Top Rated Documentary Movies on Google Play Movies - Page 157

One Direction: Going Our Way

2013

One Direction: Going Our Way

2013
7.5
Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson are the members of One Direction and they have grown into one of the hottest music groups on the Planet. Follow their journey from X-Factor to world domination through the hearts of every young fan, earning the respect of peers and music legends alike.
The Insufferable Groo

2018

The Insufferable Groo

2018
5
Having made nearly 200 low-budget movies in just two decades, Utah writer-director Stephen Groo is now seeking production funds and the involvement of celebrity fan Jack Black for a remake of his 2004 human/elf fantasy drama ‘The Unexpected Race’. Scott Christopherson’s hilarious yet sincere portrait depicts this uphill battle, while examining the unusual methods of a determined DIY auteur.
Whatever May Come

2018

Whatever May Come

2018
6.5
Once around the globe on a motorbike - Christian Vogel has fulfilled this lifelong dream. During the 333 days and more than 50,000 kilometers, the camera was his only companion. What he saw on the way and whom he met.
Gamechangers: Dreams of BlizzCon

2018

Gamechangers: Dreams of BlizzCon

2018
6.2
GAMECHANGERS: Dreams of Blizzcon enters the unexplored realm of professional esports through the eyes of two of the world’s top StarCraft II players.
Bhutan: The Snowman's Trek

2018

Bhutan: The Snowman's Trek

2018
6.5
Ultramarathon runners Ben Clark, Anna Frost and Tim Olson travel to Bhutan's high Himalayan landscape to try and set a speed record on the world's hardest trek.
For the Birds

2018

For the Birds

2018
6.2
A woman's love for her pet ducks, chickens, geese, and turkeys—all 200 of them—ignites a battle with local animal rescuers and puts her marriage in jeopardy.
Finke: There & Back

2018

Finke: There & Back

2018
6.8
The iconic Finke Desert Race, the largest off-road motorsport event in the southern hemisphere and Australia's fastest, deadliest, toughest and certainly dustiest race. Filmed over three years, Finke explores the race from within – competitors, organisers, paramedics, and the drive to win against the desert at all costs. Finke is a visual adventure of inspiration and danger, excitement and spills.
The Key to Dalí

2016

The Key to Dalí

2016
8.8
Spanish scientist Tomeo L'Amo bought a painting in 1989 that he believed to be an original Dalí. After 25 years of searching for the truth, an art expert in Paris changes his life.
Nothing Is Truer than Truth

2018

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

2018
3.5
NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A-list party boy on the continental circuit, who spent a year and a half in Venice and traveling in Europe, learning about commedia dell'arte and collecting the experiences that would become the Shakespeare plays. Shot in Venice, Verona, Mantua, Padua, and Brenta, the film ventures to actual sites De Vere visited in 1575-76, including the settings for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, OTHELLO, ROMEO & JULIET, and TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. The film features renowned Shakespeare scholars, actors, and directors, including Sir Derek Jacobi, Mark Rylance, Tina Packer, and Diane Paulus, and argues that De Vere's bisexuality is the reason for the pseudonym Shake-speare.
I Hate New York

2018

I Hate New York

2018
3.3
New York, post 9/11: Armed with a home video camera and no script, the director delves into the private lives of four women artists and transgender activists from the city’s underground subculture, filming their lives over a period of 10 years. Little by little, their testimonies reveal fragments of their pasts, their experiences and their struggles for an identity of their own. A series of revelations transform the viewer from feeling like an intruder to being invested in their destinies.
Not Black Enough

2017

Not Black Enough

2017
7.8
A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized because they are “not black enough.” An analysis of the reasons behind these absurd acts of hatred.
Among Wolves

2016

Among Wolves

2016
7.8
An uncommon motorcycle club led by Bosnian War veterans finds redemption helping their struggling small town heal and defending the threatened herd of wild horses they first met on the front line.
Ariel Phenomenon

2022

Ariel Phenomenon

2022
6.2
Ariel Phenomenon explores an African extraterrestrial encounter witnessed by over sixty schoolchildren in 1994. As a Harvard professor, a BBC war reporter, and past students investigate, they struggle to answer the question: "What happens when you experience something so extraordinary that nobody believes you?"
Ulam: Main Dish

2018

Ulam: Main Dish

2018
4.6
The first Filipino food documentary, following the rise of the Filipino food movement via the chefs crossing over to the center of the American table.
Grand Cru

2018

Grand Cru

2018
6.5
Pascal Marchand arrived in the mythical land of Burgundy to harvest the grapes at age 21. Now 30 years later, he is a renowned wine artist and innovator. Shot over the catastrophic 2016 season, the film is both a love letter and a cautionary tale.
The Push

2018

The Push

2018
5.9
Grant Korgan is a world-class adventurer, nano-mechanics professional, and husband. On March 5, 2010, the Lake Tahoe native burst-fractured his L1 vertebrae, and suddenly added the world of spinal cord injury recovery to his list of pursuits. On January 17, 2012, along with two seasoned explorers, Grant attempted the insurmountable, and became the first spinal cord injured athlete to literally push himself to the most inhospitable place on the planet: the bottom of the glove, the geographic South Pole.
The Coming Convergence

2017

The Coming Convergence

2017
5
Through newly discovered geological and statistical patterns, many believe it can be proven that the Tribulation is about to begin!
Picasso: The Legacy

2014

Picasso: The Legacy

2014
6.8
A never-before-seen portrait of the artist’s life through his entire body of work, from his sketches as a child prodigy until his final paintings.
Getting Over

2018

Getting Over

2018
6.8
A man discovers a box of interviews with his father, a lifelong heroin addict who died of AIDS in 1997. What he finds will uncover generations of family secrets, forcing him to redefine his own past, doubt his present, and question his future.
Brewmaster

2018

Brewmaster

2018
5.8
Douglas Tirola details the rise of craft beer's popularity and follows two enthusiasts chasing their American brewing dreams.