Top Rated Documentary Movies on Google Play Movies - Page 218

Beyoncé: Baby and Beyond

2013

Beyoncé: Baby and Beyond

2013
5.5
Featuring interviews with her family and inner circle of friends, this in-depth documentary offers a look at what drives ever-evolving diva Beyoncé Knowles' passion for life -- from to her relationship with rapper Jay-Z to the birth of their baby.
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond

2009

The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond

2009
4.5
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond tells the complete history of “The Wizard of Oz”, highlighting some of the earliest stage and screen adaptations, such as the 1925 silent version and the even earlier, “His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz”.
Battery Man

2012

Battery Man

2012
5.5
Meet a man whose life was changed by electricity. An extraordinary person who can fry a hot dog with bare hands in an attempt to become the first human laser.
Bonhoeffer

2003

Bonhoeffer

2003
6
Dramatic documentary about the young German pacifist and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who resisted the Nazi regime and was hanged two weeks before World War II was over.
Miss You Can Do It

2013

Miss You Can Do It

2013
5.8
Miss You Can Do It chronicles Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008 and the first woman with a disability to compete at the Miss USA Pageant, and eight girls with various physical and intellectual disabilities as the girls participate in the Miss You Can Do It Pageant. Abbey founded the annual Miss You Can Do It Pageant in 2004 and girls and their families travel from all around the country to participate in this one night where their inner beauty and abilities reign.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

1994

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

1994
7
Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. Also included is his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech.
The Road Uphill

2011

The Road Uphill

2011
7.5
Following Leopard Trek and the Schleck Brothers, focusing upon the team's participation in the prestigious 2011 Tour de France and upon their physical and mental preparation for the biggest cycling event in the world.
Idaho: The Movie

2012

Idaho: The Movie

2012
7.5
Idaho, the Movie is a one-hour television documentary featuring the well known and the hidden treasures of Idaho. An elemental theme carries viewers on a tour of the state’s mountains, rivers, deserts, landscapes, lakes and more. Think of it as Idaho’s own “Planet Earth” style program. From the Sawtooths to the Tetons, from the big lakes of North Idaho to the deserts of the South-West, from unique landscapes like Craters of the Moon and Thousand Springs to Mesa and Shoshone Falls, to the rivers large and small… Idaho the Movie shares them all.
Slaughter Nick for President

2013

Slaughter Nick for President

2013
9
A little-known actor discovers that he is hugely popular in Serbia.
What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye

2008

What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye

2008
6.5
The story of Marvin Gaye, one of the great and enduring figures of soul music whose life was one of sexual confusion and bittersweet success, using his own words and memories.
Follow the Leader

2012

Follow the Leader

2012
7
Follow the Leader is a real-life coming-of-age story of three traditional American boys with Presidential dreams. At sixteen-years-old, high school Class Presidents Ben, D.J. & Nick are all conservatives who plan to continue leading their peers as President someday. Over three life-changing years, they split into Republican, Democratic and Independent camps as each reconsiders his lofty ambitions.
The End

2004

The End

2004
9.5
A documentary examining the end of live for five hospice patients and their families.
Who Cares ?

2014

Who Cares ?

2014
8
WHO CARES is a 93-minute High Definition feature documentary about social entrepreneurs around the world. People who are making changes, bringing solutions, generating huge social impact and most of all, inspiring people to do the same. A film that searches the world for brilliant people with simple solutions to the hard global issues. The goal of WHO CARES is to inspire people around the world, especially young people from ages 14 years-old up, to learn more about, become excited by and want to be engaged in the social entrepreneurship revolution. We want this film to encourage, inspire and spark a global movement of changemakers. The movie mixes interviews, images of their social work and computer graphics creating a very dynamic feature
All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film

2012

All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film

2012
4.2
A documentary film that explores the early Boston Hardcore music scene from the years 1981 through 1984. This film delves into the social and communal aspects of that particular era. The community, culture, straight edge and DIY (do it yourself) ethic of the time are all explored in the film. Never before seen archival footage, photographs, interviews and dramatizations make up the body of the film. Bands included are SS Decontrol, DYS, Gang Green, The FU's, Jerry's Kids, Negative FX, The Freeze, and more.
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

2008

Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

2008
8.5
This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a songwriter stands supreme, Dylan has often covered tracks from vintage blues, folk and country performers or incorporated elements from them into his own material. "Down The Tracks" explores the lives and work of many of these artists and how Dylan interacted with them through archive performance and interview footage alongside new interviews and documentary material.
The Narnia Code

2009

The Narnia Code

2009
8
Millions of readers have been captivated by C. S. Lewis’s famed Chronicles of Narnia, but why? What is it about these seven books that makes them so appealing? For more than half a century, scholars have attempted to find the organizing key—the “secret code”—to the beloved series, but it has remained a mystery. Until now.
Operation Enduring Freedom

2002

Operation Enduring Freedom

2002
4.5
Documentary which examines the September 11 attacks, and America's military response, including previously unseen and recently declassified battle footage on American troops in combat in Afghanistan. After terrorists attacked New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, America's military went into action and launched a counterattack on the men believed to be responsible -- Osama bin Laden, Sheik Omar, and the terrorist network al-Qaida.
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003
7
Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film (Silver Lake Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival) is the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on film. Hailed by many viewers as a "life-transformational film," Flight from Death uncovers death anxiety as a possible root cause of many of our behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary explores the ongoing research of a group of social psychologists that may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world. Over the last twenty-five years, this team of researchers has conducted over 300 laboratory studies, which substantiate Becker's claim that death anxiety is a primary motivator of human behavior...
Ever Again

2006

Ever Again

2006
4
Ever Again examines the sweeping resurgence of antisemitism in 21st century Europe and its connection to global terrorism.
Backstage at Budz House

2012

Backstage at Budz House

2012
4
Hosted by the outrageous Faizon Love, join today's hottest comedians, including Kevin Hart, Luenell...