62 Recommended Documentary or True-Events Films

I’ve seen all of the films below and recommend them.

They’re either documentaries or fiction films based to varying extents on real stories.

Some films are available to watch free online, while others are available to stream using popular paid streaming services.

Enjoy eye-opening binging!

H.

Q: How to use such a long list?
A: Maybe watch one or more films a week for a year?

Q: Which to start with?
A: “Home (2009)”

Q: I need something that’ll make me laugh.
A: “Don’t Look Up (2021)” or “The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)”

Q: What is on your watchlist?
A: There are 87 documentaries! Where can I buy time to watch them?

Climate and Connection

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret poster Rating: 8.2/10 (24,552 votes)
Director: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn
Writer: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn
Stars: Bruce Hamilton, Kip Andersen, Al Gore
Runtime: 90 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 15 Sep 2015
Plot: Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Home (2009)
Home poster Rating: 8.5/10 (22,204 votes)
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Writer: Isabelle Delannoy, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Denis Carot
Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin
Runtime: 118 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 05 Jun 2009
Plot: With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
My Octopus Teacher poster Rating: 8.1/10 (48,641 votes)
Director: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Writer: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Runtime: 85 min
Rated: TV-G
Genre: Documentary
Released: 07 Sep 2020
Plot: A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Who Killed the Electric Car? poster Rating: 7.6/10 (12,513 votes)
Director: Chris Paine
Writer: Chris Paine
Stars: Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson
Runtime: 92 min
Rated: PG
Genre: Documentary
Released: 04 Aug 2006
Plot: A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Earth (2007)
Earth poster Rating: 8.0/10 (14,470 votes)
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Writer: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Leslie Megahey
Stars: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart, Anggun
Runtime: 90 min
Rated: G
Genre: Documentary
Released: 22 Apr 2009
Plot: Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
Collodion: The Process of Preservation (2020)
Collodion: The Process of Preservation poster Rating: 7.5/10 (419 votes)
Director: Eric Overton
Writer: Jennilyn Merten, Eric Overton
Stars: Angelo Baca, Rich Ingebretson, Jeffrey D. Morgan
Runtime: 78 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Jul 2020
Plot: An environmental documentary film about our connection to the landscape and the conversations that surround it.
The Cove (2009)
The Cove poster Rating: 8.4/10 (49,120 votes)
Director: Louie Psihoyos
Writer: Mark Monroe
Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones
Runtime: 92 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime
Released: 07 Aug 2009
Plot: Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Don't Look Up (2021)
Don't Look Up poster Rating: 7.3/10 (389,194 votes)
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Adam McKay, David Sirota
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep
Runtime: 138 min
Rated: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Released: 24 Dec 2021
Plot: Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

