Top Documentaries
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This film takes a look at how a bunch of Reagan-era misfit kids turned Punk Rock into a social movement. American Hardcore traces the genres birth and evolution
Explore the many connections between George Bush and the Kennedy Assassination and makes a very convincing argument that he was the operational leader of the most important coup in American history.
This film follows single 39-year-old Kate as she immerses herself in a smorgasbord of weird beauty procedures on her quest for a younger looking appearance
A movie that takes a historical look at the band The Doors, focusing on the lead singer, Jim Morrison.
Prominent rock legends spanning three generations share their stories and thoughts about the electric guitar and music.
A film featuring Danish scientist Bjorn Lomborg who offers a fresh perspective on the global warming crisis based on human needs as well as environmental concerns.
When untested genetically modified crops where allowed into our environment and food supply, the US government took a gamble of unprecedented proportions, ignoring repeated warnings by its own scientists.
Homosexuality is a sin, and it is because the bible says so. But have we been conditioned to hold the beliefs by the church?
This doc explores why with no tests and homework, Finland's education system ranks among the best in the world
A film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Using rare footage, this doc chronicles the life story of rapper Tupac Shakur
Auschwitz was the site of the largest mass murder the world has ever seen. This documentary charts the evolution of the camp and the mentality of the perpetrators, and shows how the place related to the Nazis overall campaign of extermination.
Get up close and personal with Britney Spears as she opens up for the cameras to talk her return to the music industry after her much publicized personal issues
The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular suicide destination in the world. Over the course of 2004 Eric Steel filmed the famous bridge in attempt to capture people jumping off the bridge. On average one person jumped
Doc following one of London's leading brain surgeons as he battles to save the lives of every patient who crosses his path.
Saving Face is a compelling documentary taking us to Pakistan to hear from the women who are victims of acid attacks
An intimate meditation about Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and how he dealt with becoming famous.
Doc exploring our planet from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience.
Four Horsemen reveals the fundamental flaws in the economic system which have brought our civilization to the brink of disaster. 23 leading thinkers come together to explain how the world really works.
Pumping Iron goes inside the world of bodybuilding to follow Schwarzenegger and Ferrigno as they get ready to pose on stage for the Mr. Olympia title
Michael Jordan to the Max is about the life and career of basketball player Michael Jordan, focusing mainly on him during the 1998 NBA Playoffs.
Liquid Bomb Plot tells the incredible true story of the surveillance operation that stopped a UK terrorist cell from killing thousands of people. In August 2006
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Inside Job reveals the causes of 2008 global economic crisis, why it all happened and the devastating effects it had on the American people.
The Secret movie interviews some of the world's leaders in business, medicine, psychology, history, and science to discuss the law of attraction.
12 Year Old Lifer details the horrific story of two young boys who planned a murder in their school playground and received life behind bars.
An eye-opening documentary about Americas failing education system that is sure to spark plenty of debate between teachers and parents.
This documentary features a Bengal tiger re-wilding project started by John Varty in 2000.
In Freezing temperatures, icy winds and starving, penguins start their journey to find the perfect mate to start a family.
Go inside the shady world of the American Street Pimp and find out what makes these infamous mack-daddies tick. This film interviews real-life pimps from various US cities who are more than willing to discuss their lives and work on streets.
In the long history of the Summer Olympics, there has never been controversy quite like what emerged from the 1988 Seoul 100 meter men's final.
Doc shining a light on all areas of animal-related industries, from pet stores, puppy mills and factory farms, through to leather and fur fashion trades.
A documentary taking us inside the world of street art and what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide.
Billy Hayes, the man who lived the true story of the hit film, Midnight Express, is finally opening up at age 63 to let the world know exactly what happened in that Turkish prison.
Vegucated follows three people who switch from an animal based diet to a vegan diet for six weeks and discover some startling facts about the food industry
Food Inc takes us into the world of America's food production industry, exposing how regulatory agencies and corporations put profits ahead of public health.
