Top Rated Documentary Movies on Apple iTunes - Page 244

Kindness Is Contagious

2014

Kindness Is Contagious

2014
5
Kindness is Contagious profiles bleeding-edge scientists and authors from UC Berkeley, Harvard and everywhere in between as well as real life people whose lives illustrate their incredible discovery: THAT KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS. Learn how a little generosity can help you live a happier, healthier, wealthier, longer and more fulfilling life.
From Shock to Awe

2018

From Shock to Awe

2018
6
How do we heal our deepest wounds? Two combat veterans, suffering from severe trauma, abandon pharmaceuticals in order to seek healing through psychedelic medicines. Recent scientific research has shown that these substances can help people to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Beyond the personal stories, From Shock to Awe raises fundamental questions about war, the pharmaceutical industry, and the US legal system.
Meat the Future

2020

Meat the Future

2020
4.5
Meat the Future ushers the viewer into a world vexed by the impacts of modern day industrial animal agriculture and zeros in on a solution-focused story. Revealing challenges and breakthroughs and posing a myriad of questions about the future, this 90-minute character-driven documentary explores the advent of real meat without the need to raise and slaughter animals. Spanning three years, Meat the Future chronicles the potentially game-changing birth of a new food industry referred to as “cell-based” “clean” and “cultured” meat – a term hotly debated as the industry approaches commercialization
Sharks: Monster of the Media

2019

Sharks: Monster of the Media

2019
5
Feared as killers, sharks are the ocean's most misunderstood creatures. This documentary tells their true story — and examines the dangers they face.
Ode to Muir: The High Sierra

2018

Ode to Muir: The High Sierra

2018
7
Teton Gravity's newest film Ode To Muir pairs professional snowboarder, adventurer and founder of Protect Our Winters Jeremy Jones with two-time Olympian Elena Hight as they embark on a 40-mile foot-powered expedition deep into California’s John Muir Wilderness. Their journey balances the challenges of winter camping, grueling climbs up the Sierra’s biggest mountains, and aesthetic first descents with personal reflections on the importance of the natural world and those who first traveled it generations ago, and sharing perspectives gleaned from what it truly means to explore a great American Wilderness.
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story

2019

Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story

2019
9
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story chronicles the life and times of the legendary filmmaker who, through his annual ski films and national tours which began in the early 1950's, was a driving force in the development and promotion of the ski industry in America and throughout the world. Miller, who died last year at 93, sat months before his passing for his final interview. He reminisced about living off rabbit stew and sleeping in a teardrop trailer in his endless pursuit of the perfect ski run and he explained in great detail the challenges - both personal and professional - he faced over the course of his career.
Where We Belong

2014

Where We Belong

2014
8
For Alyssia and Ilaria, every farewell is also a reunion. Just a while ago they were at the Italian Mediterranean coast, now here they are standing at a parking lot in front of an Esso gas station, waiting for their father’s car to appear around the corner. Affectionately, they bid their mother good-bye for now. The two sisters’ parents are separated. Just like Carleton, Sherazade and Thomas, the two girls have found their own way of dealing with the situation.
The UFO Conclusion

2016

The UFO Conclusion

2016
10
What is the alien agenda? And why has the government gone to such great lengths to stifle the overwhelming evidence that otherworldly creatures exist? Some of our greatest minds unveil the truth behind this massive cover-up.
No Obvious Signs

2018

No Obvious Signs

2018
8.5
What is left backstage of the heroic videos of our warriors in Ukraine? What do they have to face, one on one, in peaceful life, and where does the war stop?
Bufo Alvarius – The Underground Secret

2018

Bufo Alvarius – The Underground Secret

2018
4
A radical testimony of the strongest known natural psychedelic, tryptamine 5-MeO-DMT produced by Bufo Alvarius, a toad of the Sonoran desert.
The Beatles: Parting Ways

2009

The Beatles: Parting Ways

2009
6.5
Parting Ways treats The Beatles with the respect they deserve and details their lives since the world's number one band fell apart.
Diet Fiction

2019

Diet Fiction

2019
8
Follow filmmaker Michal Siewierski in his journey into the controversial world of weight loss and dieting, as he uncovers several shocking facts and confronts common misconceptions, and misleading information propagated by the industry over the last several decades. Showing the often-devastating effects that obesity has on people's lives and exposing new disruptive ideas and science based evidence that could potentially lead to long term sustainable weight loss and improved health.
The Queens

2018

The Queens

2018
1
Chronicling the journey of contestants, past and present, who compete for the coveted crown of Miss Continental, a pageant for transgender women.
Get Big

2018

Get Big

2018
10
Ultimate Frisbee is founded on fair play and Spirit of the Game. There is no referee and players call their own fouls. Will Beefree, a team from Turin, be able to maintain the balance between the soul of Ultimate and the desire to win the Italian Championship?
Amon Amarth: The Pursuit of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye of the Storm

2018

Amon Amarth: The Pursuit of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye of the Storm

2018
10
On November 16th, Amon Amarth will release their new documentary and supporting live album(s), The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm – which includes a retrospective documentary that features a wealth of live and behind-the-scenes content and extensive band interviews. This film tells the Swedish quintet’s history, through both their own eyes and those of the fans that have supported them along the way. It is a thrilling collection that pays respect to the faithful, as well as making for a detailed and riveting introduction for those new to their inspiring story. Paired with this documentary is the live video/audio, which contains two different sets at 2017′s Summer Breeze Festival in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany, capturing the unit at their very best.
Coach Jake

2018

Coach Jake

2018
8.5
At 70 years old, Martin "Coach Jake" Jacobson is the most winning high school coach in New York City history. Both on the soccer field and off, this season may be his toughest yet. With a rapidly advancing liver disease and age taking its toll, his legacy as a winner is on the line as the clock on his life and career begin to wind down. A documentary by Ian Phillips.
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story

2017

Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story

2017
6
The life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield, including some of the most pivotal moments of his life.
1948: Creation & Catastrophe

2017

1948: Creation & Catastrophe

2017
8
The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate for Palestine in 1948.
The Other Rio

2018

The Other Rio

2018
7.5
The spectacle of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is grimly contrasted with the poverty of those living mere blocks away from where much of the televised action is broadcast.
Living Forever

2018

Living Forever

2018
7
For millennia, mankind has sought the mythical substance known as the "Elixir of Life". The allure of immortality has changed the course of world power. Shocking new research reveals a clandestine secret hidden for centuries.