20 movies like Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry, ordered by similarity : The Fog of War(2003), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Trials of Henry Kissinger(2002), Winter Soldier(1972), Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam(1987), An Unlikely Weapon(2008), Taxi to the Dark Side(2007), Far From Vietnam(1967), The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers(2009), Fahrenheit 9/11(2004), John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums(1965), The U.S. vs. John Lennon(2006) ...
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
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, 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.
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
USA
2004
121 Minutes
president condoleezza rice donald rumsfeld michael moore soldier terrorist fascinating gripping witty passionate washington, d.c. iraq afghanistan terrorism war george w. bush corporate greed political corruption 9/11 attacks pursuit
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Documentary
USA
1965
85 Minutes
president first lady astronaut politician activist patriotic powerful washington, d.c. white house john f. kennedy presidency aspirations social change historical events assassination rise fall sacrifice 1960s
John F. Kennedy's years as president.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
musician wife senator activist inspiring engaging concert stage new york city washington, d.c. peace john lennon protest vietnam war richard nixon quest transformation 1970s
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
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
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
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
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Documentary
UK
2006
93 Minutes
englishman sailor contestant engaging gripping intense sad sea england boat donald crowhurst contest boats boat race golden globe financial troubles adventure quest 1960s
A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.
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
Canada
2017
90 Minutes
Adrian Buitenhuls
actor artist musician friend celebrity family emotional endearing heartwarming somber home studio movie set documentaries biography death of friend footage reminiscence remembrance discovery
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Documentary
USA
1992
96 Minutes
young boy young girl soldier mobster moving powerful profound united states australia concentration camp japan india italy nature technology environment exploration man vs. nature discovery metamorphosis
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.