War

My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)
My Trip to Al-Qaeda poster Rating: 7.1/10 (451 votes)
Director: Alex Gibney
Writer: Lawrence Wright
Stars: Lawrence Wright
Runtime: 86 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 21 Apr 2010
Plot: Chronicles fundamentalist Islam's rise to power and explores Wright's struggle to maintain his objectivity as a journalist writing about Islamic terror.
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass poster Rating: 7.6/10 (1,552 votes)
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: James DiEugenio
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Runtime: 118 min
Rated: TV-14
Genre: Documentary
Released: 12 Nov 2021
Plot: Declassified files related to President Kennedy's assassination in a far larger context, aiming to shine more light on what really happened in 1963.
The Bang Bang Club (2010)
The Bang Bang Club poster Rating: 7.0/10 (10,697 votes)
Director: Steven Silver
Writer: Steven Silver, Greg Marinovich, João Silva
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch
Runtime: 106 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 22 Jul 2011
Plot: A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
Megan Leavey (2017)
Megan Leavey poster Rating: 7.1/10 (23,255 votes)
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writer: Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt
Stars: Kate Mara, Ramon Rodriguez, Tom Felton
Runtime: 116 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Released: 09 Jun 2017
Plot: Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
Dirty Wars (2013)
Dirty Wars poster Rating: 7.5/10 (9,198 votes)
Director: Rick Rowley
Writer: David Riker, Jeremy Scahill
Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi
Runtime: 87 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary, Crime, History
Released: 18 Oct 2013
Plot: Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
Official Secrets (2019)
Official Secrets poster Rating: 7.3/10 (43,995 votes)
Director: Gavin Hood
Writer: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood
Stars: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode
Runtime: 112 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 30 Aug 2019
Plot: The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The Mark of Cain (2007)
The Mark of Cain poster Rating: 6.4/10 (1,489 votes)
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Tony Marchant
Stars: Gerard Kearns, Matthew McNulty, Naomi Bentley
Runtime: 87 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 25 Nov 2008
Plot: Uses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.
Stealing a Nation (2004)
Stealing a Nation poster Rating: 8.4/10 (356 votes)
Director: John Pilger, Sean Crotty
Writer: John Pilger
Stars: John Pilger
Runtime: 56 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 31 Jul 2004
Plot: This tells a story literally 'hidden from history'. In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population ...
The Looming Tower (2018)
The Looming Tower poster Rating: 8.0/10 (13,932 votes)
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt
Runtime: 492 min
Rated: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 28 Feb 2018
Plot: A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
Fair Game (2010)
Fair Game poster Rating: 6.8/10 (48,499 votes)
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Joseph Wilson
Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison
Runtime: 108 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Released: 03 Dec 2010
Plot: CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
The Post (2017)
The Post poster Rating: 7.2/10 (146,278 votes)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson
Runtime: 116 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Released: 12 Jan 2018
Plot: A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
Rendition (2007)
Rendition poster Rating: 6.8/10 (55,437 votes)
Director: Gavin Hood
Writer: Kelley Sane
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard
Runtime: 122 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 19 Oct 2007
Plot: When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.
The Report (2019)
The Report poster Rating: 7.2/10 (40,382 votes)
Director: Scott Z. Burns
Writer: Scott Z. Burns
Stars: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm
Runtime: 119 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 15 Nov 2019
Plot: Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.

Israel–Palestine & Arabia

Tears of Gaza (2010)
Tears of Gaza poster Rating: 8.0/10 (525 votes)
Director: Vibeke Løkkeberg
Writer: N/A
Stars: N/A
Runtime: 90 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 21 Dec 2012
Plot: In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a dramatic war experience. Many of them live
Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay (2005)
Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay poster Rating: 7.6/10 (220 votes)
Director: Avi Mograbi
Writer: Avi Mograbi
Stars: Shredi Jabarin
Runtime: 100 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 14 Jul 2005
Plot: A documentary on the treatment of Palestianians by members of the Israeli army.
Gaza: Still Alive (2019)
Gaza: Still Alive poster Rating: N/A/10 (N/A votes)
Director: Harry Fear
Writer: Harry Fear
Stars: Harry Fear, Hasan Zeyada
Runtime: 53 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 28 Jun 2019
Plot: Revealing the mental health catastrophe among Palestinians in the impoverished Gaza Strip, after a decade of isolation from the world and amid ongoing war trauma.
Palestine Is Still the Issue (2003)
Palestine Is Still the Issue poster Rating: 8.4/10 (293 votes)
Director: Tony Stark
Writer: John Pilger
Stars: John Pilger
Runtime: 53 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 06 Jan 2003
Plot: A documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.
Bethlehem (2013)
Bethlehem poster Rating: 7.1/10 (2,154 votes)
Director: Yuval Adler
Writer: Yuval Adler, Ali Wakad
Stars: Tsahi Halevi, Shadi Mar'i, Hitham Omari
Runtime: 99 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 26 Sep 2013
Plot: Tells the story of the complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. Shuttling back and forth between conflicting points of view, the film is a raw portrayal of characters torn
Omar (2013)
Omar poster Rating: 7.5/10 (13,983 votes)
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Writer: Hany Abu-Assad
Stars: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Eyad Hourani
Runtime: 98 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 01 Aug 2013
Plot: A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
The Insult (2017)
The Insult poster Rating: 7.7/10 (16,264 votes)
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writer: Ziad Doueiri, Joelle Touma
Stars: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh
Runtime: 113 min
Rated: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 25 Jun 2019
Plot: After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Lemon Tree (2008)
Lemon Tree poster Rating: 7.4/10 (6,500 votes)
Director: Eran Riklis
Writer: Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis
Stars: Hiam Abbass, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Ali Suliman
Runtime: 106 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 23 Apr 2008
Plot: The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
Under the Bombs (2007)
Under the Bombs poster Rating: 7.1/10 (1,617 votes)
Director: Philippe Aractingi
Writer: Philippe Aractingi, Michel Léviant
Stars: Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz, Rawia Elchab
Runtime: 98 min
Rated: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 21 Mar 2008
Plot: In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.
The Square (2013)
The Square poster Rating: 8.1/10 (8,930 votes)
Director: Jehane Noujaim
Writer: N/A
Stars: Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour
Runtime: 95 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Released: 10 Jan 2014
Plot: A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
Clash (2016)
Clash poster Rating: 7.5/10 (5,497 votes)
Director: Mohamed Diab
Writer: Khaled Diab, Mohamed Diab
Stars: Nelly Karim, Hany Adel, El Sebaii Mohamed
Runtime: 97 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 27 Jul 2016
Plot: Set entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.

Democracy and Freedom

Un pays qui se tient sage (2020)
Un pays qui se tient sage poster Rating: 7.4/10 (444 votes)
Director: David Dufresne
Writer: N/A
Stars: Arié Alimi, Myriam Ayad, Ludivine Bantigny
Runtime: 86 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Feb 2022
Plot: A group of citizens question and confront their views on the social order, and the legitimacy of the use of violent police force.
The Century of the Self (2002)
The Century of the Self poster Rating: 8.8/10 (5,738 votes)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays
Runtime: 235 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 17 Mar 2002
Plot: A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.
The Power of Nightmares (2004)
The Power of Nightmares poster Rating: 8.8/10 (4,243 votes)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Stars: Gilles Kepel, Melvin Goodman, Stephen Holmes
Runtime: 157 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 20 Oct 2004
Plot: A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.

Existential

Baraka (1992)
Baraka poster Rating: 8.6/10 (38,103 votes)
Director: Ron Fricke
Writer: Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Genevieve Nicholas
Stars: Patrick Disanto
Runtime: 96 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 19 Nov 1993
Plot: A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Human (2015)
Human poster Rating: 8.7/10 (8,154 votes)
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Writer: N/A
Stars: Luis Cancu, Atman, Berthony
Runtime: 190 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 12 Sep 2015
Plot: A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
Examined Life (2008)
Examined Life poster Rating: 7.0/10 (1,714 votes)
Director: Astra Taylor
Writer: Astra Taylor
Stars: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, Michael Hardt
Runtime: 87 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 20 Nov 2009
Plot: In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
Disconnect (2012)
Disconnect poster Rating: 7.5/10 (74,872 votes)
Director: Henry Alex Rubin
Writer: Andrew Stern
Stars: Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm
Runtime: 115 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 05 Jul 2013
Plot: A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
The Two Popes (2019)
The Two Popes poster Rating: 7.6/10 (118,819 votes)
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: Anthony McCarten
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín
Runtime: 125 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Released: 20 Dec 2019
Plot: Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
The Social Dilemma (2020)
The Social Dilemma poster Rating: 7.6/10 (77,728 votes)
Director: Jeff Orlowski
Writer: Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe, Jeff Orlowski
Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson
Runtime: 94 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 09 Sep 2020
Plot: Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
The Impossible (2012)
The Impossible poster Rating: 7.6/10 (215,790 votes)
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez, María Belón
Stars: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland
Runtime: 114 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 04 Jan 2013
Plot: The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002)
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet poster Rating: 7.8/10 (784 votes)
Director: Omar Al-Qattan, Michael Schwarz
Writer: N/A
Stars: N/A
Runtime: 116 min
Rated: PG
Genre: Documentary
Released: 17 Dec 2002
Plot: Tells the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shapes the lives of more than 1.2 billion people. The film takes viewers not only to ancient Middle Eastern sites where Muhammad's

