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How we live now: money, power, communities and cultures around the world. 1601 free society documentaries.

Square OneSquare One2019•1h 22m•HD•★9.3PanopticonPanopticon2013•57m•HD•★8.9Zeitgeist: AddendumZeitgeist: Addendum2008•2h 3m•HD•★8.6The New Rulers of the WorldThe New Rulers of the World2009•53m•HD•★8.6Four HorsemenFour Horsemen2013•1h 38m•HD•★8.6Children Full of LifeChildren Full of Life2014•40m•HD•★8.6PropagandaPropaganda2012•1h 35m•HD•★8.6Billions in ChangeBillions in Change2015•47m•HD•★8.6HUMAN: The MovieHUMAN: The Movie2020•3h 11m•HD•★8.6The Tax Free TourThe Tax Free Tour2013•53m•HD•★8.6Poison FirePoison Fire2008•29m•HD•★8.6The Century of the SelfThe Century of the Self2015•3h 54m•HD•★8.6The Canary EffectThe Canary Effect2013•1h 3m•HD•★8.5A Class DividedA Class Divided2019•53m•HD•★8.4Luxembourg: Poverty in Europe's Wealthiest CountryLuxembourg: Poverty in Europe's Wealthiest Country2022•28m•HD•★8.4Journeyman Docs of 2022: Best Investigative ReportsJourneyman Docs of 2022: Best Investigative Reports2022•3m•HD•★8.4Inside Job: The 2008 Financial CrisisInside Job: The 2008 Financial Crisis2022•1h 45m•HD•★8.4How Israel Won the WestHow Israel Won the West2024•1h 13m•HD•★8.3Migration to Europe: Crisis, Challenge, Chance?Migration to Europe: Crisis, Challenge, Chance?2023•1h 28m•HD•★8.3Left Behind: The Untold Story of the Women of SenegalLeft Behind: The Untold Story of the Women of Senegal2023•47m•HD•★8.3Arabs Abroad: The Money MenArabs Abroad: The Money Men2023•45m•HD•★8.3Hezbollah Inc: The Brutal Money System of a Shadow EmpireHezbollah Inc: The Brutal Money System of a Shadow Empire2026•1h 10m•4K•★8.3American Street KidAmerican Street Kid2021•1h 30m•HD•★8.3The Decline of Western Civilization Part IIIThe Decline of Western Civilization Part III1998•1h 25m•HD•★8.3The Lost Town of the Uncle Sam MineThe Lost Town of the Uncle Sam Mine2022•21m•HD•★8.2Sudan: The World's Biggest Humanitarian CrisisSudan: The World's Biggest Humanitarian Crisis2026•52m•HD•★8.2Nomads at the Edge of the World: The Tsaatan PeopleNomads at the Edge of the World: The Tsaatan People2026•56m•4K•★8.2Mediterranean Mission - Civil Sea Rescue of RefugeesMediterranean Mission - Civil Sea Rescue of Refugees2023•12m•HD•★8.2Refugees on EU's DoorstepRefugees on EU's Doorstep2021•12m•HD•★8.2Propaganda Princess: Kim Yo-Jong — North Korea's Face of FearPropaganda Princess: Kim Yo-Jong — North Korea's Face of Fear2026•53m•4K•★8.2The New American Oligarchs: Who Rules the USA?The New American Oligarchs: Who Rules the USA?2025•51m•4K•★8.2The Global Rise of Autocracy and PopulismThe Global Rise of Autocracy and Populism2025•52m•4K•★8.2The Danger of a New Black Death: Would Society Collapse?The Danger of a New Black Death: Would Society Collapse?2025•44m•4K•★8.2The Rise of Far-Right Extremism in EuropeThe Rise of Far-Right Extremism in Europe2026•53m•4K•★8.2Homeless in America: USA's Invisible PeopleHomeless in America: USA's Invisible People2024•57m•4K•★8.2LA Is Falling Apart: The Brutal Reality of America's Homeless Crisis 2025LA Is Falling Apart: The Brutal Reality of America's Homeless Crisis 20252025•22m•4K•★8.2Global Junk Food: How the West Is Poisoning the Developing WorldGlobal Junk Food: How the West Is Poisoning the Developing World2025•51m•4K•★8.2Junk Food Nation: Inside the Mega-Farms