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.
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Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
Megacities (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Glawogger
Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow, New York: seductive yet repellent monsters. The contradiction insinuates itself into the daily lives of those who populat... Read more
Mein Kampf (1961)
3.6/10
Director: Erwin Leiser
Starring: Claude Stephenson, Narrated by
The origins of Nazi Germany and Hitler's rise to power are covered in this engrossing documentary from Sweden that uses rare German newsreel footage,... Read more
Melies the Magician (1997)
Director: Jacques Meny
A documentary on pioneering French filmmaker Georges Melies along with fifteen of his rarely seen restored films from 1898-1905. Included are the leg... Read more
Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English (2002)
Director: David Thomas, Robert Bee
Starring: Melvyn Bragg
Written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, this eight-part series tells the story of how an insignificant German dialect, which only arrived in the count... Read more
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Alexandre O Philippe
Starring: Veronica Cartwright, Roger Corman
Memory: The Origins of Alien explores the origins of director Ridley Scott's works on the Alien franchise. The film includes original story notes, rej... Read more
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
8.1/10
Director: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise
Starring: Tony Iommi, Dee Snider, Ronnie James Dio, Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Lemmy ,...
Anthropologist and life-long Heavy Metal fan, Sam Dunn, sets out on a global mission to discover why the headbanging music so adored by its millions o... Read more
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Starring: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo
Three years in the making, this acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky ("Brother's Keeper") provides a fascinating, in... Read more
Michael Collins And The Easter Rising (2011)
Disillusioned by the lack of progress of parliamentary politics in bringing about a native Irish government via the ‘Home Rule Bill’ the Irish Republi... Read more
Michael Jackson: This Is It (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at... Read more
Michael Jackson: This Is It ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at... Read more