Top 20 movies like America’s Diplomats

America’s Diplomats

A documentary about American diplomats narrated by Kathleen Turner

America’s Diplomats is of 1 hour(s) and 6 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Foreign Policy Association. It was released on 2016-03-01.

Genres: Documentary

1. A Year in Space

A Year in Space

Follow astronaut Scott Kelly's 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin on Earth, astronaut Mark Kelly.

It has an average vote of 7.375 on TMDB.

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2. Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

It has an average vote of 7.176 on TMDB.

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3. December 6, 1960 (Joulukuun kuudes 1960)

December 6, 1960

Independence Day celebrations at the Finnish presidential palace December 6, 1960.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

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4. American Factory

American Factory

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

It has an average vote of 7.174 on TMDB.

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5. Mazar Sharif (مزار شریف)

Mazar Sharif

An Iranian diplomat who miraculously survived Taliban's raid on the Iranian consulate in Mazar E Sharif narrates his 19 days of hide and escape to reach Iran's borders meanwhile on the other side, the Iranian troops are preparing for retaliation.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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6. Democracy Is ...

Democracy Is ...

The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy dependent to the access on technology, progression or any resources of information, as philosophers like Paul Virilio or Jean Baudrillard already claimed?

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

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7. Black Thoughts

Black Thoughts

A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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8. Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth

Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth

After 40 years, Tom Cruise continues to push the envelope in film. Exposing one's heart to the world through their work is not only risky business, as far as Cruise is concerned, it is the only way to achieve an end that feels complete.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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9. The Last Signal

The Last Signal

Two World War II Veterans reunite for the first time in 70 years after their inaugural voyage on Navy ship LST-218

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10. California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas

California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas

This special celebrates the harmonious pop-rock group, blending full-performance clips, rare home movies and exclusive interviews with the members.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.

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11. Take the World From Another Point of View

Take the World From Another Point of View

In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The resulting film, Take the World From Another Point of View, was broadcast in America as part of the PBS Nova series. The documentary features a fascinating interview, but what sets it apart from other films on Feynman is the inclusion of a lively conversation he had with the eminent British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.

It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.

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12. 5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

When a child gets hold of a loaded handgun, someone often dies. Last year, 24,000 Americans lost their lives to handguns...and 3,600 of them were children. This profoundly disturbing documentary tells the stories of five handguns that killed five children--and how their deaths might have been prevented.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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13. Accidental Anarchist

Accidental Anarchist

Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became disillusioned, quit his job and started searching for answers.

It has an average vote of 6.889 on TMDB.

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14. In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

IN THE LAND OF GIANT PYGMIES, a diary of Aurelio Rossi's 1925 trek into the immense Belgian Congo, preserves a long-gone-Colonial-era wonder at natural resources, "primitive" tribes, customs and costumes in Europe's cast African possessions, and implies that the "dark continent" could benefit from the "civilizing" influences of home.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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15. Louis Sullivan: the Struggle for American Architecture

Louis Sullivan: the Struggle for American Architecture

The award-winning feature-length documentary about the revolutionary and brilliant Chicago architect Louis Sullivan . Known by historians as the 'father of the skyscraper' and creator of the iconic phrase 'form follows function,' Sullivan was on top of his profession in 1890. Then a series of setbacks plunged him into destitute obscurity from which he never recovered. Yet his persistent belief in the power of his ideas created some of America's most beautiful buildings ever created, and inspired Sullivan's protégé, Frank Lloyd Wright, to fulfill his own dream of a truly American style of architecture.

It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.

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16. Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they made two films together, the first of which was Point Blank, during which Boorman found that he learnt a lot about screen acting and how to direct from the contributions and support from Marvin. Later they worked together on Hell in the Pacific. With his friendship providing an insightful collection of memories of Marvin, Boorman leads this intimate documentary on the life of Lee Marvin.

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17. Human Terrain

Human Terrain

Seeking to understand 'why they hate us', the US military adopts a new strategy of cultural awareness to win over the hearts and minds of the Iraqi and Afghan people. Controversy erupts when academics embed with combat troops and the war comes home to the university.

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18. Whose Home on the Range?

Whose Home on the Range?

Catron County, New Mexico -- the 'toughest county in the West' -- has been at the center of a struggle between ranchers, loggers, environmentalists, and the U.S. Forest Service over the management of federal land. The only physician in the county, concerned about the health of his community, began a process of dialogue among citizens. This is a story of how health was used as a catalyst to make peace.

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19. Logan Sargeant: Racing Against the Odds

Logan Sargeant: Racing Against the Odds

An ESPN documentary detailing Logan Sargeant's entry into Formula 1.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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20. Eastern Memories (G. J. Ramstedtin maailma)

Eastern Memories

At the turn of the 19th and 20th century Finnish philologist G. J. Ramstedt travelled around Mongolia and Central-Asia. In this documentary Ramstedt’s memoirs are heard in the modern day setting, where tradition is replaced with hunger for money, and deserts give way to cities.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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