Popular Documentary Movies - Page 115
The Story
1969
The Story
1969
star 5Presents a story told by a young boy to his younger sister about various zoo animals. Records the spontaneous tale with all the interruptions, comments and reactions of the sister. The film was made by their father Homer Groening and features Matt, Lisa and little Maggie.The World According to Allee Willis
2024
Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
2014
star 7.6A documentary film detailing Glen Campbell's final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.Döderhultare
1952
I Am Evidence
2017
I Am Evidence
2017
star 6.4The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the United States. Only eight states currently have laws requiring mandatory testing of rape kits.Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
1999
With its four operas, seventeen-hour running time and months of rehearsal, Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company. Jon Else goes backstage to show this rare event entirely from the point of view of union stagehands at the San Francisco Opera.A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
star 8Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
2010
star 7Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.PIIGS
2017
PIIGS
2017
star 7.6PIIGS is a documentary that challenges prevalent European budgetary policies and the austerity dogma. It does so by bringing in lesser-known facts and evidence that have the effect of ridiculing prevalent European monetary policies and dominant political certainties.Mankiller
2017
Mankiller
2017
star 6The story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief who humbly defied all odds to give a voice to the voiceless.Les Damnés de la Commune
2021
star 7.1Exclusively created with period engravings, this animated feature explores the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution in 1871.A Touch of Sugar
2019
A Touch of Sugar
2019
A Touch of Sugar dives into the diabetes healthcare epidemic that affects every community in the United States, told through the voices of people united in their struggle with this chronic disease.Russian Lessons
2010
Russian Lessons
2010
star 5.8Russian Lessons sees its two filmmaker-protagonists, Olga Konskaya and Andrei Nekrasov, report from different posts on the frontline of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war.Thriller 40
2023
Thriller 40
2023
star 8.5Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
1994
Among the topics explored are the predictions of ancient Greek oracles, the Jewish Kabbalah and the prophecies of modern-day American seer, Paul Solomon. Other segments focus on Laurie and Leonard Toye’s earth-changes map and the phenomenon of Virgin Mary visitations, as reported by individuals and groups in various cultures.Always for Pleasure
1978
Always for Pleasure
1978
star 7.3An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
star 6.3Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.Roger Waters: Us + Them
2019
star 7.8Filmed in Amsterdam on the European leg of his 2017 – 2018 Us + Them tour which saw Waters perform to over two million people worldwide, the film features songs from his legendary Pink Floyd albums (The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here) and from his last album, Is This The Life We Really Want?Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
star 6.5Film adaptation of French economist Thomas Piketty's ground-breaking global bestseller of the same name: an eye-opening journey through wealth and power.New Wave
2024
New Wave
2024
An endearingly nostalgic exploration of the defiant Vietnamese new wave music scene, as well as a vulnerable and personal look at the filmmaker and her community’s revisiting of their unexamined past.
