Top 100 Trending Documentaries on Films For Action

Water is Love (2024)

What if, in the midst of global uncertainty and ecological distress, we chose to focus our attention on the ways people come together—across cultures and continents—to care for life’s...

61 min

The Century of the Self (2002)

The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose...

230 min

Slavery by Another Name (2012)

Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans' most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation...

85 min

Why Do These Kids Love School? (1999)

This award-winning film features nine unique schools, both public and private, California to East Harlem. In these unique schools, relationship, creative thinking, and direct experience...

57 min

Schooling the World (2010)

If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children.

66 min

Israelism (2023)

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young...

84 min

D’autres Mondes (Other Worlds) (2004)

"Other Worlds is an intriguing and well-lensed first-person introduction to the parallel universe that some Amazonian indigenous peoples consider to be ‘reality.’ Jan Kounen (Blueberry)...

74 min

Where Do You Draw the Line? (2016)

Why is the Ecuadorian government proposing to extract oil in an area frequently classified by ecologists as one of the most bio-diverse rainforest regions left intact on earth? Featuring...

60 min

The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

Part contemporary investigation and part historical inquiry, this documentary follows the quest of one journalist in search of justice.

80 min

Park Avenue: Money, Power And The American Dream (2012)

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) presents his take on the gap between rich and poor Americans in Park Avenue...

59 min

War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)

This critically acclaimed look at American war propaganda exhumes five decades of remarkable archival footage to show how presidents from both parties have relied on fear-driven...

72 min

Obey (2013)

This is a film based on the book "Death of the Liberal Class" by journalist and Pulitzer prize winner, Chris Hedges.

51 min

Palestine Is Still The Issue (2002)

In a series of extraordinary interviews with both Palestinians and Israelis, John Pilger weaves together the issue of Palestine. He speaks to the families of suicide bombers and their...

53 min

The Next Industrial Revolution (2002)

Chris Bedford and Shelley Morhaim made this award winning 56 minute long film on the sustainability revolution in materials and manufacturing. "The Next Industrial Revolution" tells the...

54 min

The Power of Friendship: Social Contact and The Future of Humanity (2025)

A feature doc with George Monbiot, Sir Peter Bazalgette and Robin Dunbar that explores the current crisis in social connection, juxtaposed with its fascinating historical origins...

49 min

The Economics of Happiness (2011)

Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also worsened nearly every problem we face: fundamentalism and ethnic...

65 min

Behind the Rage: America's Domestic Violence (2022)

In America, most female homicide victims are killed by their current or former partner, and one in four women experiences domestic violence or abuse. In this documentary, I ask a simple...

71 min

A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (2016)

A Simpler Way follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises. Throughout the year the group built tiny...

79 min

The One Percent (2006)

This 80-minute documentary focuses on the growing "wealth gap" in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical...

80 min

Raised on Porn: The New Sex Ed (2021)

Raised on Porn exposes the ways pornography has become the new sex education for children and unpacks the dangerous lifelong implications of this global phenomenon. Through riveting...

37 min

The New American Century (2009)

This film goes in detail through the untold history of The Project for the New American Century with tons of archival footage and connects it right into the present. This film exposes...

94 min

Children Full of Life (2003)

What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence? - Gloria Steinem Mr. Kanamori, a teacher of a 4th grade class, teaches his students not only...

41 min

Counter-Intelligence: Shining a Light on Black Operations (2013)

"Scott Noble may have outdone himself with Counter Intelligence. The Psywar filmmaker amassed a tour de force of power elite and deep state scholars weighing in and synthesizing decades...

360 min

The Israeli Lobby (2007)

Is the pro-Israel lobby so strong, financially and politically, that the U.S. relationship with Israel is taboo and therefore unmentionable? And what happens to those who dare expose the...

50 min

Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny (1970)

In this, the first of his 58 documentary films, John Pilger combines candid interviews and amazing frontline footage of Vietnam to portray a growing rift between the US military...

26 min

Earth Days (2009)

On April 22, 1970, more than 20 million Americans across the country participated in celebrations and demonstrations — the largest in American history — demanding political action to...

102 min

HyperNormalisation (2016)

We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis...

