Documentaries, a list by Mulanzo1

7.9

/3563/

75

/176/

75

/66/

3.8

/2662/

86

/3/

Steven Gerrard became perhaps the greatest player in the history of Liverpool FC, but did so when success and trophies were declining. It became his personal mission to lift the famous club back to the top. That loyalty raised him to God-like status with Liverpool fans, but was an unbearable burden, bringing with it a profound sense of responsibility to live up to their and his own expectations.

NEW

82

62

8.0

/1248/

74

/62/

72

/20/

4.2

/12518/

89

/9/

92

/807/

83

/8/

In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.

NEW

78

8.1

/484/

72

/27/

73

/6/

3.7

/598/

90

/10/

86

/2/

80

/5/

3.0

A documentary following JR's artwork giving a global voice to everyday people.

70

6.7

/8739/

67

/491/

62

/132/

3.2

/11736/

96

/23/

74

/20/

68

/6/

2.5

The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.

NEW

72

7.2

/116345/

68

/4626/

67

/1730/

3.1

/111568/

92

/168/

72

/13223/

73

/37/

3.0

age 13+

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

NEW

79

7.9

/10035/

78

/195/

78

/167/

3.8

/2705/

77

/87/

90

/470/

66

/33/

3.5

age 17+

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.

NEW

68

53

7.0

/4394/

70

/246/

67

/80/

3.3

/3126/

69

/7/

Ronnie Coleman is known as "The King" and for good reason. He is the 8x Mr. Olympia champion in the world of bodybuilding - sharing the world record for most Olympia wins. Now retired, he has undergone over 6 surgeries leaving him unable to walk without crutches but his desire to train like a pro bodybuilder has not dissipated. Exploring the history of his career as a bodybuilding legend and following his journey to recovery; for the first time ever discover the true man behind The King.

NEW

57

6.5

/822/

62

/66/

63

/37/

3.2

/1509/

40

/15/

56

/8/

51

/10/

2.5

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.

NEW

82

7.5

/4315/

76

/242/

76

/78/

4.0

/22553/

99

/72/

81

/13/

82

/18/

3.5

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.

NEW

72

54

7.4

/3292/

74

/185/

67

/41/

3.3

/584/

81

/62/

We all want more energy, an ideal body and beautiful younger looking skin... So what is stopping us from getting this? Introducing 'Hungry For Change', the latest 'Food Matters' film. 'Hungry For Change' exposes shocking secrets the diet, weightloss and food industry don't want you to know about. Deceptive strategies designed to keep you craving more and more. Could the foods we are eating actually be keeping us stuck in the diet trap?

NEW

73

7.2

/7517/

70

/603/

73

/149/

3.7

/7245/

79

/89/

This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in Saqqara.

NEW

59

6.4

/3259/

66

/296/

69

/107/

3.2

/3943/

79

/14/

52

/4/

1.0

age 15+

After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.

NEW

82

7.8

/5651/

74

/93/

74

/65/

3.7

/4172/

100

/16/

85

/111/

73

/10/

4.0

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

NEW

69

57

6.8

/4829/

66

/346/

60

/26/

3.1

/1766/

91

/24/

A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

NEW

80

7.2

/4788/

71

/147/

69

/79/

3.7

/4583/

95

/74/

76

/118/

83

/25/

4.0

This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.

NEW

77

58

7.4

/1245/

74

/86/

71

/25/

3.5

/1851/

92

/25/

88

/33/

76

/5/

While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish prisoner Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was trying to survive the notorious concentration camp. At the heart of this film is the historic and inspiring moment – eight decades later – when the two come face-to-face. This is the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting, Anita’s London living room. Together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.

NEW

79

7.4

/86848/

72

/1962/

69

/934/

3.5

/23586/

93

/164/

79

/8248/

75

/32/

4.0

age 13+

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

NEW

72

8.2

/29558/

80

/1650/

77

/805/

3.7

/17852/

76

/33/

77

/188/

63

/10/

2.0

age 10+

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.

NEW

74

7.5

/3245/

71

/337/

65

/32/

3.7

/8071/

65

/3/

86

/5/

3.5

Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.

NEW

71

51

6.6

/1819/

70

/125/

70

/52/

3.3

/2209/

88

/8/

68

/12/

age 13+

One single Anne Frank moves us more than the countless others who suffered just as she did but whose faces have remained in the shadows-Primo Levi. The Oscar®-winning Helen Mirren will introduce audiences to Anne Frank's story through the words in her diary. The set will be her room in the secret refuge in Amsterdam, reconstructed in every detail by set designers from the Piccolo Theatre in Milan. Anne Frank this year would have been 90 years old. Anne's story is intertwined with that of five Holocaust survivors, teenage girls just like her, with the same ideals, the same desire to live: Arianna Szörenyi, Sarah Lichtsztejn-Montard, Helga Weiss and sisters Andra and Tatiana Bucci. Their testimonies alternate with those of their children and grandchildren.

NEW

77

7.2

/42954/

72

/1706/

71

/959/

3.5

/29644/

81

/182/

82

/7984/

67

/32/

4.0

age 10+

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

NEW

61

55

6.1

/4695/

66

/420/

57

/51/

2.7

/10616/

80

/5/

50

/12/

age 15+

Out-of-control teens across America were sent to a therapy camp in the harsh Utah desert. The conditions were brutal, but the staff were even worse.

NEW

77

70

7.4

/2966/

76

/256/

72

/97/

3.8

/5892/

79

/14/

85

/39/

An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.

NEW

74

7.0

/695/

75

/66/

67

/19/

3.6

/597/

90

/20/

90

/9/

69

/9/

2.5

age 12+

Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years.

NEW

79

7.9

/10128/

79

/798/

78

/250/

3.9

/15900/

94

/52/

89

/31/

74

/15/

2.5

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

NEW

78

7.7

/661/

73

/33/

68

/11/

3.6

/840/

90

/41/

94

/29/

3.0

age 10+

Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tragedies, and triumphs.

NEW

76

7.0

/1876/

74

/131/

69

/20/

3.5

/4770/

98

/126/

66

/16/

81

/29/

3.5

age 13+

Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

70

6.8

/7080/

70

/785/

64

/178/

3.2

/19128/

79

/29/

59

/35/

3.5

A true-crime comedy exploring a failed music festival turned internet meme at the nexus of social media influence, late-stage capitalism, and morality in the post-truth era.

NEW

79

7.4

/1810/

73

/137/

72

/23/

3.6

/3258/

98

/49/

94

/16/

81

/15/

3.0

As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1 album, The Go-Go’s made history. Underpinned by candid testimonies, this film chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of a band born in the LA punk scene who became a pop phenomenon.

NEW

73

6.8

/4427/

70

/236/

66

/61/

3.4

/18496/

94

/51/

74

/38/

76

/11/

3.0

age 13+

Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.

NEW

80

76

7.7

/7174/

74

/418/

71

/90/

3.6

/3336/

100

/8/

90

/28/

The stranger-than-fiction true story of a Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy who teamed up in the early '90s to sell a Soviet submarine to the Cali Cartel.

NEW

78

60

7.5

/7511/

73

/204/

70

/132/

3.5

/426/

83

/6/

99

/26/

An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle to liberate the city of Mosul from the Islamic State.

NEW

66

7.9

/12473/

79

/711/

75

/205/

3.0

/4082/

17

/6/

92

/443/

age 15+

When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.

NEW

69

6.5

/11108/

66

/1153/

62

/304/

3.3

/19063/

91

/11/

65

/61/

age 12+

Meet the growing, worldwide community of theorists who defend the belief that the Earth is flat while living in a society who vehemently rejects it.

NEW

70

6.7

/438/

62

/35/

49

/4/

3.6

/2484/

91

/58/

55

/2/

82

/18/

3.5

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.

NEW

82

77

8.2

/7277/

79

/540/

77

/134/

4.2

/16258/

96

/28/

93

/21/

66

/8/

age 16+

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

NEW

84

8.0

/11450/

79

/478/

73

/141/

3.9

/8818/

100

/17/

93

/144/

85

/4/

3.5

A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.

NEW

82

7.4

/314/

78

/32/

74

/15/

3.8

/861/

100

/28/

89

/3/

81

/8/

3.5

age 16+

Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.

NEW

83

7.6

/1835/

78

/111/

69

/27/

4.2

/13350/

100

/71/

91

/29/

3.5

age 13+

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.

NEW

74

7.0

/4268/

73

/229/

67

/43/

3.2

/6185/

89

/79/

92

/111/

69

/18/

3.0

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

NEW

73

65

7.5

/4199/

73

/331/

73

/55/

3.4

/5638/

89

/19/

64

/12/

72

/10/

The documentary is an immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.

NEW

80

63

8.1

/4377/

79

/311/

77

/135/

3.8

/1937/

90

/8/

The inside story of six fighters – six of the fastest motorcycle racers of all time – and of the fates that awaited them at the peak of the sport. It's the story of what is at stake for all of them: all that can be won, and all that can be lost, when you go chasing glory at over two hundred miles an hour – on a motorcycle. But this documentary is also an opportunity to understand the passionate relationship that links the pilots, the technical teams and the legions of fans to the spirit of GP Moto.

NEW

81

53

7.6

/674/

81

/71/

74

/15/

3.8

/1868/

100

/5/

83

RAMS is a documentary portrait of legendary designer Dieter Rams by filmmaker Gary Hustwit. For over fifty years, Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe, and his influence on Apple. So at 86 years old, why does he now regret being a designer? RAMS is a design documentary, but it’s also a rumination on consumerism, materialism, and sustainability. Dieter's philosophy is about more than just design, it’s about a way to live. The film also features an original score by pioneering musician Brian Eno.

NEW

74

7.8

/3624/

81

/229/

71

/18/

3.6

/7497/

88

/40/

97

/30/

61

/8/

2.0

age 13+

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in 'The Producers', to the enigmatic title role in the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like 'Silver Streak'.

NEW

71

55

7.6

/1619/

75

/243/

67

/85/

3.5

/2188/

68

/29/

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.

NEW

83

56

8.0

/15128/

76

/64/

80

/4/

4.2

/58440/

96

/38/

age 13+

The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. The concerts took place in Harlem's Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3PM from June 29, 1969 to August 24, 1969. The manifestation came soon after the Watts Riots, and the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

NEW

77

7.5

/3079/

73

/278/

68

/31/

3.6

/4090/

98

/42/

85

/20/

74

/14/

3.0

True crime meets global spy thriller in this gripping account of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader. The film follows the trial of the two female assassins, probing the question: were the women trained killers or innocent pawns of North Korea?

NEW

75

6.6

/1054/

68

/113/

73

/15/

3.5

/9166/

95

/63/

68

/8/

77

/22/