Top Rated Documentary Movies on Apple iTunes - Page 392

Planting for Life

2014

Planting for Life

2014
Old Jia gave up his city life and returned to the countryside with his wife. He abandoned chemical fertilizer to practice natural farming. His philosophy attracted a big group of admirers from the city, whereas local villagers disagreed on his approaches.
Field of Operations: The Battle of Arnhem

2020

Field of Operations: The Battle of Arnhem

2020
The incredible story of one of the most radical ideas of the entire second world war. Operation Market Garden was the plan that caused over 10,000 paratroops to be whittled down to just 2000. (Amazon Prime)
Cane Fire

2020

Cane Fire

2020
Cane Fire examines the past and present of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, interweaving four generations of family history, numerous Hollywood productions, and troves of found footage to create a kaleidoscopic portrait of the economic and cultural forces that have cast Indigenous and working-class residents as "extras" in their own story.
The War to End all Wars... and its American Veterans

2020

The War to End all Wars... and its American Veterans

2020
Relying on newly discovered archival footage, memoirs from the fallen, and expert commentary from scholars, this documentary tells the story of World War I from the American perspective: Its ace pilots, mine-laying Sailors, heroic doughboys, Harlem Hell Fighters, and courageous nurses.
Fair Chase

2014

Fair Chase

2014
With only running shoes, endurance, and a sense of the absurd, top distance runners from around the world team up to test the evolutionary theory that running was the first human weapon, key to our species survival.
The Wild Side of Dogs

2019

The Wild Side of Dogs

2019
From the sheep dogs of Sardinia, to the strays fighting for survival on the streets of Bucharest, a filmmaker immerses himself in the daily lives of dogs. With astonishing intimacy, we witness first-hand the struggles for dominance, the politics of the pack and the cycle of life and death. Intimate and absorbing, this documentary presents man's best friend as you've never seen him before.
Illegal

2020

Illegal

2020
From “Dreamer” to living the American dream, this documentary chronicles a young boy's miraculous journey to becoming a U.S. citizen after fleeing his war-torn home of El Salvador, how he came to realize the challenges of present-day immigration, and his mission to humanize immigrants and reform U.S. immigration policy for the benefit of all.
Passage

2020

Passage

2020
Gabrielle and Yoan are 18 years old. Even though they both grew up in Temiscamingue, their aspirations are opposite. While Yoan wants to leave the area to break away from his loneliness and explore his homosexuality, Gabrielle is torn at the thought of going over a hundred kilometers away from home to carry on with her studies.
One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

2019

One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal

2019
In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislations called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one of the most complex scandals in American history.
Non Western

2020

Non Western

2020
In a small community of Montana, between green valleys and wild mountains, Thaddeus, a Cheyenne native, and Nanci, a non-native woman, prepare their wedding. While we get to know them, we realize that what seems to be an everyday affair appears as a difficult path of reconciliation and cultural confrontations deeply rooted in the history of the United States of America.
Jellyfish

2019

Jellyfish

2019
Jellyfish is a cinematic novel; a meditative approach to talk about notions of gender by translating cognitive knowledge and literary elements into filmic narrative. The film depicts two types of characters: inhabitants of the fictional planet of gender utopian society that are gender fluid, and real characters who find themselves outside of cisnormativity. It offers another way of seeing gender with its possibility to float between different forms without limitations and restrictions.
David vs Goliath

2020

David vs Goliath

2020
From boxing heavyweight to poker lightweight. Can David Haye defeat Goliath, the world's biggest live poker tournament.
Harley

2020

Harley

2020
Harley, a successful criminal attorney who represents the most despised people in society in Paterson, NJ, embarks on a quest to win the woman of his dreams and defeat the bully who antagonized him as a child.
Duke-Carolina The Blue Blood Rivalry

2013

Duke-Carolina The Blue Blood Rivalry

2013
After more than 100 years of ruthless competition, the feud between the Duke University Blue Devils and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball teams is called the greatest rivalry in sports! When these fierce challengers collide on the court, get ready for war. Experience the insanity of the competition and go behind the scenes to hear from the legendary players, coaches, broadcasters and superfans that pour their hearts and souls into the ultimate clash of basketball titans!
Heaven

2014

Heaven

2014
Two inspiring real-life stories are intertwined with never-before seen footage of Billy Graham talking about heaven, filmed at his North Carolina mountain home. We never know what we truly believe until it's a matter of life and death. Billy Graham, along with firefighter Cheyane Caldwell and Laurie Coombs, a young woman forced to face the reality of death, share the Gospel message, and what really happens when we die.
The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

2020

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

2020
The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India's famine problem but would go on to lead a "Green Revolution" of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work but spent the rest of his life watching his methods and achievements come under increasing fire.
The Painted Warrior

2019

The Painted Warrior

2019
This unique husband and wife duo effect art in motion as they blend the worlds of artistry and athleticism. With ritual body art, The Painted Warrior is brought to life to wage epic battles in the gritty obstacle racing scene.
Chasing the Win

2016

Chasing the Win

2016
There's only one way to win a race, and a million ways to lose it." Chasing the Win follows the meteoric rise of a rookie trainer, a down-on-his-luck owner, and their imperfect racehorse after an unprecedented victory thrusts them into the global spotlight of horse racing. Success and fame are followed by the hard-hitting reality of what it means to survive in the Sport of Kings
Big Wata

2018

Big Wata

2018
The younger inhabitants of a fishing village in Sierra Leone have discovered surfing as their raison d’être. Wanting to break free from the restrictions of a traditional West African community a suspended surfclub member embarks on a journey. Only to return with a new found appreciation for the place he so badly wanted to leave. Big Wata is a positive story (from Africa) about some local boys trying to ‘expand’ their lives through surfing. We aim to take the viewer to Sierra Leone and experience ‘normal life’ in a small village. We have filmed the characters from an extremely close angle in all their activities and tend to zoom out more with shots from stunning landscapes while travelling to Liberia.
Blood Sugar Rising

2020

Blood Sugar Rising

2020
Blood Sugar Rising follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits of Americans whose stories shape the film.