Documentary Movies

Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)

Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)

Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)
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If there is one part of the Bible that has undergone more scrutiny and abuse than any other, it is the very beginning—GENESIS! So what exactly happened at the “Creation,”…

Genre: Documentary
War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend (2017)

War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend (2017)

War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend (2017)
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This poignant documentary explores the unbreakable bond between multi-purpose K9s and their handlers.

Genre: Documentary
Alaskan Summer (2017)

Alaskan Summer (2017)

Alaskan Summer (2017)
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In the ice-gripped environment of Alaska’s Admiralty Island, summer offers the briefest of respites. Year-round residents such as bears and seals turn to the salmon-filled waterways for sustenance. Meanwhile, migrants…

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Genre: Documentary
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
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Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.

Genre: Documentary
Vigilante: The Incredible True Story of Curtis Sliwa & the Guardian Angels (2017)

Vigilante: The Incredible True Story of Curtis Sliwa & the Guardian Angels (2017)

Vigilante: The Incredible True Story of Curtis Sliwa & the Guardian Angels (2017)
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The incredible story of a man, a mission, and an organization that transcended race and gender to save New York City from a pit of despair in the late 1970’s…

Genre: Documentary
Shredtopia (2017)

Shredtopia (2017)

Shredtopia (2017)
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Focusing on good times all over, the bots travel to new spots only to realize that when you’re strapped in and having fun with the crew, you forget where you…

Genre: Documentary
American Circumcision (2017)

American Circumcision (2017)

American Circumcision (2017)
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Circumcision is the most common surgery in America, yet America is the only industrialized country in the world to routinely practice non-religious infant circumcision. Why does America continue to cut…

Genre: Documentary
Obey Giant (2017)

Obey Giant (2017)

Obey Giant (2017)
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A documentary that profiles the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey. We follow his roots through punk rock and skateboarding to his creation of the iconic Obama HOPE poster,…

Genre: Documentary
Surviving Home (2017)

Surviving Home (2017)

Surviving Home (2017)
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They survived war, yet over the years, U.S. military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home.

Genre: Documentary
The Volunteers (2017)

The Volunteers (2017)

The Volunteers (2017)
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Filmmaker River Hagg travels to war-torn Syria, in hopes of documenting the war between the YPG and ISIS. He eventually finds himself in a volunteer unit, the only medics on…

Genre: Documentary, War
Miracle on 42nd Street (2017)

Miracle on 42nd Street (2017)

Miracle on 42nd Street (2017)
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The story of Manhattan Plaza, the renowned experiment in subsidized housing catering to people in the arts. Numerous celebrities pay homage to the impact the building had on their lives…

Genre: Documentary
All the Queen’s Horses (2017)

All the Queen’s Horses (2017)

All the Queen’s Horses (2017)
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For two decades, a comptroller in a small Illinois town financed her successful horse-breeding business by stealing $53 million in public funds.

Genre: Documentary
Word is Bond (2017)

Word is Bond (2017)

Word is Bond (2017)
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This documentary film examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews and excursions with artists like Nas, Tech9, J Cole,…

Genre: Documentary
Wait for Your Laugh (2017)

Wait for Your Laugh (2017)

Wait for Your Laugh (2017)
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The life and career of comedian Rose Marie is documented through interviews with friends and colleagues as well as never-before-seen home movies shot by the actress herself.

Genre: Documentary
Requiem for a Running Back (2017)

Requiem for a Running Back (2017)

Requiem for a Running Back (2017)
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Director Rebecca Carpenter’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a running back for Vince Lombardi’s NFL Champion Green Bay Packers. When he dies, her family receives a surprise call from Boston University’s…

Genre: Documentary
The Giant Killer (2017)

The Giant Killer (2017)

The Giant Killer (2017)
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The true story of the smallest Green Beret soldier who became a war hero-only to be killed homeless and alone, whose life and death are shrouded in mystery.

Genre: Documentary
In the Intense Now (2017)

In the Intense Now (2017)

In the Intense Now (2017)
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A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From the military coup in Brazil to China’s Cultural Revolution, from the student uprisings in…

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Genre: Documentary
Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul (2017)

Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul (2017)

Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul (2017)
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The story of how the Western world was first introduced to the musical history of Ethiopia, through the `Ethiopiques’ CDs and the mastermind behind them, French music journalist, Francis Falceto.

