Shockumentary featuring uncensored footage of real-life emergencies. It captures graphic scenes involving accidents, injuries, and medical interventions, aiming to portray the raw intensity of paramedic work.

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.
2005

What's displayed on the screen isn't a movie or a drama—it's undeniably real. You must not avert your eyes from the fact that just minutes ago, a human being who laughed and cried has now become nothing but a mass of blood and flesh.
1997

Japanese shockumentary showcasing the aftermaths of multiple vehicular accidents as well as murders.
1997

Hosted by Damon Fox, this documentary takes us on a grim dive into the world of the coroner and what they see in their line of work.
1997

Examines real footage of the various methods humanity has used throughout history for capital punishment. The makers point out how unjustifiable the death penalty is in every situation, so they do take a staunch stance against what's presented.
1995

This grisly documentary presents horrifying journalistic footage of suicides, assassinations, bombings, mob hits, decapitations, and more in bloody detail. Not for the faint of heart.
1995

Terror ! Wounds that led to death. The dead feel no pain. Pain! Heat! Agony! Corpses evoking the moment of death. I don't want to die like this... Why must death be so cruel... It's as if you can hear the corpses' lament... Can you endure these images reeking of death ?!
1995
Special release in the Death File series focused on spirituality instead of gore and brutality.
1992

A shockumentary mixtape consisting of four videos taken off the internet. Includes a real grave robbing tutorial, an actual dark look in the inside of a mortuary, a man who delivers "just desserts" to his family and a hunting video for innocent small creatures.
1990

Japanese Documentary
1989

Gory real-life footage of blood and guts on the German Autobahn, drug smugglers getting blown away, a parachutist landing in a crocodile pit, torture and murder in El Salvador, a PCP addict getting stoned, a videotaped rape/murder, a car thief getting ripped apart by two junkyard dogs, and much more.
1985
Shocking documentary centering on victims of violent crime who seek to get revenge on their assailants.
1985

What question has plagued mankind more than the mystery—and terror—of death? This forbidden pursuit has driven Dr. Frances B. Gröss to the brink of madness, but in his obsession, he has amassed a uniquely comprehensive collection of films that depict life in its final, grueling moments. From the savagery of cold-blooded murder to the perverse realities of war, tragic accidents, and the everyday lives of those who collect, dissect, and bury the dead, this descent into morbidity lays bare a truth that all of us will one day face.
1978

Mondo-style shockumentary about various aspects of the occult and paranormal. An investigation into the fringes of psychic spirituality with so-called experts, it includes demonic possession, exorcism, seances, Voodoo ceremonies, hypnotism, ESP, psychic surgery, and more. A warning bell alerts squeamish viewers to avert their eyes from the more graphic scenes.
1975
A "documentary" on witchcraft, most notable for depicting a black mass in which a cockerel is sacrificed in order to initiate a newcomer into the coven. Very little information is available online about this film.
1971

Completely topless. Completely uninhibited. The craze that began in San Francisco is now exploding across the USA and Europe.
1966

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
1966

The official sequel to the original shockumentary, presenting new and bizarre behavior from around the world, including cruelty, graphic gore, and strange rituals.
1963

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.
1962

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.
1949