Documentary Movies
Venus and Serena

Venus and Serena

Venus and Serena
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Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the prism of one year in their…

Genre: Documentary
Everything or Nothing

Everything or Nothing

Everything or Nothing
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98

A new feature documentary from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films. Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007. Directed by Stevan Riley (Fire In Babylon), Everything or…

Genre: Documentary
The House I Live In

The House I Live In

The House I Live In
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110

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet…

Genre: Documentary
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
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Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the…

Persistence of Vision

Persistence of Vision

Persistence of Vision
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It was to be the greatest animated film of all time. Not just an eye-opener, but a game-changer. Richard Williams demanded nothing less, investing nearly three decades into his movie…

Genre: Documentary
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the “paramount moral challenge” of our time.

Genre: Documentary
Russell Brand – From Addiction to Recovery

Russell Brand – From Addiction to Recovery

Russell Brand – From Addiction to Recovery
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BBC 3 follows actor and comedian Russell Brand, as he campaigns for abstinence-based recovery programmes and the compassionate treatment of addiction as an illness rather than a crime

Genre: Documentary
Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice
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When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a…

Genre: Documentary
Goltzius and the Pelican Company

Goltzius and the Pelican Company

Goltzius and the Pelican Company
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128

Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated…

Liv & Ingmar

Liv & Ingmar

Liv & Ingmar
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The 42 year long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.

Genre: Documentary
Citizens of Cosmopolis

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Citizens of Cosmopolis
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110

An in-depth documentary about the making of David Cronenberg’s feature film, Cosmopolis (2012), an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name.

Genre: Documentary
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender is a 2012 feature length documentary about Queen star Freddie Mercury and his attempt to forge a solo career outside of Queen.

Occupy Unmasked

Occupy Unmasked

Occupy Unmasked
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Occupy Unmasked features the conservative visionary Andrew Breitbart and journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, and Lee Stranahan. Written and directed by award-winning director, Stephen…

Genre: Documentary
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
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This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland’s remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to…

Genre: Documentary
How to Survive a Plague

How to Survive a Plague

How to Survive a Plague
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A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having…

Genre: Documentary
Artifact

Artifact

Artifact
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Artifact is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Jared Leto under the pseudonym of Bartholomew Cubbins, a recurring character in the Dr. Seuss universe. The film is a documentary…

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn
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Using the book ‘Fragments’, which collects Marilyn Monroe’s poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of…

Genre: Documentary
Casting By

Casting By

Casting By
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89

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood…

Genre: Documentary
A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman

A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman

A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
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85

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman’s brazenly fictionalized life…

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

How to Make Money Selling Drugs
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Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.

Genre: Documentary
Detropia

Detropia

Detropia
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Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle…

Genre: Documentary
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
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136

Philosopher Slavoj Žižek and filmmaker Sophie Fiennes reunites for this follow-up to their hit The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, using their interpretation of moving pictures to present a compelling cinematic…

Genre: Documentary
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
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Documentary looking back at the career of the popular character actor Harry Dean Stanton, featuring songs performed by Stanton.

Genre: Documentary
The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing
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115

In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The result is a surreal, cinematic journey, not only…

Genre: Documentary
Side by Side

Side by Side

Side by Side
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99

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a…

Genre: Documentary
This Ain’t California

This Ain’t California

This Ain’t California
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90

This Ain’t California is a celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary documentary trip into the world of roller boarding in the German Democratic Republic. A coming-of-age tale of…

Storm Surfers 3D

Storm Surfers 3D

Storm Surfers 3D
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This pulse-racing real-life adventure follows two of Australia’s greatest surf legends on their quest to hunt down and ride the Pacific’s biggest and most dangerous waves. With 3D cameras installed…

Lasseter’s Bones

Lasseter’s Bones

Lasseter’s Bones
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Australia’s El Dorado was found by Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter – if we believe his claims in the late 1800s to have discovered a vast gold deposit in central Australia….

Genre: Documentary
More Than Honey

More Than Honey

More Than Honey
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90

With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia — more ambitious…

Genre: Documentary
Leviathan

Leviathan

Leviathan
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87

Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast. The very waters that once inspired Moby Dick, the film captures the harsh,…

Genre: Documentary
Craigslist Joe

Craigslist Joe

Craigslist Joe
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90

In a time when America’s economy was crumbling and sense of community was in question, one guy left everything behind to see if he could survive solely on the support…

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Dad Made Dirty Movies
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After escaping a Communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe to make his American dream come true, together with his close friend Ed Wood, Stephen became the father of sexploitation cinema –…

Genre: Documentary
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge

Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge

Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
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On November 22, 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing 3 nights at the Rosemont Horizon. Long influenced by…

The Batmobile

The Batmobile

The Batmobile
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Witness all five Batmobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman’s arsenal as you journey through the birth…

Genre: Documentary
2016: Obama’s America

2016: Obama’s America

2016: Obama’s America
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2016: Obama’s America takes audiences on a gripping visual journey into the heart of the worlds most powerful office to reveal the struggle of whether one man’s past will redefine…

Genre: Documentary
The Imposter

The Imposter

The Imposter
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It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented…

The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers
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101

In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel’s intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel’s decades-long counterterrorism…

Genre: Documentary
The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles
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With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream….

Genre: Documentary
You’ve Been Trumped

You’ve Been Trumped

You’ve Been Trumped
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95

In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland’s last…

Genre: Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man
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85

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock ‘n’ roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy…