Top Rated Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 296

Language of Love

1969

Language of Love

1969
4.2
A panel of real-life doctors discuss sexual hangups, misconceptions, personal prejudices and the ignorance of individuals when it comes to matters sexual. Using on-screen recreations, topics such as petting, contraceptives and sexual anxiety are addressed.
One Way Boogie Woogie

1977

One Way Boogie Woogie

1977
5.8
Sixty one-minute shots with no camera movement. This tension between painterly and cinematic space is not only experienced as an intellectual contrast but is also felt as a dialectic between permanence and impermanence.
Description of a Struggle

1960

Description of a Struggle

1960
7.3
Chris Marker’s documentary portrays Israel twelve years after its founding, blending location and archival footage to explore its diverse communities—from kibbutzim and Arab villages to Orthodox quarters and tourist sites. The “struggle” of the title reflects the nation’s search for identity in a rapidly changing region.
Spinning Plates

2013

Spinning Plates

2013
6.1
Spinning Plates is a documentary about three extraordinary restaurants and the incredible people who make them what they are. A cutting-edge restaurant named the seventh-best in the world whose chef must battle a life-threatening obstacle to pursue his passion. A 150-year-old family restaurant still standing only because of the unbreakable bond with its community. A fledgling Mexican restaurant whose owners are risking everything just to survive and provide for their young daughter. Their unforgettable stories of family, legacy, passion and survival come together to reveal how meaningful food can be, and the power it has to connect us to one another.
Jenin, Jenin

2003

Jenin, Jenin

2003
7.2
A heart-rending depiction of the aftermath of Israel's destruction of Jenin refugee camp in 2002, where every scene and interview is profound and distressing in equal measure.
When Björk Met Attenborough

2013

When Björk Met Attenborough

2013
7.8
Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough have admired each other's work for years but this is the first time they have discussed their mutual love of music and the natural world on screen. In this remarkable documentary, Björk explores our unique relationship with music and discovers how technology might transform the way we engage with it in the future.
Road to Ythaca

2010

Road to Ythaca

2010
5.6
“Always keep Ythaca on your mind. To arrive there is your ultimate goal. But do not hurry the voyage at all. It is better to let it last for many years; and to anchor at the island when you are old, rich with all you have gained on the way, not expecting that Ythaca will offer you riches. Ythaca has given you the beautiful voyage. Without her you would have never set out on the road. She has nothing more to give you. And if you find her poor, Ythaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what Ythaca mean.” Konstantínos Kaváfis
The American West of John Ford

1971

The American West of John Ford

1971
6.2
A documentary encapsulating the career and Western films of director 'John Ford' , including clips from his work and interviews with his colleagues.
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013
8.2
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — to the film genres he so successfully satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs — to the groundbreaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. The documentary also delves into his professional and personal ups and downs — his childhood, his first wife and subsequent 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft — capturing a never-before-heard sense of reflection and confession.
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

2013

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

2013
4.5
Told by family and friends, with rare unseen archive, this documentary reflects on the career of Dave Allen, relative of poet Katharine Tynan, and a natural performer who cut his teeth at Butlins. He became a TV star in Australia in his twenties, before returning home to dominate the schedules here in Britain with his unique blend of sketches and stories in a career that took in films, plays, documentaries and chat shows, alongside award winning comedy series.
Spare Time

1939

Spare Time

1939
6.2
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

2004

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

2004
6.8
A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.
Loïe Fuller

1905

Loïe Fuller

1905
4.7
This is another short, simple dance number. It’s quite stunning and unusual though with a bat turning into a woman who proceeds to give us a skirt dance before disappearing into thin air. The dance is mesmerising with the skirt stunningly changing colour throughout the film.
That Man: Peter Berlin

2006

That Man: Peter Berlin

2006
6.2
He slept with Sal Mineo, was photographed by Andy Warhol, and he was lusted after by millions of men around the world. Model, photographer, filmmaker, clothing designer, and porn icon Peter Berlin is his own greatest creation. Berlin is front and center in this bio documentary from director Jim Tushinski, and featuring interviews with director John Waters, novelist Armistead Maupin, 70s porn director Wakefield Poole and more, all with Berlin as the subject. This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012
7.4
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition.
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005
6.2
Documentary created by Matthew Gray Gubler during, and about, his time on the set of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
Trainer!

2013

Trainer!

2013
7.1
This behind-the-scenes sports documentary follows the careers of three young German professional soccer coaches over the course of a single season.
Elysia, Valley of the Nude

1933

Elysia, Valley of the Nude

1933
5.2
James Mack, a reporter for the International News Bureau, is assigned by his editor to do a story on the phenomenon of nudist camps.
Weekend of a Champion

1972

Weekend of a Champion

1972
7
Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
Danse du papillon

1900

Danse du papillon

1900
5.3
Butterfly dance.