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  • Restrepo (2010)

    1. Restrepo

    20101h 33mR85Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
    DirectorsTim HetheringtonSebastian JungerStarsThe Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat TeamJuan 'Doc RestrepoDan Kearney
  • Roger Ebert in Life Itself (2014)

    2. Life Itself

    20142h 1mR87Metascore
    7.8 (17K)
    The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
    DirectorSteve JamesStarsRoger EbertChaz EbertGene Siskel
  • Particle Fever (2013)

    3. Particle Fever

    20131h 39mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.4 (7.7K)
    As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
    DirectorMark LevinsonStarsDavid KaplanFabiola GianottiSherwood Boehlert
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

    4. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    20051h 50mR
    7.6 (21K)
    A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsJohn BeardTim BeldenBarbara Boxer
  • 13th (2016)

    5. 13th

    20161h 40mTV-MA81Metascore
    8.2 (39K)
    An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
    DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory Booker
  • The Imposter (2012)

    6. 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
  • Dinosaur 13 (2014)

    7. Dinosaur 13

    20141h 35mPG66Metascore
    7.2 (4K)
    A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
    DirectorTodd Douglas MillerStarsStan AdelsteinLanice ArcherRobert Bakker
  • Sour Grapes (2016)

    8. Sour Grapes

    20161h 25mTV-14
    7.2 (6.2K)
    Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.
    DirectorsReuben AtlasJerry RothwellStarsLaurent PonsotJay McInerneyJefery Levy
  • Aileen Wuornos in Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

    9. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

    20031h 33mR71Metascore
    7.1 (7.1K)
    Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.
    DirectorsNick BroomfieldJoan ChurchillStarsAileen WuornosNick BroomfieldTerry Humphreys-Slay
  • Print the Legend (2014)

    10. Print the Legend

    20141h 40m
    7.0 (2.1K)
    Follows the people racing to bring the hot new 3D printing technology to your home, documenting the "Macintosh Moment" of this revolution and exploring what it takes to live the American Dream.
    DirectorsLuis LopezClay TweelStarsChris AndersonBruce BradshawCraig Broady
  • The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

    11. The Beales of Grey Gardens

    20061h 31mNot Rated
    7.2 (1.4K)
    Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens.
    DirectorsAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesStarsEdith 'Little Edie' Bouvier BealeEdith Bouvier BealeAlbert Maysles
  • Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)

    12. 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
  • Mosab Hassan Yousef in The Green Prince (2014)

    13. The Green Prince

    20141h 41mPG-1367Metascore
    7.2 (3K)
    The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis.
    DirectorNadav SchirmanStarsMosab Hassan YousefSheikh Hassan YousefGonen Ben Yitzhak
  • Amanda Knox in Amanda Knox (2016)

    14. Amanda Knox

    20161h 32mTV-MA78Metascore
    6.9 (27K)
    American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
    DirectorsRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele Sollecito
  • The Witness (2015)

    15. The Witness

    20151h 29m79Metascore
    7.0 (4.7K)
    The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene.
    DirectorsJames D. SolomonJessica RobinsonStarsWilliam GenoveseKitty GenoveseCharles Skoller
  • Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)

    16. Antarctica: A Year on Ice

    20131h 31mPG69Metascore
    7.6 (3.8K)
    A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.
    DirectorAnthony PowellStarsAnthony PowellGenevieve BachmanWilliam Brotman
  • Living on One Dollar (2013)

    17. Living on One Dollar

    201356mTV-14
    7.3 (4.9K)
    Four young friends set out to live on just $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. Armed with only a video camera, they battle hunger, parasites, and extreme financial stress as they attempt to survive life on the edge.
    DirectorsZach IngrasciSean LeonardChris TempleStarsChris TempleZach IngrasciSean Leonard
  • Zeitgeist (2007)

    18. 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
  • Rolling Papers (2015)

    19. Rolling Papers

    20151h 19mTV-MA60Metascore
    6.2 (510)
    At ground zero of the green rush, The Denver Post became the first major media outlet to appoint a marijuana editor. Policy news, strain reviews, parenting advice and edible recipes are the new norm in the unprecedented world of pot journalism.
    DirectorMitch DickmanStarsRicardo BacaRyan ClendeninWhoopi Goldberg
  • He Named Me Malala (2015)

    20. He Named Me Malala

    20151h 28mPG-1361Metascore
    7.0 (4.9K)
    A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
    DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsMalala YousafzaiZiauddin YousafzaiToor Pekai Yousafzai
  • Killswitch (2014)

    21. Killswitch

    20141h 12mNot Rated
    7.7 (674)
    The Internet is under attack. This award-winning documentary explores the threat Internet censorship imposes on free speech, innovation, and democracy.
    DirectorAli AkbarzadehStarsLawrence LessigTim WuPeter Ludlow
  • Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2013)

    22. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

    20131h 21mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.5 (1K)
    The uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema vérité.
    DirectorChiemi KarasawaStarsElaine StritchTina FeyAlec Baldwin
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    23. Inside Job

    20101h 49mPG-1388Metascore
    8.2 (81K)
    Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
    DirectorCharles FergusonStarsMatt DamonGylfi ZoegaAndri Snær Magnason
  • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    24. 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
  • Where to Invade Next (2015)

    25. Where to Invade Next

    20152hR64Metascore
    7.5 (26K)
    To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreJohnny FancelliChristina Fancelli

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