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poster The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
(4/5)
105mn - Crime, Documentary
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended …
poster Häxan
Häxan
(5/5)
95mn - Documentary, Horror, History
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle…
poster The Corporation
The Corporation
(4/5)
145mn - Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. …
poster Vaxxed II: The People's Truth
Vaxxed II: The People's Truth
(2.9/5)
92mn - Documentary
An exploration into a possible link between various vaccinations and illness, injury, and death.
poster Grass
Grass
(3.6/5)
80mn - Documentary
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning d…
poster Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary, History
A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
(3.9/5)
54mn - Documentary
An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and prof…
poster What Happened on the Moon
What Happened on the Moon
(3.3/5)
224mn - Documentary
"If some of the film was spoiled, it's remotely possible they [NASA] may have shot some scenes in a studio environment to avoid embarrassment." - David Groves, PhD. This compelling video throws into serio…
poster Harmontown
Harmontown
(3.6/5)
95mn - Documentary
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
poster The Untold Truth: Dodi and Diana
The Untold Truth: Dodi and Diana
43mn - Documentary
The following Summer after her divorce from Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, began dating Dodi Al-Fayed. The relationship between the two is shrouded in mystery. Was she falling in love or was it…
poster Lambo
Lambo
100mn - Documentary
Aarron Lambert is a controversial man that provokes the system and inspires the public. A cinematic documentary following the struggles and successes of a voice that must be heard from childhood through t…
poster Pharma Bro
Pharma Bro
(2.6/5)
85mn - Documentary
The story of Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical tycoon known for raising the price of an AIDS drug 5500% overnight, buying the sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million dollars and being convicted …
poster In the Wake of the Bounty
In the Wake of the Bounty
66mn - Action, Drama, Documentary
The film explores the story of the Bounty and is based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
poster The Other Final
The Other Final
(3.9/5)
78mn - Documentary
The Other Final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by Johan Kramer, about a football match between Bhutan and Montserrat, the then-lowest ranked teams in the FIFA World Rankings.
poster Dakota 38
Dakota 38
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary
In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at …
poster Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
0mn - Documentary
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War is a documentary short reviewing the role of then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) in leading the United States into the most devastating foreign policy b…
poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster Harvested Alive
Harvested Alive
62mn - Documentary
As a doctor, Zhiyuan Wang spent 30 years studying how to save lives. He never imagined that he would spend another 10 years investigating how Chinese doctors take innocent lives. 95% of his evidence come…
poster Don't Be a Sucker!
Don't Be a Sucker!
(3.8/5)
18mn - Documentary, History, War
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United St…
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