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91
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83
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80
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4.6
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100
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100
/64/
93
/24/

No Other Land (2024)
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
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The Roku Channel
89
8.0
/703/
85
/19/
89
/14/
4.2
/3216/
98
/57/
98
/26/
82
/16/

From Ground Zero (2025)
"From Ground Zero" is a compelling project that brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by Rashid Masharawi, a notable Palestinian filmmaker, the initiative emerged amid the backdrop of conflict, aiming to provide a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each film, ranging from 3 to 7 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies, and moments of resilience faced by its people. With a mix of genres such as fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation, and experimental cinema, "From Ground Zero" showcases a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life.
poster
Netflix
87
8.2
/39106/
81
/2484/
79
/773/
4.3
/117244/
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
86
8.0
/26049/
79
/615/
77
/291/
4.0
/19219/
96
/141/
93
/1006/
87
/36/

The Fog of War (2003)
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
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Kanopy
85
7.8
/3862/
75
/165/
76
/56/
4.2
/35452/
97
/65/
97
/27/
91
/19/

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
7.8
/3855/
77
/124/
72
/47/
4.0
/5767/
100
/25/
90
/116/
88
/16/

4 Little Girls (1997)
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
8.0
/59783/
79
/4132/
77
/1375/
4.0
/49688/
96
/143/
87
/511/
88
/38/
cc age 16+

Citizenfour (2014)
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
poster
84
7.9
/5021/
78
/299/
77
/58/
4.0
/10560/
100
/58/
99
/44/
85
/16/

Beyond Utopia (2023)
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
poster
Apple TV
82
7.6
/6149/
73
/501/
71
/106/
4.0
/35830/
95
/153/
91
/37/
84
/34/
cc age 13+

Boys State (2020)
This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up.
poster
Netflix
82
8.3
/21380/
82
/988/
79
/308/
4.0
/15535/
89
/28/
92
/91/
79
/12/
cc age 16+

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.3
/4377/
75
/170/
75
/105/
4.0
/28406/
96
/83/
87
/16/
80
/21/

Four Daughters (2023)
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/9133/
72
/391/
71
/157/
4.2
/61823/
95
/145/
64
/18/
91
/34/

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.6
/10814/
75
/754/
73
/189/
3.9
/17543/
96
/176/
83
/170/
84
/33/

Weiner (2016)
Documentary featuring a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the attempted comeback of Anthony Weiner in 2013 as he mounts a campaign for New York City mayor in the wake of his sexting scandal. Featuring unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign.
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Netflix
80
7.5
/2630/
74
/173/
76
/46/
3.7
/31720/
91
/43/
87
/13/
82
/16/
cc age 14+

Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.8
/47952/
77
/1029/
72
/266/
3.9
/41949/
88
/1/
82
/22/
cc age 14+

Navalny (2022)
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
poster
Kanopy
80
8.0
/78144/
75
/1478/
73
/753/
3.7
/24781/
91
/216/
87
/19972/
74
/39/
cc age 14+

Sicko (2007)
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
poster
80
7.2
/5126/
68
/110/
66
/79/
3.8
/10476/
96
/26/
78
/119/
87
/10/

Medium Cool (1969)
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
poster
80
8.0
/152010/
74
/3579/
75
/1639/
3.9
/96101/
95
/172/
83
/6982/
72
/32/
cc age 17+

Bowling for Columbine (2002)
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
poster
Fandor
79
7.4
/3090/
73
/116/
70
/69/
3.8
/3063/
97
/36/
75
/27/
80
/14/
cc age 16+

Last Men in Aleppo (2017)
A searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of its founders — Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud — as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever-present dilemma: do they flee or stay and fight for their country?
poster
Netflix
79
7.3
/16471/
77
/795/
76
/373/
3.8
/41104/
97
/34/
68
/174/
81
/13/

The Edge of Democracy (2019)
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/4691/
73
/138/
68
/67/
3.8
/9659/
96
/26/
83
/137/
78
/30/

The War Room (1993)
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
6.9
/2119/
74
/95/
73
/23/
3.7
/2284/
100
/66/
68
/26/
79
/8/
cc age 11+

All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
Examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election. With the perspective and expertise of Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, the film offers an insider’s look into laws and barriers to voting that most people don’t even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
poster
77
8.1
/47260/
76
/1296/
68
/248/
75
/8/
86
/4646/

What Is a Woman? (2022)
Matt Walsh's controversial doc challenges radical gender ideology through provocative interviews and humor.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.4
/501/
77
/30/
66
/7/
3.6
/589/
100
/48/
72
/20/
73
/16/
cc age 14+

Slay the Dragon (2019)
It influences elections and sways outcomes -- gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.
poster
77
7.5
/28165/
74
/602/
70
/310/
3.8
/20414/
100
/31/
79
/782/
70
/16/
cc age 14+

Roger & Me (1989)
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
poster
Disney Plus
76
7.1
/1965/
71
/123/
66
/31/
3.5
/8810/
100
/42/
83
/8/
72
/13/

Bobi Wine: The People's President (2023)
Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for revolution, and Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi are stirring the pot. When the charismatic Bobi, a musician and member of parliament, announces his campaign for president, Uganda’s youth are ecstatic, filling parks and streets for every speech, and singing Bobi’s anthems of peace and freedom. But then comes the crackdown, orchestrated by Yoweri Museveni, a brutal dictator who has ruled Uganda for 36 years. Bobi and his crew survive arrests, beatings, torture, riots and raids.
poster
Hulu
76
7.6
/15562/
77
/799/
75
/303/
3.8
/27161/
93
/179/
78
/297/
71
/32/
cc age 10+

RBG (2018)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
75
7.2
/6854/
73
/729/
69
/72/
3.6
/62612/
100
/5/
93
/25/

This Place Rules (2022)
Acclaimed for his unfiltered reporting and deadpan humor, Andrew Callaghan brings his gonzo style reporting to the undercurrents that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot. As one of the best-known and hardest working journalists of his generation, the 25-year-old ventures on a wild RV journey through America to take the pulse of a divided nation.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.1
/19552/
68
/376/
68
/298/
3.0
/14891/
84
/25/
72
/471/

Triumph of the Will (1935)
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.5
/134753/
71
/2613/
70
/1486/
3.6
/64255/
82
/235/
70
/7071/
67
/43/
cc age 16+

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.8
/809/
70
/57/
52
/16/
3.6
/1038/
99
/68/
71
/11/
73
/23/
cc age 11+

The Fight (2020)
Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties - from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting rights.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/9514/
75
/502/
70
/151/
3.5
/3465/
84
/70/
74
/186/
76
/18/

Dirty Wars (2013)
Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
6.7
/692/
73
/33/
64
/22/
3.5
/774/
90
/42/
74
/20/
72
/14/

Our Nixon (2013)
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
poster
73
8.0
/10455/
75
/162/
74
/120/
3.8
/2102/
78
/115/
88
/1016/
68
/32/

Why We Fight (2005)
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
poster
73
7.0
/4395/
72
/181/
68
/91/
3.6
/5246/
82
/103/
70
/97/
69
/30/

The Unknown Known (2013)
Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
72
7.2
/2934/
73
/110/
65
/68/
3.5
/5197/
86
/77/
68
/25/
72
/22/

Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.1
/975/
78
/88/
68
/17/
3.5
/835/
96
/51/
66
/15/
72
/17/
cc age 13+

Dark Money (2018)
'Dark money' contributions, made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, flood modern American elections — but Montana is showing Washington D.C. how to solve the problem of unlimited anonymous money in politics.
poster
72
7.3
/1482/
64
/30/
57
/17/
3.5
/729/
80
/85/
77
/210/
69
/24/

Chicago 10 (2008)
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.6
/240/
60
/10/
50
/1/
3.3
/861/
97
/29/
75
/13/

Separated (2024)
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations. Based on NBC News Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff’s book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, Morris merges bombshell interviews with government officials and artful narrative vignettes tracing one migrant family’s plight. Together they show that the cruelty at the heart of this policy was its very purpose. Against this backdrop, audiences can begin to absorb the U.S. government’s role in developing and implementing policies that have kept over 1300 children without confirmed reunifications years later, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
7.2
/21412/
74
/1402/
71
/463/
3.6
/25409/
82
/184/
60
/836/
69
/46/
cc age 16+

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
poster
Netflix
69
7.4
/10524/
73
/695/
71
/179/
3.8
/24692/
99
/108/
11
/316/
80
/20/
cc age 12+

Knock Down the House (2019)
In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.4
/900/
72
/82/
64
/23/
3.3
/1168/
84
/108/
57
/7/
71
/25/

The Brink (2019)
Now unconstrained by an official post, Steve Bannon is free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker, who some say still has a direct line to the White House. After anointing himself leader of the “populist movement,” he travels around the North America and Europe spreading his hard-line anti-immigration message.
poster
66
5.6
/677/
62
/98/
52
/12/
3.1
/1513/
80
/45/
60
/18/
71
/10/

War Game (2024)
A bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations participate in an unscripted role-play exercise in which they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the U.S. military, in the wake of a contested presidential election.
poster
Kanopy
82
66
7.9
/2179/
73
/82/
68
/28/
3.8
/1728/
100
/22/
93
/142/
85
/11/

Street Fight (2005)
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
poster
Netflix
64
6.4
/4499/
67
/370/
60
/87/
3.2
/4714/
91
/32/
42
/70/
68
/14/
cc age 15+

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
The courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity life in an internet dominated society.
poster
Apple TV
72
62
7.5
/4403/
73
/522/
67
/85/
3.5
/4782/
78
/13/

9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.
poster
Netflix
68
61
6.8
/2719/
67
/183/
63
/60/
3.2
/2710/
83
/18/
70
/79/
64
/6/

Mitt (2014)
A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
poster
Netflix
74
58
7.5
/1880/
75
/138/
72
/38/
3.7
/3337/
88
/8/
65
/18/
70
/4/

Reversing Roe (2018)
Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.


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