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SOS: The Salton Sea Walk (2017)

SOS: The Salton Sea Walk (2017)

SOS: The Salton Sea Walk (2017)
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As California’s largest lake approaches a point of no return, one man will attempt to become the first person to walk around its hazardous shoreline in order to prevent an…

Genre: Documentary
Point of No Return (2017)

Point of No Return (2017)

Point of No Return (2017)
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Point of No Return takes you behind the headlines of the first solar-powered flight around the world—where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic…

Genre: Documentary
We Blew It (2017)

We Blew It (2017)

We Blew It (2017)
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137

How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960’s and 1970’s? What do the people who lived in that…

Genre: Documentary
Danica (2017)

Danica (2017)

Danica (2017)
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The racing superstar reveals herself like never before: as a competitor eagerly preparing for her next race, a woman confidently considering when she wants to start a family, and a…

Genre: Documentary
Served Like a Girl (2017)

Served Like a Girl (2017)

Served Like a Girl (2017)
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Five women veterans who have endured unimaginable trauma in service create a shared sisterhood to help the rising number of stranded homeless women veterans by entering a competition that unexpectedly…

Genre: Documentary
Lions Unleashed (2017)

Lions Unleashed (2017)

Lions Unleashed (2017)
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In Rwanda, Africa, a new era is dawning after a brutal civil war ripped through the country, killing close to two million people and wiping out its most iconic wildlife:…

Genre: Documentary
Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017)

Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017)

Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017)
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Charged with 2400 volts of electricity, Eduardo Garcia lost an arm, ribs, muscle mass and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost is what he found.

The Price of Fame (2017)

The Price of Fame (2017)

The Price of Fame (2017)
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Ted DiBiase Jr. takes a journey through pro-wrestlings past to tell the faith-based story of his father’s rise, fall and redemption.

Diana: The Royal Truth (2017)

Diana: The Royal Truth (2017)

Diana: The Royal Truth (2017)
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A captivating first hand account of the life of one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, Diana Princess of Wales, by the man who lived through it…

Genre: Documentary
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017)

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017)

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017)
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An offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks,…

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Le Moulin (2017)

Le Moulin (2017)

Le Moulin (2017)
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Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collective which protested in the 1930s against the cultural…

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Genre: Documentary
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
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Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a…

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Reel Rock 12 (2017)

Reel Rock 12 (2017)

Reel Rock 12 (2017)
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Reel Rock Tour 12 – 2017 – brings you four new nail-biting, hair-raising, and awe-inspiring stories of real rock climbers from around the world. Chris Sharma climbs cliffs solo over…

Genre: Documentary
Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)

Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)

Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)
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The late 1950s were known as golden years in the world of motor racing, champions were made and lost on a Sunday, and no losses were greater than those of…

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Genre: Documentary
11/8/16 (2017)

11/8/16 (2017)

11/8/16 (2017)
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U.S. citizens in more than 25 states are followed as they set out on the morning of the presidential election, throughout the course of the day, until the polls close…

Genre: Documentary
Conor McGregor: Notorious (2017)

Conor McGregor: Notorious (2017)

Conor McGregor: Notorious (2017)
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Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise…

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Genre: Documentary
George Lopez: The Wall (2017)

George Lopez: The Wall (2017)

George Lopez: The Wall (2017)
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George Lopez returns for his fourth live solo stand-up special on HBO. George Lopez: The Wall, Live From Washington D.C. features Lopez with all new material, performed before a live…

Condemned To Remember (2017)

Condemned To Remember (2017)

Condemned To Remember (2017)
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90

Documentary about the life of Tomi Reichental, a Holocause survivor living in Ireland.

Zero Weeks (2017)

Zero Weeks (2017)

Zero Weeks (2017)
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87

What do the United States and Papua New Guinea have in common? They are the only countries in the world without paid family leave. American families are often forced to…

Genre: Documentary
Gracie’s Backyard (2017)

Gracie’s Backyard (2017)

Gracie’s Backyard (2017)
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A documentary film that offers a candid look into the daily life of the world’s northernmost commercial permaculture farm through the eyes of the people who live and work there….

Genre: Documentary
Old Marine Boy (2017)

Old Marine Boy (2017)

Old Marine Boy (2017)
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In 2006, Myongho crossed the border with his family with nothing from North Korea. In South, he becomes a deep-sea diver at the border village between South and North Korea….

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Genre: Documentary
Frank Serpico (2017)

Frank Serpico (2017)

Frank Serpico (2017)
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In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and becomes famous in 1973 when director Sidney Lumet tells his story in the classic…

Genre: Documentary