Popular Documentary Movies - Page 361
Monster Mania
1997
Monster Mania
1997
star 9.7Monster Mania traces the evolution of horror films, featuring footage from classic and contemporary favorites.The One Man Band 369 Days in Antarctica
2026
star 7.5The documentary by Oliver Tree detailing his trip to Antarctica to record for his fourth an final studio album, Love You Madly, Hate You Badly"THE BUTTERFLY"
2023
Night School
2016
Night School
2016
star 7Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.Vacío Luminoso
2026
Vacío Luminoso
2026
Filmmaker Oliver Laxe leads his crew and a group of ravers deep into the desert to shoot his feature, Sirāt. Within the confines of his hotel room in Morocco, something unspoken lingers in his chest as Laxe opens up for a recorded conversation. As filming intensifies in the barren landscape, the film begins to inhabit those who take part.ET Contact: They Are Here
2017
star 4ET CONTACT: THEY ARE HERE documents the jaw-dropping stories of individuals from around the world who share similar accounts of extraterrestrial and otherworldly encounters. Producer and host Caroline Cory, who has her own extensive history with the supernatural, takes the viewers on an extraordinary journey to uncover whether these seemingly independent yet parallel reports may actually be scientific evidence of a greater phenomenon at work. Through a series of groundbreaking on-camera experiments on human DNA, and interviews with leading scientists, viewers will find themselves pondering the nature of their own reality or yet the true origin of the human species. ET CONTACT may ultimately show that the traditionally unexplained is, in fact, far more attributable to science than fiction. NOTE: This film has been released in some territories under the title: "Among Us".My Brother, My Brother
2025
star 6Perceiving life as something shared by two. Through a split (dual) narrative, identical twins Omar and Wesam, recount their shared memories: from their time in the womb of their mother to the moment they are tragically separated. Written and directed by twin brothers, Saad and Abdelrahman Dnewar, My Brother, My Brother, combines 2D animation with live-action cinematography to chronicle a deeply affectionate and tender narrative about existing without the other.Uncle Saddam
2000
Uncle Saddam
2000
star 6.1Everything you've ever wanted to know about Saddam Hussein (but were afraid to ask).Night at the Hotel
2019
Night at the Hotel
2019
star 1.5Paranormal horror documentary with real footage of the night when two friends entered with cameras in an abandoned hotel among the forests of Galicia, they were surrounded and attacked by unexplained forces. The documentary shows what happened there with real footage and interviews of the protagonists.The Secret of Dr. Grinberg
2022
star 8.7In the early nineties, Dr. Jacobo Grinberg’s career was blooming and he gained lots of international credit as a researcher in the fields of telepathy and neurophysiology at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. When Dr. Grinberg mysteriously disappears in 1994, the police find no trace of him. The only thing that is clear, is that all his research material, including his computers, disappeared along with him.2000 Cinématons
2001
2000 Cinématons
2001
star 5A film about an ongoing cinematic adventure that began in 1978: a vast anthology of personality portraits called Cinématons, dealing with people in the arts. Historical, ethnological, sociological and psychological, this anthology is a living record of the artistic community of the last 20th century which attempts to answer these questions: Why film everyone? Why choose cultural personalities? How do the subjects look at their image? How much exhibitionism and narcissism is involved in being filmed?A Year in Space
2016
A Year in Space
2016
star 7.4Follow astronaut Scott Kelly's 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin on Earth, astronaut Mark Kelly.Monsterland
2009
Monsterland
2009
star 6.5A journey through time and history of diverse monster types, from the latex monster in devastated postwar Japan to aliens and serial murderers.Explorer: Lost in the Arctic
2023
star 6.4Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
star 6.5Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.Killer Legends
2014
Killer Legends
2014
star 5.8Delving 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.Thunder and Mud
1990
Thunder and Mud
1990
star 4.3An entertaining combination of heavy-metal rockers and female mud wrestlers hosted by Jessica Hahn.July '64
2004
July '64
2004
star 7A historic three-day race riot erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Combines historic archival footage, news reports, and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.Foucault Against Himself
2014
star 6.2In both his private and public life, Foucault often contradicted himself, especially when his ideas collided with the institutions where he worked. Contemporary critics and philosophers reframe their legacy in an effort to build new ways of thinking about his struggle against the mechanisms of domination within society, demonstrating how the conflict lies at the heart of his life and work.Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film The Rainmaker (1997), and director Francis Ford Coppola's creative methods of getting great performances from his cast.
