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  • 5 Broken Cameras (2011)

    1. 5 Broken Cameras

    20111h 34mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.9 (7K)
    A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
    DirectorsEmad BurnatGuy DavidiStarsEmad BurnatSoraya BurnatMohammed Burnat
  • A Very British Gangster (2007)

    2. A Very British Gangster

    20071h 37m59Metascore
    6.2 (1.2K)
    A documentary about one of Britain's most dangerous crime families and introduces us to its magnetic, larger-than-life leader, Dominic Noonan (aka Lattlay Fottfoy).
    DirectorDonal MacIntyreStarsDonal MacIntyreCraig FitzpatrickDominic Noonan
  • Sins of the Father (2011)

    3. Sins of the Father

    20111h 30m
    3.9 (150)
    In this tough and brutal documentary Donal Macintyre captures the events surrounding Dominic Noonan as he's released from prison and tries to gain control of his criminal empire. But trouble is never far away from the Noonan clan and he's soon back behind bars.
    DirectorDonal MacIntyreStarsJamie DorringtonMick MoloneyBugsy Noonan
  • Babies (2010)

    4. Babies

    20101h 19mPG63Metascore
    7.0 (7.5K)
    A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
    DirectorThomas BalmèsStarsBayarHattieMari
  • Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

    5. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

    20041h 25mR78Metascore
    7.2 (18K)
    Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
    DirectorsZana BriskiRoss KauffmanStarsKochiAvijit HalderShanti Das
  • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    6. 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
  • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    7. Capitalism: A Love Story

    20092h 7mR61Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreWilliam BlackJimmy Carter
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

    8. Capturing the Friedmans

    20031h 47mNot Rated90Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    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.
    DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsArnold FriedmanJesse FriedmanDavid Friedman
  • Crumb (1994)

    9. Crumb

    19941h 59mR93Metascore
    8.0 (22K)
    An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsRobert CrumbAline Kominsky-CrumbCharles Crumb
  • Dark Days (2000)

    10. Dark Days

    20001h 22mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.7 (7.4K)
    A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
    DirectorMarc SingerStarMarc Singer
  • Detropia (2012)

    11. Detropia

    20121h 30mNot Rated68Metascore
    6.5 (1.6K)
    A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
    DirectorsHeidi EwingRachel GradyStarsNoah StewartRachele GilmnoreMichael Wanko
  • Jason Scott Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    12. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    19932hPG-1369Metascore
    7.0 (34K)
    A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
    DirectorRob CohenStarsJason Scott LeeLauren HollyRobert Wagner
  • Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

    13. Encounters at the End of the World

    20071h 39mG80Metascore
    7.7 (20K)
    Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogScott RowlandStefan Pashov
  • Endgame (2007)

    14. Endgame

    20072h 19mUnratedVideo
    6.7 (2.2K)
    For the New World Order, a world government is just the beginning. Once in place they can engage their plan to exterminate 80% of the world's population, while enabling the "elites" to live forever with the aid of advanced technology. For the first time, crusading filmmaker Alex Jones reveals their secret plan for humanity's extermination, Operation: ENDGAME
    DirectorAlex JonesStarsAlex JonesJeremie RhodesGeorge Bush
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

    15. Exit Through the Gift Shop

    20101h 27mR85Metascore
    7.9 (70K)
    Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
    DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace Invader
  • Orson Welles in F for Fake (1973)

    16. F for Fake

    19731h 29mPG87Metascore
    7.7 (19K)
    A documentary about fraud and fakery.
    DirectorsOrson WellesGary GraverOja KodarStarsOrson WellesOja KodarFrançois Reichenbach
  • Food, Inc. (2008)

    17. Food, Inc.

    20081h 34mPG80Metascore
    7.8 (53K)
    An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
    DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard Lobb
  • GasLand (2010)

    18. GasLand

    20101h 47mNot Rated
    7.6 (11K)
    An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
    DirectorJosh FoxStarsJosh FoxDick CheneyPete Seeger
  • Gonzo (2008)

    19. Gonzo

    20082hR73Metascore
    7.6 (8.7K)
    A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsHunter S. ThompsonJohnny DeppJoe Cairo
  • Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)

    20. Grey Gardens

    19751h 35mPG83Metascore
    7.5 (16K)
    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.
    DirectorsEllen HovdeAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesStarsEdith Bouvier BealeEdith 'Little Edie' Bouvier BealeBrooks Hyers
  • Francis Ford Coppola in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

    21. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    19911h 36mR
    8.1 (25K)
    Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
    DirectorsFax BahrGeorge HickenlooperEleanor CoppolaStarsDennis HopperMartin SheenMarlon Brando
  • Hell and Back Again (2011)

    22. Hell and Back Again

    20111h 28mNot Rated81Metascore
    6.4 (2.4K)
    What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.
    DirectorDanfung DennisStarsNathan HarrisAshley HarrisThe Marines of Echo Company
  • How to Die in Oregon (2011)

    23. How to Die in Oregon

    20111h 47mNot Rated
    8.2 (2.1K)
    Documents stories of terminally ill Oregonians utilizing legal physician-assisted suicide, their loved ones, doctors involved, and passage of a similar law in Washington. Explores perspectives around this ethically complex issue.
    DirectorPeter RichardsonStarsHarry BrutonRay CarnayCody Curtis
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    24. 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
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)

    25. Let It Be

    19701h 21mG72Metascore
    7.6 (8.4K)
    The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back-to-basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
    DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison

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