171. 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.
172. 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.
173. 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.
174. Birth of the Living Dead
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rob Kuhns
Actors: George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden, Gale Anne Hurd, Jason Zinoman, Mark Harris, Elvis Mitchell
Plot: In 1968 director George Romero and a group of Pittsburgh natives, filmed what was to become one of the seminal horror movies classics, Night of the Living Dead. This documentary offers an insight behind the making of the film.
175. Restrepo
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Actors: Juan 'Doc Restrepo, Dan Kearney, LaMonta Caldwell, Aron Hijar, Misha Pemble-Belkin, Miguel Cortez
Plot: A pair of documentary filmmakers spent one year with the Second Platoon - a group stationed in one of the most strategically important and deadly valleys in Afghanistan.
176. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Gibney
Actors: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo
Plot: Documentary about Julian Assange, his website and the largest security breach in U.S history.
177. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rory Kennedy
Actors: Kevin Carney, Chesley Sullenberger, Peter A. DeFazio, Zipporah Kuria, John Barnett, John Cox
Plot: An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost.
178. Young at Heart
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stephen Walker
Actors: Bob Cilman, Joseph Mitchell, Bob Salvini, Fred Knittle, Louise Canady, Eileen Hall
Plot: A documentary on an American vocal group which consists of senior citizens who sing new age rock and roll, hip hop and other popular tunes.
179. Comandante
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro, Juanita Vera
180. Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Carlene Cordova
Actors: Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen
Plot: A documentary the discusses the legacy and fandom of the J.R.R. Tolkien's literary series, The Lord of the Rings and the subsequent adapted films.
