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Explore documentary storytelling about people, events and ideas.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,596 films · Page 6.

Saludos Amigos (1942)

Adventure, Cartoon, documentary film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film

Inside Job (2010)

Documentation, documentary film

The film begins by examining the effects of the government of Iceland's shift toward deregulation in 2000, which included the privatization of its banks. When Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and AIG collapsed, Iceland and the rest of the wor…

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Into the Storm (2014)

Arranged Documentary, Natural Disaster, action film, disaster film, found footage film

Pete, a veteran storm chaser, attempts to intercept and film tornadoes using Titus, a Tornado Intercept Vehicle, but has come up short all year long. Upon learning of a major line of developing storms, his team of chasers decide to head fo…

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The Cove (2009)

Documentation, documentary film

The film follows former-dolphin-trainer-turned-activist Ric O'Barry's quest to document the dolphin hunting operations in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. In the 1960s, O'Barry helped capture and train the five wild dolphins who shared the role of …

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Pumping Iron (1977)

Drama Documentary, documentary film, sport film

In 1975, bodybuilders are preparing for the upcoming Mr. Universe amateur competition and Mr. Olympia professional competition in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Titicut Follies (1967)

Social Study, documentary film

Titicut Follies portrays the occupants of Bridgewater State Hospital, who were often kept in barren cells and infrequently bathed. It also depicts inmates/patients forced to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bul…

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The War Game (1965)

Arranged Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi, War Film, docudrama

The film begins by describing Britain's nuclear deterrence policy of threatening would-be aggressors with devastation from the Royal Air Force's nuclear-armed V bombers. Due to the number of V bomber bases (particularly in a crisis situati…

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Savageland (2015)

Fake Documentary, Horror, crime film, horror film, thriller film

On the night of June 2, 2011, the border town of Sangre de Cristo, Arizona was besieged by an undisclosed incident resulting in the grisly massacre of the town's population of 57 residents. The bodies of most residents are never found, and…

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I'm Still Here (2010)

Fake Documentary, comedy film, mockumentary

In 2008, while rehearsing for a charity event, actor Joaquin Phoenix, with Casey Affleck's camera filming, tells people he is quitting acting to pursue a career in rap music. Over the next year, Phoenix writes, rehearses, and performs to a…

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Drama, Komödie, comedy film, crime film, drama film

The story follows two main characters: Judah Rosenthal, a successful and reputable ophthalmologist, and Clifford Stern, a small-time documentary filmmaker. Judah, an upper class respected family man, is having an affair with flight attenda…

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Citizen X (1995)

Detective Film, Drama, Political Thriller, biographical film, crime film, docudrama, documentary film, drama film, mystery fiction

A body is discovered on a collective farm during harvesting in 1982. A subsequent search of adjacent woods, authorized by the new forensic specialist, Viktor Burakov, turns up seven more bodies in varying stages of decomposition. The film …

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