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Hulu
83
7.8
/190177/
76
/3314/
74
/1969/
4.1
/123740/
96
/135/
90
/2577/
85
/34/
cc age 16+

The Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
poster
Kanopy
82
8.0
/42235/
77
/2949/
75
/845/
3.8
/40289/
95
/93/
90
/361/
80
/11/
cc age 13+

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
poster
79
7.3
/104836/
72
/2065/
70
/1188/
3.6
/49032/
88
/58/
80
/1197/
79
/24/
cc age 17+

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
poster
75
7.2
/170309/
73
/9059/
70
/4789/
3.5
/218656/
88
/401/
74
/1418/
83
/51/
cc age 13+

The Post (2017)
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
poster
The CW
71
7.1
/41333/
70
/1002/
69
/521/
3.4
/5420/
82
/61/
73
/947/
64
/12/
cc age 14+

Nothing But the Truth (2008)
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
poster
Kanopy
70
7.4
/87090/
73
/3367/
71
/1644/
3.4
/54793/
74
/206/
79
/772/
60
/33/
cc age 16+

Trumbo (2015)
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
69
7.1
/346612/
71
/11876/
69
/6879/
3.6
/457881/
82
/94/
73
/18879/
68
/24/
cc age 14+

Batman Returns (1992)
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
poster
Starz
66
6.5
/52931/
70
/5442/
64
/1451/
3.2
/47435/
84
/76/
64
/312/
68
/17/
cc age 17+

Imperium (2016)
Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.4
/17358/
64
/395/
59
/173/
3.2
/9995/
79
/150/
61
/2396/
72
/39/

The Aristocrats (2005)
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
poster
Netflix
64
6.4
/4492/
68
/367/
60
/86/
3.2
/4696/
91
/32/
42
/70/
68
/14/
cc age 15+

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
The courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity life in an internet dominated society.
poster
62
6.4
/17811/
63
/260/
58
/187/
3.2
/9652/
63
/144/
56
/3131/
54
/28/
cc age 16+

Hamlet 2 (2008)
Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
poster
60
6.4
/2449/
70
/43/
55
/33/
3.2
/552/
52
/42/
71
/104/
36
/26/
cc age 16+

Steal This Movie (2000)
Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
6.9
/60235/
68
/1219/
67
/803/
3.3
/23662/
42
/142/
61
/1784/
27
/30/
cc age 11+

The Majestic (2001)
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
poster
58
6.4
/37163/
66
/1280/
62
/758/
3.0
/10835/
55
/116/
45
/528/
57
/35/
cc age 16+

The Company You Keep (2012)
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
53
7.4
/1300/
69
/49/
66
/32/
3.5
/1116/
84
/55/
78
/68/
71
/18/

Trumbo (2007)
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. Trumbo was one of several writers, directors, and actors who invoked the First Amendment in refusing to answer questions under oath. They were blacklisted and imprisoned. We follow Trumbo to prison, to exile in Mexico with his family, to poverty, to the public shunning of his children, to his writing under others' names, and to an eventual but incomplete vindication. Actors read his letters; his children and friends remember and comment. Archive photos, newsreels and interviews add texture. Written by
poster
The Roku Channel
52
5.6
/2866/
54
/76/
53
/46/
3.0
/509/
17
/35/
65
/245/
38
/12/

Kids in America (2005)
Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.
poster
Netflix
50
6.1
/7775/
66
/575/
61
/227/
2.8
/7061/
40
/20/
41
/35/
41
/7/
cc age 17+

The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
50
8.0
/2188/
74
/136/
71
/47/
3.8
/1169/

George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988)
George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do without, Keeping People Alert, and Cars and Driving part 2.
poster
Kanopy
68
46
6.9
/988/
63
/37/
69
/26/
3.4
/865/
78
/23/
63
/45/
68
/10/

Smash His Camera (2010)
A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
45
6.7
/1590/
70
/73/
70
/29/
3.3
/924/
73
/11/
80
/26/
cc age 12+

Growing Up Smith (2017)
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.
poster
Kanopy
74
39
7.0
/700/
80
/44/
62
/16/
3.4
/377/
92
/13/
75
/40/

The Revisionaries (2012)
The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.
poster
Kanopy
51
37
6.2
/1878/
60
/68/
56
/34/
2.9
/1988/
44
/9/
47
/22/
36
/6/
cc age 16+

Beware the Gonzo (2010)
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor, Eddie fronts an underground movement to give a voice to all the misfits, outcasts, and nerds. Soon the power of the press is in Eddie's hands... but will he use it wisely?
poster
61
35
6.2
/811/
50
/14/
64
/15/
50
/10/
80
/85/

The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)
Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.
poster
64
30
7.0
/599/
60
/42/
55
/17/
72
/731/

