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1. Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
Over a thousand years ago, the sun-washed lands of Southern Spain were home to Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together and flourishing. Their culture and beliefs intertwined and the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert H. Gardner | Stars: Roman Grigaravicius, Arturas Nemanis
Votes: 112
2.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Inside the Meltdown
(2009)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, News
Frontline investigates the 2008 economic meltdown and offers an inside look at what caused the crisis and who, if anyone, could have stopped it.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Nick Ashooh, Sheila Bair, Bill Bamber, Bryan Burrough
Votes: 129
3.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Battle for Ukraine / Syria: Arming the Rebels
(2014)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and Frontline: FRONTLINE goes inside the raging battle zones of Ukraine and Syria. In Ukraine, with personal and dramatic footage, FRONTLINE reveals the confrontation between ... See full summary »
Director: James Jones | Stars: Will Lyman, James Jones, Dmytro Holubnychy, Oleg Demchuk
Votes: 43
4. No End in Sight (2007)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, War
A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Campbell Scott, Gerald Burke, Ali Fadhil, Omar Fekeiki
Votes: 8,631 | Gross: $1.43M
5. Time to Choose (2015)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Peter Agnefjall, Tasso Azevedo, Neal Barnard
Votes: 281 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Watergate (2018–2019)
260 min | Documentary, History
On the night of June 17, 1972, a security guard in the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC called the police when he found a door repeatedly taped open.
Stars: Douglas Hodge, John Hopkins, Will Keen, Mark Dexter
Votes: 384
7.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Money, Power & Wall Street (1)
(2012)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, News
Part One: Learn how two U.S. administrations have confronted the economic crisis.
Stars: Ryan Knutson, Will Lyman, Arun Rath, Martin Smith
Votes: 74
8.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Money, Power & Wall Street (2)
(2012)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, News
Part Two: Probe the story of the big banks -- how they developed, how they crashed and whether they still present dangers.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Jim Gilmore, Will Lyman, Arun Rath
Votes: 47
9.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Money, Power & Wall Street 3
(2012)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE takes you inside rapid rise of credit default swaps, including voices of those who created them.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Jim Gilmore, Will Lyman, Arun Rath
Votes: 37
10.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Money, Power & Wall Street 4
(2012)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE investigates largest government bailout in US history, a series of decisions that rewrote rules of government.
Stars: Linda Hirsch, Ryan Knutson, Will Lyman, Arun Rath
Votes: 38
11. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,998 | Gross: $4.31M
12. Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime
It showcases what happened in 1993 in Waco, Texas when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a 51-day siege.
Stars: David Thibodeau, Chris Whitcomb, Lee Hancock, Bob Ricks
Votes: 7,812
13. Soros (2019)
85 min | Documentary
Soros follows one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time as he fights against the rising tide of authoritarianism around the world.
Director: Jesse Dylan | Stars: Kofi Annan, George Soros
Votes: 263
14. Divide and Conquer (2018)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.
Director: Alexis Bloom | Stars: Tony Waag, Babette Bombshell, Catherine Corcoran, John Reardon
Votes: 647 | Gross: $0.04M
15. Viral: Antisemitism In Four Mutations (2020)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
Antisemitism in the US and Europe is spreading and is seemingly unstoppable. Andrew Goldberg examines its rise, traveling through four countries to follow antisemites and their victims, along with experts, politicians and locals.
Director: Andrew Goldberg | Stars: Andrew Goldberg, Russell Walker, Eric Ward, Deborah Lipstadt
Votes: 110
16. The Last Dance (2020)
TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Led by Michael Jordan, the 1990s Chicago Bulls establish themselves as one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.
Stars: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, David Aldridge
Votes: 152,382
17. The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (2020)
179 min | Documentary, Biography
A dramatic three-part series tells the incredible story of Rupert Murdoch's Empire, interweaving his behind-the-scenes influence on world events with the personal battle for power at the heart of his own family.
Stars: Kate Fleetwood, Piers Morgan, Andrew Neil, Sarah Ellison
Votes: 709
18. Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League (2021– )
59 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The creation of the English Premier League through the stories of people like Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Vinnie Jones and Alan Shearer.
