Top 50 Documentaries
Top 50 Documentaries ranked in order. Does not include movie/music/celebrity documentaries.
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- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsBill MaherTal BachmanJonathan BouldenBill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.10/10 Powerful, well written masterfully constructed Bill Maher documentary that I love. Hard hitting and an eye opener, if you watch this and still don't see the dangers of religion you are part of the problem
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.9/10 Despite a lot of criticism and Moore not painting a full picture regarding a couple of events this is still a powerful piece. Many say Moore hates America, and I say that's foolish. If he didn't love the country he wouldn't be calling for such change. And change, we need! The sad thing is I'm writing this 16yrs after it's release and its subject matter has gotten even worse.
- DirectorGeoffrey O'ConnorStarsLouis TherouxLauren DrainSteve DrainLouis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality9/10 Terrifying yet fascinating Theroux spends time with what can only be referred to as Christian extremists. Some of the most vile human beings on the planet.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreWilliam BlackJimmy CarterAn examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.9/10 Michael Moore provides another fascinating insight into the inner workings of the United States, how it's being pulled off and why the public are tolerating it. Left wing? Yes, bias?, Yes, but factual? Absolutely.
- DirectorRonan McCloskeyStarsChad AllegraMark DallasFergal DevittDocumentary on Irishman Fergal Devitt's last months as one of the biggest stars of Japanese pro wrestling before heading off to the USA.9/10 A fantastic documentary following Fergal Devitt as he prepares to leave Japan and join the biggest company in his industry. Heartfelt, passionate and thoroughly interesting stuff.
- DirectorPaul JayStarsBret HartOwen HartBrian PillmanDocumentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsKevin SmithStan LeeEli RothA behind-the-scenes look at the fans who gather by the thousands each year in San Diego, California to attend Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention.
- DirectorAnthony BaxterStarsMichael ForbesDonald TrumpAnthony BaxterIn this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
- StarsEddie GuerreroKurt AngleArt BarrThe highs and lows in the life of WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero are explored.
- DirectorChris MartinJohn PilgerSean CrottyStarsJohn PilgerPhilip AgeeSalvador AllendeVenezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
- DirectorÁlvaro LongoriaStarsÁlvaro LongoriaSimon CockerellKang Hyoin GyuGranted controlled access by national officials, filmmaker Álvaro Longoria tours North Korea to contrast his findings to the typical Western depiction of the nation.8/10
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after 9/11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.8/10
- DirectorTony StarkStarsJohn PilgerFatima Abed-RaboAmjad Abu LabanA documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.
- 20071h 13mNot Rated7.8 (1.1K)57MetascoreDirectorLoretta AlperJeremy EarpStarsSpiro AgnewChristiane AmanpourPeter ArnettWar Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations.
- DirectorSteve ConnellyJohn PilgerStarsJohn PilgerJohn BoltonReed BrodyA critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.
- DirectorRussell BarnesStarsDerren BrownDeepak ChopraRichard DawkinsScientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.
- DirectorDamon GameauStarsDamon GameauHugh JackmanMilla BakaitisDamon Gameau embarks on an experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body.
- DirectorTyler MeasomJustin WeinsteinStarsJames RandiPenn JilletteTellerThe life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
- DirectorTom BarrowStarsLouis TherouxCamilleCaseyLouis Theroux travels to San Francisco where a group of doctors help kids who claim to be born in the wrong body.
- DirectorStuart CabbStarsLouis TherouxFor two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
- DirectorStuart CabbStarsLouis TherouxApril GaedeBill GaedeLouis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger, his family and his publicity manager. Louis also meets 'Prussian Blue' an American white-nationalist preteen musical sibling duo.
- DirectorBrett HarveyStarsAdam ScorgieChris BennettSteve BloomBC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreTucker AlbrizziTony BennA documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
- DirectorKevin DunnStarsCharles AshenoffSteve AustinChris BenoitNow it can be told. In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on Monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. On one side, Vince McMahon, the promoter who created WWE and made the industry what it is today. On the other, WCW, owned by media giant Ted Turner, and run by an ambitious man named Eric Bischoff. This is the whole story, by those who created it, lived it, and survived it.
- DirectorLee HirschStarsAlex LibbyLona JohnsonKelby JohnsonA documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.