Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist. He was an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is well known in the academic and scientific community as one of the fathers of modern linguistics. Since the 1960s, he has become known more widely as a political dissident and an anarchist.

  • Title: Noam Chomsky
  • Popularity: 2.822
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-12-07
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.chomsky.info/
  • Also Known As: Avram Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky Movies

  • 2010
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    Teenage Paparazzo

    Teenage Paparazzo

    7.2 2010 HD

    A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.

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  • 1997
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    State of Fear

    State of Fear

    1 1997 HD

    Seven hundred and seventy one words from Orwell, Chomsky, Shakespeare and others. Seven hundred and seventy one people off the street. A 15 minute...

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  • 2003
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    The Corporation

    The Corporation

    7.673 2003 HD

    Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant...

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  • 2022
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    Salvia Divinorum: A Western Approach

    Salvia Divinorum: A Western Approach

    1 2022 HD

    Salvia Divinorum is an often misunderstood and powerful psychedelic plant used by the Mazatec shamans in southern Mexico for centuries. This...

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  • 2017
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    The Great Irish Sell Off

    The Great Irish Sell Off

    1 2017 HD

    A documentary exploring the effect of international investment firms ("vulture" funds) on the Irish economy and housing crisis.

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  • 2003
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    Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality

    Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality

    6.9 2003 HD

    In this remarkable documentary, Noam Chomsky offers a riveting but devastating critique of America's current war on terror arguing, in fact, that it...

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  • 2019
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    WBCN and the American Revolution

    WBCN and the American Revolution

    5 2019 HD

    The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound social, political and cultural changes of the...

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  • 2006
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    Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy

    Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy

    6 2006 HD

    In two lectures and a 45-minute interview, intellectual and political activist Noam Chomsky -- credited as the father of modern linguistics --...

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  • 2008
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    Noam Chomsky on the World: The Chomsky Sessions

    Noam Chomsky on the World: The Chomsky Sessions

    1 2008 HD

    Profiling prolific author and educator Noam Chomsky -- widely recognized as the father of modern linguistics -- this thought-provoking collection of...

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  • 2006
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    The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    6.6 2006 HD

    A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.

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  • 2023
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    After Work

    After Work

    6.3 2023 HD

    Kuwait’s constitution says that every person has the right to a job, so in some places 20 people are employed for one person’s job. In...

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  • 1992
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    Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

    Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

    7.582 1992 HD

    A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

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  • 2003
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    Stupidity

    Stupidity

    5.2 2003 HD

    An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.

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  • 2004
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    Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

    Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

    6.5 2004 HD

    You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic "A People's History of the United...

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  • 2010
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    Human Resources

    Human Resources

    7.9 2010 HD

    Documentary film exploring the rise of mechanistic philosophy and the exploitation of human beings under modern hierarchical systems. Topics covered...

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  • 2006
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    Lake of Fire

    Lake of Fire

    7.2 2006 HD

    An unflinching look at the how the battle over abortion rights has played out in the United States over the last 15 years.

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  • 1999
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    Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers

    Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers

    4 1999 HD

    A documentary film of The Black Panther Party as told by four former Party members

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  • 2020
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    Her Socialist Smile

    Her Socialist Smile

    5 2020 HD

    The memory of a particular moment in early 20th century history when, in 1913, Helen Keller (1880-1968), a deaf-blind writer, lecturer and political...

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  • 2011
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    Programming the Nation?

    Programming the Nation?

    6.2 2011 HD

    Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late...

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  • 2021
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    2020: The Dumpster Fire

    2020: The Dumpster Fire

    1 2021 HD

    A documentary about the raging dumpster fire which was 2020.

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  • 2008
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    I Need That Record!

    I Need That Record!

    6.5 2008 HD

    Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a...

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  • 2022
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    The Book of Harth

    The Book of Harth

    8.5 2022 HD

    A New York City-based conceptual artist embarks on a 20-year art project asking culturally significant people to sign his copy of The Holy Bible.

