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1	An Inconvenient Truth (2006) more movies like this directed by Davis Guggenheim 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 $7.54! new only from $23.51!
2	The Last Waltz (1978) more movies like this directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Ringo Starr Martin Scorsese's documentary of the 1976 final performance of the legendary Sixties rock group The Band is at once a show featuring some of the greatest rock performers of their generation and a bittersweet look back at an era that was just beginning to fade. As Scorsese guides the group through interview segments discussing their 15 years ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $6.00!
3	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) more movies like this directed by Alex Gibney featuring Peter Coyote Alex Gibney, who wrote and produced Eugene Jarecki's The Trials of Henry Kissinger, examines the rise and fall of an infamous corporate juggernaut in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, which he wrote and directed. The film, based on the book by Fortune Magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, opens with a reenactment of the suicide ... see all copies from $10.04! new only from $10.04!
4	Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Adam Arkins, Murphy Guyer, Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Conway This Ken Burns documentary, narrated by Hal Holbrook, chronologically traces the well-documented 1804-06 military expedition of Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and Lt. William Clark (1770-1838) to survey newly acquired lands and seek a Northwest Passage. Ordered by Thomas Jefferson (who labeled it the Corps of Discovery), the expedition was approved ... see all copies from $9.38! new only from $13.99!
5	Buena Vista Social Club (1999) more movies like this directed by Wim Wenders featuring Ry Cooder, Compay Segundo, Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Eliades Ochoa Wim Wenders' documentary Buena Vista Social Club is about the adventures of Ry Cooder in Cuba. Cooder, best remembered by film fans for the wailing slide guitar theme of Wenders' Paris, Texas, went to Cuba in 1996 to meet with some legendary 'soneros' musicians of the '30s, '40s and '50s. The result was the album Buena Vista Social Club, recorded ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
6	Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Tom Hanks, Keith David This Ken Burns documentary is a vivid celebration of pioneering "automobilist" Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson. In 1903, Jackson accepted a 50-dollar bet to drive from San Francisco to New York City in his 20-horsepower Winton touring car, the Vermont. With only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire country, virtually no worthwhile terrain maps and ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $17.49!
7	That's Entertainment! (1974) more movies like this directed by Jack Haley, Jr. featuring Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Donald O'Connor, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, James Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Debbie Reynolds, Peter Lawford It's ironic that MGM, in such dire financial straits in 1974 that it was selling its fabled back lot and auctioning off artifacts from past movie triumphs, enjoyed one of its biggest box-office hits with That's Entertainment, a compilation of musical highlights from the studio's golden days. Onscreen hosts Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $13.99!
8	The Bridge (2006) more movies like this directed by Eric Steel featuring Kevin Hines, Patrick Hines, Rachel Marker, Tara Harrell, Carolyn Presley Inspired by a New Yorker story, "Jumpers," written by Tad Friend, director Eric Steel decided to train cameras on the Golden Gate Bridge over the course of 2004 to capture the people who attempted to leap off the famed structure, the site of more suicides than anywhere else in the world. He also tracked down and interviewed the friends, family ... see all copies from $9.94! new only from $18.82!
9	A Tickle in the Heart (1996) more movies like this directed by Stefan Schwietert Klezmer music is a fusion of Eastern European folk tunes with jazz and other influences. It was (and is) the preferred celebratory music of Sephardic, or Eastern European Jewry around the world and is now enjoying a new upswing in popularity. In fact, it is popular in places and among groups far beyond its Gypsy/Jewish origins earlier in this ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $22.90!
10	When We Were Kings (1996) more movies like this directed by Leon Gast featuring Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer In 1974, boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman came to the still-emerging and politically unstable African nation of Zaire for what Ali called the "Rumble in the Jungle," a highly publicized world heavyweight championship fight. Documentarian Leon Gast flew to Zaire to film both the fight and a music festival (featuring B.B. King, The Pointer ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $8.72!
11 view cover	The Fog of War (2003) more movies like this directed by Errol Morris featuring Robert S. McNamara Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is the sole focus of documentarian Errol Morris's The Fog of War, a film that not only analyzes McNamara's controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his childhood upbringing, his education at Berkley and Harvard, his involvement in World War II, and his later years as ... see all copies from $6.04! new only from $10.49!
12 view cover	Rivers and Tides (2001) more movies like this directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer featuring Andy Goldsworthy Documentarian Thomas Riedelsheimer shows us Andy Goldsworthy as he creates art in natural settings using natural materials such as driftwood, ice, mud, leaves, and stones. Goldsworthy comments on his "earthworks" and occasionally responds to offscreen questions from Riedelsheimer while he painstakingly builds his outdoors sculptures. With some ... see all copies from $19.35! new only from $19.35!
13 view cover	Metallica: Cliff 'em All (1990) more movies like this "Creeping Death," "Am I Evil?" "No Remorse," "Damage Inc.," "Master of Puppets," "Whiplash," "The Four Horsemen," "Fade to Black," "Seek and Destroy," "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)," "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "Metal Milita" are featured in this collection of live performances. All Movie Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.27!
14 view cover	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) more movies like this directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Bob Dylan, Paul Nelson Renowned director Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan chronicles the career of the singer and songwriter during the tumultuous years between 1961 and 1966. Dylan allowed Scorsese to have access to hours of footage that had never before been made public, including a number of live performances, and footage of Dylan in the ... see all copies from $10.67! new only from $10.67!
15 view cover	Pumping Iron (1976) more movies like this directed by George Butler, Robert Fiore featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Franco Columbu Arnold Schwarzenegger gained his first real notoriety outside body-building circles with this documentary about a group of men training for the Mr. Olympia contest. Arnold had already won the title six times before, and was training for his seventh victory before retiring to fully pursue his acting career (which began to catch fire with his ... see all copies from $3.76! new only from $8.76!
16 view cover	Grizzly Man (2005) more movies like this directed by Werner Herzog featuring Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Warren Queeney, Willy Fulton, Sam Egli Filmmaker Werner Herzog adds another real-life character to his growing pantheon of people who walk a fine line between visionary genius and madness in this documentary. Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled authority on bears who, starting in 1990, would spend as much time as possible each year in Alaska, camping out near a grizzly bear habitat. ... see all copies from $6.84! new only from $9.98!
17 view cover	On Any Sunday (1971) more movies like this directed by Bruce Brown featuring Bruce Brown, Steve McQueen, Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith With narration by co-producer Steve McQueen (who also races in some of its segments), director Bruce Brown (best-known for his poetic surfing documentary, Endless Summer) takes us into the incredibly varied and physically demanding world of motorcycle racing. Shot during a two-year period and edited from over 150 hours of footage, the film sets a ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $15.50!
18 view cover	The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers (2001) more movies like this directed by Paul Miller featuring Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman The Carol Burnett Show was one of the most popular and best loved comedy-variety series to grave American television in the 1970's. In 2001, Carol Burnett and fellow cast members Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, and Vicki Lawrence reunited for this comedy special, in which they take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from the show's run, ... see all copies from $6.89! new only from $9.95!
19 view cover	Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) more movies like this directed by Paul Justman featuring Richard "Pistol" Allen, Jack "Black Jack" Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Johnny Griffith Based on the book of the same name by Allan Slutsky, Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a historical tribute to the unsung heroes responsible for some of the greatest hits of pop music. Part documentary and part concert performance, this film is an introduction to the intriguing personas of the Hitsville studio band originally assembled by Berry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00!
20 view cover	Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) more movies like this directed by Lian Lunson featuring Antony, Beth Orton, Jarvis Cocker, Julie Christensen Leonard Cohen is widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential poets and songwriters of his generation, a writer whose artful mélange of love, eros, and despair has earned him a passionate international following and the respect and admiration of artists ranging from R.E.M. to Johnny Cash. In 2005, music producer Hal Wilner staged an ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $9.98!
21 view cover	U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) more movies like this directed by Phil Joanou featuring U2 This excellent documentary follows the Irish group U2 on their concert tour of the United States in support of their seventh album Joshua Tree. The politically involved rock quartet sets their sights on American musical influences, previously ignored. They quickly immerse themselves in the musical culture with a recording session at the legendary ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
22 view cover	The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005) more movies like this directed by Judy Irving featuring Mark Bittner, Ivan Stormgart, Maggie McCall, Gary Scott Thompson, Elizabeth Wright Telegraph Hill is a neighborhood in one of the hillier sections of San Francisco that over the years has become home to a large flock of wild parrots. While no one is certain how they got there, the birds were for the most part left to their own devices until they were discovered by Mark Bittner. A street musician and self-described "Dharma bum," ... see all copies from $11.90! new only from $19.35!
23 view cover	The Farmer's Wife (1998) more movies like this directed by David Sutherland This critically acclaimed and award-winning program from filmmaker David Sutherland garnered a phenomenal 18 million viewers for its premiere telecast on the PBS series Frontline. The documentary follows the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Juanita and Darrel Buschkoetter, a Nebraska couple struggling to raise their three girls, stay in love, ... see all copies from $12.31! new only from $26.69!
24 view cover	Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story (1992) more movies like this directed by Michael Apted featuring Robert Redford Produced and narrated by Robert Redford, the documentary Incident at Oglala is an examination of the murder case involving Leonard Peltier. Produced and narrated by Robert Redford, the documentary takes place in the Indian reservations of South Dakota near Wounded Knee, where U.S. soldiers massacred the native population (including Sioux Chief ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $9.98!
25 view cover	Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) more movies like this directed by Marilyn Agrelo Every year, the New York Public School system sponsors a dance competition for youngsters in fifth grade; in this contest, boys and girls ages 10 and 11 learn traditional ballroom dancing styles such as the fox trot, the rumba, and the tango, and then pit their skills against other students from around the Big Apple. Mad Hot Ballroom is a ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.46!

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