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Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).


    Documentaries and "True" Films (1996-2024)

    Search returned all documentary/biography films out of 1678 total rated films.
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  1. Movie DetailsAdaptation. (2002) 10  ComedyMind-blowingDocumentary/TrueI own on DVDFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    A screenwriter writes himself into the screenplay he's trying to adapt from a nonfiction book.
  2. Movie DetailsApollo 11 (2019) 10  Documentary/True
    You know what happens, but it's exhilarating. Spectacular historical preservation of humanity at its united best.
  3. Movie DetailsDance of Reality, The (2014) 10  FantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    Jodorowsky bares his soul through a dreamlike, mythical retelling of his childhood in Chile. Provocative.
  4. Movie DetailsEndless Poetry (2017) 10  FantasyObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    Jodorowsky's vibrant retelling of his life continues. Chronicles personal and artistic development via magical realism.
  5. Movie DetailsExit Through the Gift Shop (2010) 10  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Compelling portrait of Banksy and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.
  6. Movie DetailsFast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) 10  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A documentary about an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer and a robotics designer.
  7. Movie DetailsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 10  ComedySportDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    As your attorney, I advise you watch Johnny Depp as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
  8. Movie DetailsHurt Locker, The (2009) 10  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    An intense, complex war film. Intelligent, exhilarating psychological thriller about urban warfare in Iraq.
  9. Movie DetailsI Am Not Your Negro (2016) 10  Documentary/True
    James Baldwin's vital portrait of race in America. MLK, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, the Kennedys.
  10. Movie DetailsIn the Realms of the Unreal (2004) 10  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Visionary artist Henry Darger was a hospital janitor who privately authored a 15,000-page fantasy novel.
  11. Movie DetailsInglourious Basterds (2009) 10  Documentary/True
    A funny, violent Tarantino film about guerrilla soldiers in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
  12. Movie DetailsPersepolis (2007) 10  AnimationComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/TrueFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Autobiographical, cinematic graphic novel of a young outspoken girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
  13. Movie DetailsPlanet Earth (2006) 10  Documentary/TrueTV Shows
    Spectacular 11-part BBC documentary of the diversity of Earth's life, from the poles to deserts.
  14. Movie DetailsSearching for Sugar Man (2012) 10  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    The incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest 1970s rock icon who never was. Heartwarming.
  15. Movie DetailsSocial Network, The (2010) 10  Documentary/True
    Fincher's chronicle of the founding of Facebook. From Harvard in 2003 to 500 million friends.
  16. Movie DetailsWaltz with Bashir (2008) 10  AnimationWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Stunning. Folman interviews Israeli veterans of the 1982 Lebanon invasion to reconstruct his own memories.

