20 movies like The Trials of Henry Kissinger, ordered by similarity : The Fog of War(2003), Far From Vietnam(1967), Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry(2004), Canal Zone(1977), An Unlikely Weapon(2008), Dinosaur 13(2014), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), Winter Soldier(1972), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), National Bird(2016), The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers(2009), This Is Congo(2017) ...
Documentary
USA|UK|Denmark|France|Canada|Australia
2002
80 Minutes
journalist government official diplomat lawyer christopher hitchens secretary of state fascinating somber powerful office government building cambodia vietnam united states henry kissinger diplomacy vietnam war human rights war crime politics
A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
secretary of defense president viet cong soldiers gen. william westmoreland vietnam vet chilling patriotic somber emotional vietnam washington, d.c. pentagon military base vietnam war politics communism government controversy war
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
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
USA
2004
89 Minutes
senator soldier president journalist roommate friend patriotic moving washington, d.c. vietnam river boat john kerry vietnam war peace movement politics navy discovery rise 1960s
A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.
Documentary
USA
1977
175 Minutes
officer government official military officer young man pilot engaging fascinating striking panama house office ship panama canal society community culture politics quest discovery 1970s
On the one hand, you have the Panamians, but Frederick Wiseman shows them as the Americans see them: from a distance. They are poor and of no particular interest to them even if Panama is ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2008
85 Minutes
photographer general guerrilla tom brokaw peter jennings kiefer sutherland fascinating chilling vietnam united states eddie adams vietnam war violence journalism regret discovery adventure rise 2000s
In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point black. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
singer female rapper speaker music journalist interviewee interviewer airy intense inspiring emotional powerful creative united states recording studio stage russia informing documentary filmmaking music rap music
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Documentary
1972
95 Minutes
John Kerry Jonathan Birch Rusty Sachs Joseph Bangert Scott Shimabukuro Scott Camil Steve Pitkin Fred Nienke
soldier john kerry veteran army recruit marine military observer dark gripping disturbing detroit motel vietnam vietnam war massacre war crime wretched excess transformation 1970s
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Jesselyn Radack
veteran pilot government official terrorist soldier narrator somber emotional intense house office middle east military base street car war terrorism bombing guilt whistle-blowing
Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
Documentary
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Judith Ehrlich
strategist politician military officer journalist tense engaging washington, d.c. pentagon military secrets daniel ellsberg vietnam war government repression deception leaked information discovery pursuit fall 1970s
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of ... See full summary »
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Documentary
USA
2010
90 Minutes
nuclear physicist military officer terrorist security expert bleak chilling powerful somber pentagon united states russia middle east times square new york city nuclear weapons catastrophe accident war nuclear safety atomic bomb
A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.
Documentary, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
punk musician interviewee feminist music producer band member confident cool crafty fascinating inspiring powerful concert stage festival music video set interview room office house alternative lifestyles punk rock
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
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, War, Crime, Drama
2007
106 Minutes
Brian Keith Allen Jack Cloonan Greg D'Agostino Carl Levin Moazzam Begg
taxi driver soldier narrator detainee chilling intense brutal powerful army base bagram air force base afghanistan guatemala torture politics civil rights government secrets war mystery discovery 2000s
Documentary
USA
2020
95 Minutes
Amy Ziering Sil Lai Abrams Tarana Burke Kimberlé Crenshaw Jenny Lumet
music executive music producer musician friend journalist dark disheartening emotional engaging fascinating intense melancholy moving powerful uneasy united states sexual abuse sexual harassment sexism music industry
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Biography, Documentary
UK|USA
1990
85 Minutes
John Cage Emile de Antonio
federal agent documentarian government official fbi director brooding dense profound fascinating studio new york city kitchen united states office j. edgar hoover politics security wrongfully accused power struggle communism transformation
Documentary
USA
1978
117 Minutes
musician singer bob dylan songwriter music lover eric clapton uplifting powerful cool san francisco winterland ballroom stage backstage the band bob dylan rock 'n' roll concert retirement lifetime achievement rise
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.