Biography
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.
Private Elvis (1993)
Starring: Elvis Presley
Private Elvis definitive documents Elvis Presley's years as a private in the American Army, and features rare footage and archive photographs of the s... Read more
Queen Victoria's Letters (2014)
8.1/10
Prepare for a revolutionary new look at one of historys giants, the Grandmother of Europe - Queen Victoria. Through exclusive access to her persona... Read more
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron, Joe Dante, John Landis, Ray Harryha...
The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen, is the subject of th... Read more
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron, Joe Dante, John Landis, Ray Harryha...
The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen, is the subject of th... Read more
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Markus Heidingsfelder, Min Tesch
An engaging portrait of the visionary Dutch architect, taking us to the very heart of his inspiration. A visually inventive and thought-provoking port... Read more
Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp in America (1991)
6.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt
This look at Quentin Crisp offers an intimate glimpse of the flamboyant gay icon and author of 'The Naked Civil Servant' in and around his Manhattan a... Read more
Richie McCaw: Chasing Great (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Justin Pemberton, Michelle Walshe
Starring: Richie McCaw
Chasing Great follows Richie McCaw through his final season as he attempts the goal of captaining the All Blacks to the first ever-back-to back Rugby... Read more
Risk (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Laura Poitras
Starring: Sarah Harrison, Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum
From the Academy Award-winning director of CITIZENFOUR Filmed over six years, RISK is a character study that collides with a high stakes election year... Read more
Rock 'n' Roll Nerd - The Tim Minchin Story (2008)
Director: Rhian Skirving
Starring: Tim Minchin
Filmed over 3 years, 'Rock 'n' Roll Nerd' is an intimate tale that charts Tim Minchin's meteoric rise from obscurity to celebrity. Capturing every mom... Read more
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2016)
8.3/10
Starring: Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Tippi Hedren, Baz Luhrmann, Bryan Bro...
The late Australian actor Rod Taylor, whose most recent role is in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, was a versatile and popular leading man,... Read more