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  • Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

    1. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

    20161h 38mPG-1376Metascore
    7.0 (14K)
    Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsElon MuskLawrence KraussLucianne Walkowicz
  • Before the Flood (2016)

    2. 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
  • Mikhail Kaufman, Elizaveta Svilova, Dziga Vertov, Vladimir Stenberg, and Georgii Stenberg in Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

    3. Man with a Movie Camera

    19291h 8mNot Rated96Metascore
    8.3 (29K)
    A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.
    DirectorDziga VertovStarsMikhail KaufmanElizaveta Svilova
  • African Safari (2013)

    4. African Safari

    20131h 25m
    6.1 (427)
    Filmmaker Ben Stassen and cinematographer Sean MacLeod Phillips return to southern Africa for a whole new adventure. Animal behaviorist Kevin Richardson - "The Lion Whisperer" - guides audiences on an extraordinary journey across the most spectacular sceneries on earth: from the picturesque coastal desert dunes of Namibia, through the natural wonder of the Ngorongoro crater and then on to the breathtaking Victoria Falls. The film delivers startlingly close encounters with lions, cheetahs, leopards, black rhinoceros and elephants. This is the trek of a lifetime, so get ready to be immersed in the real wild Africa - where there are no fences for your protection.
    DirectorBen StassenStarsDudu Douglas-HamiltonKevin Richardson
  • Freakonomics (2010)

    5. Freakonomics

    20101h 25mPG-1358Metascore
    6.3 (7.8K)
    A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
    DirectorsHeidi EwingAlex GibneySeth GordonStarsJames RansoneMorgan SpurlockTempestt Bledsoe
  • Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut in Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

    6. Hitchcock/Truffaut

    20151h 19mPG-1379Metascore
    7.3 (7.4K)
    Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
    DirectorKent JonesStarsWes AndersonPeter BogdanovichDavid Fincher
  • Armadillo (2010)

    7. Armadillo

    20101h 45mNot Rated72Metascore
    7.4 (11K)
    Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
    DirectorJanus MetzStarsKim BirkerodMads MiniDaniel Olby
  • The Salt of the Earth (2014)

    8. The Salt of the Earth

    20141h 50mPG-1383Metascore
    8.4 (25K)
    The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
    DirectorsJuliano Ribeiro SalgadoWim WendersStarsSebastião SalgadoWim WendersLélia Wanick Salgado
  • The Weight of Chains (2010)

    9. The Weight of Chains

    20102h 5mNot Rated
    8.1 (4.6K)
    The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state - Yugoslavia. The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by Western audiences, is a creative first-hand look at why the West intervened in the Yugoslav conflict, with an impressive roster of interviews with academics, diplomats, media personalities and ordinary citizens of the former Yugoslav republics. This film also presents positive stories from the Yugoslav wars - people helping each other regardless of their ethnic background, stories of bravery and self-sacrifice.
    DirectorBoris MalagurskiStarsRade AleksicJames BissettJohn Bosnitch
  • Ashes and Snow (2005)

    10. Ashes and Snow

    20051h 2m
    8.0 (4.5K)
    Exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals.
    DirectorGregory ColbertStarsPatrick DisantoLaurence FishburneJeanne Moreau
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    11. 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)

    12. 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
  • Blackfish (2013)

    13. 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
  • Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

    14. Searching for Sugar Man

    20121h 26mPG-1379Metascore
    8.2 (75K)
    Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
    DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis Coffey
  • Crumb (1994)

    15. Crumb

    19941h 59mR93Metascore
    8.0 (22K)
    An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsRobert CrumbAline Kominsky-CrumbCharles Crumb
  • The Corporation (2003)

    16. The Corporation

    20032h 25mNot Rated73Metascore
    8.0 (22K)
    Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
    DirectorsMark AchbarJennifer AbbottStarsMikela JayRob BeckwermertChristopher Gora
  • Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010)

    17. Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

    20101h 25mTV-PGTV Movie
    8.2 (2.4K)
    An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
    DirectorEzra EdelmanStarsMagic JohnsonLarry BirdSteve Springer
  • Kobe Bryant in Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

    18. Kobe Doin' Work

    20091h 24mTV Movie
    6.6 (1.6K)
    A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day during a game against the San Antonio Spurs.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsKareem Abdul-JabbarStephen A. SmithKobe Bryant
  • Hearts and Minds (1974)

    19. Hearts and Minds

    19741h 52mR68Metascore
    8.2 (6.5K)
    A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.
    DirectorPeter DavisStarsTin ChanChau DiemNgo Dinh Diem
  • The Act of Killing (2012)

    20. The Act of Killing

    20121h 57mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.2 (43K)
    A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
    DirectorsJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul Arifin
  • Beautiful People (1974)

    21. Beautiful People

    19741h 32mG
    8.2 (4.3K)
    Hilarious documentary on the wildlife of the Namib Desert.
    DirectorJamie UysStarPaddy O'Byrne
  • Samsara (2011)

    22. Samsara

    20111h 42mPG-1365Metascore
    8.4 (39K)
    Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
    DirectorRon FrickeStarsBalinese Tari Legong DancersNi Made Megahadi PratiwiPuti Sri Candra Dewi
  • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    23. 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
  • Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)

    24. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

    20101h 30mNot Rated74Metascore
    7.7 (9.3K)
    A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
    DirectorsWerner HerzogDmitry VasyukovStarsWerner HerzogGennady SolovievAnatoly Blumei
  • Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

    25. Buena Vista Social Club

    19991h 45mG81Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsCompay SegundoIbrahim FerrerRubén González

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