Direction: Errol Morris
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Errol Morris. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Thin Blue Line
1988 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot "The Thin Blue Line" is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as "the...
7.4
1K votes
7.4
1K votes
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
2003 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Robert McNamara
Plot Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. "Fog of War" combines an interview with McNamara discussing...
7.4
1K votes
7.4
1K votes
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
1999 · Documentary · 91 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.
7.1
241 votes
7.1
241 votes
Gates of Heaven
1978 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot Funny, inspiring, and bizarre, "Gates of Heaven" is the celebrated pet cemeteries documentary that is in reality an unorthodox look at life. Inspired by an article entitled "450 Dead Pets...
6.9
336 votes
6.9
336 votes
Vernon, Florida
1981 · Documentary · 55 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot Documentary produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various eccentric residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida. Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven was initially...
6.9
180 votes
6.9
180 votes
Standard Operating Procedure
2008 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot Can a photograph change the world? In 2004, twelve photographs taken at the prison at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad changed the war in Iraq and had considerable consequences for the...
6.8
285 votes
6.8
285 votes
A Brief History of Time
1991 · Documentary · 80 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Stephen Hawking
Plot A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time.
6.7
229 votes
6.7
229 votes
American Dharma
2018 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Steve Bannon · Errol Morris
Plot Academy Award winning Director Errol Morris faces off with controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump adviser, Steve Bannon.
6.5
70 votes
6.5
70 votes
Tabloid
2010 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary. Seminal documentarist Errol Morris turns his spotlight onto the strange case of...
6.5
458 votes
6.5
458 votes
The Pigeon Tunnel
2023 · Documentary · 92 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Errol Morris
Cast John Le Carré
Plot Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, and leading up to the present day, the documentary spans six decades and le Carré offers his last and most candid...
6.5
58 votes
6.5
58 votes
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
1997 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Plot What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common? Both nothing and everything in this...
6.5
64 votes
6.5
64 votes
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
2016 · Documentary · 76 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Elsa Dorfman
Plot Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years she captured the "surfaces" of those who visited her Cambridge,...
6.4
55 votes
6.4
55 votes
Wormwood (TV Miniseries)
2017 · Documentary · 258 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Peter Sarsgaard · Adina Verson · Bob Balaban · Molly Parker
Plot 'Wormwood' is a six-part series exploring the limits of knowledge about the past and the lengths we’ll go in our search for the truth. A twisting, evolving story of one...
6.3
398 votes
6.3
398 votes
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld
2013 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Donald Rumsfeld · Errol Morris · Kenn Medeiros
Plot Former United States Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush administration, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to...
6.2
270 votes
6.2
270 votes
The Umbrella Man (S)
2011 · Documentary · 6 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Josiah Thompson
Plot Short film documentary about the mysterious umbrella man that appears in the Zapruder film during the assassination of president John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in 1963, November 22.
6.2
158 votes
6.2
158 votes
November 22, 1963 (S)
2013 · Documentary · 13 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Josiah Thompson
Plot 50 years has passed since JFK's assassination and nothing so conclusive about it was discovered. Reporter Josiah Thompson - who covered the case - shares his views on the subject.
6.2
27 votes
6.2
27 votes
The Dark Wind
1991 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Lance Baker · Betty C. Barlow · Gary Basaraba · Billy Beck
Plot An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.
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My Psychedelic Love Story
2020 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Errol Morris
Cast Joanna Harcourt-Smith · Timothy Leary
Plot Told through the lens of Timothy Leary’s lover, Joanna Harcourt-Smith, the film looks at why Leary, the High Priest of LSD, became a narc in 1974 and seemingly abandoned the...
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