Top 24 Documentary Movies Must-Watch Released in 2016

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. See more about 13th / IMDB / YouTube

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet. Check out Before the Flood / IMDB / YouTube

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel. Details on Jodorowsky's Dune / IMDB / YouTube

American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy. Details on Amanda Knox / IMDB / YouTube

To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully invades them to see what they have to offer. See more about Where to Invade Next / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation. Details on O.J.: Made in America / IMDB / YouTube

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. See more about Tickled / IMDB / YouTube

How might your life be better with less? See more about Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things / IMDB / YouTube

A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966. More about The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years / IMDB / YouTube

Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world. Read about Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World / IMDB / YouTube

Oasis's breakthrough years documented into a detailed depiction of the infamous brothers from Manchester forming the band in the early '90s leading up to the legendary performance at Knebworth. Find out about Oasis: Supersonic / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target. Look into Zero Days / IMDB / YouTube

An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape. Learn about Weiner / IMDB / YouTube

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world. See more about Into the Inferno / IMDB / YouTube

Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 53,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field. More about Kevin Hart: What Now? / IMDB / YouTube

Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class. Look into Requiem for the American Dream / IMDB / YouTube

As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble. Learn about The White Helmets / IMDB / YouTube

Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations. Details on Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party / IMDB / YouTube

Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening. Info on HyperNormalisation / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary filmmaker Jon Greenhalgh examines the life of Dave Schultz, a professional wrestler who was part of 'Team Foxcatcher', funded by multi-millionaire John du Pont. Get info on Team Foxcatcher / IMDB / YouTube

Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book Cinema According to Hitchcock influenced their work. Learn about Hitchcock/Truffaut / IMDB / YouTube

A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community. More about Audrie & Daisy / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges. Explore Gimme Danger / IMDB / YouTube

An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Find out about The Hunting Ground / IMDB / YouTube