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1. Congolaise (1950)
Approved | 68 min | Documentary
The expedition that shot this film was sponsored by the French Government and the Museum of Man, for the purpose of making a lasting record of the native tribes in French Equatorial Africa,... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Dupont | Stars: Robert St. John, Ray Morgan
Votes: 28
2. A Day Called X (1957 TV Movie)
27 min | Documentary
Portentously portrays the evacuation of Portland, Oregon, when threatened by a nuclear attack on its state-of-the-art civil defense system.
Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Glenn Ford, The People of Portland Oregon
Votes: 61
3. Dealers in Death (1934)
64 min | Documentary, History, War
This documentary film is a pacifistic polemic that presents the argument that the world's largest munitions works, principally those in Europe, work in conjunction with one another, even ... See full summary »
Director: Monroe Shaff | Stars: Basil Ruysdael, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 10
4. Jaws of the Jungle (1936)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure
Ceylonese natives are forced to flee into the dangerous jungle after an attack by swarms of vicious vampire bats.
Director: Eddie Granemann | Stars: Cliff Howell, Teeto, Minta, Gukar
Votes: 26
5. The Spanish Earth (1937)
Unrated | 52 min | Documentary, War
A documentary showing the struggle of the Spanish Republican government against a rebellion by ultra-right-wing forces led by Gen. Francisco Franco and backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
Director: Joris Ivens | Stars: Enrique Lister, Carlos Romero Giménez, José Díaz, Gustav Regler
Votes: 862
6. The King of Ads (1991)
74 min | Documentary
A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.
Directors: Jean-Marie Boursicot, Ricardo Albiñana, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Dario Argento, Atsuta, David Bailey, Claude Chabrol, Étienne Chatiliez, Julian Cottrell, Eric De La Hosseray, Jaime De La Pena, Theo Delaney, Robert Delpire, Federico Fellini, Alain Franchet, Bob Giraldi, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Goude, Hugh Hudson, Michel Israël, Just Jaeckin, Gérard Jugnot, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Walter Lantz, Patrice Leconte, Claude Lelouch, Sergio Leone, Martin Lobo, Dick Lundy, David Lynch, Jean-Pierre Mocky, The Molotov Brothers, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Helmut Newton, Maurizio Nichetti, Don Patterson, Gérard Pirès, Roman Polanski, Joe Pytka, Carlos Saura, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Håkan Sjödin, Richard Slogett, Paul J. Smith, J. Taylor, Giuseppe Tornatore, Bruce Weber, Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Grace Jones, Vanessa Paradis, Emmanuelle Seigner
Votes: 353
7. Cigarette Commercials from the 50s & 60s (2010 Video)
67 min | Comedy, News
9 OUT OF 10 DOCTORS AGREE - The history of the hard sell and not always truthful advertising flashes before your eyes in this remarkable collection of politically incorrect cigarette ... See full summary »
8. Smokin': Classic Cigarette Commercials (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Before tobacco companies were banned from television advertising, they marketed cigarettes to adults, minorities, teens, and even children. Marlboro was for he-men - burly cowboys that ... See full summary »
9. America Exposed (1991)
R | 101 min | Documentary
A mondo film showcasing various aspects of the American underbelly including porn stars, war vets, gun lovers, horny animals, sororities, rednecks, muggers, drugs, gangs, prostitutes, bank robberies, sex in public, morgues, and neo-Nazis.
Director: Romano Vanderbes | Stars: Norman Rose, Seka, Bo Derek, David Mele
Votes: 70
10. This Is America (1977)
R | 97 min | Documentary
Documentary about bizarre and unusual practices in the USA.
Director: Romano Vanderbes | Stars: Bree Anthony, Fanne Foxe, C.J. Laing, Anibal O. Lleras
Votes: 314
11. Napa Valley Dreams (2013)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Stories of the people, places, and heart of the Napa Valley - from soil to soul.
