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  • James Randi in An Honest Liar (2014)

    1. An Honest Liar

    20141h 30mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.4 (11K)
    The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
    DirectorsTyler MeasomJustin WeinsteinStarsJames RandiPenn JilletteTeller
  • 2. Dangerous Knowledge

    20071h 29mTV Movie
    7.5 (238)
    Documentary about four of the most brilliant mathematicians of all time, Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing, their genius, their tragic madness and their ultimate suicides.
    DirectorDavid MaloneStarsDavid MaloneRoger Penrose
  • Totally Under Control (2020)

    3. Totally Under Control

    20202h 3mTV-1480Metascore
    7.6 (3.5K)
    An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
    DirectorsAlex GibneyOphelia HarutyunyanSuzanne HillingerStarsAlex AzarCharlie BakerScott Becker
  • The Story of Plastic (2019)

    4. The Story of Plastic

    20191h 35m
    7.9 (407)
    We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
    DirectorDeia SchlosbergStarsDelphine Levi AlvaresYvette ArellanoPrigi Arisandi
  • The Perfect Weapon (2020)

    5. The Perfect Weapon

    20201h 27mTV-MA
    7.2 (1.2K)
    The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.
    DirectorJohn MaggioStarsDmitri AlperovitchWill HurdChristopher Miller
  • The Panama Papers (2018)

    6. The Panama Papers

    20181h 36mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.1 (1.8K)
    A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.
    DirectorAlex WinterStarsBastian ObermayerKatrin LanghansFrederik Obermaier
  • The Monopoly on Violence (2020)

    7. The Monopoly on Violence

    20201h 45m
    6.7 (442)
    Academics opposing the rule of the Government and the ability to make laws and tax. Trying to use a rationale perspective to offer anarchy as acceptable.
    DirectorChris CoferStarsJames C. ScottStephan KinsellaAndrew Napolitano
  • Planet of the Humans (2019)

    8. 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
  • Kingdom of Silence (2020)

    9. Kingdom of Silence

    20201h 41mTV-MATV Movie
    7.1 (1K)
    An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder. Featuring interviews and footage that explore his personal and professional relationships with Saudi rulers, jihadists and fellow global journalists.
    DirectorRick RowleyStarsAli SoufanNasser FarisBen Rhodes
  • We Steal Secrets (2013)

    10. We Steal Secrets

    20132h 10mR76Metascore
    6.9 (8.3K)
    A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsJulian AssangeAdrian LamoJohn 'FuzzFace' McMahon
  • iHuman (2019)

    11. iHuman

    20191h 39m
    6.7 (767)
    The documentary follows the booming artificial intelligence industry, what opportunities and challenges it brings and its impact on the global community.
    DirectorTonje Hessen ScheiStarsMax TegmarkZeynep TüfekçiElenore Pauwels
  • Greta Thunberg in I Am Greta (2020)

    12. I Am Greta

    20201h 37mTV-1469Metascore
    7.5 (8.5K)
    The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
    DirectorNathan GrossmanStarsGreta ThunbergSvante ThunbergNiclas Svenningsen
  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)

    13. Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    20191h 43m70Metascore
    7.3 (3.1K)
    Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
    DirectorJustin PembertonStarsKeira KnightleyMichael DouglasVanessa Redgrave
  • Spycraft (2020)

    14. Spycraft

    2020–20229 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.7 (2.6K)
    Follows intelligence experts who offer an look behind the CIA's most secretive operations throughout history and the devices that made them possible.
    StarsH. Keith MeltonDylan BerryRobert Bigman
  • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)

    15. Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

    20204 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (2.6K)
    Seduced follows India Oxenberg's abuse and her own culpability inside the NXIVM cult, an organization marketed as a self-help group.
    StarsCatherine OxenbergIndia OxenbergJanja Lalich
  • Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Matt Taibbi, Scott Tucker, Simon Trépanier, Anabel Hernández, Rachel Aviv, and Fahmi Quadir in Dirty Money (2018)

    16. Dirty Money

    2018–202012 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (11K)
    A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.
    CreatorJosh AdlerStarsMatt TaibbiFisher StevensAlex Gibney
  • Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)

    17. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

    20151h 59mNot Rated80Metascore
    8.0 (42K)
    A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsPaul HaggisJason BegheSpanky Taylor
  • The Act of Killing (2012)

    18. The Act of Killing

    20121h 57mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.2 (42K)
    A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
    DirectorsJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul Arifin
  • (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies (2015)

    19. (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies

    20151h 30mNot Rated60Metascore
    7.4 (2K)
    From ticket-fixing in our police departments to test-score scandals in our schools, from our elected leaders' extra-marital affairs to financial schemes undermining our economy, dishonesty seems to be a ubiquitous part of the news. But it's not just true in the headlines - we ALL cheat.
    DirectorYael MelamedeStarDan Ariely
  • Blackfish (2013)

    20. Blackfish

    20131h 23mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (75K)
    A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
    DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha Berg
  • Bill Maher in Religulous (2008)

    21. Religulous

    20081h 41mR56Metascore
    7.6 (61K)
    Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
    DirectorLarry CharlesStarsBill MaherTal BachmanJonathan Boulden
  • March of the Penguins (2005)

    22. March of the Penguins

    20051h 20mG79Metascore
    7.5 (61K)
    In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
    DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles Berling
  • Werner Herzog and Timothy Treadwell in Grizzly Man (2005)

    23. Grizzly Man

    20051h 43mR87Metascore
    7.8 (65K)
    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
  • Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

    24. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    20081h 35mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.5 (43K)
    A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
    DirectorKurt KuenneStarsKurt KuenneAndrew BagbyDavid Bagby
  • The Cove (2009)

    25. The Cove

    20091h 32mPG-1384Metascore
    8.4 (52K)
    Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
    DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy Jones

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