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| 101 |  | 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 |
| 102 |  | Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) | 2.9226 212 reviews | PG | Documentary |
$7.45
| Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and ...more about Mad Hot Ballroom |
| 103 |  | 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 |
| 104 |  | Dont Look Back (1967) | 2.9187 33 reviews | NA | Documentary, Music |
$12.95
| Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan, 23, a pixyish troubador, spends ...more about Dont Look Back starring Bob Dylan and Albert Grossman |
| 105 |  | Unknown White Male (2005) | 2.9174 113 reviews | PG-13 | Biography, Documentary |
$14.75
| Just imagine waking up tomorrow with no memory of today or any other since the day of your birth. ...more about Unknown White Male |
| 106 |  | Agronomist, The (2003) | 2.9159 135 reviews | PG-13 | Documentary |
$21.99
| A profile of Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist, Jean Dominique. It includes: ...more about Agronomist starring Jean Dominique |
| 107 |  | God Grew Tired of Us (2007) | 2.9146 80 reviews | PG | War, Documentary |
$8.55
| A documentary following four impoverished Sudanese boys given the opportunity to live in the United ...more about God Grew Tired of Us starring John Bul Dau and Panther Bior |
| 108 |  | Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2003) | 2.9143 70 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary | N/A | On April 12th 2002 the world awoke to the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been ...more about Revolution Will Not Be Televised starring Hugo Chavez and Pedro Carmona |
| 109 |  | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) | 2.9141 20 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures |
| 110 | | One Day in September (2000) | 2.9121 88 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$5.99
| This documentary examines the events surrounding the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, where eleven ...more about One Day in September |
| 111 |  | Trials of Henry Kissinger, The (2002) | 2.9100 104 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$18.95
| Is Henry Kissinger -- Nobel Laureate and the most famous diplomat of his generation -- also a war ...more about Trials of Henry Kissinger starring Brian Cox and Anna Chennault |
| 112 |  | Ballets Russes (2005) | 2.9099 107 reviews | Not Rated | History, Documentary |
$19.81
| For many, modern ballet began with the Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo, originally made up of Russian ...more about Ballets Russes |
| 113 |  | Comedian (2002) | 2.9089 188 reviews | R | Documentary |
$6.49
| Fresh from the success of his sitcom, comedian Jerry Seinfeld decided to do the unimaginable: he ...more about Comedian starring Jerry Seinfeld and Sherrod Small |
| 114 |  | Burden of Dreams (1982) | 2.9082 30 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$24.99
| A documentary on the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's epic 'Fitzcarraldo' (qv), showing how ...more about Burden of Dreams |
| 115 | | Atomic Cafe, The (1982) | 2.9078 28 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$12.99
| A compilation of 1960's films about what to do in case of a Nuclear attack and the effects of ...more about Atomic Cafe |
| 116 |  | My Flesh and Blood (2003) | 2.9067 58 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$14.99
| A feature length verit documentary about the Tom family -- eleven special needs children adopted by ...more about My Flesh and Blood |
| 117 | | Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The (2005) | 2.9041 23 reviews | R | Documentary | N/A | The true story of a Bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild ...more about Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
| 118 |  | War Tapes, The (2006) | 2.9014 94 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$16.95
| Straight from the front lines in Iraq, THE WAR TAPES is the first war movie filmed by soldiers ...more about War Tapes starring Zack Bazzi and Duncan Domey |
| 119 |  | Calle 54 (2000) | 2.8999 107 reviews | G | Documentary, Music |
$7.57
| Fernando Trueba presents his love affair with Latin jazz, his camera following 13 giants into the ...more about Calle 54 starring Gato Barbieri and Cachao |
| 120 |  | Gates of Heaven (1980) | 2.8983 31 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$9.20
| Funny, inspiring, and bizarre, "Gates of Heaven" is the celebrated pet cemeteries documentary that ...more about Gates of Heaven |
| 121 |  | Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) | 2.8953 118 reviews | R | Documentary, Music |
$8.99
| Through the glitter and the grunge, from The Monkees to Coldplay, Rodney Bingenheimer--a.k.a. ...more about Mayor of the Sunset Strip starring Rodney Bingenheimer and Neve Campbell |
| 122 |  | Encounters at the End of the World (2008) | 2.8942 26 reviews | G | Documentary | N/A | Filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica to capture its landscape's rarely seen beauty on film. ...more about Encounters at the End of the World starring Werner Herzog |
| 123 |  | Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) | 2.8937 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Documentary |
$24.24
| Kru is a pioneer, living deeper in the jungle of northern Siam than any of his predecessors. He ...more about Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness starring Kru and Chantui |
