Top Rated Documentary Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 116

Dogsville

2021

Dogsville

2021
Crocodile Crunch competes against the best purebred dogs in the world at the Agility World Championship in the Netherlands. Rising above the backstabbing, snitching, complaining and treachery, the mutt is determined to prove that talent and heart can defeat bloodlines and privilege.
Hunt for the Somali Pirates

2010

Hunt for the Somali Pirates

2010
The harrowing rescue of Captain Phillips and crew after their U.S. cargo ship was overtaken by pirates is recounted by the Navy SEALs who took part.
Memphis Belle: America's Most Famous Bomber

2009

Memphis Belle: America's Most Famous Bomber

2009
This riveting doc covers the years 1942-1945, when the United States built the Eighth Army Air Force, the largest overseas air unit in its history.
Vai!

2021

Vai!

2021
Corinthians has spent 23 years without winning a title. Its fanbase, however, only grew and became more and more present: both in the life of the team and in the political life of the country.
Hitler's Eastern Headquarters: The Wolf's Lair

2017

Hitler's Eastern Headquarters: The Wolf's Lair

2017
This documentary takes you inside Hitler's first Eastern front military headquarters during WWII, as told by former residents and military personnel.
Alaska: The Inside Passage

2005

Alaska: The Inside Passage

2005
From the Puget Sound to the southeastern tip of Alaska, witness the breathtaking scope of the North American sea route known as the Blue Highway. Discover one of the most beautiful waterways in the world the Blue Highway, a North American sea route that stretches 1,000 miles from the Puget Sound to southeast Alaska! Explore the history, cultural diversity and natural beauty of the Inside Passage.
Afraid

2019

Afraid

2019
The harrowing story of the 2006 torture and double-murder of two teen boys in Cape Coral, Florida by a teen gang and a 17-year-old pregnant girl.
Tomcat Tales

2020

Tomcat Tales

2020
Learn from real-life Top Guns, who have flown as the Navy's best aviators in the iconic F-14 Tomcat, and are ready to discuss their experiences.
Is Mindfulness Right for You?

2021

Is Mindfulness Right for You?

2021
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This insightful and informative documentary explores the popular world of Mindfulness from the perspective of four people who study and teach it. Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Biebrza: The European Amazon

2016

Biebrza: The European Amazon

2016
This movie shows Biebrza Valley's wildlife during the four seasons of the year. Spectacular wildlife images, exceptional sounds of nature and specially composed music make this poetic story about the lives of rare European animals come to life. Is Biebrza the European Amazon river?
Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan

2021

Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan

2021
In this graceful study of the balance between solitude and community, artist and chef Jim Denevan roams across the US, transforming landscapes into breathtaking, sustainable dining experiences framed by ephemeral installation art.
Beyond the Void

2021

Beyond the Void

2021
November 2001: Charles follows Martin, another victim from the AIDS epidemic of the 90’s, to the end. Twenty years later, we dive back in.
American Gadfly

2021

American Gadfly

2021
A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race. Working together, the young activists and the experienced politician confuse and amaze the generations between them.
The First Step

2023

The First Step

2023
Van Jones navigates increasingly tense and isolating political and racial divides in his attempt to become a “bridge builder” during the Trump administration.
The Story Won't Die

2021

The Story Won't Die

2021
THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the world’s largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since WWII. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winner Odessa Rae (Navalny). Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi + Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam + Diala Brisly), use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace, justice and freedom of expression. It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in today’s world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war.
I'm Wanita

2022

I'm Wanita

2022
I'm Wanita is the story of a renegade country music singer from Tamworth, Australia, hell-bent on realizing her childhood dreams of stardom.
The Body Fights Back

2020

The Body Fights Back

2020
A feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach. Personal stories from vastly different backgrounds quickly merge into a shockingly similar experience of battling one’s body. Self-starvation and compulsive exercise bring temporary satisfaction, only to be replaced with binging and purging soon after. Surprisingly, none of it has much to do with food.
Best Kids in Texas

2017

Best Kids in Texas

2017
When Texas emerges as a hotbed for recruiting young talent into the professional paintball scene in early 2000s, a group of teenagers find a mentor, pledge to stick together, and in the process change professional paintball in Texas forever.
Born in a Ballroom

2019

Born in a Ballroom

2019
"Born in a Ballroom," explores the relationship between the Hütte Restaurant, its founder, Eleanor Mailloux, and the rural Appalachian village she called home, Helvetia, West Virginia.
Café-Finovo

2013

Café-Finovo

2013
With patience and beauty, our understanding of mortality changes as this film takes a look at life, laughter and Wilhelm Grimm. Between the walls of the Alter St. Matthäus cemetery in Berlin, we meet artists, storytellers and tomb sponsors - the cultural life that revolves around the lively Café-Finovo and its famous cakes. Café-Finovo is the first cemetery café in Germany.