20 movies like Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief, ordered by similarity : The Art of Political Murder(2019), Elstree 1976(2015), Blue Water, White Death(1971), Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film(2006), Easy Riders, Raging Bulls(2003), The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers(2009), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple(2006), Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art(2015), Woody Allen: A Documentary(2012), Into Great Silence(2005), Canal Zone(1977) ...
Documentary
USA
2015
119 Minutes
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A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
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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
UK
2015
90 Minutes
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Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
Documentary
USA
1971
100 Minutes
James Lipscomb Ron Taylor Peter Gimbel
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Documentary focusing on great white sharks.
Documentary
2006
240 Minutes
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Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
Documentary
UK|Canada
2003
119 Minutes
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A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
Documentary
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Judith Ehrlich
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"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
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
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A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2006
85 Minutes
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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
USA
2015
72 Minutes
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Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, the film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. Troublemakers is ultimately a story ... See full summary »
Documentary
2012
113 Minutes
Letty Aronson
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Filmmaker Robert B. Weide chronicles the life of the actor, comedian and director and his creative processes.
Documentary
2005
164 Minutes
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Filmmaker Philip Gröning travels to the French Alps to document the daily lives and rituals of the Carthusian Order of monks.
Documentary
USA
1977
175 Minutes
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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
USA
2008
101 Minutes
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Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Documentary
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Lauren Greenfield Bret Easton Ellis Paris Cronin Mijanou Bardot Sheldon Greenfield Patricia Greenfield
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A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Documentary
USA
2015
89 Minutes
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A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
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
USA|UK
2018
96 Minutes
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A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
Documentary
Australia|UK
1919
88 Minutes
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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 »
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
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A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.