Top Rated Documentary Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 75

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

2022

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

2022
9
A recap of the Foo Fighters story, from the early days of Nirvana to Taylor Hawkins' passing.
The Whole Animal

2022

The Whole Animal

2022
5
A documentary from the award-winning team that made SOMM takes the viewer to five countries through the pages of a mysterious cookbook to experience how using the Whole Animal and wasting nothing can teach us as much about our food as it can about the culture that made it..
Fences

2023

Fences

2023
2
Fences are an integral part of Russian culture. They love 3-meter fences in dachas and private homes. City streets are dotted with fences, which often only interfere with normal movement around the city. They like to isolate themselves from the world with an iron curtain. The film is a visual reflection and an attempt to answer the question why life in Russia is surrounded by a fence.
Aliens Uncovered: Origins

2023

Aliens Uncovered: Origins

2023
4
Phoenix, Arizona wasn't supposed to be the city we know in present day. Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them cover up the UFO wave of 1947. Roswell was not the only event that took place. Arizona was home to three major UFO events that the public hardly knows about. These events helped create Project Bluebook.
Stylebender

2023

Stylebender

2023
8
An intimate look at Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian born New Zealand based MMA champion, which goes beyond the ring and delves deep into an unlikely fighter's journey. Exploring themes of masculinity, bullying and even the healing power of dance, this documentary is a poignant examination of the complex, exciting and sometimes controversial person known as 'The Last Stylebender.'
Acsexybility

2024

Acsexybility

2024
7
Located at the intersection of disability and queerness, this documentary enriches, implicates, and breaks open the conversation around sexual life in the disabled community. This film does not shy away from the complexities and challenges of queer life, but rather embraces them and in doing so, illuminates how they impact one another and bring new dimensionality to the position of the body within them. Resisting a normative lens, this filmmaker uses the observational power of the camera to document the raw sexuality, fantasies, and erotic expressions of a wide array of subjects with rare candor and vulnerability. Embodied sexual explorations are balanced against interviews that in their frankness and insightfulness criticize and deepen the lacking conversation around this intersection in the wider discourse.
The Dogmatics: A Dogumentary

2023

The Dogmatics: A Dogumentary

2023
10
The Dogmatics might very well be the most emblematic Boston band of this half-century, that too-few people know about. They gained notoriety with a loyal following in the Boston music scene, and beyond. The quartet was no different than any other talentless, self-deprecating, beer-swilling, girl-chasing lunkheads with guitars. It wasn't about money. Catching a girl's eye, a free round of drinks, or simply completing a song in unison were their rewards. Fans and fellow bands in Massachusetts look fondly on the decades of positive ripple effects their presence (still to this day) has on the local music scene. This documentary is a labor of love by family and friends, crafted as a tribute to the Dogmatics' late co-founder and bassist Paul O'Halloran. See how the band came into being in the early 1980s, rising out of a pocket of musical talent in the South Shore area near Boston. At its core, this is a story of brothers - by both blood and bond.
Prince Harry: Being the Spare

2023

Prince Harry: Being the Spare

2023
5.5
If the Palace thought that 2023 would be a quieter year after the drama and tragedy of 2022 then the release of Prince Harry's autobiography Spare has just about destroyed all hope. The book has caused international frenzy amongst the media and the public. Opinion is now more divided than ever on whether Prince Harry should retain his royal titles. Though Harry and Meghan fled the royal family for a second chance at the private life they always wanted, the world refused to let them go quietly. Despite their escape, the media's continued attention cased a barrage of headlines, flaring up rumour after scandalous rumour about the couple and the royal family. In order to set the record straight, they decided to tell their own side of the story, giving a tell-all series of interviews, podcasts and Netflix documentary series. But eclipsing all of the revelations shared previously, in January 2023 Harry released his controversial and much-anticipated autobiography, Spare.
Kalanag: Hitler's Magician

2022

Kalanag: Hitler's Magician

2022
7
The story of one of history’s most controversial entertainers, who beguiled audiences with his magic tricks and produced Nazi propaganda films.
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston

2023

I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston

2023
10
The unmistakable voice of Whitney Houston is powerful and timeless. She reached the pinnacle of pop success becoming one of the most accomplished recording artists of all time. But her heart was always in Gospel music, and it profoundly influenced her life and career. From her first public performance to her best-selling Gospel album of all time, The Preacher's Wife, experience how profoundly Gospel music influenced her personal life and helped shape her career.
Cyborg: A Documentary

2023

Cyborg: A Documentary

2023
10
Artist Neil Harbisson was born colour blind, but an antenna permanently implanted into his skull enables him to hear colours and today he is the world's first officially recognised cyborg. Meet a man who may be the prototype of the human of the future. He is on a mission to convince the world to adopt his credo: Design Yourself.
Green City Life

2023

Green City Life

2023
5
What makes a city healthy? How do we build greener and cleaner cities of tomorrow, reconnecting with nature and combining the benefits of the countryside with the advantages of the urban world? This inspiring documentary on how cities can be propelled into the 21st century links solutions such as revegetation, urban farming, and bio-waste recovery with greener and healthier cities for everyone.
Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival

2023

Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival

2023
7
28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth – Antarctica. SHACKLETON - THE GREATEST STORY OF SURVIVAL reveals the true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance, told by the only man ever to have repeated their incredible feat - explorer and adventurer Tim Jarvis. Following in the beset crew’s footsteps, Tim reveals the enduring legacy of Shackleton's crisis leadership in the face of impossible odds - a lesson more relevant to us now than ever before.
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories

2022

Grace Kelly: Precious Memories

2022
6
Grace Kelly. Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Her onscreen beauty, self-confidence and mystery enchanted the world, and her serenity and poise as a princess defined grace. Precious Memories as the Hollywood Starlet who became Monaco's beloved Princess. Grace Kelly is one of the most admired women in the world. She is forever remembered as a standard of beauty, style and grace. Fitting for a woman who epitomised grace. Poised, Reserved, Supremely Elegant: in short, Royalty. Enjoy a look through Grace Kellys life and her journey in becoming a Princess through her Precious Memories.
Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

2023

Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

2023
2
Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
The Hitler Home Movies

2023

The Hitler Home Movies

2023
Secluded deep in the Bavarian Alps, Hitler, his family, and closest allies hid away- issuing orders for armies across Europe while they relaxed, dined, and enjoyed an otherworldly peace.
Williams Sisters

2023

Williams Sisters

2023
2
The Williams Sisters. Dominating the game for over 3 decades, Serena Williams and Venus Williams, winning every title imaginable. From inexperienced teenagers to seasoned vets nobody could have predicted the sisters' careers.
Florian's Knights

2021

Florian's Knights

2021
7
Firefighters in the United States and Canada form a controversial motorcycle club to cope with the crippling effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Darryl Jones - In the Blood

2022

Darryl Jones - In the Blood

2022
8
Follows the evolution of Jones, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago and was introduced right away to music and the politics of race.
Lion vs The Little People

2022

Lion vs The Little People

2022
10
Lion vs The Little People is a documentary comedy about the greatest internet hoax of all time. In 2005, a hoax news post masquerading as a bonafide BBC news website article, announced a fight had taken place between a lion and an army of 42 fighting dwarfs. The hoax spread like wild fire across the internet before eventually being accepted to be fake. While the article’s veracity has been diminished, the myth lives on in this outrageous deadpan comedy.