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1. 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: 79,168 | Gross: $4.31M
2. Tyrant (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An unassuming American family is drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.
Stars: Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Ashraf Barhom, Moran Atias
Votes: 23,601
3. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,094 | Gross: $1.09M
4. Chinese Box (1997)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui
Votes: 3,605 | Gross: $2.20M
5. The House I Live In (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson
Votes: 5,400 | Gross: $0.21M
6. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,598 | Gross: $0.19M
7. The Coming War on China (2016)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
From award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.
Director: John Pilger | Stars: Franklin Blaisdell, James Bradley, Bruce Cumings, Dana Rohrabacher
Votes: 1,695
8. À Propos de Nice (1930)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
Directors: Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo
Votes: 4,652
9. The One Percent (2006)
76 min | Documentary
In this hard-hitting but humorous documentary, director Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Johnson | Stars: Nicole Buffet, Chuck Collins, Steve Forbes, Cody Franchetti
Votes: 1,118
10. The War on Democracy (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Directors: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende, George Bush
Votes: 2,531
11. Raja (2003)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
A cross-cultural drama about a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman's yearning for a nineteen year local girl. Raja is an orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life. Fred is an emotionally ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem, Ilham Abdelwahed, Hassan Khissal
Votes: 433
12. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Unrated | 74 min | Documentary
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Directors: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell
Votes: 2,634
13. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
14. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
15. Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Paul Piff, Anne Rueth, Colin Dunkley
Votes: 1,391
16. Unnatural Causes (2008– )
Documentary
"Why do some of us get sicker more often and die sooner, and what causes us to become sick in the first place? This limited series explores the apparent link between a person's health and ... See full summary »
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, S. Leonard Syme, David Williams, Ana Diez-Roux
Votes: 31
17. Open to the World (2020)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Miranda July opens a multi-faith charity store within Selfridges.
Director: Miranda July | Stars: Miranda July, Lilyella Zender-Blatt
Votes: 22
18. Breeders: A Subclass of Women? (2014)
52 min | Documentary
Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century, celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is ... See full summary »
Directors: Matthew Eppinette, Jennifer Lahl | Stars: Marlane Angle, Cindy, Gail, Heather
Votes: 19
19. Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa (2019)
13 min | Documentary, Short
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors answer non-stop calls from women and teens who cannot afford access to reproductive health care in America.
Directors: Barbara Attie, Mike Attie, Janet Goldwater
Votes: 222
20. RocketKitKongoKit (1986)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short
Using instructions for constructing a rocket as a frame, the film explores the exploitation of Zaire (as was), by Western governments and corporations culminating in the establishment of a German rocket research company in the country.
Director: Craig Baldwin
Votes: 38
21. Wealth & Income Disparity (2021)
13 min | Short
Christina Gibson-Davis, from Duke University, and Christine Percheski, from Northwestern University explain the difference between wealth and income disparity.
Directors: Dale Bell, Harry Wiland
22. Cost of Living (2010)
5 min | Animation, Short
When the world is threatened by a global flood due in December 2012, consumerism reigns supreme as companies compete to offer the best protection. What if most of the world can't afford protection? What if only the wealthy few survive?
Director: Peter Kimball-Evans | Star: Peter Kimball-Evans
23.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Cloud Minders
(1969)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Kirk and Spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the sky while the rest of the population toils in mines on the barren surface below.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Jeff Corey
Votes: 3,057
24.
Viewpoint '87 (1987)
Episode:
Japan - Behind the Mask
(1987)
Documentary
Director: Alan Lowery | Star: John Pilger
25.
Viewpoint '92 (1992)
Episode:
War by Other Means
(1992)
Documentary
Explores how banks in the First World advance loans to Third World countries and its catastrophic effects on the lifestyles and well-being of the citizens in poorer countries.
Star: John Pilger
26.
Unreported World (2000– )
Episode:
Georgia's Baby Factory
(2021)
Documentary, News
Anja Popp went to Georgia for Unreported World, and found a largely unregulated surrogacy market, where wealthy couples can have multiple babies at the same time, and where there is no shortage of vulnerable women to meet the demand.
27.
Wendover Productions (2015– )
Episode:
Is Africa the Next China?
(2021)
16 min | Documentary
As a whole Africa's economic indicators are comparable to China's of 15 years ago. But its demographic indicators reflect China's of 40 years ago. These trends suggest Africa needs to focus... See full summary »
Star: Sam Denby
28.
Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode:
The Top 1%
(2011)
Documentary, News
Barely three years since the great recession, many middle income and poor Americans are still hurting. In the months before the Occupy Movement makes headlines, rising inequality in the US ... See full summary »
Director: Andréa Schmidt | Stars: Todd Akin, Zeina Awad, Keith Ellison, Jason Gurwin
29.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Plutocracy Rising
(2012)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
How far America's mega-wealthy will go to keep the One Percent in charge.
Stars: Chrystia Freeland, Bill Moyers, Matt Taibbi
30.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Surviving the New American Economy
(2013)
Not Rated | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Two decades in the making, the intimate story of two American families struggling to find their place in the new economy.
Stars: George Bush, Barbara Garson, Barbara Miner, Bill Moyers
31.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Inequality for All
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Robert Reich on Inequality for All.
Stars: David Brancaccio, Jacob Kornbluth, Bill Moyers, Robert Reich
32.
The Raising of America (2015– )
Episode:
The Raising of America
(2015)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Christine Herbes-Sommers | Stars: Jeffrey Armstrong, Rasmus Birn, Renée Boynton-Jarrett, Ellen Bravo