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  • Monica & David (2009)

    1. Monica & David

    20091h 8mNot Rated
    7.3 (426)
    Explores the marriage of a young couple with Down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs.
    DirectorAlexandra Codina
  • Life in a Day (2011)

    2. Life in a Day

    20111h 35mPG-1358Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.
    DirectorsTegan BukowskiLoressa ClisbyKevin MacdonaldStarsHiroaki AikawaCindy BaerTeagan Bentley
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

    3. Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    20101h 30mG86Metascore
    7.4 (18K)
    Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien Monney
  • Pearl Jam in Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)

    4. Pearl Jam Twenty

    20111h 59mNot Rated59Metascore
    8.2 (8.4K)
    A documentary on the band Pearl Jam that marks their 20th anniversary in the year 2011.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsEddie VedderStone GossardJeff Ament
  • Sweetgrass (2009)

    5. Sweetgrass

    20091h 41mUnrated80Metascore
    6.8 (1.1K)
    In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, in the extreme north-west of the United States. It was a journey of almost three hundred kilometres through expansive green valleys, by fields of snow, and across hazardous, narrow ridges - a journey brimming with challenges. The aging shepherds do their very best to keep the hundreds of sheep together; the panoramic high mountains are teeming with hungry wolves and grizzly bears.
    DirectorsIlisa BarbashLucien Castaing-Taylor
  • Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

    6. Encounters at the End of the World

    20071h 39mG80Metascore
    7.7 (20K)
    Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogScott RowlandStefan Pashov
  • Hot Coffee (2011)

    7. Hot Coffee

    20111h 28mNot Rated
    7.5 (4.1K)
    How the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and similar cases were exploited as part of a right wing crusade to weaken civil justice.
    DirectorSusan SaladoffStarsChuck AllenJudy AllenJay Angoff
  • Freakonomics (2010)

    8. 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
  • Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

    9. Around the World with Orson Welles

    19557 epsTV Mini Series
    7.2 (183)
    In 1955, Orson Welles directed and hosted a mini series for British television. He leads us through a few famous places of Europe with his inimitable touch. In Paris he introduces us to famous artists such as Juliette Gréco or Jean Cocteau who lived in the Saint Germain Des Pres quarter. In London we meet the Chelsea Pensioners, in Spain we attend a Madrid Bullfight and visit the Basque country (Basque Country 1&2). Somewhere between a home movie and a cinematic essay, these short films have been described by French critics as the missing link in Welles' work.
    StarsOrson WellesChris WertenbakerArt Buchwald
  • In the Land of the Deaf (1992)

    10. In the Land of the Deaf

    19921h 39mUnrated
    7.6 (387)
    With unerring curiousity and sensitivity, director Philbert portrays the difficulties and joys of being deaf, offering vivid portraits of people of all ages coping with and surmounting their challenges.
    DirectorNicolas PhilibertStarsJean-Claude PoulainAbou BakarAnh Tuan
  • The Harvest/La Cosecha (2011)

    11. The Harvest/La Cosecha

    20111h 20m55Metascore
    7.1 (76)
    The story of the children who work 12-14 hour days in the fields without the protection of child labor laws. These children are not toiling in the fields in some far away land. They are working in America.
    DirectorU. Roberto RomanoStarPerla Sanchez
  • Orgasm Inc. (2009)

    12. Orgasm Inc.

    20091h 13mNot Rated64Metascore
    5.9 (628)
    Extraordinary behind-the-scenes access reveals a drug company's fevered race to develop the first FDA-approved Viagra for women - and offers a humorous but sobering look inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry.
    DirectorElizabeth CannerStarsElizabeth CannerDarby StephensVirgil Place
  • Last Train Home (2009)

    13. Last Train Home

    20091h 25mNot Rated86Metascore
    7.6 (3.8K)
    A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.
    DirectorLixin FanStarsChanghua ZhangYang ZhangSuqin Chen
  • Bobby Fischer in Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

    14. Bobby Fischer Against the World

    20111h 33mTV-1476Metascore
    7.4 (7.5K)
    'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.
    DirectorLiz GarbusStarsBobby FischerDavid EdmondsAnthony Saidy
  • The Sea Around Us (1953)

    15. The Sea Around Us

    19531h 2mApproved
    6.1 (438)
    Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.
    DirectorIrwin AllenStarsDon ForbesTheodore von Eltz
  • Tabloid (2010)

    16. Tabloid

    20101h 27mR74Metascore
    7.0 (7.4K)
    A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.
    DirectorErrol MorrisStarsJoyce McKinneyPeter ToryTroy Williams
  • Great Directors (2009)

    17. Great Directors

    20091h 30mNot Rated49Metascore
    6.4 (521)
    Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hugely entertaining documentary GREAT DIRECTORS.
    DirectorAngela IsmailosStarsDavid LynchCatherine BreillatBernardo Bertolucci
  • Mike Tyson in Tyson (2008)

    18. Tyson

    20081h 30mR83Metascore
    7.4 (13K)
    A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
    DirectorJames TobackStarsMike TysonMills LaneTrevor Berbick
  • Adolf Hitler in The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968)

    19. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

    19683hTV Movie
    7.9 (312)
    "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" exposes the darkest chapter in history, from Adolf Hitler's rise to power as a Nazi demagogue to his ultimate fatal mistakes. Researchers spent decades uncovering shocking footage of war, carnage and genocide and examined government documents and interviews with Hitler's closest associates to discover how one man led his nation and the world into hell.
    DirectorJack KaufmanStarsRichard BasehartErnst HanfstaenglAdolf Hitler
  • The Elephant in the Living Room (2010)

    20. The Elephant in the Living Room

    20101h 36mPG69Metascore
    7.3 (1.2K)
    Take a journey deep inside the fascinating world where wild exotic animals are kept as household pets.
    DirectorMichael WebberStarsTim HarrisonTerry BrumfieldRuss Clear
  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)

    21. The Celluloid Closet

    19951h 42mR
    7.8 (7.8K)
    A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
    DirectorsRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLily TomlinTony CurtisSusie Bright
  • Babies (2010)

    22. Babies

    20101h 19mPG63Metascore
    7.0 (7.5K)
    A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
    DirectorThomas BalmèsStarsBayarHattieMari
  • American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)

    23. American: The Bill Hicks Story

    20091h 42mNot Rated55Metascore
    7.7 (5.1K)
    Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.
    DirectorsMatt HarlockPaul ThomasStarsBill HicksDwight SladeMary Hicks
  • Hermitage Masterpieces (1992)

    24. Hermitage Masterpieces

    1992– 18 epsTV Mini Series
    7.0 (18)
    This 18-part series examines the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, in all its glory. Here is the art of Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Matisse, Velasquez, El Greco, Rubens, Renoir, the great classical sculptors, the artisans of ancient China, Greece and Egypt, and more. Filmed when the museum was off limits to Western eyes for nearly a century, and before the Fall of the Soviet Union.
    StarR. Parsons
  • African American Lives (2006)

    25. African American Lives

    2006–20084 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (179)
    This 4 part PBS series attempts to trace the roots of 8 guests using genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis.
    StarsWhoopi GoldbergChris TuckerOprah Winfrey

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