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Criterion Channel
87
8.1
/33431/
78
/548/
77
/590/
4.3
/43874/
94
/51/
93
/387/
86
/19/

Z (1969)
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
poster
87
8.4
/438352/
82
/6331/
80
/3939/
4.3
/179798/
92
/162/
96
/11154/
89
/39/
cc age 17+

The Lives of Others (2006)
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.9
/64386/
75
/1202/
76
/1246/
4.0
/107149/
100
/51/
86
/1131/
97
/22/

Battleship Potemkin (1925)
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
poster
Netflix
86
8.2
/38971/
81
/2462/
78
/771/
4.3
/115785/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
poster
83
7.5
/308779/
76
/15913/
74
/7882/
4.0
/1053152/
96
/448/
83
/1728/
83
/56/
cc age 15+

BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
poster
Hulu
83
8.0
/245874/
76
/3528/
75
/2424/
3.7
/74819/
89
/112/
92
/2459/
79
/16/
cc age 12+

Gandhi (1982)
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.6
/35352/
77
/1507/
78
/711/
4.0
/152389/
96
/71/
91
/57/
78
/11/
cc age 14+

Argentina 1985 (2022)
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
poster
Kanopy
82
8.0
/42215/
77
/2946/
75
/843/
3.8
/40121/
95
/93/
90
/361/
80
/11/
cc age 13+

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
poster
80
7.4
/35287/
73
/861/
72
/496/
3.8
/20218/
88
/42/
81
/448/
81
/16/
cc age 13+

The China Syndrome (1979)
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
poster
77
7.6
/1751/
72
/35/
70
/36/
3.9
/1378/
100
/6/
72
/14/

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)
Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World War II, Barbie would escape—with U.S. help—to South America in 1951, where he lived until a global manhunt led to his 1983 arrest and subsequent trial.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/32902/
74
/510/
72
/358/
3.7
/13746/
70
/74/
89
/1161/
68
/28/

The Edukators (2004)
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
poster
Kanopy
81
72
8.1
/5089/
82
/113/
75
/92/
3.9
/2644/
78
/9/
94
/177/

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.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.1
/35720/
72
/743/
69
/501/
3.5
/19354/
78
/49/
84
/745/
59
/20/
cc age 15+

Michael Collins (1996)
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
poster
Hoopla
71
7.2
/2590/
71
/36/
70
/38/
3.2
/1913/
80
/10/
80
/94/

Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.0
/86210/
69
/2640/
68
/1570/
3.4
/70557/
75
/32/
71
/2109/
67
/8/
cc age 16+

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.
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Disney Plus
63
5.8
/166379/
65
/12459/
68
/6920/
2.3
/289341/
72
/327/
46
/4088/
66
/52/
cc age 11+

Mulan (2020)
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.
poster
75
62
7.5
/3625/
67
/37/
72
/71/
4.0
/5034/
84
/486/

The Round-Up (1966)
After the failure of the Kossuth's revolution of 1848, people suspected of supporting the revolution are sent to prison camps. Years later, partisans led by outlaw Sándor Rózsa still run rampant. Although the authorities do not know the identities of the partisans, they round up suspects and try to root them out by any means necessary.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
59
6.6
/2590/
68
/125/
60
/76/
4.0
/18991/
89
/35/
56
/24/
75
/10/

Born in Flames (1983)
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
poster
83
52
8.0
/1462/
75
/30/
77
/37/
100
/8/
78
/6/
90
/5/

La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)
We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
6.2
/75903/
65
/2458/
62
/1178/
2.8
/38383/
22
/92/
63
/2021/
28
/31/

Stigmata (1999)
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
poster
68
47
7.0
/2971/
66
/87/
70
/132/
3.3
/1260/

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.
poster
Kanopy
75
46
7.6
/872/
67
/23/
67
/15/
3.6
/461/
89
/54/
84
/59/
74
/21/

