Documentary Movies
Browse popular Documentary movies
Scabs for Slabs
Jake at the helm with a gang of heavyweights in tow—this Indy trip to OZ is pure destruction on all levels.
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds Charlie Brown on a quest.
The Mutability of All Things and the Possibility of Changing Some
The Mutability of All Things and the Possibility of Changing Some explores our human adaptability in light of catastrophe by way of seminal literature passages implying a transitory social body.
The Year Earth Changed
Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.
Russia as a dream
In the small town of Kansk, the Krasnoyarsk Territory many years in a row there is an international festival of short experimental films, which has a strong reputation throughout the world. "Russia as a dream" is an international project, shot by a team of authors and united directors, artists, poets. Each of the guests of the 14th International Kan Video Festival held in 2015 was invited to participate in the creation of a general film, the theme of which was the relationship of man and landscape, civilization and nature, reality and sleep.
Paraguay Remembered
Veteran French doc director Dominique Dubosc revisits the South American country where he taught ethnology, made his first films and got a taste of life under a military dictatorship.
O Meu Coração Ficará no Porto
During the 1958 presidential elections General Humberto Delgado is received by the city of Porto with an unprecedented and unbelievable demonstration of 200 thousand citizens that bravely and boldly displayed their support to the candidate that dared challenge the fascist regime of Salazar. This documentary tells the story of the 14th of May 1958, of the reasons for such a public display of civil disobedience and of the consequences thereafter.
Aldébaran
1966: France inaugurates its brand new nuclear base on the atoll of Moruroa, off the coast of Tahiti. By comparing Super 8 archives captured by members of the French Navy with the text of the Tahitian author Chantal Spitz, taken from her book \"The Island of Crushed Dreams\", Aldébaran looks back on the nuclear history between the French government and Polynesia.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Long-lost footage from Elvis Presley's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Baz Luhrmann's research for his 2022 film, Elvis.
Remue-ménage
Murder in Monaco
Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
Touched by the Ocean
Kārlis Bardelis and Gints Barkovskis (Latvia), have a plan to row from Luderitz, Namibia, to Rio das Ostras, Brazil. They have no ocean rowing experience, they've only got a second-hand rowboat and a big dream.
My Falling Sickness
Santiago has been unable to control his epilepsy for 28 years, dealing with the side effects of various medications. In 2010, he was hospitalized for three days in an attempt to induce seizures—to locate the point of discharge—and try brain surgery, but he was also deemed inoperable. At this point, Santiago decided to try something no one had suggested: accepting his body as it is, with its “abnormal” moments.
Maragap Humbayang
Dutch Light
There's an ancient myth that the light in Holland is different from anywhere else, but it has never been put to the test. It's the legendary light we see in paintings.
Orangutan
Narrated by Josh Gad, journey high into the rainforest canopy of Southeast Asia where a magnificent and mysterious community filled with playful personalities lives. Witness the exhilarating action, heartwarming encounters, and a closeup look at a stunning jungle teeming with wildlife as the inquisitive adolescent orangutan Indah prepares to leave her family and venture out on her own for the first time.
Crònica d'una campanya
First feature-documentary which has authorized in Spain an independent team to film unrestrictedly the daily life of the elections campaign. For 30 days, the filmmaker Ibon Olaskoaga shot from the headquarters of CIU Artur Mas campaign for President of the Generalitat.
Suddenly, Honolulu
Director's statement: "Another sketch in an ongoing look at transitions on Oahu, this time looking at places from my youth: my childhood home, theaters, malls, skate parks, nighttime beach parties, the state mental hospital, summer bon dances."