Top Rated Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 223

American Juggalo

2011

American Juggalo

2011
6.7
A look at the often mocked and misunderstood subculture of Juggalos, hardcore Insane Clown Posse fans, who meet once a year for 4 days at The Gathering of the Juggalos.
So Is This

1982

So Is This

1982
7
English and French words flash individually over a black background.
Black TV

1968

Black TV

1968
5.4
Black TV is the title of Tambellini’s best-known videographic film, which is part of a large intermedia project about American television. Compiled from filmed television news programs and personal experimental videotapes, Black TV has been seen in many versions during the four-year period in which Tambellini constantly re-edited it (1964-68).
Mark Twain

2002

Mark Twain

2002
7
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
The Transition Period

2009

The Transition Period

2009
7.6
As Chinese Communist Party secretary, Guo Yongchang was the most powerful man in his county, located in the rural inland province of Henan. Guo invited acclaimed documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao to record his final months in office. Through Zhou’s lens, we see Guo work tirelessly to achieve his greatest desire: for Henan to match the affluence of booming coastal areas.Â Zhou also captures the sordid details of local-level politics in pursuit of growth: lavish parties with foreign investors, threats to local workers protesting unpaid wages, and offers of bribes and kickbacks. (dGenerate Films)
Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945
5.9
Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.
Hotel Magnezit

1980

Hotel Magnezit

1980
5.2
Documentary about a hostel for workers. An old worker suspected of stealing a motor gets fired from the factory and must leave the hostel.
Coal Face

1935

Coal Face

1935
6.1
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
The Story of One Day

1941

The Story of One Day

1941
5.6
A short film which documents a 24 hour period in the city of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975
7.2
Thom Andersen's hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Muybridge's photographic studies of animal locomotion in the 1870s were a major forerunner of movies; even more interesting are his subsequent studies of diverse people, photographed against neutral backgrounds.
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998
6.4
Part 5 of Godard's 8 part examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century.
Calle 54

2000

Calle 54

2000
7.6
A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.
Big Easy Express

2012

Big Easy Express

2012
6.9
Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”. The resulting film from this journey is nothing short of magical. Part road movie and part concert film, BIG EASY EXPRESS bears witness to the birth of a new musical era. With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds, from Oakland… to New Orleans.
Primate

1974

Primate

1974
6.8
Primate sees realist documentarian Frederick Wiseman hone his lens on the inmates of the Yerkes Primate Research Centre. A representative scientist explains the aims and outcomes of the organisation, describing the mating habits and relationships of the animals.
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979
7.2
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, “Ol’ Man River.”
Zoo

1961

Zoo

1961
6.9
A perfect, fast and hilarious montage. Using images from Artis (Amsterdam Zoo), Bert Haanstra shows that a couple of similarities can be discovered between human and animal. Particularly the manner in which human and ape are confronted with each other, is significant. The images speak for themselves, human voices or commentary is absent. The ironic music of Pim Jacobs does add an extra dimension to the whole. With regards to human and animal Haanstra limits himself for the time being to this short film, recorded with a hidden camera. Later on, in several big films, he would return to this subject.
The Tree in a Test Tube

1942

The Tree in a Test Tube

1942
4.9
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average person carries.
Bergman Island

2006

Bergman Island

2006
7.5
The desolate and mysterious island of Fårö, Sweden, Baltic Sea, 2004. Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) looks back on his personal and artistic life; a journey through more than sixty years devoted to film, plays and television programs. (An abridged version of Ingmar Bergman Complete, 2004; a collection of three thematic documentaries: Bergman and Film; Bergman and Theater; and Bergman and Fårö Island.)
Arakimentari

2004

Arakimentari

2004
6
A look at the life and work of Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and his impact on Japanese culture.
There Is No Sexual Rapport

2011

There Is No Sexual Rapport

2011
4.4
A portrait of HPG, actor, director, and producer of pornographic films, entirely conceived from the thousands of hours of making-of recorded during his film shoots. More than a simple archive of the behind the scenes of an X-rated film, this documentary questions pornography and the passion for reality that characterizes it.