Political Documentary Movies

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour...

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in...

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global...

After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of...

What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in...

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those...

The documentary is an immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when thousands of American citizens from across...

The story of the American Founding, the greatest political achievement in history. The American colonists had developed a unique way of life as they...

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of...

La Revuelta accounts for the tension experienced by those who, as of October 2019, came out to express their social discontent. The work has as its...

The story of January 6, 2021, where approximately 2000 people stormed the US Capitol to stop the certification of the Electoral College Votes,...

A documentary special that provides a rare view into the real Charles behind the headlines… told in his own words.

All the games and behind-the-scenes of Silvio Berlusconi's power, including politics, media and soccer. Citizen Berlusconi is the original version of...

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the...

The whole world envies it; it is the symbol of a united France, a source of national pride, almost an idol! The french Social Security system is...

A variety of experts, authors, and reporters discuss the murder of JFK. If one were to select the ten most significant events in American history,...