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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,598 films · Page 58.
Crime, Drama Documentary
The film recounts and parallels two murders that took place 30 years apart. The first half of the film is based on the murder of Kirsten Costas, who was stabbed by her high-school friend Bernadette Protti in Northern California in early 19…
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In April 1945, Sergeants Mike Lewis and Bill Lawrie of the Army Film and Photographic Unit accompanied the 11th Armoured Division during the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The film features their footage and personal recor…
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Documentation, documentary film
Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of Gunda — a sow and her piglets, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. A note during the credits indicates that the documentary was filmed in farms and sanctuarie…
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Animal Documentary, Computeranimation, nature documentary
Brings to life some of the most bizarre, ferocious and fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the ocean. Combines animation with recreations in a prehistoric adventure. A journey to the bottom of the ancient oceans dramatizes awe-inspiring …
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Drama, documentary television film, drama film
In 1961, former Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by Israeli agents and put on trial. American television producer Milton Fruchtman fervently believes that the trial, with its witness accounts of Nazi atrocities, should be televised to show …
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Using extensive interviews with colleagues, opponents and friends and archival footage, the film follows the principal's influential career, working with Karl Rove, Ronald Reagan, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort and others, culminating in the d…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film follows the members of the Kansas City Police Department, who are largely white, as they engage in daily patrol activities, interacting with members of the public. The scope of their activities is broad, ranging from bringing a lo…
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Documentation, documentary film
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Setting the stage for a presentation of their views, D'Souza and Sullivan provide counterfactual histories in which George Washington is killed during the Revolutionary War, or the country is divided following civil war, creating a world w…
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Documentation, documentary film, exploitation film
Not Quite Hollywood documents the revival of Australian cinema during the Australian New Wave of the 1970s and 1980s through B-movies including Alvin Purple, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Dead End Drive-In, Long Weekend, Mad Max, The Man f…
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Documentation, boxing film, documentary film
The documentary is a self-discovery of a Mike Tyson, who reflects on his highly controversial public life. It begins with clips of 20-year-old Tyson's convincing World Boxing Council Heavyweight Championship win over Trevor Berbick, then e…
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The documentary concentrates on the 2004 United States presidential election in the swing state of Ohio. The state was considered highly competitive, with both candidates attempting to win it. Due to Bush's victory in Ohio, Kerry conceded …
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Directed by Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt, and presented without narration or commentary, the film follows the BDSM relationship between Haas and Williams-Haas. The film intersperses talking heads footage of the couple with archival mate…
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The documentary is largely based on the work of award-winning Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi. In late 2001, around 8,000 Taliban fighters, including Chechens, Pakistanis and Uzbeks as well as suspected members of al-Qaeda, surrender…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film documents Donald Trump's efforts to build a US$1.5 billion golf-course and resort on a beach that has been declared a site of scientific interest on the East Coast of Scotland. It follows legal battles between Aberdeenshire Counci…
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Documentation, documentary film
Why We Fight describes the rise and maintenance of the United States military–industrial complex and its 50-year involvement with the wars led by the United States to date, especially its 2003 invasion of Iraq. The documentary asserts that…
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LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
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In World War II, German Battleship Bismarck sank after being unsuccessful in its attempt to escape from the Royal Navy, led by John Tovey. Discovered for the first time in 1989 by Robert Ballard, who had been known for discovering the Tita…
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