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51. Lemmy (2010)
116 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.
Directors: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | Stars: Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Dave Navarro
Votes: 8,615
52. Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy (2013 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Profile of singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, a story of success, disgrace and redemption.
Director: Steve Freer | Stars: The Campbell Clan, Gerard Campbell, Glen Campbell, Steve Campbell
Votes: 22
53. Napoleon (2015– )
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Historian Andrew Roberts travels the world retracing the footsteps of Napoleon on the approach to the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Stars: Andrew Roberts, David Sibley, Stephane Cornicard, Philippe Smolikowski
Votes: 109
54. The Phantom Menace Review (2009 Video)
69 min | Comedy
A serial killer decides to dissect the critically panned Star Wars prequels to determine their TRUE flaws.
Director: Mike Stoklasa | Stars: Mike Stoklasa, Jocelyn Ridgely, Pernilla August, Jay Bauman
Votes: 2,376
55. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,942
56. Desperately Seeking Seka (2002 TV Movie)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
A Swedish journalist travels to the US to seek out his favorite porn star.
Directors: Christian Hallman, Magnus Paulsson | Stars: Seka, Veronica Hart, Peter North, Nina Hartley
Votes: 198
57. Irrefutable Proof That Alex Jones Is Bill Hicks (2014 Video)
33 min | Documentary, Short, News
Stars: David Aaronovitch, Mark Dice, Bill Hicks, Alex Jones
Votes: 15
58. Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer (2010)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Honest Man: the Life of R. Budd Dwyer is a movie about politics and corruption, suicide and survival. Four years in the making, it explores the scandal that led an honest, hard-working man ... See full summary »
Director: James Dirschberger | Stars: Dyan Dwyer, Joanne Dwyer, R. Budd Dwyer, Robert Dwyer
Votes: 649
59. 2016: Obama's America (2012)
PG | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"
Directors: Dinesh D'Souza, John Sullivan | Stars: Jay Bastian, Joe Biden, Cait Brasel, Gene Burris Jr.
Votes: 11,027 | Gross: $33.45M
60. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,596 | Gross: $0.19M
61. I Am Ali (2014)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Director: Clare Lewins | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Gene Kilroy, Rahman Ali, Odessa Clay
Votes: 4,094 | Gross: $0.01M
62. David Lynch Cooks Quinoa (2007)
21 min | Documentary, Short
David Lynch cooks quinoa, which is a thing he does as much as possible.
Director: David Lynch | Star: David Lynch
Votes: 714
63. Trumbo (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Askin | Stars: Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas
Votes: 1,251 | Gross: $7.85M
64. The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the controversial Canadian university professor Jordan B. Peterson.
Director: Patricia Marcoccia | Stars: Gregg Hurwitz, Ethan Klein, Jordan B. Peterson, Mikhaila Peterson
Votes: 1,832
65. Churchill (2003–2004)
188 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life of Winston Churchill, one of history's greatest leaders and figures.
Stars: Ian McKellen, Graham Walker, John Baddeley, Winston Churchill
Votes: 151
66. I Am Durán (2019)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence.
Director: Mat Hodgson | Stars: Oscar De La Hoya, Robert De Niro, Robin Duran, Roberto Durán
Votes: 578
67. LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
This documentary follows a Mississippi Delta school district and a single Delta family as they struggle against the crippling effects of poverty in the wake of more than one hundred years of slavery.
Directors: Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles | Stars: LaLee Wallace, Reggie Barnes
Votes: 245
68. That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
Director: Elijah Drenner | Stars: Dick Miller, Lainie Miller, Gilbert Adler, Allan Arkush
Votes: 531
69. Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special (2003 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary
Martin Bashir conducts a rare interview with Michael Jackson and is given unprecedented access to the reclusive performer's private life.
Director: Julie Shaw | Stars: Michael Jackson, Martin Bashir, Gavin Arvizo, Janet Arvizo
Votes: 1,208
70. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
71. Seymour: An Introduction (2014)
PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Meet Seymour Bernstein: a beloved pianist, teacher and true inspiration who shares eye-opening insights from an amazing life. Ethan Hawke helms this poignant guide to life.
Director: Ethan Hawke | Stars: Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke, Sam Bachelder, Sam Bachelor
Votes: 1,153 | Gross: $0.58M
72. The Swell Season (2011)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Music, Romance
The world fell in love with Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová when their songwriting collaboration in the film Once (2007) culminated in a jubilant Oscar win. But behind the scenes, where ... See full summary »
Directors: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis | Stars: Catherine Hansard, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Votes: 842
73. Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet (2014)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United and current career at Real Madrid.
Director: Tara Pirnia | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Paul Cann
Votes: 2,258
74. The Clinton Chronicles (1994 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary accusing Bill Clinton of crimes in Arkansas.
