Documentary Movies
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1. All Things Must Pass (2015)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, History, Music
'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
Director: Colin Hanks | Stars: Russ Solomon, Michael Solomon, Heidi Cotler, Paul Brown
Votes: 3,560 | Gross: $0.17M
2. Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
TV-MA | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Cat Power, Janis Joplin, Karleen Bennett, Laura Joplin
Votes: 5,641 | Gross: $0.41M
3. Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History
A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Roger Corman, John Landis, Pete Tombs, Mark Holcomb
Votes: 1,805
4. SuicideGirls: The First Tour (2005 Video)
110 min | Documentary
What Playboy magazine was to the 1950's, SuicideGirls is to the new millennium: a revolutionary lifestyle brand that combines the DIY attitude of underground culture with a vibrant, ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Marshall | Stars: Raven Isis, Pearl, Reagan, London Suicide
Votes: 336
5. The Runaways (2010)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve
Votes: 50,954 | Gross: $3.57M
6. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
112 min | Documentary, Music
A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain
Votes: 5,635
7. Alice Cooper Theatre of Death Live (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 92 min | Music
Alice Cooper completed his 2009 Theatre of Death World Tour by filming the final show at London's legendary Hammersmith Apollo. The concert features many of Cooper's massive hits including ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Meehan | Star: Alice Cooper
Votes: 38
8. Gimme Danger (2016)
R | 108 min | Documentary, Music
An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, Bob Waller, The Stooges
Votes: 6,510 | Gross: $0.44M
9. Silicon Cowboys (2016)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, History
Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.
Director: Jason Cohen | Stars: Rod Canion, Jim Harris, Bill Murto, Bill Fargo
Votes: 2,109 | Gross: $0.01M
10. The Founder (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 177,427 | Gross: $12.79M
11. Zero Days (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary
A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O'Murchu
Votes: 10,420 | Gross: $0.10M
12. After Porn Ends 2 (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
After Porn Ends 2 turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of its most current retirees, and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.
Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Lisa Ann, Georgina Spelvin, Darren James, Ginger Lynn
Votes: 2,800
13. After Porn Ends (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
An exploration of the lives of several former adult performers who have retired from the porn industry.
Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Amber Lynn, Asia Carrera, Bobby Slayton, Crissy Moran
Votes: 8,112
14. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Music
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz, Nat Faxon
Votes: 77,256 | Gross: $18.32M
15. Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the ... See full summary »
Directors: Sam Dunn, Reg Harkema, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Doris Buchrucker, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Cooper, Jack Curtis
Votes: 1,288
16. Aroused (2013)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
A documentary that captures the making of a fine art photographic book featuring 16 of the world's most successful adult film stars.
Director: Deborah Anderson | Stars: Belladonna, Kayden Kross, Lisa Ann, Celine Tran
Votes: 718
17. Demon House (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery
Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans documents the most authenticated case of possession in American history.
Director: Zak Bagans | Stars: Zak Bagans, Adam Ahlbrandt, Matthew Mourgides, Barry Taff
Votes: 6,540
18. I, Tonya (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 242,830 | Gross: $30.01M
19. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A live musical recounting the final days of Jesus Christ and those around him.
Directors: David Leveaux, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon
Votes: 4,047
20. Molly's Game (2017)
R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
Votes: 187,825 | Gross: $28.78M
21. My Friend Dahmer (2017)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.
Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser
Votes: 23,645 | Gross: $1.36M
22. Patient Seventeen (2017)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Mystery
Meet a surgeon who claims to remove highly advance implants, microchips imbedded by aliens, non-humans monitoring our earth. Discover the world of abductions, scalar wave transmissions, and a program to study or manipulate the human race.
Director: Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell | Stars: Patient Seventeen, Roger Leir, Steve Colbern, Christopher C.
Votes: 744
23. VHS Massacre (2016)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media and its effect on Independent and cult films. Ranging from the origin of home movies through the video store era, it's ... See full summary »
Directors: Kenneth Powell, Thomas Edward Seymour | Stars: Mike Aransky, Alan Bagh, Troy Bernier, John Bloom
Votes: 907
24. Guns N' Roses Appetite for Democracy 3D Live at Hard Rock Las Vegas (2014)
PG | 164 min | Documentary, Music
In November 2012, with a team of HD cameras rolling, the legendary, multi-platinum selling rock band Guns N' Roses took the desert by storm, performing a blistering set at The Joint in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.
Director: Kerry Asmussen | Stars: Axl Rose, Dizzy Reed, Tommy Stinson, DJ Ashba
Votes: 178
25. The Commodore Story (2018)
120 min | Documentary
The Commodore Story of the PET Vic20 C64 and Amiga from engineers, games developers and how Commodore influenced the first 8-bit generation users.
