Documentary movies
Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.
Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.
When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was about to tell would forever define his career. Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story famous, Oh Whale is about how we don't get to choose our fate, only what we make of it.
Fearing regret and desperate to keep hold of their history, the five sons of a small-town Minnesota matriarch must reconcile her getting on in years. Meanwhile, for her three grandsons who own and operate a funeral home, death cannot be run from.
Three adults living with disabilities navigate an unconventional love triangle in this bittersweet portrait of resilience and connection.
After losing her friend Yo, Anna builds a detailed 1/3-scale version of her friend's house. It is just big enough for Anna to squeeze into, and inside lives a puppet of Yo. When the pair first met, Yo was 73 and Anna 24.
When a local Ten Pin Bowling Alley in the northern suburbs of Melbourne Australia puts on a Pro Amateur competition with the biggest cash prize in the country, the local league players try their luck.
Sixty-year-old beggar Qisma wants to end her life. But her dog, Bobby, is holding her back.
In 1970, Patricia Palinkas became the first woman to play professional football. Panther Pat traces this high-stakes moment in sports history and the shattering of the gender barrier in America’s game.
On the day my grandfather’s spirit was to depart and enter his new home, I began searching for the traces he left behind through different visual forms.
In a small Spanish town, a local vote over a new recycling bin has divided the community. As opinions harden and tensions rise, the countdown to election day begins. The ballot boxes will reveal whether this intense polarization will prevail—and shape the town’s future.
Four Mexican-American middle school boys in a Texas border town have developed an unusual obsession: Joseph Stalin. When their teacher tells them about the Texas State History Fair, they write a play about the Soviet dictator and his efforts to destroy all who opposed him. With cardboard props and fur hats purchased on the internet, the boys enter the competition as underdogs and leave home for the very first time.