Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Politics & Documentary: 225 Films to Rent on DVD
- Money Wars (2010)
- Dir. Richard Houston, Dragana Kalezic
- Scathing examination of the post–war U.S. financial system that chronicles the bail–outs, the corruption, the takeovers and the gradual…
- My Perestroika (2010)
- Dir. Robin Hessman
- A playful and positive sense of nostalgia permeates through this enthralling documentary on the lives of five Moscow youngsters who grew through the…
- Waiting for Superman (2010)
- Dir. Davis Guggenheim
- Disheartening look at the state of U.S. education follows several children as they navigate their way through the increasingly poor public school…
- Afghan Star (2009)
- Dir. Havana Marking
- Islamic fundamentalism and pop music commericalism make uneasy bedfellows in this vital, eye–opening documentary that follows the fortunes of…
- Burma VJ (2009)
- Dir. Anders Ostergaard
- Enterprising guerrilla documentary shows how members of the Democratic Voice of Burma are using miniature handycams to record and disseminate raw…
- Capitalism - A Love Story (2009)
- Dir. Michael Moore
- Doco legend Michael Moore comes full circle after detouring with US gun culture (BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE), foreign policy (FAHRENHEIT 9/11), and health…
- End of America, The (2009)
- Dir. Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
- A one–woman rally–cry based on the New York Times bestseller, this film embellishes author Naomi Wolf's live lectures around her book's…
- Hitler's Bodyguard (TV Series) (2009)
- 13–part documentary series offering a thorough, at times incredible, examination of the men who protected Adolf Hitler against numerous…
- Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
- Dir. Brigitte Berman
- Entertaining documentary that purports to show the other side of flamboyant founder of the Playboy editor. Focusing on his philanthropic endeavours…
- Mexican Border Wars (TV Series) (2009)
- National Geographic series about American customs agents, whose job it is to curb illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking for a country…