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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,597 films · Page 25.

Mom and Dad (1945)

Sex Education, drama film, sexploitation film

Mom and Dad tells the story of Joan Blake (June Carlson), a young woman who falls for the pilot Jack Griffin (Bob Lowell). After being sweet-talked by Griffin, she has sex with him. Joan requests "hygiene books" from her mother, Sarah Blak…

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Cowspiracy (2014)

Documentation, documentary film

The documentary was directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, and explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. Environmental organizations investi…

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The Dissident (2020)

Documentation, documentary film

The film follows the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia's effort to control international dissent. Central to the documentary is the story of the Saudi activist and video blogger, Omar Abdulaziz. According to Bryan Fogel, th…

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Death of a Nation (2018)

Conspiracy theory film, documentary film

The documentary compares the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump to the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, and explores the role of the Democratic Party in opposing both presidents. In the documentary, D'Souz…

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Wattstax (1974)

Documentation, Musical, documentary film

Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current …

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Where to Invade Next (2015)

Documentation, documentary film

In the film, Moore visits a number of countries and examines aspects of their social policies that he suggests the United States could adopt. He visits Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland; resp…

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Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

Arranged Documentary, mockumentary

After a mysterious shot of a body floating in Loch Ness (reprised near the end), Incident at Loch Ness flashes back to the beginning of a documentary called Herzog in Wonderland being directed by John Bailey with an overview of Herzog's wo…

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The Salt of the Earth (2014)

biographical film, documentary film

After leaving Brazil for political reasons in the late 1960s, Sebastião Salgado began a career in France as an economist. When his wife, Lélia, bought a camera, however, he discovered a love of photography, and changed professions. With Le…

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The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)

Drama Documentary, docudrama

Part One In 1975, St. Vincent Orphanage is run by the young Brother Peter Lavin. Kevin Reevey, a 10-year-old abused child, tries to avoid Lavin's attentions by running away, but he is returned to the orphanage by police.

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Zero Days (2016)

Documentation, War Film, documentary film

Although the entire subject is still shrouded in secrecy, the film attempts to tell the story of the development, deployment, discovery, and investigation of the Stuxnet computer virus and the malware software known as "Olympic Games" in a…

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