Top Rated Documentary Movies - Page 492
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The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999
star 7.1A behind-the-scenes look at the worldwide phenomenon that is Wallace and Gromit.Home Movie: On the Set of Philippe Garrel's 'Le lit de la vierge'
1968
star 8.1An experimental and poetic portrait of a woman.The Virgin of Pessac
1968
The Virgin of Pessac
1968
star 6.9This landmark documentary by Jean Eustache, filmed in 1968, hilariously exposes small-town pomposity and naiveté as it chronicles the preparations for an annual contest to crown a village’s most virtuous young woman.8 Flags for 99¢
1970
8 Flags for 99¢
1970
star 5.1A short documentary that explores a blue-collar community’s growing unease with the Vietnam War. It was produced in response to President Nixon’s famous November, 1969 speech when he contrasted the unlawful and vocal anti-war protesters to the respectful “silent majority” who were in favor of remaining in Vietnam to fight communism. This film explores the thoughts and opinions of the “silent majority” represented by the folks living in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago.Of Men and War
2014
Of Men and War
2014
star 6.9Filmed over five years, this documentary charts the progress of several veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder at a California clinic.David Hockney: Secret Knowledge
2001
star 7.3Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early as the 15th century.Paco de Lucía: La Búsqueda
2014
star 6.2The documentary is a summary of Paco de Lucía's career, his art, his human category and his life, from his first artistic steps to his last professional steps, which have been marked by flamenco. Numerous testimonies and interviews carried out between 2010 and 2014 are exposed.Three Stones for Jean Genet
2014
star 5.6In April of 2013, American singer Patti Smith travels to the grave of French writer Jean Genet in Larache, Morocco. She brings him three stones, which she collected for him over 30 years ago.Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
2014
star 6.6Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia
2014
star 6.1A shocking look at how a recent anti-gay amendment to a Russian propaganda law has led to increased assaults on gay men and women. In modern-day Russia, where it is estimated that just 1% of the LGBT population lives completely openly, a recent anti-gay amendment to a “propaganda” law has been followed by a rising number of assaults on gay men and women by vigilantes who, more often than not, go unpunished for their crimes.The Wormwood Star
1956
The Wormwood Star
1956
star 6.4A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings and recitations of her poems. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.The Sea in Their Blood
1983
star 6.7A film made for the Central Office of Information concerning Britain's coastline, with music by Michael Nyman.Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
star 8.1Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over the years?Hollywood Banker
2014
Hollywood Banker
2014
star 6.8How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but could not prevent it all from crashing down, when ambition of others turned into greed.Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
star 7.1Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.Pelican Dreams
2014
Pelican Dreams
2014
star 7.7Sundance-and-Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker Judy Irving (with her first film since the widely acclaimed and loved “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”) follows a wayward California brown pelican from her “arrest” on the Golden Gate Bridge into care at a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and from there explores pelicans’ nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration, and survival challenges of these ancient birds, sometimes referred to as the flying dinosaurs. The film is about wildness, and asks the following questions: how close can we get to a wild animal without taming or harming it? Why do we need wildness in our lives, and how can we protect it? PELICAN DREAMS, stars “Gigi” (for Golden Gate) and Morro (a backyard pelican with an injured wing).Fantastic Laloux
2010
Fantastic Laloux
2010
star 5.1A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.Petites notes à propos du film 'Je vous salue, Marie'
1983
star 4.4Notes on the inception and making of Hail Mary.Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
1994
star 6.7The sensational expose of the complicity of Britain, USA and Australia in the continuing genocide in East Timor.Who Gets to Call It Art?
2006
star 6.7Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.