  17. EXCELLENT
  18. Movie Details12 Years a Slave (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Gut-wrenching adaptation of the 1853 autobiography of free-born Solomon Northup who was abducted into slavery.
  19. Movie Details127 Hours (2011) 9  Documentary/True
    Mountain climber Aron Ralston's harrowing week trapped in a canyon. Survival instincts and prophetic visions.
  20. Movie Details13th (2016) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    In-depth look at racial inequality, criminalization and the prison-industrial complex in the U.S. Essential. Tragic.
  21. Movie Details1917 (2019) 9  Documentary/True
    Mendes's remarkable achievement of continuous, uncut shots. The Écoust nighttime flare scene is surreal, breathtaking.
  22. Movie DetailsAi Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary about the life of celebrated Chinese artist and outspoken dissident Ai Weiwei. Compelling humanity.
  23. Movie DetailsAmerican Hustle (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Fictionalization of the Abscam FBI sting operation of the early 1980s. Stylishly brilliant criminal behavior.
  24. Movie DetailsAmerican Movie (1999) 9  ComedyDocumentary/True
    A hilarious documentary about an amateur filmmaker struggling to produce his latest horror film.
  25. Movie DetailsAmerican Splendor (2003) 9  ComedyComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    Welcome to the life of Harvey Pekar, a hospital clerk, music collector and comic-book writer.
  26. Movie DetailsArgo (2012) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Amazing CIA-Canadian secret operation, via Hollywood, to return six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis.
  27. Movie DetailsAtonement (2007) 9  Documentary/True
    One night in 1935 England, bearing false witness changes three lives forever. Keira Knightley stars.
  28. Movie DetailsBeginners (2011) 9  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Mike Mills's story of a graphic artist whose terminally ill father announces that he's gay.
  29. Movie DetailsBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The story of puppeteer Kevin Clash, the heart and soul of Elmo. Touching and inspiring.
  30. Movie DetailsBlackfish (2013) 9  Documentary/True
    The horrors of SeaWorld. Shows the devastating consequences of keeping intelligent, sentient creatures in captivity.
  31. Movie DetailsCapote (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    A profile of writer Truman Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, set during the early 1960s.
  32. Movie DetailsCave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Inside France's Chauvet Cave, Werner Herzog idiosyncratically explores the history of art and human culture.
  33. Movie DetailsCitizenfour (2014) 9  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Whistleblower Edward Snowden releases classified info about mass global surveillance by the NSA. Gripping, chilling.
  34. Movie DetailsCold War (2018) 9  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Doomed 1950s romance between a music director and singer, across communist Poland, Berlin, and Paris.
  35. Movie DetailsCove, The (2009) 9  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    Activists infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose tragic abuses of dolphins. Thrilling investigation.
  36. Movie DetailsCutie and the Boxer (2013) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The art and 40-year marriage of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, Japanese artists in New York.
  37. Movie DetailsDallas Buyers Club (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    In 1985, Ron Woodroof defies the FDA and helps HIV/AIDS patients get medication. Empathic, remarkable.
  38. Movie DetailsDark Days (2000) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A cinematic portrait of the homeless population living permanently in New York City's underground tunnels.
  39. Movie DetailsDeparted, The (2006) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Martin Scorsese's gritty crime drama is centered on two cops, the Irish mob and rats.
  40. Movie DetailsDiving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who was stricken with locked-in syndrome.
  41. Movie DetailsDMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) 9  Mind-blowingObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Strassman and Hancock explore connections between human spirituality and neuroscience through psychedelics.
  42. Movie DetailsDunkirk (2017) 9  Documentary/True
    Nolan's depiction of Allied soldiers trapped by Nazi forces on the beaches of northern France.
  43. Movie DetailsEncounters at the End of the World (2008) 9  Documentary/True
    Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica and talks to wayward travelers and philosophers on the frontier.
  44. Movie DetailsFaces Places (2017) 9  Documentary/True
    French New Wave director Agnès Varda and muralist JR travel across France. Delightful creative collaboration.
  45. Movie DetailsFighter, The (2010) 9  SportDocumentary/True
    The early years of boxer Micky Ward and his blue-collar family who misguidedly exploit him.
  46. Movie DetailsFinding Neverland (2004) 9  Documentary/True
    Marc Forster presents Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
  47. Movie DetailsFood, Inc. (2009) 9  Documentary/True
    A disturbing look inside America's corporate-controlled food industry. Necessary documentary about what we eat.
  48. Movie DetailsGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    A fast-moving, entertaining portrait of late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, narrated by Johnny Depp.
  49. Movie DetailsGrizzly Man (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    Director Werner Herzog explores the life, death and values of grizzly bear activist Timothy Treadwell.
  50. Movie DetailsHelvetica (2007) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    No modern typeface is more ubiquitous than Helvetica. What are the responsibilities of graphic designers?
  51. Movie DetailsHidden Figures (2017) 9  Documentary/True
    Spotlights NASA's black female mathematicians during the 1960s space race, especially Katherine Johnson. Vital history.
  52. Movie DetailsHow to Die in Oregon (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    Peter Richardson's respectful, heartbreaking documentary about physician-assisted suicide and the beauty of life.
  53. Movie DetailsHype! (1996) 9  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The Seattle grunge music scene of the early 1990s and its effects on American culture.
  54. Movie DetailsIn Pursuit of Panama (2009) 9  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    An allegorical, Kerouac-like documentary about two lifelong friends who embark on a seven-country road trip.
  55. Movie DetailsIncendies (2011) 9  Documentary/True
    Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their mysterious family history. Earth-shattering Greek tragedy.
  56. Movie DetailsInconvenient Truth, An (2006) 9  Documentary/True
    Al Gore's lecture about global warming and environmental responsibility is Carl Saganesque. It's PowerPoint cinema!
  57. Movie DetailsInexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries, The (2013) 9  Mind-blowingObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Six Neil deGrasse Tyson lectures exploring what we don't know about how the universe works.
  58. Movie DetailsInside Job (2010) 9  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    Comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008. Corruption in politics, regulation and academia.
  59. Movie DetailsInto the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Discovery Channel cosmology miniseries that discusses aliens, time travel and the history of the universe.
  60. Movie DetailsInto the Wild (2007) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Christopher McCandless abandons his privileged life and adventures to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
  61. Movie DetailsJiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) 9  Documentary/True
    Documentary on 85-year-old Tokyo sushi master Jiro Ono. Inspiring example of dedication to a craft.
  62. Movie DetailsJodorowsky's Dune (2014) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Behind Jodorowsky's ambitious, influential mid-1970s sci-fi film failure. With Dalí, Giger, Welles, Jagger, Pink Floyd.
  63. Movie DetailsKing's Speech, The (2010) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Inspiring portrait of the stammering King George VI of Britain and his ballsy speech therapist.
  64. Movie DetailsLast Week Tonight with John Oliver - Seasons 1-4 (2017) 9  ComedyDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    The very best news satire program. Weekly updates from former 'Daily Show' host and correspondent.
  65. Movie DetailsMeeting People Is Easy (1999) 9  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    A documentary about the band Radiohead. An OK Computer travelogue of the disorientation of touring.
  66. Movie DetailsMonster (2003) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Charlize Theron is nearly unrecognizable in her moving portrayal of serial-killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos.
  67. Movie DetailsMy Winnipeg (2008) 9  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Haunting, personal portrait of filmmaker Guy Maddin's hometown of Winnipeg, and of his psyche. Unique.
  68. Movie DetailsNo Man's Land (2001) 9  Documentary/True
    During the war between Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993, two opposing soldiers become stranded together.
  69. Movie DetailsPianist, The (2002) 9  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of WWII.
  70. Movie DetailsPixar Story, The (2008) 9  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary about the history of animation, and the origin and successes of Pixar Animation Studios.
  71. Movie DetailsRoom 237 (2013) 9  ConspiracyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Explores the meaning of Kubrick's 'The Shining': Native American genocide, the Holocaust, Apollo moon landings?
  72. Movie DetailsSelma (2015) 9  Documentary/True
    Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via a 1965 Alabama march. Vital.
  73. Movie DetailsSenna (2011) 9  SportDocumentary/True
    Poignant documentary of the rise and tragic death of Brazilian F1 racing driver Ayrton Senna.
  74. Movie DetailsShine (1996) 9  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Uplifting Geoffrey Rush film that's based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott.
  75. Movie DetailsSpotlight (2015) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    True story of Boston Globe journalists uncovering systematic child molestation cover-ups in the Catholic Church.
  76. Movie DetailsSquid and the Whale, The (2005) 9  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Based on director Noah Baumbach's adolescence in Brooklyn. Two brothers deal with divorce during 1986.
  77. Movie DetailsSteve Jobs (2015) 9  Documentary/True
    Explores Jobs's ruthless drive to revolutionize computing. Behind the scenes of three iconic product launches.
  78. Movie DetailsStraight Story, The (1999) 9  Documentary/True
    A David Lynch and Disney anomaly. An old man rides his tractor across the Midwest.
  79. Movie DetailsThree Kings (1999) 9  ComedyDocumentary/True
    The Gulf War aftermath, stolen Iraqi gold, skeet-shooting with Nerf footballs, and George Clooney. Fantastic.
  80. Movie DetailsThrough the Wormhole - Season 1 (2010) 9  Mind-blowingSci-FiDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Compelling TV series that explores the deepest mysteries of human existence. Hosted by Morgan Freeman.
  81. Movie DetailsTorrey Pines (2016) 9  AnimationConspiracyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    Stop-motion adventure of 1990s youth. Director Clyde Peterson also leads queercore band Your Heart Breaks.
  82. Movie DetailsTurtles Can Fly (2005) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A grim and heartbreaking portrait of Iraq. Refugee children survive by collecting and selling mines.
  83. Movie DetailsVera Drake (2004) 9  Documentary/True
    Set in 1950s London, this film portrays a modest working-class woman who also performs abortions.
  84. Movie DetailsWhen We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Discovery's compelling six-part series about the race into space, the moon landings, shuttles, and beyond.
  85. Movie DetailsWind Rises, The (2013) 9  AnimationDocumentary/True
    Miyazaki shows Jiro Horikoshi's dream of flight in Japan, passing through both world wars. Fascinating.
  86. Movie DetailsWinged Migration (2001) 9  Documentary/True
    Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over three years on all seven continents.
  87. Movie DetailsWon't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) 9  Documentary/True
    An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.
  88. Movie DetailsZero Dark Thirty (2012) 9  Documentary/True
    Riveting story of the decade-long manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Finale balances catharsis with despair.

