20 movies like McLibel, ordered by similarity : The Devil We Know(2018), Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer(1992), Unlocking the Cage(2016), High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet(1989), The Art of Political Murder(2019), The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), The Fight(2020), The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007), Spellbound(2002), Bowling for Columbine(2002), Deep Sea(2006), Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation(2017) ...
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
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
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
2016
91 Minutes
lawyer animal activist judge scientist narrator emotional uplifting fascinating laboratory courtroom office rally street car animal rights activism law opposing ideals science
Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S.
Documentary
USA
1989
85 Minutes
violinist cellist musician rival coworker engaging fascinating amusing stage recording studio united states university music performance rehearsal rivalry relationships guarneri string quartet rivalry transformation
Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
bishop leader police detective journalist investigator bleak disturbing emotional fascinating patriotic thrilling church guatemala home murder civil war law murder case murder investigation murder accusation
An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.
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
Russia
2020
96 Minutes
Elyse Steinberg
lawyer prosecutor civil rights activist powerful profound rousing courtroom office court battles civil rights government policy rise quest underdog 2010s
The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense... See full summary »
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.
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
USA|Canada|Germany
2002
120 Minutes
michael moore student activist rock star striking engaging amusing disturbing colorado michigan canada bank high school guns violence politics activism law quest discovery
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Documentary
2006
40 Minutes
fish johnny depp turtle kate winslet squid scuba diver dreamy fascinating incredible spectacular ocean coral reef underwater british columbia gulf of mexico deep-sea diving nature oceanic exploration animal kingdom environment
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
Canada
2006
86 Minutes
photographer director crew member factory worker child striking fascinating incredible china shanghai bangladesh factory slum dump poverty business worker's rights industrial landscapes environmental consciousness discovery
Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.
Documentary
2020
92 Minutes
Blake J. Harris
engineer designer computer computer expert computer programmer intricate offbeat quirky japan office computer program computer software competition rivalry quest rivalry 1990s
A look back to 1990 when Sega, then a fledgling arcade company, assembled a team of underdogs to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo.
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2005
103 Minutes
Peter Bart Norman Brokaw David Brown Helen Gurley Brown Jimmy Carter Charles Champlin
agent studio head actor president talk show host lawyer incredible shocking intricate hollywood, calif. movie studio beverly hills, calif. office courtroom movie set hollywood success manipulation mafia music corporation of america
With hopes of making a quick buck to pay off some debt, a man throws a Luau themed out of party that quickly becomes out of control.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Robert De Niro Lenny Bruce
robert de niro comedian friend mother drug addict tv personality rousing amusing fascinating disheartening new york city television studio nightclub strip club comedy club obscenity court battles stand-up comedy controversy lenny bruce
Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed ... See full summary »
Documentary, Drama, History
UK
2015
104 Minutes
Peter Shilton Viv Anderson Colin Barrett Larry Lloyd Trevor Francis Peter Withe
manager assistant soccer player interviewee fascinating inspiring emotional engaging moving positive nottingham, england soccer documentaries sports managing unlikely heroes talking heads pursuit quest rise
The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
Documentary
USA|Belgium|China|India|Indonesia|Philippines
2019
75 Minutes
environmentalist activist engaging fascinating inspiring passionate powerful ocean earth environmentalism environmental consciousness activism discovery quest 21st century
We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
Documentary
Germany|UK
1992
129 Minutes
politician bureaucrat communist documentarian fascinating intense powerful east germany communism government iron curtain corruption bureaucracy politics wretched excess quest fall 1990s
Marcel Ophuls interviews various important Eastern German figures for their thoughts on the reunification of Germany and the fall of Communism.
Documentary
USA
2007
95 Minutes
Nadia Conners
mikhail gorbachev stephen hawking cia director designer leonardo dicaprio scientist engaging fascinating disheartening incredible earth factory new orleans wilderness ocean film set science environment history politics
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.