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Documentaries of the War Agains Spain on Netflix

by nesfilmreviews | created - 24 Jul 2013 | updated - 24 Jul 2015 | Public

The best documentaries currently available on Netflix streaming.

How to Survive a Plague

110 min | Documentary, History, News

86 Metascore

The story of two coalitions -- Human activity UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death penalty into a manageable condition.

Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky

Votes: 4,061 | Gross: $0.13M

A powerful and inspiring reminder of how grassroots activism can create real alter in the world. A heroic affiliate in American history.

Waste Land

99 min | Documentary

78 Metascore

On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Creative person Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.

Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz

Votes: 9,109 | Gross: $0.19M

A social documentary based around a cocky reliant community of people overlooked and largely ignored, who find unrealized beauty in their everyday work, modern art, and in themselves.

How to Die in Oregon

107 min | Documentary, Drama, Family

In 1994 Oregon became the offset state to legalize a terminally ill person's request to end his or her life with medication. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and kingdom of the netherlands had ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Richardson | Stars: Harry Bruton, Ray Carnay, Cody Curtis, Paul Darley

Votes: ane,914

Make no error, this is a difficult film to spotter - simply it is too a surprisingly uplifting one.

Blackfish

PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary

83 Metascore

A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall

Votes: 66,108 | Gross: $2.07M

A zoological nightmare fueled by inhumane practices and corporate greed. Damning and disturbing material.

Man on Wire

PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Offense

89 Metascore

A wait at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York Metropolis's World Trade Center'south twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the creative criminal offense of the century".

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix

Votes: 55,423 | Gross: $2.96M

Captivating insight into 1 of the most adventurous stunts of the 20th century.

Hoop Dreams

PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

98 Metascore

A motion picture following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the route to going professional.

Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates

Votes: 26,122 | Gross: $7.83M

Simply put, "Hoop Dreams" is one of the about critically acclaimed documentaries of all time.

Chasing Ice

PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary, Biography

75 Metascore

Follow National Geographic lensman James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-yr tape of the world'southward irresolute glaciers.

Manager: Jeff Orlowski | Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jónatansson, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone

Votes: viii,633 | Gross: $1.33M

A stunning visual accomplishment with ominous undertones that delivers a powerful, foreboding warning.

Undefeated

PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary, Sport

71 Metascore

Chronicles iii underprivileged students from inner-metropolis Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Pecker Courtney, O.C. Dark-brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels

Votes: 7,045 | Gross: $0.56M

Heavily relies on clichés, however, "Undefeated" is well crafted and scores a touchdown.

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

60 min | Documentary, History

A comprehensive history of the medium and fine art of motion pictures.

Stars: Marker Cousins, Juan Diego Botto, Aleksandr Sokurov, Norman Lloyd

Votes: iv,400

Unquestionably a well-researched documentary with a running theme of innovation in the history of cinema. Yet, information technology'south also very much "Marks Cousins'south Story of Pic."

Buck

PG | 88 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

An examination of the life of acclaimed 'equus caballus whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child corruption to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.

Director: Cindy Meehl | Stars: Buck Brannaman, Gary Myers, Bibb Frazier, Betty Staley

Votes: 3,301 | Gross: $iv.02M

A touching, if occasionally overwrought wait at the inspiration backside Robert Redford's Equus caballus Whisperer.

Beware of Mr. Baker

100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

78 Metascore

Ginger Baker looks back on his musical career with Cream and Blind Organized religion; his introduction to Fela Kuti; his self-destructive patterns and losses of fortune; and his current life inside a fortified South African compound.

Director: Jay Bulger | Stars: Ginger Baker, Femi Kuti, Eric Clapton, Stewart Copeland

Votes: 3,448 | Gross: $0.11M

The House I Live In

108 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America'southward criminal justice organisation, revealing the profound man rights implications of U.Due south. drug policy.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson

Votes: 5,317 | Gross: $0.21M

A wide-ranging examination of the futile, cocky-defeating "war on drugs."

GasLand

107 min | Documentary

An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.

Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon

Votes: ten,917 | Gross: $0.03M

"GasLand" backs upwards its agenda with a comprehensive case of show with a sense of humour that inspires the audience into action.

We Were Here

90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

94 Metascore

A deep and reflective expect at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the showtime years of this unimaginable crisis.

Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber | Stars: Ed Wolf, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer

Votes: two,174

This documentary chronicles the very beginning of a disease that shook the world for decades.

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

lxx min | Documentary

A chat with Steve Jobs as he was running NeXT, the company he had founded after leaving Apple.

Director: Paul Sen | Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs

Votes: 1,833 | Gross: $0.10M

Nothing more than a static shot and raw footage, and completely captivating.

