Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), One Day in September (1999), Double Dare (2003), The Man With a Movie Camera (1929), King Corn (2007), On the Bowery (1956), Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008), The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Documentary movies.
Storyline: Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's TV show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, education, kindness, social impact, american history, personal growth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Kevin MacDonald documents terrorism against Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Narrated by Michael Douglas.
Plot Keywords: documentary, olympics, terrorism, hostage, political, historical, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Stuntwomen Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell are experts at taking punches, swinging swords and being blown to bits. Epper first gained respect as Lynda Carter's stuntwoman on TV's "Wonder Woman," while Bell had a long run as Lucy Lawless' double on the series "Xena: Warrior Princess." But, in a primarily male profession, the women still have to struggle against sexism to find jobs. This documentary chronicles their uphill battle in Hollywood and their enduring friendship throughout it all.
Plot Keywords: documentary, action, hollywood, film industry, behind the scenes, perseverance, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Part documentary and part cinematic art, this film follows a city in the 1920s Soviet Union throughout the day, from morning to night. Directed by Dziga Vertov, with a variety of complex and innovative camera shots, the film depicts scenes of ordinary daily life in Russia. Vertov celebrates the modernity of the city, with its vast buildings, dense population and bustling industries. While there are no titles or narration, Vertov still naturally conveys the marvels of the modern city.
Plot Keywords: silent film, documentary, avant-garde, 1920s, black and white, visual poetry, everyday life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two recent college graduates travel to Iowa to investigate the role that corn plays in an increasingly complicated and dysfunctional American food industry. After planting their own small crop of corn and tracing its journey through the industry, they are alarmed to discover that corn figures in almost everything Americans eat. The consequences of this are examined through interviews with various experts and industry insiders, providing a balanced look at this American agricultural issue.
Plot Keywords: documentary, agriculture, health, sustainability, environment, economy, social issues ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Lionel Rogosin turns his camera on the homeless "bums" who frequent New York City's Bowery area.
Plot Keywords: documentary, new york, alcoholism, social realism, black and white, independent film, street life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary presents the pervasive use of steroids in sports as an indication of the American obsession with winning at all costs. The Bell brothers have been sucked into the world of performance-enhancing drugs, thinking this is their ticket to realizing the American dream. Interviews with politicians, doctors, bodybuilders and coaches raise the question: Do the ends really justify the means? Because in the mad dash to win, an entire culture may be poised to lose.
Plot Keywords: documentary, sports, usa, family, brothers, health, ethics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ray Müller directs this extensive documentary on the life of Nazi propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. Created at the behest of Riefenstahl, the film honestly delves into her association with Hitler and the extent to which she knows of the Nazi Party's entire strategy. It also gives a fuller picture of Riefenstahl's life, discussing her ascent from dancer to documentary filmmaker, as well as her post-Nazi work, which includes nature filmmaking and photography.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, history, nazi germany, filmmaking, propaganda, controversy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Taking its name from the Hebrew word for strength, the Hakoah Vienna sports club produced a host of talented female swimmers, who thrived in opposition to anti-Semitic trends that began to color Austrian society in the early 20th century. The club was a casualty of Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, but several of the women who were team members went on to live long, colorful lives. Now senior citizens, they're reunited in this documentary about sports, survival and bravery.
Plot Keywords: documentary, jewish, holocaust, history, women, sports, austria ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary film takes a critical look at the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the war that followed. The film includes extensive interviews with various military and government officials, many of whom worked under President George W. Bush during the beginning of the Iraq war. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson uses these first-hand accounts to suggest that the Bush administration, as well as the provisional government they instated in Iraq, have made crucial, irresponsible errors.
Plot Keywords: war, documentary, politics, usa, occupation, conflict, military ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Rather than focusing on political events, the seven children featured in "Promises" offer a compelling human portrait of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. The film draws viewers into the hearts and minds of Jerusalem's children by giving voice to those captured by the region's hatreds as well as those able to transcend them. Audiences will engage with Palestinian and Israeli kids, coming to know them as multi-dimensional people, not as stereotypes perpetuated by the mainstream media.
Plot Keywords: documentary, conflict, children, peace, war, jewish, dialogue ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cousins Heather and Peter Artinian -- ages 6 and almost 2, respectively -- are deaf. Their condition could be changed by a cochlear implant, a device that stimulates hearing. The benefits are obvious, but this documentary focuses on why the children's families face a tough decision. There are concerns about how the device will change the recipient's relationship with deaf culture and whether there can ever be a true connection between those who hear sounds and those who hear only silence.
Plot Keywords: documentary, usa, family, cultural conflict, medical ethics, social issues, controversy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary examine China's rapidly changing economy by focusing on the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. For the government, the dam stands as a symbol of progress; but it displaces hundreds of families during its creation. Following local teenagers Chen Bo Yu and Yu Shi, who work on one of the Western cruise lines that sails up the Yangtze near the dam, the film details the friction in Chinese society as its citizens struggle with the realities of its new consumer capitalism.
Plot Keywords: documentary, china, displacement, social change, modernization, poverty, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Given unprecedented access, documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus follow part of the 1992 Clinton campaign for president. During the New Hampshire primary, the campaign hits some stumbling blocks, chief among them the Gennifer Flowers scandal, but nevertheless manages to pull out a second-place finish. From there, strategists George Stephanopoulos and James Carville repair to national campaign headquarters in Little Rock to monitor the remaining duration of the campaign.
Plot Keywords: politics, documentary, behind the scenes, democratic party, media manipulation, real events, american politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This 2006 documentary looks at diverse people from various countries around the world who share a common passion for movies. The film follows independent theater owners, chronicling their struggles to discover and share cinematic gems with audiences. Featured venues include an Indian circus tent, an old Wyoming barn, and an open-air theater in West Africa. All face the familiar problems of booking, marketing and financing present in larger theaters, but persevere because of their passions.
Plot Keywords: documentary, cross-cultural, independent film, social observation, filmmaking, true story, art film ...
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