Top Rated Documentary Movies on Plex - Page 122

Firestorm '77 The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire

2022

Firestorm '77 The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire

2022
Military commanders, fearful of the Base’s cold war secrets being compromised, attempted to control the protocols and procedures of the civilian fire fighters called upon to battle the1977 Honda Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base. They intead offered up their own untrained personnel to fight a conflagration that, for all intents and purposes, should have never been fought and couldn’t be beaten.
Forever Majestic

2021

Forever Majestic

2021
Two activists race to save a once-bustling historic landmark struck by a mysterious fire.
How to Train Your Bear

2022

How to Train Your Bear

2022
Tatyana Minenko saves orphaned polar bear cubs from death in the clutches of their older brothers, and from severe Chukchi frosts and hunger. But what’s next for these cubs? Zoo life or return to the wild? How much effort does it take to save one polar bear cub from death? And why is it even harder to leave an orphan bear free? The people of the north value their freedom above all else. That’s how they want to see the owner of this land – the polar bear.
The Legacy of Jedwabne

2005

The Legacy of Jedwabne

2005
This film tells a shocking and brutal story that has been kept a secret in Poland for over 60 years. It tells the story of a pogrom in 1941 in Jedwabne, Poland and explores the implications of the past for present constructions and negotiations of personal, national and religious identity.
Hidden Turkey

2021

Hidden Turkey

2021
Hidden Turkey is a one-hour television special produced, hosted, and narrated by CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. It showcases the special destinations and unique experiences not found in traditional guidebooks, brochures or on the internet. Most important, this is inspirational and accessible television. It allows the audience to immerse themselves in Turkey's evolving story and enduring culture, and to embark on a number of life-changing journeys. Among the locations visited: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antakya, Antalya, and Laodicea.
Made in BY

2015

Made in BY

2015
An insider's look at the Belarusian regime through the eyes of its most creative citizens. The struggle for freedom of expression in Europe's last dictatorship.
Catwalk 2: The Comeback Cats

2022

Catwalk 2: The Comeback Cats

2022
While members of the competitive cat show community enjoy their newfound fame after appearing in the first Catwalk documentary, shocking allegations emerge about one of the hobby's most prominent members.
We Want the Airwaves

2022

We Want the Airwaves

2022
Hollywood is perhaps the most elusive animal. "We Want the Airwaves" follows three first time TV makers who set out on the ultimate adventure: to change television as we know it. The trio creates, films and pitches their advocacy docuseries masterpiece, "Manifesto!" all over the world, with the goal of giving a broadcast voice to a generation.
Espionage Target: You

1964

Espionage Target: You

1964
Intended for military personnel and civilians in sensitive positions abroad, the film shows three playlets involving foreign agents maneuvering Americans into passing valuable intelligence to the Soviets or Red Chinese. It emphasizes the need to be wary of seemingly friendly strangers, whether one is in Europe or Japan.
Chaos

1990

Chaos

1990
A butterfly flutters its fragile wings in Texas and the seemingly imperceptible turbulence sets in motion a cascade of effects that culminates in a typhoon in Indonesia. It seems unreal. But the realisation of the butterfly effect as it has been called, is one of the astonishing results of the new science of Chaos.
The 5th Man

2022

The 5th Man

2022
For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world class track coach at Long Island's Mepham High School. He holds NY State's record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the 2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer's true legacy, however, just has nothing to do with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives. This is the story of all the other kids - the ones who never felt "seen" - until Paul Limmer came into their lives.
Father of the Flying Car

2022

Father of the Flying Car

2022
Dr. Paul Moller, an esteemed inventor, fights against the odds to complete his life's work, a flying car.
Defining US

2022

Defining US

2022
A look inside the nations largest schools, showing the struggles, hopes and dreams of marginalized students and educators fighting to rise above a divisive culture war over race and identity playing out in classrooms across the US today.
Secrets of the Sasquatch

2022

Secrets of the Sasquatch

2022
Travel into the abyss and transform your mind with chilling investigative campouts and tales from real people with real experiences to uncover the Secrets of the Sasquatch.
Cutting Corners

2021

Cutting Corners

2021
With building collapses happening around the country, activists band together to confront the real estate developers and hold them accountable for the construction destruction, lives they have destroyed, and deaths they have caused.
Laserium: The Gods of Light

2021

Laserium: The Gods of Light

2021
"Laserium" is a feature length documentary that explores the history of Laserium and the pioneers behind creating moving laser images to the sounds of music.
UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

2022

UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

2022
UAP is the new military term for UFO. The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force is a program within US Naval Intelligence implemented to "standardize collection and reporting" of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena. Many say the use of "UAP" is an attempt to better hide the program from civilians but with the acknowledgment of recent UFO videos leaked to the public as real, the time has come for the governments of the world to face the hard question of who are these visitors and why are they here?
The Interdimensional Connection

2022

The Interdimensional Connection

2022
With more military data and whistleblower accounts being released periodically, it's becoming increasingly difficult to discount the UFO phenomena. So...where do they come from? For many ufologists posing the question of origination, the answer lies outside of the limits of our senses. Deep within the electromagnetic spectrum.
Mount Lawrence

2015

Mount Lawrence

2015
Chandler Wild, A New York based filmmaker, travels 6,700 miles to the end of the road in Alaska to honor his deceased father by naming a mountain after him.
Tracking Satyrs

2022

Tracking Satyrs

2022
This is a contemporary interpretation of The Ichneutae by Sophocles, which, along with Cyclops, is the only Euripides satire that survived to our times.