Top Rated Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 259

Scotch Hop

1959

Scotch Hop

1959
6
A fast-paced rhythmic impression of dancers, musicians and sportsmen at a highlands event.
Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean

1924

Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean

1924
5.3
Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Connecting city and country, south and north, summer and winter, peasant women and worker women / Emancipation of women in the USSR
Study of a River

1997

Study of a River

1997
6.3
The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.
La Villa Santo-Sospir

1952

La Villa Santo-Sospir

1952
7.2
Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friend's villa on the French coast (a major location used in Testament of Orpheus). The house itself is heavily decorated, mostly by Cocteau (and a bit by Picasso), and we are given an extensive tour of the artwork. Cocteau also shows us several dozen paintings as well. Most cover mythological themes, of course. He also proudly shows paintings by Edouard Dermithe and Jean Marais and plays around his own home in Villefranche.
Ethnic Notions

1986

Ethnic Notions

1986
7.1
This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under

2012

Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under

2012
5.2
Filmmaker and comedian Kevin Smith returns to EPIX with an all new special, taped in front of a sell out audience in Sydney, Australia Joined by his notorious cohort Jason Mewes, this off-the-cuff uncensored hour is filled with ribald and cautionary tales about everything from Australian children's television to mythical Australian drop bears
Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey

2012

Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey

2012
6.5
A captivating documentary following a young polar bear venturing on his first solo journey across the Canadian Arctic during the summer thaw. As the ice disappears, he must adapt to a challenging landscape without the one thing polar bears depend on most: sea ice. With stunning cinematography and heartfelt narration, this film offers a rare glimpse into the resilience and struggle of polar bears facing a rapidly changing climate.
The Startup Kids

2012

The Startup Kids

2012
6.8
The Startup Kids is a documentary about young web entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe. It contains interviews with founders of Vimeo, Dropbox, Soundcloud and more who talk about how they started their company and their lives as an entrepreneur. Along with that people from the tech scene speaks about the startup environment including the venture capitalist Tim Draper and MG Siegler, tech blogger at Techcrunch.
Spanky: To the Pier and Back

2008

Spanky: To the Pier and Back

2008
5.1
Guy Maddin takes his dog Spanky out for his last walk with him at the lake.
Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

2002
6.3
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012
7.2
An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Released on the 4-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray set.
Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen

1983

Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen

1983
5.6
A complex visual study of the women of rural Senegal. Through a complicity of interaction between film and spectator, Reassemblage reflects on documentary filmmaking and the ethnographic representation of cultures.
A Conversation with Gregory Peck

1999

A Conversation with Gregory Peck

1999
7.4
Not your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and behind-the-scenes with Gregory Peck and his one man show. The actor's traveling program features question and answer sessions with the American icon and allows the actor to reminisce about his career.
Dismissal from Mass in Ljutomer

1905

Dismissal from Mass in Ljutomer

1905
4.5
1905 short film showing people walking down a Ljutomer street after mass.
16 Acres

2012

16 Acres

2012
7.3
The dramatic inside story of the monumental collision of interests at Ground Zero in the decade after 9/11.
New Earth

1933

New Earth

1933
6.8
The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the people of the Netherlands struggle and succeed in building a breaker, thereby eliminating the wild inland body of water once known as the Zuider Zee (now called Ijsselmeer).
Three Sisters

2012

Three Sisters

2012
7.4
The masterful new documentary from Wang Bing is an intimate, observational portrait of a peasant family who eke out a humble existence in a small village set against the stunning mountain landscapes of China's Yunnan province.
The End of Time

2012

The End of Time

2012
7.1
Working at the limits of what can easily be expressed, filmmaker Peter Mettler takes on the elusive subject of time, and once again turns his camera to filming the unfilmable. From the particle accelerator in Switzerland, where scientists seek to probe regions of time we cannot see, to lava flows in Hawaii which have overwhelmed all but one home on the south side of Big Island; from the disintegration of inner-city Detroit, to a Hindu funeral rite near the place of Buddha's enlightenment, Mettler explores our perception of time. He dares to dream the movie of the future while also immersing us in the wonder of the everyday. THE END OF TIME, at once personal, rigorous and visionary, Peter Mettler has crafted a film as compelling and magnificent as its subject.
The American Dreamer

1971

The American Dreamer

1971
5.4
A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film "The Last Movie."
Ten Skies

2004

Ten Skies

2004
7.1
An experimental film portraying different skies in very long takes.