161 min

Occupy Sandy (2012)

"Occupy Sandy," which debuted at a surprise outdoor screening above a gas station in Lower Manhattan on Nov. 28, documents the Occupy movement's volunteer efforts to assist the most...

24 min

The Power Principle: Corporate Empire and the Rise of the National Security State (2012)

"A gripping, deeply informative account of the plunder, hypocrisy, and mass violence of plutocracy and empire; insightful, historically grounded and highly relevant to the events of...

264 min

Prime Farmland - FULL FILM - Data Centers - New Carlisle, Indiana - Joy & Gene VanLue (2020)

Farmers and activists fight together to stop Data Centers and the mega-sized 7,200 acre Indiana Enterprise Center in New Carlisle, Indiana.

39 min

Artesanos (2011)

Artesanos (with English subtitles) is a 2011 Spanish documentary film. Craftsmen (artesanos) are people that act following their hearts, thus getting closer to a different and inspiring...

81 min

Plutocracy: The History of Class War In The USA (2019)

Plutocracy, by filmmaker Scott Noble, is the first documentary series to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class.

560 min

Why Jordan Peterson Lost the Culture War (2026)

Jordan Peterson was once one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world. Millions turned to him for guidance in an increasingly chaotic cultural moment. But over time...

56 min

Fabled Enemies (2008)

This is one of the definitive films examining 9/11. Instead of the focus being on physical anomalies surrounding the attacks, which have been examined extensively in other films, it...

102 min

The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (1997)

If you think U.S. news has a liberal bias, this assumption-shattering film from Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, and Justin Lewis will have you thinking again. Making the common-sense case...

60 min

A New Economy: Inside the Revolution You’re Not Hearing About (2016)

What if working together for the good of all was the most common business model? Watch as several organizations strive towards building a more cooperative future. By putting humanity...

85 min

Secrecy (2008)

In a single recent year the U.S. classified about five times the number of pages added to the Library of Congress. We live in a world where the production of secret knowledge dwarfs the...

80 min

The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (2024)

Neoliberalism – a business-backed ideology committed to cutting taxes, busting trade unions, gutting government regulations, and privatizing public services – is the dominant political...

76 min

I Lost My Job (2012)

I Lost My Job is a short documentary film which sets out to explore the phenomenon which is affecting and due to affect many people's lives - namely, technological unemployment. The...

38 min

How Algorithms Created Fascism in America (2026)

When we let algorithms and politicians decide what's true, the internet isn't the biggest casualty.... our humanity is.

405 min

The Corporation (2003)

The Corporation is today's dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. This 26 award-winning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the...

145 min

The Promise of Biomimicry (2020)

The Biomimicry Institute presents a new 20-minute film produced by Tree Media that introduces biomimicry as a way of living for everyday people and as a pathway for design inspired by...

22 min

Kettling of the Voices: The Hidden War on Democracy in the UK (2015)

Kettling of the Voices reveals the hidden war on democracy in the UK. Following key characters that are targeted by the authorities, the film explores the increase in police tactics used...

71 min

The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement (2020)

Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is to provide for human needs. But for...

53 min

Apology Of An Economic Hitman (2010)

John Perkins was a prominent member of the top-secret team of “economic hit men”, who used fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, military coups and...

90 min

Praying for Armageddon (2024)

Praying for Armageddon goes inside the evangelical Christian movement to explore its influence on US democracy and foreign policy. Preparing for the "end times", a grassroots pastor...

94 min

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness (2013)

In this profound film, permaculture designer Andrew Faust invites us to reclaim our place in the grand story of life on Earth—a story that reveals how deeply we're woven into the living...

109 min

PressPausePlay (2011)

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is...

81 min

The Market Gardener's Toolkit (2018) ($5)

An educational film in which small-scale organic farmer, educator and author Jean-Martin Fortier shares the tools and techniques used on his highly productive 1.5-acre farm. From soil...

79 min

Earthlings (2005)

EARTHLINGS is a feature-length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our...

95 min

Revolution Food (2015)

Revolution: Food is all about the positive changes taking root in our modern food system. It focuses on real farmers who are growing, raising real food and the consumers who are...

71 min

Sicko (2007)

The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,' they go together hand in...

