Genre: Documentary
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Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
Cast: Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, Orianthi Panagaris …
Directed by: Kenny Ortega
Featuring rehearsal footage, backstage action and interviews, this compelling documentary follows pop superstar Michael Jackson during the days leading up to his untimely death as he prepares…
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Super Size Me (2004)
Cast: Morgan Spurlock, Bridget Bennett, Dr. Lisa Ganjhu …
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Director Morgan Spurlock takes a hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body, using himself as the proverbial guinea pig. For one month, Spurlock eats…
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Cast: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Dick Clark …
Directed by: Michael Moore
Famed filmmaker and left-wing political humorist Michael Moore tackles America's obsession with firearms in this Oscar-winning documentary centered on the Columbine High School massacre of 1999.
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Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
Cast: Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Thierry Guetta …
Directed by: Banksy
Filmmaker Thierry Guetta's project to chronicle the underground world of street art takes a fascinating twist when he meets elusive stencil artist Banksy, who turns the project around to…
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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Cast: Michael Moore, Debbie Petriken, George W. Bush …
Directed by: Michael Moore
Michael Moore's hard-hitting documentary addresses the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, outlining the reasons the United States became a target for hatred and terrorism and…
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Waste Land (2010)
Cast: Vik Muniz, Karen Harley
Directed by: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim …
Renowned artist Vik Muniz embarks on one of the most inspired collaborations of his career, joining creative forces with Brazilian garbage pickers who mine treasure from the trash heaps of…
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Catfish (2010)
Cast: Yaniv Schulman, Nev Schulman, Megan Faccio …
Directed by: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
When gifted 8-year-old artist Abby contacts young photographer Nev through Facebook, he's intrigued. He gradually becomes involved with her family, even falling for her older sister --…
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Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)
Directed by: Peter Joseph
Peter Joseph explores the controversial links between organized religion, the global financial markets and the international power structure in this thought-provoking documentary that probes…
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Sicko (2007)
Directed by: Michael Moore
Michael Moore sets his sights on the plight of the uninsured in this Oscar-nominated documentary that uses Moore's trademark humor and confrontational style to ask the difficult…
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The Cove (2009)
Cast: Richard O'Barry, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank …
Directed by: Louie Psihoyos
A group of activists and filmmakers travels to the small village of Taiji, Japan, to secretly obtain footage of a heavily guarded operation that captures and kills scores of dolphins to use as meat.
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It Might Get Loud (2008)
Cast: Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White …
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Guitar greats Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White discuss their own musical styles, eventually meeting up to play each others' songs: Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying," U2's…
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Inside Job (2010)
Cast: Matt Damon, William Ackman, Daniel Alpert …
Directed by: Charles Ferguson
From filmmaker Charles Ferguson comes this sobering, Oscar-winning documentary that presents in comprehensive yet cogent detail the pervasive and deep-rooted corruption that led to the global…
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Man on Wire (2008)
Cast: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau …
Directed by: James Marsh
Philippe Petit captured the world's attention in 1974 when he walked across a high wire between New York's Twin Towers. This Oscar winner for Best Documentary explores the…
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An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Cast: Al Gore
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Former Vice President Al Gore wages a passionate campaign -- not for the White House, but for the environment -- in this Oscar-winning documentary. Laying out the facts of global warming,…
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March of the Penguins (2004)
Cast: Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk …
Directed by: Luc Jacquet
Award-winning photographer Luc Jacquet takes documentary film to new heights -- and depths -- with his first feature film, a stunning insider's look at the life of emperor penguins…
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Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Cast: Michael Moore
Directed by: Michael Moore
Filmmaker Michael Moore (Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11) takes on capitalism's roots, the floundering U.S. economy, and 2008's global financial meltdown and subsequent bank bailout in this…
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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Cast: Rueben Gonzalez, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer …
Directed by: Wim Wenders
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in…
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Food, Inc. (2008)
Cast: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser
Directed by: Robert Kenner
Drawing on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, director Robert Kenner's provocative, Oscar-nominated documentary explores the…
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I'm Still Here (2010)
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Antony Langdon …
Directed by: Casey Affleck
In 2008, Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix walked away from acting to pursue a rap career, an inexplicably bizarre detour captured in gritty detail in this "documentary" directed by…
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Grizzly Man (2005)
Cast: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Renowned nonfiction director Werner Herzog chronicles the tragic and untimely death of outdoorsman Timothy Treadwell, who devoted his life to studying grizzly bears living in the Alaskan…
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Religulous (2008)
Cast: Bill Maher, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, Tal Bachman …
Directed by: Larry Charles
Politically provocative talk show host Bill Maher skewers the current state of organized religion in this hot-button documentary, making stops in Jerusalem, the Vatican and other holy destinations.
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Babies (2010)
Directed by: Thomas Balmes
Documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmes charts the simultaneous early development of four babies from different parts of the world, illustrating what makes human life unique, similar and precious…
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall, Francis Ford Coppola …
Directed by: Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola, George Hickenlooper …
It's Francis Ford Coppola vs. natural catastrophe, crazy actors, the Philippine government and crushing self-doubt in this unbelievable account of the making of the 1979 classic…
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Super High Me (2007)
Cast: Doug Benson, Bob Odenkirk, Graham Elwood …
Directed by: Michael Blieden
Determined to find out the true effects of cannabis on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson chronicles his experience as he avoids pot for a month and…
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Waiting for Superman (2010)
Cast: Geoffrey Canada, Michelle Rhee, Bill Strickland …
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Dynamic documentarian Davis Guggenheim weaves together stories about students, families, educators and reformers to shed light on the failing public school system and its consequences for the…