  89. VERY GOOD
  90. Movie Details180° South: Conquerors of the Useless (2010) 8  Obscure/RareSportDocumentary/True
    An outdoorsman retraces the epic 1968 journey of his hero Yvon Chouinard to Patagonia. Inspiring.
  91. Movie Details300 (2007) 8  With Sex/NudityComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    An epic rendering of Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae. Stunning Spartan art-blood.
  92. Movie Details50/50 (2011) 8  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a 27-year-old who was just diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
  93. Movie Details5 Broken Cameras (2012) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Intimate study of a small West Bank village's protests against Israeli soldiers. Injustice, violence, resolve.
  94. Movie DetailsAbel Raises Cain (2005) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A documentary about world-class hoaxer Alan Abel, who exposes the media's obsession with the salacious.
  95. Movie DetailsAlmost Famous (2000) 8  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A high-school boy is given the opportunity to write about a rising 1970s rock band.
  96. Movie DetailsAmerican Gangster (2007) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    In Manhattan during the 1970s, heroin kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles drugs into America from Vietnam.
  97. Movie DetailsArt & Copy (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documents advertising's history and influence. Wisdom and inspiration from creative artists behind the campaigns.
  98. Movie DetailsBag It (2011) 8  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Funny/disturbing environmental documentary about plastic bags, the ACC, BPA, phthalates and child development.
  99. Movie DetailsBeautiful Losers (2009) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A collective group of do-it-yourself artists and designers in 1990s New York find success.
  100. Movie DetailsBefore Night Falls (2000) 8  Documentary/True
    A portrait of the life of Cuban author and exile Reinaldo Arenas, starring Javier Bardem.
  101. Movie DetailsBetween the Folds (2008) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    PBS documentary about artists and scientists who have devoted their lives to modern origami.
  102. Movie DetailsBig Short, The (2015) 8  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Breaks the fourth wall to reenact the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s.
  103. Movie DetailsBlood Into Wine (2010) 8  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Eccentric rocker Maynard James Keenan's journey from L.A. to running a world-class vineyard in Arizona.
  104. Movie DetailsBoogie Nights (1997) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    About the Los Angeles pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s. Heather Graham is Rollergirl.
  105. Movie DetailsBowling for Columbine (2002) 8  Documentary/True
    Michael Moore explores the roots of America's propensity for gun violence and the fear-mongering media.
  106. Movie DetailsBreaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8  Obscure/RareSportDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    HBO chronicles the profound effect of the 1960s Civil Rights movement on college football programs.
  107. Movie DetailsBuena Vista Social Club (1999) 8  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    A documentary about aging and legendary Cuban musicians, brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder.
  108. Movie DetailsCatch Me If You Can (2002) 8  Documentary/True
    Successful con-artist and millionaire Leonardo DiCaprio holds multiple identities. FBI agent Tom Hanks gives chase.
  109. Movie DetailsChe: Part One (2009) 8  Documentary/True
    Soderbergh and Del Toro recount the Cuban Revolution: Castro, Che Guevara and the guerrilla army.
  110. Movie DetailsCity Dark, The (2012) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary about the human and global consequences of modern light pollution and the disappearing stars.
  111. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    A documentary about political conflict in an Oregon logging town, directed by Peter Richardson.
  112. Movie DetailsCODE: Debugging the Gender Gap (2015) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Exposes the lack of women and minorities in tech. Explores reasons why and possible solutions.
  113. Movie DetailsConjuring, The (2013) 8  HorrorDocumentary/True
    Creepy-as-hell 1971 paranormal investigation of a haunted Rhode Island farmhouse by Ed and Lorraine Warren.
  114. Movie DetailsConstant Gardener, The (2005) 8  ConspiracyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A story of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry and how AIDS-ravaged Africa is being exploited.
  115. Movie DetailsConstantly Wrong: The Case Against Conspiracy Theories (2020) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Kirby Ferguson documentary about the cultural fight, and collective fantasy, of conspiracy theories. Very entertaining.
  116. Movie DetailsCosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey - Episodes 1-7 (2014) 8  Documentary/TrueTV Shows
    Neil deGrasse Tyson picks up where Carl Sagan left off. The story of our universe.
  117. Movie DetailsDangerous Method, A (2011) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    How the relationships between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein gave birth to psychoanalysis.
  118. Movie DetailsDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) 8  Documentary/True
    The witness statement of 93-year-old Attenborough. An urgent plea to save the world, and ourselves.
  119. Movie DetailsDavid Lynch: The Art Life (2017) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    Lynch discusses his early life, his art and his creative process. Meditative smoking and painting.
  120. Movie DetailsEverything is a Remix (2012) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Four-part video series by Kirby Ferguson about the culture of copying, transforming and combining media.
  121. Movie DetailsExperimenter (2015) 8  Documentary/True
    True story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram's experiments on human obedience, by using electric shock.
  122. Movie DetailsFahrenheit 9/11 (2004) 8  ComedyDocumentary/True
    A searing indictment of the Bush monarchy. The huddled masses bring forth their moral indignation.
  123. Movie DetailsFarewell, The (2019) 8  ComedyDocumentary/True
    A far-flung family reunites in China. Their grandmother has terminal cancer, but it's a secret.
  124. Movie DetailsFast Food Nation (2006) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A humanistic, fictionalized behind-the-scenes portrait of America's fast food and meat packing industries.
  125. Movie DetailsFinding Vivian Maier (2013) 8  Documentary/True
    Fascinating investigation into the mysteries of an eccentric, secretive nanny with a prolific photographic legacy.
  126. Movie DetailsForks Over Knives (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Vast evidence that a whole foods, plant-based diet can reverse diseases caused by animal-based foods.
  127. Movie DetailsFreedom on the Fence (2005) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A documentary project about the culturally iconic art of Polish posters under the USSR regime.
  128. Movie DetailsFrost/Nixon (2008) 8  Documentary/True
    A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between David Frost and Richard Nixon.
  129. Movie DetailsFull Frontal with Samantha Bee - Seasons 1-2 (2017) 8  ComedyDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Weekly news satire, with particular attention to women's issues, from the former 'Daily Show' correspondent.
  130. Movie DetailsGather (2020) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Portrait of Indigenous Americans working to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
  131. Movie DetailsGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 8  Documentary/True
    Simplifies historical conflict (1950s McCarthyism) to illustrate TV journalism's responsibility to question authority.
  132. Movie DetailsGrand Night In: The Story of Aardman, A (2015) 8  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    History of Aardman Animations, the acclaimed British stop-motion animation studio behind Morph, Wallace & Gromit.
  133. Movie DetailsGrandmaster, The (2013) 8  Documentary/True
    Kar-Wai Wong's dazzling tale of Ip Man, the legendary kung-fu master who trained Bruce Lee.
  134. Movie DetailsGreen Book (2018) 8  ComedyMusical/MusicDocumentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Affectionate, predictable comedy about racism and segregation during a 1962 Deep South piano concert tour.
  135. Movie DetailsHilary and Jackie (1998) 8  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    About the brilliant concert cellist Jacqueline du Pre, from the perspective of her sister Hilary.
  136. Movie DetailsHow the Fire Fell (2011) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Edward P. Davee's haunting, dreamlike portrayal of Edmund Creffield's early-1900s cult in Corvallis, Oregon.
  137. Movie DetailsImitation Game, The (2014) 8  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    How Alan Turing helped crack Germany's Enigma code during WWII and saved millions of lives.
  138. Movie DetailsIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
  139. Movie DetailsIn This Corner of the World (2017) 8  AnimationDocumentary/True
    In Hiroshima during World War II, a daydreaming girl confronts the devastating horrors of war.
  140. Movie DetailsIndie Game: The Movie (2012) 8  Documentary/True
    Follows the emotional journeys of independent game development, featuring Super Meat Boy, Fez and Braid.

