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by Pi72 | created - 27 Sep 2011 | updated - 06 Oct 2011 | PublicA list of my documentaries.
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1. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
R | 96 min | Documentary
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
Directors: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, George Lucas
Votes: 23,195 | Gross: $1.32M
2. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,666 | Gross: $21.58M
3. The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)
110 min | Documentary
Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain.
Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Xabier Arzalluz, Bernardo Atxaga, Txiki Benegas, Txetxo Bengoetxea
Votes: 1,134
4. The Beatles Anthology (1995–1996)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Music
An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.
Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin
Votes: 9,418
5. The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996 Video)
88 min | Documentary
A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "12 Monkeys" (1995)
Directors: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Stars: Keith Fulton, Terry Gilliam, Charles Roven, Lloyd Phillips
Votes: 1,088
6. The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995 Video)
51 min | Documentary
Behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park" narrated by James Earl Jones.
Director: John Schultz | Stars: James Earl Jones, Steven Spielberg, Michael Crichton, Stan Winston
Votes: 640
7. 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
The geniality of the mythical Kubrick's masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" is explored and debated here by scholars, author Arthur C. Clarke and some members of the cast and crew who were ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: James Cameron, Arthur C. Clarke, Con Pederson, Douglas Trumbull
Votes: 677
8. 901: After 45 Years of Working (1990)
29 min | Documentary, Short
This film is a document of the workshop of married designers Charles and "Ray" Eames and a record of its closing in 1988 after Ray Eames' death. This was an extraordinary space that ... See full summary »
Director: Eames Demetrios | Stars: Eames Demetrios, Sam Passalacqua, Martha Godfrey, Xander Mills Demetrios
Votes: 47
9. Anima Mundi (1991)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Image and music are intertwined in this third collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass. The film was produced to celebrate the World Wildlife Fund's ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Votes: 1,355
10. Day of the Fight (1951)
Approved | 16 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
After a short study of boxing's history, narrated by newscaster Douglas Edwards, we follow a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Douglas Edwards, Nat Fleischer, Walter Cartier, Vincent Cartier
Votes: 5,132
11. 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: 7,034 | Gross: $0.65M
12. Drogues et cerveau (2005– )
43 min | Documentary
By studying the action of drugs on the brain, scientists gain insight into the workings of human consciousness. Drugs act on our brain, disrupting its communication circuits - a gigantic ... See full summary »
Stars: Martine Cador, Alain Ehrenberg, Franz X. Vollenweider, Alexander Shulgin
Votes: 22
13. The Alien Legacy (1999 Video)
68 min | Documentary
The best bits of the Alien franchise.
Director: Michael Matessino | Stars: Nick Allder, Bolaji Badejo, Mia Bonzanigo, Bob Burns
Votes: 408
14. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,924 | Gross: $77.44M
15. End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of the punk rock band The Ramones.
Directors: Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia | Stars: Rick Rubin, Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone
Votes: 3,887 | Gross: $0.39M
16. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,347 | Gross: $119.19M
17. Flying Padre (1951)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a monoplane. The priestly ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Fred Stadtmueller, Bob Hite, Pedro
Votes: 4,804
18.
The Great Artists (2000– )
Episode:
The Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh
(2000)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Vincent Van Gogh remains the ultimate example of the tortured artistic genius. His whole life was a struggle against poverty, loneliness and mental disorder. In a feverish spell of painting... See full summary »
Votes: 7
19. Grey Gardens (1975)
PG | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.
Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers
Votes: 15,252 | Gross: $0.03M
20. A Brief History of Time (1991)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking
Votes: 5,906 | Gross: $2.28M
21. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, Johnny Carson
Votes: 41,415 | Gross: $1.72M
22. Essence of Life (2002 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass talk about Koyaanisqatsi (1982).
Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Philip Glass, Godfrey Reggio
Votes: 130
23. Laird (2001 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure
Watch in amazement as Laird Hamilton rides the biggest wave ever seen.
