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1	Sicko (2007) more movies like this directed by Michael Moore featuring Michael Moore add to wishlist After exploring the predominance of violence in American culture in Bowling for Columbine and taking a critical look at the September 11th attacks in Fahrenheit 9/11, activist filmmaker Michael Moore turns his attentions toward the topic of health care in the United States in this documentary that weighs the plight of the uninsured (and the ... see all copies from $3.37! new only from $8.85!
2	An Inconvenient Truth (2006) more movies like this directed by Davis Guggenheim add to wishlist Former vice president Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of global warming in this documentary. A long-time environmental activist, Gore first became aware of evidence on global warming in the 1970s, and since leaving public office he has become a passionate advocate for large- and small-scale changes in our laws and lifestyles that ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $13.97!
3	Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) more movies like this directed by Michael Moore featuring Michael Moore add to wishlist Directed by Michael Moore, whose aura of controversy only grew after his Oscar acceptance speech at the 2003 Academy Awards, Fahrenheit 9/11, like Moore's Bowling For Columbine and Roger & Me, promises to expose the corporate wrongdoings and big-money scandals perpetrated by America's financial elite. This movie, however, looks beyond the inner ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99!
4	Roger & Me (1989) more movies like this directed by Michael Moore featuring Michael Moore, Pat Boone add to wishlist Michael Moore's wickedly iconoclastic documentary was inspired by the decline and fall of Flint, Michigan. Once the site of a thriving General Motors plant, Flint went quickly to seed when GM decided to close down and move out. As Moore pokes around what has been described by one magazine as "the worst place to live in America", he finds out how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.17!
5	Bowling For Columbine (2002) more movies like this directed by Michael Moore featuring Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Matt Stone, Marilyn Manson add to wishlist Filmmaker, author, and political activist Michael Moore trains his satirical eye on America's obsession with guns and violence in his third feature-length documentary, which gets its title from a pair of loosely related incidents. On April 20, 1999, shortly before they began their infamous killing spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89!
6	Koyaanisqatsi (1982) more movies like this directed by Godfrey Reggio add to wishlist An art-house circuit sensation, this feature-length documentary is visually arresting and possesses a clear, pro-environmental political agenda. Without a story, dialogue, or characters, Koyaanisqatsi (1983) (the film's title is a Hopi word roughly translated into English as "life out of balance") is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.91!
7	Cocaine Cowboys (2006) more movies like this directed by Billy Corben featuring Jon Roberts, Mickey Munday, Jorge "Rivi" Ayala, Dr. Joseph Davis, Sgt. Al Singleton add to wishlist In the early '80s, a new business emerged in Miami, FL, that changed the face of the city forever. That business was cocaine smuggling; as America developed a growing appetite for the drug, Colombian suppliers found that Miami was a good place to bring it into the United States, and a new breed of outlaws were more than happy to face the risks of ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $8.77!
8	Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1993) more movies like this directed by Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick add to wishlist The Canadian documentary Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media presents a lengthy, detailed look at the political beliefs of celebrated intellectual Noam Chomsky. Casting only passing glances at Chomsky's groundbreaking work in the field of linguistics and his eventful life, filmmakers Mark Achbar and Peter Witonick instead focus on ... see all copies from $12.60! new only from $17.36!
9	Inside Islam (2002) more movies like this add to wishlist Inside Islam traces the roots of this often misunderstood faith back to its origins within the Hebrew Bible, as well as providing information concerning how the religion's central tenets helped spread Islam throughout the world. This video provides information on what the Qu'Ran says about topics ranging from violence to suicide, and how many ... see all copies from $5.31! new only from $6.88!
10	Born Into Brothels (2004) more movies like this directed by Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski add to wishlist Born Into Brothels is a documentary about the inspiring non-profit foundation Kids With Cameras, which teaches photography skills to children in marginalized communities. In 1998, New York-based photographer Zana Briski started photographing prostitutes in the red-light district of Calcutta. She eventually developed a relationship with their ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $3.54!
11	Hidden Korea (2001) more movies like this add to wishlist Although the United States fought a war in Korea, this divided country of 69 million people remains vague to most Americans. This PBS video provides viewers with background on the traditional Confucian-based culture, while also examining the way Korea is changing and modernizing. Once primarily a village-based society, in today's Korea, the great ... see all copies from $2.97!
12	The Future of Food (2005) more movies like this directed by Deborah Koons Garcia add to wishlist Farming was once one of the most common professions in America, but now the growing of food for America's dinner tables is primarily in the hands of a small number of large agricultural corporations. With deregulations placing less federal scrutiny on how crops are grown, and an increasing number of "agri-business" firms introducing genetically ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $8.85!
13	Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) more movies like this directed by William Gazecki add to wishlist Director William Gazecki's documentary on 1994's 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, TX, which ended with the destruction of the compound by fire and the death of 70 members inside, is a strong and compelling piece of journalism that raises reasonable and troubling questions about how the FBI and the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, ... see all copies from $13.44!
14	Why We Fight (2006) more movies like this directed by Eugene Jarecki featuring Wilton Sekzer, Chalmers Johnson, William Solomon, Charles Lewis, Richard Perle add to wishlist In 1961, as Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his final address to the nation before leaving the office of President of the United States, he warned that America "must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex." Nearly 45 years later, as the United States finds itself waging a war in Iraq for reasons that ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $8.97!
15	Maxed Out (2007) more movies like this directed by James D. Scurlock add to wishlist Per its title, James D. Scurlock's virulently angry muckraking documentary Maxed Out examines the many problems associated with escalating U.S. consumer debt. Scurlock places his weightiest emphasis on the ends of the spectrum rooted in extreme evil (read: abuse) -- such as the capital lenders who wheedle poor farm families into assuming ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $8.77!
16	Grey Gardens (1976) more movies like this directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer add to wishlist Albert and David Maysles, pioneers in the cinéma vérité movement of documentary filmmaking, chose for their subjects of this film a mother and daughter with celebrity connections. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edie (or, as they are called by the brothers, Big Edie and Little Edie), are aunt and cousin to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $29.92!
17	The Thin Blue Line (1988) more movies like this directed by Errol Morris add to wishlist Not many filmmakers can claim to have freed a convicted murderer from jail, but Errol Morris accomplished that feat with his stunning documentary about Randall Dale Adams. Morris, whose brilliant previous features Vernon, Florida and Gates of Heaven had focused on less substantial subjects, learned of Adams' plight when the director was in Texas ... see all copies from $4.95!
18	Tupac: Resurrection (2003) more movies like this directed by Lauren Lazin featuring Tupac Shakur add to wishlist Many unauthorized video titles have been released about the life of rap superstar Tupac Shakur. Tupac: Resurrection is the only one to be both executive produced by his mother, former Black Panther Afeni Shakur, and benefit from access to the MTV archives. The documentary is the feature-length debut for director Lauren Lazin, who has created ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85!
19	When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) more movies like this directed by Spike Lee featuring Harry Belafonte add to wishlist Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee (the guiding force behind the critically acclaimed documentary 4 Little Girls) turns to nonfiction filmmaking once again with the heart-wrenching marathon work When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, produced by Lee's Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks and originally screened on HBO. In four "acts" ... see all copies from $14.79! new only from $14.79!
20	Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement (2007) more movies like this directed by Alex Jones add to wishlist The conspiracy-themed release Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement attempts to make a case for the idea that the governments of the contemporary world are uniting to form a "new world order" and enslave all of humanity, murdering 80% of the global population. Subtopics include the formation of the Bilderberg Group, the evolution of the North ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $9.98!
21	Be Good, Smile Pretty (2003) more movies like this directed by Tracy Droz Tragos add to wishlist Writer/director/producer Tracy Droz Tragos makes her feature debut with the documentary Be Good, Smile Pretty. In 2001, Tragos did an Internet search on her father's name: Lt. Donald Glenn Droz. She ended up reading a detailed account of her father's death in Vietnam, where his ship was ambushed in 1969. Because she was only three-months-old when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.21!
22	A Crude Awakening (2006) more movies like this directed by Basil Gelpke, Ray McCormack add to wishlist Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack's nonfiction treatise Crude Awakening joins Maxed Out, An Inconvenient Truth, and other recent documentaries devoted to unearthing and exploring forces that are untying the connective threads of contemporary society. The subject at hand is crude oil - specifically, the depletion of petroleum from the Earth, in an era ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.67!
23	The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) more movies like this directed by Saul Swimmer add to wishlist Organized by George Harrison after close friend Ravi Shankar alerted him to the plight of refugees seeking independence from Pakistan, this 1971 concert offers performances by both Harrison and Shankar in addition to featuring such legendary recording artists as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr. Songs performed in this Madison Square ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $20.58!
24	Michael Moore Hates America (2004) more movies like this directed by Mike Wilson add to wishlist From Michael Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan to the movie-making capital of the United States, director Mike Wilson's inflammatory documentary travels across the country to hold the controversial Sicko director's allegedly questionable tactics up to the light for closer examination. Wilson is a filmmaker who wants viewers to question what they ... see all copies from $2.32! new only from $5.40!
25	Mondovino (2005) more movies like this directed by Jonathan Nossiter add to wishlist Filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter is a serious wine connoisseur as well as a practicing sommelier when he isn't busy behind the camera, and he's combined his two passions in this documentary on the international wine business. Mondovino offers a witty but well-informed look at how business concerns and the homogenization of tastes around the world are ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.21!

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