Sir! No Sir! (2005)
Sir! No Sir! is a documentary film about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Military during the Vietnam War. It consists in part of interviews with Vietnam veterans explaining the reasons they protested the war or even defected. The film tells the story of how, from the very start of the war, there was resentment within the ranks over the difference between the conflict in Vietnam and the "good wars" that their fathers had fought. Over time, it became apparent that so many were opposed to the war that they could speak of a movement.
poster
75
42
7.3
/2355/
71
/43/
68
/44/
3.7
/2018/
89
/6/

Larks on a String (1990)
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
poster
42
4.6
/46550/
63
/1645/
59
/942/
1.5
/41653/
13
/23/
75
/2968/
16
/6/
cc age 10+

God's Not Dead (2014)
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
poster
Kanopy
75
41
6.9
/232/
69
/14/
65
/6/
3.4
/276/
100
/7/
86
/62/
74
/6/

Forbidden Films (2014)
Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.
poster
49
38
5.2
/2496/
58
/47/
51
/45/
3.2
/4352/
21
/19/
51
/47/

Office Killer (1997)
When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of her home life, as a macabre office place forms in her basement, populated by dead co-workers.
poster
64
37
6.4
/738/
63
/18/
50
/20/
3.4
/249/
78
/32/
69
/72/
55
/14/

A Jihad for Love (2007)
A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
poster
63
37
7.1
/2257/
71
/53/
64
/29/
3.3
/316/
67
/18/
58
/13/
50
/7/

A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the last half-century. It dramatises the dependence of the local community on the chemical plant that will eventually cause catastrophe, and the series of oversights that led to an event that stands as a benchmark for corporate irresponsibility in the developing world.
poster
67
36
6.8
/1990/
63
/19/
62
/25/
3.4
/516/
76
/322/

The Journey (1959)
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
poster
60
34
6.3
/1196/
60
/32/
59
/14/
3.2
/242/
56
/57/
60
/290/
60
/16/

What Would Jesus Buy? (2007)
A serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!
poster
69
33
6.4
/328/
75
/6/
51
/14/
87
/53/
72
/26/

Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project (2011)
An uncensored look at the life and work of film producer Harvey Weinstein.
poster
58
29
5.8
/7042/
56
/69/
51
/28/
2.7
/554/
74
/9/

Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013)
We live in a society that both condemns pedophiles and sexualizes young girls. The film explores the many dangers children face and exposes the systematic violation of children rights by societies, presenting the testimony of both victims and perpetrators. It also looks at how the pedophilia hysteria that has led to the mass incarceration adults and children.
poster
51
28
4.6
/1618/
67
/51/
56
/23/
2.9
/617/
36
/11/
47
/38/

The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
After Billy Jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the "involuntary manslaughter" of the first film, the Freedom School expands and flourishes under the guidance of Jean Roberts. The utopian existence of the school is characterized by everything ranging from "yoga sports" to muckracking journalism. The diverse student population airs scathing political exposes on their privately owned television station. The narrow-minded townspeople have different ideas about their brand of liberalism. Billy Jack is released and things heat up for the school. Students are threatened and abused and the Native Americans in the neighboring village are taunted and mistreated. After Billy Jack undergoes a vision quest, the governor and the police plot to permanently put an end to their liberal shenanigans, leaving it up to Billy Jack to save the day.
poster
79
19
7.8
/547/
76
/17/
70
/20/
3.6
/499/
100
/3/

Spin (1995)
Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
poster
64
18
6.6
/425/
67
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58
/21/
3.4
/537/

The Real Da Vinci Code (2005)
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
poster
57
16
6.6
/1529/
60
/9/
39
/10/
3.2
/520/
57
/9/

The Male Animal (1942)
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.
poster
76
15
7.4
/151/
80
/12/
72
/8/
3.9
/845/

Facing It (2018)
Shaun always feels separate and isolated from the confident, happy world around him. Whilst waiting for his parents in a busy pub, Shaun struggles valiantly to join in with the admirably happy people in the crowd, but the more he tries, the more he goes awry. As everything in the pub goes from bad to worse, Shaun finds himself confronted by the painful memories that made him who he is. His feelings, memories and desires overwhelm him and by the end of the evening he is ready to explode...
poster
58
14
6.6
/749/
58
/8/
59
/13/
3.5
/449/
20
/5/
75
/3/