Stars: Paul Merson, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Alan Shearer
Votes: 854
19. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Phil Amicone, Charlie Ott, Michael Zuckerman
Votes: 10,277
20. Man in the Arena (I) (2020)
114 min | Documentary
Biography of Roger Ailes, the iconic and controversial founder of FOX News, told with his never-before-revealed private archives, and insightful interviews with leading political and media ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Barnes | Stars: Roger Ailes, Maria Bartiromo, George Bush, James Carville
Votes: 47
21. Ivan the Terrible (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Orphaned in his childhood and treated abusively by higher-ranking Boyars, Tzar Ivan was a mercurial ruler who committed his first murder at the age of 13 and was feared for his random acts ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Moers | Stars: Erik Schäffler, Axel Petermann, Heidi Kastner, Andreas Kappeler
Votes: 290
22. The Plot Against the President (2020)
91 min | Documentary
Follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history. Based on Lee Smith's book.
Director: Amanda Milius | Stars: Michael Anton, John O. Brennan, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 4,380
23. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,454 | Gross: $0.06M
24. Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
90 min | Documentary
It tells the story of the courageous campaign of citizens and activists who faced violence and oppression in the struggle for the right to vote
Directors: Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard | Stars: Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Courtland Cox, Mukasa Dada
Votes: 158
25. Citizenfour (2014)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Votes: 57,993 | Gross: $2.80M
26. A Storm Foretold (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
With Trump's political godfather, Roger Stone, as the film's central character the film documents how Trump's presidential period had to find its logical end point in The Storm at the Capitol.
Director: Christoffer Guldbrandsen | Stars: Christoffer Guldbrandsen, Roger Stone, Joe Biggs, Kristin Davis
Votes: 496
27. Moment of Contact (2022)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary
Is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures.
Director: James Fox | Stars: James Fox, Marco Aurelio Leal, Cinthya Covo Leão, Humberto Leão
Votes: 2,144
28. Shoah (1985)
Not Rated | 566 min | Documentary, History, War
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaïdl, Hanna Zaïdl
Votes: 10,560 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
194 min | Documentary, Horror
A thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
Director: Kier-La Janisse | Stars: Linda Hayden, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin Kölsch, Sean Hogan
Votes: 1,631
30. We Are Not Alone (II) (2022)
Documentary
Serena DC speaks to some of the worlds leading experts, scientists and contactees in the UFO community about the undeniable evidence that proves, we are not alone.
Stars: Jay Bluemke, Jimmy Church, Adam Curry, Serena Dc
Votes: 430
31. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018– )
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Joe Bob is back! Watching B-Movies and giving background and behind the scenes information. He watches Tourist Trap, Re-Animator and much much more.
Stars: John Bloom, Diana Prince, John Patrick Brennan, Yuki Nakamura
Votes: 1,875
32. Hostages (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, History
November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days.
Stars: John Limbert, Parvaneh Limbert, Mike Metrinko, Ibrahim Asgharzadeh
Votes: 603
33. Life in Colour (2021)
TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary
Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
Stars: David Attenborough, Joerg Wiedenmann
Votes: 4,044
34. The Last Days (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, War
In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary... See full summary »
Director: James Moll | Stars: Bill Basch, Martin Basch, Randolph Braham, Alice Lok Cahana
Votes: 5,767 | Gross: $0.42M
35. Spell Your Name (2006)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
Survivors tell the story of the Babi Yar massacre from WWII, where some 100,000 people were massacred by German forces.
Director: Sergey Bukovsky | Stars: Polina Bel'skaia, Maryna Chaika, Mariia Egorycheva-Glagoleva, Mikhail Fel'berg
Votes: 149
36. Life on Our Planet (2023– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
The incredible story of life's epic, four-billion-year journey on Earth comes alive in this series from Steven Spielberg and the team behind "Our Planet."
Star: Morgan Freeman
Votes: 5,433
37. Paul T. Goldman (2023)
34 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
One man's efforts to uncover the truth thrust him into a labyrinth of fraud, deception, and criminality that transform him "from wimp to warrior".
Stars: Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw, Christopher Stanley, W. Earl Brown
Votes: 1,110
39.
The Making of the Mob (2015–2016)
Episode:
New York: Equal Opportunity Gangster
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, History
"Equal Opportunity Gangster" "Lucky" Luciano gains power in the New York underworld during Prohibition. When two bosses start a mob war, Luciano plans to kill them both.
Director: Johnny Saint-Ours | Stars: Rich Graff, James Kacey, John Paul Andrews, Ian Bell
Votes: 133
40. Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
16+ | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Docuseries exploring the truth beneath the surface of reality TV's mega-family, The Duggars.
Stars: Derick Dillard, Jill Duggar Dillard, Brooke Arnold, Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Votes: 4,395
41. Active Measures (2018)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American presidential election in collaboration with the Trump campaign.
