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Banned from Television
5.8

Banned from Television

A series of videos containing footage of real life events that were too disturbing for television.
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
7.7

Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis

Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed “the most dangerous racist in America”; Tom Metzger. Louis meets him, his ...
The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial
7.6

The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial

The proceedings of a Paris courtroom are the grist for this documentary. Drawn from over 200 appearances before the same female judge, the ...
Control Room
7.6

Control Room

Jan. 15, 2004

Control Room

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world’s most ...
Super Size Me
7.2

Super Size Me

Jan. 17, 2004

Super Size Me

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald’s fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try ...
Overnight
7.1

Overnight

Jun. 12, 2003

Overnight

Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man’s misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to ...
Gumball 3000: The Movie
6.3

Gumball 3000: The Movie

A 3000 mile race from San Francisco to Miami that took place in the Spring of 2003. 150 cars and stars created all kinds of mayhem and chaos over ...
Riding Giants
7.8

Riding Giants

Jul. 09, 2004

Riding Giants

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
A Place of Our Own
7.8

A Place of Our Own

Feb. 11, 2004

A Place of Our Own

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha’s ...
Dig!
7.7

Dig!

May. 14, 2004

Dig!

A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective ...
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids
7.2

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the ...
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
7.5

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing ...
Sicko
8

Sicko

May. 18, 2007

Sicko

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who’s main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s ...
Windy City Heat
7.3

Windy City Heat

Oct. 12, 2003

Windy City Heat

A man caught up in the glamor of being a Hollywood celebrity has no idea that the production he’s in is a fake.
One Year in a Life of Crime
7.6

One Year in a Life of Crime

Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live ...
Rock Masters: Cat Stevens in Concert
8.8

Rock Masters: Cat Stevens in Concert

A documentary with fully AI-translated voices. Amid post-mobilization Russia Nov 2022, a man navigates personal and collective trauma, Soviet ...
America’s Heart and Soul
5.1

America’s Heart and Soul

Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg hits the road to capture America’s people and its natural beauty. sea to shining sea, from amber waves of ...
Cocaine Cowboys
7.7

Cocaine Cowboys

Nov. 03, 2006

Cocaine Cowboys

In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago ...
Touching the Void
7.9

Touching the Void

Sep. 05, 2003

Touching the Void

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera ...
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.8

Los Angeles Plays Itself

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, ...
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
6.7

Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

Garry Kasparov is possibly the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997, he played a match against the greatest chess computer: ...
The Corporation
8

The Corporation

Sep. 10, 2003

The Corporation

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a ...
The Story of the SAS
6.2

The Story of the SAS

Jul. 14, 1999

The Story of the SAS

North Africa 1943. The SAS tally of enemy planes has surpassed 400. Hitler is enraged. “These men are dangerous and should be hunted down ...
Festival Express
7.5

Festival Express

Sep. 19, 2003

Festival Express

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada ...
Women in Rock
5.6

Women in Rock

Jan. 01, 1980

Women in Rock

A documentary about women in the punk rock scene in Europe.
Maestro
7.1

Maestro

Feb. 22, 2003

Maestro

Maestro, tells the story of how a group of people found refuge and a call for life outside the mainstream. What evolved was a scene that set the ...
Faster
7.7

Faster

May. 15, 2003

Faster

Faster is an electrifying tribute to the white-knuckle world of MotoGP™ — the fastest sport on two wheels — where the world’s top riders go wheel ...
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
7.9

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with ...
Hemp for Victory
6.3

Hemp for Victory

Jan. 01, 1942

Hemp for Victory

An informational film produced to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort during WW2. The film details the many industrial uses of ...
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
8.4

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

A chronicle of Bob Dylan’s strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to “voice of a ...
Doc Martin
7.6

Doc Martin

Jan. 01, 2024

Doc Martin

Greg James and Maisie Adam will team up to tackle some of the classic Indiana Jones stunts – we’re talking dodging poisonous darts, outrunning ...
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
7.1

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute ...
Songs for Drella
7.7

Songs for Drella

Jan. 17, 1990

Songs for Drella

Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy ...
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
7.4

Frazetta: Painting with Fire

A documentary on the life of painter Frank Frazetta, who revolutionized science fiction, fantasy and comic art with breathtaking realistic ...
A History of Sex
4.4

A History of Sex

Jan. 14, 2003

A History of Sex

Andres Serrano (born August 15, 1950 in New York City) is an American photographer and artist who has become notorious through his photos of ...
Dracula Unearthed
5.9

Dracula Unearthed

Jan. 01, 2024

Dracula Unearthed

Greg James and Maisie Adam will team up to tackle some of the classic Indiana Jones stunts – we’re talking dodging poisonous darts, outrunning ...
Earthlings
8.6

Earthlings

Sep. 24, 2005

Earthlings

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of ...
Silent Waters
7.5

Silent Waters

Jan. 01, 2024

Silent Waters

Greg James and Maisie Adam will team up to tackle some of the classic Indiana Jones stunts – we’re talking dodging poisonous darts, outrunning ...
The Short Films of David Lynch
7.3

The Short Films of David Lynch

This collection of David Lynch’s short films cover the first 29 years of his career. Each film is given a special introduction by the ...
The Five Obstructions
7.4

The Five Obstructions

Nov. 07, 2003

The Five Obstructions

Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different ...
Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special
5.6

Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special

Martin Bashir conducts a rare interview with Michael Jackson and is given unprecedented access to the reclusive performer’s private life ...
Skyscraper Symphony
5.9

Skyscraper Symphony

Apr. 30, 1929

Skyscraper Symphony

A montage of the skyscrapers of Manhattan opens with a succession of stationary views of the upper portions of numerous buildings. This is ...
A Bronx Morning
6.4

A Bronx Morning

Nov. 21, 1931

A Bronx Morning

Arrival in the Bronx is shown with a view from an elevated train as it enters the city. Then follows a montage of sights from the Bronx. Many ...
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
8.1

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, ...