20 movies like An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, ordered by similarity : Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), Citizen Jane: Battle for the City(2016), 7 Days in September(2002), Abacus: Small Enough to Jail(2016), Superstar(1990), Dr. Feelgood: Dealer or Healer?(2016), Easy Riders, Raging Bulls(2003), Atomic Homefront(2017), Mattress Men(2016), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Knock Down the House(2019), Bill Cunningham New York(2010) ...
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Bonni Cohen Cory Booker George W. Bush Bill Clinton Al Franken Chris Hayes Anne Hidalgo François Hollande
political activist politician bleak confident frightening solemn theater city small town new york city climate change global warming discovery fall pursuit rescue rise 21st century
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change to the heart of popular culture, the follow-up shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
activist author city planner journalist politician architect bleak brooding engaging intricate new york city park apartment street city hall urban sprawl city life urbanization civil unrest escape
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Documentary
USA
2002
94 Minutes
Steve Rosenbaum
police officer rescue worker civilian fireman filmmaker powerful patriotic moving new york city manhattan, n.y. 9/11 attacks terrorism rescue disaster rise fall sacrifice 2000s
This documentary from director Steven Rosenbaum presents the experiences of a diverse group of regular Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Featuring ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
banker politician detective prosecutor brooding disturbing emotional gripping bank chinatown new york city scandal corruption bank failure american dream chinese-american culture discovery fall pursuit underdog
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
Documentary
1990
85 Minutes
actor actress artist painter model engaging fascinating pittsburgh new york city warehouse artist's studio andy warhol pop art fame new york city art world rise fall wretched excess transformation
Filmmaker Chuck Workman profiles pop artist Andy Warhol through interviews with friends and colleagues.
Documentary
2016
81 Minutes
doctor physician drug addict investigator bleak disturbing engaging moving hospital doctor's office house big city drug addiction abuse of power accidental death painkiller fall pursuit rescue wretched excess
The ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions is examined through the story of Dr. William Hurwitz, a preeminent doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison for overprescribing painkillers.
Documentary
UK|Canada
2003
119 Minutes
filmmaker film critic film studio executive film editor actor actress confident cool fascinating engaging hollywood, calif. studio new york city film set hollywood cinema history counterculture youth influence changing times
A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
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.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Ireland
2016
81 Minutes
Michael Flynn Paul Kelly
sales manager business owner father friend colleague eccentric amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted offbeat house ireland shop club computer world desperation failing business debt
Trying to save his struggling mattress business, Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online persona 'Mattress Mick', under the guidance of his friend Paul Kelly. As business begins to grow, their friendship starts to implode.
Documentary
Switzerland|France|Belgium|USA
2016
95 Minutes
writer agent martin luther king jr. disturbing engaging inspiring moving mississippi new york city tennessee american dream social issues racial issues black culture civil rights discovery fall love pursuit quest
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Bill Cunningham Editta Sherman Patrick McDonald Carmen Dell'Orefice Anna Wintour Iris Apfel
photographer colleague friend editor brash cheery confident creative new york city newsroom street runway fashion clothing industry journalism bill cunningham photography career discovery rise
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
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
1929
69 Minutes
camera operator townspeople creative fascinating profound patriotic spectacular moscow kiev odessa city working class city life modernization discovery pursuit quest 1920s
Documentary
France
2000
82 Minutes
Agnès Varda Francois Wertheimer
filmmaker chef professor artist truck driver amusing somber bleak creative engaging fascinating france beach countryside city refuse community art homelessness food
Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.
Documentary
USA
2010
102 Minutes
Charles Adam Jonathan Alter Robert Balfanz Harriet Ball Steve Barr Ms. Celeste Bell
schoolboy schoolgirl teacher administrator billionaire solemn passionate new york city school school education inner-city life childhood teaching failure underdog fall 2000s
An examination of the current state of education in America today.
Documentary, Music
USA
1982
87 Minutes
man woman sailor factory worker bleak profound powerful earth desert city factory highway nuclear power plant industrial landscapes technology man vs. nature overpopulation environmental consciousness modernization wretched excess
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.
Documentary
UK
2018
75 Minutes
Steve Arnott
worker british man child musician amusing charming emotional endearing inspiring northern england city tour bus fair warehouse city life working class hip-hop british culture british life love
A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.
Biography, Documentary, Music
UK
2006
96 Minutes
musician david bowie executive interviewee creative offbeat studio paris new york city music scott walker alcohol rise to stardom drugs performance rise transformation fall 2000s
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
Documentary, Music
USA
2014
72 Minutes
Tiler Peck David Prottas Amar Ramasar
choreographer ballet director ballerina dancer fascinating engaging moving inspiring new york city united states ballet ballet new york city choreography creative process documentaries dance dancing transformation rise
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.