123 min

The Yes Men Fix The World (2009)

The Yes Men Fix the World is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences...

86 min

All the Time in the World: Disconnecting to Reconnect (2014) ($5)

Three kids, ages 10, 8 and 5, spend nine months self-isolating with their family in the Yukon wilderness over a long northern winter. Small cabin, no friends, no internet, no phone, no...

86 min

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion (2011) ($4)

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion is an award-winning human rights film that explores the challenges we face living in a world of 7 billion. It tells the story of Beth, an American mother...

69 min

Alter Nativas: Building Possible Futures (2023)

“Alter Natives” is a documentary about transition initiatives and ecosocial regeneration; a collective project to make visible transformative experiences in our geographies and inspire...

115 min

Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time (2015)

Own the Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time is a short documentary meant to give an overview of what a worker co-op is, how it can transform lives and...

20 min

No Gods, No Masters: A History of Anarchism (2016)

The Russian Revolution. The Spanish Republic. The Paris Commune. The Ukrainian revolution. The Mexican Revolution. From the late 19th century until World War II, anarchists played a key...

157 min

Being and Becoming (2014) ($6)

Being and Becoming explores the theme of trusting children and their development, and invites us to question our learning paradigms and options.

99 min

School Circles: Democratic Schools in the Netherlands (2018)

School Circles is an independent documentary that explores the practice of democratic schools in the Netherlands. The film shows students, teachers and staff members coming together to...

89 min

Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)

Astronomer Carl Sagan's landmark 13-part science series takes you on an awe-inspiring cosmic journey to the edge of the Universe and back aboard the spaceship of the imagination.

780 min

Natural Farming With Masanobu Fukuoka: Minimal Effort And Abundant Yields

Masanobu Fukuoka is a farmer/philosopher who lives on the Island of Shikoku, in southern Japan. His farming technique requires no machines, no chemicals and very little weeding. He does...

61 min

Free to Learn: A Radical Experiment in Education (2006)

Free to Learn is a 70 minute documentary that offers a “fly on the wall” perspective of the daily happenings at The Free School in Albany, New York. Like many of today’s radical and...

68 min

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is a feature-length documentary by Peter Joseph that argues for a global transition away from our current monetary-based economic system toward a more...

162 min

Unity (2015) ($13)

100 celebrities narrate this enlightening documentary that re-examines the interconnectedness of all life on Earth, ponders our place in the universe, while taking viewers on an epic...

100 min

How Fascism Serves Capitalism (2023)

In this documentary, Dr. Michael Parenti defines fascism, describes its characteristics, and explains the role fascism plays in serving the rational interests of capitalists while...

32 min

13TH (2016)

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...

101 min

Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021)

Narrated by Kate Winslet, Eating Our Way to Extinction is a cinematic feature documentary, taking audiences on a journey around the world and addressing the elephant in the room that no...

82 min

Fall and Winter (2013)

This stunning film takes you on a hypnotic journey, reaching to the past to understand the origins of the catastrophic environmental transitions we now face. Over two years, director...

102 min

The True Story of Che Guevara

Beyond the logos and the t-shirts and the iconic image of Che which has been co-opted, commercialized, and packaged for mass consumer culture, the person and ideas behind the spectacle...

91 min

The Great Simplification (2022)

This 32 minute animation - in 4 Acts - describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification - an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future.

33 min

Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Eyes Wide Open writer Eduardo Galeano take us on a journey through today’s Latin America. After 500 years of exploitation and repression, Latin America is at a turning point in its...

110 min

Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective (2015)

Humanity is more than ever threatened by its own actions; we hear a lot about the need to minimize footprints and to reduce our impact. But what if our footprints were beneficial? What...

92 min

The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation? (2020)

Opening with a powerful ‘deep time’ perspective, from the beginning of the Earth to our present moment, BAFTA-winning director Peter Armstrong's new film recognises the fundamental...

61 min

The Forbidden Education (2012)

The school has been around for more than 200 years and is still considered the main form of access to education. Today, the school and education are concepts widely discussed in...

145 min

The Commons: Reclaiming What Is Ours (2019)

The Commons is a documentary film about communities re-asserting sustainable futures using consensus, equity and shared resources – ancient Commons principles.

