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by BVLcollectionDVD | created - 07 Dec 2012 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicFilms documentaires disponibles aux Bibliothèques de la Ville de Lausanne. bavl.lausanne.ch
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101. Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
PG | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Roy Edward Disney, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner, Don Hahn
Votes: 3,274 | Gross: $0.08M
102. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1968)
Not Rated | 177 min | Documentary
A chronogical about life including self, family, friend, couple and idol in 6 reels
Director: Jonas Mekas | Stars: Timothy Leary, Ed Emshwiller, Franz Fuenstler, Jack Smith
Votes: 789
103. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,362 | Gross: $0.19M
104. My Winnipeg (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Amy Stewart
Votes: 5,635 | Gross: $0.16M
105. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Dan Ai, Lao Ai, Lee Ambrozy
Votes: 4,527 | Gross: $0.53M
106. The Ambassador (2010)
Documentary
Directors: Scott Braman, Mark Meatto | Star: Jabulani Mouze Phambana
107. Winter Nomads (2012)
90 min | Documentary, History
A 600 kilometre winter trek for 800 sheep, accompanied by 3 donkeys, 4 dogs and led by two shepherds, Pascal and Carole.
Director: Manuel von Stürler | Stars: Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron, Pascal Éguisier
Votes: 417
108. Bambi (2013)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
The film is a profile of Marie-Pierre Pruvot, an Algerian, born trans woman who had a long and prominent career as a dancer and showgirl in Paris in the 1950s and 1960s, under the stage name Bambi.
Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Star: Marie-Pierre Pruvot
Votes: 161
109. Sadhu (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music
A Sadhu. A holy man of Hinduism who has renounced all earthly possessions in order to retire to a grotto in the heart of the Himalayas. After eight years of living as a hermit, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gaël Métroz | Star: Suraj Baba
Votes: 62
110. Letter from Siberia (1958)
62 min | Documentary
A witty examination of life and culture in Siberia.
Director: Chris Marker | Star: Georges Rouquier
Votes: 844
111. The Thorn in the Heart (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Michel Gondry chronicles the life of Gondry family matriarch, his aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Suzette Gondry, Jean-Yves Gondry, Michel Gondry, Sasha Allard
Votes: 506 | Gross: $0.01M
112. The Missing Picture (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Randal Douc, Jean-Baptiste Phou
Votes: 3,528 | Gross: $0.05M
113. Mémoires pour Simone (1986)
61 min | Documentary
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: François Périer, Catherine Allégret, José Artur, Jean Becker
Votes: 63
114. La solitude du chanteur de fond (1974)
60 min | Documentary
Yves Montand's rehearsals for a special show at Olympia to support Chile's political refugees. Interviews of this singer and actor, fragments of his films and footage from his concerts created a multifaceted portrait of an artist.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Yves Montand, Bob Castella, Chris Marker, Dinah Shore
Votes: 149
115. Le joli mai (1963)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme | Stars: Chris Marker, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 878 | Gross: $0.02M
116. The Case of the Grinning Cat (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
Paris 2002. Yellow cats appears on the walls. Chris Marker is looking for these mysterious cats and captures with his camera the political and international events of these last two years (war in Iraq...).
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Bertrand Cantat, Dieudonné, Léon Schwartzenberg, Marina Vlady
Votes: 558
117. Far from Vietnam (1967)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Drama, War
In seven different segments, Godard, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy and support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.
Directors: Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda | Stars: Anne Bellec, Karen Blanguernon, Fidel Castro, Bernard Fresson
Votes: 887
118. A.K. (1985)
71 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Shigehiko Hasumi, Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 1,223
119. The Last Bolshevik (1993)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin, throughout his life a sincere believer in communism, whose films were repeatedly banned in the Soviet Union. Modern ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova, Viktor Dyomin
Votes: 730
120. The Spirit of '45 (2013)
94 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts
Votes: 1,304
121.
Modern Times (1995–2015)
Episode:
The Flickering Flame
(1996)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Ken Loach | Star: Doreen McNally
Votes: 85
122. Urgences (1988)
105 min | Documentary
Documentary filmed in the psychiatric ward of the Hôtel-Dieu, a large hospital in Paris. The patients arrive on their own, or with considerable help from the police, but all of them are in need of medical attention.
Director: Raymond Depardon
Votes: 206
123. Faits divers (1983)
108 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the daily life of a section of the police station of the fifth "arrondissement" (district) of Paris.
