20 movies like Incident at Oglala, ordered by similarity : Burden of Dreams(1982), Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation(2017), Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart(2014), Far From Vietnam(1967), There Are No Fakes(2019), Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art(2015), Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony(2002), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), On the Map(2016), Elvis on Tour(1972), Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer(1992) ...
Documentary
USA
1992
89 Minutes
fbi agent native american shocking disheartening pine ridge reservation south dakota reservation life protest stand-off trial native americans injustice wretched excess quest 1970s
This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.
Documentary
USA
1982
95 Minutes
filmmaker actor native mick jagger cinematographer shocking passionate spectacular peru amazon mountain steamboat movie set river werner herzog obsession filmmaking collaboration bad luck quest
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Documentary
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Peter Baxter
athlete teammate underdog native american inspiring emotional spirited denver stadium colorado culture athletic competition native americans pride spirituality adventure rivalry underdog love quest
The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Joaquin Phoenix Helen Hunt Matt Dillon Joyce Maynard Stanley M. Brooks Joyce Chopra
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A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
Documentary
1967
110 Minutes
politician fidel castro widow jean-luc godard ho chi minh protester engaging somber profound passionate vietnam france united states battlefield vietnam war politics america government anti-war movement protest
Six filmmakers present war footage and other artifacts of contemporary pop culture to examine the Vietnam War, U.S. foreign policy and President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Documentary
Canada
2019
113 Minutes
Douglas E. Davidson Sienna Demers
rock star art collector art dealer art gallerist forger chilling disheartening fascinating intricate offbeat shocking canada art art world forgery lawsuit crime quest 2010s
A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.
Documentary
USA
2015
72 Minutes
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Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, the film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. Troublemakers is ultimately a story ... See full summary »
Documentary
South Africa|USA
2002
108 Minutes
singer f.w. de klerk nelson mandela protester musician journalist uplifting engaging south africa concert stage protest music protest apartheid political repression songwriting rebellion rise pursuit quest
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Drama, Music, Documentary, History
USA|France|UK
2009
82 Minutes
John Legend Dan Sturman Wyclef Jean Joss Stone Richie Havens Anthony Hamilton Angie Stone
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Tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|Israel
2016
85 Minutes
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ON THE MAP tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 1977 European Championship, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the 1973 Yom Kippur War,... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
1972
93 Minutes
Pierre Adidge
col. tom parker musician guitarist fan rousing emotional confident america virginia north carolina texas stage elvis presley music rock 'n' roll country music concert performance quest adventure
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Documentary
1992
87 Minutes
serial killer attorney prostitute christian inmate husband shocking emotional fascinating sad court prison farm truck stop living room van aileen wuornos murder case prostitution trial
Nick Broomfield explores the media circus surrounding the case of America's first textbook female serial killer.
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
documentarian american citizen fascinating gripping eerie disturbing sad united states city corruption earth greed save humanity documentary filmmaking discovery escape quest rescue revenge
A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
drifter murderer petty criminal judge psychiatrist cop dark disturbing shocking powerful texas prison courtroom injustice murder corruption death row mystery underdog quest
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Jonathan Stack
prisoner warden parole officer fascinating shocking prison louisiana imprisonment justice race relations human nature transformation quest 1990s
Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die.
Documentary
2006
240 Minutes
filmmaker art critic artist art dealer brother fascinating positive offbeat new york city film set andy warhol celebrity film art quest rise 1970s
Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
Documentary
2018
95 Minutes
Sue Bailey Bucky Bailey Mike Papantonio Rob Bilott Ken Cook
speaker chemist lawyer expert environmentalist brooding intricate profound disturbing disheartening virginia industrial town interview room environment chemistry toxic chemicals informing documentary filmmaking rise fall
Citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical -- now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans -- into the local drinking water supply.
Documentary
USA
1966
92 Minutes
surfer friend filmmaker beautiful woman native wild cheeky cool hawaii australia south africa california beach ocean surfing vacation travel adventure quest 1960s
The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
Documentary
1987
87 Minutes
soldier sailor pilot mother father wife emotional moving tender sad solemn vietnam battlefield america vietnam war absence death love loss daunting task
Robert De Niro, Michael J. Fox and other actors read letters by U.S. soldiers, set to film clips and music of the era.
Documentary
USA
2010
108 Minutes
banker government official academic economist media personality corrupt businessman disheartening disturbing suspenseful shocking white house wall street federal repository china iceland money greed financial crisis stocks abuse of power
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.