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8.4
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/29/

The Salt of the Earth (2014)
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
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Netflix
78
70
7.4
/2063/
69
/233/
75
/114/
3.7
/8125/
95
/468/
86
/325/

The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.
poster
80
59
6.3
/219/
77
/86/
80
/35/
3.8
/4927/
96
/203/
89
/19222/

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera (2003)
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Stephen Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can."
poster
74
42
7.7
/1405/
71
/28/
68
/40/
3.7
/2083/
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/15/

Directed by John Ford (1971)
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
poster
55
40
6.4
/2453/
58
/143/
66
/81/
3.1
/372/
29
/7/
71
/103/
37
/4/

50 to 1 (2014)
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.
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32
5.9
/1416/
50
/18/
54
/17/
3.3
/366/
60
/47/
50
/35/
52
/17/

The Independent (2000)
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
poster
Pluto TV
68
24
6.7
/509/
67
/32/
71
/14/
3.5
/1322/

St. Louis Superman (2019)
Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the likes of which you've never seen - full of contradictions and deep insights, who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country. This short verité documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life, when he is forced to deal with the mental trauma he's been carrying for the nearly 30 years since his 9-year-old brother was shot and killed in front of him, in order to find peace and truly fulfill his destiny as a leader for his community.
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73
15
7.8
/424/
72
/14/
72
/12/
3.5
/490/

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.
poster
74
13
7.5
/228/
76
/14/
74
/7/
3.7
/643/

The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)
This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly brilliant directors, Milos Forman.
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73
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7.7
/1489/
75
/43/
73
/28/
3.6
/1546/

The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also acts as a relatively complete biograph of Hearst's career.
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6.7
/9/
60
/1/

Behind This Convent (2008)
April 10th, 1994. Killers stormed a convent in of the small hill towns of Rwanda. They selected two hundred Tutsis from the group and executed them behind this convent. Behind This Convent is the story of from the point of view of survivors who have witnessed the darkest hour of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
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7.5
/71/
100
/1/

Andrew Jackson (2007)
Through interviews, visits to historical locations and vivid reenactments, this History Channel production details the life of Andrew Jackson. It illuminates his early years as well as his accomplishments as President of the United States. Instead of avoiding the controversy that surrounds him, the show pointedly investigates why this man is a hero to some and a great villain to others.
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61
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6.6
/112/
57
/3/

Bethune (1977)
Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.
poster
?
60
/1/

The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years (2011)
This documentary explores the musical influences of Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones, and chronicles Jagger's life during the key years of 1963-1972, while Jagger was in his 20s.
poster
?
7.2
/7/

Bipen B. K.
A story about the suicide of an Asian worker that causes controversy in his workplace.
poster
?
7.9
/103/

The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon
This is a detailed made-for-video documentary on the saga of the making of the movie Sound of Music, The (1965), and the story of the life of Maria von Trapp and her family which inspired it.
poster
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60
/1/

Il sergente dell'altopiano, la storia di Mario Rigoni Stern (2022)
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poster
88
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8.6
/160/
90
/1/

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005)
Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
poster
59
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7.0
/113/
60
/5/
67
/12/

Carl Th. Dreyer (1966)
A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in his feature films and about the important things in film making: the script and the casting. He tells about his theories about setting and acting.
poster
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6.3
/28/

Chicheka Lullaby (2018)
Sound and scenes from south of Iran. The story of a musician omitted from society, who inspired a generation by songs of freedom, love and pain.
poster
67
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7.1
/186/
62
/5/

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)
poster
?
5.1
/46/

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
Documentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped into the culture since that time. It is always fun to hear John Waters speak on a subject he is passionate about.
poster
?
8.2
/6/

Return to the Lost Eden (2020)
50 years later, Adriano Zecca returns with his whole family to revisit the Mentawai people in Siberut Island, Indonesia: a journey of discovery, through time and memory, but also a precious ethnographic testimony of a fading world.
poster
58
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5.9
/157/
58
/4/

Doctor Ray and the Devils (2012)
The story behind and around famous American director Nicholas Ray's 1960s stay in SFR Yugoslavia. The celebrated director who was the toast of Hollywood only a decade earlier having made Rebel Without a Cause has fallen on hard times and is now desperately trying to re-establish his spiraling film career. On the other hand, his powerful host, Avala Film director and former Yugoslav secret service operative Ratko Dražević, is dreaming big dreams - he is trying to establish a 'Hollywood behind the Iron Curtain' of sorts.
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6.2
/41/
50
/2/
10
/2/

