20 movies like The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, ordered by similarity : Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony(2002), War and Peace(2002), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), The Matador(2008), Shut Up and Sing(2006), Pray the Devil Back to Hell(2008), The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007), Far From Vietnam(1967), Icarus(2017), Women Art Revolution(2010), McLibel(2005) ...
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
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
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.
Drama, Music, Documentary, History
USA|France|UK
2009
82 Minutes
John Legend Dan Sturman Wyclef Jean Joss Stone Richie Havens Anthony Hamilton Angie Stone
martin luther king jr. rosa parks john legend the roots wyclef jean engaging emotional inspiring rousing montgomery, ala. washington, d.c. protest sit-in civil rights movement music protest music social change protest racism discovery
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|Spain
2008
75 Minutes
Stephen Higgins
animal athlete doctor protester matador mother tense thrilling spain bullfight hospital protest bullfighting man vs. beast ambition animal cruelty underdog quest rise 2000s
The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
singer musician reporter the dixie chicks politician disheartening intense texas south carolina politics rebellion music protest iraq war revenge rivalry 2000s
A documentary on the The Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
Documentary
USA
2008
72 Minutes
Etweda Cooper
mother protester dictator soldier woman president uplifting solemn liberia embassy refugee camp revolution religious differences democracy peace movement civil war underdog rise transformation 1990s
A group of women rise up to peace to Liberia and help bring to power the country's first female head of state.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2007
79 Minutes
Steve Wiebe Mark Alpiger Walter Day Steve Sanders Robert Mruczek Todd Rogers
gamer teacher wife friend rival quirky amusing ottumwa, iowa hollywood, fla. redmond, wash. laconia, n.h. video games obsession competition quest rivalry underdog 2000s
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
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
2017
110 Minutes
Bryan Fogel Richard Pound Dave Zabriskie Don Catlin David Howman
filmmaker documentarian mastermind athlete reporter government agent brooding disturbing shocking profound russia united states newsroom office street crime scene sports cheating olympic games cover-up
When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
Documentary
USA
2010
83 Minutes
activist feminist artist dancer filmmaker yoko ono passionate confident gripping spirited berkeley, calif. new york city art gallery museum college san francisco feminism gender roles sexism protest
Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing political consequences of discrimination and ... See full summary »
Documentary
UK
2005
84 Minutes
Dave Morris Bruce Alexander T. Colin Campbell Oliver Ford Davies Richard Hope
environmentalist lawyer fiery fascinating england courtroom london mclibel lawsuit big business environmental consciousness public relations censorship rivalry quest wretched excess underdog 1990s
McLibel is the story of two ordinary people who humiliated McDonald's in the biggest corporate PR disaster in history.
Documentary
USA
2016
111 Minutes
host president citizen office worker bleak chilling disturbing intense inspiring cairo studio office restaurant street house revolution freedom insurgency authority democracy
While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.
Documentary
USA
1996
84 Minutes
Muhammad Ali George Foreman Don King B.B. King Mobutu Sese Seko Spike Lee Norman Mailer George Plimpton Thomas Hauser Malick Bowens Wilton Felder
muhammad ali george foreman mobutu sese seko don king boxer promoter confident inspiring powerful kinshasa, zaire boxing ring boxing politics black power movement rivalry quest 1970s
A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire, "The Rumble in the Jungle," between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.
Documentary
USA
2005
85 Minutes
Dana Adam Shapiro
paraplegic athlete coach gutsy gripping inspiring athens, greece sport tournament gym rehabilitation determination sports competition inspiration rivalry underdog quest 2000s
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Comedy
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Paige Kimble Jonathan Knisely Balu Natarajan Julianne Ruth
child parent teacher announcer reporter uplifting charming inspiring hotel washington, d.c. family home spelling bee success competition class distinctions childhood family rivalry quest underdog
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Documentary
UK
2009
90 Minutes
Andrew Thompson Angela Campbell Laura Freeth
president robert mugabe government official zimbabwean farmer judge engaging gripping inspiring rousing chegutu, zimbabwe farm courtroom farming michael campbell human rights property rights racism land reform quest sacrifice underdog
An intimate and moving account of one family's extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming injustice and brutality.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Zana Briski Avijit Halder Shanti Das
photographer prostitute young boy young girl mother teacher emotional gritty brothel calcutta, india school street mother/child relationship poverty photography ambition growing up underdog 2000s
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Allen Ginsberg Harry Hay Frank Kameny Audre Lorde Donna Smith
allen ginsberg activist professor gay man lesbian spirited powerful greenwich village stonewall inn new york city homosexuality homophobia riots civil rights protest underdog discovery 1920s
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
Documentary
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Jon Betz
farmer activist executive anthropologist politician narrator emotional engaging chilling farm office factory forest protest street farming extinction food corporate greed activism
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.