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  • Ashes and Snow (2005)

    1. Ashes and Snow

    20051h 2m
    8.0 (4.5K)
    Exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals.
    DirectorGregory ColbertStarsPatrick DisantoLaurence FishburneJeanne Moreau
  • My Voyage to Italy (1999)

    2. My Voyage to Italy

    19994h 6mPG-1390Metascore
    8.2 (3.6K)
    World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarMartin Scorsese
  • Citizenfour (2014)

    3. Citizenfour

    20141h 54mR88Metascore
    8.0 (59K)
    A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
    DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam Binney
  • Earl Hamner Storyteller (2015)

    4. Earl Hamner Storyteller

    20151h 35m
    8.8 (48)
    This is a wonderful documentary, that shows the full scope of Earl Hamner Jr's talent. Most people know him as the real life "John Boy," but do not realize that he wrote for shows such as the Twilight Zone. I highly recommend this documentary, especially for fans of the Waltons. It will touch your heart, & bring tears to your eyes.
    DirectorRay Castro Jr.StarsPhillip AlfordMary BadhamJames Best
  • Isole (2014)

    5. Isole

    201454m
    8.7 (11)
    'Islands' is about an inner journey, about a young person searching for answers to deal with the future after the studies end. The director tries to answer a thousand questions through the voices of people who have made very different life choices. The inner journey happens through a real journey in the wonders of one of the directors' lands, Sardinia; a nostalgic journey, a little sad and at the same time full of inspiration.
    DirectorsFrancesca FlorisKristijonas Dirse
  • Hundvakten (2014)

    6. Hundvakten

    201414mShort
    8.0 (24)
    A humorous and moving portrait of a man whose main job is to care for a dog.
    DirectorCaroline IngvarssonStarLars-Gunnar Persson
  • Jogo de cena (2007)

    7. Jogo de cena

    20071h 40m
    8.4 (1.5K)
    Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.
    DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMarília PêraAndrea BeltrãoFernanda Torres
  • Roger Ebert in Life Itself (2014)

    8. 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
  • Crumb (1994)

    9. Crumb

    19941h 59mR93Metascore
    8.0 (23K)
    An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsRobert CrumbAline Kominsky-CrumbCharles Crumb
  • Jiro Ono in Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

    10. Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    20111h 21mPG77Metascore
    7.8 (39K)
    A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
    DirectorDavid GelbStarsJiro OnoYoshikazu OnoMasuhiro Yamamoto
  • Charles Bukowski in Bukowski: Born into This (2003)

    11. Bukowski: Born into This

    20032h 10mR77Metascore
    7.8 (3.7K)
    Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.
    DirectorJohn DullaghanStarsCharles BukowskiBonoJohn Bryan
  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

    12. The Beaches of Agnès

    20081h 52mNot Rated86Metascore
    8.0 (5.1K)
    Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
    DirectorAgnès VardaStarsAgnès VardaAndré LubranoBlaise Fournier
  • Bus 174 (2002)

    13. Bus 174

    20022h 2mR83Metascore
    7.8 (8.9K)
    On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
    DirectorsJosé PadilhaFelipe LacerdaStarsSandro do NascimentoRodrigo PimentelLuiz Eduardo Soares
  • Red Army (2014)

    14. Red Army

    20141h 24mPG83Metascore
    7.6 (7.3K)
    The story of the Soviet Union's famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its players.
    DirectorGabe PolskyStarsViacheslav FetisovVladislav TretiakScotty Bowman
  • Indie Game: The Movie (2012)

    15. Indie Game: The Movie

    20121h 43mNot Rated73Metascore
    7.6 (22K)
    A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world.
    DirectorsLisanne PajotJames SwirskyStarsJonathan BlowBrandon BoyerRenaud Bédard
  • Edmund Meisel and Walter Ruttmann in Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis (1927)

    16. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis

    19271h 5mNot Rated
    7.6 (5K)
    This movie shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at the earliest morning and ends in the deepest night.
    DirectorWalter RuttmannStarPaul von Hindenburg
  • Palme (2012)

    17. Palme

    2012–20133 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (1.5K)
    The life and times of Olof Palme, the prime minister of Sweden until his assassination in 1986.
    CreatorKristina LindströmStarsLisbeth PalmeJoakim PalmeMårten Palme
  • Darwin's Nightmare (2004)

    18. Darwin's Nightmare

    20041h 47m84Metascore
    7.4 (5.7K)
    A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
    DirectorHubert SauperStarsElizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga NseseRaphael Tukiko WagaraDimond Remtulia
  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

    19. This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    20061h 38mNC-1775Metascore
    7.4 (29K)
    Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
    DirectorKirby DickStarsKirby DickKimberly PeirceDarren Aronofsky
  • National Gallery (2014)

    20. 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
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

    21. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    20031h 59mTV-14
    7.5 (3.2K)
    A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
    DirectorKenneth BowserStarsMartin ScorseseDennis HopperPeter Bogdanovich
  • Tokyo-Ga (1985)

    22. Tokyo-Ga

    19851h 32m
    7.3 (3.9K)
    Moved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsChishû RyûWerner HerzogYûharu Atsuta
  • London: The Modern Babylon (2012)

    23. London: The Modern Babylon

    20122h 5mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.2 (676)
    London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
    DirectorJulien TempleStarsKeith AllenMichael GambonSteve Jones
  • Fata Morgana (1971)

    24. Fata Morgana

    19711h 19mNot Rated
    6.7 (4.3K)
    Footage shot in and around the Algerian Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsLotte EisnerWolfgang BüttnerManfred Eigendorf
  • Seduced and Abandoned (2013)

    25. Seduced and Abandoned

    20131h 38mNot Rated77Metascore
    6.6 (2K)
    An exploration of several interconnected subjects: The Cannes Film Festival, cinema art, money, glamor and death.
    DirectorJames TobackStarsJames TobackAlec BaldwinJessica Chastain

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