Go beneath the skin to see how your body is constantly changing from birth to old age, and the amazing biological systems you need to thrive
Every day around the world, millions of people are obsessed with looking at the number of calories contained in food packets on supermarket shelves but are calories really worth counting?
A documentary that sets out to expose the shocking truth behind diets and weight loss, and how the food industry has been up to its old dirty tricks again
A film about snowboarder Kevin Pearce was enjoying his most successful year on the international snowboarding circuit, winning events and challenging the dominance of childhood friend Shaun White
In this film, Chris tells his side of the story of how he ended up being banged up abroad in Bali, before finally being released in 1996.
Doc celebrating the life of Australian movie icon Heath Ledger using video footage recorded by the late actor himself.
Morgan Spurlock goes on a 30-day diet eating nothing but McDonald's to reveal how eating fast food is bad for your health.
Go behind the headlines and into the backrooms at the highest levels of world governments and banking to meet the men who crashed the world economy
An investigation into how the MPAA film ratings system impacts American culture. It reveals how movie ratings restricts exhibition independent, foreign, gay themed films, rating sexuality much more harshly than violence.
Identical twin brothers go on extreme low fat and low carb diets for a month and what they discover about the fat and sugar debate is both shocking and fascinating.
Thousands of hours of rare WWII color footage of are weaved together to give viewers a perspective on the most defining conflict in history.
A film detailing the controversial website created by Julian Assange, which resulted in the biggest security breach in United States history.
A sensational North Carolina murder case from the crime to the verdict. When Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, NC mansion in December 2001, her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, claimed she had fallen down a narrow staircase.
A film interviewing former members of the Church of Scientology reveal the strange inner-workings and abuse within the organization.
When lovesick Clare Mathews lost herself in India's party scene, she soon found herself smuggling hash on the side. Only to find herself banged up abroad in one of Asia's largest jail.
A voice on mysterious tapes reveals that Beatles rock and roll legend Paul McCartney really Is dead.
This doc exposes the bold reality of western culture and our continuing idea that a woman's value is based on her looks rather than her ability as a leader.
The true story of The Original 50 Cent who during the 80s, terrorized New York City and became known as one of the city's most notorious gangsters.
A film that reveals to the world the shocking and deadly ritual that involves the mass slaughter of thousands of bottlenose dolphins each year on the coast of Japan.
First Position is a documentary film that follows six talented ballet dancers as they struggle to maintain form in the face of injury and personal sacrifice on their way to one of the most prestigious youth ballet competitions in the world.
African Cats is like a real-life version of the Lion King. The documentary examines the lives of two lion prides and a determined cheetah single mom, and how their lives intertwine on the Serengeti.
Contemporary philosopher Roger Scruton presents a compelling argument for the importance of beauty in our art and in our lives, exploring what truly is and is not beautiful
Michael Moore investigates the impact corporate dominance is having on the lives of everyday Americans.
This documentary film follows one woman's social experiment: is an attractively made-up woman more likely to get free things than a plain-looking woman?
A film revealing the unheard stories of children who have fallen victim to the bullying crisis that affects the lives of more than 13 million American kids at school every day.
The atrocities of Nazi Germany's concentration camps of the Final Solution are documented in this documentary film.
A documentary exploring how advertising instils in women of all ages that they need to be beautiful, sexy, and super thin to achieve the ideal look
Helvetica examines the stream of visual information we exposed to daily by mass media and how the typography that shapes these visual messages can affect our daily lives.
Narrated by Sean Penn, this documentary tells the shocking true story of John Stoll, who like many other men and women, found himself caught up in a spiral of fear, ignorance and hysteria.
A couple of young filmmakers document their friend's online relationship which leads to a series of unexpected discoveries.
A doc detailing the creation and success of the best basketball team ever created.
This is the story of a couple who were arrested for being in an interracial relationship that saw them and two young lawyers fight for social justice and equal rights in the U.S Supreme court.
