20 movies like War and Peace, ordered by similarity : Hidden in Plain Sight(2003), Ford Transit(2003), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer(2010), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), The Devil Came on Horseback(2007), This Is Congo(2017), Dinosaur 13(2014), The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone(2003), Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections(2020), Good Hair(2009), Food, Inc.(2008) ...
Documentary
USA
2003
71 Minutes
military observer soldier cia agent christopher hitchens revolutionary noam chomsky gripping powerful dark latin america georgia military base covert operations military school military intervention american foreign policy revolution oppression mystery discovery
A feature length documentary by John H. Smihula
Documentary
Palestine|Israel
2003
84 Minutes
taxi driver palestinian military officer political candidate passenger saeed rajai chilling somber engaging taxi road jerusalem palestine roadblock political repression political unrest foreign relations arab-israeli conflict military discovery
The movie follows Rajai, a Ford Transit driver which is the most popular transportation in the Palestinian occupied territories (occupied by Israel). While taking a ride with Rajai, we ... See full summary »
Documentary
Ireland|Netherlands|UK|Germany|France|Finland
2003
74 Minutes
Donnacha O'Briain
president george w. bush news reporter documentarian protester hugo chavez gritty powerful fiery venezuela protest street u.s. capitol coup d'état political unrest revolution uprising politics foreign relations underdog
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Documentary
USA
2010
117 Minutes
Eliot Spitzer Wrenn Schmidt Roger Stone Kim Allen Karen Finley
politician call girl friend author governor attorney general engaging solemn powerful new york state house office government building prostitution scandal politics eliot spitzer infidelity corruption discovery
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
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.
Documentary
USA|Sudan
2007
88 Minutes
Anne Sundberg
military observer reporter photographer militant victim gripping powerful shocking darfur, sudan genocide death government discrimination discovery 2000s
A documentary that exposes the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the eyes of a former U.S. marine who returns home to make the story public.
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
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
Spain
2003
110 Minutes
Xabier Arzalluz Bernardo Atxaga Txiki Benegas Txetxo Bengoetxea Julen De Madariaga Odón Elorza Iñaki Gabilondo Juan José Ibarretxe
politician novelist musician nationalist spaniard tense gripping spain office basque nationalism government politics culture clash violence discovery rivalry 2000s
Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain.
Documentary
USA
2020
91 Minutes
Russell Michaels
hacker national security advisor politician political consultant political candidate computer computer expert computer programmer bleak brooding chilling confident dark disheartening disturbing engaging fascinating gripping intense powerful
Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
Documentary
USA
2009
95 Minutes
daughter celebrity african-american woman chris rock al sharpton maya angelou engaging hilarious profound beauty salon competition hall temple factory house india racial issues african-americans hairdressing beauty father/daughter relationship
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
Documentary
USA
2008
94 Minutes
activist author farmer businessman politician mother disturbing gripping slaughterhouse farm office family home food agriculture corporate greed illness animal cruelty wretched excess discovery 2000s
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
banker politician detective prosecutor brooding disturbing emotional gripping bank chinatown new york city scandal corruption bank failure american dream chinese-american culture discovery fall pursuit underdog
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
Documentary
India|Germany|Finland
2016
71 Minutes
Rahul Jain
speaker worker indian interviewee expert intense emotional shocking sad disturbing india textile factory documentary filmmaking machines portraiture worker's rights exploitation adventure discovery rise
Director Rahul Jain presents an intimate, observantly portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India. Moving through the corridors and bowels of ... See full summary »
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
Belgium|Denmark
2016
94 Minutes
politician sheik president prime minister rebel terrorist brooding gripping chilling white house middle east palace london military base office war arms syndicate terrorism guilt wealth
Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
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
2002
50 Minutes
Joan Sekler
governor secretary of state lawyer voter jeb bush katherine harris disturbing gripping intricate shocking florida government building polling place presidency 2000 election conspiracy racism george w. bush voting mystery
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story of the undermining of democracy in America. Focusing on events leading up to election day and the foiled attempt to count... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2006
75 Minutes
truck driver soldier iraqi contractor rousing disheartening gutsy iraq military base iraq war corporate greed political corruption military wretched excess 2000s
Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.
Documentary
Afghanistan|Germany|Japan|Netherlands
2018
88 Minutes
bus driver terrorist brother father family member friend bleak brooding tense emotional touching disheartening afghan village house bus iran desert terrorism suicide bombing family
A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.