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  • 2011
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    I Am

    I Am

    7.2 2011 HD

    I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world,...

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  • 2002
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    Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times

    Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times

    6.8 2002 HD

    This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.

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  • 2012
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    Four Horsemen

    Four Horsemen

    7.1 2012 HD

    Documentary about the modern apocalypse caused by a rapacious banking system. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the failure of their...

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  • 2011
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    Ethos

    Ethos

    7 2011 HD

    Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's box of systemic issues that guarantee failure...

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  • 2010
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    Psywar

    Psywar

    7 2010 HD

    This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the elitist theory of democracy and the...

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  • 2006
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    American Zeitgeist

    American Zeitgeist

    6.6 2006 HD

    American Zeitgeist is a feature length documentary by filmmaker Rob McGann that offers an historical look at the War on Terrorism from 1979 through...

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  • 2001
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    Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

    6.1 2001 HD

    Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and...

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  • 2000
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    This Is What Democracy Looks Like

    This Is What Democracy Looks Like

    6.8 2000 HD

    This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle, Washington in November 1999, against the...

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  • 2010
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    ReGeneration

    ReGeneration

    7.1 2010 HD

    ReGeneration is a 2010 U.S. documentary film written and directed by Phillip Montgomery that looks at the issues facing today's youth and young...

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  • 2008
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    Encirclement - Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy

    Encirclement - Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy

    6.7 2008 HD

    Using the reflections and analysis of many renowned intellectuals, this documentary draws a portrait of neoliberal ideology and examines the various...

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  • 2006
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    Global Haywire

    Global Haywire

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary about the state of the modern world.

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  • 1999
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    Zapatista

    Zapatista

    5.2 1999 HD

    "Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against...

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  • 2008
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    In Prison My Whole Life

    In Prison My Whole Life

    1 2008 HD

    William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart...

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  • 2006
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    Ever Again

    Ever Again

    6 2006 HD

    Ever Again examines the sweeping resurgence of antisemitism in 21st century Europe and its connection to global terrorism.

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  • 2013
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    Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

    Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

    6.87 2013 HD

    A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

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  • 2010
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    Standing Army

    Standing Army

    4.8 2010 HD

    Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the...

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  • 2009
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    Modern Slavery

    Modern Slavery

    1 2009 HD

    There's 27 million slaves in the world today. We find them in the sex industry, as child soldiers, as unpaid housekeepers and in production and as...

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  • 2011
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    The Kingdom of Survival

    The Kingdom of Survival

    1 2011 HD

    The Kingdom of Survival explores modern skepticism in America, challenges the status quo and uncovers provocative links between survivalist...

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  • 2023
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    Utopia Tropical

    Utopia Tropical

    1 2023 HD

    Brazilian professor, academic and diplomat Celso Amorim and North American linguist and activist Noam Chomsky reflect on the political, social and...

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  • 2009
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    Falsos Positivos

    Falsos Positivos

    1 2009 HD

    The "Falsos Positivos" scandal that exploded on October 2008 revealed how and why ranks of the Colombian Army started to kill innocent people. Lured...

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  • 2003
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    Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause

    Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause

    6.6 2003 HD

    Linguist, intellectual and activist, Noam Chomsky discusses and reflects on the state of world events including the War in Iraq, September 11th, the...

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  • 2009
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    American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

    American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

    6.4 2009 HD

    About the life and work of controversial American Jewish academic Norman Finkelstein.

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  • 1993
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    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    1 1993 HD

    This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most...

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  • 2008
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    Chomsky & Cie

    Chomsky & Cie

    7.2 2008 HD

    At a time when powerlessness and resignation carry the day, Noam Chomsky's work is a radical antidote for all those who want to put an end to the...

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  • 2021
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    Better Left Unsaid

    Better Left Unsaid

    7.3 2021 HD

    The premise behind Better Left Unsaid, lies in the unconfined analysis of the often violent extremism of today's Western political landscape. As...

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  • 2008
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    Free for All!

    Free for All!