  141. GOOD
  142. Movie DetailsInnSæi: The Sea Within (2016) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A global journey to reconnect human intuition within our modern world of distraction and stress.
  143. Movie DetailsInside Llewyn Davis (2013) 8  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Coen Brothers adaptation about a young singer navigating the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961.
  144. Movie DetailsInsider, The (1999) 8  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    Based on a true story about malpractices in the tobacco industry and powerful Big Tobacco.
  145. Movie DetailsInvisible War, The (2012) 8  Documentary/True
    Investigation of the rape epidemic in the U.S. military and its profound consequences. Tragic, appalling.
  146. Movie DetailsKing Corn (2007) 8  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Good-natured introduction to industrialized agriculture. We subsidize the Happy Meals, but not the healthy ones.
  147. Movie DetailsKing of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The (2007) 8  SportDocumentary/True
    Curiously compelling documentary about a classic arcade battle between two Donkey Kong video game champions.
  148. Movie DetailsKundun (1997) 8  Documentary/True
    Martin Scorsese directs the true story of Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama, from childhood to exile.
  149. Movie DetailsLight Bulb Conspiracy: The Untold Story of Planned Obsole... (2011) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    History of planned obsolescence, the hidden mechanism at the heart of our wasteful consumer society.
  150. Movie DetailsLincoln (2012) 8  Documentary/True
    Spielberg's portrait of a deeply conflicted Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Incredibly well-written dialogue.
  151. Movie DetailsLo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Werner Herzog explores the Internet's evolution, ponders its societal influence. Cyberwarfare, AI, telepathy, etc.
  152. Movie DetailsLoose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Investigates the conspiracy theory that 9/11 was an inside job. An example of history repeating?
  153. Movie DetailsLoving Vincent (2017) 8  AnimationDocumentary/True
    The last days of Vincent van Gogh. A detective story exquisitely rendered with oil-painted animation.
  154. Movie DetailsMan on the Moon (1999) 8  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Jim Carrey is eccentric comedian Andy Kaufman, a television star and self-declared intergender wrestling champion.
  155. Movie DetailsMessenger, The (2009) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Poignant military tale about soldiers assigned to notify families of casualties during the Iraq War.
  156. Movie DetailsMilk (2008) 8  Documentary/True
    Van Sant's biography of openly gay politician Harvey Milk. An empathic portrayal by Sean Penn.
  157. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  Obscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    Creative philosophies from the brilliant comic writer of Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.
  158. Movie DetailsMiss Hokusai (2016) 8  AnimationDocumentary/True
    Japanese ukiyo-e painter Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his artist daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.
  159. Movie DetailsMoneyball (2011) 8  SportDocumentary/True
    Billy Beane's management of the Oakland A's baseball team through new computer-based analysis. Intelligent.
  160. Movie DetailsMore Tales from the Script (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Fascinating unheard stories from top Hollywood screenwriters. A 47-minute continuation of Tales from the Script.
  161. Movie DetailsMotorcycle Diaries, The (2004) 8  Documentary/True
    Dramatization of an epic motorcycle road trip a young Che Guevara took through South America.
  162. Movie DetailsMy Octopus Teacher (2020) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A filmmaker befriends an octopus living in a South African kelp forest through daily visits.
  163. Movie DetailsOceans (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Exquisite cinematography of majestic undersea creatures with terribly dull, sentimental Pierce Brosnan narration.
  164. Movie DetailsOctober Sky (1999) 8  Documentary/True
    The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who became a rocket scientist.
  165. Movie DetailsParagraph 175 (2000) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    German historian interviews survivors of Nazi persecution of homosexuals under the Paragraph 175 penal code.
  166. Movie DetailsPersuaders, The (2004) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    The cultures of marketing and advertising influence what Americans buy and how they view themselves.
  167. Movie DetailsPurge (2013) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A young woman running from Russian sex-traffickers meets an older version of herself. Gut-wrenching.
  168. Movie DetailsRBG (2018) 8  Documentary/True
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg's incredible legal legacy since the 1970s. Plus memes of her later years.
  169. Movie DetailsReel Injun (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    How depictions of Native Americans in cinema have shaped perceptions of their cultures and histories.
  170. Movie DetailsRegret to Inform (1998) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The filmmaker goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed.
  171. Movie DetailsRescue Dawn (2007) 8  Documentary/True
    American pilot Christian Bale is shot down in Laos during a top-secret Vietnam War mission.
  172. Movie DetailsRoad to Roma (2020) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Alfonso Cuarón's childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped the making of Roma.
  173. Movie DetailsRock-afire Explosion, The (2008) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The inventor behind (and fans of) the Showbiz Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic puppets.
  174. Movie DetailsRussian Ark (2002) 8  FantasyDocumentary/True
    300 years of Russian history displayed in a single continuous shot at the Hermitage Museum.
  175. Movie DetailsSéraphine (2009) 8  Documentary/True
    Moving, evenhanded historical drama about the difficult but ecstatic life of French painter Séraphine Louis.
  176. Movie DetailsSocial Dilemma, The (2020) 8  Documentary/True
    Societal dangers of the tech industry's surveillance capitalism, algorithmic manipulation of users, addiction, fake news.
  177. Movie DetailsStartup.com (2001) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Examines the start-up phenomenon by documenting the existence of new media company govWorks.com.
  178. Movie DetailsStrange Negotiations (2019) 8  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Heartfelt documentary exploring the spiritual, artistic, and personal journey of musician David Bazan (Pedro the Lion).
  179. Movie DetailsSyriana (2005) 8  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    A thriller of corruption and power related to the oil industry, with four parallel stories.
  180. Movie DetailsTales from the Script (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Veteran Hollywood screenwriters share their triumphs and failures, insider insights, anecdotes and artistic compromises.
  181. Movie DetailsTangerines (2015) 8  Documentary/True
    An Estonian tangerine farmer refuses to leave during the bloody Abkhaz-Georgian conflict. Powerful humanity.
  182. Movie DetailsTell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Diary-style documentary by Spike Jonze about Maurice Sendak, the unconventional author of iconic children's books.
  183. Movie DetailsTerms and Conditions May Apply (2013) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary examines the erosion of privacy in the digital age. How corporations and governments spy.
  184. Movie DetailsThese Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The National Film Registry's history and the cultural, historical and aesthetic significance of motion pictures.
  185. Movie DetailsThin Red Line, The (1998) 8  Documentary/True
    Terrence Malick presents a remake of the novel about the 1943 Guadalcanal conflict during WWII.
  186. Movie DetailsThis is Not a Conspiracy Theory (2020) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Seven-part (2014-2020) episodic documentary by Kirby Ferguson about the hidden forces that shape our lives.
  187. Movie DetailsTheory of Everything, The (2014) 8  Documentary/True
    Touching biography of physicist Stephen Hawking. Explores his personal life as ALS ravages his body.
  188. Movie DetailsTim's Vermeer (2013) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Ingenious. Inventor Tim Jenison works to replicate the painting techniques of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.
