Documentaries
Documentary Films, strictly speaking, are non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art, sometimes known as cinema verite. As films became more narrative-based, documentaries branched out and took many forms, some of which have been termed propagandistic or non-objective.
One of Alice's favourite sections, and due to the sheer size of this collection, we have split ioto a number of sub-sections. See side bars on left for more options. By scrolling below are you will be exposed to whole darn caboodle - all of Alice's documentaries.
Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
All The President's Men Revisited (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Peter Schnall
Starring: Robert Redford
Discovery Channel and award-winning actor / director Robert Redford present a landmark television event looking back at Watergate - the original game... Read more
All Together Now: The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil - Love (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Adrian Wills
Starring: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, George Martin, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harris...
Documents the creation of Cirque du Soleil's stunning Las Vegas production of "Love", a show that utilizes remixed and remastered versions of classic... Read more
All You Need Is Love (1977)
7.9/10
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: Kiss , The Byrds , Joan Baez, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Pat Boone, David Bowie,...
Broad and ambitious in scope, this British documentary series chronicling the "story of popular music" was made at the suggestion of John Lennon. Film... Read more
Alternative 3 (1977)
7.1/10
Director: Christopher Miles
Starring: Tim Brinton
This 1977 spoof documentary caused uproar when first broadcast on UK Television. Taking its premise that there was a colony of scientists on Mars, vie... Read more
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Lee Hirsch
Starring: Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela
The profound effect of black South African freedom music on the eventual dissolution of apartheid is the subject of this soul-stirring and inspiration... Read more
American Animals (2018)
7/10
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania... Read more
American Animals (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7/10
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania... Read more
American Movie (1999)
7.9/10
Director: Chris Smith
Starring: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank
A funny, acclaimed documentary focusing on Wisconsin filmmaker Mark Borchardt, a Hollywood wannabe who will do anything to finish his latest no-budget... Read more
American Swing (2008)
6.2/10
Director: Jon Hart, Matthew Kaufman
In 1970s New York, Plato's Retreat was an epicentre of sensual excess. The renowned sex club was a thriving destination for patrons who wanted to leav... Read more
American Teen (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Nanette Burstein
A sleeper hit at Sundance, this involving documentary follows the trials and tribulations of four teens at a Mid-Western American high school - the jo... Read more