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PEOPLES - documentaries

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  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)

    1. The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    20001h 19mPG-1369Metascore
    7.2 (2.3K)
    Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells for the first time what really happened when they lost control of the first and most successful TV ministry of its kind.
    DirectorsFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsRuPaulTammy Faye BakkerVirginia Fairchild
  • Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)

    2. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

    2013–2018107 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.9 (7.5K)
    Anthony Bourdain visits countries, delving into their political issues as well as indigenous food and culture.
    StarsAnthony BourdainTom VitaleDavid Scott Holloway
  • Fred Rogers in Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

    3. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    20181h 35mPG-1385Metascore
    8.3 (28K)
    An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
    DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom Junod
  • Kim Dotcom in Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)

    4. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web

    20171h 47mTV-PG
    7.0 (1.4K)
    The story of the most wanted man online
    DirectorAnnie GoldsonStarsKim DotcomAlan CurtisFrance Komoroske
  • Lee Morgan and Helen Morgan in I Called Him Morgan (2016)

    5. I Called Him Morgan

    20161h 32m90Metascore
    7.3 (2K)
    An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
    DirectorKasper CollinStarsLee MorganHelen MorganWayne Shorter
  • Tim Robbins and Martin Scorsese in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)

    6. The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

    199655m
    7.9 (414)
    In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World War II, in which he participated as a soldier. The last section focuses on Fuller as director. Tim Robbins interviews Samuel Fuller revealing the director's own memories and impressions. Beside the interview, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino accompany the documentary with their comments.
    DirectorAdam SimonStarsSamuel FullerTim RobbinsJim Jarmusch
  • Wie ich lernte, die Zahlen zu lieben (2014)

    7. Wie ich lernte, die Zahlen zu lieben

    20141h 28m
    8.5 (41)
    How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea of documenting the art scene there. However, the project is quickly overshadowed by Oliver's OCD, and the two directors fall prey to a conflict that becomes the central theme of their film. Encounters with such artists as film directors Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas), Ira Sachs (Keep The Lights On), and Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) or the transmedia artist Phoebe Legere seem more and more to resemble therapy sessions. At last, Andy Warhol-Superstar Ultra Violet succeeds in opening a new door for Oliver.
    DirectorsOliver SechtingMax TaubertStarsJoey AriasJonathan CaouettePhoebe Legere
  • A Good American (2015)

    8. A Good American

    20151h 40mTV-1463Metascore
    7.3 (1.4K)
    How a group of NSA code-breakers had a chance of preventing 9/11.
    DirectorFriedrich MoserStarsWilliam BinneyJesselyn RadackKirk Wiebe
  • Elizabeth Holmes in The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

    9. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

    20191h 59mTV-1466Metascore
    7.2 (16K)
    The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
    DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyElizabeth HolmesDan Ariely
  • Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin in The Putin Interviews (2017)

    10. The Putin Interviews

    20174 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (5.4K)
    Academy Award-winning film-maker Oliver Stone interviews Russian president Vladimir Putin about divisive issues related to U.S.-Russia relations.
    StarsOliver StoneVladimir PutinSergei Chudinov
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)

    11. Whitney

    20182hR75Metascore
    7.3 (8.2K)
    An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
    DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsWhitney HoustonEllen WhiteMichael Houston
  • McQueen (2018)

    12. McQueen

    20181h 51mR84Metascore
    7.7 (8.8K)
    The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
    DirectorsIan BonhôtePeter EttedguiStarsAlexander McQueenJoyce McQueenJohn Hitchcock
  • David Kellman, Robert Shafran, and Eddy Galland in Three Identical Strangers (2018)

    13. Three Identical Strangers

    20181h 36mPG-1381Metascore
    7.6 (43K)
    In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
    DirectorTim WardleStarsRobert ShafranMichael DomnitzHoward Schneider
  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)

    14. Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    19871hVideo
    6.8 (158)
    A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
    DirectorsGene FeldmanSuzette WinterStarsGrace KellyRichard KileyJean Dalrymple
  • The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul (2015)

    15. The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul

    20158mShort
    6.8 (66)
    Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from all over a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of a national hero whose tears of joy once united their troubled country, the gold-winning figure skater Oksana Baiul.
    DirectorKitty GreenStarsKseniia NechyporukVlada KoganMargaryta Sydelnykova
  • Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016)

    16. Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper

    20161h 48mNot Rated
    7.8 (853)
    Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family's history.
    DirectorLiz GarbusStarsAnderson CooperPearson MarxStan Stokowski
  • Howard Brookner in Uncle Howard (2016)

    17. Uncle Howard

    20161h 36mTV-MA73Metascore
    7.0 (291)
    An intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years.
    DirectorAaron BrooknerStarsAaron BrooknerJohn GiornoJim Jarmusch
  • Chet Baker in Let's Get Lost (1988)

    18. Let's Get Lost

    19882hNot Rated85Metascore
    7.7 (2.5K)
    Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.
    DirectorBruce WeberStarsChet BakerCarol BakerVera Baker
  • Kerouac, the Movie (1984)

    19. Kerouac, the Movie

    19841h 18mNot Rated
    6.8 (234)
    Jack Kerouac was a Beat Generation writer who took the nation by storm upon the publication of his novel On the Road. Kerouac's legacy and influence are explained via interviews with Kerouac's friends and contemporaries such as William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, and Edie Parker. Narrator Peter Coyote reads sections of Kerouac's (mostly autobiographical) books as an actor recreates scenes from Kerouac's life.
    DirectorJohn AntonelliStarsPeter CoyoteJack CoulterCindy Alwan
  • Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

    20. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

    19961h 30mNot Rated
    7.7 (153)
    The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy Award-nominated film includes stunning archival materials.
    DirectorRick GoldsmithStarsSusan SarandonEdward AsnerBen Bagdikian
  • Accidental Anarchist (2017)

    21. Accidental Anarchist

    20171h 24mNot Rated
    6.9 (224)
    Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became disillusioned, quit his job and started searching for answers. This film traces his journey across the globe as he tries to find an answer to the question so many people today are asking themselves - isn't there a better way? For Carne there is. Anarchism offers a solution to the brutalities of Capitalism and the dishonesties of Democracy. It offers a world where people have control over their own lives. From the protesters of Occupy Wall Street, to an anarchist collective in Spain, to Noam Chomsky, the grand old man of anarchism himself, Carne finds people who are putting the theory into practice. His journey eventually takes him to one of the most dangerous places on earth - Syria, eight kilometers from the front line with Isis, where a remarkable anarchist state has risen phoenix like from the flames. A powerful film about one man's epic journey from government insider to anarchist.
    DirectorsJohn ArcherClara GlynnStarsCarne RossHussein AzamPelai Pagès i Blanch
  • RBG (2018)

    22. RBG

    20181h 38mPG71Metascore
    7.6 (15K)
    The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
    DirectorsJulie CohenBetsy WestStarsRuth Bader GinsburgAnn KittnerHarryette Helsel
  • Donald Trump in Trump: An American Dream (2017)

    23. Trump: An American Dream

    20174 epsTV Mini Series
    7.2 (5K)
    A British documentary series exploring the extraordinary journey of Donald Trump through five decades.
    StarsColin TierneyNikki HaskellGeraldo Rivera
  • Citizenfour (2014)

    24. Citizenfour

    20141h 54mR88Metascore
    8.0 (59K)
    A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
    DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam Binney
  • Aaron Swartz in The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)

    25. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

    20141h 45mNot Rated72Metascore
    8.0 (18K)
    The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
    DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAaron SwartzTim Berners-LeeCindy Cohn

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