State (1998)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 259,009 | Gross: $111.55M
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