Top Rated Documentary Movies on YouTube - Page 109

Supervention

2013

Supervention

2013
7.3
The film "Supervention" addresses all aspects of modern free-skiing.
Made in America

2013

Made in America

2013
4.2
Hip-hop artist Jay-Z organizes the "Budweiser Made In America" music festival.
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013
7.8
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.
Dark Legacy

2009

Dark Legacy

2009
5.8
The death of John Kennedy is viewed through another angle in this conspiracy-themed film defending the theory that George Herbert Walker Bush was a key player in all aspects of the assassination of American president John F. Kennedy.
Fall to Grace

2013

Fall to Grace

2013
3.8
In 2004, New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey resigned his office on national television, coming out as a homosexual and admitting to an extramarital affair in the process. This documentary follows him in the near decade since that moment as McGreevey struggles to find his path in religion and serving the community he still loves.
Elvis '56

1988

Elvis '56

1988
7.1
The year Elvis Presley went from rising star to pop culture sensation is chronicled through rare footage, interviews and that pelvis-gyrating music.
Before You Know It

2013

Before You Know It

2013
7.2
Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

2012

In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

2012
5.9
With footage shot in the center of Egypt's Tahrir Square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, audiences experience first-hand the people-powered revolt that brought down a dictator and changed Egypt forever.
Citizen Koch

2013

Citizen Koch

2013
6.9
Wisconsin—birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, cheeseheads and Paul Ryan—becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP.
First

2012

First

2012
5.9
The Official Film of the XXXth Olympic Games to be held in London, following the stories of twelve first-time Olympians from around the world.
The Unbookables

2012

The Unbookables

2012
6.6
The Unbookables is a narrative documentary about stand-up comics who have spent their careers pushing limits--on stage and off. Relegated to small venues and touring in a crappy van through the Midwest they careen between the desire to succeed and the reality that there may be nothing left to lose. Road life is far from glamorous: comics come and go and cruel pranks and hard drinking punctuate their obsidian dark comedy on stage. They succeed and fail-spectacularly. When they face being fired for going too far on stage, the conflict culminates in a showdown: compromise or double down?
George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You

2012

George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You

2012
5.4
Comedy superstar George Lopez performs live in front of a packed house at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. in this stand-up special.
Huey Long

1985

Huey Long

1985
7
Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.
Lesson Plan

2010

Lesson Plan

2010
6.8
"Lesson Plan" is a documentary film about The Third Wave (aka The Wave & Die Welle) classroom experiment, as told by the original students and teacher Ron Jones.
Head Games

2012

Head Games

2012
6.8
Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.
A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974

A Poem Is a Naked Person

1974
7.6
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
Birders: The Central Park Effect

2012

Birders: The Central Park Effect

2012
7.8
A diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.
The Lifeguard

2011

The Lifeguard

2011
6.5
Mauricio, a lifeguard on a Chilean beach, considers himself to be a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, think otherwise, and speculate on why he never goes into the water. Maite Alberdi's visually gorgeous feature documentary debut has the intensity of a short story; beginning as a quirky character study of lifeguards and beachgoers, it becomes something altogether darker and more shocking when events take a dramatic turn.
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film

2012

Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film

2012
6.8
Documentary covering the end of an era as Polaroid stops producing its signature cameras and film as well as The Impossible Project to keep instant photography alive.
Bill W.

2012

Bill W.

2012
6.8
William G. Wilson is co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine's "100 Persons of the 20th Century." Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fellowship of over 2 million men and women - a success that made him an icon within A.A., but also an alcoholic unable to be a member of the very society he had created. A reluctant hero, Bill Wilson lived a life of sacrifice and service, and left a legacy that continues every day, all around the world.