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Kanopy
89
8.6
/863015/
85
/13825/
84
/7961/
4.6
/1018323/
91
/162/
97
/15605/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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Kanopy
88
8.2
/5776/
82
/204/
78
/103/
4.2
/10093/
100
/27/
92
/21/
92
/14/

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling (2016)
Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' album Skeleton Tree. Originally a performance based concept, the film evolved into something much more significant as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. The result is stark, fragile and raw, and a true testament to an artist trying to find his way through the darkness. It documents the writing, recording and performing of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree.
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Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3568/
81
/167/
75
/64/
4.4
/18284/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
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MGM Plus
84
8.1
/389904/
79
/6316/
77
/3060/
3.9
/134504/
91
/188/
94
/12274/
79
/40/
cc age 15+

Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
poster
82
7.6
/115048/
72
/2768/
71
/1587/
3.7
/58963/
90
/209/
83
/6638/
90
/40/
cc age 16+

United 93 (2006)
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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FlixHouse
81
7.8
/54290/
75
/1370/
77
/1273/
3.9
/104943/
95
/59/
88
/1748/
80
/16/

Freaks (1932)
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
poster
81
7.8
/13735/
80
/728/
73
/242/
3.8
/9364/
100
/44/
90
/345/
76
/15/

Sound City (2013)
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.
poster
79
7.2
/34797/
75
/691/
72
/479/
3.6
/20551/
93
/28/
83
/1270/
73
/11/
cc age 14+

Mask (1985)
A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
poster
79
8.2
/279955/
79
/4394/
80
/3811/
4.3
/386144/
91
/65/
93
/3299/
78
/16/
cc age 14+

The Elephant Man (1980)
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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Netflix
78
7.9
/194446/
81
/12278/
81
/8143/
3.6
/581702/
86
/189/
88
/1328/
66
/33/
cc age 10+

Wonder (2017)
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
poster
83
77
8.5
/8943/
79
/233/
79
/118/
4.2
/5790/
88
/241/

9/11 (2002)
An on-the-scene documentary following the events of September 11, 2001 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fireman and ended up filming the tragic event that changed our lives forever.
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fuboTV
76
7.4
/2687/
79
/162/
73
/33/
3.6
/1599/
100
62
/6/

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018)
An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.
poster
75
7.1
/103347/
68
/2154/
70
/2042/
3.5
/242771/
74
/163/
78
/4088/
70
/37/
cc age 17+

Elephant (2003)
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/16829/
71
/421/
70
/290/
3.7
/9864/
74
/81/
78
/696/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
poster
71
7.4
/14176/
74
/1216/
72
/345/
3.5
/3579/
68
/43/

TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard (2013)
TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware fanatic, Brokep a tree hugging eco activist and Anakata – a paranoid hacker libertarian – get the White House to threaten the Swedish government with trade sanctions? TPB AFK explores what Hollywood’s most hated pirates go through on a personal level.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
69
7.7
/6446/
75
/122/
71
/82/
3.9
/3069/
95
/364/

Sometimes in April (2005)
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Fandango at Home Free
69
7.2
/2556/
75
/249/
65
/85/
3.4
/5709/
72
/25/
79
/34/
61
/14/

Harmontown (2014)
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
poster
74
66
7.6
/12331/
75
/171/
75
/158/
3.7
/2728/
71
/18/
cc age 18+

Shooting Dogs (2006)
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
64
8.3
/3119/
78
/141/
75
/63/
4.1
/3058/

102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)
The morning of September 11, 2001 is shown through multiple video cameras in and around New York City, from the moment the first WTC tower is hit until after both towers collapse.
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Kanopy
73
63
6.9
/1910/
75
/191/
64
/57/
3.4
/2583/
90
/21/
75
/57/

The Search for General Tso (2014)
From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so ubiquitous? Ian Cheney’s delightfully insightful documentary charts the history of Chinese Americans through the surprising origins of this sticky, sweet, just-spicy-enough dish that we’ve adopted as our own.
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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
63
61
6.4
/10271/
64
/310/
65
/185/
3.0
/3032/
66
/744/
cc age 13+

Flight 93 (2006)
Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times throughout 2006. The film focused heavily on eight passengers, namely Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett, Jeremy Glick, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Nicole Miller, and Honor Elizabeth Wainio. It features small appearances from many other passengers, namely Donald Peterson and his wife, Jean, and also from flight attendant Sandra Bradshaw.
poster
60
6.8
/672/
70
/53/
65
/16/
50
/10/
61
/11/
44
/6/

The Human Experiment (2013)
A documentary that explores the potential dangers of toxic chemicals in consumer products and the recent spike in unexplained health phenomena.
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Kanopy
78
60
7.9
/13314/
77
/121/
77
/83/
3.5
/4812/
88
/18/

Cars of the Revolution (2008)
In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days!
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Netflix
74
57
6.6
/2066/
72
/146/
71
/88/
3.6
/4218/
83
/6/
83
/20/
cc age 15+

Trees of Peace (2021)
Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
57
7.5
/3908/
71
/94/
72
/63/
3.5
/1193/
50
/10/
88
/383/
57
/8/

Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
52
7.1
/3231/
70
/74/
63
/18/
3.3
/4282/
89
/36/
79
/15/
69
/8/

Faye (2024)
Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway contextualizes her life and filmography, laying bare her struggles with mental health while confronting the double standards she was subjected to as a woman in Hollywood.
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Kanopy
78
51
7.4
/2419/
74
/45/
78
/144/
3.8
/6290/
88
/16/

The Rose Seller (1998)
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. On Christmas night, like every night, she sells roses to make a living. But life brings her a new appointment with loneliness, poverty, drugs and death.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
49
6.9
/1411/
72
/100/
70
/61/
3.9
/14345/

Moonlit Winter (2019)
The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.
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Hoopla
62
45
6.2
/1492/
62
/131/
62
/30/
3.2
/1552/
71
/17/
63
/19/
55
/7/

The Institute (2013)
Thousands of participants in a San Francisco-based alternate reality game end up getting more than they bargained for. Told from the players’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fictional narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences. Examining counter-culture, new religious movements and street art, this film takes the viewer on a journey into a secret underground world teeming just beneath the surface of everyday life.
poster
45
5.8
/8327/
61
/433/
55
/170/
2.6
/2016/
20
/30/
29
/28/
39
/11/

Zipper (2015)
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family, and career.
poster
76
44
8.1
/1104/
65
/11/
54
/7/
3.6
/259/
90
/48/
91
/114/
80
/19/

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2005)
The story of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire and his controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. The documentary was inspired by the book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda which was published in 2003.
poster
75
38
6.7
/697/
78
/33/
59
/19/
3.5
/769/
94
/18/
82
/6/
75
/7/

Mala Mala (2015)
In a celebration of the trans community in Puerto Rico, the fissure between internal and external is an ever-present battle. A unique exploration of self-discovery and activism, featuring a diverse collection of subjects that include LGBTQ advocates, business owners, sex workers, and a boisterous group of drag performers who call themselves The Doll House, Mala Mala portrays a fight for personal and community acceptance paved with triumphant highs and devastating lows.
poster
70
37
7.1
/1187/
67
/50/
72
/18/
3.5
/987/
72
/95/

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
A personal, intimate look at journalist Hunter S. Thompson with a special emphasis on his Hollywood relationships. It captures the legacy and "gonzo" spirit of one of this century's most notorious figures - a man whose life and work regularly intersected with some of the biggest names in the world of film, politics, journalism and sports.
poster
63
36
6.9
/760/
66
/30/
49
/19/
3.5
/752/
66
/38/
72
/30/
52
/13/

Hit So Hard (2012)
The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.
poster
77
33
7.8
/1372/
82
/39/
77
/31/
3.6
/678/

1 Litre of Tears (2005)
15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?
poster
77
31
8.1
/913/
77
/98/
75
/16/
3.8
/1022/
78
/13/