Parts of the Heart (2012)
8 stories about Peter, a gay man living in Jakarta from the age of 10 to 40 and his experiences with love that help to shape the man he is today.
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8.2
/17/
70
/1/
80
/1/

Life on Tape (2021)
The portrait of a mother torn between the desire for security, marriage and children and the need for self-realization and independence.
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6.9
/131/
60
/1/
68
/4/

Filmmakers in Action (2006)
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
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7.5
/92/
10
/1/
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/5/

Montgomery Clift (1983)
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
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6.3
/19/
10
/1/

When We Walk (2019)
Award-winning documentary director, Jason DaSilva was found diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis years ago while filming his film in India. Since then, Jason have been going through series of unfortunate challenges like being trapped in New York City due to his disability caused by MS, got divorced with his beloved wife and trying to stay close with his son who is now in Texas with his ex-wife.
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The Roku Channel
66
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7.0
/125/
40
/4/
56
/7/
3.4
/230/
100
/6/

Workhorse Queen (2021)
After an unlikely casting onto a reality television show, 47-year old suburban telemarketer Ed Popil leaves his job to pursue a full-time entertainment industry career as his drag queen alter ego, 1960’s era housewife Mrs. Kasha Davis.
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73
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6.6
/171/
82
/19/
72
/6/

Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000)
A making-of documentary for the film Braveheart (1995).
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8.0
/27/
70
/3/

Rock'n'roll... Of Corse! (2016)
Some people's fates deserved t be known by everyone. Henry Padovani, this Young 24-year old Corsican, who arrived in London in December 1976, is one of them. Actor and witness of a period when the alternative and revolutionary trend, the punk movement, arose, this self-taught guitar player went through the 80's like a meteorite falling from nowhere. From The Police he founded with Stewart Copeland in January 77, until his reunion on stage thirty years later in front of 80,000 people, from The Clash to the Sex Pistols, from The Who to The Pretenders, from REM he signed up to Zucchero whom he managed, with everyone, Henry shared a little bit of their music and a lot of their lives.
poster
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6.1
/43/
63
/6/
60
/5/

Alfonso Sánchez (1980)
Famous Spanish film critic Alfonso Sánchez talks about his personal life, his work and Anouk Aimée. A sentimental tribute to one of the most relevant figures on the Spanish film scene.
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7.5
/52/
80
/2/

Herbert de Perto (2009)
Herbert Up Close is the life and music of Herbert Vianna, front man of the Paralamas do Sucesso, "the most successful band in Brazillian rock", according to the Billboard magazine. In 2001, Herbert had his career interrupted by an airplane accident that killed his wife and left him disabled. Sitting on a wheelchair, Herbert watches his past on a television, a life of fighting, persistence and achievements shown by close and caring vision from directors Roberto Berliner and Pedro Bronz. The film tells the inside story of one of the most talented musicians in Latin American pop music.
poster
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7.1
/20/
60
/1/

Bruta Aventura em Versos (2011)
Documentary about the brazilian poetess Ana Cristina Cesar, icon of the Mimeógrafo Generation and "Poesia Marginal", books like A Teus Pés, her aspirations, her life e her creative proccess. Artists, friends and researches remembers the poetess.
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61
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7.2
/224/
55
/8/
57
/8/

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the Volcano. But while Lowry fought a winning battle with words, he lost his battle with alcohol. Shot on location in four countries, the film combines photographs, readings by Richard Burton from the novel and interviews with the people who loved and hated Lowry, to create a vivid portrait of the man.
poster
fuboTV
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7.8
/32/
100
/1/

David Attenborough: The Early Years (2013)
Sir David Attenborough recalls moments from his early television career and discusses the stories behind them. Among the highlights are Sir David's first encounter with Born Free's Elsa the lioness, and being the first to film Indri lemurs using recordings of their calls to entice them out of hiding. Having recently completed the landmark natural history series Africa (2012), Sir David also talks about his very first trip to the continent in 1955 when filming 'Zoo Quest to West Africa'.
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65
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7.4
/169/
62
/7/
58
/8/
3.4
/308/

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
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?

Anatomy of Failure (2008)
Carlos Castaneda, sixties author and ‘celebrated godfather of New Age’ died in his Los Angeles home in 1998. Five women forming his ‘harem’ disappeared within days. In 2004, bones are found at the edge of Death Valley belonging to one of the disappeared women. In a series of Californian road trips, filmmaker Minou Norouzi reflects on what the women’s obsession with Castaneda may have been and begins to wonder if her own life isn’t mirroring theirs. She meets a concoction of Castaneda associates who are all invested in telling her about Castaneda, whilst the story of the women remains in shadow.


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