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1. How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News

86 Metascore

The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky

Votes: 4,357 | Gross: $0.13M

2. United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012 Video)

93 min | Documentary

73 Metascore

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is an inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Hubbard | Stars: David Barr, Ken Bing, Gregg Bordowitz, Jim Eigo

Votes: 156

3. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary

74 Metascore

Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while... See full summary »

Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger

Votes: 2,485 | Gross: $0.26M

4. One + One (1968)

Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Music

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Sean Lynch, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards

Votes: 3,308

5. Alamar (2009)

G | 73 min | Documentary, Drama

77 Metascore

Before their inevitable farewell, Jorge, a young man of Mayan roots, and Natan, his half-Italian son, spend time together living off the Banco Chinchorro coral reef.

Director: Pedro González-Rubio | Stars: Jorge Machado, Roberta Palombini, Natan Machado Palombini, Nestór Marín

Votes: 2,712 | Gross: $0.06M

6. Riding Giants (2004)

PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, History

80 Metascore

Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.

Director: Stacy Peralta | Stars: Laird Hamilton, Darrick Doerner, Dave Kalama, Jeff Clark

Votes: 4,672 | Gross: $2.28M

7. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Sport

76 Metascore

Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

Director: Stacy Peralta | Stars: Sean Penn, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Jeff Ament

Votes: 13,362 | Gross: $1.29M

8. 180° South (2010)

PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.

Director: Chris Malloy | Stars: Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Keith Malloy, Alicia Salome Acuna Ika

Votes: 3,175 | Gross: $0.03M

9. Beyond the Horizon (2015– )

Documentary

A ten-week series that focuses on the future of humanity.

Stars: John Kiriakou, Al Gore, Deepak Chopra, Jeff Koons

Votes: 66

10. Great Wide Open (2016)

12 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

A series of five short films that celebrate America's National Parks and the incredible adventurers who explore them.

Director: Jared Leto | Stars: Jason Baldes, Tommy Caldwell, Bob Coronato, Richard Diamond

Votes: 131

11. Lost in La Mancha (2002)

R | 89 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.

Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, Jeff Bridges, Tony Grisoni

Votes: 12,000 | Gross: $0.73M

12. Samsara (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music

65 Metascore

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika

Votes: 38,058 | Gross: $2.67M

13. Senna (2010)

PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

79 Metascore

A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.

Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Ayrton Senna, Reginaldo Leme, John Bisignano, Neyde Senna

Votes: 75,861 | Gross: $1.61M

14. Home (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Family

47 Metascore

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin

Votes: 23,053

15. Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage (2009)

Unrated | 86 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

Two best friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive to talk about most things.

Directors: J.J. Kelley, Josh Thomas | Stars: J.J. Kelley, Josh Thomas

Votes: 141

16. Life on Earth (1979)

54 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 3,252

I will have been around eight years old when this was first broadcast, so the effect on me will have been profound, helping to instil in me a joy and wonder and curiosity with the world that persists to this day, and that David Attenborough and the BBC Natural History Unit continue to fan.

17. Cosmos (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.

Stars: Carl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jonathan Fahn, Jean Charney

Votes: 44,181

There have been few, if any, better communicators of the joy and wonder of science than Carl Sagan. This series stands the test of time and should be viewing for all school children. I look forward to the update that Neil Tyson and Seth MacFarlane are making, which will bring the message to a whole new generation.

18. Yellowstone (2009– )

50 min | Documentary

Filmed over the course of a year in Yellowstone, this documentary tracks the area's wildlife as they grapple with life and death within one of America's last remaining wilderness regions.

Stars: Peter Firth, Mary Beth Schwartz, Jeff Henry, Dick Powell

Votes: 1,884

19. 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: 220,355

20. The Blue Planet (2001)

TV-G | 49 min | Documentary

Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.

Stars: David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Scoones

Votes: 42,726

21. The Living Planet (1984)

660 min | Documentary

David Attenborough discusses the biomass and life in a variety of eco-systems spanning many of the environments found on Earth (from tropical to polar).

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 2,096

22. Life in the Freezer (1993)

30 min | Documentary

Series exploring the natural history of Antarctica.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 1,546

23. The Trials of Life (1990)

600 min | Documentary

Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 1,878

24. The Private Life of Plants (1995)

49 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's study of the world of plants, which demonstrates, with the aid of time-lapse photography, the rich and varied ways in which they flourish.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 2,860

25. The Life of Mammals (2002–2003)

50 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's comprehensive study of how a remarkable group of animals evolved - a group that includes ourselves.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 4,242

26. The Life of Birds (1998)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 3,037

27. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)

TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary

Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem

Votes: 33,003

28. Wonders of the Solar System (2010)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family

In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.

