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| 1 |  | American Movie (1999) |  3.2547 173 reviews | R | Documentary |
$13.20
| On the northwest side of Milwaukee, Mark Borchardt dreams the American dream: for him, it's making ...more about American Movie starring Mark Borchardt and Monica Borchardt |
| 2 |  | Hoop Dreams (1994) |  3.2061 68 reviews | PG-13 | Documentary, Sports |
$16.99
| This documentary follows two inner-city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they ...more about Hoop Dreams starring William Gates and Arthur Agee |
| 3 |  | Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) | 3.1476 152 reviews | PG-13 | Biography, Documentary |
$9.99
| A self proclaimed expert in various death penalty procedures, Fred Leuchter Jr. was hired by a ...more about Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter starring Robert Jan Van Pelt |
| 4 |  | When We Were Kings (1996) | 3.1323 90 reviews | PG | History, Documentary, Sports |
$9.99
| It's 1974, Muhammed Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Forman is ten years ...more about When We Were Kings starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman |
| 5 |  | Return with Honor (1998) | 3.1277 33 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$15.00
| ...more about Return with Honor |
| 6 |  | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) | 3.0729 61 reviews | PG | Documentary |
$12.99
| What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a ...more about Fast starring Dave Hoover and George Mendonça |
| 7 |  | Crumb (1994) | 3.0698 83 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$5.99
| An examination of the life of cartoonist/artist Robert Crumb. His comics often tackled social ...more about Crumb starring Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky |
| 8 |  | Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (1997) | 3.0598 46 reviews | PG | Documentary | N/A | Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand ...more about Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary |
| 9 |  | Beyond the Mat (1999) | 3.0215 148 reviews | R | Documentary |
$4.65
| This documentry focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley (Mankind), ...more about Beyond the Mat starring Mick Foley and Terry Funk |
| 10 |  | 4 Little Girls (1997) | 3.0079 41 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$6.59
| This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes ...more about 4 Little Girls starring Maxine McNair and Helen Pegues |
| 11 |  | Big One, The (1997) | 2.9904 93 reviews | PG-13 | Comedy, Documentary |
$10.98
| Our intrepid defender of the working man, Michael Moore, documents his 1996 "Downsize This!" book ...more about Big One starring Michael Moore |
| 12 |  | Buena Vista Social Club (1999) | 2.9573 105 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$7.15
| A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry ...more about Buena Vista Social Club |
| 13 |  | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) | 2.9405 21 reviews | PG | History, Documentary, Music |
$9.99
| A documentary about the amazing life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, the electronic ...more about Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey starring Leon Theremin and Clara Rockmore |
| 14 |  | Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) | 2.9356 21 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$11.95
| This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the ...more about Waco: The Rules of Engagement |
| 15 |  | Six Days in Roswell (1998) | 2.9247 19 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$14.03
| Rich Kronfeld travels to Roswell, New Mexico for the 50th anniversary festival of the alleged alien ...more about Six Days in Roswell |
| 16 |  | Great Day in Harlem, A (1994) | 2.9193 17 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$16.45
| Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the ...more about Great Day in Harlem starring Quincy Jones and Dizzy Gillespie |
| 17 |  | On the Ropes (1999) | 2.8913 48 reviews | NA | Drama, Documentary, Sports |
$7.24
| A documentary highlighting three young boxers from the mean streets of Brooklyn and their coach as ...more about On the Ropes |
| 18 |  | Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992) | 2.8761 19 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It ...more about Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media |
| 19 |  | Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, The (1998) | 2.8743 71 reviews | PG | Biography, Documentary, Sports |
$7.21
| The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg is told through archival film footage and ...more about Life and Times of Hank Greenberg starring Rabbi Reeve Brenner and Walter Matthau |
| 20 |  | Looking for Richard (1996) | 2.8510 30 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Documentary |
$21.94
| Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and ...more about Looking for Richard starring Penelope Allen and Gordon MacDonald |
| 21 |  | Everest (1998) | 2.8273 61 reviews | NA | Documentary, Short |
$7.02
| An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their ...more about Everest |
| 22 |  | Divine Trash (1998) | 2.8184 24 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$10.99
| The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a ...more about Divine Trash starring John Waters |
| 23 |  | Unzipped (1995) | 2.8130 19 reviews | R | Documentary |
$10.98
| Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection. ...more about Unzipped |
| 24 |  | Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) | 2.8104 18 reviews | R | Documentary, Music | N/A | From the rain of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday ...more about Madonna: Truth or Dare starring Madonna (I) |
