Documentaries
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1. Hail Satan? (2019)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.
Director: Penny Lane | Stars: Jex Blackmore, Chalice Blythe, Nicholas Crowe, Sal De Ciccio
Votes: 7,817 | Gross: $0.42M
2. Yellow Is Forbidden (2018)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
A brave designer chases the dream - to be crowned haute couture. But she comes from China, the land of knock offs and production lines. Will her Cinderella story end at the Met Ball?
Director: Pietra Brettkelly | Stars: Guo Pei, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Wendi Murdoch, Philip Treacy
Votes: 94
3. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,036 | Gross: $0.65M
4. Spielberg (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 147 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Butler
Votes: 8,309
5. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Directors: Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano
Votes: 6,475 | Gross: $0.09M
6. Love, Marilyn (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 1,992
7. A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.
Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Asad Jamal, Saba
Votes: 1,868
8. I Am Evidence (2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
Directors: Trish Adlesic, Geeta Gandbhir | Stars: Gail Abarbanel, Richard Bell, Joe Biden, Carol Blass
Votes: 750
9. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary
Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn
Votes: 4,087
10. Ramen Heads (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
In 'Ramen Heads,' Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles,... See full summary »
Director: Koki Shigeno | Stars: Shôta Iida, Kumiko Ishida, Katsuya Kobayashi, Yûki Ohnishi
Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.06M
11. Rocco (2016)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scene account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - and the no-holds-barred portrait of a true giant.
Directors: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai | Stars: Rocco Siffredi, Anikka Albrite, Veronica Avluv, Eva Berger
Votes: 4,316
12. 27: Gone Too Soon (2018)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Music
An examination of the lives and deaths of the six most famous members of the '27 Club' - musicians who have died aged 27: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
Director: Simon Napier-Bell | Stars: Olly Alexander, Benny Andersson, Steve Blame, David Bowie
Votes: 1,398
13. Transformer (2017)
78 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
In the summer of 2015, former US Marine and world record weightlifter Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender.
Director: Michael Del Monte | Stars: Paulo Batista, Janae Marie Kroczaleski
Votes: 951
14. Understanding the Opioid Epidemic (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic traces the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the devastating impact these drugs are having in virtually every part of America.
Director: John Grant
Votes: 59
15. World of Darkness (2017)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary
An in-depth look into how the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade created a phenomenon in the 1990's - a zeitgeist that helped shape film, literature, fashion, club culture, and ultimately fans, whose lives it forever altered.
Director: Giles Alderson | Stars: Dhaunae De Vir, Shane DeFreest, Oliver Dickens, Martin Ericsson
Votes: 250
16. Maria By Callas (2017)
PG | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
Director: Tom Volf | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Joyce DiDonato, Maria Callas, David Frost
Votes: 2,123 | Gross: $1.27M
17. Le Versailles secret de Marie-Antoinette (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The Queen's Hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasant's cottage hidden in the Versailles gardens. A romantic hideaway, Marie-Antoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Daniels, Sylvie Faiveley | Stars: Alain Baraton, Roxanne Bennett, Jérémie Benoît, Hélène Delalex
Votes: 75
18. Sad Vacation (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
A new documentary about the painful and poignant final days of the tragic couple Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen
Director: Danny Garcia | Stars: Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen, Victor Colicchio, Ned Van Zandt
Votes: 280
19. Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain (2018)
109 min | Documentary
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a ... See full summary »
Directors: David Morris, Jacqui Morris | Stars: Siân Phillips, Grace Jabbari, Dick Cavett, Margot Fonteyn
Votes: 381 | Gross: $0.17M
20. #Uploading_Holocaust (2016)
75 min | Documentary, History
A documentary composed entirely of YouTube clips.
Directors: Sagi Bornstein, Udi Nir
Votes: 26
21. Samadhi (2017)
PG | 60 min | Documentary
Samadhi Part 1 is the first installment in a series of films exploring Samadhi, an ancient Sanskrit word which points toward the mystical or transcendent union that is at the root of all spirituality and self inquiry.
Director: Daniel Schmidt
Votes: 758
22. Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (2001 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Crime
This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.
Director: Sean Buckley | Stars: Richard Morgan, Melanie Porter, Jennifer Franks, Deane Hughes
Votes: 438
23. Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2016)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary chronicling the extraordinary life and tragic death of Mary Millington - Britain's most famous pornographic actress of the 1970s.
Director: Simon Sheridan | Stars: Dexter Fletcher, David Sullivan, Dudley Sutton, Pat Astley
Votes: 422
24. Abortion: Stories Women Tell (2016)
TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary
This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Director: Tracy Droz Tragos
Votes: 295
25. Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017)
90 min | Documentary
The story of singer Joe Cocker is told through archive footage and interviews for close associates.
Director: John Edginton | Stars: Joe Cocker, Phil Crookes, Vic Cocker, Ray Charles
Votes: 836
26. Score (2016)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Director: Matt Schrader | Stars: Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin, Bill Field
Votes: 4,877 | Gross: $0.10M
27. California Typewriter (2016)
TV-PG | 103 min | Documentary
California Typewriter is a story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. The film is a meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
Director: Doug Nichol | Stars: Silvi Alcivar, Ken Alexander, Tom Hanks, Martin Howard
Votes: 1,052 | Gross: $0.24M
28. The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit Up the World (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Marie Curie life, a woman who has two Noble-prize.
Director: Gideon Bradshaw | Stars: David Malone, Marie Curie, Julie Des Jardins, Patricia Fara
Votes: 81
29. Gaga by Gaultier (2011)
Documentary
She is the most talked about person on the planet. He is a fashion icon and the cult presenter of "Eurotrash". She is the artist who claims the right to be different. He is the first ... See full summary »
Directors: Alex Fighter, Julie Gali | Stars: Lady Gaga, Jean-Paul Gaultier
Votes: 63
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