Top Rated Documentary Movies on Hoopla - Page 63

God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

2024

God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

2024
7.1
Examines the implications of Christian Nationalism, how it distorts not only our constitutional republic, but Christianity itself, and asks the question: What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism?
Downwind

2023

Downwind

2023
6.8
A documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States, specifically members of the Shoshone Nation whose sacred land continues to be cordoned off as a nuclear test site.
Life in Outer Space

2022

Life in Outer Space

2022
6.8
Scientists explore whether planets, moons and exoplanets -- planets outside the solar system -- have the necessary qualities to support life.
Becoming Iconic

2018

Becoming Iconic

2018
5.3
Baker's journey in completing Nicolas Cage's "Inconceivable" and exclusive interviews with top directors recounting their experiences with their first films.
Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

2024

Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

2024
8.5
An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America - the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate vérité the film dives into the songwriting and storytelling of the music that transformed a generation.
Radical Wolfe

2023

Radical Wolfe

2023
7
With a distinctive style all his own, author and journalist Tom Wolfe reshapes how American stories are told.
Ultimate Space Telescope

2022

Ultimate Space Telescope

2022
7.3
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, from its conception to completion.
A Compassionate Spy

2022

A Compassionate Spy

2022
6.2
Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.
Quintessentially British

2022

Quintessentially British

2022
3.8
This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.
When We Speak

2022

When We Speak

2022
7.8
Three incredible stories of women who risked everything to tell the truth. Their stories became worldwide scandals and took a personal toll on each of their lives
Silver Servers

2024

Silver Servers

2024
5.8
Silver Servers tells the story of four ’Super Senior’ tennis players in their 80s and 90s — one of them the oldest living player in the world — as they prepare for the International Tennis Federation Senior World Championships; on their remarkable journey, they show us what drives them to keep on playing and competing, helping us realise what is possible in our own lives, whatever our age... and the joy in keeping on going. Tennis is the sport, but the game is life.
All Man: The International Male Story

2023

All Man: The International Male Story

2023
5.3
A nostalgic and colorful peek behind the pages and personalities of International Male, one of the most ubiquitous and sought-after mail-order catalogs of the 80s and 90s.
Broadway Rising

2022

Broadway Rising

2022
5.5
There is no New York without Broadway. It’s both a landmark and a community, an industry and a people, making magic in a dark theater, eight times a week. During the pandemic, over 96,000 people lost their jobs and an entire ecosystem of small businesses were brought to a standstill. Broadway Rising tells the story of the broadway community and its harrowing journey back to the stage following the COVID-19 shutdown. This feature documentary brings everyone into the spotlight - from the costume makers to the ushers to the producers to the stars.
The YouTube Effect

2023

The YouTube Effect

2023
4.8
YouTube has garnered over 2.3 billion users and is worth up to $300 billion. At its center is its algorithm, something that threatens to destroy not only the platform, but the entire Internet.
Eternal Spring

2023

Eternal Spring

2023
7.9
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea.
Gods of Mexico

2022

Gods of Mexico

2022
5.8
It follows the resistance to modernization in rural Mexico. It is a reminder that it is still possible to live in tune with our essence as human beings.
It’s Quieter in the Twilight

2022

It’s Quieter in the Twilight

2022
6.3
In an unremarkable office space, a select group of aging engineers find themselves at the leading edge of discovery. Fighting outdated technology and time, Voyager’s flight-team pursues humankind’s greatest exploration.
Battle of Dunkirk: From Disaster to Triumph

2018

Battle of Dunkirk: From Disaster to Triumph

2018
7.4
Relive the bravery of the Dunkirk veterans in defenseless boats crossing the English Channel to rescue the stranded soldiers from the inferno through their uplifting stories of heroism in a battle that changed the course of WWII.
The Mission

2022

The Mission

2022
5.3
Four American teenagers have received a mission from God that takes them from the safety of their remote religion-filled bubbles to the other side of the planet. In the frozen forested lands of Finland, these impassioned, wide-eyed teens confront local Finns, Europe’s most non-religious and private people, and attempt to convert them to their faith, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Hockeyland

2022

Hockeyland

2022
5.7
In Minnesota’s unforgiving North Country, hockey is life. Over the course of a season, two rival high school programs—one an emergent dynasty, the other steeped in a proud legacy—strive for a coveted state championship. With the hopes of their towns behind them, boys on both sides cope with the pressures of adolescence along with the added burden of bringing glory to one of the country’s most hockey-crazed communities.