Economy and Capital

The Dirty War on the National Health Service (2019)
The Dirty War on the National Health Service poster Rating: 7.7/10 (92 votes)
Director: John Pilger
Writer: John Pilger
Stars: John Pilger
Runtime: 106 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 29 Nov 2019
Plot: Veteran filmmaker John Pilger takes us through a history of threats to Britain's National Health Service ,from its 1948 founding by Labor through a privatizing push by Margaret Thatcher's bureaucrats, to challenges by new Conservativ
Sicko (2007)
Sicko poster Rating: 7.9/10 (75,121 votes)
Director: Michael Moore
Writer: Michael Moore
Stars: Michael Moore, Tucker Albrizzi, Tony Benn
Runtime: 123 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 03 Jul 2007
Plot: A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Collapse (2009)
Collapse poster Rating: 7.7/10 (7,582 votes)
Director: Chris Smith
Writer: Michael Ruppert
Stars: Michael Ruppert
Runtime: 82 min
Rated: Unrated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 17 Mar 2011
Plot: A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness.
The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short poster Rating: 7.8/10 (405,597 votes)
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, Michael Lewis
Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
Runtime: 130 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Released: 23 Dec 2015
Plot: In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street poster Rating: 8.2/10 (1,305,596 votes)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Terence Winter, Jordan Belfort
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Runtime: 180 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Released: 25 Dec 2013
Plot: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
The War on Democracy (2007)
The War on Democracy poster Rating: 8.2/10 (2,402 votes)
Director: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty
Writer: John Pilger
Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende
Runtime: 96 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Released: 15 Jun 2007
Plot: Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.
Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Sorry We Missed You poster Rating: 7.6/10 (20,606 votes)
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Stars: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Mcgowan
Runtime: 101 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Drama
Released: 06 Mar 2020
Plot: Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitatio
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake poster Rating: 7.9/10 (58,032 votes)
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
Runtime: 100 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama
Released: 09 Jun 2017
Plot: After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
The Corporation (2003)
The Corporation poster Rating: 8.0/10 (21,156 votes)
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Writer: Joel Bakan, Harold Crooks, Mark Achbar
Stars: Mikela Jay, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora
Runtime: 145 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 04 Jun 2004
Plot: Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Capitalism: A Love Story poster Rating: 7.4/10 (42,375 votes)
Director: Michael Moore
Writer: Michael Moore
Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter
Runtime: 127 min
Rated: R
Genre: Documentary, Crime, History
Released: 02 Oct 2009
Plot: An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Planet of the Humans (2019)
Planet of the Humans poster Rating: 6.9/10 (3,012 votes)
Director: Jeff Gibbs
Writer: Jeff Gibbs
Stars: Catherine Andrews, David Blood, Michael Bloomberg
Runtime: 100 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 21 Apr 2020
Plot: Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.

Corruption and Scandal

Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight poster Rating: 8.1/10 (450,846 votes)
Director: Tom McCarthy
Writer: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
Runtime: 129 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 20 Nov 2015
Plot: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
The Whistleblower (2010)
The Whistleblower poster Rating: 7.1/10 (33,309 votes)
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writer: Larysa Kondracki, Eilis Kirwan
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave
Runtime: 112 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Released: 27 Oct 2011
Plot: A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
The Invisible War (2012)
The Invisible War poster Rating: 7.6/10 (6,860 votes)
Director: Kirby Dick
Writer: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering, Douglas Blush
Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca
Runtime: 93 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 20 Jan 2012
Plot: An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Dark Waters (2019)
Dark Waters poster Rating: 7.6/10 (79,697 votes)
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Nathaniel Rich, Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins
Runtime: 126 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 06 Dec 2019
Plot: A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
The Insider (1999)
The Insider poster Rating: 7.8/10 (167,623 votes)
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Marie Brenner, Eric Roth, Michael Mann
Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer
Runtime: 157 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Released: 05 Nov 1999
Plot: A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)
The Yes Men Fix the World poster Rating: 7.6/10 (5,642 votes)
Director: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr
Writer: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
Stars: Reggie Watts, Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum
Runtime: 87 min
Rated: N/A
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Released: 07 Aug 2009
Plot: Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.
Truth (2015)
Truth poster Rating: 6.8/10 (19,792 votes)
Director: James Vanderbilt
Writer: James Vanderbilt, Mary Mapes
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid
Runtime: 125 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 30 Oct 2015
Plot: Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
Margin Call (2011)
Margin Call poster Rating: 7.1/10 (123,697 votes)
Director: J.C. Chandor
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey
Runtime: 107 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 29 Sep 2011
Plot: Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.