Director: Rodney Vance | Stars: Warren Klima, Christopher Philip Rusin, Noé Levan, Loma Alexander
Votes: 10
12. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
94 min | Documentary, Biography
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Anna Wintour, Phyllis Rifield
Votes: 3,071
13. The Third Mind (2000)
56 min | Documentary
A documentary focusing on the collaboration of Michael McClure and Ray Manzarek, between the psychedelic and Beat sensibilities, features live performances interlaced with commentary on the nexus between spoken word and music.
Director: William Tyler Smith | Stars: Ray Manzarek, Michael McClure, Jim Carroll, Diane Di Prima
14. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, History
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.
Director: Douglas Tirola | Stars: Danny Abelson, Judd Apatow, Kevin Bacon, Henry Beard
Votes: 2,551 | Gross: $0.06M
15. Murderball (2005)
R | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan, Robert Soares
Votes: 10,457 | Gross: $1.52M
16. Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)
R | 110 min | Documentary, Biography
The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig | Stars: Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Terrence Owens, Ira Silverberg
Votes: 1,260 | Gross: $0.09M
17. Becoming Nobody (2019)
PG | 81 min | Documentary
Director's interviews, accompanied by archival footage and original music, Ram Dass explores our universal human condition and behaviors in connection to the journey of the soul and the shared unity of all of our lives.
Director: Jamie Catto | Stars: Jamie Catto, Ram Dass
Votes: 426
18. Matter of Heart (1986)
107 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the famous Swiss psychoanalyst, Carl Gustav Jung, featuring interviews with those who knew him and archive footage of Jung.
Director: Mark Whitney | Stars: Carl Gustav Jung, Marie-Louise von Franz, Barbara Hannah, Liliane Frey-Rohn
Votes: 168
19. Poetry in Motion (1982)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Several also comment. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem.... See full summary »
Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Helen Adam, Miguel Algarín, Amiri Baraka, Ted Berrigan
Votes: 174
20. Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
107 min | Documentary, Sport
Judges and bodybuilders (Rachel McLish, Bev Francis, Carla Dunlap) try to define femininity at the 1983 world championship, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Director: George Butler | Stars: Bev Francis, Rachel McLish, Lori Bowen Rice, Carla Dunlap
Votes: 443 | Gross: $0.63M
21. 28 Up (1984 TV Movie)
136 min | Documentary, Biography
This eye-opening episode uncovers human nature and the desire to survive and succeed in all its heart-breaking glory.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 3,096
22. Dealt (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magic's greatest hidden treasures.
Director: Luke Korem | Stars: Richard Turner, Johnny Thompson, Max Maven, Armando Lucero
Votes: 1,955 | Gross: $0.03M
23. The Detonators (2009– )
Documentary
A four-volume documentary set following the work of demolition engineers around the globe as they try to bring down some of the world's biggest structures.
Stars: Braden Lusk, Garrett Fisher, Paul Worsey
Votes: 20
24. Extreme Bodies (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Extreme Bodies is an incredible series that looks deep into the structures of the most amazing human bodies Nature has ever created! Using the latest MRI scanning technology, combined with ... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Stinton, Lori Schappell, George Bell, Scott Danberg
Votes: 27
25.
Taboo (2002–2014)
Episode:
Extreme Bodies
(2012)
TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary
When people go to extremes with body modification, they provoke fear and disbelief. Take for example, the world's most pierced woman, Elaine Davidson with her 6000+ piercings; Mary Jose ... See full summary »
Star: La Carmina
26. The Most Extreme (2002– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary
Each episode is about a certain adaptations animals have and which animals truly take it to the extreme with a top 10 countdown!
Stars: Adam J. Harrington, David Kleven, Bob Burns, Gale Ford
Votes: 358
27. Extreme RVs (2012–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
From cutting-edge futuristic designs to multi-million dollar restorations of classic RVs, these designers and craftsmen bring outrageous, one-of-a-kind machines to life. We'll follow as they race to their client's finish line!
