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  • The Cove

    2009

    The Cove

    2009

    star 7.9
    The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
  • The Look of Silence

    2014

    The Look of Silence

    2014

    star 7.8
    An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
  • My Best Fiend

    1999

    My Best Fiend

    1999

    star 7.3
    A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
  • Racing Extinction

    2015

    Racing Extinction

    2015

    star 7.8
    An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.
  • Lessons of Darkness

    1992

    Lessons of Darkness

    1992

    star 7.8
    Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.
  • The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981

    The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981

    star 7.1
    The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
  • Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997

    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997

    star 7.5
    Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
  • The Wild Blue Yonder

    2005

    The Wild Blue Yonder

    2005

    star 6.1
    An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.
  • Fata Morgana

    1971

    Fata Morgana

    1971

    star 6.6
    Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

    1988

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

    1988

    star 6.8
    An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..
  • Alive Inside

    2014

    Alive Inside

    2014

    star 7.5
    Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
  • Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies

    1993

    Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies

    1993

    star 6.7
    An overview of the life of the most shocking, vile, and notorious of punk rock legends.
  • Land of Silence and Darkness

    1971

    Land of Silence and Darkness

    1971

    star 7.4
    Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
  • Last Men in Aleppo

    2017

    Last Men in Aleppo

    2017

    star 6.9
    A searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of its founders — Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud — as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever-present dilemma: do they flee or stay and fight for their country?
  • 27: Gone Too Soon

    2018

    27: Gone Too Soon

    2018

    star 6
    Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until the death of Kurt Cobain, about two and a half decades later, that the idea of a "27 Club" began to catch on in public perception, reignited with the death of Amy Winehouse in 2011. Through interviews with people who knew them, such as music stars, critics, medical experts and unseen footage, the lives, music, and artistry of those who died at 27 are investigated with a bid to find answers.
  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    2009

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    2009

    star 6.9
    John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.
  • The Overnighters

    2014

    The Overnighters

    2014

    star 7.1
    Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.
  • The Ambassador

    2011

    The Ambassador

    2011

    star 6.6
    Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.
  • Narco Cultura

    2013

    Narco Cultura

    2013

    star 7
    To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become iconic outlaws and the new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American dream fueled by the war on drugs. Narco Cultura looks at this explosive phenomenon from within, exposing cycles of addiction to money, drugs, and violence that are rapidly gaining strength on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
  • Murder on a Sunday Morning

    2001

    Murder on a Sunday Morning

    2001

    star 7.4
    2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
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