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Biographical documentary, Computeranimation, biographical film, musical film
The film starts with Pharrell Williams talking to documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville. Pharrell explains that he wants to tell his story in Lego form, as his view of the world is like that of a Lego set, which is building something from a…
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pseudo-documentary
Dirk Diggler (Michael Stein) was born as Steven Samuel Adams on April 15, 1961, outside of Saint Paul, Minnesota. His father is a construction worker and his mother a boutique shop owner who both attend church every Sunday. Looking for a c…
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Drama, crime film, documentary film, drama film, historical film, thriller film
On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik dresses in a police uniform, loads a van with home-made explosives, and drives to Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter in Oslo, Norway. He leaves the van outside the office of Prime…
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Documentation, Investigative Documentary, documentary film
The investigation into Arnold Friedman's life started in 1984, when the United States Postal Service intercepted a magazine of child pornography sent to him from the Netherlands. In 1987, investigators searched Arnold's home in Great Neck,…
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Documentation, documentary film
The documentary uses genuine footage and audio recorded at the time of the accident on the divers' voice communications equipment and helmet cameras, supplemented with interviews of several of the individuals involved, as well as some reco…
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documentary television film
Documentation, documentary film, self-help
The Secret, described as a self-help film, uses a documentary format to present a concept titled "law of attraction". As described in the film, the "Law of Attraction" hypothesis posits that feelings and thoughts can attract events, feelin…
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documentary film
Drama, Sport, biographical film, documentary film, drama film, sport film, surf film
In the year 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers, Noah and Timmy. All are surfers, but she and her best friend, Alana Blanchard, have grown up with a passion for t…
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Aliens, Found Footage, found footage film, horror film, pseudo-documentary, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
Two years after the Apollo 17 mission, the crew of the cancelled Apollo 18 mission consisting of Commander Nathan Walker, Lieutenant Colonel John Grey, and Captain Ben Anderson are informed that it will proceed as a top-secret Department o…
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Biographical documentary, documentary film
Through archive photos, newsreels, films, contemporary documentaries, and notorious speeches, Raoul Peck investigates how early 20th century authoritarianism still echoes in contemporary life, especially during ongoing conflicts threatenin…
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Arranged Documentary, Documentation, documentary film
The movie which is claimed to have reopened the climate debat. The documentary shows Al Gore travelling around the world telling the world about global warming.
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documentary film
Documentation, Musical, concert film, music documentary film
Arranged Documentary, Conspiracy Thriller, thriller film
The film opens with President John F. Kennedy's 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. In 1967, ambitious CIA agents Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Andy Apelle, and Jared Raab convince their superiors to let them infiltrate NASA—disguise…
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Documentation, documentary film
David Siegel is the wealthy owner of Westgate Resorts, a timeshare company in Florida. His wife Jackie Siegel, thirty years his junior, was the winner of the Mrs. Florida pageant in 1993.
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Documentation, documentary film
The film follows the White family over the course of a year in their daily lives through first-person interviews. The film mentions the details of the death of patriarch Donald Ray "D. Ray" White, as well as his rise to stardom as one of t…
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Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy film
In London, filmmaker Zoe Stevenson documents the experience of her British-Pakistani next-door neighbours, in particular her childhood best friend Kazim "Kaz" Khan's arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan. Adamant on an arranged marria…
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Drama Documentary, Heist, crime film, docufiction, drama film
Spencer Reinhard, an art student seeking excitement or tragedy for inspiration, is given a tour of Transylvania University library's rare-book collection; his eye is drawn to a rare first edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America. H…
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Drama Documentary, Sci-Fi, documentary film
In a ruined 2073, a lone survivor in dystopian New San Francisco reflects on how unchecked climate collapse, authoritarian rule and tech-driven surveillance transformed the world, mixing her struggle with real-world archival footage that w…
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Biographical documentary
Explores the life and career of Chevy Chase. Chase and his family, Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D'Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, Kevin Smith, and Patrick Ganino are among those interviewed in the film.
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Satire On Media, Teen Comedy Film, action film, comedy film
The film opens by introducing the primary cast members while bulls aggressively chase them in a suburban neighborhood, wreaking havoc in the process. The most notable stunts include: Johnny Knoxville riding a big red rocket which gets laun…
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Fake Documentary, Stop Motion, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, family film, mockumentary
Following the end of his marriage, documentary filmmaker Dean moves into an Airbnb and discovers Marcel, a one-inch-tall talking shell living in the home with his grandmother, Nana Connie, and Alan, his pet ball of lint. Inspired by Marcel…
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Drama Documentary, docudrama, drama film
Part one Shortly after the end of World War II, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring surrenders to the United States and enjoys the hospitality of a U.S. Army Air Force base. Samuel Rosenman, acting on the orders of U.S.
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