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  • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    1. Bowling for Columbine

    20022hR72Metascore
    8.0 (152K)
    Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
    DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn Manson
  • Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

    2. Koyaanisqatsi

    19821h 26mNot Rated72Metascore
    8.2 (44K)
    A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
    DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry Brown
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)

    3. Senna

    20101h 46mPG-1379Metascore
    8.5 (83K)
    A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
    DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn Bisignano
  • Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

    4. 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
  • Touching the Void (2003)

    5. Touching the Void

    20031h 46mR82Metascore
    7.9 (40K)
    The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
    DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsSimon YatesJoe SimpsonBrendan Mackey
  • Werner Herzog and Timothy Treadwell in Grizzly Man (2005)

    6. Grizzly Man

    20051h 43mR87Metascore
    7.7 (67K)
    A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner Herzog
  • An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

    7. An Inconvenient Truth

    20061h 36mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (87K)
    Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
    DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge Bush
  • Sigur Rós: Heima (2007)

    8. Sigur Rós: Heima

    20071h 37m
    8.4 (8.4K)
    In the summer of 2006, Sigur Rós returned home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts for the people of Iceland.
    DirectorDean DeBloisStarsAmiinaHildur ArsaelsdottirJon Thor Birgisson
  • The Last Mountain (2011)

    9. The Last Mountain

    20111h 35mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (319)
    A coal mining corporation and a tiny community vie for the last great mountain in Appalachia in a battle for the future of energy that affects us all.
    DirectorBill HaneyStarsSusan BirdDon BlankenshipRon Burris
  • Earth (2007)

    10. Earth

    20071h 30mG72Metascore
    7.9 (15K)
    Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
    DirectorsAlastair FothergillMark LinfieldStarsJames Earl JonesPatrick StewartAnggun
  • Restrepo (2010)

    11. Restrepo

    20101h 33mR85Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
    DirectorsTim HetheringtonSebastian JungerStarsThe Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat TeamJuan 'Doc RestrepoDan Kearney
  • The Invisible War (2012)

    12. The Invisible War

    20121h 33mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.6 (7.4K)
    An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
    DirectorKirby DickStarsAmy ZieringKirby DickKori Cioca
  • 13. The Rescuer

    20111h 24m
    8.6 (17)
    719 days of one man's obsession to rescue two white German Sheperds, Mobie and Nemo, from the deep wilderness.
    DirectorLeo Grillo
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    14. 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
  • TimeScapes (2012)

    15. TimeScapes

    201252mG
    7.6 (1.4K)
    TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe. The non-narrative film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South West.
    DirectorTom Löwe
  • Better This World (2011)

    16. Better This World

    20111h 22mNot Rated
    7.2 (388)
    A pair of childhood friends from Texas who set out to prove themselves.
    DirectorsKelly DuaneKatie GallowayStarsScott CrowBrandon DarbyMatthew Vadum
  • Zeitgeist (2007)

    17. 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
  • Into the Abyss (2011)

    18. Into the Abyss

    20111h 47mPG-1374Metascore
    7.3 (18K)
    Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogRichard LopezMichael Perry
  • 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
  • Catfish (2010)

    20. Catfish

    20101h 27mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (44K)
    Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.
    DirectorsHenry JoostAriel SchulmanStarsNev SchulmanAriel SchulmanHenry Joost
  • Bully (2011)

    21. Bully

    20111h 38mPG-1374Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.
    DirectorLee HirschStarsAlex LibbyLona JohnsonKelby Johnson
  • The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)

    22. The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

    20071h 44m
    8.2 (7.9K)
    BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.
    DirectorBrett HarveyStarsAdam ScorgieChris BennettSteve Bloom
  • Leviathan (2012)

    23. Leviathan

    20121h 27mNot Rated81Metascore
    6.5 (3.9K)
    A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.
    DirectorsLucien Castaing-TaylorVerena ParavelStarsBrian JannelleAdrian GuilletteArthur Smith
  • Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

    24. Searching for Sugar Man

    20121h 26mPG-1379Metascore
    8.2 (76K)
    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
  • 5 Broken Cameras (2011)

    25. 5 Broken Cameras

    20111h 34mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.9 (7.1K)
    A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
    DirectorsEmad BurnatGuy DavidiStarsEmad BurnatSoraya BurnatMohammed Burnat

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