IMDb: Docs - a list by fardeenrahaman

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Fire in Babylon (2010 Documentary)

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Feature documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970's/80's. (87 mins.)

Director: Stevan Riley

Stars: Richie Benaud, Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Brian Close

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Zeitgeist (2007 Documentary)

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Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues. (118 mins.)

Director: Peter Joseph

Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin, Bill Hicks

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Nanking (2007 Documentary)

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"Nanking" tells the story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937... (88 mins.)

Director: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman

Stars: Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006 Documentary)

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Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board. (98 mins.)

Director: Kirby Dick

Stars: Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan

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Samsara (2011 Documentary)

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Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders. (102 mins.)

Director: Ron Fricke

Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika

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Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010 Documentary)

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The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy... (87 mins.)

Director: Banksy

Stars: Banksy, Space Invader, Mr. Brainwash, Debora Guetta

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The Gatekeepers (2012 Documentary)

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A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. (101 mins.)

Director: Dror Moreh

Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri

8.

West of Memphis (2012 Documentary)

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An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three. (147 mins.)

Director: Amy Berg

Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden

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The Singularity Is Near (2010 Documentary)

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Computer avatar saves the world from self-replicating microscopic robots. (79 mins.)

Director: Anthony Waller, Toshi Hoo

Stars: Pauley Perrette, Raymond Kurzweil, Anthony Robbins, Alan M. Dershowitz

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Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013 Documentary)

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The world's most successful diamond thieves take us into the dark world of the international jewel trade. (89 mins.)

Director: Havana Marking

Stars: Tomislav Tom Benzon, Daniel Vivian

11.

The Institute (2013 Documentary)

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A documentary on the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. (92 mins.)

Director: Spencer McCall

Stars: Arye Bender, Boston Blake, Jeff Hull, Chelsea London Lloyd

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Blackfish (2013 Documentary)

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A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales. (83 mins.)

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Stars: Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall

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At the Edge of the World (2008 Documentary)

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At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet... (90 mins.)

Director: Dan Stone, Patrick Gambuti Jr.

Stars: Alex Cornelissen, Paul Watson

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The Square (2013 Documentary)

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A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. (108 mins.)

Director: Jehane Noujaim

Stars: Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam

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The Act of Killing (2012 Documentary)

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A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. (115 mins.)

Director: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous

Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik