20 movies like Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, ordered by similarity : Into Eternity(2010), Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles(2019), The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007), Cave of Forgotten Dreams(2010), Particle Fever(2013), The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition(2000), Mardi Gras: Made in China(2005), The Corporation(2003), Dolphins(2000), Oh My God?(2009), The September Issue(2009), Console Wars(2020) ...
Documentary
USA
2008
90 Minutes
ben stein writer actor scientist atheist biologist crafty cheeky dense quirky office university museum dressing room auditorium washington, d.c. evolution science religion intelligent design
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Documentary
Denmark|Finland|Sweden|Italy
2010
75 Minutes
scientist inspector architect government official bleak profound somber finland bunker laboratory office nuclear power plant nuclear energy nuclear safety future nuclear waste construction energy discovery mystery
A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
92 Minutes
songwriter broadway producer actor choreographer broadway star author charming cheery creative inspiring new york city broadway theater stage office tradition religion anti-semitism gender roles female sexuality race
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.
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
Canada|USA|France|Germany|UK
2010
90 Minutes
werner herzog scientist archaeologist scholar filmmaker fascinating spectacular france cave river museum painting archaeology dreams research evolution chauvet cave discovery quest 2010s
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Documentary
USA
2013
97 Minutes
scientist team leader crew member politician reporter manager confident creative gripping europe underground laboratory control room auditorium classroom physics teamwork experiments science determination
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
Documentary
USA|UK|Germany|Sweden
2000
93 Minutes
explorer crew member cameraman narrator scientist engaging fascinating incredible antarctica exploration science survival ernest shackleton quest rescue discovery 2000s
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2005
78 Minutes
factory worker factory director teenager mardi gras reveler passionate engaging fascinating china fuzhou factory dormitory new orleans new york city globalization child labor china manufacturing mardi gras discovery pursuit
This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.
Documentary
Canada
2003
168 Minutes
noam chomsky activist expert kathie lee gifford ceo michael moore frightening disheartening passionate rousing sweatshop united states office yard factory corporate greed political activism exploitation capitalism human rights
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Documentary
2000
39 Minutes
dolphin scientist diver fisherman marine biologist charming lighthearted spirited west indies ocean research station patagonia laboratory nature dolphins aquatic life science environment animals discovery
Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray examines the mammal's behavior and intelligence. Pierce Brosnan narrates.
Documentary
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Peter Rodger Hugh Jackman Ringo Starr David Copperfield Seal Bob Geldof Baz Luhrmann Jack Thompson
atheist christian buddhist hugh jackman ringo starr muslim quirky engaging uplifting australia vatican tibet united states israel new orleans god religion spirituality politics religious differences
People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
Documentary
USA
2009
90 Minutes
photographer writer model designer editor documentarian engaging fascinating incredible new york city publishing house newsroom fashion show office fashion publishing modeling vogue leadership success
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
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.
Documentary
USA
2005
89 Minutes
Chris Albrecht Steven Banks
george carlin drew carey comedian performer actor writer hilarious witty disturbing unrestrained comedy club stand-up comedy performance taboo improvisation profanity humor discovery rivalry 2000s
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Documentary
USA
1977
175 Minutes
officer government official military officer young man pilot engaging fascinating striking panama house office ship panama canal society community culture politics quest discovery 1970s
On the one hand, you have the Panamians, but Frederick Wiseman shows them as the Americans see them: from a distance. They are poor and of no particular interest to them even if Panama is ... See full summary »
Documentary
France|USA
1998
85 Minutes
Roger Deakins Dante Ferretti Tencho Gyalpo Dalai Lama Robert Lin Melissa Mathison Lobsang Samten Martin Scorsese Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Jigme Tsarong
dalai lama director screenwriter producer actor monk powerful solemn morocco movie set office monastery buddhism filmmaking religion martin scorsese kundun quest 1990s
Documentary
France
1978
85 Minutes
Penny Patterson Karl H. Pribram
researcher gorilla scientist charming engaging house trailer california stanford university sign language human-animal friendship wild animals animal rights education emotion transformation discovery quest 1970s
A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.
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
USA|UK
1994
83 Minutes
Clara Rockmore Robert Moog Nicolas Slonimsky Paul Shure Henry Solomonoff Suki Bader Lydia Kavina Brian Wilson Todd Rundgren Dr. Samuel Hoffman Ingrid Bergman
inventor musician scientist brian wilson performer fascinating creative quirky shocking new york city russia music the theremin cold war inventions kidnapping discovery quest 1990s
A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.
Documentary
2009
85 Minutes
factory worker mother father daughter son seamstress fascinating emotional striking solemn china factory train train station village family worker's rights tradition work vs. family work-life balance
Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them.
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.