110 min

Carnage (2017)

It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Writer and Director Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what...

65 min

Re-Learning the Land: a Story of Red Crow College (2015)

RE-LEARNING THE LAND is the story of a Blackfoot community in southern Alberta, Canada, and how they have re-taken control of their education system within Red Crow Community College...

68 min

The Salt of the Earth (2014) ($4)

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world.

110 min

Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview (2013)

Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview is a documentary exploring the depths of the current human condition and the emergence of a worldview that is recreating our world from the...

65 min

The Wisdom of Trauma (2021) ($8)

One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness in any given year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24. Depression kills over a...

88 min

How to Make a Fascist (2025)

This epic four hour doumentary explores the "ingredients" that contributed to the rise of fascism, focusing on Germany and Italy. It argues that fascism wasn't a simple anomaly but...

239 min

TAWAI: A Voice From the Forest (2017)

Tawai is a word the nomadic hunter-gatherers of Borneo use to describe the connection they feel to their forest home. In this dreamy, philosophical and sociological look at life, Bruce...

100 min

The Battle of Chernobyl (2006) ($5)

THE BATTLE OF CHERNOBYL dramatically chronicles the series of harrowing efforts to stop the nuclear chain reaction and prevent a second explosion, to "liquidate" the radioactivity, and...

93 min

A Quest For Meaning (2017)

A Quest for Meaning is an inspiring journey that connects personal growth and social change. It tells the story of two friends, Marc and Nathanael, who leave everything behind to go...

87 min

Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong (2024)

Around one billion people struggle with stress-related illness globally - and that figure is rising. What protects those with good mental health? Is their resilience innate? Or is the...

52 min

Squatting in Rome (2015) Medialien

The presence of numerous squats, including the biggest in Europe, a militant student scene as well as unpunished police repression make Rome one of the strongholds of radical Italian...

22 min

America's War On Abortion (2020)

Deeyah Khan investigates one of the most divisive issues in American politics - abortion, going on the frontline to meet those most affected by America's abortion wars.

66 min

Walk With Me: A Journey into Mindfulness (2017) ($6)

Directed by Marc J Francis & Max Pugh, ‘Walk With Me’ is a cinematic and immersive exploration into the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

94 min

Wetheuncivilised, A Life Story (2017)

“Once in a while a film comes along that has profound impact – this is a delicious taste of what can be.” - Polly Higgins

101 min

The Divided Brain (2019)

THE DIVIDED BRAIN is a mind-altering odyssey about one scientist's quest to prove a growing imbalance in our brains and to help us understand how this makes us increasingly unable to...

79 min

The War on Thinking in America (2025)

Why does America distrust experts and celebrate ignorance? From Hofstadter to Postman to Jacoby, this video explores how anti-intellectualism shaped U.S. culture turning politics into...

58 min

The Encampments (2025) ($5)

THE ENCAMPMENTS follows student organizers at elite universities, including the recently detained Mahmoud Khalil, as they take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in...

80 min

Miss Representation (2011) ($4)

Miss Representation is a powerful film that exposes damaging, sexist media messages that inhibit young women’s happiness, ambition, and leadership.

90 min

Human (2015)

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity? The quest for discovery?

382 min

Imprint (2023)

What can one person do? What can a group of people do? What do we want to leave behind? In the film "Imprint" we visit 13 projects in 13 different places where committed groups work for...

75 min

Tashi And The Monk (2014)

On a remote mountaintop of the Himalayas sits Jhamtse Gatsal (Tibetan for “The Garden of Love and Compassion”), a special school and home for 85 abandoned and neglected...

40 min

Boycott (2021)

As a wave of anti-boycott legislation has swept through the country, so has a counter-wave in defense of freedom of speech. Everyday Americans are challenging these laws for their...

73 min

Perspectives

Perspectives asks the question: Given all that we know, why does sexual assault happen? "Perspectives" looks at different levels of knowledge (and experience) with sexual assault and...

13 min

Combat Obscura (2019) ($7)

Just out of high school, at the age of 18, Miles Lagoze enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was deployed to Afghanistan where he served as Combat Camera — his unit's official videographer...

70 min

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