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1.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
We Shall Remain: Part I - After the Mayflower
(2009)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In March of 1621, in what is now southeastern Massachusetts, Massasoit (actor Marcos Akiaten, Chiricauha Apache), the leading sachem of the Wampanoag, sat down to negotiate with a ragged ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Marcos Akiaten, Cassidy Alla, William Belleau, Ginew Benton
Votes: 163
2.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
We Shall Remain: Part II - Tecumseh's Vision
(2009)
TV-PG | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Each of the episodes focuses on important historical events and concludes with a short contemporary story that links the past to the present.
Directors: Ric Burns, Chris Eyre | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Michael Greyeyes, Dwier Brown, Alex Meraz
Votes: 152
3.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
We Shall Remain: Part III - Trail of Tears
(2009)
TV-PG | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cherokee would call it Nu-No-Du-Na Tlo-Hi-Lu, "The Trail Where They Cried." On May 26, 1838, federal troops forced thousands of Cherokee from their homes in the Southeastern United ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Jackson Walker, Elijah Abdullah, Thomas N. Belt, Josh Blaylock
Votes: 129
4. Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
Renowned cult film director John Waters narrates this quirky exploration of the Salton Sea, the massive Southern California lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer | Stars: Sonny Bono, John Waters, Norm Niver, Petre Melvin
Votes: 695 | Gross: $0.05M
5. Deckname Dennis (1997)
R | Documentary
Dennis, an American private eye, is sent to Germany to find out as much as possible about typical Germans and typically German behaviour. Disguised as a TV reporter he sets sail for Germany... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Frickel | Stars: Gerhard Bahn, Klaus Beier, Guenter Deckert, Christian Doermer
Votes: 131
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: 148,681 | Gross: $21.58M
7. The Corporation (2003)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott | Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Nina Jones
Votes: 21,778 | Gross: $1.88M
8. Super Size Me (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh
Votes: 113,224 | Gross: $11.53M
9. Sex in a Cold Climate (1998 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, History
Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
Director: Steve Humphries | Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Martha Cooney, Christina Mulcahy, Phyllis Valentine
Votes: 404
10. Im Schatten des Bösen - Der Krieg gegen die Frauen im Kongo (2007 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Documentary addresses human rights violations against women in the Congo.
Director: Susanne Babila | Stars: Ntakobajira M'Bisimwa, Denis Mukwege Mukengere, Mirelle Behati Mugobi, Noella M'Mburugu
Votes: 10
11. GasLand (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon
Votes: 11,103 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
PG | 103 min | Documentary
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough, Logan Patterson
Votes: 6,617
13. Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly with the most infamous of the death camps.
Stars: Samuel West, Linda Hunt, Gert Heidenreich, Horst Günter Marx
Votes: 4,651
14. Der Fall X - Wie die DDR West-Berlin erobern wollte (2010 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
The Warsaw Pact planned a blitzkrieg against Western Europe in the event of a military conflict, in which the NVA and MfS were to bring West Berlin under their control in three days.
Directors: Rainer Burmeister, Hans Sparschuh | Stars: Egon Bahr, Robert J.S. Corbett, Winfried Heinemann, Hansi Jochmann
15. Shoot Back! Geschichten aus der Unterwelt (2005)
82 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Trabitzsch
Votes: 24
16. The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)
75 min | Documentary
This is the story of companies who engineered their products to fail.
Director: Cosima Dannoritzer | Stars: Richard Jones, Molly Malcolm, Steve Bunn, Markus Krajewski
Votes: 2,315
17. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,789 | Gross: $3.29M
18. Style Wars (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
Director: Tony Silver | Stars: Demon, Kase 2, Eric Haze, D. 5
Votes: 3,296
19. Graffiti Wars (2011 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
A look at the feud between graffiti artists King Robbo and Banksy.
Director: Jane Preston | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, King Adz, Banksy, Ben Eine
Votes: 265
20. 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
21. Le monde selon Monsanto (2008 TV Movie)
108 min | Documentary
You do not have to believe that God exists, but you will after this movie know that the devil poster! Monsanto is the largest global company that produces agricultural products: pesticides,... See full summary »
Director: Marie-Monique Robin | Stars: David Baker, Ken Cook, David Carpenter, Robert Bellé
Votes: 1,847
22. Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
This is a documentary thriller about how Agro-Chemical multinational corporations victimize international scientists to prevent them from publishing their scary findings.