Director: Patrick Matrisciana | Stars: Jim Johnson, Nora Waye, Larry Nichols, Doc DeLaughter
Votes: 137
75. Janis (1974)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and music of Janis Joplin.
Director: Howard Alk | Stars: Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz
Votes: 837 | Gross: $0.40M
76. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Dan Ai, Lao Ai, Lee Ambrozy
Votes: 4,529 | Gross: $0.53M
77. Louis Theroux: Savile (2016 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
In light of numerous allegations of abuse and sexual violence against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, Louis Theroux re-examines his media relationship with the enigmatic public figure.
Director: Arthur Cary | Stars: Louis Theroux, Jimmy Savile, Kat Ward, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 2,253
78. Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin | Stars: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Andrey Tolokonnikov
Votes: 2,031
79. Irrefutable Proof That Serena Williams Is a Man (2014 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Stars: Michelle Obama, Richard Williams, Serena Williams, Venus Williams
80. David Beckham: Into the Unknown (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Sport
After 22 years of playing for the world's greatest football teams, David Beckham has retired and he has the freedom to do whatever he wants. To mark the occasion he's going on an adventure.... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Mandler | Stars: David Beckham, David Gardner, Anthony Mandler, Derek White
Votes: 693
81. My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary
A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.
Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray, Dolores Chandler, Brittney Cooper
Votes: 503
82. Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (2014– )
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The story of Kim Philby, one of the famous Cambridge spies, who was a double agent for the KGB while working in a position of trust for the British secret service. The person he betrayed ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Macintyre, David Oakes, William Beck, Mark Elliott
Votes: 81
83. Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'The Dreamers' (2003 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, Gilbert Adair, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Michael Pitt
Votes: 62
84. Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist (2014)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Documents Marco Pantani's battle with addiction after winning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998 until his death from cocaine poisoning six years later.
Director: James Erskine | Stars: Greg LeMond, Bradley Wiggins, Evgeni Berzin, Piotr Ugrumov
Votes: 2,069
85. Becoming Zlatan ... (2015)
G | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.
Directors: Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten | Stars: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hasse Borg, Priscilla Salazar-Janssens, Leo Beenhakker
Votes: 2,690
86. Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
Director: Shola Lynch | Stars: Angela Davis, Eisa Davis, Brandon J. Dirden
Votes: 786
87. Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story (2011)
90 min | Documentary, History
Taking you back to 1888, this extraordinary two-part special goes back to basics, dispelling the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded this case for so long. Reconstructing in 3D ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Begg, John Bennett, Dianne Learmouth, Caroline Waite
Votes: 106
88. Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (2006)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Directors: Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno | Stars: David Beckham, Zinédine Zidane
Votes: 3,101
89. Muhammad Ali: The Greatest (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Retrospective documentary charting the rise and fall of Muhammad Ali.
Director: Josephine McCusker | Stars: Eddie Butler, Jamillah Ali, Khalilah Camacho Ali, Lonnie Ali
Votes: 47
90. Klitschko (2011)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles,... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt | Stars: Lamon Brewster, Chris Byrd, Bernd Bönte, Pearlman Hicks
Votes: 2,922
91. Kony 2012 (2012)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A documentary that explores why African cult and militia leader and indicted war criminal fugitive Joseph Kony needs to be arrested by the end of 2012.
Director: Jason Russell | Stars: Susan Davis, Shepard Fairey, James Inhofe, Joseph Kony
Votes: 582
92. Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Jack Wrangler, Margaret Whiting, Robert Alvarez, Brooks Ashmanskas
Votes: 601
93. Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary, Crime
A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Matt Dillon
Votes: 1,085
94. The Anderson Platoon (1967)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History, War
The director, a French veteran of the Indochina war (La 317e Section), returned to follow a platoon of American soldiers for six weeks at the height of fighting in Vietnam in 1966. The ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Joseph B. Anderson, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 387
95. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.
Director: Simon George | Stars: Nigel Collins, Helen-Jean Long, Jerry Izenberg, Mike Tyson
Votes: 429
96. American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.
Directors: Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas | Stars: Bill Hicks, Dwight Slade, Mary Hicks, Steve Hicks
Votes: 5,012 | Gross: $0.09M
97. Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary about deceased photojournalist Tim Hetherington directed by Sebastian Junger. Together with his friend and long-term collaborator Sebastian, Tim had travelled the world ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Junger | Stars: Chris Anderson, Peter Bouckaert, James Brabazon, Guillermo Cervera
Votes: 739
98. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
R | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
Examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Hinojosa | Stars: Betty Beck, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Misty Beck
Votes: 773
99. Moby Doc (2021)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A surrealist biographical documentary about trailblazing electronic musician and animal rights activist Moby.
Director: Rob Gordon Bralver | Stars: Moby, Laura Dawn, Daniel Ahearn, Daron Murphy
Votes: 3,130
100. Facing Ali (2009)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 3,776