All Recommendations

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
7.6

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

12 O'Clock Boys
6.0

12 O'Clock Boys

2013

Pug, a wisecracking 13 year old living on a dangerous Westside block, has one goal in mind: to join The Twelve O'Clock Boys; the notorious urban dirt-bike gang of Baltimore. Converging from all parts of the inner city, they invade the streets and clash with police, who are forbidden to chase the bikes for fear of endangering the public. When Pug's older brother dies suddenly, he looks to the pack for mentorship, spurred by their dangerous lifestyle. Pug's story is coupled with unprecedented, action-packed coverage of the riders in their element. The film presents the pivotal years of change in a boy's life growing up in one of the most dangerous and economically depressed cities in the US.

Winnebago Man
6.6

Winnebago Man

2010

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man".

Red Sun
4.7

Red Sun

1970

Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't have a bed for the night and goes home with Peggy, not knowing that she and her four roommates have all made a strange pact.

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
5.9

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

2004

A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

Samay: When Time Strikes
6.5

Samay: When Time Strikes

2003

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Malvika Chauhan battles time to obtain & solve the clues to solve the various murders occurring in the city.

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
7.1

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

2017

In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon.

Triangle
8.0

Triangle

2014

Barletta, Italy, 2011: one hundred years after the 1911 Fire at the Triangle factory in New York, several textile workers die because of the collapse of the building in which they used to work as employees of an unauthorized knitwear factory. Mariella Fasanella is the only survivor among the women who worked there. Through her words we experience a century-long journey through the rise and fall of manual labour and industrialism in the Western world.

The Trial of Tony Blair
6.1

The Trial of Tony Blair

2007

Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes

The Tiger's Fight
5.3

The Tiger's Fight

2016

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for "The Tiger's Fight", a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hope of a good harvest. Inspired by one of the last surviving blood rituals in Mexico, "The Tiger's Fight" tells the story of Nicolas, a young man who wants to preserve the ritual, even when his love defies the traditions of his people.

Hard Earned
7.0

Hard Earned

2015

Hard Earned follows five families around the country to find out what it takes to get by on eight, ten, or even 17 dollars an hour, as the people of the nation cry out for a livable minimum wage. The series turns an intimate lens on a group of 21st century American dreamers. They fight against all odds to thrive, while it takes everything they have to simply survive.

Conspiracy of Silence
4.4

Conspiracy of Silence

2003

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.

Bill Cunningham New York
7.5

Bill Cunningham New York

2011

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
7.3

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
7.1

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

2004

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.

Casting JonBenet
5.7

Casting JonBenet

2017

Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.

American Movie
7.6

American Movie

1999

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

Sgt. Bilko
5.9

Sgt. Bilko

1996

The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.

When You're Strange
7.3

When You're Strange

2010

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.

Touching the Void
7.6

Touching the Void

2003

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.