| 25 | | Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) | 2.8101 50 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$9.99
| Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His ...more about Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan starring Kathe Burkhart and Kirby Dick |
| 26 |  | War Room, The (1993) | 2.8095 30 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$3.99
| A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the ...more about War Room starring James Carville and George Stephanopoulos |
| 27 | | Hype! (1996) | 2.8054 22 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$9.99
| The world of grunge. This documentary examines the Seattle scene as it became the focus of a ...more about Hype! starring Calvin Johnson |
| 28 |  | Visions of Light (1992) | 2.8041 18 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$16.99
| Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of ...more about Visions of Light starring Michael Chapman and Allen Daviau |
| 29 |  | Jaundiced Eye, The (1999) | 2.8017 21 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$17.99
| At the prompting of his ex-wife and her new live-in boyfriend, a gay man is accused by his ...more about Jaundiced Eye |
| 30 |  | Celluloid Closet, The (1995) | 2.7875 50 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$22.61
| A comprehensive documentary of the history of gays and lesbians in cinema, from negative to ...more about Celluloid Closet starring Lily Tomlin and Tony Curtis |
| 31 | | Girl Next Door, The (1999) | 2.7670 57 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$11.99
| A documentary about the rise to fame of adult movie star Stacy Valentine. Starting out as an ...more about Girl Next Door starring Stacy Valentine |
| 32 |  | From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995) | 2.7654 29 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, ...more about From the Journals of Jean Seberg starring Mary Beth Hurt |
| 33 |  | Source, The (1999) | 2.7636 52 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$9.99
| Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to ...more about Source starring Steve Allen and David Amram |
| 34 | | Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992) | 2.7574 12 reviews | R | Documentary |
$14.99
| ...more about Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer |
| 35 |  | Genghis Blues (1999) |  2.7446 62 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.95
| The extraordinary odyssey of a U.S. musician of Cape Verdean ancestry to Tannu Tuva, in central ...more about Genghis Blues |
| 36 |  | Regret to Inform (1998) | 2.7360 20 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.95
| In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the ...more about Regret to Inform |
| 37 |  | Baraka (1992) | 2.7313 39 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$9.99
| Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." ...more about Baraka |
| 38 |  | Perfect Candidate, A (1996) | 2.7281 21 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$15.95
| The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on ...more about Perfect Candidate starring Don (X) Baker and Mark Goodin |
| 39 | | Grass (1999) | 2.7255 62 reviews | R | Documentary |
$16.13
| This film explores the history of the American government's official policy on marijuana in the ...more about Grass |
| 40 |  | Dancemaker (1998) | 2.7208 33 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.95
| ...more about Dancemaker starring Andrew Asnes |
| 41 |  | Unmade Beds (1997) | 2.7103 19 reviews | R | Documentary |
$11.95
| A black comedy about vanity and lust in contemporary America. In the middle of the sexual jungle of ...more about Unmade Beds starring Aimee Copp and Michael De Stefano |
| 42 | | My Best Fiend -- Klaus Kinski (1999) | 2.7062 14 reviews | NA | Documentary | N/A | Werner Herzog's documentary profiles his turbulent relationship with the actor Klaus Kinski ...more about My Best Fiend -- Klaus Kinski starring Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog |
| 43 |  | Cruise, The (1998) | 2.6627 56 reviews | PG-13 | Documentary |
$9.99
| Affectionate portrait of Tim "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker ...more about Cruise starring Timothy 'Speed' Levitch |
| 44 | | Brandon Teena Story, The (1998) | 2.6203 26 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.95
| Documentary about Brandon Teena (aka Teena Brandon), a transgendered person, who was murdered along ...more about Brandon Teena Story |
| 45 |  | American Pimp (1999) | 2.6079 62 reviews | R | Documentary |
$5.99
| Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being ...more about American Pimp |
| 46 | | Frat House (1998) | 2.6026 6 reviews | NA | Documentary | N/A | ...more about Frat House |
| 47 |  | Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997) | 2.6020 30 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$21.95
| Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersberg, Russia. She escaped to America in 1926 amidst the rise ...more about Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life starring Sylvia Bokor |
| 48 |  | Without Limits (1998) | 2.5814 51 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Biopic, Documentary, Sports |
$5.99
| The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to ...more about Without Limits starring Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland |
| 49 | | Backdraft (1998) | 2.5786 16 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Family, Documentary | N/A | Backdraft is the story about fire in the 18th century, but more that that, it's the story of how ...more about Backdraft |
| 50 |  | Licensed to Kill (1997) | 2.5780 18 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$18.99
| Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, "Licensed ...more about Licensed to Kill |
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