Great Films for evolved people (30 titles)
78.8% from 16 members
Sicko
America's Healthcare system exposed- this is VERY funny and tells the truth about heathcare in 'Merica...
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Sicko
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Michael Moore
Director: Michael Moore
Certificate:
A documentary about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth.
71%
from 18,855 members
Outfoxed
Fox News has reached a new low ... this docu is brill!
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Outfoxed
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Douglas Cheek
Director: Robert Greenwald
Certificate:
Acclaimed documentary about the alledged Conservative bias of the Fox News Channel (FNC), owned by Rupert Murdoch. Includes interviews with former FNC employees, along with insightful inter-office memos.
61%
from 3,583 members
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
a look behind the the film rating system in America- quite surprising and enjoyable film
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Kirby Dick, Becky Altringer, Allison Anders
Director: Kirby Dick
Certificate:
Coming off the success of his controversial, Oscar-nominated film Twist of Faith, this is Kirby Dick's expose about the American movie ratings board. Dick's film reveals the hypocrisy of America's screen censors: their notorious contradictory attitudes to onscreen depictions of violence and sex. It ..read more »
56%
from 5,141 members
The Fog Of War
shockingly informative! McNamara was THE MAN behind USA's Vietnam War (and other wars) and in this docu he tells all!
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The Fog Of War
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Robert McNamara
Director: Errol Morris
Certificate:
Documentarian Errol Morris directs THE FOG OF WAR, a captivating look at Robert S. McNamara, who served as the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The movie does not exclusively focus on this part of McNamara's career, however, and instead gives a broad ..read more »
68%
from 7,904 members
The Front
a wonderful dark comedy about the Blacklisted writers (thought to be Communists) during America's 1950 witchhunt.
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The Front
(1976)
Starring: Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Michael Murphy
Director: Martin Ritt
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A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
63%
from 70 members
Who Killed The Electric Car?
VERY important film- electric cars were very successful in California in the 1990's- we should all be in electric cars by now- here is what happened.
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Who Killed The Electric Car?
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: martin sheen (voice), martin sheen, Martin Sheen
Director: Chris Paine
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In the 1990s, following California's passing of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, American car companies began producing electric cars for mainstream consumption. GM's EV1, which was by all accounts quiet, fast, and capable of driving up to 80 miles on one charge, used no gasoline and quickly ..read more »
64%
from 4,336 members
City Of Lost Children, The - Dubbed Version
a very dark and wonderful film. Twisted and artistically beautiful.
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City Of Lost Children, The - Dubbed Version
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
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In THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, an imaginative fantasy from the creators of DELICATESSEN, a prematurely aging mad scientist named Krank (Daniel Emilfork) kidnaps children so he can steal their dreams. However, Krank runs into trouble when his henchmen grab Denree (Joseph Lucien), a little boy whose ..read more »
65%
from 11,243 members
Amelie
another great French film... charming and thoughtful.
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Amelie
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Yolande Moreau
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a young woman who glides through the streets of Paris as quietly as a mouse. With wide eyes and a tiny grin, she sees the world in a magical light, discovering minor miracles every day. A shy and reserved person whose favorite moments are spent alone skimming ..read more »
77%
from 63,113 members
Once Were Warriors
probably New Zealand's best. Dark, gritty, heartbreaking look at the clash of cultures.
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Once Were Warriors
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Director: Lee Tamahori
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ONCE WERE WARRIORS is a powerful film that focuses on a New Zealand family descended from Maori tribesmen. For Jake (Temuera Morrison) and Beth Heke (Rena Owen), life in their suburban ghetto is going from bad to worse. Jake's just lost his job, their delinquent teenage son Boogie has to appear in ..read more »
72%
from 3,896 members
Coast - Series 2
Beautiful and so informative... what a great place we live!
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Coast - Series 2
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Director: Coast
Certificate:
The second series of the BBC documentary that uncovers the mysteries of the British coastline.
79%
from 590 members
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