Popular Documentary Movies - Page 124
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
star 6A documentary about German cinema from 1960 to 1990. It follows "Verfluchte Liebe deutscher Film."Reconstrução
2012
Reconstrução
2012
Girl Climber
2025
Girl Climber
2025
star 7Professional climber Emily Harrington has summited Everest, 8000-meter peaks, and dominated the competition circuit but, her greatest challenge extends beyond the physical. To cement her legacy in the male dominated world of elite rock climbing, she sets her sights on a career-defining 24-hour ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Caught between the pursuit of personal ambition and the ticking biological clock of life, a near-fatal fall forces Emily to reckon with what she’s willing to risk. Equal parts gripping survival story and intimate portrait, Girl Climber isn’t just about breaking records, it’s about breaking barriers. Amongst Yosemite’s legendary boy’s club, Emily isn’t proving she is the best *Girl Climber-- she's proving she is one of the best. Period.Let Our Mountains Live
2026
Sami reindeer herders win a Supreme Court victory against Europe’s largest wind farm - but when the state refuses to act, their fight reveals a deeper crisis of justice and trust.Roda Kota Arteri Jakarta
2025
Roda Kota Arteri Jakarta explores Jakarta’s latest public transportation system, Mikrotrans (often called JakLingko). Beneath its perceived success, the documentary uncovers systemic realities where delayed wages and demanding work targets affect driver performance, passenger comfort, and safety. Through multiple perspectives, from drivers and operators to government officials. The film reveals structural conflicts within a public transport system whose ideals have yet to be fully realized.Ultimate Predator
2006
Ultimate Predator
2006
star 4.3A never-before-seen collection of insane animal encounters from the creators of "Jackass" and "Wildboyz." Manny "The Shark Man" Puig engages sharks, alligators, bears, snakes, and more.Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
2022
Delve into a treasure trove of recently unearthed archives to tell a brand new story of Spike Milligan as film, scripts, letters, objects, photographs, recordings, and art all come together to paint a portrait of a comic genius.The Experiencers: Full Disclosure
2026
star 4An astonishing award-winning documentary that goes beyond asking whether extraterrestrial contact is real - and into the more unsettling question of why, drawing on firsthand accounts and evidence for what intelligent life beyond our world may be.Beavers
1988
Beavers
1988
star 7.5A story about several beaver families in their wild surroundings. The interesting process of building a dam can be watched as well as the dangers arising from hungry bears and other influences on the new-built home.Gunda
2021
Gunda
2021
star 7.2A glimpse into the raw and simple power of nature through encounters with farm animals: the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig; two cows, and a one-legged chicken.My Love, Don't Cross That River
2014
star 7.9There lives a couple known as "100-year-old lovebirds". They're like fairy tale characters: the husband is strong like a woodman, and the wife is full of charms like a princess. They dearly love each other, wear Korean traditional clothes together, and still fall asleep hand in hand. However, death, quietly and like a thief, sits between them. This film starts from that moment, and follows the last moments of 76 years of their marriage.Beyond Freedom
2006
Beyond Freedom
2006
An animated documentary celebrating the end of Apartheid and a unique cultural collaboration between artists and animators in South Africa.Der Ölschock von 1973 - Autofreie Sonntage
2023
star 8On November 25, 1973, the first of four car-free Sundays transformed West Germany's deserted highways into spaces for walking, cycling, and horse-drawn carriages, while towns and cities took on a festive atmosphere. Introduced during the oil crisis to conserve fuel after the Arab oil embargo and production cuts following the Yom Kippur War, the measure became an unforgettable collective experience. Beyond the immediate energy shortage, the crisis marked a turning point, ending the postwar economic boom and encouraging greater awareness of energy use, consumerism, and environmental issues.Hungarian Retro
2010
Hungarian Retro
2010
star 7.2A feature length, lively - montage style - documentary, capturing the essence of what life was like in socialist Hungary - dubbed the "The most cheerful barrack" back then - using contemporary music, interviews, adverts and news footages.Stolen Childhoods
2005
Stolen Childhoods
2005
star 10Narrated by Meryl Streep and filmed in eight countries, Stolen Childhoods is the story of 246 million children for whom life is nothing but work. Children are found working in dumps, quarries and brick kilns. One boy has been pressed into forced labor on a fishing platform in the Sea of Sumatra, a fifteen-year-old runaway describes being forced into prostitution on the streets of Mexico City, while a nine-year-old girl picks coffee in Kenya to help her family survive. The film features stories of child laborers around the world, told in their own words, while placing their stories in the broader context of the worldwide struggle against child labor, how it contributes to global insecurity, while featuring best practice programs to improve their lives by giving them the chance of making a reasonable living when they grow up. Ultimately, the film challenges the viewer to help break the cycle of poverty for the 246 million children laboring at the bottom of the global economy.After Hours
2013
After Hours
2013
star 6Something strange and unpredictable takes inthe mysteriously vacant rooms of Berlin’s infamous Techno club Berghain. A group of wild animals occupy the monumental spaces of the former power station. We explore the building together with the animals and experience its dimensions from a new, nonhuman perspective. The brutality of the industrial architecture is confronted with the beauty of these shy creatures.Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
1898
star 4An impressive eight-some performs some Victorian gymnastics for the cameraSnowball Fight
1897
Snowball Fight
1897
star 6.6Wintertime in Lyon. About a dozen people, men and women, are having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree-lined street. The cyclist coming along the road becomes the target of opportunity. He falls off his bicycle. He's not hurt, but he rides back the way he came, as the fight continues.Japonaise faisant sa toilette
1899
star 5.2A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.
