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1. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
R | 171 min | Drama, Romance
Central Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint
Votes: 38,692 | Gross: $10.01M
2. Before Night Falls (2000)
R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Giovani Florido
Votes: 26,406 | Gross: $4.22M
3. Navalny (2022)
R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Director: Daniel Roher | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Christo Grozev, Dasha Navalnaya
Votes: 30,055
4. Romero (1989)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez
Votes: 2,457 | Gross: $1.32M
5. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,760
6. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,903 | Gross: $0.13M
7. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,617
8. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History
This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown
Votes: 2,147 | Gross: $0.48M
9. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,284
10. The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A chronicle of Fred Hampton's revolutionary leadership of the Illinois Black Panther Party, followed by an investigation into his assassination at the hands of the Chicago Police Department.
Director: Howard Alk | Stars: Skip Andrew, Edward Carmody, James Davis, Rennie Davis
Votes: 560
11. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
7-year-old Marushka grows up in 1950s Prague, raised more by her relatives than her society-building mother.
Director: Susan Kodicek | Stars: Florence Hoath, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Ian Bannen
Votes: 134
12. Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (2019)
79 min | Documentary
This documentary examines how, since 2008, right-wing groups have worked with certain states, to make it harder to vote, particularly for minority groups and young people.
Director: Michael Kasino | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Kristen Clarke, William Frey, Mark McKinnon
Votes: 245
13. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 150
14. Russie, le poison autoritaire (2022 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Russians, and especially Muscovites, have been marching in ever greater numbers in recent months against a power that is considered to be liberticidal. More than ever, Russia appears to be ... See full summary »
Director: Stéphane Bentura | Stars: Alina, Dascha, Jegor, Vladimir Kara-Murza
Votes: 65
15. 7 Years: Journalism Without Journalists (2017)
110 min | Documentary, History
A total of 17 journalists have been fired since 2008, the beginning of Lee Myung-Bak's presidential term. They fought against the companies that they worked for succumbing to power and are ... See full summary »
Director: Jin-Hyuk Kim | Stars: Il-Song Hwang, Deok-soo Hyeon, Dae-Gyoon Jeong, Young-Ha Jeong
16.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Battle for Hong Kong
(2020)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, News
With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their... See full summary »
Director: Robin Barnwell | Stars: Will Lyman, Priyanka Boghani, Sarah Childress, Katie Worth
Votes: 59
17.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
How Dollarocracy Is Destroying America
(2013)
TV-G | 61 min | News, Talk-Show
The money and power behind this week?s election results confirm what everybody knows: democracy is under siege. We, the People, don?t control our leaders; moneyed interests get their way. ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Moyers, John Nichols, Robert McChesney, Heidi Boghosian
18.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
The U.S. School That Trains Dictators and Death Squads
(2015)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Maria Luisa, Abby Martin, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 12
19.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
Palestine's Rebellion, Israel's Fascism
(2015)
G | 8 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Painful feet come for many reasons. One reason is the collapse of the anterior transverse arch in the foot. The collapse of this arch can compress a nerve in between the middle metatarsal ... See full summary »
Stars: Max Blumenthal, Abby Martin
Votes: 18
20.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
America's Unofficial Religion - The War on an Idea
(2015)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Jared Ball, Brian Becker, Abby Martin
Votes: 15
21.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
The Real House of Saud - Saudi Arabia's Oil-for-Tyranny
(2015)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Ali Al Ahmed, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger
Votes: 20
22.
The Global African (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Black Panthers: A Revolution in Review
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Bill Fletcher Jr., Stanley Nelson
23.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
State Violence and Counter Violence
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Chris Hedges, Ojore Lutalo
24.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
The Revolutionary, Caged
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Chris Hedges, Ojore Lutalo
25.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
The Problem
(2016)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Jill Stein
26.
On Contact (2016– )
Episode:
Israel's Secret Weapons
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Rania Khalek, Anya Parampil
27.
On Contact (2016– )
Episode:
Protesting the DNC
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Cheri Honkala, Anya Parampil, Galen Tyler
28.
The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode:
Twitter Suppresses Every Antiestablishment Person Using Their Quality Filter
(2018)
10 min | News
Star: Styxhexenhammer666