Doug Benson goes on a bender for thirty days to document the effects smoking cannabis can have on a person. Benson's doctor concluded that the effects on Benson's health from his use of cannabis were generally inconsequential.
Freakonomics the movie examines the hidden side of human behavior through the use of economic science.
Claims have been made that the Denver Airport International was designed and built by the Illuminati as the headquarters for the global genocide
THIN follows the emotional stories of four young women living with anorexia and their daily challenge to overcome the eating disorder.
A documentary following the trial of a 15-year-old African-American, who was ordered to stand trial for a murder in Jacksonville, Florida.
Beautifully captured footage of human life, religion, and places around the world in this non-narrative documentary by Ron Fricke
Using the DNA from a few hundred people, this documentary traces man's ancestral footsteps of humanity.
Across the world, the rate of obesity, diabetes and heart disease has skyrocketed, and now doctors are treating the first generation of kids diagnosed with fatty liver disease.
Two out of three are overweight, diabetes has skyrocketed, and half of America is reported to be on at least one type of prescription drug.
To build and deliver IKEA’s furniture, it takes a global factory network of over 1,000 manufacturing plants, 27 distribution centers, and 300 stores. In Zbaszynek, Poland, IKEA's largest wood production plant in the world
An eye-opening film revealing the devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet.
Combining epic photographed phenomena with no conventional plot, this film captures the relationship between humanity and nature.
A documentary following a growing group of teens and twenty-somethings embracing the world of public nudity.
This mesmerizing film explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers.
This doc follows the story of Philippe Petit, a frenchman who in 1975 illegally walked on a wire between New York's twin towers.
Learn what inspired Beyonce's fourth solo album, 4. In the documentary she opens up and gives fans an insight into how she is ready to get back to the fun of making music.
Movie revealing the story of a singer in the 1970's who was destined to become a rock legend but vanished for over 40 years
The film explores the open attitudes towards same-sex relationships and bi-curiosity that ladies are seeking for sexual fulfillment.
This film examines the different childbirth methods that are available to mothers-to-be. It looks at why giving birth in the U.S has been made into a profitable business
A life or death quest for water is under way in Tanzania. The Ruaha river is dry and the few remaining ponds are teeming with animals.
Al Gore as he makes an effort to educate people around the world on the severity of global warming
It is a situation on the brink of becoming extremely dangerous, a culture that has exploded in the lives of our children, the online explicit film industry.
TK and her girlfriend went on a Jamaican vacation in return for smuggling marijuana back into the United States. The would get caught at the airport, and would spend time in Kingston's central jail, which has horrible living conditions.
Scientists and doctors tell us that cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease, and foods containing saturated fat should be avoided at all costs. This film uncovers whether the link between saturated fat, high cholesterol and coronary heart disease is not as straightforward as we are led to believe.
A doc about exploring what happens when a generation of discordant punk rockers become the ultimate authority figures, fathers.
Brazil's Andressa Soares has the most famous and arguably the largest and most impressive ass on the planet. Her ass catapulted the charming Rio-born girl from bit parts in music videos
In this entertaining documentary, Liz Canner explores the strange science of female pleasure, and in the process reveals the often warped mentality of our pharmaceutical and medical industries.
Food Matters examines our current food production system and how eating the right diet can treat health conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
This documentary follows the glamorous women who are using their beauty and charm to rinse rich men for money and gifts
An in-depth look at the generic medications used for treating and curing alcoholism.
A documentary about the Dixie Chicks after their lead singer made a controversial statement about President George W. Bush
Military veteran Kimberly Hood is facing manslaughter charges, so she goes on a holiday but is busted with 14 kilos of drugs stashed in their bags
Sugar has been labelled the sweetest poison, toxic, harmful and recently by some as a drug. But there has never been any recommended limits for sugar on food labels
In The Truth About Exercise, Michael Mosley uncovers the new science that suggests high-intensity exercise may be the secret of living longer and healthier lives.