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.

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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...

Not rated

Not rated