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1. For Sama (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, War
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts | Stars: Waad Al-Kateab, Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Afra
Votes: 12,822 | Gross: $0.04M
2. Hunting for Hedonia (2019)
100 min | Documentary
'Hunting for Hedonia' explores how the burgeoning technology of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) will impact human identity and our sense of self. DBS is a revolutionary tool in neuroscience ... See full summary »
Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær | Stars: Robert Galbraith Heath, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 126
3. Presunto culpable (2008)
87 min | Documentary
Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary. In the process, they expose the contradictions of a judicial system that presumes suspects guilty until proven innocent.
Directors: Roberto Hernández, Geoffrey Smith
Votes: 1,419
4. Sea of Shadows (2019)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle, Matthew Podolsky | Stars: Romel Eduardo Ledezma Abaroa, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Hector Capetillo, Andrea Crosta
Votes: 796
5. Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
TV-MA | 102 min | Documentary
This Cannes-selected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen.
Directors: Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna | Stars: Steve McQueen, Alan Trustman, Neile Adams, Chad McQueen
Votes: 1,695 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Stiv (2019)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and times of Stiv Bators, legendary frontman of the Dead Boys and The Lords of The New Church.
Director: Danny Garcia | Stars: Nina Antonia, David Arnoff, Stiv Bators, Eddy Best
Votes: 227
7. The American Dreamer (1971)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film The Last Movie (1971).
Directors: L.M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Princess Lida Amun, L.M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller
Votes: 459
8. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,028
9. Zero Days (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary
A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O'Murchu
Votes: 10,420 | Gross: $0.10M
10. HAK_MTL (2019)
67 min | Documentary
The internet has become a mass surveillance machine. Our information is captured, stored and made accessible to corporations and governments across the world.
Director: Alexandre Sheldon | Stars: Antoine Beaupré, William Budington, Gabriella Coleman, Danukeru
Votes: 78
11. Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (2012 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 59 min | Documentary
Professor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he applies a blend of wit and wisdom, animation... See full summary »
Director: Dan Hillman | Stars: David Spiegelhalter, Mary Lou Zoback, Mike Shackleford, Chris Brune
Votes: 64
12. The Cave (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, War
Amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
Director: Feras Fayyad | Stars: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour, Alaa, Samaher
Votes: 2,946
13. Who Owns Water (2014)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
There's a lot at stake on a few big, slow, brown rivers in the Deep South. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) is becoming the canary-in-the-coal mine for a looming East ... See full summary »
Directors: David Hanson, Michael Hanson, Andrew Kornylak | Stars: David Hanson, Michael Hanson
Votes: 11
14.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
(2019)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend. Full access to Davis' estate provides rare footage and photos, outtakes from recording sessions and new interviews.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Miles Davis, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe
Votes: 3,283 | Gross: $0.19M
15. Troll Inc. (2017)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
The avant-garde has moved online, and they have an agenda. Coming from deep within computer programming culture, Internet trolls are pissed off and using the click-bait obsessed mass media ... See full summary »
Director: George Russell | Stars: Malik Pasha, Andrew 'weev' Auernheimer, Adrian Chen, Gabriella Coleman
Votes: 40
16. Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections (2020)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary
Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
Directors: Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels, Sarah Teale | Stars: J. Alex Halderman, Sue Halpern, Nathaniel Herz, Harri Hursti
Votes: 747
17. Time Is Art: Synchronicity and the Collective Dream (2015)
88 min | Documentary
"Time is Art" is ultimately the story of an artist's search for inspiration in a money-driven society that shuns creativity, and of the human search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world.
Directors: Joel Mejia, Katy Walker Mejia, Maia Monasterios | Stars: Gary S. Bobroff, East Forest, Robin Gunkel, Graham Hancock
Votes: 52
18. 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: 44
19. Planet of the Humans (2019)
100 min | Documentary
Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.
Director: Jeff Gibbs | Stars: Jeff Gibbs, David Joos, Kristin Zimmerman, J. Peter Lark
Votes: 3,334
20. Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, Biography
Candid, unfiltered conversations with the iconic comedian.
Director: Gregg Barson | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Alec Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Carol Burnett
Votes: 364
21. Nomads of the Serengeti (2015)
TV-G | 47 min | Documentary, Adventure
Every year, two million zebras and wildebeest thunder along the Serengeti plains on a pilgrimage to the grassy highlands. Witness the largest mass migration on the planet, a high-stakes journey fraught with danger and drama.