Encounters at the End of the World

G | 99 min | Documentary

fourscore Metascore

Moving-picture show-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal

Votes: 18,346 | Gross: $0.94M

Herzog boldly offers viewers the opportunity to visit one of the about inaccessible and awe-inspiring landscapes on the planet.

The Invisible War

93 min | Documentary, Crime

75 Metascore

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the The states military.

Manager: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves

Votes: 6,897 | Gross: $0.07M

"The Invisible War" is a crushing indictment of a system that is way off the rails.

The Central Park Five

119 min | Documentary, Criminal offense, History

79 Metascore

A documentary that examines the 1989 instance of five blackness and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between six and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the offense.

Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana

Votes: seven,551 | Gross: $0.27M

"The Central Park V" serves every bit a warning about legal incompetence, innocent lives destroyed, and a judicial system vulnerable to manipulation.

The Island President

PG | 101 min | Documentary

72 Metascore

Later bringing republic to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to continue his homeland from disappearing nether the sea.

Managing director: Jon Shenk | Star: Mohamed Nasheed

Votes: ane,209 | Gross: $0.08M

An arresting portrait of a human trying to turn a tide of indifference.

Dirty Wars

87 min | Documentary, Crime, History

76 Metascore

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Managing director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi

Votes: 9,216 | Gross: $0.38M

Provocative, deeply-troubling, and utterly riveting.

The Imposter

R | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

77 Metascore

A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family unit that he is their xvi-twelvemonth-one-time son who has been missing for iii years.

Director: Bart Layton | Stars: Adam O'Brian, Nicholas Barclay, Carey Gibson, Bryan Gibson

Votes: 47,453 | Gross: $0.89M

"The Imposter" is a hypnotically foreign tale that only begins with the agony of a young boy gone missing.

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

R | 117 min | Documentary

68 Metascore

An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.

Managing director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine

Votes: 2,421 | Gross: $0.19M

This pic raises a lot more questions than it answers, but it is a skillful identify to start looking at the strange case of Eliot Spitzer.

Armadillo

105 min | Documentary, War

72 Metascore

Danish soldiers are sent to Transitional islamic state of afghanistan in 2009 for half dozen months, to assistance stabilize the land confronting the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo armed forces base in Helman province. Unlike other state of war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.

Director: Janus Metz

Votes: 9,998 | Gross: $0.01M

A meaning addition to the documentaries on the state of war on terror.

Louder Than a Bomb

99 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, Louder Than a Flop follows the fortunes of four Chicago-area high school poesy teams every bit they prepare for and compete in the earth'due south largest youth slam.

Directors: Greg Jacobs, Jon Siskel | Stars: Kevin Coval, Adam Gottlieb, Elizabeth Graf, Kevin Harris

Votes: 382 | Gross: $0.04M

Captures poetry'due south power to connect people, both to each other, and to themselves.

Brooklyn Castle

PG | 101 min | Documentary

77 Metascore

Among financial crises and unprecedented public school budget cuts, Brooklyn Castle takes an intimate look at the challenges and triumphs facing members of a junior high school'southward champion chess team.

Director: Katie Dellamaggiore | Stars: Je'Daiah Ballantyne, Michelle Ballantyne, Rochelle Ballantyne, Pamela Ballard

Votes: 972 | Gross: $0.22M

Fantastic, inspirational, warm-hearted truthful story--a can't miss documentary. Goes on a little longer than it probably should, only watching the improbable story unfold is unquestionably captivating.

The Art of the Steal

101 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar drove of modern and post-impressionist art.

Manager: Don Argott | Stars: Julian Bond, David D'Arcy, Richard Feigen, Richard H. Glanton

Votes: 2,393 | Gross: $0.54M

Examines the ownership of art and the public'due south right to it, or the lack thereof. 1-sided argument, but insightful, entertaining, and well constructed.

The Revisionaries

92 min | Documentary, History, News

lxx Metascore

The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.

Managing director: Scott Thurman | Stars: Don McLeroy, Kathy Miller, Jonathan Saenz, Stephanie Klenzendorf

Votes: 682 | Gross: $0.02M

Equally alarming and hilarious simultaneously. But in Texas....and maybe Florida.

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

R | 106 min | Documentary, Music

66 Metascore

A documentary on rap music and its rise to global prominence.

Directors: Water ice-T, Andy Baybutt | Stars: Water ice-T, Dr. Dre, Chuck D, Snoop Dogg

Votes: 3,484 | Gross: $0.29M

In his debut as a documentarian, Ice T creates a vibrant portrait of how and why rap came to be.

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