Popular Documentary Movies - Page 361
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999
star 10Award-winning story of University of Texas coaching legend and three time National Champion, Darrell Royal.Apocalypse Mode
2021
Apocalypse Mode
2021
star 7.5After decades of growth and ostentation, when every excess was allowed, the fashion industry is currently at a turning point, caught up in the political issues that are reshaping our times: climate change and sustainable development, cultural representation and appropriation, equality, gender issues... Brands and creators are now subject to increasingly sharp public scrutiny. How is the fashion industry facing these challenges and responding to this new paradigm? Based as it is on the concept of planned obsolescence, can fashion survive?We Were There to Be There
2021
On June 13, 1978, the punk bands the Cramps and the Mutants played a free show for psychiatric patients at the Napa State Hospital in California. We Were There to Be There chronicles the people, politics, and cultural currents that led to the show and its live recording.Hollywood Censored
2015
Hollywood Censored
2015
star 8This documentary by Clara and Julia Kuperberg examines how a set of moral guidelines known as the Hays Code influenced movie-making in Hollywood from the 30s through to the late 60s.Blind Ambition
2022
Blind Ambition
2022
star 7The inspiring story of four Zimbabwean men who form their country’s first Wine Tasting Olympics team and the mission that drives them to compete.RED EYES
2010
RED EYES
2010
Documentary film about soccer and the passion it unleashes in a country qualifying for a world cup. During eight years of following the Chilean national team, the features and nuances that make up our society are reflected in both defeat and victory, trying to answer what mystery this sport has that makes it the most popular in the world.Cannibals tomorrow
1983
Cannibals tomorrow
1983
It is a documentary, which submits to the public the most dramatic, subhuman situations in which men find themselves living in all corners of the world. From India to Brazil, from the African nations of the Sahel to Bolivia, the camera ruthlessly shows the images of a humanity marginalized in a thousand ways by the so-called"civil consortium".Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
2025
star 8.8Follow the final three years of Ozzy Osbourne's life as he and Sharon plan a return home after 25 years in LA and prepare for the ultimate farewell gig.Thicker Than Water
2000
Thicker Than Water
2000
star 5.8Chris Malloy, Emmett Malloy, and Jack Johnson got together to document the life and times of a pro surfer. Shot all on 16mm Film "Thicker Than Water" follows Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Brad Gerlach, Shane Dorian, and others on a 18 month journey through the North Atlantic, South Pacific, and the Bay of Bengal.Sea Fort
1940
Sea Fort
1940
The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.Sangue
2013
Sangue
2013
End of 2011. Pippo Delbono and Giovanni Senzani, the former leader of the Red Brigades recently released from prison, decide to get back together on their relationship with violence, with dreams of revolution, with the world today, and Italy in ruins. For a book, or a movie ... But the reality is that almost making mock of their projects, the death surprises them. Pippo rushed to the bedside of his sick mother, a fervent Catholic and a former elementary school teacher who hated the Communists ... While Anna, after waiting 23 years, her husband Giovanni came out of prison, gets sick in turn. Despite their efforts, the two women die three days apart. Pippo and Giovanni suddenly find themselves orphans, vulnerable, exposed. Meanwhile, L'Aquila, the city disfigured by the earthquake and emptied of its inhabitants, the city of promises and political campaigns, today also lonely and orphaned, abandoned, waiting for someone to finally bring her back to life.CROSSINGS
2020
CROSSINGS
2020
Kai & John John Florence decide that it's a good idea to sail a foiling Phantom 16' from Oahu to Kauai! With 25 knots at their backs they fly across the pacific. The question is will they make it back to where them came from?Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925
star 5.4Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel made to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (21st January 1924 - 1925) drawn from 'The Final Journey', a Pravda feuilleton written on the occasion of Lenin's funeral by the man who had introduced Vertov to cinema, Mikhail Koltsov. Contains: First anniversary of Lenin's death: 1. Assassination attempt on Lenin and Soviet Russia's progress under his leadership / 2. Lenin's illness, death and funeral / 3. The year after Lenin's deathManaslu: Mountain of Souls
2018
star 8.3The great successes and tragedies in the life and work of Hans Kammerlander, the renowned mountaineer.The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
2001
This PBS special, concocted in support of the wickedly witty Firesign Theatre's "The Bride of Firesign" CD, has the comedy troupe delivering high-octane humor in a number of classic bits. Featured are skits such as "How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All" and "Hand Me the Pliers," and characters such as Nick Danger, Jack Poet and Bebop Lobo. Extras include a documentary, excerpts from audio rehearsals and more.Miscellaneous News
1986
Miscellaneous News
1986
star 2.7A drama that strings together vignettes of events taken from everyday newspaper headlines. Germans are shown in their reactions to World War II, minorities, and the elderly. A side plot follows a meeting between former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and East German leader Erich Honecker.O Circo
1965
O Circo
1965
star 7.5The documentary follows a caravan of acrobats through the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, presenting the situation of circuses in Brazil through testimonies from several circus artists.Hymn of the Nations
1944
Hymn of the Nations
1944
star 4.9Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir in Verdi’s Inno delle nazioni. Originally composed in the 1860s as a musical tribute to Europe, Toscanini expanded the score to include The Star-Spangled Banner and The Internationale in honor of the Allied struggle and Italian partisans. Filmed in NBC’s Studio 8H, the documentary interweaves performance with scenes of Toscanini at home, emphasizing his anti-fascist stance and celebrating the liberation of Italy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.Desert Storm: The War Begins
1991
An historic presentation by CNN documenting the lead up to and the beginning of the war in Iraq.Unladylike2020
2020
Unladylike2020
2020
star 1Upending expectations and challenging the definition of womanhood, these “first women” found themselves at the forefront of progressive movements, organizing campaigns and leading paths to cultural change. Female historians share the names and stories of five of these pioneers: Martha Hughes Cannon, Jovita Idár, Jeannette Rankin, Mary Church Terrell and Zitkála-Šá.
