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Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | documentary, music |
Country | USA |
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | documentary, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | documentary, crime |
Country | USA |
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying sneakers and talking to girls. With music blaring, one boy exits the car and enters the store, a quick stop for a soda and a pack of gum. A man and a woman pull up next to the boys in the station, making a stop for a bottle of wine. The woman enters the store and an argument breaks out when the driver of the second car asks the boys to turn the music down. 3½ minutes and ten bullets later, one of the boys is dead. 3½ MINUTES dissects the aftermath of this fatal encounter.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
The stranger-than-fiction true story of a Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy who teamed up in the early 90’s to sell a Soviet submarine to the Cali Cartel.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, documentary |
Country | USA |
A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | Luxembourg, China, Russia, South Korea, USA |
Duration | 02:33 |
A well-preserved mammoth carcass is found in the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, opening up the possibility of a world-changing “Jurassic Park” moment in genetics.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex Gibney reveals a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of presidential leadership.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | documentary, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, family, documentary |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:25 |
The Genius of Marian follows Pam White in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Her son, the film maker, works with her as she attempts to write a book that tributes her mother, the artist Marian Steele.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | adventure, documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:22 |
14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:29 |
On February 12, 2008, in Oxnard, California, eighth-grade student Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King twice in the back of the head during first period. When Larry died two days later, his murder shocked the nation. Was this a hate crime, one perpetrated by a budding neo-Nazi whose masculinity was threatened by an effeminate gay kid who may have had a crush on him? Or was there even more to it?
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | comedy, drama, documentary, biography |
Country | USA |
The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, documentary, history, news |
Country | China, Germany, India, USA |
An unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur. But who wins and who loses the battle for power in the 21st century? Through interwoven character dramas spanning the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun explores the global economic race to lead the clean energy future.
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: 6.2 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the Colorado motel owner who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | documentary, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:30 |
'Salad Days' is an insightful documentary film that examines the Washington, DC punk scene from the early 1980s to the decade's end. The city played an integral part in shaping the alternative music explosion of the 1990s and its impact on popular culture continues today.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. But leaders struggled with a secret: their own “same-sex attractions” never went away. After years as Christian superstars in the religious right, many of these men and women have come out as LGBTQ, disavowing the very movement they helped start. Focusing on the dramatic journeys of former conversion therapy leaders, current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the “ex gay" movement’s rise to power, persistent influence, and the profound harm it causes.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | Sweden, USA |
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | comedy, documentary |
Country | USA |
Comedian and actor Chris D’Elia, known for his dynamic physical comedy, explains why the NFL would be way more entertaining if it were real lions, bears and Vikings battling each other, that babies are the worst prize ever, and that you should never ask a Cuban directions unless you’re ready for the best time of your life.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, documentary, detective, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:08 |
New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.
Mark | imdb: 4.4 |
Genre | documentary |
Country | USA |
In this documentary, Chelsea Handler explores how white privilege impacts US culture – and the ways it’s benefited her own life and career.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | documentary, short |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:34 |
In the mountains of Sichuan, China, a researcher forms a bond with Qian Qian, a panda who is about to experience nature for the first time.