2020 documents etc.
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2. Ober Ost: The Forgotten Colony in the Heart of Europe (2019 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Jonas Niewianda, André Schäfer | Stars: Simon Winder, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Manfred Nebelin, Tsar Nicholas II
Votes: 10
3. The Scientist, the Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People (2018)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Gulya Mirzoeva | Stars: Hester Wilcox, Vladimir Lenin, Trofim Lysenko, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 27
4. Nikita Khrushchev - The Red Tsar (2017 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Nikita Khrushchev was a devoted supporter of Stalin, but eventually put an end to his predecessor's regime of terror. In this documentary his family members, along with historians, bring to life his story and a piece of Soviet history.
Director: Jobst Knigge
Votes: 30
5. Signs of Evil - The Runes of the SS (2016)
50 min | Documentary
This documentary tells the gripping story of the SS symbol, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Director: Silke Pothoff | Stars: Klaus Duwel, Michel Friedman, Josef Grohé, Ulrich Hunger
Votes: 25
6. Fed Up (2014)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
An examination of America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in aggravating it.
Director: Stephanie Soechtig | Stars: Michele Simon, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, Michael Pollan
Votes: 12,358 | Gross: $1.54M
7. The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
90 min | Documentary
THE CORPORATE COUP D'ÉTAT takes a complex political/historical theme and brings it to life. In the style of '13th', 'Manufacturing Consent', 'The Corporation', and 'All Governments Lie' it ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Peabody | Stars: John Ralston Saul, Chris Hedges, Enrico Caruso, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 144
8. Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017)
86 min | Documentary, Music
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Director: William E. Badgley | Stars: Tessa Pollitt, Sid Vicious, Billy Idol, Viv Albertine
Votes: 291
9. Accidental Anarchist (2017)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior ... See full summary »
Directors: John Archer, Clara Glynn | Stars: Carne Ross, Hussein Azam, Pelai Pagès i Blanch, Murray Bookchin
Votes: 217
10. Hannibal's Elephant Army: The New Evidence (2018 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary, History
The true story of Carthaginian general Hannibal crossing the alps- with 40,000 men, 9,000 cavalry & 37 elephants- is revealed thanks to extraordinary new discoveries.
Director: Giulia Clark | Stars: Adrian Bower, Eve MacDonald, Bill Mahaney, Randy Dirszowsky
Votes: 26
11.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?
(2018)
Documentary
An exposition on the workings of the human body clock. A former commando spends 10 days in varying light conditions within an abandoned bunker alone whilst a team monitor the effect of ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Cook | Stars: Ella Al-Shamahi, Aldo Kane
Votes: 20
12. Shadow Commander Irans Military Mastermind (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Sasha Achilli
Votes: 89
13. Derren Brown: Apocalypse (2012– )
60 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery
A member of the public is given a second chance at life when mentalist Derren Brown makes him realize how important life is by tricking him into believing that a meteor has hit the earth which is now populated by zombies.
Stars: Derren Brown, Steven Brosnan, Gilbert Martin, Jordan Loughran
Votes: 1,052
14. Derren Brown: Fear and Faith (2012– )
60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
In the first programme, Derren sets up a fake pharmaceutical company which claims to have developed a drug named 'Rumyodin', with the ability to inhibit fear. In the second, Derren looks at the psychology of religious belief.
Stars: Derren Brown, Karol Steele, Ben Ryan-Steele, Peter Clifford
Votes: 399
15. Derren Brown: Infamous (2014 TV Special)
71 min | Reality-TV
Derren Brown's sixth live stage show which toured the U.K. in 2013-2014.
Director: Andy Nyman | Stars: Carl Barma, Derren Brown, Benjayx Murphy
Votes: 278
16. Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery (2013 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Crime
Derren has bet a renowned art collector that he can steal a painting from under his nose - and attempts to use OAP's to pull it off.
Director: Jon Richards | Stars: Derren Brown, Julian Klinger
Votes: 507
17. Memory Games (2018)
85 min | Documentary
Glimpse into the brain's vast potential for memorization through the eyes of four competitive memory athletes as they share techniques and insights.
Directors: Janet Tobias, Claus Wehlisch | Stars: Yanjaa Wintersoul, Andy Fong, Kyle Bryan Johnson, Simon Reinhard
Votes: 464
18. Terra (2015 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary
A visually stunning documentary that reflects human's relationship to other species on Earth as humanity becomes more and more isolated from Nature.
Directors: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michael Pitiot | Star: Vanessa Paradis
Votes: 2,006
19. The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History
It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu.
Director: Andrew Thompson | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Wendy Barclay, Catharine Arnold, Mark Harrison
Votes: 149
20. The Hypnotist (2019)
72 min | Documentary, Biography, Fantasy
Life story of Finnish hypnotist Olavi Hakasalo, aka. Olliver Hawk.
