Popular Documentary Movies - Page 345
Finders Keepers
2015
Finders Keepers
2015
star 6.5In this documentary, recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it therefore to be his rightful property.Jeffrey's Hell
2024
Jeffrey's Hell
2024
star 3.5In 2023, Writer/director Aaron Irons went deep into the Appalachian wilderness area known as Jeffrey's Hell to expand on the legends and stories from his 2022 found footage film, CHEST. He was never seen again. This documentary explores what really happened to Aaron and what secrets are being kept below the surface.Half Sour
2014
Half Sour
2014
A group of young skateboarders find direction in their lives when they move to New York and start a pickle business.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.Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Wired For Sound documents the role of the Gibson guitar throughout the evolution of rock music.The Duke at Fox
2001
The Duke at Fox
2001
Clip job of the numerous films John Wayne made at 20th Century Fox with commentary from those who knew him.St. Louis
2019
St. Louis
2019
star 7Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.Unlocking the Cage
2016
Unlocking the Cage
2016
star 6.8Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented battle that seeks to utilize the writ of habeas corpus to expand legal “personhood” to include certain animals. Wise’s unusual plaintiffs—chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, once famed showbiz stars—are now living in filth, struggling to survive. Wise and his impassioned legal team take us into the field, revealing gripping evidence of such abuse and plunging us into the intricacies of their case as they probe preconceived notions of what it means to be a non-human animal.Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005
star 7This documentary brings a lighting on the originality and the specificity of the actor-author Pierre Richard, improbable synthesis of the talking ant silent films, heir to Buster Keaton for the gestural one and the expression of the body, and to Groucho Marx for the puns and the burlesque verbal one. Conceived like a voyage inside the universe of Pierre Richard, "the Art of unsteadiness" makes it possible to better understand its step, its method of actor, director and gag man. With through many testimonies, extracts of films and archives documents, drawn up here the portrait of one of the large last burlesques.For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela
2014
star 8.1The amazing and inspiring journey of Mexican guitarists ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ who at a very young age decided to do only what they loved the most: music.The Offspring: Americana
1998
The Offspring present exactly what you're looking for in camcorder entertainment. "Americana" is the video that gives you the inside story behind this band's humble beginnings. Watch the true story of a Californian garage band as they stumble into the limelight. Also check out America's finest boarders (skate, wake, snow & surf) and America's finest bikers (BMX & Moto-X) as they huck their shit. This is no Hollywood production. No actors and no stuntmen, just friends and the Offspring.You Do the Best You Can
2001
Follows Roy Andersson around different film festivals as he tries to launch his new film "Songs from the Second Floor" mixed with interviews with family members and colleagues.True Blue
2014
True Blue
2014
Dekline Footwear's inaugural - all purpose / full-length / full-strength concentrated video presentation. Contains 30 minutes of highly-saturated skateboarding with: Blake Carpenter, Chad Tim Tim, James Hardy, Pat Burke, Nick Merlino, Aaron "Jaws" Homoki, Ryan Spencer, Matt Bennett and Dakota Servold.Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013
star 4.6After 81 days of solitary detention world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down. Journalists, the art world and his family all want a piece of him and on top of that he is met with a gigantic lawsuit from the Chinese government, soon to be named 'The Fake Case'. Ai Weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the Chinese authorities in his fight for human rights. Ai Weiwei strongly believes that China is ready for change. And he will do everything to make it happen.Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
star 8Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour retrospective features previously unseen scripts, scrapbooks and production files belonging to the lad himself, as well as personal items such as photos and letters.Balrog: Behind the Glory
2011
star 7.5A documentary that dismantles the myths and lore surrounding one of Street Fighter's most commonly overlooked principal characters.How to Forget Sadness: Documentary of Nogizaka46
2015
star 8.2A documentary about Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. "A method to forget sadness" will show how the Nogizaka46's members were, how they really felt, and how they strived while facing the cruel world of showbiz. How were their lives off the screen? Well, find out by yourself.Dansen
1994
Dansen
1994
star 5.5Movement, glance, rhythm and hints. Meetings on fragrant meadows and in enclosed training rooms. Joy, sweat, disciplined training and physical presence. A film about the dialogue between man and woman, but also between cultures, generations and social classes.
