After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.

Meeting Gorbachev

2018

English

7.2

♡ 2

86%

Werner Herzog Director

Ronald Reagan as Self

Vladimir Putin as Self

Leonid Brezhnev as Self

Mikhail Gorbachev as Self

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.

Countdown to Zero

2010

English

6.9

80%

72%

Documentary

woman director

Lucy Walker Director

Gary Oldman as Narrator

John F. Kennedy as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

Jimmy Carter as Self

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

7.7

Rory Karpf Director

Dennis Quaid as Kelly Johnson

Ronald Reagan as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self

Amelia Earhart as Self

In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together in secrecy to build America's first jet fighter. They were rule benders, chance takers, corner cutters-people who believed that nothing was impossible. I

Decade of Fire

2019

English

7.1

100%

Documentary

History

Gretchen Hildebran Director

Vivian Vazquez as Narrator

Ronald Reagan as Self

Carmen Rosado as Self

Hetty Fox as Self

As a kid in the South Bronx in the 1970s, Vivian Vazquez watched her tight-knit community become a burned-out ruin as an epidemic of fires raged through her Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood. As Vivian seeks to understand the lasting effects of this tragedy on her family and community, she uncovers a story of injustice, survival and hope that resonates deeply in cities today.

System Error

2018

German

7.0

♡ 1

Florian Opitz Director

Angela Merkel as Self

George W. Bush as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

Donald Trump as Self

Melting glaciers, gullied seas, the financial markets are about to collapse. Spectacular images of how growth continues to be blinding. Outside you can hardly see anything because of the smog and the smoke screen.

Team Foxcatcher

2016

English

7.2

♡ 1

100%

Jon Greenhalgh Director

Mark Schultz as Self

Gerald Ford as Self - 38th President of the United States

Ronald Reagan as Self - 40th President of the United States

Stan Dziedzic as Self - USA Wrestling Board Member

With never-before seen home video, this film recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.

Berkeley in the Sixties

1990

English

7.5

♡ 3

100%

Mark Kitchell Director

Nancy Reagan as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

Huey P. Newton as Self

Robert Mitchum as Self

A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.

The Price of Freedom

2021

English

6.0

♡ 2

100%

Action

Documentary

History

Judd Ehrlich Director

Bill Clinton as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

Donald Trump as Self

Martin Luther King as Self

The NRA has become an increasing force of political influence, challenging gun control legislation as a direct attack on personal freedom. This deep dive into American gun culture is a passionate call to action.

Neurons to Nirvana

2013

English

7.6

♡ 2

Oliver Hockenhull Director

Lesley Ewen as Narrator

Ronald Reagan as Self

Rick Doblin as Self

Julie Holland as Self

Through interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, Neurons to Nirvana explores the history of four powerful psychedelic substances (LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and Ayahuasca) and their previously established medicinal potential. Strictly focusing on the science and medicinal properties of these drugs, Neurons to Nirvana looks into why our society has created such a social and political bias against even allowing research to continue the exploration of any possible positive effects they can present in treating some of today's most challenging afflictions.

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

2024

English

6.8

♡ 5

oklahoma city bombing

right wing extremism

ruby ridge

Marc Levin Director

Bill Clinton as Self

Saddam Hussein as Self - Iraqi President

Jimmy Carter as Self - U.S. President 1977 - 1981

Ronald Reagan as Self - U.S. President 1981 - 1989

This documentary looks at the surge in political violence through the story of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, showing the roots of anti-government sentiment and its reverberations today, along with the emotionally charged warnings of those who suffered tragic losses in the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history.

Ask Dr. Ruth

2019

English

7.7

93%

Action

Biography

Documentary

holocaust (shoah) survivor

Ryan White Director

Dahlia Salem as Irma

Ronald Reagan as Self

Gloria Steinem as Self

Ruth Westheimer as Self

A documentary portrait chronicling the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became the United States' most famous sex therapist. As her 90th birthday approaches, Dr. Ruth revisits her painful past and her career at the forefront of the sexual revolution.

Pablo Escobar: Countdown to Death

2017

Spanish

6.6

♡ 1

Santiago Diaz Oso Director

Pablo Escobar as Self

César Gaviria as Self - Former President of Colombia

Ronald Reagan as Self - Former President of USA

Jhon Jairo Velásquez as Self - Pablo Escobar's Most Infamous Hitman

Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.

Above Majestic

2018

English

5.9

♡ 8

68%

Documentary

Roger R. Richards Director

Dwight D. Eisenhower as (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy as (archive footage)

George W. Bush as (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan as (archive footage)

A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.

Holy Hell

2016

English

7.0

♡ 5

73%

Will Allen Director

Radhia Gleis as Herself

Julian Goldstein as Himself

Greg Gorey as Himself

Ronald Reagan as Himself - U.S. President

An inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.

Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare

2023

English

6.1

♡ 3

80%

Liza Williams Director

Nancy Reagan as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

Geraldo Rivera as Self

Paris Hilton as Self

Out-of-control teens across America were sent to a therapy camp in the harsh Utah desert. The conditions were brutal, but the staff were even worse.

Gameplay

2015

English

6.5

♡ 3

Richard Goldgewicht Director

Ronald Reagan as Self

Steven Spielberg as Self

Bill Cosby as Self

Cain DeVore as (voice)

A feature documentary on the history of video games. From 'Pong', 'Pac Man' and 'Mario' to 'Call of Duty', 'Grand Theft Auto' and everything in between it tells the story of how this industry was created, by whom and where it is headed.

Sicko

2007

English

8.0

♡ 18

91%

Michael Moore Director

Bill Clinton as Self

Hillary Clinton as Self

George W. Bush as Self

Ronald Reagan as Self

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.