The International Documentary Association's picks for the 25 best documentaries of all time.

Hoop Dreams By James, Steve 2005/05 - Criterion BL10949DVD Check Our Catalog This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA. ...More

The Thin Blue Line By Morris, Errol 2005/07 - MGM BL10940DVD Check Our Catalog Errol Morris sets out to prove that a convicted hitchhiker did not kill a Dallas policeman in 1976 - and that the lowlife that fingered him did. Based on a true story. ...More

Bowling for Columbine By Moore, Michael Moore, Michael Clark, Dick 2008/01 - Tcfhe/MGM 5552308425 Check Our Catalog Activist filmmaker Michael Moore explores the reasons behind the high rate of gun-related violence in America in this critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary. ...More

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Before the Rains By Sivan, Santosh 2008/09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 5557379681 Check Our Catalog Set in exotic southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties are tested and destinies decided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama. ...More

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Finding Amanda By Tolan, Peter 2008/09 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 555737955X Check Our Catalog Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick) is a television writer and producer whose compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking problem are jeopardizing his career and marriage. In a desperate attempt to save his marriage to Lorraine (Maura Tierney), he sets of to redeem himself by bringing home his 20 year old niece (Brittany Snow) who is living in Vegas and working as a prostitute. While there, he vows not to gamble a cent or drink a drop of alcohol. Alas the best laid plans... ...More

The Happening By Shyamalan, M. Night 2008/08 - 20th Century Fox BL09087DVD Check Our Catalog An environmental crisis emerges that threatens to wipe out all of mankind. When people begin dying, Elliot Moore and his estranged wife, Alma, try to escape the unstoppable destroyer. As chaos spreads across the entire planet, Elliot and Alma struggle to figure out what is happening. ...More

The Promotion By Conrad, Steven 2008/09 - Weinstein Company BL10080DVD Check Our Catalog Hoping to buy a house, grocery store assistant manager Doug applies for the manager's position at his chain's new location. Doug feels confident about getting hired until recent Canadian arrival Richard applies for the same job. In order to secure the coveted promotion, the competing employees go head-to-head in minor battles, often resorting to cruel behavior. ...More

Taxi to the Dark Side By Gibney, Alex 2008/09 - Velocity Thinkfilm BL07880DVD Check Our Catalog Just days after an Afghan taxi driver picked up three passengers and never returned home, he wound up dead at Bagram Air Base, killed by injuries inflicted by U.S. soldiers. Interviews, news footage and firsthand reports provide a gripping look at the case and the Bush administration's policy on torture. ...More

The Visitor By McCarthy, Thomas 2008/10 - Overture Films BL10088DVD Check Our Catalog Widowed professor Walter Vale discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek and Zainab, squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives when Tarek is thrown into a detention center. ...More

You Don't Mess with the Zohan By Dugan, Dennis 2008/08 - Sony Pictures BL09088DVD Check Our Catalog Zohan is an Israeli counter terrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything—including faking his own death and going head to head with an Arab cab driver—to make his dreams come true. ...More