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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,598 films · Page 33.

Good Night Oppy (2022)

Documentation, documentary film

The film tells the story of Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, a Mars rover launched in 2003 that was expected to operate for only 90 sols but explored Mars for nearly 15 years. The film features archival and interview footage with scientists an…

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What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film

The documentary chronicles the life of American singer Nina Simone, who became a civil rights activist and moved to Liberia following the turbulence of the 1960s. The documentary combines previously unreleased archival footage and intervie…

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A Secret Love (2020)

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film

A former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, Terry Donahue, and her partner, Pat Henschel, met in Canada in 1947. They later moved to Chicago and ran a successful interior decorating business until the late 1980s. They …

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The Ballad of Big Al (2000)

documentary film

The special begins at the University of Wyoming's Geological Museum, showing the bones of a sauropod followed by an Allosaurus named Big Al. After the ghost of Big Al wanders the museum passing by his own skeleton and a nest of fossilized …

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The Brittany Murphy Story (2014)

Drama Documentary, biographical film

The film tells the story of Brittany Murphy, from her rise in the 1990s in Hollywood, her relationship with actor Ashton Kutcher in the early 2000s, her problems with fame and self-esteem, to her mysterious death on December 20, 2009 at th…

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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)

Documentation, documentary film

The documentary consists of Spurlock seeking various sponsors for the film, and sharing insights gained in his attempts to secure financing through such efforts. It also highlights a number of sales presentations devised by Spurlock to ent…

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Best Worst Movie (2009)

Documentation, documentary film

Almost twenty years after the critically panned film Troll 2 was released, the cast and crew are followed in this documentary to see how they handle the new life that the movie has been given. Fans gather to celebrate the movie at screenin…

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Man in Red Bandana (2016)

biographical film, documentary film, historical film

Gwyneth Paltrow narrates the story of Welles Crowther, an equities trader known for saving at least ten lives during the September 11 attacks in New York City, during which he lost his own life. It includes interviews with Welles' parents …

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