Top Rated Documentary Movies - Page 238

Videograms of a Revolution

1992

Videograms of a Revolution

1992
7.8
A minute-by-minute chronology of the Romanian revolution in December 1989 in Bucharest. This cinematic montage of live footage from the state television company TVR and video taken by numerous amateurs becomes a new media-based form of historiography.
1925 Studio Tour

1925

1925 Studio Tour

1925
6.1
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005
7.3
An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Production Journals, Attire Of The Realm: Costume Design, Shadow And Dust: Resurrecting Proximo, The Glory Of Rome: Visual Effects, Tools Of War: Weapons, Echoes In Eternity: Release And Impact,and final Production Credits.
Water Birds

1952

Water Birds

1952
6.8
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

2004

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

2004
7.2
An hour long discussion on the philosophical concepts that inspired, and are presented in the trilogy. This is one of the two feature-length documentaries on disc number 8 of the 10-Disc Ultimate Set.
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004
7.3
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's music perform in this concert extravaganza.
The Thing

1990

The Thing

1990
6.6
1989. Amidst the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the largest communist party in Western Europe—Italy's PCI—announces it's going to change name, vowing to become a new 'thing'. This film shows the debates taking place in various PCI chapters across Italy after the historic decision.
The Human Pyramid

1961

The Human Pyramid

1961
6.5
Jean Rouch gives a group of black and white teenagers a "what if" question: what if they socialised with each other? The teenagers then improvise their own characters and situations.
Pan 698

1974

Pan 698

1974
4.1
The camera pans across a field of flowers at extreme speeds.
Pan 697

1974

Pan 697

1974
3.8
A butchered cow is decapitated in this short film by Hollis Frampton.
Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

1990

Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

1990
5.7
Brakhage begins here with Carlsbad Caverns as a stand-in for Plato's Cave and then responds to the philosopher's notion of inaccessible ideal forms by seeking out imagery that evokes worlds we cannot see.
Pigeons in the Square

1982

Pigeons in the Square

1982
6.2
An enthusiastic grandfather sits with children in a Parisian park talking about pigeons. First. their physical appearance—eye, wings and tail, and color—and their varieties. Then, he encourages the children to imitate their walk. He points out courtship and mating rituals, then provides an illustrated discussion of how they eat. This section is punctuated by a flock of pigeons fighting over a small, hard ball each wants to eat; the narrator's describes it as if it were a soccer match. He concludes with a discussion of pigeons taking off, landing, and flying; he uses slow motion and stop-time photography to show his audience.
Beaver Valley

1950

Beaver Valley

1950
6.7
The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat of winter.
Secrets of Life

1956

Secrets of Life

1956
7.1
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943
6.8
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.
Gideon's Army

2013

Gideon's Army

2013
7.1
Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
Gap-Toothed Women

1987

Gap-Toothed Women

1987
6.7
A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth, ranging from lighthearted whimsy to a deeper look at issues like self-esteem and societal attitudes toward standards of beauty. Interviews were conducted with over one hundred women, including model Lauren Hutton and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Eye of the Leopard

2006

Eye of the Leopard

2006
8.4
Eye of the Leopard follows the remarkable life of one small leopard from when she is just 8 days old every step of the way until she is 3 years old and on the brink of adulthood. Legadema, as she is named, works her way into your heart as she slips in and out of danger virtually every day, running from baboons and hyenas but also making landmark strides in hunting and surviving. Narrated by Jeremy Irons it is the story of a mother and daughter relationship as well as that of an emerging huntress in Botswana’s magnificent Mombo region of the Okavango Delta.
Philips-Radio

1931

Philips-Radio

1931
6.5
A poetic industrial short that follows a radio from molten glass to finished set: glassblowers shape valves, conveyors and assembly lines build chassis, cabinets, and speakers, engineers test and prototype—ending on a playful stop-motion “dance” of loudspeakers.
Dragoons Crossing the Sâone

1896

Dragoons Crossing the Sâone

1896
4.7
A stationary camera looks across Burgundy's river Sâone toward a small military encampment. Four horsemen enter the water in the foreground, each riding his horse as it swims across toward camp or leading it by the bridle as they swim

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