91. Lessons of Darkness ( Lektionen in Finsternis )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog
Plot: Werner Herzog's documentary about the burning of the Kuwaiti oil fields eschews formal interviews and commentary and lets music and striking visuals tell the tale.
92. When We Were Kings
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Leon Gast
Actors: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, B.B. King, Spike Lee
Plot: A documentary detailing the "rumble in the jungle" between Ali and Foreman.
93. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: G
Director: George Butler
Actors: Liam Neeson, Simon Prebble, Paul Ricketts, David Cale, Brian d'Arcy James, Peter Wordie
94. Forks Over Knives
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lee Fulkerson
Actors: Mac Danzig, Terry Mason, Gene Baur, Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., David Klurfeld, Connie Diekman
Plot: Lee Fulkerson presents this documentary examining the claim that if we eliminated animal-based and processed foods from our lives, it would nearly eradicate or even reverse, the vast majority of degenerative diseases that are prevalent in society.
95. American: The Bill Hicks Story
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas
Actors: Bill Hicks, Lynn Hicks, Mary Hicks, Steve Hicks, Dwight Slade, John Farneti
Plot: Spiritual, philosophical and completely hilarious - ten people who knew comedian Bill Hicks best reflect on the man and his work in this photo-animated documentary.
96. Trouble the Water
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Plot: A couple living in the 9th Ward of New Orleans survives Hurricane Katrina, but has no idea of the troubles the aftermath will bring.
97. How to Survive a Plague
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David France
Actors: Peter Staley, Mark Harrington, David Barr, Larry Kramer, Ray Navarro, Iris Long
Plot: As the AIDS epidemic reached a fever point, two coalitions -ACT UP and TAG combined activism and innovation to turn something to fear into something to control.
98. In the Shadow of the Moon
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Sington
Actors: Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Michael Collins, Eugene Cernan, Alan Bean, Dave Scott
99. American Movie
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Smith
Actors: Mark Borchardt, Tom Schimmels, Monica Borchardt, Alex Borchardt, Chris Borchardt, Ken Keen
Plot: Documentary about a charismatic trailer-trash film maker from Minnesota
who is trying to finish an independent film, using borrowed money from his
grandpa, and high school drinking buddies as the cast and crew.
100. Powaqqatsi
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Actors: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Pope John Paul II, Dan Rather, Cheryl Tiegs
Plot: As countries adapt western influences, the effects it has on them is transformative and Godfrey Reggio brings us his vision of this modernization.
