Popular Documentary Movies - Page 469
Murder by Numbers
2004
Viramundo
1965
Viramundo
1965
star 8.6Viramundo shows the saga of the northeastern migrants that arrive in São Paulo, beginning with a train arriving and ending with a train leaving São Paulo in a cycle repeated every day. Viramundo's aim was to question why the military coup d'état in Brazil happened without any popular resistance or revolution or reaction of the society.Star Wars Biomes
2021
Star Wars Biomes
2021
star 6.6Take a virtual vacation to some of the Star Wars films' most iconic and beloved locations like Hoth, Tatooine, and Sorgan, as this charming series whisks you off for fly-through tours of the Galaxy Far, Far Away.Some Nudity Required
1998
Some Nudity Required
1998
star 4.6A woman working in the B movie industry begins examining the industry and the damaged, desperate people who work in it.Story of a Dog
1945
Story of a Dog
1945
star 5.6A dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. This 1945 short documentary film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.The One and Only June Foray
2013
This film is about the life and times of legendary voice actress June Foray. From her beginnings as a child wanting to be an actress, to becoming one of the greatest voice talents in the golden age of animation.Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI, Big Brother
2025
star 8We are engulfed in a digital tsunami—a toxic mix of artificial intelligence, state and corporate surveillance, and social media addiction controlled by powerful algorithms. Digital Tsunami shows how these are all elements of a digital ecosystem that is changing us as humans—just as the prophetic media guru Marshall McLuhan predicted 60 years ago. The unexpected consequences of this digital revolution have created an urgent need for strategies for survival.Inside Mishima
1985
Inside Mishima
1985
Short report on the making of Paul Schrader's film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, aired as part of the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985.Burn
2012
Burn
2012
star 7.4A character-driven, action-packed documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of the Detroit firefighters, the men and women charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead.Street Monkeys
2009
Street Monkeys
2009
Breaking and entering, gang fights-it's not the lifestyle you would imagine inside the posh Mount Edgecombe Estate in Durban, South Africa. But for our primate cousins, the vervet monkey, just trying to protect their turf is all in a day's work. This group of mischievous vervet monkeys bring action and drama to every street corner. Over the course of a year, two rival gangs, the Pani Troop and the Sugar Cane Gang, will vie for prime real estate. See who will win.Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does come true. In this status conscious town Barry Norman looks at the attitudes towards success and failure among the famous and not quite so famous.Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
star 6.8A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.Tomboy
2020
Tomboy
2020
Shot over a five-year period in a nuanced, cinematic style, Tomboy tells the story of four women drummers, making their mark in a stereotypically masculine field. Together they span sixty years of popular music - celebrated through a trove of previously unseen archival footage, intimate portraiture, insightful interviews and some serious drumming skills. The film captures the intoxicating atmosphere onstage, then goes beyond to chart each artist’s personal journey, converging in a unique celebration of the female experience that hits hard and hits homeCheech & Chong's Hey Watch This
2010
star 5.9A documentary based on Cheech and Chong's "Light Up America" reunion tour.The Judgement of Albion
1968
Visual commentary on the way in which the prophetic poems of William Blake are reflected in modern London and the political upheavals of 1968.Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990
star 10The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.Hardly Working
2022
Hardly Working
2022
An ethnographic exploration of the work and daily life of non-player characters, the digital extras in video games. Their labor loops, activity patterns as well as bugs and malfunctions paint a vivid analogy for work under capitalism.Deshilando Luz
2025
Deshilando Luz
2025
A film essay that intertwines the director's gaze with that of her late mother. Beyond exploring mourning and absence as exclusively painful experiences, the film pays tribute to her mother through memories embodied by places and objects that evidence the traces of her existence. The filmmaker asks herself: What does she owe her mother for who she is and how she films? To what extent does her film belong to her?Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came Home
2003
star 10Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came HomeThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
star 6.5This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film.
