Search results for "Barack Obama"
The Final Year

The Final Year

The Final Year
IMDb: 6.6
89

Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House and State Department, The Final Year offers an uncompromising view of the inner workings of the Obama Administration as they prepare to leave…

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
IMDb: 7.5
104

In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

60 Minutes
TMDb: 7
44 min

America’s popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.

Status: Returning Series
Genre: News
Flint

Flint

Flint
IMDb: 7.5
114

In 2014, the authorities in Flint, Michigan chose to cut costs and change the city’s domestic water supply from the great Lakes to the Flint River. Soon tap water was…

Cool It

Cool It

Cool It
IMDb: 7
87

A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.

ABC News Specials

ABC News Specials

ABC News Specials
IMDb: 4.8
84

In the winter of 1959, the mutilated bodies of nine hikers were found in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Were they slaughtered in cold blood by a yeti? If so,…

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
IMDb: 4.4
48

From humble beginnings to an aspiring thespian to acting as some of the world’s most iconic and notable characters. He has picked up a reputation as ‘America’s Nice Guy’, ‘The…

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

Loudmouth
IMDb: 5
120

Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an iconic activist and spiritual leader.

9 Days at Raqqa

9 Days at Raqqa

9 Days at Raqqa
IMDb: 6.8
88

Leila Mustapha is Kurdish and Syrian. Her battle was Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State with 300,000 inhabitants, reduced to a field of ruin after the war. An…

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
IMDb: 5.7
79

“Rigged” shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging American citizens from the voting rolls without notice,…

Before the Flood

Before the Flood

Before the Flood
IMDb: 8.2
93

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.

The Propaganda Game

The Propaganda Game

The Propaganda Game
IMDb: 6.8
94

North Korea. The last communist country in the world. Unknown, hermetic and fascinating. Formerly known as “The Hermit Kingdom” for its attempts to remain isolated, North Korea is one of…

Zero Weeks

Zero Weeks

Zero Weeks
IMDb: 8.1
87

What do the United States and Papua New Guinea have in common? They are the only countries in the world without paid family leave. American families are often forced to…

How (not) to Build a School in Haiti

How (not) to Build a School in Haiti

How (not) to Build a School in Haiti
IMDb: 6.7
N/A

Development, history, and colonialism collide when a seemingly simple aid project spirals out of control in Haiti. Headstrong American Tim Myers clashes with Haitian leader Anselme Saimplice, forcing a reckoning…

Mistaken for Strangers

Mistaken for Strangers

Mistaken for Strangers
IMDb: 7.3
75

Mistaken for Strangers follows The National on its biggest tour to date. Newbie roadie Tom (lead singer Matt Berninger’s younger brother) is a heavy metal and horror movie enthusiast, and…

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

The Big Fix
IMDb: 7.7
89

THE BIG FIX uncovers one of the greatest environmental coverups in recent history – the 2010 BP oil spill. Critically acclaimed, The Big Fix was the only documentary selected by…

The Culture High

The Culture High

The Culture High
IMDb: 8.2
120

The Culture High tears into the very fibre of the modern day marijuana debate to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and oppose…

Mitt

Mitt

Mitt
IMDb: 6.8
93

A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.

Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11

Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11

Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11
TMDb: 8
115 min

From the shy, quiet son of a billionaire to global terrorist mastermind – a never-before-seen version of Bin Laden’s rise to global infamy, featuring close eyewitness accounts.

Status: Ended
Flight/Risk

Flight/Risk

Flight/Risk
IMDb: N/A
98

Everyday people find themselves in the midst of a global tragedy when two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed only five months apart in 2018 and 2019. This powerful documentary is…

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
IMDb: 6.5
129

A look back on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres, who served as prime minister of Israel twice and negotiated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty.

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down
IMDb: 6.6
98

The extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords: her relentless fight to recover following an assassination attempt in 2011, and her new life as one of the most effective…

They Call Me Magic

They Call Me Magic

They Call Me Magic
TMDb: 8
60 min

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is an icon for the ages—from humble beginnings to the Dream Team to business titan. Featuring candid interviews with teammates, rivals, family, friends, and more, this docuseries…

Status: Ended
Our Great National Parks

Our Great National Parks

Our Great National Parks
IMDb: N/A
N/A

Narrated by former President Barack Obama, this stunning docuseries shines the spotlight on some of the planet’s most spectacular national parks.

Status: Returning Series
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
TMDb: 8.5
99 min

This multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country’s unfolding racial history.

Status: Ended
Hillary (2020)

Hillary (2020)

Hillary (2020)
TMDb: 6.1
65 min

A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage with biographical chapters of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary herself, Bill Clinton, friends,…

Status: Ended
Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson
TMDb: 8.5
120 min

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame…

Status: Ended
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
IMDb: 6.5
100

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a…

The Way I See It

The Way I See It

The Way I See It
IMDb: 8.3
102

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza’s journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine
IMDb: 7.6
82

An investigation of “disaster capitalism”, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

National Bird

National Bird

National Bird
IMDb: 7
92

Sonia Kennebeck takes on the controversial tactic of drone warfare, and demands accountability through the personal accounts—recollections, traumas, and responses—of three American military veterans whose lives have been shaken by…

Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe
IMDb: 7.5
99

Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women’s bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.

The Coming War on China

The Coming War on China

The Coming War on China
IMDb: 7
110

The Coming War on China is John Pilger’s 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn’t – that the United States and the world’s second economic power, China…

Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in PyongYang

Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in PyongYang

Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in PyongYang
IMDb: 6.2
93

Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve relations between North Korea and the US by staging…

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Citizenfour
IMDb: 8
114

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

XY Chelsea

XY Chelsea

XY Chelsea
IMDb: 5.1
92

The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes verité with Manning, the film picks up on the momentous day in May…

The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House

The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House

The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House
IMDb: 6.3
97

An inside view of Barack Obama’s last days as the first African-American President, and the legacy he leaves behind.

Inequality for All

Inequality for All

Inequality for All
IMDb: 8
88

U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country’s widening economic gap.

Inside Job

Inside Job

Inside Job
IMDb: 8.2
109

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing…

On Her Shoulders

On Her Shoulders

On Her Shoulders
IMDb: 7.3
95

Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to politicians and media, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the world stage…