Documentary Movies
Virunga

Virunga

Virunga
IMDb: N/A
90

Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that…

Genre: Documentary, War
Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop!

Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop!

Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop!
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41

In celebration of the publisher’s 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company’s journey from fledgling comics publisher to multi-media juggernaut. Hosted by Emily VanCamp…

Genre: Documentary
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
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90

In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to…

Journey to Le Mans

Journey to Le Mans

Journey to Le Mans
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92

Le Mans the biggest motorsport event in the world, is truly a spectacle like no other. The twenty-four hour race is considered the most physically and mentally demanding race on…

Genre: Documentary
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
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76

“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible…

Genre: Documentary
Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Citizenfour
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114

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The film…

Genre: Documentary
I Am Ali

I Am Ali

I Am Ali
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111

Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali’s personal archive of “audio journals” as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend’s…

Genre: Documentary
Iris

Iris

Iris
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83

IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for…

Genre: Documentary
National Gallery

National Gallery

National Gallery
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180

A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery’s visitors. The film portrays the…

Genre: Documentary
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
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107

Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus were two movie-obsessed cousins from Israel who became Hollywood’s ultimate gate-crashers. Following their own skewed version of the Great American Dream, they bought an already…

Genre: Documentary
Why Horror?

Why Horror?

Why Horror?
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81

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

Genre: Documentary
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin
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96

A documentary about the development and spread of the virtual currency called Bitcoin.

The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth
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109

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of…

Genre: Documentary
In the Basement

In the Basement

In the Basement
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81

Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl explores of the dark underside of the human psyche by entering Austrian basements fitted out as private domains for secrets and fetishes.

Genre: Documentary
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
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106

Documentary about basketball star Dirk Nowitzki.

Genre: Documentary
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
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58

A documentary directed by Winding Refn’s wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.

Genre: Documentary
Messi

Messi

Messi
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93

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart…

Genre: Documentary
Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam
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98

During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground,…

Genre: Documentary, War
The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence
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103

A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

Genre: Documentary
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

To Be Takei
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94

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds…

Genre: Documentary
Dinosaur 13

Dinosaur 13

Dinosaur 13
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95

Documentary about the discovery of the largest T-Rex fossil found.

Genre: Documentary
Red Army

Red Army

Red Army
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76

From Oscar and Emmy award winning filmmakers, Red Army highlights the Soviet Union’s legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team’s Captain Slava…

The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World
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120

The Man Who Saved the World is feature documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Deepsea Challenge 3D
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90

Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron’s “Deepsea Challenge 3D” tells the story of Cameron’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of…

Genre: Documentary
That Sugar Film

That Sugar Film

That Sugar Film
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97

One man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body,…

Genre: Documentary
Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie
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101

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, “Video Games: The Movie” is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to…

20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth
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97

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave’s persona.

Life Itself

Life Itself

Life Itself
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120

Life Itself recounts the surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. The film details his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize…

Genre: Documentary
America: Imagine the World Without Her

America: Imagine the World Without Her

America: Imagine the World Without Her
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103

Political commentator, author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza puts forth the notion that America’s history is being replaced by another version in which plunder and exploitation are the defining characteristics. D’Souza…

Genre: Documentary
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
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85

“COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret” is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the world’s…

Genre: Documentary
Killer Legends

Killer Legends

Killer Legends
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86

Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
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105

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with…

Genre: Documentary
Doc of the Dead

Doc of the Dead

Doc of the Dead
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81

The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.

Genre: Documentary
Road

Road

Road
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102

Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

Genre: Documentary
NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
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93

Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 200 performances, and across 3 continents,…

Genre: Documentary
Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall
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75

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what…

Genre: Documentary
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
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75

Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis…

Genre: Documentary
All This Mayhem

All This Mayhem

All This Mayhem
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104

All This Mayhem is a searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional…

Genre: Documentary
Korengal

Korengal

Korengal
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84

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war.

Genre: Documentary
Fed Up

Fed Up

Fed Up
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92

Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to…

Genre: Documentary