Stars: Brian Cox, Carolyn Porco, Richard Hoover, Ralph Lorenz

Votes: 4,718

29. Wonders of the Universe (I) (2011)

TV-G | 59 min | Documentary, Family

Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature - light, gravity, energy, matter and time. With ... See full summary »

Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 4,343

30. Wonders of Life (2013)

TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

Star: Brian Cox

Votes: 1,725

31. Supersense (1988– )

Documentary

Smell your way across an ocean as a salmon does. See, through the multi-aspected eye of a fly, what a human hand looks like when it is about to strike. Amazing effects reveal the secrets of animal perception.

Votes: 22

32. Nature's Great Events (2009)

49 min | Documentary, Family

This exploration of the planet's most breathtaking natural events follows vast migrations, huge ocean convergences, powerful weather systems and mighty floods.

Stars: David Attenborough, Joe Stevens, Shane Moore, Owen Newman

Votes: 3,373

33. Life in the Undergrowth (2005)

50 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's ground-breaking exploration of a group of organisms that are vast in number, yet often too small to be noticed: the invertebrates.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 3,848

34. Life (2009)

TV-G | 43 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.

Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns

Votes: 42,822

35. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary

An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.

Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Keythe Farley, Piotr Michael

Votes: 128,756

36. Planet Earth II (2016)

TV-G | 50 min | Documentary

David Attenborough returns with a new wildlife documentary that shows life in a variety of habitats.

Stars: David Attenborough, Chadden Hunter, Gordon Buchanan, Elizabeth White

Votes: 158,321

37. Life (2009)

TV-G | 43 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.

Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns

Votes: 42,822

38. Root of All Evil? (2006 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Richard Dawkins' highly critical documentary attacks the pulsing heart of all mainstream religion- faith; with special focus on Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Contains repeated ... See full summary »

Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Yousef Al-Khattab, Richard Dawkins, Ted Haggard, Richard Harries

Votes: 3,867

39. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)

88 min | Documentary

In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Melissa Ricci, Christopher Goh

Votes: 5,550

40. Cosmos (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.

Stars: Carl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jonathan Fahn, Jean Charney

Votes: 44,181

41. Life on Earth (1979)

54 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 3,252

42. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966–1987)

60 min | Documentary, Adventure

The aquatic explorations of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso.

Stars: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Rod Serling, Georges Wilson, Joseph Campanella

Votes: 482

43. 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: 220,355

44. Origins of Us (2011)

60 min | Documentary

We have uncovered the secrets of the atom, travelled to the moon, and dominated planet Earth. But how did humans come to be so successful? This three-part series reveals the powerful ... See full summary »

Stars: Alice Roberts, Brian Richmond, Svante Pääbo, Clive Finlayson

Votes: 322

45. The Secrets of Quantum Physics (2014– )

60 min | Documentary, History

Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.

Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Eliza Shea

Votes: 579

46. The Enemies of Reason (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Scientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.

Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Derren Brown, Deepak Chopra, Richard Dawkins, Chris French

Votes: 1,855

47. A Brief History of Time (1991)

G | 80 min | Documentary, Biography

78 Metascore

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking

Votes: 5,917 | Gross: $2.28M

48. Our Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell (2012 TV Movie)

57 min | Documentary

There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us every minute of every day. It is the story of a viral infection - the battle for the cell.

Director: Michael Davis | Stars: David Tennant, Susanna Bidgood, Steve Jones, Nick Lane

Votes: 422

49. Microcosmos (1996)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

87 Metascore

A documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.

Directors: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Jacques Perrin

Votes: 11,655 | Gross: $1.57M

50. Wonders of the Universe (I) (2011)

TV-G | 59 min | Documentary, Family

Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature - light, gravity, energy, matter and time. With ... See full summary »

Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 4,343

51. The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008– )

60 min | Documentary

In this three-part series Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary scientist and bestselling author, takes us on a journey of discovery. How does evolution work? How do we know it's true - and why... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Dawkins, The Naked Cowboy, Steven Pinker

Votes: 999

52. Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)

60 min | Documentary

Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.

Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Andrea Sella, Hal Sosabowski, Liam Reeves

Votes: 367

53. The Life of Birds (1998)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 3,037

54. How the Universe Works (2010– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe

Votes: 7,250

55. The Incredible Human Journey (2009– )

60 min | Documentary

This series explains the evidence for the theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world, supporting the Out of Africa Theory.