  189. Movie DetailsTopsy-Turvy (1999) 8  ComedyMusical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband.
  190. Movie DetailsTrump, QAnon and the Return of Magic (2020) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Kirby Ferguson's 2020 documentary about the far-right conspiracy theory and the insanity of Trump's America.
  191. Movie DetailsVanishing of the Bees (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Investigation into implications of the worldwide collapse of the honeybee. Slow death by systemic pesticides.
  192. Movie DetailsWaiting for 'Superman' (2010) 8  Documentary/True
    Devastating portrait of the failing U.S. public school system and its consequences for the future.
  193. Movie DetailsWaste Land (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Uplifting documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit.
  194. Movie DetailsWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with friends and colleagues of the influential postmodernist novelist.
  195. Movie DetailsZeitgeist: The Movie (2007) 8  ConspiracyMind-blowingDocumentary/True
    Important, incendiary exploration of global societal control through religion, 9/11, foreign wars and central banks.
  196. Movie DetailsZodiac (2007) 8  Documentary/True
    A cerebral, gripping thriller based on actual unresolved 1970s case files about the Zodiac Killer.
  197. Movie DetailsAcross the Universe (2007) 7  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A psychedelic love story musical set in the 1960s, using the songs of The Beatles.
  198. Movie DetailsAgora (2010) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Condemning historical drama of ancient conflict between science and superstition, centered on Hypatia of Alexandria.
  199. Movie DetailsAimée & Jaguar (1999) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Set in 1943 Berlin, a Nazi wife has a love affair with a Jewish lesbian.
  200. Movie DetailsAmistad (1997) 7  Documentary/True
    A somber, mushy American courtroom drama about the mutiny aboard an African slaveship in 1839.
  201. Movie DetailsAngela's Ashes (1999) 7  Documentary/True
    Based on Frank McCourt's autobiography about his childhood in the Limerick slums. Stars Emily Watson.
  202. Movie DetailsAtom Smashers, The (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    How does life exist? Documentary chronicles the search for the Higgs boson by Fermilab physicists.
  203. Movie DetailsBeautiful Mind, A (2001) 7  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    The struggles of a mathematical genius, inspired by the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
  204. Movie DetailsBernard and Doris (2008) 7  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    An HBO Films picture about tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her gay butler (Fiennes).
  205. Movie DetailsBig River (2010) 7  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    An update/companion to 2007's King Corn. Explores the ecological consequences of industrial corn production.
  206. Movie DetailsBig Sur (2013) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Depressed alcoholic Beat writer Jack Duluoz/Kerouac retreats to a small cabin in California's Big Sur.
  207. Movie DetailsBlack Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Found footage shot by Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement. Great Angela Davis interviews.
  208. Movie DetailsBlank City (2011) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Snapshot of late 1970s underground/punk filmmaking in New York during the No Wave movement.
  209. Movie DetailsBomb It (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A global history of street art. Explores cultural/political issues of tagging, graffiti and art activism.
  210. Movie DetailsBoys Don't Cry (1999) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Hilary Swank plays a young man who is actually a woman. Romantic, ugly, and tragic.
  211. Movie DetailsBrief History of Graphics, A (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Five-part series by Stuart Brown of XboxAhoy covering the history/milestones of video game graphics/techniques.
  212. Movie DetailsCalles Hablan, Las (2013) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary about graffiti art in Barcelona, Spain, pitting an artistic community versus a restrictive government.
  213. Movie DetailsCat's Meow, The (2001) 7  Documentary/True
    Fictionalized story of the Hollywood murder that occurred aboard William Randolph Heart's yacht in 1924.
  214. Movie DetailsChe: Part Two (2009) 7  Documentary/True
    Soderbergh and Del Toro depict Che Guevara in the ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia.
  215. Movie DetailsConan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011) 7  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Behind the scenes of Conan O'Brien's frenetic 2010 comedy tour. Revealing but not especially funny.
  216. Movie DetailsDark Star: H.R. Giger's World (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The dark surrealism of Swiss artist H.R. Giger interspersed with documentation of his final years.
  217. Movie DetailsDolphin Tale (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Charming family film based on a true story. The actual dolphin involved stars as herself.
  218. Movie DetailsDrakmar: A Vassal's Journey (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A sensitive 14-year-old escapes to the medieval fantasy kingdom of Adria to survive his adolescence.
  219. Movie DetailsEast/West (1999) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    In 1946, Stalin invited self-exiled Russians to return home, only to execute or imprison them.
  220. Movie DetailsFairyTale: A True Story (1997) 7  FantasyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Two young girls in 1917 take a photograph, believed to confirm the existence of fairies.
  221. Movie DetailsFL: Unpremeditated Movie (2013) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    No-budget documentary by MTO that chronicles his controversial graffiti art and intervention in Sarasota, Florida.
  222. Movie DetailsFor No Good Reason (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Depp visits Ralph Steadman to discuss the motivation/process behind his deranged/Gonzo art. A bit congratulatory.
  223. Movie DetailsFrom Hell (2001) 7  ConspiracyHorrorWith Sex/NudityComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    A stylized whodunit set in Victorian Era London, starring clairvoyant police detective Johnny Depp.
  224. Movie DetailsFrom One Second to the Next (2013) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Short documentary chronicling the devastating consequences of texting and driving, directed by Werner Herzog.
  225. Movie DetailsGia (1998) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Frequently naked Angelina Jolie is Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.
  226. Movie DetailsGods and Monsters (1998) 7  Documentary/True
    Explores the last days of Frankenstein director James Whale, starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser.
  227. Movie DetailsGood Shepherd, The (2006) 7  ConspiracyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The early history of the CIA, viewed through a fictional man's life. Serious and tedious.
  228. Movie DetailsGreat Directors (2010) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Conversations with 10 of the world's greatest living directors, including David Lynch and Richard Linklater.
  229. Movie DetailsHello World: Confronting Bias in Software (2020) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Insightful reflections on the tech industry's history and the social justice of diversity and inclusion.
  230. Movie DetailsHieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil (2016) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    New infrared photography of the late-medieval artist's fantastical paintings. Too much focus on inter-museum politics.
  231. Movie DetailsHome (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand featuring aerial footage from around the globe. Beautiful but tedious.
  232. Movie DetailsHurricane, The (1999) 7  SportDocumentary/True
    The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, starring Denzel Washington.
  233. Movie DetailsIngredients (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Compares America's industrialized food system to a rising local-growth movement, from Oregon to New York.
  234. Movie DetailsInto the Inferno (2016) 7  Documentary/True
    Werner Herzog explores the cultural power of volcanoes in Vanuatu, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Iceland, North Korea.
  235. Movie DetailsIris (2002) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    True story of novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from youth to Alzheimer's.