Director: Jack Bryan | Stars: Vladimir Putin, Jeremy Bash, Nina Burleigh, Alexandra Chalupa
Votes: 7,852 | Gross: $1.22M
42. Welcome to Wrexham (2022– )
TV-MA | 28 min | Documentary, Sport
Docuseries chronicling the purchase and stewardship of Wrexham AFC, one of professional football's oldest clubs, by two Hollywood actors, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Stars: Wrexham A.F.C., Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Humphrey Ker
Votes: 20,081
43. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Suicide, murder or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
Stars: Manoj Kumar, Naresh Bhatia, Vishal Anand, Mukesh Sengar
Votes: 12,835
44. Laurel Canyon (2020)
TV-14 | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music
Documentary pulls back the curtain on a mythical world and provides an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon. It paints an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture.
Stars: Michelle Phillips, Alice Cooper, Micky Dolenz, Neil Young
Votes: 1,297
45. Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary (2021)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Music
Multi-platinum country music superstar and recent Academy of Country Music Awards "Entertainer of the Year" recipient, Luke Bryan, as he experiences the ups, downs, triumphs and tragedies along the road to unprecedented success.
Star: Luke Bryan
Votes: 1,998
46. Beckham (2023)
TV-MA | 71 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.
Stars: David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Fisher Stevens, John Carlin
Votes: 35,274
47. Descendant (2022)
PG | 109 min | Documentary, History
Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.
Director: Margaret Brown | Stars: Theodore Arthur, Gary Autrey, Chris Davis, Joycelyn Davis
Votes: 1,418
48. Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story (2021)
100 min | Documentary, Music
Country music star Cody Johnson journeys from the dusty rodeo arenas of rural Texas to the biggest stages in America.
Director: Shaun Silva | Stars: Cody Johnson, Brandi Johnson, James Barton, Taya Kyle
Votes: 93
49. 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets (2015)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, Crime
In 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, two lives intersected and were forever altered.
Director: Marc Silver | Stars: Lucia McBath, Ron Davis, Michael David Dunn, Russell Healey
Votes: 1,982 | Gross: $0.02M
50. Dirty Tricks (2021)
100 min | Documentary
At the elite level, bridge has become a million-dollar cut-throat business. When the best competitive player is accused of cheating, the ensuing scandal confounds experts, criminal science, celebrities and basic belief.
Director: Daniel Sivan
Votes: 225
51. Old-Growth Murder (2022)
Documentary, Crime
A feature-length documentary exploring the unsolved murder of French bicyclist Alain Malessard who was found dead in an Oregon Coast campground on Thanksgiving 1987.
Director: Tom Olsen Jr. | Stars: Skip Bailey, Darelle 'Dino' Butler, Gary Butler, Céline Clease
Votes: 85
52. Baseball (1994–2010)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, History, Sport
A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
Stars: Daniel Okrent, George F. Will, John Chancellor, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 4,741
53. Soaked in Bleach (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
Tom Grant, a private investigator once hired by Courtney Love, reveals his take on the death of Kurt Cobain.
Director: Benjamin Statler | Stars: Daniel Roebuck, Sarah Scott, August Emerson, Tyler Bryan
Votes: 11,599
54. The Day Sports Stood Still (2021 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, Sport
How Covid-19 changed college and professional sports and how professional players began publicly arguing for social justice and police reform in the wake of several instances of police ... See full summary »
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Malika Andrews, Mookie Betts, Natasha Cloud, Mark Cuban
Votes: 527
55. The 12th Victim (2023)
TV-MA | 212 min | Documentary, Crime
THE 12TH VICTIM Sheds new light on the infamous 1958 Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate murder case, in which the teenage couple was charged and convicted of brutally killing 11 victims at random.
Stars: Michael G. Larkin, Jeff McArthur, Phebe E. Bohart, Eric Tiede
Votes: 417
56. 1990s: The Deadliest Decade (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime
A look at notorious murders and crimes that happened during the 1990s.
Stars: Rachel Kent, Tom Scorzone, Benjamin Shaffer, Benjamin Standford
Votes: 202
57. The Atlanta Child Murders (2019)
Documentary, Crime
Between 1979 and 1981 29 African American children went missing and were found dead in Atlanta. Till this day, no person has been tried for these murders and the killer has never been confirmed.
Stars: Dion Graham, Echefulam Madubuike, Ashley S. Evans, Jerel Xavier Alston
Votes: 179
58. The Sunlit Night (2019)
106 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.
Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Fridtjov Såheim, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 2,548
59. McMillions (2020)
TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents involved.
Stars: Chris Graham, Doug Mathews, Amy Murray, Janet Pellicciotti
Votes: 9,207
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