Director: Raymond Depardon
Votes: 301
125. Reporters (1981)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary traces the unrewarding, cynical and difficult world of photographers.
Director: Raymond Depardon | Stars: Ursula Andress, Francis Apestéguy, Raymond Barre, Jean-Gabriel Barthélémy
Votes: 160
126. Afriques: Comment ça va avec la douleur? (1996)
165 min | Documentary
Miscellaneous images of African life.
Director: Raymond Depardon
Votes: 68
127. 1974, une partie de campagne (1974)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary closely follows the French 1974 Presidential campaign of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (who then became President).
Director: Raymond Depardon | Stars: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Chirac, Philippe Clay
Votes: 225
128. Journal de France (2012)
100 min | Documentary
Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing France with a large format camera. This long, ... See full summary »
Directors: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret | Stars: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret, Francis Apestéguy, Michèle Bernard-Requin
Votes: 307
129. Numéros zéros (1981)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Raymond Depardon | Stars: Roger Colombani, André Grassart, Patrice Habans, Boris Kidel
Votes: 25
130. Untouched by the West (2002)
104 min | Drama
An epic about the resistance against the white colonists and the development of a young African hunter in the Sahara.
Director: Raymond Depardon | Stars: Ali Hamit, Brahim Jiddi, Wodji Ouardougou, Hassan Yoskoi
Votes: 200
131. La Vida Loca (2008)
90 min | Documentary
"La Vida Loca" reflects a depressing and hopeless reality. The documentary, by photojournalist and filmmaker Christian Poveda, follows some of the members of "la dieciocho", the so-called ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Poveda | Stars: José Roberto Martínez, Silvia Portillo López, Ana Burgos Arévalo, José Luis Rosales
Votes: 945
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132. The Epic of Everest (1924)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition.
Director: J.B.L. Noel | Stars: Andrew Irvine, George Mallory
Votes: 675
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133. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,648 | Gross: $0.11M
134. Cairo 678 (2010)
100 min | Drama
Unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Nilli Karim, Bushra, Maged El-Kidwani, Basem Samrah
Votes: 4,796
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135. The Beekeeper (2013)
107 min | Documentary
The kafkaesque story of a Kurdish refugee trying to follow his passion of beekeeping in Switzerland.
Director: Mano Khalil | Stars: Barbara Bienz, Ibrahim Gezer, Nicole Hohl, Gabriele Schneider Krummenacher
Votes: 79
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136. We Steal Secrets (2013)
R | 130 min | Documentary
A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, John 'FuzzFace' McMahon, Alex Gibney
Votes: 8,178 | Gross: $0.16M
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137. Stories We Tell (2012)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michael Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Votes: 14,121 | Gross: $1.60M
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138. Into the Abyss (2011)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall
Votes: 17,359 | Gross: $0.22M
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139. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov | Stars: Werner Herzog, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Blumei, Gennady Tiganov
Votes: 8,930 | Gross: $0.34M
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140. Vergiss mein nicht (2012)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Filmmaker David Sieveking portays the home care of his mother who, like 2 million other people in Germany, suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. David's parents had been a part of the student ... See full summary »
Director: David Sieveking | Stars: Margarete Sieveking, Malte Sieveking, David Sieveking
Votes: 471
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141. Land of the Bears (2014)
86 min | Documentary
Set in the wilderness of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the land of legends and the kingdom of wild brown bears, we follow the daily adventures of five wild brown bears.
