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"
Muhammad Ali (2021)
8.6/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Muhammad Ali
An in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist. Read more
Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (2001)
7.5/10
Starring: Muhammad Ali
A unique account of one of the great icons of the 20th century, featuring an all-star array of celebrities that includes Billy Crystal, James Earl Jon... Read more
Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady Vampires (2022)
Modern society has an enormous debt to the painter Edvard Munch, from Andy Warhol to Ingmar Bergman, from Marina Abramovic to Jasper Jones. His painti... Read more
Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
8/10
Director: Jean Xavier de Lestrade
This intense and exciting Oscar-winning documentary focuses on the wrongful arrest of 15-year-old African-American, Brenton Butler, for the murder of... Read more
Murder on the Blade? (2003)
Director: Keith Hunter
On New Year's Eve 1997, holiday-makers Olivia Hope and Ben Smart disappeared from the Marlborough Sounds. Five months later, Scott Watson was arreste... Read more
Murderball (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Starring: Joe Soares, Mark Zupan, Keith Cavill
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Oscars, and a worldwide festival hit, 'Murderball' is an inspiring, testosterone-fuelled look at th... Read more
Murders of Hollywood (2004)
This documentary goes behind the scenes to explore the real-life stories of famous Hollywood homicides. Cases looked at include - Bob Crane, Nicole Si... Read more
Muscle Shoals (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
Starring: Bono, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett...
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. U... Read more
Music Hall Days (2001)
Telling the story of the magical Music Hall era. Take a trip back to the Middle Ages and explore the unruly Bartholomew Fayres, before moving forward... Read more
My Architect (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Born in Estonia and raised in Philadelphia, Louis I. Kahn was one of the 20th century's most important architects, blending the massive geometrics of... Read more