That Run AmericaJunk Food Nation: Inside the Mega-Farms That Run America2025•53m•4K•★8.2Kelly and Her Sisters - BAFTA Winner Poverty DocumentaryKelly and Her Sisters - BAFTA Winner Poverty Documentary2023•50m•4K•★8.2Philadelphia's Homeless Crisis 2025: How Fentanyl Is Destroying KensingtonPhiladelphia's Homeless Crisis 2025: How Fentanyl Is Destroying Kensington2025•27m•4K•★8.2The Discreet Lives of the Super RichThe Discreet Lives of the Super Rich2019•42m•HD•★8.1Transnistria: Caught Between Russia and the EUTransnistria: Caught Between Russia and the EU2025•26m•HD•★8.1Power and Poverty: Inside South Africa's Inequality CrisisPower and Poverty: Inside South Africa's Inequality Crisis2025•29m•HD•★8.1World's Last Nomads: Mongolia's Hunter's Final DilemmaWorld's Last Nomads: Mongolia's Hunter's Final Dilemma2025•52m•4K•★8.1Living in Siberia: Life in the Coldest Villages on EarthLiving in Siberia: Life in the Coldest Villages on Earth2025•31m•4K•★8.1Siberia: The Land That Makes Russia More MysteriousSiberia: The Land That Makes Russia More Mysterious2025•51m•4K•★8.1Kenya: The Beautiful Danger of East AfricaKenya: The Beautiful Danger of East Africa2026•51m•4K•★8.1Secrets of Kenya: Africa's Most Wild NationSecrets of Kenya: Africa's Most Wild Nation2026•2h 8m•4K•★8.1Lies, Politics and DemocracyLies, Politics and Democracy2022•1h 54m•HD•★8.1The Merchants of CoolThe Merchants of Cool2021•1h 53m•HD•★8.1The VP Choice: Vance vs. WalzThe VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz2021•1h 53m•HD•★8.1The Mission to Contact (Full Episode)The Mission to Contact (Full Episode)2021•2h 44m•4K•★8.1The Plow That Broke the PlainsThe Plow That Broke the Plains2021•29m•HD•★8.1The EU's fight against corruptionThe EU's fight against corruption2021•28m•4K•★8.1Norway at its limit - Tourists flood the northNorway at its limit - Tourists flood the north2021•28m•4K•★8.1Lost Tombs of Notre DameLost Tombs of Notre Dame2021•1h 54m•4K•★8.1The March (1963, restored)The March (1963, restored)1963•1h 33m•HD•★8.1GriefwalkerGriefwalker2021•1h 10m•HD•★8.1FlyFly2021•2h 51m•4K•★8.1Life In A Day 2010 FilmLife In A Day 2010 Film2010•2h 35m•HD•★8.1A Thousand CutsA Thousand Cuts2021•2h 40m•HD•★8.1Capturing Reality: The Art of DocumentaryCapturing Reality: The Art of Documentary2021•2h 37m•HD•★8.1Let There Be Light, 1946Let There Be Light, 19461946•1h 58m•HD•★8.1Mountains (Full Episode)Mountains (Full Episode)2021•1h 47m•4K•★8.1Biden's DecisionBiden's Decision2021•2h 53m•HD•★8.1The Flood (Full Episode)The Flood (Full Episode)2021•1h 33m•4K•★8.1LA 92LA 922021•1h 54m•4K•★8.1Life in a Day 2020Life in a Day 20202020•1h 26m•HD•★8.1CARTS OF DARKNESSCARTS OF DARKNESS2021•1h 0m•HD•★8.1The Silent Heroes of Marseille's Drug DistrictsThe Silent Heroes of Marseille's Drug Districts2025•28m•4K•★8.1The Families Forced Into Homelessness: No Place to Call HomeThe Families Forced Into Homelessness: No Place to Call Home2023•59m•4K•★8.1Growing Economy, Miserable Citizens: Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy?Growing Economy, Miserable Citizens: Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy?2025•1h 10m•4K•★8.1A Life of Rules: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewish CommunitiesA Life of Rules: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Communities2026•58m•4K•★8.1The Business with Terrorism: Are Intelligence Services Financing the Jihad?The Business with Terrorism: Are Intelligence Services Financing the Jihad?2024•1h 0m•4K•★8.1Seattle in Crisis: Homelessness, Poverty and Crime (2025)Seattle in Crisis: Homelessness, Poverty and Crime (2025)2025•16m•4K•★8.1California's RV Homeless Crisis 2025: America's Worst Mobile SlumCalifornia's RV Homeless Crisis 2025: America's Worst Mobile Slum2025•30m•4K•★8.1End of the Road: How Money Became WorthlessEnd of the Road: How Money Became Worthless2024•1h 15m•4K•★8.1Money Is Not Everything: A New Definition of Wealth - DW DocumentaryMoney Is Not Everything: A New Definition of Wealth - DW Documentary2025•26m•4K•★8.1The Meaning of Money and Financial Independence - DW DocumentaryThe Meaning of Money and Financial Independence - DW Documentary2024•13m•4K•★8.1Tearing My Family Apart - Separation DocumentaryTearing My Family Apart - Separation Documentary2024•45m•4K•★8.1Real Stories of Poverty in America: Less ThanReal Stories of Poverty in America: Less Than2024•55m•4K•★8.1Surviving CECOTSurviving CECOT2025•11m•HD•★8.1Ethiopia: The Hidden Side of Africa You've Never SeenEthiopia: The Hidden Side of Africa You've Never Seen2026•46m•4K•★8.1The OvernightersThe Overnighters2014•1h 38m•HD•★8.1When Journalists Become AgentsWhen Journalists Become Agents2026•28m•HD•★8Why the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get PoorerWhy the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer2024•28m•4K•★8Economic Powerhouse China - How Dependent Is Europe?Economic Powerhouse China - How Dependent Is Europe?2026•42m•HD•★8Stealing ParadiseStealing Paradise2016•49m•HD•★8Hawai'i is DyingHawai'i is Dying2025•45m•HD•★8.0An Invitation to a H&m Sweatshop: Hunt for a Living WageAn Invitation to a H&m Sweatshop: Hunt for a Living Wage2021•47m•HD•★8.0Life Under Robert MugabeLife Under Robert Mugabe2021•44m•HD•★8.0Escaping North Korea: The Painful Price of FreedomEscaping North Korea: The Painful Price of Freedom2021•50m•HD•★8.0Kim Jong-un: A European Leader for North Korea?Kim Jong-un: A European Leader for North Korea?2021•58m•HD•★8.0America's Broken Dream: The Middle-class Families Living in MotelsAmerica's Broken Dream: The Middle-class Families Living in Motels2021•54m•HD•★8.0A Look Inside the USA's Tough Boot Camps for Kids: America's Troubled Teen IndustryA Look Inside the USA's Tough Boot Camps for Kids: America's Troubled Teen Industry2021•53m•HD•★8.0Putin’s Bikers: The Night Wolves of RussiaPutin’s Bikers: The Night Wolves of Russia2021•42m•HD•★8.0Locking up Children in the USALocking up Children in the USA2021•54m•HD•★8.0Risking Their Lives to Cross US Border: The Undocumented MigrantsRisking Their Lives to Cross US Border: The Undocumented Migrants2021•1h 0m•HD•★8.0Goldman Sachs: Profiting From the 2008 Financial Crash?Goldman Sachs: Profiting From the 2008 Financial Crash?2022•49m•HD•★8.0Meet the Residents of Slab City, CaliforniaMeet the Residents of Slab City, California2022•53m•HD•★8.0Jesus Town, USA: The Devout Oklahoma Town Looking for a SaviourJesus Town, USA: The Devout Oklahoma Town Looking for a Saviour2022•58m•HD•★8.0Stock Market Crash: Are We Ready for the Next Crisis?Stock Market Crash: Are We Ready for the Next Crisis?2022•52m•HD•★8.0Dumpster Diving in La: From Trash to TreasureDumpster Diving in La: From Trash to Treasure2022•53m•HD•★8.0Guns in America: Children