Popular Documentary Movies - Page 487
Elgar
1962
Elgar
1962
star 7An astonishing documentary of the life of classical composer Sir Edward Elgar. This partly dramatised account is remarkable for its sensitive portrayal of the rise of a young musician from an underprivileged background to international fame.Mandela
1989
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
2020
star 6.9Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaking video and photographic evidence and supporting interviews from prominent figures such as Adam Curry of Princeton’s PEAR Lab; legendary civil rights attorney Daniel Sheehan, and Dr. Russell Targ, who headed the CIA’s top secret remote viewing program. Their message: For thousands of people, contact has begun. This is their story.It's More Than Just Bricks & Mortar
2025
An intimate peek into vibrant dancing community of Walthamstow Trades Hall. The documentary serves as an anthropological exploration of connection, heritage and shared spaces.Egyptian Bullock-Pump Drawing Water
1897
star 5.5An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up series of travelogue films following a collection made for R.W. Paul in 1896.Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited with more than sixty television titles, seventy movies and twenty plays. Known from classic full-length features like Macunaíma, They Don't Wear Black Tie and Kiss of the Spider Woman, his dramatic versatility also encompasses major Brazilian soap operas, including O Bem Amado and Roque Santeiro. With his talent, he overcame barriers faced by many Black performers in Brazil. An active on-screen and on-stage presence since the 1950s, his name is synonymous with the history of Brazilian television, theatre and cinema, making him a landmark talent in the performing arts world.Sauve la vie (qui peut)
1981
star 8Godard experimental film with montages combining "Sauve qui peut (la vie)" and other films by other filmmakers.Lost in the Maze
2025
Lost in the Maze
2025
Lost in the Maze is story of two men navigating the Uraricoera River deep in the Amazon jungle, only to face a harrowing twist of fate when their boat capsizes in wild rapids. They are lost in the Maze.Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
2022
star 7.2Austrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers in the early sixties, maintained a close friendship and a certain working relationship after their breakup until her death in 1984: a universal and eternal love.Paradise! Paradise!
2016
Paradise! Paradise!
2016
Kurdwin Ayub captures the intimacy of a trip she made with her father. Family visits alternate with real estate tours searching for an ideal apartment: her father's will, as he's planning to retire, is to find a place so he can finally return to that stateless territory he proudly calls "homeland".The Great Siberian Traverse
2015
star 10The Great Siberian Traverse documents a 6,000-mile ski journey through Russia, along the Trans-Siberian Railway. The documentary - created in collaboration with POWDER and Sherpas Cinema - showcases a fringe backcountry skiing community, deep Siberian powder, and skiing’s ancient origins. Team skiers Ingrid Backstrom, Callum Pettit, and Nick Martini share their insights along the adventure.Sonic Outlaws
1995
Sonic Outlaws
1995
star 7.5Within days of the release of Negativland's clever parody of U2 and Casey Kasem, recording industry giant Island Records descended upon the band with a battery of lawyers intent on erasing the piece from the history of rock music. Craig "Tribulation 99" Baldwin follows this and other intellectual property controversies across the contemporary arts scene. Playful and ironic, his cut-and-paste collage-essay surveys the prospects for an "electronic folk culture" in the midst of an increasingly commodified corporate media landscape.Echoes of the Blue Room
1983
His thoughts wandered across his beloved Prague all the time. Namely, the Lesser Town, where I walk over the Charles Bridge, through small, intricate alleys all the way to Old Town Square and then through Kaprova street towards the Parliament. There, in Kaprova street, opposite the post office stands house Nr. 10, where the name Jaroslav Ježek used to be written on the door on first floor for many years... Jan Novák's and Frances Ježková's memories of Jaroslav JežekThe Incredulous Case of Aliens, the US Govt, and Arnie Smith
2022
star 10Filmmaker Bill Howard follows up on a letter from a deceased government insider that brings him to some startling information regarding aliens and the United States government.Where Are We Headed?
2021
Where Are We Headed?
2021
star 5This is ‘a road movie’ encapsulated in the Moscow metro system and filmed over the course of one year: a documentary film that observes cultural and social issues in modern Russia.Lover, Liar, Predator
2026
This documentary about four women, victimised as teenagers by the same man, is an instant rebuttal to that most unsympathetic question: why don’t women just leave their abuser?Evolution of the Apes
2008
This documentary examines the creative origins of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise, from Pierre Boulle's original novel and Rod Serling's adapted screenplay to the first film's production at Twentieth Century Fox.The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
A documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).See Know Evil
2018
See Know Evil
2018
star 7.6An uncensored look into the life of '90s fashion photographer and youth culture icon Davide Sorrenti. Known for his prodigious photos and responsible for the rise of "heroin chic", this is the story of a young photographer and how he came to define an era.Further
2012
Further
2012
star 8.1Further explores some of the world’s most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones’ mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields.