Stars: Christopher Lee Parson, Chad Troyer, Ron Anderson, Rj Anderson
Votes: 36
28. Extreme Hotels (2014– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary
Anthony Melchiorri treks across land and sea to visit outrageous hotels all over the world.
Stars: Anthony Melchiorri, Matt Knight
Votes: 11
29. The Coolest Places on Earth (2013– )
Adventure
The Coolest Places on Earth takes viewers on a journey of discovery to astonishing places- cities, landmarks and jaw-dropping works of nature - exploring the history and learning why it deserves to be called one of the coolest places.
Star: Roger Leopardi
Votes: 19
30. Extreme Houseboats (2012– )
Reality-TV
Take a permanent vacation on the water. From multimillion-dollar floating mansions to a personal island getaway, check out the most extreme houseboats around.
Star: Neil Wilson
Votes: 16
31. Fight Quest (2007– )
Reality-TV, Sport
Two MMA fighters go on quests around the world regarding other fighting styles.
Stars: Jimmy Smith, Douglass Anderson, Birol Tarkan Yildiz, Rickson Gracie
Votes: 618
32. Journeys in Japan (2010– )
28 min | Documentary
English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.
Stars: Bill Sullivan, Kyle Card, Charles Glover, Michael Keida
Votes: 66
33. Life After People (2009–2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble ... See full summary »
Stars: James Lurie, Steven S. Ross, Gordon Masterton, Tanya Wattenburg Komas
Votes: 1,560
34. Hoarders (2009– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
A reality-TV show that features compulsive hoarders--people who are addicted to filling their homes with objects--and how that spills out into their lives.
Stars: Robin Zasio, Matt Paxton, Dorothy Breininger, Cory Chalmers
Votes: 3,598
35. 30 Days (2005–2008)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
An unscripted, documentary-style program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days.
Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Alexandra Jamieson, David Stacy, Vito Summa
Votes: 1,996
36. A Century of Lionel Legendary Trains (2000 Video)
120 min | Documentary
Directors: Tom McComas, Joseph Stachler | Stars: Tom Snyder, Jim Flynn, Ron Grossman, Richard Kughn
Votes: 14
37. Love, Gilda (2018)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career. Weaving together recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with her friends, rare home movies and ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa D'Apolito | Stars: Andrew Alexander, Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Bill Hader
Votes: 1,789 | Gross: $0.63M
38. Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.
Director: Erik Nelson | Stars: Harlan Ellison, Robin Williams, Neil Gaiman, Edie Adams
Votes: 679
39. A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Documentary about Tommy Chong's federal prosecution under the Bush administration for selling bongs over the Internet.
Director: Josh Gilbert | Stars: Lou Adler, Raven Bast, Paris Chong, Shelby Chong
Votes: 703
40. Abel Raises Cain (2005)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as "the world's greatest hoaxer."
Directors: Jenny Abel, Jeff Hockett | Stars: Alan Abel, Jeanne Abel, Frank Murgalo, Jenny Abel
Votes: 242
41. Wall Street Warriors (2006– )
25 min | Documentary
An HD documentary series examining the extreme power and intense competition that defines Wall Street, seen through the eyes of those who thrive there.
Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Brett Hickey, Mark Jawdoszyn, Lance Cooley
Votes: 344
42. Whale Wars (2008– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
This stunning and dangerous limited series spotlights both the controversial Japanese whaling trade and the tactics that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its staff and volunteers use to cripple it.
Stars: Chris Aultman, Paul Watson, Peter Hammarstedt, Benjamin Potts
Votes: 2,275
43. Whale Wars: Viking Shores (2012– )
30 min | Reality-TV
The Faroese have hunted whales here for a thousand years, and in a nation of people bound by a proud tradition, the Sea Shepherds are vastly outnumbered and behind enemy lines. Captain ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Watson, Simon Ager, Fiona McCuaig, Omar Todd
Votes: 265
44. Botched (2014– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV
Horrible plastic surgeries gone wrong are looked at by two of California's best plastic surgeons.