  236. Movie DetailsIt Might Get Loud (2009) 7  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Documentary on the electric guitar starring rock musicians Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.
  237. Movie DetailsJarhead (2005) 7  Documentary/True
    Explores the psychological effects of being a soldier in Desert Storm, guarding oil, fighting no-one.
  238. Movie DetailsJourney of the Universe (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Explores of the epic history of the cosmos, Earth and humanity. Sometimes goofy but also profound.
  239. Movie DetailsJust Like Being There (2012) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Celebrates gig posters by contemporary artists nearly 50 years after the first iconic concert posters.
  240. Movie DetailsKill Your Darlings (2013) 7  Documentary/True
    A 1944 murder draws together Beat Generation greats Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
  241. Movie DetailsKnee Deep (2007) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    In rural Maine, a young, hardworking dairy farmer is betrayed by family. A humanistic documentary.
  242. Movie DetailsLawless (2012) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The bootlegging Bondurant gang were outlaw heroes during Prohibition. Brutal violence. Tom Hardy is indestructible.
  243. Movie DetailsLast Days of the Arctic (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Follows photojournalist Ragnar Axelsson on an evocative photographic journey among the people of the Arctic.
  244. Movie DetailsPearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareSportDocumentary/True
    Eddie Vedder's Chicago Cubs fandom during their 2016 World Series run, plus Wrigley Field concerts.
  245. Movie DetailsLive from Baghdad (2002) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Robert Wiener's memoirs of CNN reporters in Iraq during the Gulf War bombing in 1991.
  246. Movie DetailsMalèna (2001) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    In WWII Italy, Monica Bellucci provokes sensual awakenings in adolescent boys and scorn from townsfolk.
  247. Movie DetailsMinimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2016) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Inside the lives of minimalists striving to exist meaningfully with less. A familiar anti-consumerism premise.
  248. Movie DetailsMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) 7  Documentary/True
    Werner Herzog and David Lynch! A disturbed man mysteriously slays his mother with a sword.
  249. Movie DetailsMy Week with Marilyn (2011) 7  Documentary/True
    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in 1956, through the eyes of a London film student.
  250. Movie DetailsNowhere Boy (2010) 7  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Chronicle of John Lennon's emotional teenage years, marked by the reentrance of his absentee mother.
  251. Movie DetailsObjectified (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Documentary about how humans relate to manufactured objects, featuring designers like Dieter Rams and Apple.
  252. Movie DetailsPompeii: The Last Day (2003) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
  253. Movie DetailsPollock (2000) 7  Documentary/True
    The life, career, and artistic techniques of American painter Jackson Pollock, played by Ed Harris.
  254. Movie DetailsQuills (2000) 7  HorrorWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A Napoleonic era asylum confines the pleasure-seeking Marquis de Sade, with laundry maid Kate Winslet.
  255. Movie DetailsRadiant City (2007) 7  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Faux-documentary about the disaggregated, unwalkable, intolerant nature of modern suburbia. Mocking.
  256. Movie DetailsReligulous (2008) 7  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Bill Maher's provocative, smartass dialogue with Jews, Christians and Muslims. An irreverent but smug rant.
  257. Movie DetailsRewind This! (2013) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape. How home video changed the world.
  258. Movie DetailsRise and Fall of the Seattle CHOP, The (2020) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Popular Front documentary showing the rise and fall of the Seattle CHOP/CHAZ from the ground.
  259. Movie DetailsRosewater (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is jailed in Iran under suspicion of espionage. Jon Stewart directs.
  260. Movie DetailsRum Diary, The (2011) 7  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Hard-drinking American journalist Johnny Depp takes a newspaper job in Puerto Rico during the 1950s.
  261. Movie DetailsSaving Capitalism (2017) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Robert Reich's demoralizing yet hopeful account of how American politics became rigged by crony capitalism.
  262. Movie DetailsSaving Private Ryan (1998) 7  Documentary/True
    During WWII, three brothers are killed. The Army tries to save the sole surviving brother.
  263. Movie DetailsSeven Years in Tibet (1997) 7  Documentary/True
    Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber, becomes friends with the Dalai Lama. A true story.
  264. Movie DetailsShadow of the Vampire (2000) 7  HorrorDocumentary/True
    This amusing cannibalization of cinematic history muddles Max Schreck's convincing turn as vampire Count Orlok.
  265. Movie DetailsSky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The grand celestial ambitions of Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang, famous for his pyrotechnic displays.
  266. Movie DetailsSnowden (2016) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A paranoid thriller, plus ethical dilemma, about leaking the NSA's illegal surveillance techniques. Gordon-Levitt stars.
  267. Movie DetailsSoaked in Bleach (2015) 7  ConspiracyMusical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Compelling docudrama about the last days of Kurt Cobain. Re-open the death investigation, Seattle PD.
  268. Movie DetailsSons of Perdition (2010) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Three teenagers exiled from an FLDS polygamist cult try to survive in mainstream America. Distressing.
  269. Movie DetailsSon of the Congo (2015) 7  Obscure/RareSportDocumentary/True
    Basketball star Serge Ibaka returns to the Congo with the hope of uplifting communities. Heartwarming.
  270. Movie DetailsStanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Kubrick's incredible attention to detail revealed in 1,000+ boxes of his meticulously sorted film materials.
  271. Movie DetailsSummer of Sam (1999) 7  Documentary/True
    Spike Lee explores the Son of Sam murders in a South Bronx neighborhood during 1977.
  272. Movie DetailsSuper Size Me (2004) 7  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Spurlock only eats McDonald's food for one month to see what happens to his body.
  273. Movie DetailsSurviving Picasso (1996) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Natascha McElhone is Francoise Gilot, Pablo Picasso's only lover strong enough to withstand his cruelty.
  274. Movie DetailsTeach Us All (2017) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Devastating cycles of unfulfilled promises of educational equality to Black and Latino children since desegregation.
  275. Movie DetailsUnlikely (2019) 7  Documentary/True
    Investigates America's college dropout crisis and innovative ways to close the higher education opportunity divide.
  276. Movie DetailsVegucated (2011) 7  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Three New Yorkers adopt a vegan diet for six weeks, get educated about animal agriculture.
  277. Movie DetailsVine of the Soul: Encounters with Ayahuasca (2010) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Explores sacred plant medicine. Two Canadians visit the Amazon to drink the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca.
  278. Movie DetailsWho is Dayani Cristal? (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Moving portrait of border-crossing migrant workers. Begins with an unidentified body in the Arizona desert.
  279. Movie DetailsWho Took Johnny (2015) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Examination into the famous 1982 disappearance of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch. Case appears essentially solved.
  280. Movie DetailsWild Man Blues (1997) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A documentary about Woody Allen's life as he tours with his New Orleans jazz band.
  281. Movie DetailsWITH: A Documentary & Concert Film About Sylvan Esso (2020) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Fun 60-minute documentary and live concert film capturing Sylvan Esso on their 2019 WITH tour.
  282. Movie DetailsWorld's Fastest Indian, The (2005) 7  ComedySportDocumentary/True
    Burt Munro sets the land-speed world record on his home-built 950cc Indian motorcycle in 1967.

