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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,596 films · Page 15.
Arranged Documentary, Satire, documentary film
A range of views on various world religions is explored as Bill Maher travels to numerous religious destinations including Jerusalem, the Vatican City, and Salt Lake City, interviewing believers from a variety of backgrounds and groups. Th…
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Documentation, documentary film
Documentation, documentary film
When Cambridge Analytica's former CEO Alexander Nix was exposed on Channel 4 as claiming to have 5,000 data points on every American voter, Professor David Carroll took notice. He undertook a legal journey to try to reclaim his data with t…
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road movie, travel documentary
documentary film
Neverland Firsthand makes the case that the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which claims that Michael Jackson sexually abused Wade Robson and James Safechuck when they were children, is flawed. The documentary features Jackson's nephew …
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In August 2003, Juan Catalan was arrested for the murder of Martha Puebla in Los Angeles County, California. Puebla had been a witness at the hearing of gangster Mario Catalan (Juan's brother) a few days prior which he had attended. Police…
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The film follows the filmmaker's 10-year journey to solve his chronic fatigue and anxiety, starting with mainstream medicine but then winding through a range of alternative medicine practices, and finally arriving at the conclusion that hi…
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Documentation, documentary film
Documentation, documentary film, rockumentary
Documentation, documentary film
documentary film
Arranged Documentary, concert film, documentary film
The film opens with a modern-day Dylan admitting he does not remember anything about the Rolling Thunder Revue, saying it happened so long ago "I wasn't even born!" He finds it impossible to get to the "core" of what it was all about becau…
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Documentation, documentary film
Unity is a documentary that explores humanity's transformation, presented in five chapters: "Cosmic", "Mind", "Body", "Heart" and "Soul".
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Action Comedy, Fake Documentary, action film, comedy film
Blake, an assassin, wants to kill the world's most notorious hitman, Gunther. Hiring a camera crew to document the process for video proof, Blake assembles a team: his friend Donnie, an explosives expert; Sanaa, daughter of legendary hitma…
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Documentation, documentary film
Crip Camp starts in 1971 at Camp Jened, a summer camp in New York described as a "loose, free-spirited camp designed for teens with disabilities". Starring Larry Allison, Judith Heumann, James LeBrecht, Denise Sherer Jacobson, and Stephen …
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Documentation, autobiography, documentary film
The film looks at the relationship between Polley's parents, Michael and Diane Polley, including the revelation that the filmmaker was the product of an extramarital affair between her mother and Montreal producer Harry Gulkin. It incorpor…
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Documentation, crime film, documentary film
Beware the Slenderman discusses the incident in which two girls attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slender Man, a fictional monster who originated from an Internet phenomenon called "creepypasta". The documen…
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Documentation, Event Documentary, documentary film
Thomas Montgomery (screen name: marinesniper), a 47-year-old married man in Clarence, New York, pleaded guilty to murdering his 22-year-old co-worker Brian Barrett (screen name: beefcake). The two men were involved in a love triangle with …
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Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, documentary film
Led by Liv, an army of passionate women launch a revolution to "Free the Nipple" and decriminalize female toplessness. Based on true events, a mass movement of topless women, backed by First Amendment lawyers, graffiti installations, and n…
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Documentation, documentary film
The documentary uses a montage-style editing format to convey a biography of Bowie, using film clips and interviews from throughout his career. The film starts with a 2002 quote of Bowie stating: "At the turn of the 20th century, Friedrich…
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Documentation, documentary film
In his exploration of active volcanoes in Vanuatu, Indonesia (Mount Sinabung and Mount Merapi), Ethiopia (Erta Ale), Iceland, and North Korea (Paektu Mountain), Herzog is led by volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer, who hopes to minimize destru…
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road movie, travel documentary