1. Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
From ancient cave paintings to Twitter feeds and deep fakes, propaganda's rapid progression hasn't compromised its potency. Tracing its effective use by religious figures, politicians and marketers, director Larry Weinstein crafts a persuasive study of the mechanics behind propaganda. This fascinating investigation confronts us with timely questions: If we grow up surrounded by propaganda, how do we know what is true? What risks are inherited by a society tricked into their perceptions? Freedom of speech is critical to a democracy's survival, yet demagogues have consistently exploited that freedom to coerce willing supporters. Contemporary artists, including Kent Monkman, Shepard Fairey and Ai Weiwei, analyze their politically motivated work, creatively co-opting the conventions of disinformation that have permeated their respective cultures. As our platforms for spreading ideas continue to expand in a digital age, dangerous lies have never been better disguised.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
2. Life and Debt
Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film that examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically how the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's structural adjustment policies have impacted the island.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
3. Aelita: Queen of Mars (Аэлита)
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. In Which We Serve
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
5. Foolish Wives
A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. Simple Men
Dennis is a handsome and bookish college student. His brother, Bill, is a roughhewn ladies' man and thief. Together they search for their dad, confront their expectations of each other, themselves, and their attitudes towards women.
It has an average vote of 6.696 on TMDB.
7. Robin Hood Daffy
Daffy attempts to convince Porky, as Friar Tuck, that he really is Robin Hood.
It has an average vote of 6.804 on TMDB.
8. Climates (İklimler)
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
9. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
Space hero Daffy battles Marvin the Martian for control of Planet X.
It has an average vote of 7.588 on TMDB.
10. Grey Gardens
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Things to Come
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
12. The Mattei Affair (Il caso Mattei)
Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. On October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed during a flight to Milan. Officially, it is declared an accident, but many journalists explore other plausible reasons for Mattei's untimely death.
It has an average vote of 7.469 on TMDB.
13. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler)
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
14. Fast Convoy (Le Convoi)
Málaga, southern Spain. Seven men, divided into four cars, set off with a large drug shipment towards Creil, a city near Paris; a routine mission that will be complicated by a fatal sequence of events.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
15. Suzanne (Suzanne)
The story of a family and a love affair told through the journey of a young woman called Suzanne.
It has an average vote of 6.935 on TMDB.
16. Next Floor
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with hordes of servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.
It has an average vote of 7.126 on TMDB.
17. Requiem for the American Dream
Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. He provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy.
It has an average vote of 7.662 on TMDB.
18. Pacifiction (Pacifiction)
Island of Tahiti. French government official De Roller is a calculating man with impeccable manners, capable of dealing with both high society and the locals he frequents in shady joints.
It has an average vote of 6.434 on TMDB.
19. The Last Detail
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
It has an average vote of 6.997 on TMDB.
20. Cria! (Cría cuervos)
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
