The 30 Most Controversial Documentaries of All Time

Il triste mestiere di un imbalsamatore in una delle zone più povere e pericolose della Colombia.

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

Uno sguardo alla vita di un uomo di Enumclaw, Washington, morto dopo l'insolito incontro con un cavallo.

Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis from a young age, performance artist Bob Flanagan shared his life and pain in his art, usually through sadomasochistic practices.

Un uomo vive a New York City e ha deciso a fare sesso crudo con il maggior numero possibile di uomini in un anno e a tenere meticolosamente il conto di ogni incontro.

Un documentario che sfida gli ex leader degli squadroni della morte indonesiani a rievocare le loro uccisioni di massa in qualsiasi genere cinematografico desiderino.

Il regista di documentari Michael Moore esplora le circostanze che hanno portato al massacro della Columbine High School del 1999 e, più in generale, la proliferazione di armi da fuoco e l'alto tasso di omicidi in America.

Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.

Filmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.

In un susseguirsi di reportage inediti e testimonianze dirette, Michael Moore mette il suo talento e il suo sarcasmo al servizio di una nuova e coraggiosa inchiesta sulle piaghe nascoste della politica estera di George W. Bush.

Uno sguardo al funzionamento interno della Chiesa di Scientology.

Una famiglia che è sopravvissuta al genocidio in Indonesia si confronta con gli uomini che hanno ucciso uno dei loro fratelli.

A unique documentary on the notorious S-21 prison, today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with testimony by the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards.

A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.

Shintaro is a Tokyo janitor who moonlights as a pro wrestler in an underground league called Doglegs. He's had 20 glorious years in the ring but now he's getting old and wants to pursue his regular-Joe dream: success at work, and hopefully, settling down with his secret dream-girl, but Kitajima, the group's volunteer organizer, has other plans. Shintaro's oldest rival, 'Antithesis' Kitajima, is billed as "the man who has beaten up the disabled for twenty years". He believes that sparing the kid gloves is a sign of respect. Shintaro challenges Kitajima for one last fight. Kitajima accepts, on one condition: that the winner, and only the winner, can retire - no easy feat considering how far back Shintaro's losing streak against Kitajima stretches. Meanwhile, another Doglegs regular is facing his own challenge. L'Amant ('the Lover') has severe cerebral palsy and near-total paralysis. He spends his days self-medicating with alcohol despite the protestations of his able-bodied wife and son. But in Doglegs, he's a showy, cross-dressing legend. He lives for Doglegs - and wants to die fighting, but right now, the bottle has the upper hand. And then there's the man pouring his drinks: his carer, Yuki Nakajima. Nakajima looks normal, but the scars on his body hint at self-mutilation. He is clinically depressed. He, too, gets in the ring - to get recognition for his invisible condition. Nakajima wants to win over his skeptical peers... but clinical depression and wrestling can be a volatile mix. Doglegs is an emotional and thrilling experience that poses deeper questions about autonomy and our place in the world. As the climatic match between Shintaro and his mentor draws nearer, Doglegs challenges the audience to ask: what is disability...and who gets to decide?

This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother?

Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.

Documentario dedicato a Richard O'Barry che negli anni '60 divenne la maggiore autorità mondiale in fatto di delfini, lavorando come trainer sul set della popolare serie tv Flipper.

An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Dopo essere diventata madre, una regista svela la storia mai raccontata della politica del figlio unico in Cina e delle generazioni di genitori e figli per sempre plasmati da questo esperimento sociale.

A propaganda documentary about North Korea that reveals a few hidden facts because the director continues filming between the scripted scenes.

A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.

Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.