| 124 |  | Standard Operating Procedure (2008) | 2.8914 135 reviews | R | Documentary | N/A | Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of ...more about Standard Operating Procedure starring Joshua Feinman and Zhubin Rahbar |
| 125 |  | 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 |
| 126 |  | Step Into Liquid (2003) | 2.8900 150 reviews | PG | Documentary, Sports |
$8.99
| This documentary examines today's global surf culture. ...more about Step Into Liquid |
| 127 | | Rock School (2005) | 2.8891 128 reviews | R | Documentary, Music |
$4.02
| Far from your typical documentary, Rock School follows the trials and tribulations of far from your ...more about Rock School |
| 128 |  | Sound and Fury (2000) | 2.8874 68 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$14.95
| Takes viewers inside the seldom seen world of the deaf to witness a painful family struggle over a ...more about Sound and Fury |
| 129 |  | Overnight (2003) | 2.8835 129 reviews | R | Documentary |
$6.99
| The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Troy Duffy, a blue collar Boston twenty something that struck a ...more about Overnight |
| 130 | | S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2004) | 2.8816 46 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$19.95
| ...more about S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine |
| 131 |  | Devil Came on Horseback, The (2007) | 2.8778 43 reviews | NA | Documentary, Politics, Religion |
$14.67
| This documentary dives into the Darfur, Sudan genocide from the perspective of an unarmed military ...more about Devil Came on Horseback starring Brian Steidle |
| 132 |  | 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 |
| 133 | | Children Underground (2001) | 2.8754 25 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$14.95
| ...more about Children Underground |
| 134 | | Sunset Story (2005) | 2.8747 11 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary | N/A | Sunset Story is a funny and intimate documentary drama that will make you think differently about ...more about Sunset Story |
| 135 | | 7 Days In September (2002) | 2.8747 23 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary |
$3.29
| ...more about 7 Days In September |
| 136 |  | Lightning in a Bottle (2004) | 2.8746 95 reviews | PG-13 | Documentary, Music |
$3.95
| Beginning with a stirring African folk song (Zélié performed by Angélique Kidjo) the roots are ...more about Lightning in a Bottle |
| 137 |  | 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 |
| 138 |  | Tupac: Resurrection (2003) | 2.8740 169 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Crime, Musical, Documentary |
$4.59
| Celebrating the life of Tupac Shakur, one off the top-selling hip-hop artists of all time, this ...more about Tupac: Resurrection |
| 139 |  | Ground Truth, The (2006) | 2.8727 15 reviews | R | Documentary | N/A | A documentary following a group of soldiers throughout much of their military service from boot ...more about Ground Truth starring Herold Noel and Kelly Dougherty |
| 140 |  | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) | 2.8725 45 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary, Politics, Religion | N/A | A documentary exploring and retracing the events leading up to 1978 mass suicide lead by Jim Jones, ...more about Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple |
| 141 | | Love and Diane (2002) | 2.8698 45 reviews | NA | Documentary | N/A | ...more about Love and Diane |
| 142 |  | In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) | 2.8696 134 reviews | Not Rated | Biography, Documentary |
$13.99
| Henry Darger worked all his life in menial jobs in Chicago. Living alone and in poverty, he had no ...more about In the Realms of the Unreal |
| 143 |  | Concert for George (2003) | 2.8693 39 reviews | Not Rated | Musical, Documentary, Music | N/A | On the 29th of November 2002, one year to the day that George Harrison left us, his closest friends ...more about Concert for George |
| 144 |  | Trembling Before G-d (2001) | 2.8626 124 reviews | NA | Documentary, Gay/Lesbian |
$25.99
| Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, ...more about Trembling Before G-d |
| 145 |  | Bright Leaves (2003) | 2.8575 94 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$20.85
| North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a ...more about Bright Leaves |
| 146 |  | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) | 2.8560 96 reviews | R | Documentary |
$8.99
| ...more about Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer starring Aileen Wuornos |
| 147 |  | Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) | 2.8557 92 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Documentary |
$7.00
| Traces the meteoric rise, fall, and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. ...more about Kid Stays In the Picture |
| 148 | | Weather Underground, The (2003) | 2.8548 19 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary | N/A | ...more about Weather Underground |
| 149 |  | Unreasonable Man (2007) | 2.8544 45 reviews | NA | Documentary, Politics, Religion | N/A | Traces the career of Ralph Nader from quixotic consumer advocate to upstart presidentail candidate ...more about Unreasonable Man starring Ralph Nader (II) and Jay Acton |
| 150 | | Human Body, The (2001) | 2.8523 21 reviews | Not Rated | Documentary, Short | N/A | Co-produced by Discovery Pictures and the BBC, The Human Body incorporates groundbreaking computer ...more about Human Body |
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