Top Rated Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 482

Lopez Street

2013

Lopez Street

2013
6.3
In the eyes of a foreigner practically any street of Mexico City’s Centro Histórico holds potential for a film. Life on the street deserves more than just the natural condition of observer anyone could have, it demands an extra attention. In a 100-meter radius, the sociological exuberance of the events going on is simply impossible to ignore. The street is a mise en scène in itself.
The Same River Twice

2003

The Same River Twice

2003
4.6
From peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age.
Exit of the Twelve O'clock Mass of the Pillar of Saragossa

1897

Exit of the Twelve O'clock Mass of the Pillar of Saragossa

1897
3.3
Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.
The Burly Man Chronicles

2004

The Burly Man Chronicles

2004
7
This mammoth documentary takes us through the making of both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. On top of seeing many pre-production and production meetings, we are also invited on the sets for both films, and get an idea of how difficult it was to accomplish the nearly impossible.
Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland

2012

Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland

2012
6.9
The murals of Northern Ireland are an expression of the region's violent Troubles. 'The Art of Conflict' examines these murals through their painters and the people who live there, exploring this unique street art's impact, purpose, and future.
The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived

1974

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived

1974
6.4
In the late 1960s, Dhofar rose up against the British-backed Sultanate of Oman, in a democratic, anti-imperialist guerrilla movement. Director Heiny Srour and her team crossed 500 miles of desert and mountains by foot, under bombardment by the British Royal Air Force, to reach the conflict zone and capture this rare record of a now mostly-forgotten war.
The Edge of the World

2014

The Edge of the World

2014
6.1
Paris, at night. This is where Jeni, Wenceslas, Christine, Pascal and the others live. Homeless, they haunt the streets and bridges, and corridors of the metro; on the edge of a world where society no longer offers protection. They face us and they talk.
Tedders

1897

Tedders

1897
4.8
People raking a field.
Beppie

1965

Beppie

1965
4.6
BEPPIE is a moving and disarming portrait of an Amsterdam street urchin. Van der Keuken once described her as follows: 'She was ten years old and the joy of the Achtergracht, where I was living at the time. An Amsterdam child, sweet and crooked as a corkscrew.' He films her while she skims the city with some friends and knocks at strangers' doors. Her family has nine children and is not well off. In those days, a visit to the De Miranda swimming pool cost a quarter, but only ten cents if the weather was bad. At school, Beppie gets a poor mark because she is too boisterous, but when the whole class rattles off the multiplication tables, she joins in at the top of her voice. All of TV-watching Holland was wildly enthusiastic about this portrait, with which Van der Keuken even made the front page of the national newspaper De Telegraaf.
Scaphandrier

1896

Scaphandrier

1896
4.6
A man in a diving suit emerges.
Repas d'indiens

1896

Repas d'indiens

1896
4.6
Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

1996

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

1996
7
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria and throughout the world.
The Blonds

2003

The Blonds

2003
5.6
In 1977, when she was four years old, Albertina Carri's parents vanished without a trace, victims of Argentina's brutal military junta. In this fresh and politically daring film, the young Argentinian filmmaker attempts to unravel the mystery, piecing together her memories and fantasies in a quest to understand her parents' untimely fate.
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013
7.8
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.
Coolies in Saigon

1897

Coolies in Saigon

1897
4.2
Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).
Port et Vésuve

1896

Port et Vésuve

1896
4.9
Roi et Reine d'Italie

1896

Roi et Reine d'Italie

1896
4.8
King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage.
Acto da Primavera

1963

Acto da Primavera

1963
5.5
Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, according to a 16th century text.
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000
7.3
Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

1903

New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

1903
5
A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of fish.