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  • Ken Burns: American Lives (1997)

    1. Ken Burns: American Lives

    1997– 13 epsTV Series
    8.9 (40)
    Ken Burns' American Lives is a collection of outstanding biographies and stories of some of America's most celebrated pioneers and historical figures. The collection includes biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Horatio Nelson Jackson, Lewis and Clark, and boxer Jack Johnson.
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

    2. Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    20101h 30mG86Metascore
    7.4 (18K)
    Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien Monney
  • Finding Vivian Maier (2013)

    3. Finding Vivian Maier

    20131h 23mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.7 (16K)
    A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
    DirectorsJohn MaloofCharlie SiskelStarsVivian MaierJohn MaloofDaniel Arnaud
  • The Vietnam War (2017)

    4. The Vietnam War

    201710 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.1 (32K)
    A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
    StarsPeter CoyoteHuy DucJames Willbanks
  • Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)

    5. Free Solo

    20181h 40mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (82K)
    Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
    DirectorsJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy Chin
  • Louis Armstrong in Jazz (2001)

    6. Jazz

    200110 epsTV Mini Series
    8.6 (2.6K)
    A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.
    StarsKeith DavidWynton MarsalisGary Giddins
  • The 50 Year Argument (2014)

    7. The 50 Year Argument

    20141h 37m
    6.6 (766)
    A documentary on the history and influence of the New York Review of Books.
    DirectorsMartin ScorseseDavid TedeschiStarsBarbara EpsteinW.H. AudenIsaiah Berlin
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

    8. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

    19962h 30mNot Rated
    8.2 (19K)
    A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry Wood
  • El color que cayó del cielo (2014)

    9. El color que cayó del cielo

    20141h 16m
    6.9 (85)
    Campo Del Cielo, in Argentina, experienced a meteor shower thousands of years ago. Since then all kinds of people have come to the area in search of a part of the booty. Among them, the largest meteorite collector in the world, and at the same time smuggler, Robert Haag. A film that speaks of plunder and human folly.
    DirectorSergio WolfStarsTed BunchWilliam CassidyRobert Haag
  • Bloody Daughter (2012)

    10. Bloody Daughter

    20121h 40mNot Rated
    7.1 (290)
    The mother through the daughter's eyes - a family portrait blending intimate conversations, agreements and disagreements, and shred ties of sounds and blood. This intimate portrait of two musical giants by Martha Argerich's daughter Stéphanie has been filmed over two decades and around the world: Warsaw, where Martha Argerich won the Chopin competition first prize; Japan, which hosts a unique Argerich festival; London, where Stephen Kovacevich, Stéphanie's father, lives, works and enjoys intensively Indian food; Belgium, where Martha lives in a house filled with pianos and cats; Argentina, which she left at the age of twelve to study in Vienna, but still conceals valuable family treasures; Switzerland, where Stéphanie and her sister Lyda are currently living. Made up of documentary sequences focusing on the two characters of Martha and Stephen in their everyday lives, in rehearsal and in performance, the film will be largely given over to intimate, delicious anecdotes, and a few scenes in which the family is reunited. A film by Stéphanie Argerich.
    DirectorsStéphanie ArgerichNathalie MullerStarsMartha ArgerichStephen KovacevitchLyda Chen
  • Buzz (2005)

    11. Buzz

    20051h 58mPG-1366Metascore
    6.9 (57)
    A journey to places, where the overseen Hollywood screenwriter Albert Isaac "Buzz" Bezzerides lived and worked, revealing the operation of Hollywood's production system in the 40ies, 50ies, 60ies and more ...
    DirectorSpiro TaravirasStarsA.I. BezzeridesJules DassinGregory Patrick Karr
  • El árbol de la muralla (2013)

    12. El árbol de la muralla

    20131h 15m
    5.8 (8)
    Jack Fuchs, at his lucid 88 years, is one of the few survivors of the extermination camps during World War II who currently lives in Buenos Aires. It took four decades and a trip back to its origins to start telling its moving story.
    DirectorTomás LipgotStarJack Fuchs
  • Piazzolla, the Years of the Shark (2018)

    13. Piazzolla, the Years of the Shark

    20181h 30m
    7.4 (308)
    For the first time ever the hidden archives of bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla are opened by his son. A cinematic portrait of the worldwide legendary composer who changed tango.
    DirectorDaniel RosenfeldStarsAstor PiazzollaDaniel PiazzollaWalter Santoro
  • Sonic Highways (2014)

    14. Sonic Highways

    20148 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.7 (3.8K)
    Sonic Highways commemorates the Foo Fighters 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.
    CreatorDave GrohlStarsDave GrohlTaylor HawkinsPat Smear
  • Cartel Land (2015)

    15. Cartel Land

    20151h 40mR76Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
    DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsTim FoleyJosé Manuel 'El Doctor' MirelesPaco Valencia
  • Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)

    16. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

    20151h 42mNot Rated79Metascore
    8.3 (21K)
    A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
    DirectorEvgeny AfineevskyStarsHis Beatitude SviatoslavSaid IsmagilovBishop Agapit
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)

    17. Amy

    20152h 8mR85Metascore
    7.8 (57K)
    Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
    DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAmy WinehouseMitch WinehouseMark Ronson
  • What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

    18. What Happened, Miss Simone?

    20151h 41mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.6 (15K)
    A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
    DirectorLiz GarbusStarsNina SimoneLisa Simone KellyRoger Nupie
  • Yo no sé qué me han hecho tus ojos (2003)

    19. Yo no sé qué me han hecho tus ojos

    20031h 5m
    7.3 (133)
    Documentary on the life of Ada Falcón, one of the great legends of Argentine tango history. After seventy years of silence she finally tells her story.
    DirectorsLorena MuñozSergio WolfStarsAda FalconMiguel CiacciAníbal Ford
  • In Jackson Heights (2015)

    20. In Jackson Heights

    20153h 10mTV-MA82Metascore
    7.2 (789)
    Jackson Heights, Queens is one of the most culturally diverse communities in the US where 167 languages are spoken. IN JACKSON HEIGHTS explores the conflict between maintaining ties to old traditions and adapting to American values.
    DirectorFrederick WisemanStarLaura Obiols
  • National Gallery (2014)

    21. National Gallery

    20143hNot Rated89Metascore
    7.3 (1.7K)
    A documentary that goes inside one of the great museums of the world: The National Gallery in London.
    DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsLeanne BenjaminKausikan RajeshkumarJo Shapcott
  • Public Housing (1997)

    22. Public Housing

    19973h 20m
    7.9 (306)
    Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman takes an intimate and nuanced look at the Ida B. Wells housing project in the south side of Chicago, Illinois.
    DirectorFrederick WisemanStarHelen Finner
  • Welfare (1975)

    23. Welfare

    19752h 47m
    8.2 (719)
    Explores the complexity of the welfare system, highlighting issues like housing, unemployment, and medical problems. It shows both welfare workers and clients struggling to navigate the laws and regulations that impact their lives.
    DirectorFrederick Wiseman
  • Titicut Follies (1967)

    24. Titicut Follies

    19671h 24mUnrated
    7.7 (5.4K)
    Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater, where people stay trapped in their madness.
    DirectorFrederick Wiseman
  • State Legislature (2007)

    25. State Legislature

    20073h 37m
    7.6 (156)
    The day-to-day activities of the Idaho Legislature during an entire session.
    DirectorFrederick Wiseman

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