Popular Documentary Movies - Page 292
Draussen bleiben
2007
Draussen bleiben
2007
The King
2023
The King
2023
star 7.2A story about Carl XVI Gustaf who became the world’s youngest king. The father dies when the crown prince is only nine months old and he grows up with an obligation from which he cannot escape. In the course of two years, the director Karin af Klintberg gets to interview him. The film consists of their meetings, intermixed with scenes from the spectacle that surrounds him. A modern and poetic film about the king in which he is placed in settings we rarely otherwise see him.Actua 1
1968
Actua 1
1968
star 6A film considered almost lost even by Garrel, who recently found his negatives. Shot during the events of the May 68, it was made collectively; the film is a merge of Garrel’s and his partners’ points of view, all of them students and filmmakers that participated in the revolt.Behind the Smile
2024
Behind the Smile
2024
Behind the Smile uncovers the lives and careers of comedians with disabilities and mental health challenges, celebrating how they use humour to challenge stereotypes, foster empathy, and share their unique perspectives with the world.Pixo
2009
Pixo
2009
star 8.2The film discusses the cultural impact of "pichação", a Brazilian form of graffiti, on the streets of São Paulo and its international influence as one of the main cornerstones of Street Art.Comic Relief 2006
2006
Comic Relief 2006
2006
star 7A stand-up comedy benefit concert, which raises funds to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.Howard
2018
Howard
2018
star 6.8Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum
2017
star 7.7The film tells the story of the intimate and unprecedented encounter between the photojournalists of the Magnum Agency and the world of cinema. The confrontation of two seemingly opposite worlds – fiction and reality. For 70 years their paths crossed: a family of photographers, amongst them the biggest names in photography, and a family of actors and filmmakers who helped write the history of cinema, from John Huston to Marilyn Monroe to Orson Welles, Kate Winslet and Sean Penn.Mont Dore: L'Etablissement thermal
1900
star 5Visitors come and go to the thermal springs of Le Mont-Dore. Some are wrapped up in warm garments, some arrive in palanquins.Disneynature: Migration
2009
Disneynature Migration sweeps across the surface of the planet to witness the mysteries of migration. To answer the questions of why and how hundreds of thousands of animals, birds and insects leave their homes to travel up to thousands of miles before returning, we’ll follow several species as they make their miraculous journeys. Along the way, we’ll see how both man and nature may conspire against these creatures, making their remarkable treks even more impossible.Banners
2020
Banners
2020
Get to know a little bit about Paulo Moreira, sign painter from the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte - MG, his hand painting techniques and the challenges that his profession presents in the daily lives of big cities.Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
star 7Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
1899
star 5.5Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton docks.Being Poirot
2013
Being Poirot
2013
star 7.7After 25 years playing Hercule Poirot, British actor David Suchet explores the enduring appeal of his most legendary character.Neirud
2023
Neirud
2023
star 8.5Neirud died shrouded in mystery, leaving behind no trace of her past. Confronting family secrets, the filmmaker pieces together the life of her enigmatic aunt, who toured Brazil as a wrestler in an underground all-female circus troupe throughout the 60s and 80s. As she investigates Neirud's controversial ring persona, Gorilla Woman, the filmmaker uncovers a taboo-breaking love story, revealing the surprising nature of Neirud's role in her own family.Vida Activa
2014
Vida Activa
2014
New Opportunities were a portuguese education program with a focus on the academic certification of adults who left school early. Applicants will improve their academic degree from the re-elaboration and re-interpretation of his "life experience." These processes motivated workers to reflect on their working conditions, their training, their roots, producing a plurality of views about the school, emigration, the rural world and the universe of employment. Having its protagonists stories as a starting point, the film approches into a reflection about work in the contemporay world. This film was produced over four years work by the film director in a New Opportunities Centre.Director: Alan Clarke
1991
Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" and "Elephant" inspired a generation of British actors, writers and directors that changed cinema forever. This documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with friends and colleagues of Clarke, including Tim Roth, Danny Boyle, Stephen Frears, Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels.The Beloved
2007
Mounir
2026
Mounir
2026
Dando Pelo
2026
Dando Pelo
2026