Playing With FireGuns in America: Children Playing With Fire2022•47m•HD•★8.0Inside the American Redoubt: Trump Voters Building a New StateInside the American Redoubt: Trump Voters Building a New State2021•57m•HD•★8.0I PromiseI Promise2021•1h 41m•HD•★8.0The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much2021•1h 8m•HD•★8.0The Man Who Lived in an Airport for 18 YearsThe Man Who Lived in an Airport for 18 Years2020•33m•HD•★8.0The Strange World of BreatharianismThe Strange World of Breatharianism2020•51m•HD•★8.0The Fall of Phoenix JonesThe Fall of Phoenix Jones2020•51m•HD•★8.0The Pandora Papers: How the World of Offshore Finance Is Still FlourishingThe Pandora Papers: How the World of Offshore Finance Is Still Flourishing2021•43m•HD•★8.0The Cost of ConcordiaThe Cost of Concordia2021•47m•HD•★8.03 Days That Stopped the World3 Days That Stopped the World2021•49m•HD•★8.0How Far Is Too Far?How Far Is Too Far?2019•35m•HD•★8.0North Korea / the Lies and Truth of Kim Jong Un / How People LiveNorth Korea / the Lies and Truth of Kim Jong Un / How People Live2019•52m•HD•★8.0Breathtaking: K2 - The World's Most Dangerous MountainBreathtaking: K2 - The World's Most Dangerous Mountain2020•46m•HD•★8.0Amend: The Fight for America - Episode 6Amend: The Fight for America - Episode 62021•59m•HD•★8.0Amend: The Fight for America - Episode 5Amend: The Fight for America - Episode 52021•56m•HD•★8.0Strong IslandStrong Island2020•1h 47m•HD•★8.0We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 19182015•57m•HD•★8.0The Mystery of North Korean "Ghost Ships"The Mystery of North Korean "Ghost Ships"2019•48m•HD•★8.0China: Power and ProsperityChina: Power and Prosperity2019•1h 44m•HD•★8.0Taiwan: China's New Target?Taiwan: China's New Target?2022•52m•HD•★8.0ShipbreakersShipbreakers2017•1h 12m•HD•★8.0Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American DreamPark Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream2013•59m•HD•★8.0Trolls: Threat to Society or Protectors of Free Speech?Trolls: Threat to Society or Protectors of Free Speech?2022•52m•HD•★8.0Thailand’s Fearless CopThailand’s Fearless Cop2022•46m•HD•★8.0America’s Hidden Homeless: Invisible People on the StreetsAmerica’s Hidden Homeless: Invisible People on the Streets2022•57m•HD•★8.0The Super-rich Royals of India: The Secret Lives of the MaharajahsThe Super-rich Royals of India: The Secret Lives of the Maharajahs2022•1h 0m•HD•★8.0Brazil: The Beef, Bibles and Bullets That Elected BolsonaroBrazil: The Beef, Bibles and Bullets That Elected Bolsonaro2022•53m•HD•★8.0Dieselgate: How the Auto Industry Lied to Us AllDieselgate: How the Auto Industry Lied to Us All2022•55m•HD•★8.0How the Anti-Abortion Rights Movement Took Down RoeHow the Anti-Abortion Rights Movement Took Down Roe2022•45m•HD•★8.0300 Days Alone... - The Movie300 Days Alone... - The Movie2018•52m•HD•★8.0Our Consumer SocietyOur Consumer Society2022•1h 24m•HD•★8.0Should We Trust the Media? Journalism in Post Truth TimesShould We Trust the Media? Journalism in Post Truth Times2022•53m•HD•★8.0Money, Power, Impunity: The Bankers Who Stole the WorldMoney, Power, Impunity: The Bankers Who Stole the World2022•55m•HD•★8.0Detroit: Bankruptcy of a Cultural SymbolDetroit: Bankruptcy of a Cultural Symbol2022•52m•HD•★8.0Inside the Secret World of Tax Havens: The Multi-million Businesses in LuxembourgInside the