Popular Documentary Movies - Page 48
Black Diamond Express
1896
star 5.3This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly approaching in the distance, clearly outlined against the grey mountains. Smoke can be seen pouring in volumes from the stack of the locomotive, and as the train approaches closely, she sounds a whistle, warning some section men, who are working on the tracks in the foreground. As she rushes by the camera, the swing motion of the train gives a vivid idea of the lightning speed at which she is traveling. (Edison film catalog)Azzedine Alaïa
2020
Azzedine Alaïa
2020
Ellen von Unwerth, a legendary fashion photographer, was able to slip backstage at the Azzedine Alaïa Fall Winter 1990 show. Supermodels such as Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen play and reveal themselves under the photographer’s lens.Danse espagnole de la Feria Sevillanos
1900
star 5.5A girl in a Sevillian dress dances to the sound of music played a couple of men at the "Féria Sevillanos" [sic] during the Exposition Universelle de Paris - though she does not look a real Sevillian dancer.Untold UK: Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul
2026
star 7At half-time in the 2005 champion league final Liverpool were 3-0 down. What happened next made football history - as players recall in this documentary.Partie de boules
1896
Partie de boules
1896
star 5.6Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.Nepřítelem osudu
2010
Nepřítelem osudu
2010
The life story of heroic war pilot František Truhlář, who became a member of the so-called Guinea Pig Club. After more than 60 years, the first film has been made about one of our homeland’s bravest fighters, whose heroism and love for his country will forever serve as a poignant reminder and a model of exceptional self-sacrifice. Based on the book by writer Vítek Formánek, narrator Zdeněk Svěrák guides us through the incredible life story of heroic war pilot František Truhlář, who voluntarily decided to leave his homeland in 1939 to fight for our freedom. However, he could never have known that his greatest enemy would become his own destiny. A destiny written in flames.Dogville Confessions
2004
Dogville Confessions
2004
star 7A documentary on the creation of Lars von Trier's fascinating drama Dogville starring amongst others Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Gazzara, Lauren Bacall and James Caan. Showcasing behind-the-scenes footage and providing a much deeper look inside the world of filmmaking including some moments of insight that are hard to believe.Acteurs japonais : bataille au sabre
1897
star 4.2Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.The Cherished Man
2020
The Cherished Man
2020
On October 25, 1917, construction of a new world began in Russia. One of the foremost workers in this construction was the writer Andrei Platonov. But a bright and fair future, his art and literature were seen by everyone in different ways. Its truth became impossible, and the new world was not built in the way it was conceived. Demanding millions of lives for its existence, a brighter future took the life of the writer’s son, who was arrested at the age of fifteen, and then Andrei Platonov himself. The story of the creation and death of the new world in seven days.Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line
2024
star 8Across a 45-year career ‘The Oils’ helped shape modern Australia with anthems like “US Forces”, “Beds Are Burning” and “Redneck Wonderland”. Featuring unseen footage and interviews with every band member, alongside signature moments including the outback tour with Warumpi Band, their Exxon protest gig in New York and those famous “Sorry” suits at the Sydney Olympics, Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line traces the journey of Australia’s quintessential rock band.Return: Saving Turtles
2026
RETURN follows the efforts of a family of former sea-turtle–egg poachers, now dedicated protectors, leading VIVEMAR — a community-based organization in Oaxaca, Mexico. Through their work, they safeguard one of the world’s most endangered sea turtle species during its nesting season along the Mexican coast.Grands-mères de l'Islam
1980
Zora has no complaints about her husband, except that he gave her 20 children in 20 years! Kheira, who was married at 13, recounts her story through tears: the young grandmother remembers the years she spent fighting to get back the son her first husband took away from her. These touching portraits of Algerian women were filmed in Marseille.The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise
2024
star 8In the summer of 1961, a group of young Italian anthropologists made a clandestine journey through Spain, in order to record popular songs that supported anti-Franco resistance. As a result of their work, they were prosecuted and their recordings were censored. Sixty years later, and guided by Emilio Jona, aged 92, the last living member of that group of travellers, we recover the unpublished recordings and reconstruct the journey, today, across an emotional and political landscape, regaining historical memories through these songs, as relevant today as they were then.2DIE4
2026
2DIE4
2026
star 5.5The film follows Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Nasr as he competes in a real race, capturing a story unfolding in real time.Spanish Bullfight
1900
Spanish Bullfight
1900
star 4.1With a crowded arena in the background, a stationary camera records a bull charging a picador astride his horse. An attendant on foot throws stones at the rump of the horse to get it to move. Various toreadors run past the bull to try to get him to charge or at least run about.69 Kg
2024
69 Kg
2024
A journey into the dark corner of a boxer in his last tournament. Through boxing, he discovers the same inner world that helped him overcome the brutality of his past. As challenges shift and children begin to ask uncomfortable questions.La Korrigane
1900
We Like Being Naked
2024
We Like Being Naked
2024
star 7.5In this eye-opening one off documentary, we follow the people who choose naturism as part of their lifestyle and discover why they prefer to be clothes free no matter what they are up to. From shopping in the local village to rock climbing the local hills – these are the people who let it all hang out as they live life to the full.Maurice Audin, a story of mathematicians
2018
star 10On September 13, 2018, President Emmanuel Macron visited Josette Audin at her home in Bagnolet to ask for her forgiveness, presenting her with a declaration acknowledging that her husband had died under torture at the hands of a "legally established system" implemented by the former French colonial power in Algeria. This acknowledgment, however belated, is a victory for Josette Audin and her family, but above all, it is a victory for human rights, achieved together by mathematicians and historians. This film retraces this shared commitment against torture and state abuses, first within the Audin Committee and then within the Committee of Mathematicians, which also intervened to support other mathematicians imprisoned and sometimes tortured around the world.TMZ Presents: Child Star Syndrome - Triumphs, Tragedies & Trolls
2023
star 7Entertainment giants created a new generation of child stars in the social media era, creating some of Hollywood’s biggest names – and some of its most tragic tales.
