Popular Documentary Movies - Page 156
Touched
2003
Touched
2003
The alien abduction phenomenon, told by those who experienced it, with the weight of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist at their back.Swan Song
2023
Swan Song
2023
star 9.2An immersive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a new production of Swan Lake. Ballet icon Karen Kain, on the eve of her retirement, directs the National Ballet of Canada. The film weaves together intimate scenes of the creative process and the dancers’ personal lives. Executive Produced by Neve Campbell.Breakdowns of 1936
1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.Right On!
1970
Right On!
1970
star 6Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?
2018
Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during World War I before dying on the front lines.Unconventional
2017
Unconventional
2017
star 8An internet personality takes a journey through the small, obscure, and downright bizarre conventions happening every weekend around the country as he tries to fit in and find the common link that unites these communities.Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
2015
star 5.8Seed Money is the story of Chuck Holmes, a San Francisco pornographer turned philanthropist. Holmes helped shaped and create gay identity in the years after Stonewall, and later became a major contributor to gay advocacy groups like the Human Rights Campaign and the LGBT Victory Fund, only to find later in life that while his money was welcome in philanthropic circles, he sometimes wasn't.Os Imaginários
1970
Os Imaginários
1970
Pilgrims from the Northeast have the habit of buying images of characters in whom they identify exemplary behavior. By carving wood to shape these figures, the imaginary artists, artisans who make images of typical characters from the traditional Northeast, perpetuate a tradition that has changed over time. The ways of the traditional artist adapt to the demands of the tourism market and the dissociation between their conscience and the real meaning of the work to which they dedicate themselves.White Walls Say Nothing
2017
star 6Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city. It has European style and a Latin American heart. It has oscillated between dictatorship and democracy for over a century, and its citizens have faced brutal oppression and economic disaster. Throughout all this, successive generations of activists and artists have taken to the streets of this city to express themselves through art. This has given the walls a powerful and symbolic role: they have become the city’s voice. This tradition of expression in public space, of art and activism interweaving, has made the streets of Buenos Aires into a riot of colour and communication, giving the world a lesson in how to make resistance beautiful.There Is No Sexual Rapport
2011
star 4.4A portrait of HPG, actor, director, and producer of pornographic films, entirely conceived from the thousands of hours of making-of recorded during his film shoots. More than a simple archive of the behind the scenes of an X-rated film, this documentary questions pornography and the passion for reality that characterizes it.Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed
2014
star 4Never-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
2004
star 7.3The Rise + Fall of ECW is a 2004 direct-to-video documentary produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It chronicles the history of Philadelphia-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling.Hitting the Apex
2015
Hitting the Apex
2015
star 7.7The inside story of six fighters – six of the fastest motorcycle racers of all time – and of the fates that awaited them at the peak of the sport. It's the story of what is at stake for all of them: all that can be won, and all that can be lost, when you go chasing glory at over two hundred miles an hour – on a motorcycle. But this documentary is also an opportunity to understand the passionate relationship that links the pilots, the technical teams and the legions of fans to the spirit of GP Moto.This Changes Everything
2019
star 6.2An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019
star 7Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.Creepy Classics
1987
Creepy Classics
1987
star 6.3A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.Pit №8
2010
Pit №8
2010
star 8.5The eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne, which prospered during the Soviet era when miners there were spoiled with all kinds of privileges, now lives in poverty.Oasisdefinitely
2025
Oasisdefinitely
2025
Charts the Mancunian rock band's journey from their early days to their debut world tour.The Hutterites
1964
The Hutterites
1964
star 7A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta.Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
2007
star 6.6Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the land - and an equally astonishing assortment of ferocious creatures swam, hunted, and fought for survival beneath the vast, mysterious prehistoric seas.
