20 movies like King Leopold's Ghost, ordered by similarity : Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death(2005), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Kingmaker(2019), Armadillo(2010), Madonna: Truth or Dare(1991), The Rape of Europa(2006), Pray the Devil Back to Hell(2008), Taxi to the Dark Side(2007), Winter Soldier(1972), This Is Cinerama(1952), South(1919), Incident at Oglala(1992) ...
Documentary
2006
107 Minutes
Oreet Rees
tyrant slave explorer historian soldier brutal frenetic shocking belgium belgian congo mass murder destruction colonization dictatorship king leopold ii wretched excess 1900s
Filmmakers Pippa Scott and Oreet Rees document the exploitation of the Congo by Belgium's King Leopold II.
Documentary, Drama, History
2005
75 Minutes
Elie Lison Roger May Steve Driesen Tshilombo Imhotep Annette Kelly
king soldier african native historian bleak frightening solemn belgian congo village greed death historical events rubber business king leopold ii ivory trade wretched excess pursuit 1920s
In the late 19th century, King Leopold II uses the Congo -- part of his newly established kingdom, the Belgian Free State -- as a rubber and ivory mecca and uses troops to brutally dispose of anyone who refuses to retrieve the valuable materials.
8.3/10
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.
7.6/10
Documentary
Denmark|USA
2019
101 Minutes
dictator wife president confident disheartening engaging fascinating somber quirky philippines politics dictatorship philippines political corruption political repression wretched excess rise 1990s
An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
7.5/10
Documentary, War
Denmark|Sweden
2010
100 Minutes
soldier peasant afghan stripper officer militant brutal disturbing intense disheartening denmark afghanistan base camp afghan village war in afghanistan military life horrors of war civilian deaths boredom wretched excess
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
6.4/10
Documentary, Music
USA
1991
118 Minutes
Madonna Donna De Lory Niki Harris Luis Camacho Oliver Crumes Jr. Salim Gauwloos
madonna friend father dancer boyfriend playful frenetic hedonistic shocking japan los angeles detroit new york city toronto paris concert tour performance pop music relationships stardom
Documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.
7.7/10
Documentary
USA
2006
117 Minutes
Richard Berge
nazi art expert soldier historian shocking moving museum germany europe art nazism adolf hitler world war ii theft discovery quest rescue 20th century
The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
7.6/10
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, 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
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
1952
116 Minutes
matador princess king captain lighthearted charming playful venice, italy niagara falls, n.y. queens, n.y. edinburgh, scotland florida opera amusement parks choral singer movies adventure 1950s
Executive producer Lowell Thomas narrates an introduction to the special widescreen process of filmmaking.
7.3/10
Documentary
Australia|UK
1919
88 Minutes
explorer sailor crew member documentarian captain ernest shackleton engaging tense gripping antarctica ship south georgia island glacier boat exploration shipwreck filmmaking wildlife survival endurance
The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sails south, breaking the ice, and ultimately getting trapped by the fast-changing weather. The ... See full summary »
7.5/10
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.
8.0/10
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.
5.7/10
Documentary
Italy|West Germany
1969
260 Minutes
military officer politician celebrity soldier civilian dark disturbing shocking clermont-ferrand, france france horrors of war nazism disillusionment world war ii discovery 1940s
Seven mercenaries on a mission into Simba controlled Congo territory requisite with typical sterotypes.
7.6/10
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
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.
8.2/10
Documentary
USA
2010
108 Minutes
banker government official academic economist media personality corrupt businessman disheartening disturbing suspenseful shocking white house wall street federal repository china iceland money greed financial crisis stocks abuse of power
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
6.8/10
Drama, History
France|Switzerland|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Italy
2000
89 Minutes
Rasmane Ouedraogo Albertine N'Guessan Ziable Honoré Goore Bi Bintou Bakayoko Nicole Suzis Menyeng Mireille Andree Boti Tie Dijian Patrick Nadege Blagone Anastasie Tode Bohi Didier Grandidier Mylene-Perside Kouame
king african slave trader young man mother soldier disheartening dark chilling village west africa battlefield survival escape murder war kidnapping slavery pursuit forbidden love
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the ... See full summary »
7.7/10
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.
7.9/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama
New Zealand|USA
2012
150 Minutes
Michael Baden Jason Baldwin John Mark Byers Lorri Davis Johnny Depp
filmmaker convict friend suspect family member bleak shocking arkansas rural community prison wrongful conviction murder prison life justice west memphis three discovery underdog 2010s
An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
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