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Movies in the Documentary genre

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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

Often, one of the most overlooked elements of a film is its cinematography. Paradoxically, it is also the most important, whether specifically noticed or not. Movies are a visual medium where the pictures shoulder the lion's share of the bu...

Run Time: 1:31
U.S. Release Date: 1993-04-23
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, and Stuart Samuels
Cast: n/a
War Room, The

The War Room is the story of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, and their efforts on behalf of Bill Clinton throughout the 1992 Presidential campaign. From the New Hampshire primary to election night, The War Room depicts Carville and Steph...

Run Time: 1:36
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity)
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
Cast: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Heather Backel, ...
When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings, a documentary about the Muhammad Ali/George Forman heavyweight "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match, is a wonderfully nostalgic, and occasionally insightful, window into an event nearing its 50th anniversary. By nature, ho...

Run Time: 1:28
U.S. Release Date: 1997-02-14
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Documentary
Director: Leon Gast
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Forman, Don King, ...
Wild Man Blues

If I didn't know this was a documentary, I might easily mistake it for the latest feature offering from Woody Allen – that's how interchangeable the public personae of the director has become with that of the nebbish screen character he always po...

Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Barbara Kopple
Cast: Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, Letty Aronson, ...
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

To start out, I’ll dispense with the obligatory introduction describing the importance of Fred Rogers and his iconic TV show, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” to two generations of Americans. If you’re a Gen-Xer or a Millennial, you know ...

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2018-06-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Morgan Neville
Cast: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Francois Scarborough Clemmons, ...
You Don't Nomi

You Don’t Nomi is a 2019 documentary that takes a fond look back at the deservedly derided Paul Vehoeven/Joe Eszterhas box office bomb, Showgirls. Although director Jeffrey McHale approaches the retrospective from a decidedly subjective poin...

Run Time: 1:29
U.S. Release Date: 2020-06-09
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jeffrey McHale
Cast: Jeffrey Conway, Haley Mlotek, Adam Nayman, ...
Young @ Heart

When I think of the musical associations of men and women in their golden years, the names that come to mind are Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, and maybe Herb Alpert or Neil Sedaka. I wouldn't connect a white-haired old lady with Sonic Youth, Coldp...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 2008-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Stephen Walker
Cast: Bob Cilman, Eileen Hall, Steve Martin, ...