Director: Guillaume Vincent | Star: Marion Cotillard
Votes: 394
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142. Inside Out (I) (2013)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Inside Out is a film about the french artist JR giving away his method and the inspiring stories that follow that. JR wins the TED Prize 2011. He gives his prize (the wish to 'turn the ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Siddons | Stars: Ladj Ly, Jean-Pierre Romel, Alex Louis, Mackenley Benoit
Votes: 80
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143. Portrait of Jason (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography
Black gay prostitute Jason Holliday is rigorously interviewed on his story and character, revealing nuanced truths about life and art.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Jason Holliday, Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee
Votes: 1,408
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144. School of Babel (2013)
94 min | Documentary
How to integrate into French society when you are a young immigrant newly arrived in Paris? Just join the school of La Grange aux Belles where, whether you are named Agnieszka, Eduardo, ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Bertuccelli | Stars: Maryam Aboulgila, Felipe Arellano Santibanez, Miguel Angel Cegarra Monsalve, Brigitte Cervoni
Votes: 404
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145. Tableau noir (2013)
117 min | Documentary, Drama
Tableau noir chronicles life at a one-room school in the Swiss mountains during an academic year, giving an endearing portrait of the twelve pupils aged six to twelve who share the same ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Yersin | Stars: Gilbert Hirschi, Debora Ferrari, Sophie Jacot, Dylan Jacot
Votes: 68
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146. Messies, ein schönes Chaos (2012)
117 min | Documentary
Ceaselessly they accumulate papers, newspapers, cassettes, tractors, rusty cars and other miscellaneous objects - Thomas, Elmira, Arthur and Karl fill every space they have available, ... See full summary »
Director: Ulrich Grossenbacher
Votes: 42
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148. Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel | Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud, Simon Amédé
Votes: 15,087 | Gross: $1.51M
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149. The Shelter (2014)
101 min | Documentary
A winter spent in the heart of an emergency shelter where every night watchmen have the difficult task of "sorting the poor" due to lack of space.
Director: Fernand Melgar
Votes: 113
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150. Goldman Sachs - La banque qui dirige le monde (2012 TV Movie)
72 min | Documentary
A French documentary about one of the worlds biggest banks and its influence in everyday life.
Directors: Jérôme Fritel, Marc Roche | Star: Steve Bannon
Votes: 453
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151. At Berkeley (2013)
244 min | Documentary
The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Star: Anahid Modrek
Votes: 709 | Gross: $0.01M
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152. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry, Richard Feynman, Michèle Oshima
Votes: 3,680 | Gross: $0.13M
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153. Dark Star: HR Gigers Welt (2014)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life the dark surrealist Swiss artist, H.R.Giger shot a year before his death.
Director: Belinda Sallin | Stars: H.R. Giger, Carmen Maria Giger, Stanislav Grof, Hans H. Kunz
Votes: 1,277
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154. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,476 | Gross: $1.34M
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155. Three Sisters (2012)
Not Rated | 153 min | Documentary
Three young sisters live and work in extreme poverty in the harsh environment of Yunnan, a province on the Sino Burmese border area of China.
Director: Wang Bing
Votes: 475
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156. Internal Combustion (2014)
86 min | Documentary, Family, History
I grew up in a city that Prometheus made and destroyed. His fire brought my family to America. A century later my family was gutted by his heat. My city lies in rubble. Internal Combustion ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Faigenbaum
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157. National Gallery (2014)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary
A documentary that goes inside one of the great museums of the world: The National Gallery in London.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Stars: Leanne Benjamin, Kausikan Rajeshkumar, Jo Shapcott, Edward Watson
Votes: 1,659 | Gross: $0.10M
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158. The Circle (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality.
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Matthias Hungerbühler, Peter Jecklin, Marie Leuenberger, Stefan Witschi
Votes: 1,695
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159. Iranien (2014)
105 min | Documentary
An atheist, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon managed to convince four mullahs, all believers in the Islamic Republic of Iran, to come and stay with him for two days and engage in discussion... See full summary »
Director: Mehran Tamadon | Star: Mehran Tamadon
Votes: 241
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160. Leviathan (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.
Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel | Stars: Brian Jannelle, Adrian Guillette, Arthur Smith, Asterias Vulgaris
Votes: 3,795 | Gross: $1.09M
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161. I Am Femen (2014)
95 min | Documentary
A revealing look at FEMEN--the topless female activists who fight corrupt and patriarchal political systems in Kyiv and all across Europe--as well as a portrait of the group's creative backbone, the bewitching Oksana Shachko.
Director: Alain Margot | Stars: Oksana Shachko, Anna Hutsol, Inna Shevchenko, Sasha Shevchenko
Votes: 225
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162. La Soufrière (1977)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Edward Lachman
Votes: 2,304
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163. The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Walter Steiner, Werner Herzog
Votes: 2,884
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164. The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1984)
45 min | Documentary, Adventure
Film-maker Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander as they attempt to climb the high altitude peaks of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one expedition, seeking to reveal their inner motivation.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Reinhold Messner, Hans Kammerlander, Werner Herzog
Votes: 1,065
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165. Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, War
A look at first-hand video accounts of violence in modern-day Syria as filmed by activists in the besieged city of Homs.
