31. Harlan County U.S.A.
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Barbara Kopple
Actors: Billy G. Williams, Basil Collins, Lawrence Jones, W.A. 'Tony' Boyle, Ken Yablonski, Arnold Miller
Plot: About a coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973.
32. Weiner
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
Actors: Anthony Weiner, Jordan Zain Weiner, Sydney Leathers, Adam S. Barta, Donald Trump, Jon Stewart
33. Blackfish
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Actors: Tilikum, Kim Ashdown, Samantha Berg, Dawn Brancheau, Daniel Patrick Dukes, John Hargrove
Plot: Documentary that explores the nature of keeping wild animals captive with
the story of Tilikum - a killer whale responsible for three deaths,
including that of a top whale trainer.
34. Tickled
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
Actors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Hal Karp
35. Life Itself
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve James
Actors: Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris, Ava DuVernay, Ramin Bahrani
Plot: A look at the life and cultural impact of Roger Ebert, one of the world's renowned film critics and social commentators - from his Pulitzer Prize film reviews, to his long career with Gene Siskel to his late-life battle with cancer - it a both a poignant and insightful look into Ebert's world.
36. Dont Look Back ( Don't Look Back )
Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Actors: Bob Dylan, Albert Grossman, Bob Neuwirth, Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan
Plot: D.A. Pennebaker's documentary that follows Bob Dylan, 23, on a three-week tour of England in 1965. From airport to hotel to concert - this is the period Dylan was transitioning from acoustic to electric - and not everyone was happy about the chance. Joan Baez and Donovan make an appearance.
37. The Salt of the Earth
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
Actors: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Jacques Barthélémy, Lélia Wanick Salgado
38. Zero Days
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alex Gibney
Actors: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan
Plot: A documentary examining the origins of the Stuxnet computer malware and the effects it has had on the geopolitical climate.
39. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Actors: George Stevens Jr., George Stevens, Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Max von Sydow, Frank Capra
40. Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Keith Truesdell
Actors: Chris Rock
Plot: Chris Rock's razor-sharp wit and comedy comes through on this 1999 special (also released as an album) where he comments on everything from racism and gun control to black leaders and relationships.
