Popular Documentary Movies - Page 131
Dreaming of Death: Bob Clark's Horror Films
2022
A feature length documentary examining the horror films of director Bob ClarkWestern Arabs
2019
Western Arabs
2019
A historical and personal story, based on the director's own experience, family, friends and acquaintances. We follow them and depict different situations throughout their lives - the sad, the vile, the emotional and the comical. A universal story of a family that has arisen from a simultaneously beautiful and tragic cultural encounter; as is the case in hundreds of thousands of families around Europe and the rest of the Western World.Luther: Never Too Much
2024
star 8Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
2020
star 7.2Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
1981
star 7Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
star 8.1In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.The Spirit of '45
2013
The Spirit of '45
2013
star 6.1How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.Cornell, 1965
1978
Martha: A Picture Story
2019
star 9In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
1994
Documentary following the journey of the Dalai Lama's personal envoy to the remote feudal kingdom of Mustang.Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth
2020
star 6.9The rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Through a series of candid interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2017.Texas
2002
Texas
2002
star 5Following the members of Russell Crowe's band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, on a journey to record a new CD. The film follows the close-knit band as they journey from Australia to England and then onto Austin, Texas during the summer of 2000Breaking Social
2023
Breaking Social
2023
star 7.7The social contract: the rules we follow - and some don’t. Breaking Social uncovers the pattern of corruption and kleptocracy erasing the social tissue, followed by social uprisings. In Chile a new turn is taken, with young women in the lead.Toy Machine - Welcome To Hell
1996
Welcome to Hell featured parts from Mike Maldonado, Elissa Steamer, Brian Anderson, Satva Leung, Donny Barley, Ed Templeton and Jamie Thomas.Lena
2021
Lena
2021
star 8.1Follows the story of the beloved and internationally acclaimed Swedish actress Lena Nyman, based on 17 paper bags with diaries that she left behind.Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022
star 7Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.For Semafor
2010
For Semafor
2010
AI Evolution
2024
AI Evolution
2024
star 8Take a journey through the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence with this doc exploring the challenges and opportunities ahead.West of Memphis
2012
West of Memphis
2012
star 7.4The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.Global Haywire
2006
