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Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
In this sometimes disturbing documentary, the drugs and alcohol problems of the American working class are studied from the perspective of an Irish redneck.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:24 |
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:27 |
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
From Iowa to Studio 54, this investigation into the rags-to-riches story of America’s first superstar designer uncovers the cautionary tale of an artist who sold his name to Wall Street.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | USA |
A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | documentary, crime, detective, biography |
Country | USA |
A brother's journey to unravel the truth about the mythic death and little known life of Kitty Genovese, who was reportedly murdered in front of 38 witnesses and has become the face of urban apathy.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, Canada, USA |
The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | documentary, music, biography, history |
Country | USA |
In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | documentary, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:46 |
Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | documentary, biography, sport |
Country | USA, Philippines |
From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?