Direction: Richard Rowley

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Richard Rowley. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Kingdom of Silence

2020 · Documentary · 97 min. · United States

Direction Richard Rowley

Plot A detailed look at the history of the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia.

6.9

23 votes

6.9

23 votes

Dirty Wars

2013 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States

Direction Richard Rowley

Plot Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill chases down the truth behind America’s covert wars. Dirty Wars follows reporter Scahill, author of the international bestseller Blackwater, into the heart of America’s covert wars,...

6.7

668 votes

6.7

668 votes

The Fourth World War

2003 · Documentary · 78 min. · United States

Direction Richard Rowley

6.6

106 votes

6.6

106 votes

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

2000 · Documentary · 72 min. · United States

Direction Jill Friedberg · Richard Rowley

Cast Noam Chomsky · Michael Franti · Susan Sarandon · Vandana Shiva

Plot This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle, Washington in November 1999, against the World Trade Organization summit being held...

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16 Shots

2019 · Documentary · 82 min. · United States

Direction Richard Rowley

Cast Anita Alvarez · Charlene Carruthers · Kim Foxx · Craig Futterson

Plot Examines the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

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American Insurrection

2021 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States

Direction Richard Rowley

Plot Over the last three years, FRONTLINE has collaborated with ProPublica to investigate the rise of extremism in America. In the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE and...

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