Popular Documentary Movies - Page 344
Titanic Arrogance
2011
Titanic Arrogance
2011
star 5.7One hundred years ago the Titanic was launched. We bring you a new and never broadcast HD doc revealing the litany of human error, from the building process, to the tragic events that led her to be rammed into the iceberg that sank her.Bizarre Dinosaurs
2009
Bizarre Dinosaurs
2009
star 6.4While dinosaurs may have been some of the mightiest creatures ever to have walked the earth, they also could have been among the most bizarre. With extreme, exaggerated body parts, some predators were loaded with outlandish or disproportionately sized appendages. Join world-renowned paleontologists and travel the globe to unearth some of the lesser-known but most surprising members of the dinosaur family: Mamenchisaurus, whose neck alone was longer than the rest of its body; Chasmosaurus, adorned with a fashionable crown of frilly spikes to attract the eyes of potential suitors; Spinosaurus, with massive extensions from its vertebrae that could have supported a sail or a hump; and Parasaurolophus, whose tube-like head crest may look odd to us, but was a mating magnet back in the day.The Hotel
2016
The Hotel
2016
The Hotel is the last part of a trilogy about travelling. The first two were The Atlantic (Atlanten, 1995) and The Lighthouse (Fyren, 2000). The hotel is a different kind of home. It can be a refuge, cul-de-sac, castle, nightmare, creative space...The first hotel was created as protection against the elements. Weary travellers could find shelter and rest. But it was also a place for legends and anecdotes.The Trilogy
2019
The Trilogy
2019
On July 12, 2018, professional climber Sasha DiGiulian set out to become the first woman and second person in history to complete "Rocky Mountain Trilogy" — a compilation of three of the hardest 5.14 big walls in the Canadian Rockies.Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
2017
The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put land art in a tribal context. The group bring together a community to construct the Repellent Fence, a two-mile long ephemeral monument “stitching” together the US and Mexico.A Whopping Small Dinosaur!
1987
Documents the 1985 expedition in the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park, led by paleontologist Robert A. Long, to uncover a complete skeleton of a whopping small dinosaurGrandad of Races
1950
Grandad of Races
1950
star 5.6Grandad of Races is a 1950 American short documentary film about the Palio di Siena held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, directed by André de la Varre. It won an Oscar at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Short Subject.Bella!
2023
Bella!
2023
Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots activist in New York's West Village, and then went on to champion everything from an end to the Vietnam War to the advancement of LGBTQ rights.Backstage
2000
Backstage
2000
star 5.2If you ever wanted to know what really goes on backstage, this is the definitive inside look - uncut and uncensored. Complete with on-stage performances you'll see an intimate view of what life is like at one of the biggest Rap Concert tours of all time. It shows life on the road, in hotels and off stage in a way you've never seen before.Concert for Diana
2007
Concert for Diana
2007
star 7.6Concert for Diana was a benefit concert held at the then newly built Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday. 31 August that year brought the 10th anniversary of her death. The concert was hosted by Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, who helped to organise many of the world's most famous entertainers and singers to perform. Proceeds from the concert went to Diana's charities, as well as to charities of which William and Harry are patrons. The concert was broadcast in 140 countries with an estimated potential audience of 500 million. In December 2006, 22.500 tickets were made available for purchase for the concert, selling out in just 17 minutes. 63.000 people turned out to Wembley Stadium to watch the performances to commemorate Diana.Ladybug
2015
Ladybug
2015
Part of the Life's Work series. Ladybug is a portrait of Elizabeth Goluch, a metalworker whose art solely focuses on the overlooked world of insects.Nelson Sullivan
1989
Nelson Sullivan
1989
Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures a lost - and now romanticized - American era in all of its mundane glory.Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
star 6Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).Night School
2016
Night School
2016
star 7Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.Der Polizeistaatsbesuch
1967
Planned as a critical satire on the preparations for the shah's visit to Germany in 1967, the events captured in this seminal television documentary constitute a turning point in German history, culminating in the killing of the student Benno Ohnesorg.Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
star 6.9Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.The Beginning or the End
1947
star 6.1The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.Act of Necessity
1991
Act of Necessity
1991
An Australian couple strive to prove that chemical companies have polluted the water supply, giving their daughter leukemia.