Directors: Wiam Bedirxan, Ossama Mohammed | Stars: Tia Alkerdi, Yara Ibrahim
Votes: 333
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166. D'autres mondes (2004)
90 min | Documentary
The secrets about unlocking the mysteries of consciousness by plant-drugs. The related chances and risks involved in this shamanism.
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Pablo Amaringo, Guillermo Arévalo, Michel Boccara, J.C. Callaway
Votes: 378
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167. Watermark (2013)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary on how water shapes humanity.
Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky | Stars: Inocencia González Sainz, Marcus Schubert, Bill Nance, Rafikul Islam Sarkar
Votes: 1,032 | Gross: $0.08M
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168. 'Til Madness Do Us Part (2013)
Unrated | 227 min | Documentary
50 men live for 12 months in a madhouse, they passing their days in a single plane and having little contact with the medical team. Every one of the inmates is not there for mental health ... See full summary »
Director: Wang Bing
Votes: 465
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169. Flore (2014)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Flore, a painter with Alzheimer's, cannot speak, walk, eat or smile after treatment. Her doctors want to move her to a "secure" facility. But Flore's children remove her from the institution and bring her home to Corsica instead.
Director: Jean-Albert Lièvre
Votes: 23
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170. 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: 57,991 | Gross: $2.80M
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171. The Price We Pay (2014)
93 min | Documentary, News
A documentary on the history and present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions of dollars in tax revenues by harboring profits in offshore havens.
Director: Harold Crooks | Stars: Angus Cameron, Saskia Sassen, Brigitte Alepin, James Henry
Votes: 245
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172. Neuland (2013)
93 min | Documentary
Young migrants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Serbia and Venezuela attend a Swiss integration class where they learn a new language and prepare for employment.
Director: Anna Thommen | Stars: Christian Zingg, Ehsanullah Habibi, Nazlije Aliji, Ismail Aliji
Votes: 104
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173. Human (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 263 min | Documentary
A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Luis Cancu, Atman, Berthony, Bruno
Votes: 8,832
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174. Rules of the Game (2014)
106 min | Documentary
As unemployment rises, a busy human resources agency teaches clients, mostly inexperienced young people, how to become more appealing to potential employers. Some accept this as necessary evil, others condemn it as excessive conformism.
Directors: Claudine Bories, Patrice Chagnard
Votes: 59
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175. The Optimists (2013)
92 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
A documentary about an unusual volleyball team in Hamar, Norway, with ladies aged from 66 to 98. Now they are up for their first match, after 30 years of training.
Director: Gunhild Magnor | Stars: Gerd Bergersen, Lillemor Berthelsen, Mary Holst Bremstad, Aase-Marit Børke
Votes: 199
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176. Yalom's Cure (2014)
77 min | Documentary, Biography
This cinematic feature documentary is more than a classic biography. Yalom takes the audience on an existential journey through the many layers of the human mind while he shares his fundamental insights and wisdom.
Director: Sabine Gisiger | Stars: Irvin D. Yalom, Marilyn Yalom, Susan K. Hoerger, Larry Hatlett
Votes: 497 | Gross: $0.00M
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177. Memoria del saqueo (2004)
120 min | Documentary
After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous... See full summary »
Director: Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Fernando E. Solanas, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 1,054
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178. La dignidad de los nadies (2005)
120 min | Documentary
The degraded socio-economic condition of Argentina leading to the December 2001 rebellions, and its consequent social chaos analyzed by focusing on real people from Buenos Aires poorest ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando E. Solanas | Star: Fernando E. Solanas
Votes: 293
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179. Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
Director: Shola Lynch | Stars: Angela Davis, Eisa Davis, Brandon J. Dirden
Votes: 784
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180. Capitaine Thomas Sankara (2012)
90 min | Documentary
A portrait comprised of material from the archives of Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. Through his desire to liberate his country and ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Cupelin | Stars: Blaise Compaoré, Thomas Sankara
Votes: 60
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181. Amy (III) (2015)
R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand
Votes: 55,113 | Gross: $8.41M
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182. The Pearl Button (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Martín Calderón, Cristina, Patricio Guzmán, Ema Malig
Votes: 2,902
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183. Moonwalk One (1972)
G | 96 min | Documentary
This documentary from 1970 explores all aspects of the Apollo 11 Moon mission.