Directors: Tim Monaghan, Bobby Williams | Star: Laird Hamilton
Votes: 50
24. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary
Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan
Votes: 28,617 | Gross: $0.30M
25. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Music
The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Votes: 20,334 | Gross: $1.22M
26. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Votes: 6,235 | Gross: $0.13M
27. Powers of Ten (1977)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
Directors: Charles Eames, Ray Eames | Star: Philip Morrison
Votes: 2,372
28. Powaqqatsi (1988)
G | 99 min | Documentary, Music
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II
Votes: 8,870 | Gross: $0.59M
29. Spin (1995)
57 min | Documentary
Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.
Director: Brian Springer | Stars: Larry Agran, Jim Bakker, Bill Beutel, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 523
30. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with directors such as George Lucas, Steven ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Leva | Stars: George Lucas, Caleb Deschanel, Dennis Muren, Ben Burtt
Votes: 258
31. Tetris: From Russia with Love (2004 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West.
Director: Magnus Temple | Stars: Phil Adam, Evgeni Nikolaevich Belikov, Randy Broweleit, Dervla Kirwan
Votes: 229
32.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,455
33. The Space Movie (1979)
G | 78 min | Documentary
A musical journey through our solar system to the far reaches of the universe.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, Yuri Gagarin
Votes: 102
34. The Future of Pinball (2006)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
In 1998 pinball was dying, thanks to a saturated market and shrinking player base. Williams, the world's largest pinball manufacturer, planned to abandon the game in favor of the more ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Maletic | Stars: Duncan Brown, Larry DeMar, George Gomez, Steve Kordek
Votes: 174
35. The World's First Time Machine (2003 TV Movie)
G | 44 min | Documentary, Mystery
Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past? Scientists are now teetering on making that impossible dream, reality.
Director: Ben Bowie | Stars: Tom Baker, Tuyet Le, Joshua Burns, Christopher Dunning
Votes: 52
36. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick showed us what the future might look like. How true was his vision? This documentary employs interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters and authors ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Leva | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, John Baxter, Anthony Frewin, Dennis Muren
Votes: 142
37. What Is Out There? (2007 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Keir Dullea, interspersed with archive clips of Arthur C. Clarke, discusses the probability of extraterrestrial life.
Stars: Keir Dullea, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 100
38. When Metallica Ruled the World (2005 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Ben Tishler | Stars: Joe Berlinger, Jim Breuer, Sully Erna, Jay Jay French
Votes: 140
39. When We Were Kings (1996)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Boxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown
Votes: 19,124 | Gross: $2.79M
41. Under Pressure: Making 'the Abyss' (1993 Video)
59 min | Documentary
Documentary about the making of the sci-fi film The Abyss (1989), with commentary by various actors and crew, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage of the actual shooting of the film.
Director: Ed W. Marsh | Stars: Charlie Arneson, John Bedford Lloyd, Jeff Bender, Michael Biehn
Votes: 318
42. Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, Fantasy
An imaginative blend of adventure and nature special that purports to investigate the discovery of a dragon's corpse in modern-day Romania. A British scientific team attempts to understand the creature's unique capabilities.
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Ian Holm, Patrick Stewart, Paul Hilton, Katrine Bach
Votes: 1,141
43. Play at Home (1984)
50 min | Documentary, Music
A one-off series of sixty minute shows where a band were given total control over the programme's content with no input from the production company or Channel 4.
Stars: XTC, The Specials, Tony Wilson, Big Country
Votes: 26
44. The Seafarers (1953)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short
Stanley Kubrick's first film made in color, lost for over forty years. The documentary extols the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Don Hollenbeck, Paul Hall
Votes: 3,243
45. The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (2007 Video)
23 min | Documentary, Short
The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also the early days of computer animation, when a small group of artists and scientists shared a... See full summary »
Directors: Tony Kaplan, Erica Milsom | Stars: Jim Blinn, Eben Ostby, Craig Good, Loren Carpenter
Votes: 840
46. Revolution OS (2001)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the ... See full summary »
Director: J.T.S. Moore | Stars: Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens
Votes: 2,622 | Gross: $0.00M
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