This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.
8.7/10
Documentary on writer and illustrator Sheila Natusch, retracing a long life dedicated to sharing her love of New Zealands nature and history. Read more
8.4/10
Decades before Steve Irwin's Croc Hunter, the Bush Tucker Man and Crocodile Dundee, Keith Adams with his wife and sister, lived a searing adventure in... Read more
7.6/10
A stunning documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history... Read more
7.1/10
In 1983, after years of failing sight, John Hull, a professor of theology in Birmingham, England, became completely blind. Soon after, he began keepin... Read more
8.2/10
Tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians. Read more
8/10
The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr. Oliver Sacks. Read more
7.2/10
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the... Read more
7.2/10
Eleven years in the making, and shot mostly in 16mm black and white, director Steven Sebring began following rock poet Patti Smith as her career took... Read more
7.6/10
Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera te... Read more
7.2/10
A colourful character who was not only ahead of her time but helped to define it, Peggy Guggenheim was an American heiress who fought personal tragedy... Read more