The Vault
Lumière!
2016 ★ 7.8A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers. Released in the year 2016, Lumiere! is a documentary and history film categorized under the genres of
The Movies That Made Us
2019 ★ 7.3These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen. The Movies That
Burden of Dreams
1982 ★ 7.6The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to cast
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
2024 ★ 7.1In one of those wonderful coincidences of history, lumière, the French word for “light,” was also the last name of brothers Auguste and Louis, whose brilliant i
Meet the Pickles: The Making of "Win or Lose"
2025 ★ 6.4Discover how Pixar brought its first long-form original series to life. This behind-the-scenes documentary introduces the scrappy filmmaking team that drew from
Documentary Now!
2015 ★ 7.1Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the mos
A. K.
1985 ★ 6.3An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. A. K. is a 1985 documentary film direct
Women & the Wind
2025 ★ 6.2Shot over the course of 30 days at sea, filmmaker Alizé Jireh documents the group’s voyage across the North Atlantic—from moments of stillness and calm to the c
Real Life
1979 ★ 6.6A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "A
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019 ★ 6.8Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemakin
Nothing's for Free: The History of Freeride Mountain Biking
2023 ★ 0.0The story of the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. Every sport has its Dog Town and Z Boys or Riding Giants. Nothing’s For Free is the real story of
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019 ★ 7.8A documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted feature film.
Wick Is Pain
2025 ★ 7.4Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise. Topic: Film "Wick Is P
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 ★ 7.0For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” chronicling the creation of the show’s mo
Murder on a Sunday Morning
2001 ★ 7.42001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Doc
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009 ★ 6.5An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 ★ 8.2This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage. The Making of a Lege
Song of Freedom
1995 ★ 7.0This historic film, completed in 1995 by filmmaking duo Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud tells the true story of a troupe of singers traveling through the refu
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time
2015 ★ 6.4The evolution of adult cinema through the most influential films in history, a journey that begins in the 1970s and ends nowadays. An in-depth analysis of the s
Couples Therapy
2019 ★ 7.5Far from reality-show caricatures, this is true documentary filmmaking that brings viewers into the authentic and visceral experience of weekly therapy with fou
Sunnyside
2026 ★ 0.0Spanning decades, cultures, and quiet family secrets, Sunnyside is an intimate documentary portrait of Nicholas, a second-generation Greek-American reflecting o
Soft Fiction
1979 ★ 8.0Chick Strand's SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary approach wi
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 ★ 7.2The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of int
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989 ★ 7.4A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive