Popular Documentary Movies on Vudu - Page 249

Hiro's Table

2018

Hiro's Table

2018
A portrait of Japanese master chef Hiroji Obayashi and his wife Yasuyo over a sixteen-year year span as they managed the day to day operation of their LA restaurant Hirozen Gourmet.
Penny Pinchers: The Kings of No-Budget Horror

2017

Penny Pinchers: The Kings of No-Budget Horror

2017
An eye-opening Documentary detailing the trials and tribulations of No-Budget horror filmmaking, featuring some of the world's leading Directors in th..
Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials

2015

Act & Punishment: The Pussy Riot Trials

2015
1
Russian activists Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich decide to separate from the well-known activist group Voina and create their own group named Pussy Riot that would express their ideas of female independence, combining activism, feminism, and punk rock music. Their defeat in court becomes their moral victory, as Pussy Riot are cheered on by thousands of their new-found fans.
Mayan Revelations: Decoding Baqtun

2015

Mayan Revelations: Decoding Baqtun

2015
5
Filmmaker and author, Elisabeth Thieriot, embarks on an epic journey of discovery through the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala to dispel the myths about "the December 21st 2012 end of the world" conspiracy theories surrounding Aztec and Mayan Calendars. Specifically, the mystery of the "B'aqtun", also known as the measurement of time that the Mayans identified as a 3,300 year cycle. Along her journey, Elisabeth discovers a connection between repeatable cycles in the cosmos, nature, and human existence. Discoveries which lead Elisabeth to revelations of wisdom residing within the living Mayan descendants known as "Abuelos" who share their knowledge of the intricate workings of time, the cosmos, and our connection to earth science on a spiritual and scientific level. In this film, a team of Scientists, Historians, and the Native Mayan "Abuelos" work together to Decode the Baqtun.
Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier

2016

Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier

2016
8.5
In the vast wilderness of Alaska the earth is changing, threatening the history and culture of native peoples, natural landscapes, and the habitats of wild life. Between Earth and Sky examines how climate change is rapidly affecting Alaska, and will soon affect us all.
Play Your Gender

2017

Play Your Gender

2017
5
Juno Award-winning musician Kinnie Starr is on a quest to find out why only 5% of music producers are women even though many of the most bankable pop stars are female. What does it take for a woman to make it in music?
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2010

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2010
8
Brooklyn-born Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned several decades. The first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935, Ruth also traveled to Alaska as a member of the Roosevelt administration in 1942, escorted Holocaust refugees to America in 1944, covered the Nuremberg trials in 1946, and documented the Haganah ship 'Exodus' in 1947. Her relationships with world leaders gave her unique access and insight. This documentary interweaves verite scenes with archival footage.
The United States of Autism

2013

The United States of Autism

2013
Follow one man's 11,000 mile, 40 day journey across the American landscape to visit twenty families and individuals affected by autism while searching for answers for his own son. With interviews from around the nation that include the widest spectrum of backgrounds - each conducted in the participants' original language - the film weaves a broad and compelling tapestry across the spectrum of American life in all its faiths, disparities, colors, and cultures. What he learns along the way will change not only his life, but the lives of those he meets, forever. It's a story about the best days that still lie ahead for our nation, the families, and the people who give America its heart.
Butterfly in a Blizzard

2025

Butterfly in a Blizzard

2025
An intimate look into snowboarder Kimmy Fasani's transformative journey into motherhood. Supported by expert voices, she navigates life's storms, while maintaining her place in snowboarding and evolving as a woman.
Felipe González, la infancia de un líder

2008

Felipe González, la infancia de un líder

2008
The documentary Felipe González approaches some of the most important facets and stages of the Andalusian politician's life, before becoming President of the Government of Spain: his early years, his high school studies at the school of the Claretian Fathers in Seville, his years in the Catholic Action University Youth and the Catholic Workers' Youth, his entry into the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
War at Home

2023

War at Home

2023
Imad, who comes from Syria, has been living in Warsaw for many years. In order to show his children their second homeland, he organizes an assistance expedition to the country of his ancestors. In an ambulance, which is to be donated to the local health service, they set off to war-torn Syria.
Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember

2019

Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember

2019
There has never been a rock and roll star quite like Mick Jagger. He is the voice of a generation. With over 5 decades within the moving industry, he has completely evolved the sound of music and pushed the Rolling Stones in a direction that has helped them become the biggest rock and roll band ever. He is a successful musician, artist, actor, movie producer and business man. Relive the life and career of the face of the Rolling Stones...This is Mick Jagger, a knight to remember.
From Hell to Hollywood

2021

From Hell to Hollywood

2021
In this biographical portrait, Nick Ut, the Associated Press photographer finally tells his own story.
American Relapse

2019

American Relapse

2019
7
Recovering addicts Frankie and Allie spend their lives helping other addicts but can they stay clean themselves?
Schumann's Bar Talks

2017

Schumann's Bar Talks

2017
4
Charles Schumann is a bartender par excellence—known the world over for his iconic Munich-based Schumann's Bar— and best-selling author of a cocktail guide the New York Times called "the drink-mixer's bible." Here Schumann is your tour guide through some of the finest bars the world has to offer, traveling from New York to Tokyo with numerous stops in between to explore the fascinating history and rich culture behind these monuments to social imbibing, a pursuit all Milwaukeeans agree is in need of extensive documentary study.
The Enemies Within

2016

The Enemies Within

2016
4.8
Trevor Loudon's terrifying documentary "Enemies Within" exposes the ties between elected officials in the highest reaches of the United States government and their radical, anti-American allies.
Rock in the Red Zone

2015

Rock in the Red Zone

2015
8
An intimate portrayal of life on the edge in the war-torn city of Sderot. Once known for its prolific rock scene that revolutionized Israeli music, for thirteen years the town has been the target of ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza strip. Through the personal lives and music of Sderot's diverse musicians, and the personal narrative of the filmmaker, who ends up calling the town home, the film chronicles the town's trauma and reveals its enduring spirit.
Hip Hop Immortals We Got Your Kids

2004

Hip Hop Immortals We Got Your Kids

2004
7
Me Too: The Movement

2019

Me Too: The Movement

2019
7
The Secret History of the Civil War

2022

The Secret History of the Civil War

2022
Looking at the birth of America's first intelligence units, set in motion in by President Lincoln himself in the early days of the war; exploring a spy who broke the boundaries of gender and race.