Stars: Jean du Plessis, Eric Neuschwander
Votes: 24
22. Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018)
99 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Puppets. Pixels. Anime. Live action. Stock footage. - Lumpennerd Johannes Grenzfurthner gives an ideotaining cinematic revue about important political concepts. Everyone is talking about ... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Grenzfurthner | Stars: Johannes Grenzfurthner, Charlie Poulon, Daniel Hasibar, Stuart Freeman
Votes: 7,086
23. Sonic Sea (2016)
60 min | Documentary
Sonic Sea is a 60-minute documentary about the devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. The film begins with a mystery: the unexplained ... See full summary »
Directors: Michelle Dougherty, Daniel Hinerfeld | Stars: Ken Balcomb, Christopher Clark, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Sylvia Earle
Votes: 248
24. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $0.52M
25. Genesis 2.0 (2018)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev | Stars: Maxim Arbugaev, George Church, Christian Frei, Peter Grigoriev
Votes: 557
26. Landfill Harmonic (2015)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra. An unlikely orchestra made out of recycled trash. As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trash-into-music around the world, we ... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, Juliana Penaranda-Loftus
Votes: 245
27. Gold Fever (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Drama
Gold, an obsession of men and nations; a symbol of wealth and power. But for Diodora, Gregoria, Crisanta and the people living near the Marlin Mine in Guatemala's highlands, gold represents... See full summary »
Directors: J.T. Haines, Tommy Haines, Andrew Sherburne | Stars: James Anaya, Noam Chomsky, Charlie Clements, Nick Cullather
Votes: 45
28. Billie (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary on the famed jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Director: James Erskine | Stars: Linda Lipnack Kuehl, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Syms, Tony Bennett
Votes: 1,011
29. The Hunger (II) (2020)
90 min | Documentary, History
The Story of the Irish Famine of the 1840s.
Director: Ruán Magan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Cormac Ó'Gráda, Niamh Gallagher, Mary C. Kelly
Votes: 99
30. The Elephant Queen (2018)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Family
Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.
Directors: Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone | Star: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Votes: 2,339
31. Chasing the Present (2019)
95 min | Documentary
A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Prem Baba, Russell Brand, Joseph Goldstein, Alex Grey
Votes: 244
32. Earth Moods (2021– )
TV-G | 30 min | Documentary, Adventure
See a vast array of colorful and calming corners of the world. Travel to blue glaciers, arid deserts, lush rainforests and pulsating metropolises to escape from the cacophony of everyday life.
Votes: 250
33. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 73 min | Documentary
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
Director: Jonathan Clay | Stars: David Attenborough, Elena Bennett, Jason Box, Terry Hughes
Votes: 3,281
34. Into the Okavango (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Gelinas | Stars: Chris Boyes, Jack Boyes, Steve Boyes, Adjany Costa
Votes: 579
35. The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
TV-MA | 113 min | Documentary
Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.
Director: Andre Gaines | Stars: Kevin Hart, Rob Schneider, Wanda Sykes, Dave Chappelle
Votes: 487
36. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
98 min | Documentary, Drama
A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Directors: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Stars: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker
Votes: 1,601
37. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
114 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf
Votes: 1,794
38. One More Time with Feeling (2016)
PG | 113 min | Documentary, Music
Explores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles with an unspoken personal tragedy.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, Susie Bick
Votes: 5,530
39. Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
R | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: Nick Broomfield, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Ihlen, Axel Joachim Jensen
Votes: 2,210 | Gross: $1.01M
40. Dear Future Children (2021)
89 min | Documentary, Biography
Three young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.
Director: Franz Böhm
Votes: 3,925
41. Benjamin Franklin (2022)
225 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson
Votes: 1,168
42. Parched (2017– )
47 min | Documentary
Documentary about water crises in the United States.
Stars: Alex Gibney, Rob Bilott
Votes: 49
43. Writing with Fire (2021)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful.
Directors: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas | Stars: Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati
Votes: 1,663
44. Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy (2022)
91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Meet Dean Reed, the American popstar who defected to the Soviet Bloc in the '70s and became a superstar. He packs stadiums, preaches Marxism and inspires a generation...until his body is found, drowned, in a lake in East Berlin.
Director: Thomas Latter | Stars: Dean Reed, Ramona Reed, Mike Wallace, James Reed
Votes: 149
45. The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (2014)
73 min | Documentary, Animation, History
A descent into Eastern Europe's haunted woodlands uncovers the secrets, fairy tales, and bloody histories that shape our understanding of man's place in nature.
Director: Jessica Oreck | Stars: Mariusz A. Wolf, Tatyana Zbirovskaya
Votes: 125
46. Last Breath (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. With access to amazing archive this is the story of one man's impossible fight for survival.
Directors: Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson | Stars: Duncan Allcock, Kjetil Ove Alvestad, Stuart Anderson, Glenn Brunskill
Votes: 7,316
47. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)
PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
This documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, "Hallelujah".
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine | Stars: Leonard Cohen, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Jeff Buckley
Votes: 1,297 | Gross: $1.06M
48. The Torch (2019)
107 min | Documentary, Music
At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he's gone. Enter guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Farrell | Stars: Joe Bonamassa, Craig Feduccia, Buddy Guy, Ric Hall
Votes: 61
49. Whiteley (2017)
90 min | Documentary
A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.
