Popular Documentary Movies on Vudu - Page 155

Mary Kay Letourneau: Autobiography

2018

Mary Kay Letourneau: Autobiography

2018
6
The story of former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, a Seattle grade school teacher, who stunned the world when she fell in love with her 13-year-old former sixth grade student Vili Fualaau. Their subsequent relationship ultimately sent her to prison for more than seven years, isolating her from her children and altering the course of her life forever.
Boys of Bonneville

2011

Boys of Bonneville

2011
6.7
This documentary tells the story of an unsung hero and self-made man, David Abbott Jenkins, who, with almost superhuman stamina and boyish charm, set out to single-handedly break every existing land speed record on his beloved Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. More than a century later, many of "Ab's" records remain unbroken and the legacy lives on in his custom car. Looking like something Batman would have owned, the story comes full circle when Ab's son Marv, restores the 12-cyclinder, 4800-pound "Mormon Meteor" to its glory days for a ceremonial lap on the salt.
Hobbyhorse Revolution

2017

Hobbyhorse Revolution

2017
6.5
A film about teenagers with growing pains, who discover their own voice and talent through riding and grooming toy horses.
At the Fork

2016

At the Fork

2016
8
Filmmaker and omnivore John Papola, together with his vegetarian wife Lisa, offer up a timely and refreshingly unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for our consumption. With unprecedented access to large-scale conventional farms, Papola asks the tough questions behind every hamburger, glass of milk and baby-back rib. What he discovers are not heartless industrialists, but America's farmers - real people who, along with him, are grappling with the moral dimensions of farming animals for food.
Cocaine Cowboys 2

2008

Cocaine Cowboys 2

2008
6.7
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life is changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda Blanco, who is serving time at a nearby federal prison. Six months later, Cosby is a multi-millionaire, Blanco's lover, and the head of her $40 million a year cocaine business.
Assassins

2021

Assassins

2021
6.8
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?
In the Basement

2014

In the Basement

2014
6.1
Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl explores of the dark underside of the human psyche by entering Austrian basements fitted out as private domains for secrets and fetishes.
Slacker Uprising

2007

Slacker Uprising

2007
5.3
Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.
Salinger

2013

Salinger

2013
6.3
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Animals and Other People

2017

Animals and Other People

2017
7.5
The film introduces viewers to Vienna's animal shelter and its inhabitants.
Le dernier refuge

2013

Le dernier refuge

2013
United States Secret Service: On the Front Line

2018

United States Secret Service: On the Front Line

2018
10
This all-access special features a small cast of dynamic and recurring Secret Service agents as the entry point for viewers as our cameras embed inside the high-anxiety, zero-tolerance world of the United States Secret Service.
My Father's Vietnam

2015

My Father's Vietnam

2015
A personal documentary about a public subject, My Father's Vietnam personifies the connections made and unmade by the Vietnam War. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and 8mm footage of the era, My Father's Vietnam is the story of three soldiers, only one of whom returned home alive. Interviews with the filmmaker's Vietnam Veteran father, and the friends and family members of two men he served with who were killed there, give voice to individuals who continue to silently carry the psychological burdens of a war that ended over 40 years ago. My Father's Vietnam carries with it the potential to encourage audiences to broach the subjects of service and sacrifice with the veterans in their lives.
Barista

2015

Barista

2015
5.7
Five top baristas find themselves pushing the limits of coffee perfection to win the National Barista Championship - a surreal competition where even one mistake is far too many.
Blood and Steel: Cedar Crest Country Club

2018

Blood and Steel: Cedar Crest Country Club

2018
8
In the middle of nowhere lived an unexpected piece of skateboarding and punk music history. "The Crest"..a skateboarding mecca of the 80's, a veritable metal monolith, tucked away on a country club in the suburbs of the nation's Capital. It was a place of pure unadulterated expressionist freedom where cutting edge skateboarding and punk rock music collided and made history. Professional skaters and legendary bands, 11 gauge steel and, of course, blood. "Blood and Steel: Cedar Crest Country Club" is the story of a one of a kind skateboarding playground that attracted skaters and bands from all over to come experience what became known simply as, "The Crest".
San Vanelona

2008

San Vanelona

2008
Elizabeth II: The Unlikely Queen

2021

Elizabeth II: The Unlikely Queen

2021
Queen Elizabeth II, the cornerstone of modern British history and reigning monarch for over six decades. She has seen the world change drastically during her time as Queen. Her inscrutable commitment to duty has defined her lifetime of service to the Crown and lifetime of service to God. But Elizabeth was never meant to be Queen.
Attica

2021

Attica

2021
6.9
Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House

2022

The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House

2022
3.5
Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the Harrisville Farmhouse. The inspiration for the well known movie "The Conjuring". Is it truly haunted?
Can't Be Stopped

2022

Can't Be Stopped

2022
Hollywood's own "Can't Be Stopped" crew is one of the most influential and recognizable graffiti crews to emerge out of the U.S. is Since its inception in the early 1980's, the initials C.B.S. have been at the forefront of evolving graffiti art into a true, authentic art form.