The Sergeant (1968)
Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
poster
62
13
7.1
/152/
47
/4/
62
/6/
3.5
/922/

Sister Stella L. (1984)
A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the struggle for justice and freedom of striking workers in a cooking oil company.
poster
Kanopy
61
13
6.7
/869/
64
/16/
64
/18/
3.4
/261/
43
/1/

Calm at Sea (2012)
October 1941. Eighteen months into France’s occupation by German troops, young Communist members of the Resistance shoot dead an officer of the German Army. In retaliation, Hitler demands the deaths of 150 Frenchmen, as 'retribution'. The targets are to be mostly young men believed to share the assassins’ political convictions. Most of these men are taken from an internment camp for opponents of the occupation; a 35-year-old French rural administrator is ordered to select the victims. Although the parish priest appeals to their conscience and moral sensibilities, both the German military and their French helpers slavishly follow their orders.
poster
Kanopy
58
12
6.0
/360/
58
/9/
48
/15/
3.3
/495/

Time of Roses (1969)
In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.
poster
68
9
7.4
/148/
46
/3/
71
/11/
3.6
/219/

Oratorio for Prague (1968)
Filmmaker Jan Nemec and his crew risked their lives to create this historic documentary account of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The award-winning work is the only filmed record of the invasion. Oratorio for Prague began as a study of the liberalization of Czechoslovakia and then continued when the Russian forces moved in. The gripping footage was broadcast by television, providing the first report of the event. In addition to the news footage, the film features never-before-viewed scenes taken prior to the invasion that crushed Prague's anti-Communist movement.
poster
?
7.3
/12/

Committee on Un-American Activities
First film by a private citizen which criticizes a Government Committee: 1930s footage of Committee Chairman Martin Dies attacking "subversives" in labor unions; the Hollywood Witch Hunts; Cold War Blacklist; & 1960 San Francisco hearings.
poster
?
8.2
/11/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Das Attentat - Heydrich in Prag (1967)
Based on historical events, the film tells the story of Operation Anthropoid which led to the assassination of the German SS leader Heydrich in Prague by Czech rebels led by Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubis.
poster
?
10
/1/

Bhopal: Beyond Genocide (1988)
'Bhopal: Beyond Genocide', is an Indian documentary about the Bhopal Disaster of December 1984, in which a gas leak at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India caused nearly 4000 deaths and over half a million injuries; directed by Salim Shaikh, Suhasini Mulay and Tapan K. Bose, 1985.
poster
?
8.0
/67/
90
/2/

Death Squadrons: The French School (2003)
After the Battle of Algiers, France and its army exported, as true experts, anti-subversive methods to Latin America and the United States in the 1960s. After more than a year of investigation in Argentina , in Chile, Brazil, the United States and France, the director collected, sometimes under the cover of a hidden camera, recorded conversations, the exclusive testimonies of the main protagonists. From General Aussaresses to former Minister of the Armed Forces Pierre Messmer, including General Reynaldo Bignone (head of the military junta in Argentina from 1982 to 1984), General Albano Harguindéguy, General Manuel Contreras, and Generals John Johns and Carl Bernard, this investigation gives us a hidden reality of the country of Human Rights.
poster
50
?
4.2
/91/
59
/16/

Putin Forever? (2016)
Russian Federation, May 6, 2012. On the eve of the ceremony of inauguration of Vladimir Putin, elected for a third term, the police brutally repressed a march of protest over the lack of freedom existing in the nation. Some people believed that this demonstration would be the beginning of a peaceful revolution, but it was the day when silence and fear won the game. Realize what happens when a person has too much power in his hands.
poster
?
6.3
/99/
15
/2/

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000)
Journalist Kevin McKiernan's powerful film takes a close look at the Kurds, compelling and controversial subjects whose identities seem to shift depending on the loyalties of those viewing them. To some, they are heroes fighting to rebuild war-torn Iraq; to others, they are terrorists to be feared and loathed. What is the truth, and where do the answers lie? This provocative study earned Best Documentary honors at numerous film festivals.


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