Documentaries
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1. Cries from Syria (2017)
TV-MA | 111 min | Documentary, Drama, War
CRIES FROM SYRIA is a searing, comprehensive account of a brutal five-year conflict from the inside out, drawing on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Hadi Al Abdullah, Raed Al Saleh, Riad Al-Asaad, Bashar al-Assad
Votes: 1,111
2. Paper Clips (2004)
G | 82 min | Documentary, War
As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed.
Directors: Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab | Stars: Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley, Casey Condra
Votes: 1,786 | Gross: $1.10M
3. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Robin Williams, Mark Rasmussen, Stan Wilson, John Houseman
Votes: 9,173
4. Goering's Secret (2014)
Documentary
Documentary tell the story of Hermann Göring, with the use of some of this personal cine film.
Director: Jörg Müllner | Stars: Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Galland, Carin Göring, Edda Göring
Votes: 50
5. George Michael: Freedom (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A frank and honest account of George Michael's professional life and career, made by the man himself with various artists adding to the narrative.
Directors: David Austin, George Michael, George Michael, Philip Smith | Stars: George Michael, Emmanuelle Alt, David Austin, Tony Bennett
Votes: 1,527
6. George Michael: Freedom! '90 (1990 Music Video)
7 min | Short, Music
For George Michael's song Freedom '90, he does not appear in the music video. Instead, five female models and five male models lip sync the lyrics to the song.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Rafael Edholm, George Michael, Scott Benoit, Naomi Campbell
Votes: 702
7. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 220,429
8. Escape from a Nazi Death Camp (2014)
Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short, History
From PBS - The Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on October 14, 1943 the inmates fought back, in the biggest and most successful prison ... See full summary »
Director: Hereward Pelling | Stars: Eric Meyers, Andreas Beckett, Georg Nikolloff, Peter Clements
Votes: 190
9. Downfall (2004)
R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
Votes: 375,433 | Gross: $5.51M
10. This Is It (2009)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Music
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Michael Jackson, Alex Al, Alexandra Apjarova, Nick Bass
Votes: 41,911 | Gross: $72.09M
11. Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Sandra Amador, Michael Bearden, Tony Bennett, BloodPop
Votes: 13,698
12. Solitary (II) (2016)
TV-14 | 81 min | Documentary
See what it's like inside the maximum security prison. Kristi goes inside where no cameras are allowed. Red onion state prison is in southwest Virginia. mountains in all directions.
Director: Kristi Jacobson
Votes: 478
13. Restrepo (2010)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Directors: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger | Stars: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Juan 'Doc Restrepo, Dan Kearney, LaMonta Caldwell
Votes: 24,425 | Gross: $1.33M
14. Egypt's Lost Queens (2014 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 59 min | Documentary
Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality. Women held the title of 'Pharaoh' no fewer than 18 times. There were also female doctors, ... See full summary »
Director: Ian A. Hunt | Star: Joann Fletcher
Votes: 123
15. Immortal Egypt (2016)
59 min | Documentary, History
Joann Fletcher presents the extraordinary story of Ancient Egypt, from its beginnings to the great pyramid builders and on, to the last of the pharaohs.
Stars: Joann Fletcher, Chris Naunton, Glenn Godenho, Dirk Huyge
Votes: 230
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