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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,596 films · Page 13.

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Documentation, Musical, documentary film, musical film

The film documents how Ry Cooder, long-time friend of Wenders, brought together legendary Cuban musicians to record an album (also called [[Buena Vista Social Club , and to perform a concert in the United States. Although they are geograph…

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The Naked City (1948)

Drama, Film Noir, crime film, documentary film, drama film, film noir, mystery film

On a hot New York summer night, two men chloroform ex-model Jean Dexter and drown her in her bathtub. When one of them gets conscience-stricken while drunk, the other kills him and throws his body into the East River. Experienced New York …

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Storytelling (2001)

Dark Comedy, Drama, comedy drama, drama film

The film consists of two stories that are unrelated and have different actors, titled "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction". College and high school serve as the backdrop for these two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil. Fiction Vi is a …

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Fubar (2002)

Fake Documentary, Silly Movie, comedy film

FUBAR is the story of two lifelong friends, Terry Cahill (Dave Lawrence) and Dean Murdoch (Paul Spence), who have grown up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet know…

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We Live in Public (2009)

Documentation, documentary film

The film details the experiences of Josh Harris, a dot-com millionaire who founded Pseudo.com, and who became interested in human experiments testing the effects of media and technology on the development of personal identity. To that end,…

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7 Days in Hell (2015)

Fake Documentary, Komödie, Sport, mockumentary

The film is framed as a fictitious HBO Sports documentary incorporating BBC footage. It explores the backgrounds of the competitors Aaron Williams and Charles Poole, two professional tennis players who face off in what becomes the longest …

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The Last Broadcast (1998)

Fake Documentary, Horror, Mysterie, Occult Horror, found footage film, horror film

The film deals with documentary film-maker David Leigh, and his investigation of the Fact or Fiction murders. In this case, a pair of cable TV hosts of public-access television were murdered in mysterious circumstances. The body of one was…

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Child Star (2024)

documentary film

Child Star opens with a group of children who answer questions regarding their aspirations, the meaning of fame, and how being on camera makes them feel. The film delves into the historical background and economic importance of child stard…

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Philosophy of a Knife (2008)

Drama, Horror, drama film, pseudo-documentary, splatter film

During World War II in China, a Japanese covert division known as Unit 731 conducts gruesome experiments on humans in its research for biological and chemical warfare.

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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

Cultural Film, Fake Documentary, Musical, exploitation film, music documentary film

Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who through a series of set piece acts uncovers the truth about the band. Drummer Paul Cook and bass guitarist Sid Vicious play smaller roles, and the band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, i…

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Sicko (2007)

Investigative Documentary, documentary film

Sicko begins by noting that almost 50 million Americans were uninsured in 2007 while the remainder, who are covered, are often victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Sicko mentions that the World Health Organization ranks U.S. he…

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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)

Drama Documentary, biographical film, musical film

The film follows Karen Carpenter from the time of her "discovery" in 1966 and her quick rise to stardom to her untimely death by cardiac arrest (secondary to anorexia nervosa) in 1983. It begins in Karen's parents' home in Downey, Californ…

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Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022)

Biographical documentary, Musical, collage film, documentary film, musical film

The documentary combines pre-existing interviews with Lewis at different stages of his life and career with performance footage, and interviews with other people such as Myra Lewis Williams, his ex-wife and cousin, and country singer Micke…

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