20 movies like Totally Under Control, ordered by similarity : Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), I Am Evidence(2017), Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections(2020), Sicko(2007), Active Measures(2018), We Blew It(2017), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), Birthright: A War Story(2017), On the Record(2020), What Is Democracy?(2018), My Country, My Country(2006), Under Our Skin(2008) ...
Documentary
USA
2020
123 Minutes
Ophelia Harutyunyan Taison Bell Michael Bowen Rick Bright Caroline Chen Thomas Frieden
politician doctor donald trump bleak disheartening shocking united states virus pandemic politics discovery 2020s
An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Documentary
2017
89 Minutes
Geeta Gandbhir Michelle Brettin Rachel Dissell Mariska Hargitay Helena Lazaro Kym Worthy Cy Vance
expert victim sexual predator sex offender police detective investigator bleak emotional frightening gripping disheartening raw sad shocking united states sexual abuse assault investigation criminal justice system discovery
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
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
USA
2007
113 Minutes
doctor patient politician father president bleak engaging hospital house washington, d.c. united states illness negligence health insurance death activism discovery fall quest 2000s
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Documentary
USA
2018
112 Minutes
Jeremy Bash Nina Burleigh Alexandra Chalupa Hillary Clinton Heather Conley John Dean
donald trump bleak dark engaging russia united states political corruption political turmoil russian politics discovery pursuit rivalry 21st century
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American presidential election in collaboration with the Trump campaign.
Documentary
France
2017
137 Minutes
documentarian expert politician fascinating engaging united states washington, d.c. politics united states presidency change discovery pursuit 20th century
How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it ... See full summary »
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
2017
105 Minutes
Michele Goodwin Lynn Paltrow Dr. David Grimes Carole Joffe Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas Andrea F. Friedman
woman doctor police detective politician priest shocking rousing brooding united states hospital jail office birth reproduction civil rights government policy rivalry pursuit underdog 2010s
Women are being jailed, physically violated and at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America.
Documentary
USA
2020
95 Minutes
Amy Ziering Sil Lai Abrams Tarana Burke Kimberlé Crenshaw Jenny Lumet
music executive music producer musician friend journalist dark disheartening emotional engaging fascinating intense melancholy moving powerful uneasy united states sexual abuse sexual harassment sexism music industry
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
Documentary
2018
107 Minutes
Astra Taylor Cornel West Angela Davis Eleni Perdikouri William Barber
citizen expert activist politician philosopher bleak fascinating incredible emotional engaging syria united states parade park protest office democracy philosophical conflict philosophy social issues
This reflection on democracy spans millennia and continents, from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism's roots in medieval Italy.
Documentary
USA
2006
95 Minutes
doctor politician powerful profound iraq doctor's office family home election politics democracy activism iraq war quest 2000s
Documentary by Oscar winner Laura Poitras about the war in Iraq.
Documentary
USA
2008
104 Minutes
physician patient sick person bleak dark shocking hospital united states small town connecticut illness health care insurance corporate greed lyme disease epidemic discovery underdog 2000s
Exposes the hidden epidemic of Lyme disease and reveals how our corrupt health care system is failing to address one of the most serious illnesses of our time.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
2009
90 Minutes
politician filmmaker homosexual homophobe passionate powerful shocking washington, d.c. deception sexual repression homosexuality politics homophobia media discovery quest transformation forbidden love 2000s
Filmmaker Kirby Dick examines the hypocrisy of certain closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community to which they secretly belong.
Documentary
USA
2017
92 Minutes
artist art expert graffiti artist politician critic skateboarder engaging fascinating creative playful profound inspiring united states skate park art gallery art hope success unexpected success criticism
The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.
Documentary
Sweden
1998
88 Minutes
american doctor scientist child nazi russian shocking disturbing united states sweden germany soviet union eugenics race fascism reproduction sterilization discovery rise fall
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a stunning exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the quest to improve the human race. Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects
Biography, Documentary
France|UK
2004
80 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Gasser Barbara George W. Bush Bill Clinton Gray Davis
governor republican politician george w. bush porn star bill clinton amusing disheartening shocking california rally government offices politics debate special election campaigning arnold schwarzenegger quest rivalry 2000s
How Arnold went from Terminator to Governator.
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
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
Afghanistan|Germany|Japan|Netherlands
2018
88 Minutes
bus driver terrorist brother father family member friend bleak brooding tense emotional touching disheartening afghan village house bus iran desert terrorism suicide bombing family
A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.
Documentary
Canada
2019
113 Minutes
Douglas E. Davidson Sienna Demers
rock star art collector art dealer art gallerist forger chilling disheartening fascinating intricate offbeat shocking canada art art world forgery lawsuit crime quest 2010s
A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.