Stars: Paul Nassif, Terry J. Dubrow, Parsa Salehi, Justin Jedlica
Votes: 1,689
45. At the Video Store (2019)
72 min | Documentary
Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, AT THE VIDEO STORE is an ode to the death (and life!) of the American Video Store.
Director: James Westby | Stars: Mari Ane Anderson, Marty Arno, Lance Bangs, Brian Chankin
Votes: 48
46. Mania (I) (2008)
Unrated | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
From the seed of Harry Glickman's idea to start his own professional basketball team in Portland, through the years of struggle, improbable success, fall from grace and recovery, this ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Schaefer | Stars: Rick Adelman, LaMarcus Aldridge, Art Alexakis, Dee Dee Anderson
Votes: 18
47. La Part du diable (2017)
102 min | Documentary
The Québec of the 1970s as seen in movies produced at the time at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Director: Luc Bourdon | Stars: Jean Carignan, Robert Charlebois, Jean Chrétien, Pauline Julien
Votes: 51
48. 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: 25,016
49. The Cult That Stole Children: Inside the Family (V) (2016)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary
An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its survivors still bear today.
Director: Rosie Jones | Stars: Sung Yun Cho, Lex de Man, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Anne Hamilton-Byrne
Votes: 366
50. Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for Our Planet (2019)
78 min | Documentary
An in-depth examination of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which was featured on the series Whale Wars (2008).
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Lon Haber, Peter Hammarstedt, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 22
51. 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
52. Tuning the Brain with Music (2019)
78 min | Documentary
Where does music live in the human brain? How and in what form, does a sound, a song, a musical piece become an embedded emotion, image, memory or unforgettable melody? How and why does ... See full summary »
Director: Isabelle Raynauld | Stars: Anne-Marie Cadieux, Ellen David, Temple Grandin
53. Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story (2020 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on the Christian anarchist and co founder of the Catholic Worker movement.
Director: Martin Doblmeier | Stars: Simone Campbell, Joan Chittister, Dorothy Day, Martin Doblmeier
Votes: 25
55. Defunctland (2017– )
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A look at former attractions and rides at Disney and other theme parks.
Stars: Kevin Perjurer, Dan Becker, Jack, Rocco Botte
Votes: 209
56. 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
82 min | Documentary, History
The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.
Director: Calum Waddell | Stars: Matt Cimber, Joe Dante, Roy Frumkes, Buddy Giovinazzo
Votes: 213
57. Hot Bods and Hot Rods (2007 Video)
100 min | Documentary
Shot in Las Vegas, Nevada and at the Chiller Theater horror/sci-fi convention, this documentary from director Lou Vockell profiles two things men love - fast cars and beautiful women. Take ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Vockell | Stars: Brittany Andrews, Glori-Anne Gilbert, Lovette, Linnea Quigley
58. American Factory (2019)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows
Votes: 23,864
59. The Edge of Democracy (2019)
TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History
Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro
Votes: 15,722
60. 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: 12,813 | Gross: $0.04M
61. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 19,399 | Gross: $0.82M
62. Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2019)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl) is the story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write-and skateboard-in Kabul.
Director: Carol Dysinger | Stars: Fatima, Kashida
Votes: 1,090
63. St. Louis Superman (2019)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the ... See full summary »
Directors: Sami Khan, Smriti Mundhra | Stars: King Bruce Franks III, Bruce Franks Jr.
Votes: 483
64. Bujaeui gieok (2018)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Documents the sinking of a South Korean Ferry. As a result of the ineptitude of the first response to the emerging situation, hundreds of people, mostly children lost their lives.
