Top Rated Documentary Movies on Microsoft Store - Page 15

Combat Obscura

2018

Combat Obscura

2018
6.5
Former combat videographer Miles Lagoze presents personal footage of U.S. Marines in the Afghan war zone.
Michael Jackson: Life, Death and Legacy

2012

Michael Jackson: Life, Death and Legacy

2012
6.7
Following the recent imprisonment of Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray for involuntary manslaughter, we are taken on a journey through the extraordinary life of Michael Jackson from his debut in the Jackson 5 to his untimely death in 2009.
The Eastwood Factor

2010

The Eastwood Factor

2010
6
For 35 years Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros. home. In The Eastwood Factor, film historian Richard Schickel ventures beyond Eastwood’s tough, iconic screen personas to reveal the easygoing and thoughtful man behind the magic. Morgan Freeman narrates this insightful profile that features memorable film clips and visits to movie locations, the Warner Bros. lot and Eastwood’s hometown Carmel where, with humor, candor and intelligence, Eastwood illuminates the craft behind his legendary work on both sides of the camera to create a rare experience that is pure, unadulterated Clint.
Malcolm X

1972

Malcolm X

1972
6.4
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance

1997

Fleetwood Mac: The Dance

1997
7.8
Recorded live at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, over May 22-24 of 1997, Fleetwood Mac performs their greatest hits – including the classics 'Rhiannon', 'Everywhere', 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop' and 'Landslide' – and several new songs.
Oppenheimer: The Real Story

2023

Oppenheimer: The Real Story

2023
8.2
J. Robert Oppenheimer, a physics professor known for creating the atomic bomb during WWII. He witnessed the first atomic bomb detonation in New Mexico in 1945. This film examines Oppenheimer's life, from his early years to his involvement with nuclear physics and his later advocacy for nuclear weapons controls, with interviews and insights from those who knew him and impacted by his legacy.
Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

2022

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

2022
6.7
A smoke-filled journey across the lives and the careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. Their unique sound, influenced by their Latin roots and West Coast upbringing, was built on a movement rooted in true authenticity: from cultivating the flower, to smoking it, to rapping about it, their influence is forever burned into the musical landscape of Hip Hop as they continue to stay relevant after 30 years.
Body Parts

2022

Body Parts

2022
6.5
An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and tracing the legacy of exploitation of women in the entertainment industry.
Occupied City

2023

Occupied City

2023
6.6
The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.
Tough Guy

2018

Tough Guy

2018
7
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career and death of NHL tough guy Bob Probert.
5B

2018

5B

2018
6.2
At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

2017

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

2017
5.1
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it's clearly time that we start taking porn addiction a bit more seriously.
DamNation

2014

DamNation

2014
6.6
This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers.
JFK: The Smoking Gun

2013

JFK: The Smoking Gun

2013
7.1
Seventy-five percent of the American people still refuse to believe the official story of President John F. Kennedy's death. They do not think he was killed by a lone gunman but by a mysterious cabal that somehow conspired to have him killed. How can this be? How can a crime this famous, witnessed and investigated by so many, remain a mystery? This is what veteran Australian police detective Colin McLaren is determined to find out. JFK: The Smoking Gun follows the forensic cold-case investigation McLaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza where the shooting took place, to Parkland Hospital where the president was pronounced dead, to the Bethesda Naval Hospital where the autopsy was conducted and to the conclusions of the Warren Commission that have remained controversial to this day.
White Wilderness

1958

White Wilderness

1958
4.4
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival

2007

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival

2007
8.2
An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.
Square Grouper

2011

Square Grouper

2011
6
A colorful portrait of Miami's pot smuggling scene of the 1970s, populated with redneck pirates, a ganja-smoking church, and the longest serving marijuana prisoner in American history.
Bowie: A Reality Tour

2004

Bowie: A Reality Tour

2004
8.2
British Singer David Bowie performs at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, in November, 2003, during the A Reality Tour.
Chevolution

2008

Chevolution

2008
5.8
Examines the history and legacy of the photo Guerrillero Heroico taken by famous Cuban photographer Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez. This image has thrived for the decades since Che Guevara's death and has evolved into an iconic image, which represents a multitude of ideals. The documentary film explores the story of how the photo came to be, its adoption of multiple interpretations and meanings, as well as the commercialization of the image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Israelism

2023

Israelism

2023
8.1
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new movement opposing Israel’s occupation, and recentering Judaism itself.