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  284. Movie Details9 Songs (2005) 6  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Over 69 minutes, a young couple's intense sexual encounters are interspersed with nine rock concerts.
  285. Movie DetailsBeat Hotel, The (2012) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Collects fragments of 1950s-era Ginsberg, Corso, Burroughs and Gysin living in a rundown Paris hotel.
  286. Movie DetailsBlow (2001) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Johnny Depp plays George Jung, who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s.
  287. Movie DetailsBlue Crush (2002) 6  SportDocumentary/True
    Blonde surfer girl Kate Bosworth prepares for a surf competition while looking extremely attractive.
  288. Movie DetailsCapturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2009) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A metadocumentary. This film about making documentaries should have been richer, deeper and edited better.
  289. Movie DetailsCivil Action, A (1998) 6  Documentary/True
    Lawyer John Travolta stars in this courtroom drama about a company's responsibility for toxic waste.
  290. Movie DetailsColony (2010) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Slow and unfocused documentary about beekeeping, and the struggle to cope with colony collapse disorder.
  291. Movie DetailsEnemy at the Gates (2001) 6  Documentary/True
    Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
  292. Movie DetailsErin Brockovich (2000) 6  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    Single mother Julia Roberts becomes a legal assistant and brings down a toxic power company.
  293. Movie DetailsFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A fictionalized, metaphorical account of the formation of artist Diane Arbus. Nicole Kidman is brilliant.
  294. Movie DetailsGirl, Interrupted (1999) 6  Documentary/True
    Account of an 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s, starring Winona Ryder.
  295. Movie DetailsHave a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020) 6  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The benefits and hazards of hallucinogens, mostly related via celebrity stoner tales and goofy reenactments.
  296. Movie DetailsHidalgo (2004) 6  SportDocumentary/True
    American Viggo Mortensen and his horse enter a 3,000 mile survival race across Arabia.
  297. Movie DetailsHot Girls Wanted (2015) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Superficial documentary of lost and confused young women being exploited in the amateur porn industry.
  298. Movie DetailsHow Beer Saved the World (2011) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Simplifies human history to exaggerate the importance of beer to civilization. BEER! Extreme hyperbole!
  299. Movie DetailsHyde Park on Hudson (2012) 6  ComedyDocumentary/True
    On the eve of WWII, Bill Murray is FDR and Laura Linney is his mistress.
  300. Movie DetailsIngenious (2009) 6  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Likable rags-to-riches comedy based on the true story of an Arizona inventor of novelty items.
  301. Movie DetailsKingdom, The (2007) 6  Documentary/True
    FBI agents are sent to investigate a Saudi bombing. It's really just a revenge movie.
  302. Movie DetailsLovelace (2013) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Superficially explores the story of one-time porn star Linda Lovelace and her sleazy, abusive husband.
  303. Movie DetailsMessenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The (1999) 6  Documentary/True
    Young Milla Jovovich receives a vision to rid 15th century France of its oppressors. Stylish.
  304. Movie DetailsNew World, The (2005) 6  Documentary/True
    Malick depicts Pocahontas's life in 1600s Virginia. It's epic, sluggish, and burdened by disjointed voiceovers.
  305. Movie DetailsOn the Road (2012) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    I struggled to get into this disappointing yet interesting-enough adaptation of the 1957 Kerouac novel.
  306. Movie DetailsPermanent Midnight (1998) 6  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Ben Stiller plays desperate comedy writer and heroin addict Jerry Stahl. Maria Bello also stars.
  307. Movie DetailsPushing Tin (1999) 6  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton are air traffic controllers playing a game of one-upmanship.
  308. Movie DetailsSalinger (2013) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Invades the privacy of J. D. Salinger. Engaging speculation, but trumpeted through a flawed, self-important lens.
  309. Movie DetailsSoloist, The (2009) 6  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Downey Jr., Foxx and Keener are great, but this biography feels slightly heavy-handed and exploitive.
  310. Movie DetailsStudent Services (2011) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    A 19-year-old freshman in France, desperate for cash, is enticed into a life of prostitution.
  311. Movie DetailsTrekkies (1999) 6  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A somewhat affectionate documentary about the phenomenon of Star Trek fandom in its many-splendored geekiness.
  312. Movie DetailsTulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    This Peter Greenaway multimedia project is too ambitious, difficult, and intertextual. Caroline Dhavernas still shines.
  313. Movie DetailsVeronica Guerin (2003) 6  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    Irish journalist Cate Blanchett is murdered by drug dealers she exposed in her newspaper articles.
  314. Movie DetailsWe Were Soldiers (2002) 6  Documentary/True
    Details a major battle in the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and trout-lipped Madeleine Stowe.
  315. Movie DetailsWild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6  FantasyObscure/RareSci-FiDocumentary/True
    Werner Herzog fashions a boring sci-fi documentary from beautiful undersea Antarctica footage and NASA video.
  316. Movie DetailsWonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) 6  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Irritating modern opera rehearsals dominate the story of Oppenheimer and the 1945 Trinity atomic test.

