Documentary Movies
Pioneers in Skirts

Pioneers in Skirts

Pioneers in Skirts
IMDb: 9.6
60

As ambitious women are forced to maneuver a work-world built for company men, Ashley wastes no time planning her escape and clearing a path for the girls coming up fast…

The Possibilities Are Endless

The Possibilities Are Endless

The Possibilities Are Endless
IMDb: 6.5
83

Scottish musician, Edwyn Collins’ world was shattered by a devastating stroke. After fighting back from the brink of death, he discovers that life, love and language mean even more to…

John Waite – The Hard Way

John Waite – The Hard Way

John Waite – The Hard Way
IMDb: 9.4
91

A documentary about the musician John Waite

The Boy from Geita

The Boy from Geita

The Boy from Geita
IMDb: 7.3
79

Adam, a young Tanzanian boy persecuted because of his albinism, finds a kindred spirit in Peter, a Canadian man with the same condition. Together they embark on an unlikely journey…

Definitely Dusty

Definitely Dusty

Definitely Dusty
IMDb: 7.8
60

Documentary looking at the life and work of soul and pop diva Dusty Springfield.

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
IMDb: 7.5
90

Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed, left-of-center albums since its founding in 1996. Drawing on live concert…

Burt’s Buzz

Burt’s Buzz

Burt’s Buzz
IMDb: 6.6
88

BURT’S BUZZ is an in-depth and personal look at the life of Burt Shavitz, known to millions around the world as the “Burt” of the Burt’s Bees natural product brand….

Just Like You: Anxiety + Depression

Just Like You: Anxiety + Depression

Just Like You: Anxiety + Depression
IMDb: 5.7
77

10 brave kids, 2 Emmy award winning journalists, 1 clinical psychologist at Columbia University and 1 determined mother take on the fear and stigma plaguing the mental health community, leaving…

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas
IMDb: 6.8
47

Matt Lucas celebrates 50 years of The Mr Men and Little Misses, telling the amazing story of the colourful little characters who changed global publishing forever.

Gambit

Gambit

Gambit
IMDb: 8
N/A

In 1976, a nuclear reactor near the Italian town of Seveso explodes, leaking highly poisonous dioxin into the atmosphere.

My Mexican Bretzel

My Mexican Bretzel

My Mexican Bretzel
IMDb: 7.2
73

Lies are just another way of telling the truth. The desire to believe is the hand of the man hanging from a cliff and clinging to the only stone that…

Lines from the Heart

Lines from the Heart

Lines from the Heart
IMDb: 6.3
75

The trio of actresses have ostensibly gathered to pay tribute to Mai Zetterling, but also reminisce about their own careers and the illustrious figures, including Ingmar Bergman, they have worked…

Closing Time

Closing Time

Closing Time
IMDb: 6.9
116

3 a.m., Zhongzheng Street, Taipei. The traffic roars constantly through the metropolis. Bordered by a multi-lane street and overlooked by a big freeway lies “Little Plates with Rice”, a late-night…

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera
IMDb: 6.5
19

A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s.

Villeneuve Pironi

Villeneuve Pironi

Villeneuve Pironi
IMDb: 8.2
95

Villeneuve Pironi tells the astonishing story of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi, two fearless Ferrari Formula 1 racing drivers, forever torn apart by a…

The Other Side of the River

The Other Side of the River

The Other Side of the River
IMDb: 7.1
92

To avoid a forced marriage, 19-year-old Hala finds refuge across the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria at a military academy where, while learning to fight, she vows to fight to…

Finding Michael

Finding Michael

Finding Michael
IMDb: 6.4
100

In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top of the world, aged just 22, he disappeared into blinding…

The Other Fellow

The Other Fellow

The Other Fellow
IMDb: 7.7
80

An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name – James…

Watatu

Watatu

Watatu
IMDb: 6.2
72

In this drama that morphs into documentary, the lives of 3 men in Mombasa intertwine as one of them falls victim to radicalization.

Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan

Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan

Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan
IMDb: 8
78

In this graceful study of the balance between solitude and community, artist and chef Jim Denevan roams across the US, transforming landscapes into breathtaking, sustainable dining experiences framed by ephemeral…

A Cops and Robbers Story

A Cops and Robbers Story

A Cops and Robbers Story
IMDb: 7.4
84

In the 1980s, Corey Pegues found himself embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York’s City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After an incident forces Pegues away…

The Life and Death of Owen Hart

The Life and Death of Owen Hart

The Life and Death of Owen Hart
IMDb: 7.2
44

“The Life and Death of Owen Hart” chronicles the short but eventful life of pro-wrestling superstar Bret “Hitman” Hart’s brother Owen Hart, May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999.

The Matador

The Matador

The Matador
IMDb: 6.5
74

Growing up in Granada, Spain, young David Fandila always dreamed of being a matador. This documentary captures the rise of “El Fandi,” one of Spain’s most renowned bullfighters, who first…

The Faculties

The Faculties

The Faculties
IMDb: 7
78

Students of different careers prepare to take final exams. Botany, anatomy, sociology, medieval philosophy, criminal law, morphology, theoretical physics and piano. Each one uses their own abilities to cope with…

Night Shot

Night Shot

Night Shot
IMDb: 7
78

Eight years after having been raped at a beach near Santiago, a young filmmaker tells the story of the assault, the revictimizing judicial processes, and the friendship that helps her…

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
IMDb: N/A
84

Filmmaker Morgan Neville captures Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin to hang out with Bono and The Edge in their hometown, experience Dublin, and join the two U2…

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption.Cricket.

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption.Cricket.

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption.Cricket.
IMDb: N/A
77

The sports documentary examines India’s biggest match-fixing scandal, the icons caught in its web and the journalists who uncovered the corruption.

The Pageant

The Pageant

The Pageant
IMDb: 5.7
82

Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest has been taking place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, their…

Flickering Ghosts of Love Gone By

Flickering Ghosts of Love Gone By

Flickering Ghosts of Love Gone By
IMDb: 7.5
110

Inheriting a film collection of home movies after the death of a relative, a film director recounts his life and the women he loved while investigating some family secrets hidden…

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
IMDb: 7.8
107

A documentary of uncompromising, outlaw, cult underground filmmaker Jim Van Bebber, covering his life from 2010-2015 while he tries to make a comeback and make a new exploitation film after…

Music For Black Pigeons

Music For Black Pigeons

Music For Black Pigeons
IMDb: 8.1
92

Music for Black Pigeons is the first collaboration between Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed. The film poses existential questions to influential jazz players such as Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Midori…

Jews of the Wild West

Jews of the Wild West

Jews of the Wild West
IMDb: 8.8
83

“Jews of the Wild West” is a feature-length documentary completed in December 2021. The independent not-for-profit project is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey….

Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker

Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker

Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
IMDb: 7.2
85

A documentary about the making of The Turin Horse, the last film directed by Hungarian master Béla Tarr.

The Greenaway Alphabet

The Greenaway Alphabet

The Greenaway Alphabet
IMDb: 7.2
68

The fascinations of filmmaker Peter Greenaway, whose motto is “art is life and life is art,”are captured like butterflies and arranged in an alphabet, a form that suits him perfectly…

Best Undressed

Best Undressed

Best Undressed
IMDb: 6.4
52

A behind the scenes look at Australia’s longest running and most politically incorrect beauty contest, the Miss Nude Australia Pageant. For the 18th year in succession, from the Crazy Horse…

Shifting Dreams

Shifting Dreams

Shifting Dreams
IMDb: N/A
32

In 2015, Caroline Ciavaldini set herself the ambitious project of free climbing the Voie Petit, a 450m granite route graded 8b on the Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc du Tacul,…

Islanders

Islanders

Islanders
IMDb: N/A
83

Faced with a rapidly-changing music scene and an uncertain future, electro-pop duo FINKEL leave their home in Los Angeles and embark on a journey to the icy forests of Michigan’s…

Hitman Hart – Wrestling With Shadows

Hitman Hart – Wrestling With Shadows

Hitman Hart – Wrestling With Shadows
IMDb: 8.1
93

This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events…

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
IMDb: 7.6
106

Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories…until now.

After Maria

After Maria

After Maria
IMDb: 4.9
36

Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life…