Director: Bertram Verhaag | Stars: Jeffrey M. Smith, Árpád Pusztai, Andrew Kimbrell, Nina Fedoroff
Votes: 65
23. Street Art - Die vergängliche Rebellion (2010 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Directors: Anne Bürger, Benjamin Cantu | Stars: Caledonia Curry, Brad Downey, Princess Hijab, Blek Le Rat
Votes: 13
24. Das Fest des Huhnes (1992)
55 min | Comedy
A hilarious spoof on ethnological documentaries: an African TV team comes to the Austrian province to document the strange behavior of the natives...
Director: Walter Wippersberg | Stars: Frank Oladeinde, El Hadji Malick Cisse, Klaus Fenzl, Tetteh Galloway
Votes: 323
25. Woman See Lot of Things (2006)
63 min | Documentary
Director: Meira Asher | Stars: Chris Conteh, Anita Jackson, Mahade Pako
Votes: 14
26. Pakt des Schweigens (2005)
Documentary
Documentary about the German war criminal Erich Priebke, who managed to escape to Argentina in 1947.
Director: Carlos Echeverría
Votes: 11
27. Terrorister - En film om dom dömda (2003)
85 min | Documentary
A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalisation protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged police misconduct during the protests. The... See full summary »
Directors: Stefan Jarl, Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Lukas Moodysson
Votes: 463
28. Gipfelstürmer - Die blutigen Tage von Genua (2002 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Directors: Maria-Rosa Bobbi, Michael Busse | Stars: Eva Garg, Bernt Hahn, Bernd Reheuser, Josef Tratnik
29. The Shock Doctrine (2007)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.
Director: Jonás Cuarón | Star: Naomi Klein
Votes: 878
30.
Die Story (2000– )
Episode:
Der Arzt und die verstrahlten Kinder von Basra
(2003)
Documentary
Directors: Valentin Thurn, Frieder Wagner | Stars: Günter Kemper, Hans-Gerd Kilbinger, Uwe Herzog, Susanne Reuter
31. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps
Votes: 4,834
32. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps
Votes: 2,708
33. Louis and the Nazis (2003 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger, his family and his publicity manager. Louis also meets 'Prussian Blue' an American white-nationalist preteen musical sibling duo.
Director: Stuart Cabb | Stars: Louis Theroux, April Gaede, Bill Gaede, Lamb Gaede
Votes: 2,106
34. Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders (1966)
66 min | Documentary, War
An interview with former Nazi and mercenary Siegfried Müller about his life and war campaigns.
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann | Star: Siegfried Müller
Votes: 181
35. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,771 | Gross: $0.90M
36. Broken Rainbow (1985)
70 min | Documentary, History
Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.
Director: Victoria Mudd | Stars: Martin Sheen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Burgess Meredith, Laura Nyro
Votes: 281
37. Requiem for Detroit? (2010 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
A documentary about the decay and industrial collapse of America's fourth largest city.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Julien Temple, Lowell Boileau, Paul Thal, Mike Neeson
Votes: 447
38.
20/20 (1978– )
Episode:
A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains
(2009)
Unrated | Documentary, News
A Diane Sawyer special report on the 1/2 million people living in poverty in Central Appalachia.
Star: Diane Sawyer
Votes: 19
39. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,925 | Gross: $77.44M
40. Water Makes Money (2010)
90 min | Documentary, News
10 to 15 years ago a wave of privatizations of our water supply started, which has been propagating since all over the world. No one calls it anymore Privatization but ... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Franke, Herdolor Lorenz, Hermann Lorenz | Stars: Raymond Aurillier, Maude Barlow, Anne Bouzinac, François Carlier
Votes: 46
41. Angriff auf die Sinne - Wie wir Verbraucher verführt werden (2009 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
What does the perfect vacuum cleaner noise sound like? How is hotel room air connected to Swiss mountains? And why are we now drawn to white cars, a color once deemed unthinkable in the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Tenhaven
Votes: 8
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