Director: Seung-jun Yi
Votes: 1,349
65. Life Overtakes Me (2019)
TV-PG | 39 min | Documentary, Short
In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
Directors: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson | Stars: Henry Ascher, Nadja Hatem, Mikael Billing, Karl Sallin
Votes: 2,160
66. Audrie & Daisy (2016)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community.
Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk | Stars: Robin Bourland, Daisy Coleman, Charles Coleman, Melinda Coleman
Votes: 7,026
67. They Are We (2014)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, History
Afro-Cubans preserve ancestral traditions. A filmmaker traces roots to Sierra Leone, where villagers recognize lost kin's customs. A joyous festival reunites the long-separated family through shared cultural heritage.
Director: Emma Christopher | Stars: Joe Allie, Lucy Amara, Cuco Casanova, Emma Christopher
Votes: 35 | Gross: $0.00M
68. Favela Rising (2005)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
Directors: Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist | Stars: Andre Luis Azevedo, José Júnior, Michele Moraes, Anderson Sa
Votes: 664
69. Black in Latin America (2011)
Documentary
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World", Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet.
Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Zezé Motta, Marial Iglesias Yutset, MV Bill
Votes: 82
70. VHS Revolution (2017 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
At a time when tributes to it are on the rise - the Yale University library has just opened a VHS department - this is the history of the VHS, a globalized medium. The entertaining portrait... See full summary »
Director: Dimitri Kourtchine | Stars: Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Ray D. Glasser, Marc Wielage, Stephen Kroft
Votes: 209
71. Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society (2012)
87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the Cacophony Society. This documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco Suicide Club of 1977, the exploits of SF Cacophony, their nexus creating the Burning Man ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Alloway | Stars: Rick Abruzzo, Forrest J. Ackerman, Lance Alexander, Marshall Applewhite
Votes: 15
72. The Last First Comic (2010)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary feature exploring the history of American comedy with the last living Burlesque comic, 97 year old Irv Benson.
Directors: John C. Brown, Bart Williams | Stars: Irving Benson, Lillian Benson, Suzanne Charny, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 10
73. Tarnation (2003)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
Director: Jonathan Caouette | Stars: Jonathan Caouette, Renee Leblanc, Adolph Davis, Rosemary Davis
Votes: 6,710 | Gross: $0.59M
74. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
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.
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Arnold Friedman, Jesse Friedman, David Friedman, Elaine Friedman
Votes: 27,097 | Gross: $3.12M
75. Spellbound (2002)
G | 97 min | Documentary, Comedy, Thriller
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Angela Arenivar, Ubaldo Arenivar, Jorge Arenivar, Scott McGarraugh
Votes: 12,462 | Gross: $5.73M
76. Winged Migration (2001)
G | 89 min | Documentary
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Votes: 12,366 | Gross: $10.76M
77. Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (2004)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
Every 12 years over 70 million pilgrims gather at the meeting of India's holiest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, for a spectacular spiritual festival: the Kumbh Mela. This documentary ... See full summary »
Directors: Maurizio Benazzo, Nick Day | Stars: Jasper Johal, Justin Davis, Swami Krishnanad, Pilot Baba
Votes: 150 | Gross: $0.38M
78. The Conscientious Objector (2004)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, War
The story of Desmond Doss, a US Army medic who was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Director: Terry Benedict | Stars: Ralph Baker, Carl Bentley, Alessandro Bianchi, James Boylan
Votes: 365
79. The Day After Trinity (1981)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Scientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect on the Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who upon ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Else | Stars: Hans Bethe, Holm Bursom, Haakon Chevalier, Stirling Colgate
Votes: 1,234
80. The Agronomist (2003)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jean Dominique, Aboudja, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 1,009 | Gross: $0.23M
81. The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (2004)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Grabsky | Star: Mir Hussain
Votes: 158
82. Los últimos zapatistas, héroes olvidados (2002)
70 min | Documentary
In the year 2000 the Mexican film director, Francesco Taboada Tabone, began his search for the last of the soldiers to have fought beside General Emiliano Zapata in the 1910 Revolution.
