Popular Documentary Movies on Free Services - Page 172

Six feet of separation

2020

Six feet of separation

2020
3
Millions of people forced into solitude for months, struggling with the anxiety, loneliness, and fear of losing everything they have.
Behind the White Glasses

2015

Behind the White Glasses

2015
6.3
It is a musical portrait that shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer, Lina Wertmüller.
Pandemic19

2020

Pandemic19

2020
Three brave doctors work to save lives during the first wave of the outbreak told through their own intimate video diaries, encapsulating the historic times in which we live.
...and Juliet

2024

...and Juliet

2024
The film's author runs auditions for a new film set after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Three female actors come to try for Juliet. What if Romeo and Juliet luckily survived? Would they have been happy together? This question is answered by yet another audition. The audition is over. A feature film 'Romeo and Juliet' transforms into '...and Juliet' docufiction.
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light

1996

Louis Kahn: Silence and Light

1996
As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture. An examination of six of his most significant buildings: The Salk Institute; the Kimbell Art Museum; the Center for British Art; the library at Philips Exeter Academy; the Indian Institute of Management; and the Parliament Buildings of Bangladesh.
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich

1986

Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich

1986
6.6
A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Carl David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus.
Mother Teresa: No Greater Love

2022

Mother Teresa: No Greater Love

2022
6.1
Featuring unprecedented access to institutional archives and the apostolates of the Missionaries of Charity. Reveals how her vision to serve Christ in the poor continues to be realized through the Missionaries of Charity today.
Foreign Parts

2010

Foreign Parts

2010
6.2
A portrayal of a hidden enclave of auto shops and junkyards fated for demolition in the shadow of a new baseball stadium in Queens. The film observes this vibrant community of immigrants – where wrecks, refuse, and recycling form a thriving commerce – as it struggles for daily survival and contests New York City's development scheme.
Rush to Judgment

1967

Rush to Judgment

1967
6.5
Mark Lane interviews witnesses to the Kennedy assassination and exposes serious flaws in the conclusions made by the Warren Commission.
The Pez Outlaw

2022

The Pez Outlaw

2022
6.9
Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan farmer, boards a plane for Eastern Europe soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. His mission is to locate a secret factory that holds the key to the most desired and valuable pez dispensers. If he succeeds, he will pull his family out of poverty and finally find a purpose in his mundane life.
The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary

2023

The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary

2023
In late 1934, a bright green locomotive, the Flying Scotsman, made history and became the most famous steam train in the world. In this documentary, we find out how it came to be, and what happened to it once it passed into private ownership. Featuring interviews from Alan Pelger, Sir William McAlpine and the engineers who help keep the magnificent machine running. Narrated by Tony Robinson.
Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters

2012

Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters

2012
6.9
A documentary that captures the greatest world record Tetris players as they prepare for the Classic Tetris World Championship. From the days of Thor Aackerlund and his historic victory at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, right up to the present and Harry Hong's perfect "Max-Out" score, this documentary expertly chronicles over two decades of Tetris Mastery.
Somm: Cup of Salvation

2023

Somm: Cup of Salvation

2023
7.8
At the crossroads of Armenia and Iran, a father and daughter must overcome war, religion, and geopolitics to establish their wines on the global stage and reclaim a 6,000-year-old tradition of winemaking.
Alien Chronicles Top Ufo Encounters

2020

Alien Chronicles Top Ufo Encounters

2020
4
Aliens and UFOs are more real than ever before. Thousands of sightings by highly credible witnesses worldwide cannot be denied. The big question is not whether the Aliens are here among us, monitoring us, perhaps preparing us for some kind of end game that will change humanity forever, but why is the government and military still denying the fact that we are not alone? While many of the sightings every year are debunked, it's the ones that defy description, obliterate our notions of physics and science and exhibit other worldly capabilities beyond our grasp. The mind blowingly bizarre and most mysterious Alien Encounters of all, these are the cases we call Alien Chronicles.
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019
6.8
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
$uperthief: Inside America's Biggest Bank Score

2012

$uperthief: Inside America's Biggest Bank Score

2012
$UPERTHIEF is a captivating firsthand look at the life of Phil Christopher, a career criminal, Mafia associate, and one of the most successful bank robbers in United States history. Through raw and candid interviews, the film delves into Christopher's brutal street and prison life, offering a behind-the-scenes look into the world of professional crime. $UPERTHIEF features interviews with Christopher, as well as former FBI agents, police officers, family members and old friends of Christopher.
Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

2018

Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

2018
Cobby's Hobbies was a 1960's children's TV program featuring a chimpanzee getting hmself into all sorts of mischief. For filmmaker Donna McRae, the show was a crucial part of getting through a lonely childhood. McRae seeks people that made the show, Cobby's zoo friends, zoo keepers and the animal rights activists that help her piece together the story of an animal stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before, being retired into the San Francisco Zoo at age 7. Most primates chimps in entertainment suffered horrifically, becoming research animals or caged in roadside zoos. This documentary examines how we perceive animals in entertainment and how we address their plight now.
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

2015

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

2015
Jon Aes-Nihil's experimental documentary about iconic Beat author William S. Burroughs' experiences using a stroboscopic device, known as the dream machine, which simulates the electric pulses of the human brain to elicit hallucinations and dream-like imagery while the user's eyes are closed.
Forbidden Fatherland

2020

Forbidden Fatherland

2020
5
A documentary that deeply focuses and visits the trauma of Korea's modern history for 70 years through the life of a father whose family was indifferent.
René

2008

René

2008
6.8
An intimate portrait of a man on the edge of society, filmed over the course of twenty years.