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  • Spaceship Earth (2020)

    1. Spaceship Earth

    20201h 53mNot Rated73Metascore
    6.4 (2.3K)
    A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991.
    DirectorMatt WolfStarsKathelin GrayMarie HardingWilliam Dempster
  • 2. Afghanistan Papers

    TV Series
  • Slay the Dragon (2019)

    3. Slay the Dragon

    20191h 41mPG-1373Metascore
    7.4 (491)
    It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.
    DirectorsChris DurranceBarak GoodmanStarsStephen WolfRick PlutaCharles Williams II
  • AKA Jane Roe (2020)

    4. AKA Jane Roe

    20201h 19mTV-MATV Movie
    6.9 (520)
    Final series of interviews prior to Norma McCorvey's death and reveals the unvarnished truth behind her journey from pro-choice to pro-life and beyond - in what she calls her "deathbed confession.
    DirectorNick SweeneyStarsNorma McCorveyAndy MeislerCharlotte Taft
  • Not Going Quietly (2021)

    5. Not Going Quietly

    20211h 36m73Metascore
    7.9 (159)
    Ady Barkan's life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement.
    DirectorNicholas BruckmanStarsAdy BarkanCory BookerTracey Corder
  • Amanda Mustard in Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023)

    6. Great Photo, Lovely Life

    20231h 52mTV-MA
    7.4 (1.8K)
    Photojournalist Amanda Mustard turns her investigative lens on the sexual abuse committed by her grandfather, unearthing a high-stakes personal journey in pursuit of the truth and reconciliation for Amanda's family.
    DirectorsRachel Beth AndersonAmanda MustardStarsBill FlickingerAngie MinnickAmanda Mustard
  • 7. Untitled Boeing 737 Max/Participant Documentary

    An investigative look at the tragedies of the Boeing 737 MAX air disasters in 2018 and 2019 that exposed a lack of oversight and quality measures by the manufacturer.
    DirectorsRachel DretzinBarak Goodman
  • Tony Hawk in Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story (2020)

    8. Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story

    20201h 13mNot Rated
    7.0 (930)
    The story of how skateboarding became a part of the mainstream by focusing on the success of the "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" video game franchise.
    DirectorLudvig GürStarsTony HawkSteve CaballeroChristian Hosoi
  • Planet of the Humans (2019)

    9. Planet of the Humans

    20191h 40m56Metascore
    6.9 (3.4K)
    Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.
    DirectorJeff GibbsStarsJeff GibbsDavid JoosKristin Zimmerman
  • Shane MacGowan in Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)

    10. Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

    20202h 4m77Metascore
    7.7 (2.1K)
    A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
    DirectorJulien TempleStarsShane MacGowanThe PoguesSiobhan MacGowan
  • Lennox Lewis in Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story (2020)

    11. Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story

    20201h 36m
    7.2 (364)
    An inside look at the career of Lennox Lewis from his rough upbringing to the Olympics and the professional ranks where he established himself as one of the greats in the history of the sport.
    DirectorsSeth KochRick LazesStarsDr. DreLennox LewisMike Tyson
  • Flint (2020)

    12. Flint

    20201h 54mTV-14
    7.2 (126)
    A documentary based on five years of research into a Michigan auto town where tens of thousands were drinking water into which poisonous lead had leached, and how officials failed to respond.
    DirectorAnthony BaxterStarsAlec BaldwinTammy LorenKen Loren
  • Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020)

    13. Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

    20201h 15mNot Rated59Metascore
    6.0 (184)
    Follows chef Yotam on his quest to bring the sumptuous art and decadence of Versailles to life in cake form at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
    DirectorLaura GabbertStarsDominique AnselSam BompasDinara Kasko
  • 14. Untitled Champions League Soccer Series

    TV Series
  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)

    15. Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    20201h 35m73Metascore
    7.6 (841)
    Jimmy Carter's election to the presidency of the United States in 1977 was helped by the links that this fan of pop music had with stars.
    DirectorMary WhartonStarsMadeleine AlbrightTom BeardBono
  • Citizen Penn (2020)

    16. Citizen Penn

    20201h 33m69Metascore
    6.3 (119)
    After a devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 aid workers from around the world went to help, including actor and filmmaker Sean Penn.
    DirectorDon HardyStarsSean PennCécile AccilienAnderson Cooper
  • Eremita (Anthologies) (2021)

    17. Eremita (Anthologies)

    202158m60Metascore
    An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.
    DirectorsSam AbbasAshley ConnorStefano FaliveneStarsAshley ConnorNicola PecoriniStefano Falivene
  • 18. The World's Most Dangerous Radio Station

  • The Dissident (2020)

    19. The Dissident

    20201h 59mPG-1381Metascore
    7.8 (31K)
    When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
    DirectorBryan FogelStarsJamal KhashoggiOmar AbdulazizIrfan Fidan
  • With Drawn Arms (2020)

    20. With Drawn Arms

    20201h 24mTV-14
    7.6 (94)
    Filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with Olympic gold-medalist Tommie Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever.
    DirectorsGlenn KainoAfshin ShahidiStarsLonnie BunchNelson GeorgeJemele Hill
  • Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something (2020)

    21. Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

    20201h 33m65Metascore
    7.7 (218)
    Documentary about the life of Harry Chapin.
    DirectorRick KornStarsBill AyresJeannine AyresHarry Belafonte
  • Stray (2020)

    22. Stray

    20201h 12mNot Rated83Metascore
    6.9 (1.8K)
    The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.
    DirectorElizabeth LoStarsZeytinNazarKartal
  • The Way I See It (2020)

    23. The Way I See It

    20201h 40mPG-1367Metascore
    8.2 (2K)
    Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
    DirectorDawn PorterStarsPete SouzaBarack ObamaBen Rhodes
  • One Life (2020)

    24. One Life

    20201h 23m
    Considered by the United Nations to be "the most persecuted minority in the world,'' the Rohingya have fled from their home country of Myanmar into Bangladesh following a military-led terror campaign. Almost a million stateless people now amass in makeshift refugee camps, their survival banking entirely on humanitarian aid from international organizations like the UN's World Food Programme. "One Life" takes a cinematic journey following eight-year-old Nur Kalima as she adapts to life in the world's largest refugee camp. Moving from the individual to the global stage, the film delves into the ever-larger powers holding the fates of Nur and the rest of the Rohingya in their hands.
    DirectorJosh Turnbow
  • Crazy, Not Insane (2020)

    25. Crazy, Not Insane

    20201h 59mTV-MA78Metascore
    6.9 (2.8K)
    An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsDorothy Otnow LewisCatherine YeagerRichard Burr

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