    7 2008 HD

    One Dude's Quest to Save Democracy. A FilmBuff Presentation.

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  • 2022
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    De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

    De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2008
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    Walking with Pasolini

    Walking with Pasolini

    1 2008 HD

    A documentary about Pier Paolo Pasolini and his film 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

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  • 2014
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    We Are Many

    We Are Many

    6.7 2014 HD

    The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.

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  • 2015
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    Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

    7.2 2015 HD

    A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and...

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  • 1970
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    Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy

    Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy

    1 1970 HD

    A six part documentary series which seeks to explore the role Canada's foreign policy has played in the international arena since the post-World War...

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  • 2022
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    MIT: Regressions

    MIT: Regressions

    10 2022 HD

    A documentary on the history of the Institute and America, spanning from World War 2 to COVID-19. Features AI-enhanced archival footage of MIT from...

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  • 2018
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    Edward Said: Out of Place

    Edward Said: Out of Place

    10 2018 HD

    A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West, through interviews with his...

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  • 2015
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    The Brainwashing of My Dad

    The Brainwashing of My Dad

    6.1 2015 HD

    A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the foundation of...

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  • 2015
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    Requiem for the American Dream

    Requiem for the American Dream

    7.658 2015 HD

    Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented...

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  • 2015
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    Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power

    Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power

    10 2015 HD

    An in-depth look at the work and views of the man described as 'one of the greatest minds in human history'. He first emerged through his pioneering...

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  • 2004
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    Discordia

    Discordia

    1 2004 HD

    In the fall of 2002, it was announced that Benjamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech at Concordia University in Montreal, and reaction from the...

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  • 2013
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    Project Censored the Movie

    Project Censored the Movie

    1 2013 HD

    'Project Censored: The Movie' explores media censorship in our society by exposing important stories that corporate media fails to report/under...

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  • 2005
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    The Peace!

    The Peace!

    5 2005 HD

    Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing body of intellectuals, religious leaders and...

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  • 2010
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    Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn

    Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn

    6 2010 HD

    This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the American Left—renowned historian Howard Zinn...

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  • 2015
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    The Divide

    The Divide

    6.7 2015 HD

    The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom...

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  • 2017
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    PIIGS

    PIIGS

    7.8 2017 HD

    PIIGS is a documentary that challenges prevalent European budgetary policies and the austerity dogma. It does so by bringing in lesser-known facts...

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  • 1994
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    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences

    Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2016
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    All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

    All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

    7.7 2016 HD

    Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long...

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  • 2017
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    Accidental Anarchist

    Accidental Anarchist

    6.9 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2016
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    The Occupation of the American Mind

    The Occupation of the American Mind

    8.3 2016 HD

    Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a...

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  • 2003
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    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

    1 2003 HD

    Ed Asner narrates this documentary about U.S. involvement in Colombia's drug trafficking and civil unrest. The film examines the impact of chemical...

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  • 2018
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    The Green Lie

    The Green Lie

    6.1 2018 HD

    Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production processes: Hurray! If everything the corporations tell us...

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  • 2004
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    On Power, Dissent, and Racism: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky

    On Power, Dissent, and Racism: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2018
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    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

    6.9 2018 HD

    How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

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  • 2016
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    Vincennes, l'université perdue

    Vincennes, l'université perdue

    8.5 2016 HD

    Recounts the epic of Vincennes Experimental University Center, from its creation after the events of May 68 until its demolition in the summer of...

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  • 2017
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    Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

    Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

    10 2017 HD

    For fifty years, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has challenged the abuses of U.S. power and championed the causes of human rights.

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  • 2017
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    Brexitannia

    Brexitannia

    7.9 2017 HD

    A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the...

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  • 2014
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    The Weight of Chains 2

    The Weight of Chains 2

    8.2 2014 HD

    'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Consensus economic doctrine on the newly...

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  • 2018
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    Post Truth Times

    Post Truth Times

    7 2018 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

    The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

    7.5 1971 HD

    The Chomsky–Foucault debate was a debate about human nature, between Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault in the Netherlands, in November 1971....

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  • 2019
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    The Weight of Chains 3

    The Weight of Chains 3

    7 2019 HD

    Boris Malagurski explains how the military-industrial complex, big business and political interest groups endanger peoples' health and existence,...

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  • 2019
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    I Am (Not) a Monster

    I Am (Not) a Monster

    7 2019 HD

    A journey to find the origins of knowledge.

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  • 2017
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    The World Awaits

    The World Awaits

    1 2017 HD

    "The World Awaits" is a documentary feature depicting the effects of nuclear weapons and the urgent need for the nuclear states to reduce and...

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  • 1987
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    The CIA's War Against Cuba

    The CIA's War Against Cuba

    1 1987 HD

    "The CIA's War Against Cuba" - a briefing of the past ten years of CIA activities in Cuba, and the agents and other staff involved by the...

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  • 2010
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    Noam Chomsky: The Mafia Principle of Global Hegemony

    Noam Chomsky: The Mafia Principle of Global Hegemony

    5 2010 HD

    Renowned scholar and tireless critic of America's international policies and military behavior, Noam Chomsky delivers a lecture on the history and...

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  • 2008
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    American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals

    American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals

    2 2008 HD

    This documentary fulfills a unique niche by taking a non-partisan, unbiased approach to the history of Liberalism and Conservatism in the United...

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  • 2006
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    Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

    Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

    6.3 2006 HD

    Documentary filmmaker Makoto Sato offers this reflection on the life and career of Edward Said, the deeply influential literary and cultural critic,...

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  • 2019
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    Noam Chomsky: Internationalism or Extinction

    Noam Chomsky: Internationalism or Extinction

    1 2019 HD

    Noam Chomsky confronts the Anthropocene. He describes the avoidable but lethal realities of climate change, nuclear weapons, and our democratic...

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  • 2018
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    ¡Las Sandinistas!

    ¡Las Sandinistas!

    7 2018 HD

    ¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s...

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  • 2020
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    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    1 2020 HD

    "Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on...

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  • 2019
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    The Era of Neoliberalism

    The Era of Neoliberalism

    1 2019 HD

    This film shows how four decades of neoliberal policies have resulted in a widespread of social injustice, economic inequality and popular anger.

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  • 2015
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    A Walk Through the Tenderloin: The Invisible Class

    A Walk Through the Tenderloin: The Invisible Class

    1 2015 HD

    A WALK THROUGH THE TENDERLOIN is a short film out of THE INVISIBLE CLASS, a feature length documentary about America's homeless population, our...

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  • 2020
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    The Invisible Class

    The Invisible Class

    1 2020 HD

    From the people in the streets, to it's root causes, The Invisible Class will forever change your perception of homelessness in America.

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  • 2011
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    The Last Days of the USSR

    The Last Days of the USSR

    8 2011 HD

    From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic...

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  • 2018
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    In the Name of My People

    In the Name of My People

    1 2018 HD

    This a documentary film on Afghanistan and the effects of wars of the last 38 years. Malalai Joya, Afghan activist for human rights, democracy and...

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  • 2024
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    Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre

    Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre

    1 2024 HD

    Cinepoem about the current Palestinian tragedy, with Brazilian films from 1922 and 1932 (the indigenous catastrophe), documentaries from 2023/2024,...

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  • 1997
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    State of Fear

    State of Fear

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2015
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    Requiem for the American Dream

    Requiem for the American Dream

    7.658 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Shadow World

    Shadow World

    7.429 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Explained

    Explained

    7.5 2018 HD

    This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.

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  • 1978
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    Men of Ideas

    Men of Ideas

    8.5 1978 HD

    A captivating voyage into the world of intellectual exploration, where host Bryan Magee engages in illuminating dialogues with some of the most...

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  • 2008
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    Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

    Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

    1 2008 HD

    Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and...

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  • 2003
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    6.012 2003 HD

    Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's...

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1965
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    aspekte

    aspekte

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1995
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    Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

    3.5 1995 HD

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