Popular Documentary Movies - Page 74
Everest Unmasked
1979
Everest Unmasked
1979
star 7Record of the first ascent of Everest made without the use of oxygen equipment, made in May 1978 by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Could it be done? Would their blood vessels burst? Would they suffer brain damage leading to madness? Nobody was sure. Messner: 'I would never come here for trying Everest with oxygen. That is not a challenge for me.' A fascinating piece of history, well filmed by Leo Dickinson and Eric Jones (above the South Col Messner used a cine camera to continue the filming), featuring Messner and Habeler's thoughts. The film follows the usual sequence from Namche to Base Camp, through the Icefall, to Camps I, II and III. It also shows historical footage of the pioneering Mallory and Shipton expeditions.Done the Impossible
2006
Done the Impossible
2006
star 5.9A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.Alien Planet
2005
Alien Planet
2005
star 7.3The dynamic meeting of solid science and futuristic simulation culminates in a dramatic exploration to another inhabited planet seven light years away. Alien Planet creates a realistic depiction of creatures on another world, where life is possible, if not provable, according to scientists' theories. Take this fascinating journey created by state-of-the-art animation and photo-realistic effects.iHuman
2019
iHuman
2019
star 7.1Artificial Intelligence (AI) is possibly the most powerful technology of our time. It has the potential to solve humanity’s biggest challenges yet some fear AI will be our downfall. iHUMAN follows pioneers at the frontline of the race to develop the ever more sophisticated AI to find the questions we need to ask at this crucial point in history.T.G.
2025
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.DDP: Relentless
2020
DDP: Relentless
2020
star 7.1Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you can become one of the greatest. From being dyslexic to starting a wrestling career at 35, to risking it all for a new dream of saving lives.Faye
2024
Faye
2024
star 6.4Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway contextualizes her life and filmography, laying bare her struggles with mental health while confronting the double standards she was subjected to as a woman in Hollywood.The Lost Leonardo
2021
The Lost Leonardo
2021
star 7.2London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.ARAPUCA
2025
Infinita Tropicália
1986
Infinita Tropicália
1986
Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald de Andrade's anthropophagic ideals, pop art and the concretism. Twenty years later, this film revisits the movement and shows that Tropicalismo will never die.Textile Creatures
2025
Textile Creatures
2025
Textile Creatures is a short student documentary on Jennie Loudon, an artist who crafts dolls out of salvaged material from her homely studio in Dalkeith. Over the course of a conversation with interviewer Mina Færing, we are taken through her creative process, her inspirations and the methods behind her distinctive and memorable "textile creatures".Top Fighter
1995
Top Fighter
1995
star 6.7Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.Hartheim: The Nazi Castle of Horror
2021
star 8In 1939, as the world stood on the brink of World War II, Hartheim Castle, Austria, was at the centre of a turning point of history. It had been a centre for those with physical or mental disabilities. But from 1939 to 1944, it acted as a pilot scheme for the 'final solution.' Hartheim: the top secret Nazi school for mass murder.Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
star 6.2From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.Am Kölnberg
2014
Am Kölnberg
2014
star 7.3The tower block area "Am Kölnberg" has a bad reputation. People who - for any number of reasons - ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee families and immigrants from all over the world. Unemployment, drug abuse and prostitution are part of everyday life for many of them. The film accompanies 4 people over a period of two years and portrays their life at "Kölnberg" with ups and downs. One thing they all have in common: The dream of leading a fulfilled life, far away from "Kölnberg".L'humour en vacances
2025
L'humour en vacances
2025
