The True Cost

7.5

2015

92 mins

DocumentaryDrama

Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

A Toxic Love Story

Year : 2026Rating : ⭐ 6.4

A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.

Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 6.2

Featuring tell-all interviews with insiders and former staff, this exposé traces American Apparel's journey from fashion phenomenon to financial flop.

McQueen

Year : 2018Rating : ⭐ 7.4

Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.

Generation Wealth

Year : 2018Rating : ⭐ 6.4

Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots, portraits reveal a focus on cultivating image over substance, where subjects unable to attain actual wealth instead settle for its trappings, no matter their ability to pay for it.

Fuck

Year : 2006Rating : ⭐ 6.4

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

Voyeur

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 5.9

Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.

To Kill a Tiger

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.6

Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.

Collapse

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 7.2

From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.

Come See Me in the Good Light

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 7.1

In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.

The Shock Doctrine

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 7.1

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

Seaspiracy

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 7.8

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 7.2

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

The Crash

Year : 2026Rating : ⭐ 6.8

A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.

For Sama

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 8.2

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

Maternal Instinct

Year : 2026Rating : ⭐ 7.2

Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.

Earthlings

Year : 2005Rating : ⭐ 8.1

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Beyond the Mat

Year : 1999Rating : ⭐ 7.3

A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives.

City of Ghosts

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.2

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Year : 2018Rating : ⭐ 7.5

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Year : 2008Rating : ⭐ 6.5

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)