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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,597 films · Page 29.
Documentation
Chronos is 42 minutes long and has no actors or dialogue. The soundtrack consists of a single continuous piece by composer Michael Stearns. Filmed in dozens of locations on five continents, the film relates to the concept of time passing o…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film's theme is the encounter that all people must have with death, as told in a Dugum Dani myth of the origins of death that bookends the film. The film uses a nonlinear narrative structure of parallel or braided narrative that traces…
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Fake Documentary
Tim Heidecker is the host of the web series On Cinema at the Cinema, where he and a cast of guests review films. After transitioning to being an electronic musician and hosting a music festival, he faces murder charges when 20 people overd…
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Animal Documentary, Drama, documentary film, nature documentary
Oceans presents details and facts about the journey of the ocean. The film begins on a beach with children running to the ocean, one particular boy stops to wonder what the ocean is. The scene cuts to the Galápagos where a clan of marine i…
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documentary film
The documentary investigates Mister Organ, beginning with an investigation into Bashford Antiques, an antique store in Ponsonby, Auckland which was known for its over-enthusiastic car clamping policy.
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Documentation, documentary film
documentary film
It follows Shackleton's failed attempt to make a documentary revolving around the Zodiac Killer.
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Documentation, documentary film, rockumentary
The film begins by listing the headlining acts of the Super Rock festival held in Japan in 1984: Scorpions, Whitesnake, and Bon Jovi, all of whom have gone on to sell millions of records, except one: Anvil. Despite their ambition, the Cana…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film is centered on unionized meatpacking workers at Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota between 1985 and 1986. Hormel had cut the hourly wage from $10.69 to $8.25 and cut benefits by 30 percent, despite posting a net profit of $30 milli…
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Concert film, Documentation, Making-Of Documentary, Musical, children's film, concert film, musical film
The 3D Concert Experience follows the Jonas Brothers during their Burnin' Up Tour in a behind-the-scenes look at their busy schedule while in New York City, August 9–11, 2008. As part of their concert tour, they also go on a press tour, in…
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Documentation, documentary film
science fiction film
An unnamed man, simply called "The Man in the Cube", is trapped in a cube-like white room. A stool is brought in by a maintenance man named Arnie. After Arnie leaves, the Man tries to find the door, and encounters a variety of people who c…
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documentary film
The documentary explores Quek's experiences, presenting her life as a student in Los Angeles, California and London; her native Singapore; and in the porn industry. It focuses on her reasons for working in porn, and her relationship with f…
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Documentation, Sport, documentary film
More than a Game is a documentary that focuses in on five young basketball players—LeBron James, Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee—and their coach, Dru Joyce II, performing on an AAU team with the growing stardom of th…
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documentary film
Documentation, documentary film
dance film, documentary film, musical film
The film is structured around groups of excerpts from four of the most-noted dance pieces choreographed by Pina Bausch in the Tanztheater ("dance theater") style, of which she was a leading exponent. Bausch and Wenders had agreed upon whic…
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Fake Documentary, Stop Motion
Ralph is a rabbit. Speaking with Humane Society International for a documentary, he talks about his life as a "tester" for cosmetic products. Ralph tells the production crew how he is blind in one eye, partially deaf and has chemical burns…
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Documentation, documentary film
The documentary follows the 1995 competition which lasted for seventy-seven continuous hours. The film garnered the audience award for best documentary at the 1997 Los Angeles Film Festival. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino referred to Hands on…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film, narrated primarily by McKinney herself and supplemented by other interviews with primary characters and experts, is presented by animated headlines, newspaper photos, and brief televised news reports from the time of the case. Mc…
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Drama Documentary, Psychodrama, biographical film, drama film, musical film
The film follows Mark David Chapman three months prior to the Lennon assassination and contains flashbacks to Chapman's earlier life and upbringing, while also exploring his infatuation with J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Ry…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film interweaves stories from teenage girls with interviews to give an inside look at the media and its message that underscores young women need and want positive role models, and that the media has thus far neglected its unique oppor…
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Documentation, documentary film
The documentary follows four salesmen as they travel across New England and southeast Florida, trying to sell large, expensive Bibles door-to-door in low-income neighborhoods, and attend a sales meeting in Chicago. The film focuses in part…
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