Mike Wallace Is Here (2019), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010), The Country Girl (1954), Tyson (2008), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001), Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Career movies.
Storyline: For over half a century, "60 Minutes" fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Mike's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today's precarious tipping point.
Plot Keywords: documentary, journalism, interview, media, television, investigation, biography ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Robert B. Weide chronicles the life of the actor, comedian and director and his creative processes.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, director, filmmaking, comedy, new york, film history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary about the Canadian rock band Rush relates the group's 40-year history and examines its continuing popularity. Using extensive archival footage, it follows the resilient rockers, lead guitarist Alex Lifeson and singer/bassist Geddy Lee, from when they started the band in the late 1960s through to the present. A diverse group of interviewees, such as musician Billy Corgan, actor Jack Black and "South Park" creator Matt Stone, shares what makes the band so special.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, rock, band, biography, concert, performance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An alcoholic stage actor (Bing Crosby) leans on his wife (Grace Kelly) as he tries to make a comeback.
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, marriage, alcoholism, broadway, actor, director ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Interviews, archival footage and photographs help illustrate a biography of the life of former boxer Mike Tyson, in and out of the ring.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, boxing, sports, personal history, interview, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy, outmoded values. Traveling backwards 40 years we see a different man altogether: the young and dashing officer "Sugar" Candy. Through a series of relationships with three women and his lifelong friendship with a German officer, we see Candy's life unfold and come to understand how difficult it is for him to adapt his sense of military honor to modern notions of "total war."
Plot Keywords: war, british, world war ii, military, history, biographical, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories of working with Kubrick. For those who know very little about Kubrick, the documentary is an excellent career overview. Kubrick film clips include "Fear and Desire," "Killer's Kiss," "The Killing," "Paths of Glory," "Spartacus," "Lolita," "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange," "Barry Lyndon," "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut." Those appearing include: Arthur C. Clarke, Keir Dullea, Shelley Duvall, James B. Harris, Richard Schickel, Michael Herr, Nicole Kidman, Anya Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick, Gert Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Paul Mazursky, Jack Nicholson, Malcolm McDowell, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Douglas Trumbull, Marie Windsor, Matthew Modine, Sydney Pollack and Peter Ustinov.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, director, filmmaking, film history, hollywood, behind the scenes ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, actress, hollywood, feminism, vietnam war, personal growth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This intimate portrait examines one of the world's most beloved and inventive comedians. Told largely through Robin's own voice and using a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage, the film examines his extraordinary life and career and reveals the spark of madness that drove him.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, comedy, robin williams, stand-up comedy, actor, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Emilio D'Alessandro, Stanley Kubrick's personal driver, helps the famed director create four cinematic masterpieces.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, film production, director, behind the scenes, film history, interviews ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The life and career of Muhammad Ali (1942- ) as seen chronologically in archival footage: Ali as a fighter, a personality, a political lightening rod, and a man. Boxers who fought him describe what led up to major fights and the matches themselves; they also offer personal revelations about their own lives: George Chuvalo's family losses, George Foreman's conversion, Ken Norton's gratitude, Ron Lyle's teaching, Earnie Shaver's encounter with the Klan, and Joe Frazier's good humor pack their own punch. The fighters talk about Ali's quickness, cunning, and recuperative powers - and how fighting him changed their lives.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: boxing, documentary, sports, biography, interviews, legend, career ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.—Salon
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, fashion, art, creativity, uk, london ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the greatest animators The Walt Disney Company ever produced -- Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Frank and Ollie, the talent behind BAMBI, PINOCCHIO, LADY AND THE TRAMP, THE JUNGLE BOOK, and others, set the standard for such modern-day hits as THE LION KING. It was their creative genius that helped make Disney synonymous with brilliant animation, magnificent music, and emotional storytelling. Take a journey with these extraordinary artists as they share secrets, insights, and the inspiration behind some of the greatest animated movies the world has ever known.—AnonymusB
Plot Keywords: documentary, animation, disney, artists, biography, hand-drawn animation, classic animation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Interviews, home movies, photographs and diaries offer insight into the remarkable life and career of actress Natalie Wood.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, hollywood, celebrity, family, memoir, film history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This intimate documentary follows careers of two remarkable personalities: Carmen de Lavallade, a dynamic dancer and choreographer from California who moved to New York with Alvin Ailey and began a legacy of modern dance in America, and her husband Geoffrey Holder, a Trinidad-born choreographer, set and costume designer, painter and man about town with productions such as The Wiz. Features interviews and performance footage of friends and colleagues: dancers Judith Jamison, Gus Solomons, Jr., Dudley Williams, Ulysses Dove and Alvin Ailey.—Scott P
Plot Keywords: dance, documentary, biography, art, culture, performance, choreography ...
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