Director: James Bogle | Stars: Jack Barns, Andrew Blaikie, Sebastian Craig, Alan Dukes
Votes: 82
50. Bonacini's Italy (2018–2019)
Reality-TV
Quail with plums soaked in wine. Rich stew bursting with fish and seafood. Wild boar stuffed with apple and herbs. Italian cuisine is so much more than pizza and pasta - but there's still ... See full summary »
Star: Michael Bonacini
Votes: 27
51. Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The documentary "Midnight Return" explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success Midnight Express (1978).
Director: Sally Sussman | Stars: Alan Parker, David Puttnam, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Greenberg
Votes: 123
52. The Witch of Kings Cross (2020)
75 min | Documentary
Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?
Director: Sonia Bible | Stars: Kate Elizabeth Laxton, Robert Buratti, Peter Cotton, Barbara Creed
Votes: 404
53. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,441
54. The Fabric of the Human Body (2022)
115 min | Documentary
Focuses on five hospitals in northern Paris neighborhoods. It reveals that human flesh is an extraordinary landscape that exists only through the gaze and attention of others.
Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel
Votes: 661
55. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Director: Mariem Pérez Riera | Stars: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Norman Lear, Frances Negron-Muntaner
Votes: 1,024
56. Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2022)
101 min | Documentary
The story of the album art design studio, Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, David Gilmour
Votes: 1,529
57. Tales of Irish Castles (2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
The history of Irish castles throughout history. A terrific look at the majestic history of Ireland presented with the gifted storyteller style you would expect from the Irish perspective.
Stars: Simon Delaney, Dave Swift, Marcus Seoige, Ned Kelly
Votes: 187
58. Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)
89 min | Documentary
The life and times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Jean-Christophe Ammann, Steven Belgard, Isabel Coixet, Anton Corbijn
Votes: 143
59. Sound It Out (2011)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Music
SOUND IT OUT is a documentary portrait of the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Teesside, in the North East of England. Starring Tom, Kelly, David, Daniel, 70,000 records and the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeanie Finlay
Votes: 476
60. Psychedelia (2021)
58 min | Documentary, History, News
This introduces the viewer to the world of mysticism and its relationship with psychedelic drugs and their place in modern world, with emphasis on the developments in the 20th century.
Director: Pat Murphy | Stars: Dinah Bazer, Anthony Bossis, Robert Cohen, Gale Cowan
Votes: 84
61. Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (2024 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary
Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a prehistoric sea monster, known as a pliosaur - the Tyrannosaurus rex of the seas.
Director: Victoria Bobin | Stars: David Attenborough, Luke Muscutt
Votes: 120
62. Dario Argento: Panico (2023)
98 min | Documentary, Biography, Horror
A film crew documents horror director Dario Argento as he works on his latest script in a hotel room, revisiting the isolation where he dreamed up his most iconic films, removed from distractions to explore his dark imagination.
Director: Simone Scafidi | Stars: Dario Argento, Asia Argento, Fiore Argento, Floriana Argento
Votes: 374
63. Mister Organ (2022)
96 min | Documentary
Journalist David Farrier (Tickled) is drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a mysterious individual. Delving deeper he unearths a trail of court cases, royal bloodlines and ruined lives, in this true story of psychological warfare.
Director: David Farrier | Stars: David Farrier, Michael Organ
Votes: 1,122
64. After Death (I) (2023)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
Based on real near-death experiences, After Death explores the afterlife with the guidance of New York Times bestselling authors, medical experts, scientists, and survivors that shed a light on what awaits us.
Directors: Stephen Gray, Chris Radtke | Stars: Dale Black, Dean Braxton, John Burke, Chetavious Davis
Votes: 1,560
65. Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023)
89 min | Documentary
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
Director: Anna Hints | Stars: Kadi Kivilo, Maria Meresaar, Elsa Saks, Marianne Liiv
Votes: 1,978
66. American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (2024)
221 min | Crime, Documentary
Follows journalist Danny Casolaro's mysterious death while probing an alleged conspiracy called "The Octopus" linking spy software theft, unsolved murders and major 20th-century scandals.
Stars: Christian Hansen, Ann Klenk, Zachary Treitz, Michael Riconosciuto
Votes: 2,587
67. Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros (2023)
240 min | Documentary
A 93-year-old director embeds inside a French restaurant that's held three Michelin stars for more than 50 years.
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Votes: 388
68. Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
345 min | Documentary
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this three-part series tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Herrmann, Terrence Howard
Votes: 395
69. Queen of the Deuce (2022)
78 min | Documentary, Biography
The unbelievable story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s.
Director: Valerie Kontakos | Stars: Chelly Wilson, Bondi Walters, Don Walters, Paulette Pomeranz
Votes: 159
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