Director: Francesco Taboada Tabone | Stars: Marcelino Anrubio, Audiaz Anzures, Manuel Corona, Matías Cruz Corridista
Votes: 74
83. Fury of the Demon (2016)
60 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
A documentary investigation on the rarest and most controversial French movie in the history of early cinema: a fascinating, lost and dangerous short film which causes violent reactions to those who watch it.
Director: Fabien Delage | Stars: Alexandre Aja, Dave Alexander, Jean-Jacques Bernard, Christophe Gans
Votes: 1,453
84. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas (2018)
83 min | Documentary
'Owned' is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own.
Director: Giorgio Angelini
Votes: 422
85. Robert Scheer: Above the Fold (2019)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on the six-decades long career of a muckraking journalist, who was involved with the radical 196os magazine Ramparts, with the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and later with the Internet website Truthdig.
Directors: Brogan De Paor, Julie M. Thompson | Stars: Jane Fonda, Arianna Huffington, Norman Lear, Robert Scheer
Votes: 13
86. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Elon Musk, Lawrence Krauss, Lucianne Walkowicz, Kevin Mitnick
Votes: 13,404 | Gross: $0.59M
87. 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: 793
88. Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (2019)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Canadian author and poet Margaret Atwood discusses her life and work.
Directors: Nancy Lang, Peter Raymont | Stars: Margaret Atwood, Margaret Dorothy Atwood, Carl Edmund Atwood, Harold Atwood
Votes: 477
89. Marjoe (1972)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3.
Directors: Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith | Stars: Agnes Benjamin, Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Sarah Kernochan
Votes: 1,741
90. Grey Gardens (1975)
PG | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.
Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers
Votes: 15,268 | Gross: $0.03M
91. Karaoke Fever (2001)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Karaoke Fever is a funny and heartfelt journey into the world of hard-core Karaoke contests. This feature-length documentary by directors Arthur Borman and Steve Danielson follows six ... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Borman, Steve Danielson | Star: Angela Box
Votes: 16
93. No Maps for These Territories (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
Follows author and cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson, on a digital North American road trip.
Director: Mark Neale | Stars: William Gibson, Jack Womack, Bruce Sterling, William S. Burroughs
Votes: 372
94. Gibtown (2001)
57 min | Documentary
An atmospheric documentary film portrait of the residents and community of Gibsonton, Florida, USA, the off-season and retirement home of thousands of circus and carnival workers.
Director: Melissa Shachat
Votes: 14
95. Hybrid (2000)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
The life story of Milford Beeghly: Iowa farmer, early developer of hybrid seed corn, husband, father, grandfather.
Director: Monteith McCollum | Star: Milford Beeghly
Votes: 150 | Gross: $0.16M
96. Atomic Ed & the Black Hole (2001 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary
Atomic Ed & the Black Hole tells the story of a scientist-turned-atomic junk collector known as Atomic Ed. More than 30 years ago, Ed quit his job making "better" atomic bombs and he began ... See full summary »
Director: Ellen Spiro | Star: Ed Grothus
Votes: 7
97. Plaster Caster (2001)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy
An intimate documentary portrait of the legendary artist and groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster, famous for plaster casting the erect penises of rock stars.
Director: Jessica Everleth | Stars: Cynthia Plaster Caster, Camille Paglia, Danny Doll Rod, Paul Barker
Votes: 137
98. Crip Camp (2020)
R | 106 min | Documentary, History
Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.
Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham | Stars: James Lebrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor, Ann Cupolo Freeman
Votes: 8,228
99. Born in Evin (2019)
95 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, and her quest to find out the circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
Director: Maryam Zaree | Stars: Ayatollah Khomeini, Maryam Zaree, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Kasra Zareh
Votes: 185
100. Accept the Call (2019)
84 min | Documentary
A father seeks to understand why his son is accused of terrorism, as they journey to repair their relationship after breaking each other's hearts.
Director: Eunice Lau | Stars: Ibrahim Traore, Tony Osman, Ikraan Abdurahman, Yusuf Abdurahman
Votes: 43
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