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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,596 films · Page 14.
Drama, Fake Documentary, black comedy film, comedy horror, drama film, experimental film
The film opens with multiple shots of a gang of elderly individuals humping trash cans. The gang is then shown trespassing, partaking in vandalism, destruction of property and disturbing the peace on the streets of Nashville. They interact…
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Event Documentary, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, documentary film
The film begins on August 6, 1990, the day after the final show of the Blond Ambition World Tour in Nice, France. Madonna reminisces in her hotel room about the tour and how its completion would affect her. In a flashback to April 1990, th…
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Concert film, documentary film, musical film
documentary film
OxyContin The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, the political operatives, government regulations, and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids. Part one of the documentary focuses on Purdue Pharma and the Sackler …
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Fake Documentary, comedy film, mockumentary, pseudo-documentary
In mockumentary format, characters discuss events of 2020 with a mixture of true information and satire. The overarching topic is the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. The 2020 United States presi…
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
The film is centered on concert footage and audio from Lennon and Ono's "One to One" benefit concert held at Madison Square Garden on 30 August 1972 on behalf of children at the Willowbrook institution in Staten Island. The "One to One" be…
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documentary film, experimental film, independent film, non-narrative film, one-shot film, protest, satirical film, silent film
A non-narrative film, Paint Drying consists of 607 minutes (10 hours and 7 minutes) of a static view of white paint drying on a brick wall. The entire film is a single continuous shot, and there is no audio. It receives its title from the …
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Popular music of the 1960s was dominated by young bands like the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, Jan and Dean, and the Monkees. Listening to rock and roll on jukeboxes and car radios created devoted fans of these groups, whose music com…
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documentary film
Biographical documentary, Musical, biographical film, music documentary film
The film follows the pop star Justin Bieber during 10 days counting down to what is considered his biggest performance, that of August 31, 2010 in Madison Square Garden, which sold out in 22 minutes. It shows footage of the performances du…
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True Crime, documentary film
Drama, documentary film, drama film
John Cassellis is a television news cameraman. He and his sound recorder dispassionately film images of car accidents rather than help the victims. Cassellis is seemingly hardened to ethical and social issues; he is more concerned with his…
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documentary film
Documentation, Drama Documentary, biographical film, documentary film
On 26 September 1983, the computers in the Serpukhov-15 bunker outside Moscow, which housed the command centre of the Soviet early warning satellite system, twice reported that U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles were heading toward t…
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travel documentary
Documentation, biographical film, documentary film
Arranged Documentary, Musical, documentary film, rockumentary
Investigative Documentary, documentary film
Behind the Curve primarily focuses on flat Earth proponent Mark Sargent, and his life as an active member of the flat Earth community. Sargent discusses his interpretation of flat Earth theory, and his role as an advocate, as well as his s…
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Documentation, Musical, biographical film, documentary film
Hated includes concert and rehearsal footage as well as interviews with Allin, fellow band members, friends, detractors, and dedicated fans. Later, Allin discusses the earliest years of his childhood in rural New Hampshire, and how his fat…
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concert film, documentary film
Documentation, documentary film
Documentation, documentary film
According to Reggio, the film has no screenplay per se, but three movements (like those of a symphony) with different themes: Numerica.com: Language and place gives way to numerical code and virtual reality. Circus maximus: Competition, wi…
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Biographical documentary, Political Documentary
thumb|240x240px|Jacinda Ardern, the subject of the film, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The 102-minute film documents the five years of Ardern's tenure, including both her political and private life. It contains audio recordings of th…
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Documentation, documentary film