Documentary movies and tv shows
Gain a deeper understanding of real-world issues and events, often featuring a non-fictional account of real people and their experiences. These movies can educate, inspire, and provoke thought, and often offer a nuanced and multifaceted perspective on complex issues that affect individuals and society.
#1
The South Bank Show
Synopsis:
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
Starring:
Melvyn Bragg
Plot:
informal,
interview,
discussion,
four word title,
cardinal direction in title
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#2
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
Synopsis:
An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.
Starring:
Sandra Hermida,
Belén Atienza,
J. A. Bayona
Plot:
tv special,
behind the scenes,
making of,
filmmaker,
filming,
film makers,
movie making
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#3
Frontline
Synopsis:
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Starring:
Will Lyman
#4
Race to the Summit
Synopsis:
Fearless alpine climbers Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold enter into a death-defying rivalry to set speed records on the Swiss Alps' great north faces.
Starring:
Ueli Steck,
Dani Arnold
#5
The Stroll
Synopsis:
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.
Starring:
Kristen Parker Lovell
#6
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Synopsis:
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg share the struggles and the passion that went into making the "Indiana Jones" trilogy.
Starring:
John Rhys-Davies,
Steven Spielberg,
Harrison Ford
#7
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Synopsis:
Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub.
Starring:
Noelle Perdue,
Michael Stabile,
Siri
#8
Big Sur Gay Porn
Synopsis:
Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls; Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie) revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast. From the creators of Raw! Uncut! Video!.
Starring:
Tom DeSimone,
Bill Grant,
Val Martin
Plot:
pornography,
filmmaker,
lost film,
porn star,
film director,
talking head,
explicit sex,
public nudity,
beach,
lgbt
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#9
Making The Witcher
Synopsis:
Journey into the extraordinary world of "The Witcher" — from casting the roles to Jaskier's catchy song — in this behind-the-scenes look at the series. Go behind the monsters, the ballads and every bit of magic that went into bringing The Witcher's Continent to life.
Starring:
Henry Cavill,
Eamon Farren,
Anya Chalotra
Plot:
behind the scenes
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#10
Arnold
Synopsis:
This intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#11
Gaycation
Synopsis:
Elliot and his best friend Ian set off on a personal journey to explore LGBTQ cultures around the world. From Japan to Brazil, Jamaica to America, they discover the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences, meeting amazing people and hearing their deeply moving stories of struggle and triumph. Gaycation celebrates the state of LGBTQ identities across the globe.
Starring:
Elliot Page,
Ian Daniel
Plot:
travel documentary,
social documentary,
lgbt,
travel,
sexual identity,
sexuality
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#12
King of Clones
Synopsis:
From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this documentary tells the captivating story of Korea's most notorious scientist.
Starring:
George W. Bush,
Hwang Woo-suk,
Kim Dae-jung
#13
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Synopsis:
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage dr…
Starring:
#14
Woodstock
Synopsis:
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of…
Starring:
Roger Daltrey,
Pete Townshend,
John Entwistle
Plot:
drugs,
woodstock,
music festival,
1960s,
year 1969,
rock festival,
vietnam era,
anti war,
outdoor concert,
concert film
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#15
Super Size Me
Synopsis:
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Starring:
Morgan Spurlock,
Daryl Isaacs,
Lisa Ganjhu
Plot:
overeating,
fast food,
experiment,
mcdonald's restaurant,
nutrition,
junk food,
fat,
unhealthy,
obesity,
food addiction
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#16
Night and Fog
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Starring:
Adolf Hitler,
Michel Bouquet,
Reinhard Heydrich
Plot:
nazi,
prison,
nurse,
doctor,
1940s,
genocide,
reference to hermann goering,
essay film,
male police officer,
concentration camp
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#17
Nanook of the North
Synopsis:
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, froze…
Starring:
Berry Kroeger,
Allakariallak,
Alice Nevalinga
Plot:
inuit,
igloo,
kayak,
canada,
harpoon,
walrus hunting,
gramophone,
canadian arctic,
seal hunt,
docudrama
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#18
Man with a Movie Camera
Synopsis:
A cameraman wanders around Moscow, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Odesa with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.
Starring:
Mikhail Kaufman
#19
Love Meetings
Synopsis:
Microphone in hand, Pier Paolo Pasolini asks Italians to talk about sex, apparently their least favorite subject: he asks children if they know where do babies come from, asks old and young women about gender equality, and asks both genders if a woman's virginity still matters, how do they view homosexuals, if sex and honor are related, if divorce should be legal, if they support the recent aboli…
Starring:
Pier Paolo Pasolini,
Alberto Moravia,
Lello Bersani
Plot:
divorce,
sex,
morality,
1960s,
vox pop,
beach,
prostitution,
marriage,
public place,
italian
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#20
Häxan
Synopsis:
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
Starring:
Benjamin Christensen,
Ella La Cour,
Emmy Schønfeld
Plot:
witchcraft,
witch trial,
devil worship,
witch,
middle ages,
hysteria,
devil,
torture chamber,
torture,
torture device
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