  317. ADEQUATE
  318. Movie DetailsAmityville Horror, The (2005) 5  HorrorDocumentary/True
    While overproduced and derivative, this horror remake starring Ryan Reynolds exceeded my expectations.
  319. Movie DetailsExtinction Variations, The (2021) 5  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Rachmaninoff accompanying Oregon landscapes. Heart's in the right place, but disempowering. Heavy-handed, bleak spoken word.
  320. Movie DetailsGlitch in the Grid (2011) 5  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Three artists find spiritual renewal in this imaginative but self-indulgent film by the Leiser Brothers.
  321. Movie DetailsK-19: The Widowmaker (2002) 5  Documentary/True
    Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this dull tale of a malfunctioning nuclear submarine.
  322. Movie DetailsMartian Child (2007) 5  Sci-FiDocumentary/True
    It's emotional manipulation from Mars. This is K-PAX with a six-year-old instead of Kevin Spacey.
  323. Movie DetailsPlanet of the Humans (2020) 5  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Armed with questionable science, brutally exposes the flaws of renewable energy. Offers no practical solutions.
  324. Movie DetailsRemember the Titans (2000) 5  SportDocumentary/True
    A story of high school racial integration in the early 1970s, starring Denzel Washington.
  325. Movie DetailsStuck (2008) 5  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The callous aftermath of a hit-and-run. I winced at the bad acting and grisly suffering.

  326. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  327. Movie Details54 (1998) CRAP  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A story about famous 1970s disco nightclub Studio 54, starring Ryan Phillippe and Salma Hayek.
  328. Movie DetailsPatch Adams (1998) CRAP  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Robin Williams stars in this emotionally manipulative story about the power of laughter as medicine.
  329. Movie DetailsPearl Harbor (2001) CRAP  Documentary/True
    Jerry Bruckheimer presents Ben Affleck. And Kate Beckinsale. Trying to act. Together.
  330. Movie DetailsPrey (2007) CRAP  HorrorObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A poorly written movie about Americans in Africa who are stalked by lions. Embarrassingly bad.


  331. Statistical ratings distribution of these 324 films (19.3% of total rated films):
    With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
    (especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
    Average rating for these 324 films: 7.7.

    10:4.9%

    9:21.9%

    8:32.4%

    7:26.9%

    6:10.2%

    5:2.5%

    CRAP:1.2%



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