Director: Steven Fletcher | Stars: Rob Hubbard, Jeff Porter, Trevor Dickinson, Chris Huelsbeck
Votes: 430
26. Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 34,392 | Gross: $14.11M
27. Studio 54 (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger
Votes: 3,542 | Gross: $0.20M
28. To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
The emotional story of Kane Hodder who survived a harrowing childhood and near-death accident to become one of films biggest and most beloved horror icons.
Director: Derek Dennis Herbert | Stars: Kane Hodder, Mike Aloisi, John Carl Buechler, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 862
29. The Dirt (2019)
TV-MA | 107 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.
Director: Jeff Tremaine | Stars: Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber
Votes: 55,333
30. After Porn Ends 3 (2018)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
After Porn Ends 3 continues to explore whether a career as an adult performer is inherently damaging to the balance of a performer's life once retired.
Director: Brittany Andrews | Stars: Christy Canyon, Jenteal, Tera Patrick, Priya Rai
Votes: 1,758
31. Bad Reputation (2018)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Director: Kevin Kerslake | Stars: Joan Jett, David Bowie, Evelyn McDonnell, Don Bolles
Votes: 1,446 | Gross: $0.15M
32. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy
Votes: 593,077 | Gross: $216.43M
33. 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
34. Momentum Generation (2018)
TV-14 | 103 min | Documentary
A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: Jeannie Chesser, Tom DeLonge, Shane Dorian, Fletcher Dragge
Votes: 1,348
35. Sunset Strip (2012)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary
A documentary on the famous Los Angeles street.
Director: Hans Fjellestad | Stars: Cisco Adler, Lou Adler, Ahmed Ahmed, Tommy Alastra
Votes: 822
36. Tommy (1975)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Musical
A psychosomatically blind, deaf, and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John
Votes: 22,635 | Gross: $34.25M
37. The Rainbow (2019)
71 min | Documentary, Music
While the world around it has changed dramatically, The Rainbow Bar and Grill has remained as one of the last bastions of true Rock n' Roll on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip. Legendary musicians recount their stories from the iconic venue.
Director: Zak Knutson | Stars: Wendy Dio, Micky Dolenz, Brent Fitz, Lita Ford
Votes: 378
38. Not for Resale (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A feature-length documentary on local video game stores and the final days of physical media.
Director: Kevin J. James | Stars: James Ainesworth, Douglas Bogart, Frank Cifaldi, Pat Contri
Votes: 401
39. The Pedal Movie (2021)
142 min | Documentary
A Documentary about the history, culture, and sound of guitar effects pedals, told by the builders who build them and the artists who use them.
Directors: Michael Lux, Daniel Orkin | Stars: Oliver Ackermann, Steve Albini, Juan Alderete, Craig Anderton
Votes: 193
40. Console Wars (2020)
TV-PG | 92 min | Documentary
It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese tradition.
Directors: Blake J. Harris, Jonah Tulis | Stars: Howard Phillips, Shinobu Toyoda, Paul Rioux, Tom Kalinske
Votes: 2,230
41. The Other Side of Everything (2017)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.
Director: Mila Turajlic | Stars: Srbijanka Turajlic, Mila Turajlic, Mira Boskic, Mladen Kostic
Votes: 1,262 | Gross: $0.00M
42. Records Collecting Dust II (2018)
78 min | Documentary, Music
Jason Blackmore and the crew are back, but this time have taken these themes and underlying questions to punk musicians of the East Coast of the United State.
Director: Jason Blackmore | Stars: Brian Baker, Paul Bearer, Richie Birkenhead, Curtis Casella
Votes: 46
43. The Bits of Yesterday (2018)
108 min | Documentary
In this panoptic documentary on the niche culture of the retro video game collector, follow gaming enthusiasts and fans as they relive their childhood memories, make new ones and champion to keep an antiquated media format alive.
Director: Darrin Peloquin | Stars: James Rolfe, Dain Anderson, Jay Hatfield, Buzzy Adriatico
Votes: 161
44. Mean Man: The Story of Chris Holmes (2021 Video)
78 min | Documentary
The story of an iconic guitar player who has lived a life of extreme highs and lows. After losing the publishing rights of his own songs and combatting dangerous addictions, the legendary ... See full summary »
Director: Antoine de Montremy | Stars: Pierre-Anthony Allard, Dani Filth, Catherine-Sarah Holmes, Chris Holmes
Votes: 307
45. Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (2022)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Follow free diver Johanna Nordblad in this documentary as she attempts to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath.
Director: Ian Derry | Stars: Jean-Charles Granjon, Maria Hellinger, Antero Joki, Tapani Launonen
Votes: 1,075
46. Elvis (2022)
PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson
Votes: 234,771 | Gross: $151.04M
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