Director: Arthur Franck | Stars: Olliver Hawk, Laila Hakasalo, Valto Käkelä, Johannes Virolainen
Votes: 225
22. The Creative Brain (2019)
52 min | Documentary
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various innovators while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity.
Directors: Jennifer Beamish, Toby Trackman | Stars: David Eagleman, Michelle Khine, Bjarke Ingels, Nathan Myhrvold
Votes: 981
23. Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime (2018 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A. Christie is the world's most translated writer. But who is the woman behind the sales records? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of her personality whose existence and works were shaped by the history of the 20th century.
Directors: André Schäfer, Anna Steuber | Stars: Agatha Christie, John Curran, Julius Green, Sophie Hannah
Votes: 67
24. American Anarchist (2016)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary
The story of one of the most infamous books ever written, "The Anarchist Cookbook," and the role it's played in the life of its author, now 65, who wrote it at 19 in the midst of the counterculture upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
Director: Charlie Siskel | Stars: William Powell, Charlie Siskel, Ochan Kusuma-Powell, Jeff Nightbyrd
Votes: 1,807
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Prediction by the Numbers
(2018)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
A look at why some predictions fail while others succeed at forecasting the future.
Director: Daniel McCabe | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Edward Nygren, Luke Schaffer, Liberty Vittert
Votes: 406
26. Holocaust Escape Tunnel (2017)
Documentary, History
Documentary about holocaust in Lithuania and the story of Lithuanian holocaust survivors of an escape tunnel they dug.
Directors: Paula Apsell, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Timothy Snyder, Richard Freund, Jon Seligman
Votes: 201
27. Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud, Simon Amédé
Votes: 15,087 | Gross: $1.51M
28. Ikuiset vaeltajat (2020)
87 min | Documentary
A three-part essayist documentary look into the universal human desire to be somewhere else in the form of traveling abroad.
Director: Mika Mattila | Stars: Jay Bennett, Steve Chambers, Santa Claus, The Dalai Lama
Votes: 33
29. The Most Unknown (2018)
92 min | Documentary
The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Cheney | Stars: Jennifer L. Macalady, Davide D'Angelo, Axel Cleeremans, Luke McKay
Votes: 2,218 | Gross: $0.01M
30. Japan with Sue Perkins (2019)
58 min | Documentary
Inspired by a childhood friendship Sue Perkins travels around Japan experiencing a nation caught between the demands of a high-tech future and the pull of a traditional past.
Star: Sue Perkins
Votes: 167
31. Mountain (I) (2017)
PG | 74 min | Documentary
An experience about the highest peaks around the world.
Director: Jennifer Peedom | Star: Willem Dafoe
Votes: 4,253 | Gross: $0.24M
32. Dingo-mania (1985 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Arvo Tuominen | Stars: Arvo Tuominen, Pepe Laaksonen, Lasse Norres, Neumann
Votes: 8
33. Pertti 'Neumann' Nieminen (1990 TV Movie)
38 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Esa Illi | Stars: Neumann, Ilkka Alanko, Dingo, Kode Koistinen
Votes: 7
34. Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey (2011–2012)
Documentary
Joanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece.
Stars: Joanna Lumley, Petros Chytiris, Spyros Bakas
Votes: 205
35. School of Seduction (2019)
95 min | Documentary
'School of Seduction' follows the three Russian women, Diana, Lida and Vica, who are on the same mission. They're searching for security, a higher social status, and plain, simple happiness... See full summary »
Director: Alina Rudnitskaya | Stars: Lida, Vika, Diana, Vladimir Putin
Votes: 183
36. Leftover Women (2019)
83 min | Documentary
In China, single women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being "leftover." Leftover Women follows three hopeful singles seeking to define love on their own terms.
Directors: Shosh Shlam, Hilla Medalia | Stars: Huamei Qiu, Min Xu, Qi Gai
Votes: 467
37. This Train I Ride (2019)
77 min | Documentary
The film follows the life-journeys of two women living on the fringe in a rapidly changing country. A quest for identity, freedom and finding one's place in the world.
Director: Arno Bitschy | Stars: Christina, Anandi, Lauren, Sierra
Votes: 167
38. Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The name of the famous exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari stands for beauty and seduction. She gave herself to the most influential men of her time. In the middle of the First World War,... See full summary »
Directors: Kristina Forbat, Jobst Knigge | Stars: Philippe Collas, Hanneke Boonstra, Julie Wheelwright, Yves Rocourt
Votes: 46
39. My Father from Sirius (2016)
PG | 80 min | Documentary
Einari's childhood could have been like that of any other Finnish boy, but everything changed when his father was enlightened and started communicating with light beings from Outer Space.
