Popular Documentary Movies - Page 54
Lokkeduerne
2018
Lokkeduerne
2018
Aktorka
2015
Aktorka
2015
star 10A documentary about Elzbieta Czyzewska, one of Poland's greatest actresses, a beauty icon of the 1960s, who died in 2010. She had a great career in Poland, but the filmmakers focus more on her attempts to make a name for herself as an actress in America, after her sudden emigration to the United States with her husband, American journalist David Halberstam. Friends and acquaintances of Elzbieta Czyzewska speak without embellishment about her failed marriage, her battle with alcoholism won after years, and her attempts to return to Poland. This is a story about the fate of the actress at different stages of her career: at the top, at the bottom and in between.Man on the Run
2026
Man on the Run
2026
star 7.5Paul McCartney forms new band Wings after Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows his life with Linda, who influenced his music. The film follows Wings from formation through the 1970s, during which McCartney wrote hit songs.Inside Job
2010
Inside Job
2010
star 7.7A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.A Street Arab
1898
A Street Arab
1898
star 4.8A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.Scaphandrier
1896
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894
star 5.3Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.Bath Scene
1897
Bath Scene
1897
star 5.3"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are moored in the background."Explosion en mer
1898
კოლხური სუიტა
1970
კოლხური სუიტა
1970
The Unbelievers
2013
The Unbelievers
2013
star 6.5Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
1899
star 4.2This film captures the departure of the 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, from Quebec for the war in South Africa. Soldiers in campaign uniform march under a triumphal arch to the cheers of flag-waving crowds before proceeding to the wharf and embarking on the transport Sardinian, bound for the Transvaal.Anarchism in America
1983
Anarchism in America
1983
star 6.3A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America, the film attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and trace the historical development of the movement. The film explores the movement both as a native American philosophy stemming from 19th century American traditions of individualism, and as a foreign ideology brought to America by immigrants. The film features rare archival footage and interviews with significant personalities in anarchist history including Murray Boochkin and Karl Hess, and also live performance footage of the Dead Kennedys.Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals
2017
star 6.7Never before have we watched as much porn as today yet the traditional porn industry is dying. The arrival of web sites showing amateur clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed. Behind this transformation lies one opaque multinational.Baltica-88
1988
Baltica-88
1988
The International Folklore Festival in Riga brought together groups from all over Latvia, neighbouring Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Sea Basin. The documentary covers the main events of the festival, concerts, parades and meetings.Split
2025
Split
2025
A man in a wheelchair moves through the world. We see what he sees and we see how the world sees him. Two perspectives, divided by a single line, running parallel but never meeting.Flower Power - Dutch Women Painters of the 17th Century
2026
star 6In the 17th century, advances in the natural sciences and the invention of the telescope led Dutch women painters to closely study nature and include reptiles and insects in their art. Women such as Maria Sibylla Merian, Alida Withoos and Maria Moninckx advanced botany and zoology with their highly detailed paintings. Almost forgotten, now their works hang in many important museums around the world.NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
star 7.5Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders and robots. On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, with the help of biographer Walter Isaacson, NOVA investigates the secrets of Leonardo’s success. How did his scientific curiosity, from dissections of cadavers to studies of optics, shape his genius and help him create perhaps the most famous painting of all time, the "Mona Lisa"?