Stars: Alice Roberts, Jeffrey Rose, Clive Finlayson, Xinzhi Wu

Votes: 909

56. Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary, Family

David Attenborough explores Charles Darwin's controversial theory of evolution by natural selection.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 2,227

57. Winged Migration (2001)

G | 89 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.

Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro

Votes: 12,370 | Gross: $10.76M

58. Eye of the Leopard (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

The life of one small leopard from a cub right until the brink of adulthood, as she emerges as a huntress in Botswana's Mombo region of the Okavango Delta.

Directors: Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Legadema

Votes: 271

59. First Life (2010)

59 min | Documentary

David Attenborough goes back in time to investigate the origins of life.

Stars: David Attenborough, Justin Marshall, Jean-Bernard Caron, Mary Droser

Votes: 1,767

60. The Story of Science (2010– )

Documentary

Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.

Stars: Michael Mosley, Simon Chaplin, Floor Lagerwey, Margaret Esiri

Votes: 652

61. Wonders of Life (2013)

TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

Star: Brian Cox

Votes: 1,725

62. The Blue Planet (2001)

TV-G | 49 min | Documentary

Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.

Stars: David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Scoones

Votes: 42,726

63. Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)

156 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's comprehensive study of fossils, which give many clues to how life existed on pre-historic Earth.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 887

64. Wildes Skandinavien (2011– )

43 min | Documentary

Wildes Skandinavien.

Star: Martin Umbach

Votes: 174

65. How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Crime

69 Metascore

Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.

Director: Matthew Cooke | Stars: 'Freeway' Ricky Ross, Susan Sarandon, David Simon, 50 Cent

Votes: 6,823 | Gross: $1.50M

66. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music

72 Metascore

A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.

Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, Johnny Carson

Votes: 41,506 | Gross: $1.72M

67. Powaqqatsi (1988)

G | 99 min | Documentary, Music

57 Metascore

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II

Votes: 8,878 | Gross: $0.59M

68. Naqoyqatsi (2002)

PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music

59 Metascore

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Votes: 6,242 | Gross: $0.13M

69. Pecados de mi padre (2009)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary

Nicolas Entel's searing documentary tells the story of Pablo Escobar -- Colombian drug kingpin, murderer and family man -- through the eyes of his son, Sebastian, as well as the sons of two of Escobar's most prominent victims.

Director: Nicolas Entel | Stars: Jorge Enrique Abello, Pablo Escobar, Sebastian Marroquín, María Isabel Santos

Votes: 1,766

70. Catastroika (2012)

87 min | Documentary

The creators of Debtocracy, analyze the shifting of state assets to private hands. They travel round the world gathering data on privatization and search for clues on the day after Greece's massive privatization program.

Directors: Aris Chatzistefanou, Katerina Kitidi | Stars: Dean Baker, Alex Callinicos, Costas Douzinas, Ben Fine

Votes: 594

71. Zeitgeist (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History

Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.

Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin, Bill Hicks

Votes: 50,375

72. Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008 Video)

Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, History, War

Zeitgeist: Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution.

Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows, John Perkins, George Carlin

Votes: 18,691

73. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

Not Rated | 161 min | Documentary

A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.

Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Peter Joseph, Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Maté, Richard Wilkinson

Votes: 18,744

74. The Fourth World War (2004)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary

This documentary takes a polemical look at the trouble between Israelis and Palestinians.

Directors: Rick Rowley, Jacqueline Soohen | Stars: Michael Franti, Suheir Hammad

Votes: 306

75. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

85 Metascore

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta

Votes: 68,835 | Gross: $3.29M

76. Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

R | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

66 Metascore

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.

Director: Lauren Lazin | Stars: Tupac Shakur, Rappin' 4-Tay, Conrad Bain, Bill Bellamy

Votes: 9,813 | Gross: $7.72M

77. Cartel Land (2015)

R | 100 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque

Votes: 18,829 | Gross: $0.70M

78. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History

82 Metascore

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring

Votes: 16,806 | Gross: $0.27M

79. TT3D: Closer to the Edge (2011)

Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Sport

76 Metascore

Motorcycle racers reveal their motivation to participate each year in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the most dangerous and deadliest event in the sport.

Director: Richard De Aragues | Stars: Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop

Votes: 6,630

80. The Shock Doctrine (2009)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, History

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

Directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Janine Huard, Ewen Cameron, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman

Votes: 3,116

81. To Shoot an Elephant (2009)

112 min | Documentary

Medics risk their lives to rescue and treat the wounded in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Directors: Alberto Arce, Mohammad Rujailah | Stars: Ewa Jasiewicz, Marwan Hamuda, Alberto Arce, Haya Hamdan

Votes: 100

82. The Take (2004)

Unrated | 87 min | Documentary

66 Metascore

In the wake of Argentina's economics collapse of 2001, factory workers break into abandoned factories and restart production. Could these pioneers of cooperative ownership be a model for rebuilding Argentina's economy?

Director: Avi Lewis | Stars: Matilde Adorno, Michel Camadessus, Bill Clinton, Gustavo Cordera

Votes: 1,227

83. Surviving Progress (2011)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary

59 Metascore

Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.

Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks | Stars: Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Robert Wright, Marina Silva

Votes: 1,900 | Gross: $0.05M

84. Steal This Movie (2000)

R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

36 Metascore

After years of hiding, the notorious American leftist radical, Abbie Hoffman, discusses his life, his cause and the opposition he endured.

Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 2,408 | Gross: $0.08M

85. The Weather Underground (2002)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War

77 Metascore

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.

Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White

Votes: 3,769 | Gross: $0.56M

86. Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

G | 99 min | Documentary

80 Metascore

Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal

Votes: 19,259 | Gross: $0.94M

87. Point and Shoot (2014)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

65 Metascore

An American sets out with his motorbike to find both adventure and his sense of manhood, leading him on an extraordinary journey he could not have imagined, including fighting in the Libyan Revolution.

Director: Marshall Curry | Stars: Joseph Oliveira, Matt Sager, Matthew Vandyke

Votes: 1,713

88. Rubble Kings (2010)

Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Biography, History

62 Metascore

Through archival footage Nicholson tells the story of the real Warriors that walked the streets of New York City in the 1970s and the harsh reality of gang life in a city that seemed to be falling apart.

Director: Shan Nicholson | Star: Lloyd Murphy

Votes: 1,155

89. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Music

66 Metascore

A documentary on rap music and its rise to global prominence.

Directors: Ice-T, Andy Baybutt | Stars: Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Chuck D, Snoop Dogg

Votes: 3,620 | Gross: $0.29M

90. Ojos que no ven (2009)

75 min | Documentary

Impacts the sensitivity with which the issue of human rights violations was addressed in a handful of prisons in the province of Buenos Aires and Rawson, from the story of life stories ... See full summary »

Directors: Ana Cacopardo, Andrés Irigoyen

91. Zapatista (1999)

Unrated | 56 min | Documentary

Jan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the... See full summary »

Directors: Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Staale Sandberg | Stars: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Medea Benjamin, Blase Bonpane, Noam Chomsky

Votes: 203

92. Living Utopia (1997 TV Movie)

95 min | Documentary

Anarchism in Spain; the Spanish social revolution during the civil war 1936-39.

Director: Juan A. Gamero | Stars: Federico Arcos, Juan Giménez Arenas, Marcelino Bailo, Maria Batet

Votes: 157

93. A Place Called Chiapas (1998)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

When the Zapatista National Liberation Army took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico, the government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. ... See full summary »

Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Samuel Ruiz García, Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Votes: 401 | Gross: $0.23M

94. Home (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Family

47 Metascore

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin

Votes: 23,053

95. Fascism Inc. (2014)

83 min | Documentary, History, News

Fascism Inc. presents unknown short stories of the past, the present and the future of fascism and its relation to the economic interests of each era. We will travel from Mussolini's Italy ... See full summary »

Director: Aris Chatzistefanou | Stars: Aris Chatzistefanou, Giorgos Tsialos

Votes: 335

96. Antifa: Skinhead Hunters (2008)

65 min | Documentary

A French documentary on how groups of youth in Paris generated a backlash against the NeoNazi skinhead subculture, and by doing so earned themselves the nickname Chasseurs de Skins or 'Skinhead Hunters'.

Director: Marc-Aurèle Vecchione

Votes: 202

99. The Society of the Spectacle (1974)

91 min | Documentary

Guy Debord's cinematic analysis of consumer society based on his influential book "La société du spectacle" (1967).

Director: Guy Debord | Stars: Guy Debord, Leonid Brezhnev, Fidel Castro, Jacques Duclos

Votes: 663

100. In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (1978)

100 min | Documentary

A Latin palindrome is the title of Guy Debord's last film, in which he, as narrator, explains that he will make neither concessions to the tastes of his viewers nor to the dominant ideas of... See full summary »

Director: Guy Debord | Stars: Rasit Tahtaci, Duygu Erkan

Votes: 310



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