DOCUMENTARY Movies and Tvshows - Page 272

The Drop Box (2015)

IMDb: 7.9
2015

One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds a drop box to rescue any others

Anthony Joshua: The Road to Klitschko (2

IMDb: 7.2
2017

Follows the IBF World Heavyweight champion over the course of two years as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career, how he rose to the pinnacle of his sport and how he relaxes away from the ring

Birders (2019)

IMDb: 6.4
2019

Bird watchers on both sides of the U S Mexico border share their enthusiasm for protecting and preserving some of the worlds most beautiful bird species

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

IMDb: 7.5
1970

A documentary portrait of James Baldwin, one of the towering figures of 20th century American literature, Black culture and political thought, filmed in Paris The iconic writer is captured in several symbolic locations in the city,

Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World (

IMDb: 7.6
2017

The story of a small group of modern seafaring gypsies, following them as they strike out across the largest expanse of uninhabited geography on earth, in search of adventure, awe and whatever else lies at the far side of the world

Cenote (2019)

IMDb: 5.7
2019

The past and present of the people living in and around them intersect, and distant memories echo throughout immersive scenes of light and darkness

Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy (2020)

IMDb: 6.9
2020

In this intimate documentary, follow the French rap group Bigflo and Oli in their meteoric rise to fame Join the two brothers through a decisively positive vibe from over 500 hours of filming

GIMS: On the Record (2020)

IMDb: 6.8
2020

Go backstage with beloved rap superstar Gims in the year leading up to his major 2019 Stade de France performance in this up close documentary

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (

IMDb: 6.8
2018

A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business

Camp 14: Total Control Zone (2012)

IMDb: 7.4
2012

Shin Dong Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re education camp He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens He spent his entire childhood and youth in Camp 1

The Ringmaster (2019)

IMDb: 8.2
2019

An aging chef from Minnesota has his life turned upside down when a relentless filmmaker from Las Vegas tries to make the chefs onion rings world famous

Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of

IMDb: 6.7
2017

At the crossroads of the 2016 presidential race and the fight for civil rights, economic fairness, and a democracy that works for everyone

India Awakes (2015)

IMDb: 6.7
2015

Noted Swedish author, commentator, and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explores an inherited British bureaucracy which created layers of rules and regulations However, globalization and economic liberalization have create

Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain (201

IMDb: 6.5
2020

Learn how athletes, vets and civilians with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD are becoming healthy and healing their brains A humanistic doc about the journey of ten different individuals from near suicide to recovery, and a real life

Fall to Grace (2013)

IMDb: 5.8
2013

EmmyR winning filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi Journeys With George explores scandalized former New Jersey governor Jim McGreeveys new life as a spiritual advisor to female prison inmates and a soon to be ordained Episcopalian pries

Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015)

IMDb: 7.3
2015

More than 50 years after three men broke out of the worlds toughest penitentiary, HISTORYs ALCATRAZ SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH uncovers new leads and exclusive family secrets that may solve this countrys most notorious cold case

Exploring Ephesus (2015)

IMDb: 5.9
2015

Exploring Ephesus combines the fast paced adventure of a travel show with truly rich biblical scholarship and relevant spiritual insights Join hosts, Dr Mark Wilson and Dr Andrew Jackson

A Little Monastery in Tuscany (1988)

IMDb: 7.0
1988

The contrast between the daily lives of five french Augustinian monks in the monastery Castelnuovo dellAbate and the life in the village of Montalcino

The Ground We Won (2015)

IMDb: 7.9
2015

An elegant observational portrait of small town life in Reporoa, New Zealand dairy farming, hard drinking and especially turning boys into men with rugby

David Foster: Off the Record (2019)

IMDb: 6.8
2019

The Victoria, BC born Foster mixes rare archival footage, interviews and unprecedented access to Foster to chart the career of the multihyphenate who has helped sell more than a half billion records collaborating with various artists

How to Go Viral (2019)

IMDb: 5.8
2019

Art historian Professor Richard Clay explores the popularity and impact of internet memes, experimenting with devising and releasing some himself

Lee Duffy: The Whole of the Moon (2019)

IMDb: 5.1
2019

August 25th 1991 at 3 55am saw the inevitable end to Lee Duffys life Everyone knew Lees existence on this planet would be brief, but the news Teesside was waking up to that gloriously sunny morning would rock it to its foundation

The Joy of Winning (2018)

IMDb: 7.7
2018

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The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017)

IMDb: 6.2
2017

Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history In November of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen before In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now k

To the Limit Fabio Wibmer (2019)

IMDb: 7.6
2019

Experience an action packed urban mountain bike adventure with extreme sports athlete Fabio Wibmer Why does he keep pushing his limits and expose himself to high risks of injury Find out whats going on in his mind

Old Marine Boy (2017)

IMDb: 7.1
2017

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The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse (2

IMDb: 4.2
2019

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When I Rise (2010)

IMDb: 7.9
2010

A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera opposite a white male classmate fueling a racist backlash from member

Chinas Artful Dissident (2019)

IMDb: 6.8
2019

CHINAS ARTFUL DISSIDENT follows Chinas foremost political cartoonist and street artist, Badiucao, exiled in Australia, who uses his art to take on Chinese President Xi Jinping and his authoritarian regime

She Is the Ocean (2018)

IMDb: 7.3
2018

Explore the lives of nine women from around the world who share a passion for the ocean

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (2018)

IMDb: 7.5
2018

Decades before Hogwarts, Ursula K Le Guin invited young readers to wizard school in her classic Earthsea fantasy series, and dazzled the science fiction world with masterworks like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed Wor

The Black Power Mixtape 19671975 (2011)

IMDb: 7.6
2011

Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker

Dope is Death (2020)

IMDb: 6.3
2020

In 1973, Dr Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America This form of radical harm reduction

We Cause Scenes (2013)

IMDb: 7.1
2013

The extraordinary story of a group of twenty somethings who seized the streets of New York, transforming the meaning of comedy, performance and art through forming Improv Everywhere, a prank collective ten years in the making

Life 2,000 Meters Under the Sea (2014)

IMDb: 6.2
2014

Deep down at the bottom of the ocean lies the mysterious world of the abyss In the midst of boiling, toxic geysers, a rich ecosystem flourishes This miracle is possible thanks to bacteria

Seaspiracy (2021)

IMDb: 8.2
2021

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species and uncovers alarming global corruption