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  • An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

    1. An Inconvenient Truth

    20061h 36mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (86K)
    Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
    DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge Bush
  • Bill Maher in Religulous (2008)

    2. Religulous

    20081h 41mR56Metascore
    7.6 (61K)
    Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
    DirectorLarry CharlesStarsBill MaherTal BachmanJonathan Boulden
  • Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

    3. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    20081h 35mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.5 (44K)
    A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
    DirectorKurt KuenneStarsKurt KuenneAndrew BagbyDavid Bagby
  • Food, Inc. (2008)

    4. Food, Inc.

    20081h 34mPG80Metascore
    7.8 (53K)
    An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
    DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard Lobb
  • Sicko (2007)

    5. Sicko

    20072h 3mPG-1374Metascore
    8.0 (78K)
    A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreTucker AlbrizziEdward R. Annis
  • Fed Up (2014)

    6. Fed Up

    20141h 32mPG71Metascore
    7.7 (13K)
    An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.
    DirectorStephanie SoechtigStarsMichele SimonKatie CouricBill Clinton
  • James Randi in An Honest Liar (2014)

    7. An Honest Liar

    20141h 30mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.4 (11K)
    The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
    DirectorsTyler MeasomJustin WeinsteinStarsJames RandiPenn JilletteTeller
  • Blackfish (2013)

    8. Blackfish

    20131h 23mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (75K)
    A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
    DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha Berg
  • The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

    9. The Light Bulb Conspiracy

    20101h 15m
    8.0 (2.4K)
    This is the story of companies who engineered their products to fail.
    DirectorCosima DannoritzerStarsRichard JonesMolly MalcolmSteve Bunn
  • Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

    10. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

    20051h 36mR73Metascore
    8.0 (13K)
    An examination of the heavy metal music subculture that tries to explain why, despite the longevity and popularity of the genre, fans are marginalized and ridiculed for their passion.
    DirectorsSam DunnScot McFadyenJessica Joy WiseStarsTom ArayaGavin BaddeleyBlasphemer
  • Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)

    11. Free Solo

    20181h 40mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (83K)
    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
  • Zeitgeist (2007)

    12. Zeitgeist

    20071h 58mNot RatedVideo
    8.1 (51K)
    Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
    DirectorPeter JosephStarsChogyam TrungpaJordan MaxwellGeorge Carlin
  • Cathy Cesnik in The Keepers (2017)

    13. The Keepers

    20177 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.0 (27K)
    A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.
    StarsGemma HoskinsAbbie SchaubVirginia Anzengruber
  • An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase (2017)

    14. An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase

    2017–20183 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.4 (3K)
    Investigators discover novelist Michael Peterson clutching his dead wife Kathleen, in a pool of blood at the bottom of their back staircase. Michael insists that her death is the result of a tragic fall, but investigators believe otherwise
    StarsBeth KarasJim HardinDiane Dimond
  • Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

    15. Fahrenheit 9/11

    20042h 2mR67Metascore
    7.5 (134K)
    Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after 9/11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen Affleck
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    16. Inside Job

    20101h 49mPG-1388Metascore
    8.2 (82K)
    Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
    DirectorCharles FergusonStarsMatt DamonGylfi ZoegaAndri Snær Magnason
  • The Cove (2009)

    17. The Cove

    20091h 32mPG-1384Metascore
    8.4 (53K)
    Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
    DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy Jones
  • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    18. Bowling for Columbine

    20022hR72Metascore
    8.0 (151K)
    Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn Manson
  • Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv (2017)

    19. Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv

    20171h 30m
    6.8 (214)
    Lars Winnerbäck celebrates 20 years as an artist.
    DirectorØystein KarlsenStarsPer GessleMelissa HornRolf Lassgård
  • The True Cost (2015)

    20. The True Cost

    20151h 32mPG-1346Metascore
    7.7 (7.4K)
    The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
    DirectorAndrew MorganStarsLivia GiuggioliStella McCartneyRichard D. Wolff
  • Gleason (2016)

    21. Gleason

    20161h 50mR80Metascore
    8.3 (3.2K)
    After he is diagnosed with ALS, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and family work to raise money for ALS patients as his disease progresses.
    DirectorClay TweelStarsSteve GleasonMike GleasonScott Fujita
  • Before the Flood (2016)

    22. Before the Flood

    20161h 36mPG63Metascore
    8.2 (29K)
    A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
    DirectorFisher StevensStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBan Ki-moonAlejandro G. Iñárritu
  • TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)

    23. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard

    20131h 25mNot Rated
    7.4 (14K)
    An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
    DirectorSimon KloseStarsGottfrid SvartholmPeter SundeFredrik Neij
  • Werner Herzog and Timothy Treadwell in Grizzly Man (2005)

    24. Grizzly Man

    20051h 43mR87Metascore
    7.8 (65K)
    A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner Herzog
  • The Imposter (2012)

    25. The Imposter

    20121h 39mR77Metascore
    7.4 (52K)
    A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
    DirectorBart LaytonStarsAdam O'BrianNicholas BarclayCarey Gibson

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