9/11: Life Under Attack (2021)
A unique and compelling account of the day that changed the modern world, captured by ordinary people who chose to pick up their cameras and film that fateful day.
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Kanopy
68
31
6.8
/310/
72
/17/
70
/14/
3.5
/1455/
60

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.
poster
78
31
7.8
/1045/
78
/27/
74
/27/
3.8
/1198/
85
/6/

The Children of Leningradsky (2005)
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The makers of the documentary film concentrated on a community of homeless children living hand to mouth in the Moscow train station Leningradsky. Eight-year-old Sasha, eleven-year-old Kristina, thirteen-year-old Misha and ten-year-old Andrej all dream of living in a communal home. They spend winter nights trying to stay warm by huddling together on hot water pipes and most of their days are spent begging. Andrej has found himself here because of disagreements with his family. Kristina was driven into this way of life by the hatred of her stepmother and twelve-year-old Roma by the regular beatings he received from his constantly drunk father. "When it is worst, we try to make money for food by prostitution," admits ...
poster
Pluto TV
63
26
6.5
/745/
56
/65/
61
/38/
3.3
/818/
67
/8/
cc age 15+

I Am Santa Claus (2014)
Everyone thinks of Santa Claus as a magical figure without flaws, but the men who keep his legend alive, real-bearded professional Santas, are nothing like the jolly ol' Saint Nick we've all grown up knowing. In reality, the mall Santa in your cherished children's photo has problems just like the rest of us. Even the jolliest of men fall victim to divorce, job loss, insecurity and even the occasional hangover. 'I Am Santa Claus' is a documentary that follows the lives of five real-bearded professional Santa Clauses as they anticipate and prepare the coming holiday season while showing them for who they actually are flawed, flesh and blood men who feel an overbearing responsibility to protect the integrity of the spotless, untarnished reputation of the "Red Suit."
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
65
23
6.4
/493/
62
/53/
69
/20/
3.2
/924/

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 (2019)
Eight student eyewitnesses from Stuyvesant High School in New York City recount their experiences of the Twin Towers attack on September 11, 2001, who as young teenagers, found themselves fleeing debris in the heart of the danger zone and faced with a harrowing journey home.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
22
8.2
/359/
70
/13/
85
/4/
3.5
/274/
63
/8/
94
/14/
cc age 10+

Man in Red Bandana (2017)
"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight months after the disaster, his parents learned about how their son spent his last hour due to an ordinary object ... a red bandana. This revelation dramatically shifts their perspective on their loss. After hearing his remarkable story and how it unfolds, viewers will see how the actions of one man have touched 1,000s. This inspirational segment of the film depicts the unique, diverse and folklore ways that Welles is honored throughout the United States including in art, sports and song. Even President Barack Obama pays homage to this young man in the film. Our uplifting ending culminates in the revelation of a secret about Welles that can only be described as "perfect".
poster
69
20
7.2
/797/
63
/22/
72
/10/
3.5
/879/
cc age 12+

In Vogue: The Editor's Eye (2012)
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
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Amazon Prime Video
73
15
7.6
/437/
69
/31/
76
/11/
3.6
/393/

9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers (2009)
Trapped in The Twin Towers on September 11th, thousands of ordinary people struggled to make contact with the outside world. Many knew that time was ticking away. These recorded messages and private calls are the most powerful legacy to the families left behind. Often full of love and dignity they depict humanity at its best and most resourceful in the face of evil.
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Amazon Prime Video
55
12
6.1
/698/
63
/9/
55
/12/
41
/13/

Dangerous Child (2001)
A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her.
poster
56
12
5.5
/356/
53
/11/
52
/20/
3.3
/239/

Birds Are Singing in Kigali (2017)
We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.
poster
65
?
6.1
/153/
70
/1/

The Columbine Massacre: In the Killer's Mind (2007)
The story of the mass school shooting perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
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?
10
/1/

Feliciano Luces: Alyas Kumander Toothpick, Mindanao (1987)
A farmer becomes a notorious killer and bandit.


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