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Political Docos

Due to the great influx of socio-political documentaries over the last couple of years, Alice thought it was time they had a section of their own. Included here are political bios ('Comandante', 'Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace'); films dealing with the mechanics of politics ('Rats in the Ranks', 'The War Room'); and those dedicated to political issues as diverse as homelessness ('It Was A Wonderful Life'), the death penalty ('Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter Jr'), corporate depletion of natural resources ('End of Suburbia'); civil rights ('4 Little Girls') and corruption ('Fahrenheit 911). Undoubtedly two stars of the genre are two very different men, extroverted funnyman, Michael Moore ('Roger and Me') and soft-spoken professor, Noam Chomsky ('Manufacturing Consent'), pictured.

The Act of Killing (2012)

8.2/10
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer

This chilling and inventive documentary tells the stories of members of the Indonesian death squads who tortured and killed over 500,000 people throug... Read more

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

8.2/10
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Starring: Noam Chomsky

Funny, provocative and suprisingly accessible, 'Manufacturing Consent' explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, the world renowned lingu... Read more

Bowling For Columbine (2002)

8/10
Director: Michael Moore

The Uncle Sam's America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms. With his signature sense of angry humour, activist film... Read more

Super Size Me (2004)

7.2/10
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Starring: Morgan Spurlock

What would happen if you were to eat only food from McDonald's for an entire month? That question is answered in this controversial - and wildly enter... Read more

RBG (2018)

7.2/10
Director: Julie Cohen, Betsy West

At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture ic... Read more

Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause (2003)

7.3/10
Director: Will Pascoe
Starring: Noam Chomsky, Carol Chomsky

Called "the most important intellectual alive" by The New York Times, and "a rebel without a pause" by rock-star Bono, Noam Chomsky is one of the grea... Read more

Sherpa (2015)

7.7/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom

We are unlikely ever to tire of the spectacle of Everest as pure wilderness, even if, before the terrible events of May, tales of adventure tourists c... Read more

Biggie and Tupac (2002)

6.8/10
Director: Nick Broomfield
Starring: The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield

The hit of the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, "Biggie & Tupac" investigates the still unsolved murders of rap superstars Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. Big... Read more

The Persuaders (2004)

8.2/10
Director: Barak Goodman, Rachel Dretzin

In an increasingly high-tech and media-savvy world, how have advertising and public relations firms adapted to work their messages into the public's e... Read more

Dark Days (2000)

7.8/10
Director: Marc Singer

In this fascinating documentary, director Marc Singer offers a first hand account of what life is like for a community living underneath the streets o... Read more