161. 56 Up
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Apted, Paul Almond
Actors: Michael Apted, Bruce Balden, Neil Hughes, John Brisby, Tony Walker, Nicholas Hitchon
Plot: Michael Apted's long-running documentary about the lives of a group of British individuals - started in 1963 and recorded every seven years since - catches up with the familiar faces, who are now 56 years old.
162. Buena Vista Social Club
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Wim Wenders
Actors: Ry Cooder, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo
Plot: Several talented Cuban musicians, all but forgotten after Castro came into power, are brought together by Ry Cooder, who convinces them to come out of retirement and bring them together resulting in a new chapter for both the men and their music.
163. Hot Coffee
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Susan Saladoff
Actors: Al Franken, John Grisham, Victor Schwartz, Joanne Doroshow, Joan Claybrook, Stella Liebeck
Plot: Documentary that seeks the truth behind the McDonald's coffee-spilling lawsuit.
164. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
Actors: Daniel Johnston, Matt Groening, Thurston Moore, Louis Black, Don Goede, Mabel Johnston
165. Aliens of the Deep
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: James Cameron, Steven Quale
Actors: Loretta Hidalgo, James Cameron, Anatoly M. Sagalevitch, David L. Dubois, Pamela Conrad, Arthur 'Lonne' Lane
166. The Unbelievers
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gus Holwerda
Actors: Woody Allen, Richard Dawkins, Cameron Diaz, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Hawking, Werner Herzog
Plot: Follows a a globe-spanning journey of renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss as they speak about embracing science and reason over religion and politics with hopes of making the world a better place for all.
167. Flee
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Animation/Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Actors: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz, Elaha Faiz, Zahra Mehrwarz
168. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: David Douglas
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Patricia Wright
Plot: Morgan Freeman narrates this IMAX documentary, along with conservationist Patricia Wright, as they travel to Madagascar where Lemurs - nature own explorers - have evolved into hundreds of diverse species - all of which are now highly endangered.
169. F for Fake ( Vérités et mensonges )
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Orson Welles
Actors: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich, Joseph Cotten, François Reichenbach, Richard Wilson
Plot: Orson Welles directs this documentary about fakes and forgeries while focusing on his own history and maybe fooling the audience as well.
170. Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
Plot: A story of sorrow and survival - Dieter Dengler grew up in German postwar poverty and suffered abuse before leaving at age 18 for the United States. From peeling potatoes to enlisting in the Navy he learns to fly. In 1966, he shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. Captured, and emaciated, he still escapes and manages to survive the harsh conditions and finally rescue. This is his story.