Fall from Grace (2007)
The shocking story of Rev. Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church, those who oppose it, and those who chose to leave it all behind. The first feature-length documentary to explore the hate-filled world of Rev. Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, KS. Since the mid-90s, this group has participated in nearly 25,000 anti-homosexual demonstrations around the world. With signs that say things like "God hates fags," "You're going to Hell," "Thank God for 9/11," "God hates your tears," "Thank God for dead soldiers," the small congregation of 75 members has garnered international attention, especially now that they have targeted military funerals as a venue for their picketing. 'Fall From Grace' features interviews with Rev. Phelps, other members of the church, many of its dissenters, and two members that left the church and their family behind. Written by KRJ
poster
46
25
5.4
/565/
54
/14/
44
/18/
18
/11/
70
/38/
36
/8/

This Revolution (2005)
A news cameraman befriends a widow while covering activists during the Republican National Convention.
poster
66
18
7.5
/288/
60
/10/
55
/10/
76
/22/

Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007)
A documentary that celebrates and examines an unabashed vulgarian.
poster
58
18
6.4
/528/
61
/22/
56
/12/
53
/25/

Naked States (2000)
A humorous and provocative examination of one artist's dynamic work and its relevance within the cultural biography of America, documenting one man's journey as he traveled each of the 50 states to ask Americans of all races, shapes and body sizes to take off their clothes and pose in public, before his camera all for the sake of art. Artist Spencer Tunick's subjects are not paid models, but ordinary citizens. The film exposes America's current attitudes towards nudity, sexuality, body image, and all the other baggage that comes up when we take off our clothes.
poster
MGM Plus
61
13
6.5
/907/
51
/6/
57
/13/
3.3
/206/
68
/7/

Dirty Pictures (2000)
A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
poster
74
13
7.9
/608/
77
/21/
65
/12/
75
/5/

Thurgood (2011)
This one-man play stars Laurence Fishburne in his Tony-nominated performance as Thurgood Marshall, the remarkable Civil Rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice.
poster
58
10
6.5
/297/
68
/33/
58
/17/
3.4
/210/
33
/3/

Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story (2014)
Back Issues is the definitive documentary of porn magazine Hustler, from its nightclub inception as it adapts to pornography in the 21st century. Director Michael Lee Nirenberg's father was was one of the original art directors in the 1970s and 80s. Back Issues is a complete look at the personalities and features that made this the most offensive magazine of all time. The story is told by its publisher as well as the editors, cartoonists, models, attorneys, art directors and cultural figures for the first time ever.
poster
68
10
7.1
/186/
61
/7/
67
/7/
73
/10/

Playing Columbine (2008)
Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
63
9
7.4
/309/
66
/6/
45
/4/
68
/11/

Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009)
A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of free speech and assembly. The film's thesis is that post-9/11 the government has seized unprecedented license to surveil, intimidate, arrest, and detain citizens and foreigners alike. The film also looks back to the Pentagon Papers' case and compares it to cases since 9/11 dealing with high school students' speech and protesters marching in New York City during the 2004 Republican convention. Comment comes from a range of scholars, pundits, and advocates.
poster
?
6.8
/17/

The Porn King Versus the President (2004)
In 2000 George Bush Jr was voted into the White House thanks in part to the massive voting power of the evangelical religious right. In order to repay them for their support, Bush appointed John Ashcroft in the role of Director General. With his opinions including anti-abortion in all cases, opposition to laws that protect ethnic minorities etc Ashcroft horrified liberals but cheered the religious right. One of Ashcroft's first targets was pornography and, in 2003, the FBI ordered four copies of porn films from the website of Extreme Associates. When the material crossed state lines it became a federal issue and Rob Black (owner of EA) was served with 9 indictments. With Ashcroft's job pretty much dependant on Bush returning to office in 2004, this documentary looks at Black's case and the increasing involvement of the religious right in American politics.
poster
?
6.8
/59/
60
/1/

Banned in Oklahoma (2004)
A documentary that covers the 1997 Oklahoma confiscation of the film "The Tin Drum" due to a judicial ruling of child pornography, and the six years of legal wranglings that ensued.
poster
42
?
5.8
/363/
20
/1/
45
/4/
46
/5/

Deliberate Intent (2000)
A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. Arguing that the publisher is not protected by the First Amendment, the crusading lawyers seek monetary damages for the victims' families.
poster
?
7.5
/17/

Making Waves (2004)
poster
Kanopy
?
7.5
/31/
70
/1/
76
/4/

The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today (2011)
THE LORD IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE TODAY tells the compelling personal story behind one of the most important and landmark First Amendment cases in U.S. Supreme Court history, the case that set the foundation for the separation of church and state in public schools.
poster
61
?
6.2
/567/
72
/11/
49
/15/

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone.
poster
Kanopy
69
?
7.3
/220/
63
/14/
78
/8/
60
/5/
71
/4/

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.
poster
38
?
5.1
/101/
53
/3/
10
/2/

Killing Eva Braun (2014)
Mein Kampf's powerful influence on a modern American woman affects her mental perception of herself to the point that she assumes the personage of Hitler's mistress Eva Braun, and is targeted for espousing his views of German nationalism by a domestic U.S. intelligence agency. Written by Black Dove Entertainment


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