Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "politics-documentary"

1. Bad Faith (2024)

89 min | Documentary

Exposes how Christian Nationalism has become the most powerful anti-democratic force in America. Leaders join forces to defend our country from this march to fascism, but American citizens seem unaware of the threat.

Directors: Stephen Ujlaki, Christopher Jacob Jones | Stars: Steve Schmidt, William J. Barber II, Randall Balmer, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Votes: 32

2. Beyond Utopia (2023)

PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.

Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee, Sue Mi Terry

Votes: 3,311

3. Navalny (2022)

R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography

Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.

Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya

Votes: 29,797

4. Boys State (2020)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary

A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.

Directors: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Stars: Ben Feinstein, Steven Garza, Robert MacDougall, René Otero

Votes: 5,700

5. Triumph of the Will (1935)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History

The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.

Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Max Amann, Martin Bormann

Votes: 18,304

6. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,657 | Gross: $21.58M

7. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,647

8. Medium Cool (1969)

R | 111 min | Drama

A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Director: Haskell Wexler | Stars: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill

Votes: 4,712 | Gross: $1.48M

9. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War

Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder

Votes: 132,346 | Gross: $119.19M

10. The Fog of War (2003)

PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon

Votes: 25,031 | Gross: $4.20M

11. The Secret Army (2024)

89 min | Documentary

Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA. Right at the bloodiest point of the conflict, IRA bombers were filmed unmasked, and most of its underground leadership appeared on camera.

Star: Darragh MacIntyre

Votes: 48

12. Wormwood (2017)

40 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 4,707

13. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 902

14. Abraham Lincoln (2022)

TV-14 | Biography, Drama, History

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.

Stars: Graham Sibley, Stefan Adegbola, Jenny Stead, Andre Jacobs

Votes: 651

15. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,507 | Gross: $6.71M

16. Putin vs the West (2023–2024)

60 min | Documentary

From the 2014 seizure of Crimea to the invasion of Ukraine, this is the inside story of a decade of clashes - as told by the Western leaders who traded blows with Putin's Russia.

Stars: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andrey Kelin, Jens Stoltenberg, Caroline Catz

Votes: 455

17. Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)

PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary

Follows Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.

Directors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp | Stars: Barbie Kyagulanyi, Bobi Wine

Votes: 1,592

18. RBG (2018)

PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg

Votes: 15,051 | Gross: $14.02M

19. This Place Rules (2022)

TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Follows events and characters surrounding the January 6th, 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capital Building in the days preceding the attack.

Director: Andrew Callaghan | Stars: Andrew Callaghan, Joker Gang, Gum Gang, Brittany

Votes: 6,478

20. The Clinton Affair (2018)

TV-14 | 301 min | Documentary

A series of exclusive interviews and archival footage examining Bill Clinton's political scandal of the 1990s and its lasting influence in the United States.

Stars: Monica Lewinsky, Ken Starr, Lucianne Goldberg, Michael Isikoff

Votes: 925

21. America: The Story of the US (2010)

Documentary, History

Why did the United States become a global superpower? America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that explores the country's remarkable journey.

Stars: Daniel Webb, Liev Schreiber, Tom Brokaw, James Meigs

Votes: 1,963

22. The Family (2019)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery

An enigmatic Christian group known as The Family wields enormous influence in Washington, DC, in pursuit of its global ambitions.

Stars: Jeff Sharlet, James Cromwell, Doug Hampton, Lisa Getter

Votes: 4,058

23. 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History

9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack.

Director: Adam Wishart | Stars: Richard Keil, George W. Bush, Andrew Card, Condoleezza Rice

Votes: 3,591

24. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)

TV-MA | 214 min | Documentary, History

Filmmaker Oliver Stone revisits material used in the making of the film JFK along with additional material that has come to light since.

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Douglas Horne, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Votes: 496

25. Panorama (I) (1953– )

40 min | Documentary, News

Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.

Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby

Votes: 597

26. Aftershock (2022)

TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary

Following the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises today: the US maternal health crisis.

Directors: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee | Stars: Helena Grant, Twila Miles, Neel Shah

Votes: 364

27. The War Room (1993)

PG | 96 min | Documentary, History

A documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it.

Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Heather Beckel, Paul Begala

Votes: 4,430 | Gross: $0.90M

28. 4 Little Girls (1997)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History

A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Maxine McNair, Walter Cronkite, Chris McNair, Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Votes: 3,574 | Gross: $0.13M

29. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

TV-14 | 795 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.

Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Votes: 2,646

30. Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone (2022)

Documentary, History

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

Votes: 973

31. First Ladies (2020)

Not Rated | Documentary, Biography

The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.

Stars: Robin Wright, Kati Marton, Kate Andersen Brower, Karen Tumulty

Votes: 434

32. The Reagans (2020)

TV-PG | 221 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.

Stars: Maya Wiley, Ron Reagan, Jonathan Alter, Robert Scheer

Votes: 1,138

33. 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: 15,713

34. Meeting Gorbachev (2018)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.

Directors: Werner Herzog, André Singer | Stars: Mikhail Gorbachev, Werner Herzog, André Singer, Leonid Brezhnev

Votes: 2,726 | Gross: $0.25M

35. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)

PG | 90 min | Documentary

Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.

Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Ben Stein, Lili Asvar, Peter Atkins, Hector Avalos

Votes: 12,194 | Gross: $7.69M

36. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016–2023)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary

Groundbreaking weekly docu-series that pulls back the curtain on American politics. Hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go behind the scenes for an unbiased, inside look at the stories beyond the headlines.

Stars: John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Jennifer Palmieri

Votes: 1,342

37. The Power of Nightmares (2004)

60 min | Documentary, History

A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.

Stars: Gilles Kepel, William Kristol, Melvin Goodman, Richard Perle

Votes: 4,538

38. Why We Fight (2005)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary, History, War

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Gore Vidal, John McCain, Ken Adelman, John Ashcroft

Votes: 10,227 | Gross: $1.44M

39. Amend: The Fight for America (2021)

TV-MA | Documentary, History

Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.

Stars: Will Smith, Bryan Stevenson, Larry Wilmore, Samira Wiley

Votes: 1,559

40. The March on Rome (2022)

98 min | Documentary

Depicts the ascent of fascism in Italy, and its fallout across 1930s Europe.

Director: Mark Cousins | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Donald Trump, Mark Cousins, Benito Mussolini

Votes: 199

41. The Eighties (2016)

42 min | Documentary, History

A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.

Stars: H.W. Brands, Chris Connelly, Gil Troy, Tom Hanks

Votes: 1,505

42. The Seventies (2015)

42 min | Documentary, History

A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.

Stars: Douglas Brinkley, Rick Perlstein, Chris Connelly, Dan Rather

Votes: 1,489

43. Eight Days That Made Rome (2017)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower.

Stars: Bettany Hughes, Marek Lichtenberg, Marcel Dorian, Nathan Dean Williams

Votes: 387

44. Trump Card (2020)

PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary

Written and directed by film maker, scholar, and New York Times best selling author Dinesh D'Souza, TRUMP CARD is an expose of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that now define ... See full summary »

Directors: Debbie D'Souza, Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley | Stars: Stephen Brodie, Dinesh D'Souza, John Di Domenico, Kathryn Palmer

Votes: 2,721

45. Agents of Chaos (2020)

TV-MA | 239 min | Documentary, History

Was there Russian interference in the 2016 election? This two-part documentary directed by Emmy(R) and Academy Award(R) Winner Alex Gibney is a product of years of reporting on that ... See full summary »

Stars: Alex Gibney, Margarita Simonyan, John Podesta, Felix Sater

Votes: 1,444

46. Lincoln's Dilemma (2022)

TV-PG | 221 min | Documentary, History

Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.

Stars: Jeff McNeal, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Camp, Leslie Odom Jr.

Votes: 458

47. Tickling Giants (2016)

TV-14 | 111 min | Documentary

While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.

Director: Sara Taksler | Stars: Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart, Shadi Alfons, Injy Abou El So'oud

Votes: 1,685 | Gross: $0.04M

48. Chicago 10 (2007)

R | 110 min | Documentary, Animation, History

Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Nick Nolte, Roy Scheider, Hank Azaria

Votes: 1,426 | Gross: $0.18M

49. Shouting Down Midnight (2022)

97 min | Documentary

This timely doc follows Texas State Senator Wendy Davis's filibuster in 2013, when she stood for 13 hours to fight an antiabortion law threatening women's access to lifesaving healthcare.

Director: Gretchen Stoeltje | Star: Wendy Davis

Votes: 30

50. Eksil (2022)

119 min | Documentary, History

The fate of the exiles and their lives which were full of intimidation and fear after the 1965-1966 tragedy.

Director: Lola Amaria | Stars: Hartoni Ubes, Sarjio Mintardjo, I Gede Arka, Asahan Aidit

Votes: 84