Director: Einari Paakkanen | Stars: Einari Paakkanen, Veikko Paakkanen, Arja Paakkanen, Mika Västinen
Votes: 143
40. Pieni punainen (2020)
76 min | Documentary, History
The Maoists of Finland were critical of the Soviet Union, opposed the occupation of Czechoslovakia and were among the first to speak of Finnishization. They opposed Kekkonen's supremacy and his re-election by way of exception.
Director: Jouko Aaltonen | Stars: Kyösti Mankamo, Heli Santavuori, Heikki Pihlaja, Raimo Laakia
Votes: 23
41. The Science of Sleep: How to Sleep Better (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Lyndon Bruce
Votes: 9
42. The Truth About Carbs (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Russell England | Star: Xand van Tulleken
Votes: 28
43. Hitler's Steel Beast (2016)
52 min | Documentary, History
At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia. A veritable fortress on rails, this ... See full summary »
Directors: Caroline Amiard, Daniel Ablin | Stars: François Delpla, Mark Felton, Luc Fournier, Séverine Fraisse
Votes: 498
44. The Happiest Man on Earth (2019)
85 min | Documentary
A documentary about gender roles, in which men, including the director himself, are given the chance to express their feelings.
Director: Joonas Berghäll | Stars: Ari Kautto, Jani Tepsa, Joonas Laakso, Kimmo Holmberg
Votes: 240
45. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pope Francis, Ignazio Oliva, María Eufemia Goycoechea, Joe Biden
Votes: 2,379 | Gross: $1.82M
46.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan in Cuba
(2015)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien becomes the first American late-night host to do a show in Cuba in more than 50 years.
Star: Conan O'Brien
Votes: 216
47.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan in Korea
(2016)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Thanks to a box of snacks, Conan travels to Korea to learn the language, master Tae Kwon Do, and make some new friends, one of whom is an octopus.
Director: Billy Bollotino | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Steven Yeun, J.Y. Park, Jimin
Votes: 154
48.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
In light of the negative news surrounding the state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship, Conan decides to strike a positive note by hosting a show in Mexico City, with an all-Mexican staff, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Gracia | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Diego Luna, Vicente Fox
Votes: 193
49. iHuman (2019)
99 min | Documentary
The documentary follows the booming artificial intelligence industry, what opportunities and challenges it brings and its impact on the global community.
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Max Tegmark, Zeynep Tüfekçi, Elenore Pauwels, Ben Goertzel
Votes: 715
50.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan Without Borders: Israel
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan travels to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other locales in Israel.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, Eilat Lieber, Lior Raz, Dov Halbertal
Votes: 233
51.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan Without Borders: Haiti
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
CONAN travels internationally for the 8th time in three years for CONAN Without Borders: Haiti, a special. After hearing President Trump's disparaging remarks about Haiti, O'Brien ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Sweeney | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Lepty Lambert, Jean Louis Versan Martin, Anthony Louis-Jeune
Votes: 214
52.
Conan (2010–2021)
Episode:
Conan Without Borders: Italy
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan visits various sites throughout the country and brings along fan favorite staffer Jordan Schlansky; he takes a whirlwind road trip to meet the people and enjoy Italian food and culture; Conan appears on an Italian soap opera.
Director: Mike Sweeney | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Jordan Schlansky, Chiara Leonini, Francesca Basanieri
Votes: 253
53. The Auctioneers: Profiting from the Holocaust (2018 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary, History
The Auctioneers is a hunt for relics of the past that leads from private property to everyday life between 1938 and 1944, to those who've profited most from the property transfers, and ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Lorenzen | Stars: Thomas Ahbe, Wolfgang Dressen, Edmund Geckler, Fredy Kahn
Votes: 16
54. Le serment des Hitler (2014 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Documents the lineage of Adolf Hitlers descendants, focusing on William Patrick Hitler, the nephew of Adolf Hitler. Cataloguing his attempts to use Hitlers celebrity in the early years, his... See full summary »
Director: Emmanuel Amara | Stars: Florian M. Beierl, Fabrice d'Almeida, David Gardner, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 197
55. Silicon Valley Revolution (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary tells the forgotten stories of some of the most influential personal computer pioneers in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the late 1960s, big mainframe computers owned by ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Tenhaven | Stars: Heidi Roizen, Larry Tesler, Jamis MacNiven, Bruce Damer
Votes: 92
56. Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017)
51 min | Drama, History, Music
The amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who wrote the soundtrack to Christmas.
Director: Larry Weinstein | Stars: Larry Weinstein, Ben Sidran, Jennifer 8. Lee, Ophira Eisenberg
Votes: 134
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