Popular Documentary Movies - Page 295
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
2007
Why has America fallen in love with the Walker Family? Find out on Brothers & Sisters: Family Portrait. Sally Field, Rob Lowe, Calista Flockhart, along with the rest of the cast and creators, reflect on their favorite moments and recap the first season of ABC's celebrated family drama. Be there for Brothers & Sisters: Family Portrait, Sunday September 23rd at 10/9 central on ABC.Restart 2020
2021
Restart 2020
2021
After planning major art events for 2020, three artists navigate the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Bedford, Massachusetts.RRR: Behind & Beyond
2024
RRR: Behind & Beyond
2024
star 7An in-depth look at the making of S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus, RRR, with behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews. Explores the vision, challenges, and dedication involved in creating this cinematic phenomenon.Controlling Britney Spears
2021
star 7.7Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become “an oppressive and controlling tool against her”. This New York Times investigation reveals much of how it worked, including an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored every move she made.Words of Captain Scott
2012
Words of Captain Scott uses readings of the diaries and letters of Captain Scott, his companions, and those of his Norwegian rival Roald Amundsen - to tell the story of their epic South Pole expedition in their own words.Chagrin Valley
2023
Chagrin Valley
2023
The Chagrin Valley assisted living facility for dementia sufferers is home to a fragile and ageing population. Punctuated by fleeting conflicts, confusion and long-awaited family visits, the day-to-day life of the residents drags on.The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
Recounting of the long process of adapting the text of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring for film, a project that had begun in 1997. This involved countless adjustments of scenes, about a hundred screenplay revisions, and constant reordering of key moments from the story to fit the brevity of a film.Lunch
2012
Lunch
2012
star 4For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch - and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
star 7.5A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated film Wicked, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.My flower
2026
My flower
2026
A girl whose life has just gotten better is being pulled back into the past. Is this for the best?Abducted
2004
Abducted
2004
star 8Across the globe, many men, women, and children claim to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. Some are traumatized by their experience. Aware of the absurdity of their stories, they cry out for help. This documentary is an encounter with some of these men and women; ordinary people, sincere but lost, who tell the story of their extraordinary experiences. It is also the portrait of one amazing man: John E. Mack, a leading psychiatrist, Professor Emeritus at Harvard, 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner, and founder of the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Hospital. He has studied hundreds of similar cases, and explains in his book "Abduction" that what abducted people describe is real and that they are not suffering from any form of mental illness.Signed, Sealed & Delivered: Inside the Billion-Dollar World of Sports Collectibles
2026
What was once considered a childhood hobby has evolved into a billion-dollar global marketplace. Signed, Sealed & Delivered takes audiences inside the high-stakes world of sports collectibles, where rare trading cards, signed jerseys, and historic memorabilia have become status symbols, emotional investments, and financial assets. Through exclusive access, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary explores the personalities and businesses driving the hobby's modern explosion. Featuring appearances and commentary tied to sports and business icons including Lionel Messi, Kevin O'Leary, and Gary Vaynerchuk, the film uncovers the culture, psychology, risks, and financial opportunities behind the booming collectibles industry — while asking what people are truly chasing when they spend fortunes trying to own a piece of sports history.Julia Bradbury's Iceland Walk
2011
star 7Julia Bradbury heads for Iceland to embark on the toughest walk of her life. Her challenge is to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, a trail that just happens to end at the unpronounceable volcano that brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in 2010 . With the help of Icelandic mountain guide Hanna, Julia faces daunting mountain climbs, red hot lava fields, freezing river crossings, deadly clouds of sulphuric gas, swirling ash deserts and sinister Nordic ghost stories as she attempts to reach the huge volcanic crater at the centre of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier.While I'm Away
2026
While I'm Away
2026
star 7.5"While I'm Away" is a first-year student animated short. This short is about the sense of not fully belonging to one place, and missing the other one when you are away. The guilt of moving abroad in the first place. Being the first generation to do this in your family. The constant self-reassurance that you aren’t doing anything wrong but still having no idea how to navigate all this. Re-birth. Alienation. Growth. Guilt. Renewal. Envy.My Brother's Killer
2026
My Brother's Killer
2026
The unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer brutally killed in West Hollywood, was an urban legend for 33 years. A documentary intended to honor his life took an unexpected turn when members of the community joined forces to uncover overlooked clues, and seek a resolution to the mystery of who killed him. Drawing on a rare trove of VHS and personal footage, the film reveals a chilling overlap between the victim and some of the suspects who were captured on camera in films made in the narrow window of Billy's death.Male masturbation
1974
Male masturbation
1974
star 5Very short educational film made for exclusively educational purposes. The film illustrates male masturbation from the beginning to ejaculation. A production of MEDIA SERVICES HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SUNY - STONY BROOK.Gambler
2006
Gambler
2006
star 6.7A humorous documentary about Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Forced to file for personal bankruptcy after the failure of "Fear X" at the box office, Refn has only one chance to wipe the slate clean and continue his career as a filmmaker: produce sequels to his breakthrough movie "Pusher."