Director: Theo Kamecke | Stars: Laurence Luckinbill, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins
Votes: 314
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184. Dirty Gold War (2015)
TV-PG | 68 min | Documentary, History, News
Dirty Gold War is a fable about gold and the reality that lies beneath a sacred metal associated with love and celebrations. Through protagonists such as Raoni Metuktire or Marco Arana, the... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Schweizer | Star: Peter Coyote
Votes: 26
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185. En quête de sens (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Adventure
Two childhood friends travel the world to meet some of the greatest thinkers of our time. This incredible voyage, full of moments of doubt and moments of joy, will lead them to question the... See full summary »
Directors: Nathanaël Coste, Marc De La Ménardière, Marc de la Ménardière | Stars: Nathanaël Coste, Marc de la Ménardière, Hervé Kempf, Frédéric Lenoir
Votes: 251
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186. Oncle Bernard - L'anti-leçon d'économie (2015)
79 min | Documentary
An interview with economist Bernard Maris, a.k.a. 'Oncle Bernard', who was killed during the Charlie Hebdo shooting, on January 7, 2015.
Director: Richard Brouillette | Stars: Bernard Maris, Cabu
Votes: 19
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187. Deep Blue (2003)
G | 83 min | Documentary
Join a voyage through aquatic realms where humans have rarely dared to go. Waddle with playful penguins, dart with lightning speed through schools of sharks, ride over stormy waves with massive whales and view rare alien-like creatures.
Directors: Andy Byatt, Alastair Fothergill | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Michael Gambon, David Attenborough, Frank Glaubrecht
Votes: 3,145 | Gross: $0.13M
188. The White Planet (2006)
86 min | Documentary
The Arctic's changing seasons and the impact on the region's flora and fauna is studied in this nature documentary.
Directors: Jean Lemire, Thierry Piantanida, Thierry Ragobert | Star: Jean-Louis Étienne
Votes: 538
189. The Wolfpack (2015)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.
Director: Crystal Moselle | Stars: Mukunda Angulo, Narayana Angulo, Susanne Angulo, Bhagavan Angulo
Votes: 13,518 | Gross: $1.30M
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190. Tomorrow (2015)
G | 118 min | Documentary
The world's climate is changing. Instead of showing the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.
Directors: Cyril Dion, Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Anthony Barnosky, Olivier De Schutter, Cyril Dion, Emmanuel Druon
Votes: 3,598 | Gross: $0.04M
191. Seasons (2015)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, History
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to the lush green forests, when the ice retreated, and the cycle of seasons was established. SEASONS is the awe-inspiring tale of the long shared history that binds humankind and nature.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Alexandre Poulichot, Jacques Cluzaud | Stars: Mickaël Jachimiak-Duffner, Eyleen Schots
Votes: 1,776 | Gross: $0.12M
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192. A German Youth (2015)
93 min | Documentary, History
Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot | Stars: Horst Mahler, Philip Werner Sauber, Holger Meins, Helke Sander
Votes: 548
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193. The Search for Freedom (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is the story of a cultural revolution fueled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most alive.
Director: Jon Long | Stars: Annie Boulanger, Bruce Brown, Yvon Chouinard, Gary Fisher
Votes: 794
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194. The Woods Dreams Are Made Of (2015)
144 min | Documentary
A portrait of the people who pass through or take up residence in Paris's Le Bois de Vincennes park.
Director: Claire Simon
Votes: 113
195. Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A profile of six pilgrims taking the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage.
Director: Lydia B. Smith | Stars: Annie O'Neil, Anna-Marie Misser, Tomas Moreno, Wayne Emde
Votes: 332
196. Particle Fever (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
Director: Mark Levinson | Stars: David Kaplan, Fabiola Gianotti, Sherwood Boehlert, Joel Hefley
Votes: 7,589 | Gross: $0.87M
197. Merci patron! (2016)
84 min | Documentary
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director.
Director: François Ruffin | Stars: François Ruffin, Bernard Arnault, Marie-Hélène Bourlard, François Chérèque
Votes: 1,104
198. Free to Run (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Morath | Stars: Denis Alcade, Neil Amdur, Gaby Andersen-Schiess, Gloria Averbuch
Votes: 388
199. Alphabet (2013)
109 min | Documentary
A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Ken Robinson, Yang Dongping, Andreas Schleicher, Qu Pei
Votes: 868
200. L'homme des casernes (1994)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland.
Director: Jacqueline Veuve | Stars: Eric Christener, Roland Chuard, Sébastien Gonthier, Jean-Luc Jordan
Votes: 8
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