20 movies like Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, ordered by similarity : The Art of Political Murder(2019), Machines(2016), Winter Soldier(1972), Deliver Us From Evil(2006), Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst(2004), Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Time(2002), Everything: The Real Thing Story(2019), Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer(1992), The Sorrow and the Pity(1969), From the Journals of Jean Seberg(1995), The Thin Blue Line(1988), Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election(2002) ...
Documentary
USA
2006
85 Minutes
cult leader minister survivor cult member shocking disturbing dark fascinating indiana california guyana commune church religion racism spirituality jim jones suicide obsession rise
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
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
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
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, Crime, Drama
USA
2006
103 Minutes
Nancy Sloan Roger Mahony John Manly
filmmaker pedophile priest victim mother father creepy dark california family home church child molestation scandal dark secrets pursuit revenge 2000s
Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
Documentary
USA
2004
89 Minutes
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February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph Heart, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), who first demanded a prisoner swap for Hearst, then, as it ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|Japan
2002
71 Minutes
activist philosopher scholar audience linguist profound disturbing fascinating classroom theater mit noam chomsky global society imperialism iraq war corruption terrorism rise wretched excess 2000s
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.
Documentary, Music
UK
2019
94 Minutes
Jacob Anderson Eddie Amoo Chris Amoo Dave Smith Billy Ocean Kim Wilde David Essex Trevor Nelson Paul Barber Louis Emerick
band frontman band member music executive creative inspiring powerful liverpool, england new york city concert stage rise to fame music business music history rise underdog 1970s
Dubbed 'the black Beatles' by the British tabloids, the 'other' four lads from Liverpool recount their incredible story from the tough streets of Toxteth to the bright lights of New York.
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
Italy|West Germany
1969
260 Minutes
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Seven mercenaries on a mission into Simba controlled Congo territory requisite with typical sterotypes.
Documentary
USA
1995
97 Minutes
actress actor director emotional somber hollywood, calif. paris fame acting addiction rise fall wretched excess 1970s
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema,... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
drifter murderer petty criminal judge psychiatrist cop dark disturbing shocking powerful texas prison courtroom injustice murder corruption death row mystery underdog quest
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
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
2007
92 Minutes
Jennifer Wenger Antonio Banderas Joe McQueen Margot Kidder Johnny Grant Drew McWeeny
impersonator young person interviewer dreamer failed actor failed actress creative endearing fascinating inspiring moving quirky hollywood street california documentaries hollywood acting impersonation hard times
Chronicles the lives of four mortal men and women who work as characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard.
Documentary
USA
1992
89 Minutes
fbi agent native american shocking disheartening pine ridge reservation south dakota reservation life protest stand-off trial native americans injustice wretched excess quest 1970s
This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.
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, Drama, History
Italy
2019
92 Minutes
Helen Mirren Anna Migotto Anne Frank
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It is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
Documentary
2006
240 Minutes
filmmaker art critic artist art dealer brother fascinating positive offbeat new york city film set andy warhol celebrity film art quest rise 1970s
Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
Documentary
UK|USA
2014
105 Minutes
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Seymour Amster Laverne Peters Margaret Prescod
narrator serial killer attorney friend murder victim chilling dark disturbing bleak creepy shocking los angeles serial murders documentaries interview murder investigation dna evidence racial issues discovery fall
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
France|UK
1985
561 Minutes
Simon Srebnik Michael Podchlebnik Richard Glazar Rudolf Vrba Inge Deutschkron Filip Müller
victim survivor nazi bystander guard brooding shocking disturbing auschwitz germany ghetto poland holocaust nazism horrors of war concentration camp fall discovery 1980s
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
documentarian american citizen fascinating gripping eerie disturbing sad united states city corruption earth greed save humanity documentary filmmaking discovery escape quest rescue revenge
A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.