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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 16.

Queen of Chess (2026)

Biographical documentary

It focuses on her father's efforts to train her and her two sisters to become chess grandmasters, and on the saga of her multiple and intense matches against the then formidable world champion Garry Kasparov.

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Forgotten Silver (1995)

Fake Documentary, mockumentary

Forgotten Silver purports to tell the story of "forgotten" New Zealand filmmaker Colin McKenzie, and the rediscovery of his lost films, which presenter Peter Jackson claims to have found in an old shed. McKenzie is presented as the first a…

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When the Levees Broke (2006)

Documentation, documentary film

The film focuses on the changed lives of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina hit. The film shows residents in the midst of disaster dealing with death, devastation and disease. Spike Lee said about the film: New Orleans is fighti…

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Sugarcane (2024)

Documentation, documentary film

Sugarcane follows an investigation into Saint Joseph's Indian Residential School, an Indian residential school located near Williams Lake, British Columbia, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.

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Gates of Heaven (1980)

Documentation, documentary film

The film, like Morris's other works, is unnarrated and the stories are told purely through interviews. It is divided into two main sections. The first concerns Floyd "Mac" McClure and his lifelong quest to allow pets to have a graceful bur…

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Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Fake Documentary, Komödie, comedy film

Julian plans to steal money from an automated teller machine. He gets his two best friends, Ricky and Bubbles, to help him succeed in the operation and get rich. However, things do not go according to plan and they are chased by the police.

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It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)

Fake Documentary, drama film

Frankie Wilde is a British music producer and DJ based in Ibiza. After years of playing in nightclubs he loses his hearing, first apparent when he hears a high-pitched whine during an Arsenal football match on TV. At this time, Frankie is …

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