Popular Documentary Movies - Page 309
One Direction: This Is Us
2013
star 8.3"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.Citizen Boilesen
2009
Citizen Boilesen
2009
star 7.5A documentary about the controversial businessman Henning Boilesen Jr. and his involvement with the military regime as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, financing it and participating in the tortures of political prisoners. Those actions later culminated in his assassination in 1971 by members of militant groups opposed to the regime.The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
star 7In September 2022, Beatrice Dalle arrives in Italy. At the origin of this journey is the desire to walk in the footsteps of Pier Paolo Pasolini.Holy Hell
2016
Holy Hell
2016
star 6.6An inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.Per Fugelli: Siste resept
2018
star 6.5A final meeting with the life affirming Per Fugelli, who wasn't afraid to speak out on behalf of the weak. A man called the wisest man in Norway died in September 2017. This is his legacy.The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
star 7This all-new documentary presents "Scarface" as a unique phenomenon in cinema history. It explores how a film plagued by controversy leading up to its release has become a Hollywood classic, influencing a whole new generation of filmmakers and leaving a lasting imprint on popular culture.Watermelon Contest
1896
Watermelon Contest
1896
star 3.2Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.The Picture Taker
2022
The Picture Taker
2022
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
2003
star 7.7The American Film Institute celebrates 100 years of film by recognizing the top 50 film heroes and top 50 film villains of all time.Family Album
2013
Family Album
2013
Director Andrzej Titkow and his sister Olga Titkow-StokÅ‚osa research their family history.In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo
2016
He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western spaghetti, esoteric allegory, supernatural, and science-fiction. Without state subsidies, he would quit filmmaking in the 1990s. Who remembers António de Macedo?Of Men and War
2014
Of Men and War
2014
star 6.9Filmed over five years, this documentary charts the progress of several veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder at a California clinic.Guerillere Talks
1978
Guerillere Talks
1978
star 7.2This experimental short consists of eight unedited rolls of super-8 film, each of which profiles an individual woman in real time. The women engage in everyday behaviour, such as playing pinball or reading a letter aloud.Beastie|ography
1998
Beastie|ography
1998
An MTV documentary on the Beastie Boys from their rise to fame to the release of Hello Nasty in ’98.Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
star 4His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wizard Q (Desmond Llewelyn) be your guide to the ubiquitous lifestyle and thrilling adventures of the world's most notorious secret agent. The undercover team will take you behind-the-scenes as they infiltrate the highly classified worlds of the man everyone knows as Bond -- James Bond. Hosted by Desmond Llewelyn who plays Secret Service gadget master Q. Boasts rare behind-the-scenes footage of spectacular stunts and explosive action sequences. Reveals the special effects magic behind the remotely-driven BMW, the rooftop motorcycle chase and death-defying skysrcaper jump. Interviews with Tomorrow Never Dies' director Roger Spottiswoode and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher and Judi Dench.Bacri, comme un air de famille
2022
star 7.6Jean-Pierre Bacri was never happy about anything. But beyond the caricature of the grumpy man, from his apprenticeship years to his death in January 2021, this film tells the story of this quintessential Frenchman: a man turned towards others, an actor by accident, a moralist by vocation, who was left unaffected by flattery and false honors by success, and ready for all kinds of anger when it was necessary to speak out against injustice and stupidity. The film tells the story of how Jean-Pierre Bacri's life changed several times: from Algeria to France when he was eleven years old in 1962; from bank clerk to apprentice theater actor; from Pieds-noirs film star to screenwriter for Alain Resnais; and from Cannes playboy to Agnès Jaoui's mad lover, the most decisive encounter for his life as well as for his workAll These Sleepless Nights
2016
star 6.3What does it mean to be awake in a world that seems satisfied to be asleep? Kris and Michal push their experiences of life and love to a breaking point as they restlessly roam the city streets in search of answers, adrift in the euphoria and uncertainty of youth.Sermon on the Mount
2019
Sermon on the Mount
2019
star 6.7Jerrod Carmichael explores aspects of the black experience through interviews with his family in this HBO Special.Doublage
2019
Doublage
2019
Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force
2020
star 7Experience the story of the airmen that seismically shifted the Allies fortunes during World War II, known as the Mighty Eighth Airforce. Featuring never before seen archival footage, ride in the cockpits of the planes that destroyed Hitler's menacing Airforce; The Luftwaffe. They will fly dangerous missions, announcing their arrival into Germany with thousands of white vapor trails and dogfight with Nazi pilots, dropping bombs on the Reich. This is the Real True Story of the Mighty Eighth.