Secret World of Tax Havens: The Multi-million Businesses in Luxembourg2022•1h 4m•HD•★8.0America's Extreme Cults: The End of the World That Never HappenedAmerica's Extreme Cults: The End of the World That Never Happened2022•1h 2m•HD•★8.0The Untaxables: The Big Corporations Dodging All Their TaxesThe Untaxables: The Big Corporations Dodging All Their Taxes2022•56m•HD•★8.0Economic Crisis in Italy: The Real People Behind Italy's Austerity CrisisEconomic Crisis in Italy: The Real People Behind Italy's Austerity Crisis2022•52m•HD•★8.0Where Does Kim Jong-un Get His Cash?Where Does Kim Jong-un Get His Cash?2022•58m•HD•★8.0Gay and Evangelical: 'Troubled Teens' at Christian Reform CampsGay and Evangelical: 'Troubled Teens' at Christian Reform Camps2022•55m•HD•★8.0Deported by the US to Mexico: Life on the Tijuana BorderDeported by the US to Mexico: Life on the Tijuana Border2022•1h 8m•HD•★8.0The African-american Upper Class: Black Excellence in the New BourgeoisieThe African-american Upper Class: Black Excellence in the New Bourgeoisie2022•50m•HD•★8.0Super-rich Hamptons: On Stolen Native American LandSuper-rich Hamptons: On Stolen Native American Land2023•53m•HD•★8.0Crisis in Spain: Corruption, Unemployment & Billions WastedCrisis in Spain: Corruption, Unemployment & Billions Wasted2023•54m•HD•★8.0Are We Living Life on Overdrive? Escaping the Speed of Modern CivilisationAre We Living Life on Overdrive? Escaping the Speed of Modern Civilisation2023•1h 37m•HD•★8.0Life in the Face of Crisis: Hope Through Austerity in Modern GreeceLife in the Face of Crisis: Hope Through Austerity in Modern Greece2023•52m•HD•★8.0Sunken Gold: Shipwrecks and the New Gold RushSunken Gold: Shipwrecks and the New Gold Rush2023•53m•HD•★8.0Inside the Lebanese Christian Elite: 'The Switzerland of the Middle East'Inside the Lebanese Christian Elite: 'The Switzerland of the Middle East'2023•1h 0m•HD•★8.0Fear of Flying - Aircraft Crashes and HijackingsFear of Flying - Aircraft Crashes and Hijackings2014•50m•HD•★8.0Kings of the Road - Mustangs Across AmericaKings of the Road - Mustangs Across America2014•53m•HD•★8.0Mayday - Shocking Air Crash DisastersMayday - Shocking Air Crash Disasters2014•50m•HD•★8.0Britain's Worst Weather - SnowBritain's Worst Weather - Snow2014•49m•HD•★8.0Coming Home to MongoliaComing Home to Mongolia2014•43m•HD•★8.0Buried Alive - Chile Mine RescueBuried Alive - Chile Mine Rescue2015•47m•HD•★8.0What's Sexy?What's Sexy?2015•50m•HD•★8.0Behind Closed DoorsBehind Closed Doors2016•59m•HD•★8.0Along Gaddafi's RoadAlong Gaddafi's Road2016•1h 23m•HD•★8.0
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This is the broadest and in many ways the most important category on the site: 1,601 free documentaries on how people live together - politics, economics, justice, migration, religion, inequality and daily life around the world.

Explore long-form investigative journalism, films on the economy and labour, reporting from conflict and crisis zones, social history, human-rights stories and observational films that simply spend time with people. Much of it comes from public-service broadcasters whose journalism is freely available and rarely watched as widely as it deserves.

These are the films that explain the forces shaping the modern world and the lives caught up in them, essential viewing for anyone trying to make sense of the times.