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  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)

    1. Shine a Light

    20082h 2mPG-1376Metascore
    7.1 (13K)
    A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie Watts
  • Roman Polanski in Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

    2. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    20081h 39mUnrated78Metascore
    7.2 (5.3K)
    Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
    DirectorMarina ZenovichStarsAndrew BraunsbergRichard BrennemanDouglas Dalton
  • Playground (2009)

    3. Playground

    20091h 25m
    6.8 (243)
    A look into the sex trade of children.
    DirectorLibby Spears
  • Tim Allen in The Pixar Story (2007)

    4. The Pixar Story

    20071h 27mG
    7.7 (7.2K)
    The Pixar Story takes audiences behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking.
    DirectorLeslie IwerksStarsStacy KeachJohn LasseterBrad Bird
  • 5. Facing the Habit

    200750mVideo
    7.0 (93)
    Award-winning documentary tells the story of Dave, a former stockbroker/millionaire whose life has spiraled out of control due to his heroin addiction. In his desperate quest to become clean, Dave agrees to undergo treatment with ibogaine, an experimental substance derived from the West African root Iboga, which has recently been reported to cure drug addiction. Facing the Habit is an intimate look into the life of the addict, as Dave's life is revealed before, during, and after the treatment.
    DirectorMagnolia Martin
  • The Wildest Dream (2010)

    6. The Wildest Dream

    20101h 34mPG57Metascore
    7.2 (2.8K)
    Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
    DirectorAnthony GeffenStarsConrad AnkerSusan RobertsonRobert Macfarlane
  • The Big One (1997)

    7. The Big One

    19971h 31mPG-13
    7.1 (8.1K)
    On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes wrongdoing by big greedy businesses and callous politicians around America.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreElaine BlyDan Burns
  • Best Worst Movie (2009)

    8. Best Worst Movie

    20091h 33mNot Rated61Metascore
    7.2 (8.7K)
    A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.
    DirectorMichael Paul StephensonStarsGeorge HardyPita RayMicki Knox
  • We Live in Public (2009)

    9. We Live in Public

    20091h 31mUnrated69Metascore
    7.1 (2K)
    A documentary focusing on the life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, and his exploits over the last decade.
    DirectorOndi TimonerStarsJosh HarrisTom HarrisCarlos Alvarez
  • Join Us (2007)

    10. Join Us

    20071h 40mNot Rated
    6.8 (155)
    Award winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, follows four families as they leave an abusive church in South Carolina and realize they have been in a cult. The film documents them as they enter Wellspring, the only accredited, live-in cult treatment facility in the world, where they learn the true extent of the brainwashing they have all experienced. Eventually they return home to bring the Pastor and his wife to justice and try to begin to rebuild their damaged lives.
    DirectorOndi TimonerStarsRaymund MelzDeborah MelzJoaquin Sullivan
  • The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999)

    11. The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

    19991h 26mNot Rated
    6.5 (99)
    The history of black newspapers in America.
    DirectorStanley NelsonStarsGeorge BarbourTimuel BlackFrank Bolden
  • A Place of Our Own (2004)

    12. A Place of Our Own

    200454mNot Rated
    7.8 (65)
    Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.
    DirectorStanley NelsonStarsCecelia AntoinetteHenry Louis Gates Jr.Lani Guinier
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005)

    13. American Masters

    Episode: 

    Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice

    (2005)
    1985– 1h 24mTV-14TV Episode
    8.0 (93)
    This uplifting musical doc explores the powerful legacy of the beloved African-American female acapella group as they embark on their 30th anniversary tour.
    DirectorStanley NelsonStarsArnaéYsaye M. BarnwellNitanju Bolade Casel
  • Freakonomics (2010)

    14. 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
  • Road to the Big Leagues (2008)

    15. Road to the Big Leagues

    20081hNot Rated
    7.5 (70)
    Baseball in the Dominican Republic is not just a game. For many Dominicans the long, competitive road to a professional baseball career is one of the few viable alternatives to a life of poverty. ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES introduces you to the young men who embark on this odyssey and shows you first hand the pressure and joy that go along with it. Through the eyes of local kids playing with pebbles to the perspective of Dominican major league stars David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, this documentary reveals a side of 'America's Game' that few have ever seen before.
    DirectorJared GoodmanStarsVladimir GuerreroJesus AlouDavid Ortiz
  • Fidel Castro in Comandante (2003)

    16. Comandante

    20031h 39mNot Rated
    6.9 (3.9K)
    Documentary on the director's meeting with Castro.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsFidel CastroOliver StoneJuanita Vera
  • Francis Ford Coppola in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

    17. 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
  • Presunto culpable (2008)

    18. Presunto culpable

    20081h 27m
    8.1 (1.4K)
    Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary. In the process, they expose the contradictions of a judicial system that presumes suspects guilty until proven innocent.
    DirectorsRoberto HernándezGeoffrey Smith
  • Lake of Fire (2006)

    19. Lake of Fire

    20062h 32mUnrated83Metascore
    8.1 (2.8K)
    A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsNoam ChomskyBill BairdFlip Benham
  • Joe Tom in My Flesh and Blood (2003)

    20. My Flesh and Blood

    20031h 23mUnrated78Metascore
    8.3 (1.8K)
    Documentary following Susan Tom of Fairfield, California and her 11 adopted special needs children.
    DirectorJonathan KarshStarsSusan TomAnthony TomFaith Tom
  • Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

    21. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward

    20112h 41mNot Rated
    8.1 (19K)
    A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.
    DirectorPeter JosephStarsPeter JosephRobert SapolskyGabor Maté
  • Zeitgeist (2007)

    22. 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
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

    23. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

    19962h 30mNot Rated
    8.2 (19K)
    A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry Wood
  • Promises (2001)

    24. Promises

    20011h 46m80Metascore
    8.3 (2.8K)
    Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict. The three filmmakers followed a group of seven local children between 1995 and 1998. They all have a totally different background. These seven children tell their own story about growing up in Jerusalem. Through this portrait of their generation, we see how deep rooted and almost insoluble the problems of the Middle East have become. When the protagonists speak out in an epilogue a couple of years later, it becomes apparent that all have lost their childlike innocence.
    DirectorsB.Z. GoldbergJustine ShapiroCarlos BoladoStarsMoishe Bar AmB.Z. GoldbergShlomo Green
  • My Voyage to Italy (1999)

    25. 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

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