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Thirty-eight-year-old Edwin Borsheim of the band Kettle Cadaver was once known for his bizarre stage antics and brutal self-mutilation. Now, years after the band's demise, Borsheim has fallen into complete seclusion on his acre of land in …
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Documentation, documentary film
Jesus Camp is a documentary about a children’s religious summer camp. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary yet was extremely controversial and received negative reactions from some viewers claiming the camp was …
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Documentation, documentary film
Documentation, biographical film, documentary film, historical film
In the 1990s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera with her everywhere she went. David Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Brian Austin Green, Stephen Dorff, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Danny Boy O'Connor and Heather McComb appear in the film, while Ha…
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Adventure, Animation, animated film, children's film, live-action/animated film, pseudo-documentary
A paleontologist named Zack takes his nephew Ricky and his niece Jade on a fossil hunt in Alaska while their parents are on vacation in Europe. While alone, Ricky encounters an anthropomorphic raven named Alex, who then transforms into a p…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
The film examines the life and career of photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her efforts to hold Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid epidemic. Goldin, a well known photographer whose work often docum…
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Documentation, documentary film
Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
The film is about the events related to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the subsequent investigation into the poisoning. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, falling sick durin…
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crime film, documentary film, drama film
Documentation, documentary film, independent film
Concert film, Documentation, Musical, Romance Film, documentary film
After the success of the Irish movie Once and an Academy Award win, duo Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová became known around the world. While Hansard has already been touring for many years, this experience is new to Irglová. She does not …
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Long Term Documentary, Musical, music documentary film
thumb|right|Bassist Jason Newsted, pictured in 2013. His departure from Metallica, and its after-effects, form part of the narrative of Some Kind of Monster. thumb|right|Robert Trujillo performing with Metallica in 2009.
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Documentation, Musical, concert film, music documentary film
Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Miss Americana follows Swift during a transitional phase in her career, as she wraps up her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour and began creating her 2019 album Lover, while covering several years of her life through a biographical compilation o…
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Drama Documentary, documentary film, horror film
The film claims to be a true story, detailing the existence of the Fouke Monster, a -tall Bigfoot-like creature that has reportedly been seen by residents of the small Arkansas community since the 1940s. It is described as being completely…
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Anti-War Film, Event Documentary, documentary film
The film examines the responses of the French people to German occupation and their reasons for tending toward resistance or collaboration, focusing on the Auvergne region and the city of Clermont-Ferrand. Events are presented in roughly c…
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Animal Documentary, documentary film, nature documentary
Thriller, documentary film, drama film, erotic film, erotic thriller, horror film, mystery film, psychological thriller, thriller film
A married couple in their 40s, John and Laura Taylor desperately want to have a baby, but they are unable to have a lasting pregnancy. After attempting all other options, the couple hire a beautiful young woman named Anna, who agrees to be…
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Drama, Fake Documentary, Komödie, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film
New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown is spending a day interviewing comedian and recovering alcoholic Andre Allen, star of the hit film franchise Hammy The Bear, about a cop in a bear suit. Chelsea has forgotten her audio recorder, so the…
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Documentation, documentary film
thumb|left|Screenshot from the end of the film In the beginning chapter, Serra Pelada, men from Serra Pelada (a gold mine in Brazil) are seen carrying bags of dirt up to a destination. In the middle of the chapter, various shots outside of…
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Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
The film follows the life and career of actor Val Kilmer, including footage of Kilmer shot by himself throughout his career, footage of his childhood, and home movies. The film showcases Kilmer's battle with throat cancer and gives a behin…
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Documentation, documentary film
Covering factory farms, pet stores, puppy mills, animal experimentation, Earthlings includes footage obtained through the use of hidden cameras to chronicle the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of wh…
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Documentation, documentary film
Untold: Deal with the Devil documents the career and personal life of Christy Salters. Raised in Mullens, West Virginia, she competed in numerous sports as a youth, and made an impression on trainers when she went into a boxing gym, as she…
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