Genre: Documentary
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Touching the Void 2003

In the mid-80's two young climbers attempted to reach the summit of Siula Grande in Peru; a feat that had previously been attempted but never achieved. With an extra man looking after base camp, Simon and Joe set off to scale the mount in one long push over several days. The peak is reached within three days, however on the descent Joe falls and breaks his leg. Despite what it means, the two continue with Simon letting Joe out on a rope for 300 meters, then descending to join him and so on. However when Joe goes out over an overhang with no way of climbing back up, Simon makes the decision to cut the rope. Joe falls into a crevasse and Simon, assuming him dead, continues back down. Joe however survives the fall and was lucky to hit a ledge in the crevasse. This is the story of how he got back down.

Category: Adventure, Documentary, Drama

Stars: Brendan Mackey,Nicholas Aaron,Richard Hawking,Joe Simpson

8.1 IMDB Rating 4,506 Views
McLaren 2016

The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.

Category: Action, Documentary, Drama

7,2 IMDB Rating 3,137 Views
I am Jane Doe 2017

The epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that for years was part of the iconic Village Voice. Narrated by Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain and directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, the documentary follows the journey of these young girls and their mothers in real time as they run headlong into a collision course not only with Backpage but with judges, powerful corporations, special interest groups, and an outdated internet freedom law that has been interpreted by federal judges to protect websites from any responsibility for hosting ads which sell underage girls. I AM JANE DOE is a gut-wrenching human story and fresh look at a social and legal issue that affects every community in America.

Category: Documentary

6,9 IMDB Rating 3,488 Views
Rocco 2016

Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock'n'roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children... and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever. A behind-the-scenes account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - the no-holds-bard portrait of a true giant.

Category: Documentary

6,3 IMDB Rating 4,899 Views
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide 2017

Chris Gethard's raw and harrowing one man show about discovering and learning to live with his depression

Category: Documentary

Stars: Chris Gethard

7,7 IMDB Rating 2,703 Views
Hatching ‘Chicken Little’ 2006

EJ TILLÄMPLIGT

Category: Documentary, Short

Stars: Mark Dindal,Randy Fullmer,Zach Braff,Joan Cusack

6.3 IMDB Rating 4,028 Views
Aftershock 2002

"In 1990, I was sent as an Army cameraman to gather video testimony from elite combat soldiers stationed in Nablus. The film was supposed to be a moral booster for the troops, but when I turned on the camera, things were said that would later endanger all of us and change our lives forever." (Yariv Horowitz, director) In this film, for the first time, Israeli combat soldiers speak of their traumatic experiences in the first Intifada, revealing the deep moral and psychological scars left by their involvement in acts of extreme violence against the Palestinian population. The film combines explosive interviews with soldiers in Nablus in 1991, as well as their perspective ten years later.

Category: Documentary, Short

6.8 IMDB Rating 3,353 Views
Jackass 3D 2010

'Jackass 3D' opens with the entire cast all lined up, each wearing a different color of the rainbow, in front of a rainbow colored background, each in turn being attacked in various ways. Some of the footage is slowed down for maximal effect. This is repeated again at the end of the movie with additional explosions mixed in with gallons of water to wash away the cast- chaos is resumed. Throughout the movie the team are subjected to the usual foray of physical abuse from team members or perform hilarious stunts (including some of the more stomach turning stunts such as the Sweat suit cocktail, Toy Train Eruption and Poo Cocktail Supreme - not for the weak stomached!).

Category: Action, Comedy, Documentary

Stars: Johnny Knoxville,Bam Margera,Ryan Dunn,Steve-O

7.1 IMDB Rating 10,500 Views
Zeitgeist 2007

This film gathers information from many sources and puts it together in a way that shows it is possible for people to be manipulated by large institutions, governments and economic powers. It is divided into 3 parts. 1. Religion: Pagan astrological beliefs compared to modern and ancient religions. (9:35-35:53) 2. 9/11: An overview of the numerous questionable aspects of this immensely important event. (35:54-1:09:16) 3. The Federal Reserve Bank: A history of its formation and ability to control the economy. (1:09:17-1:56:23) With many news clips from tragic events in history, audio excerpts from those who believe people are being misled about the level of freedom they have.

Category: Documentary, History

Stars: Chogyam Trungpa,Jordan Maxwell,George Carlin,Bill Hicks

8.2 IMDB Rating 5,538 Views
The Wrecking Crew! 2008

A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Denny Tedesco,Brian Wilson,Dick Clark,Cher

7.6 IMDB Rating 3,270 Views
Sunshine Superman 2014

A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Pat Sajak,Phil Donahue,Selia Hansen,Cecilie Bull

6.9 IMDB Rating 4,201 Views
Out in the Silence 2009

A gray winter sky hangs over lonely city streets, rotted oil derricks, and abandoned factories. This is Oil City, Pennsylvania, a fading industrial town in the heart of the American rust belt. It is the sort of town that Barrack Obama had in mind when he made his infamous comments about bitter small town residents clinging to their guns and religion as they watch the rest of the world pass them by. The peace and quiet is shattered when the filmmaker, Oil City native Joe Wilson, places the announcement of his wedding to another man in the local paper. The announcement catches the eye of Kathy Springer, a local woman whose teenage son, CJ, is being brutally tormented at school because he is gay. Ignored by the school authorities and with no where else to turn, she seeks help from Wilson and they begin a difficult but ultimately successful struggle to take on the school authorities who made every day "eight hours of pure hell" for CJ. The announcement has a very different effect on Diane Gramley, head of the local chapter of the ultra-conservative American Family Association. Infuriated by the prospect of the "homosexual agenda" invading her little town, she issues an action alert calling on townspeople to denounce same sex marriage and all other forms of "perversion". Over the next four years Wilson navigates the ins and outs of being different in a conservative small town. He makes an unexpected friendship with an evangelical pastor that demonstrates the understanding that can develop when people on different sides of an issue lay down their swords and get to know one another. And he helps a lesbian couple renovate an historical downtown theatre that could catalyze the town's economic revitalization - if the community will accept them. The greatest change occurs in Wilson himself as he realizes that while maverick acts such as the publication of his wedding announcement can create a splash, creating lasting change in small towns takes the courage and ongoing commitment of local folks to speak out and live openly.

Category: Comedy, Documentary, Family

Stars: C.J. Bills,Diane Granley,Linda Henderson,Roxanne Hitchcock

5.3 IMDB Rating 3,676 Views
The Last Lions 2011

Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been Explorers-in-Residence at National Geographic for more than four years. Pointing to poaching as a primary threat while noting the lion's pride of place on the list for eco-tourists-an industry that brings in 200 billion dollars per year worldwide-the Jouberts build a solid case for both the moral duty we have to protect lions (as well as other threatened "big cats," tigers among them) and the economic sense such protection would make. And when one takes into account the fact that big cats are at the very top of the food chain-and that their elimination would wreak havoc on all species below them, causing a complete ecosystem collapse-the need takes on a supreme urgency.

Category: Documentary, Family

Stars: Jeremy Irons

8.4 IMDB Rating 4,384 Views
Champs 2015

This epic story of the rise of three of the most successful boxers of our time challenges the perception of the American Dream through the intimately personal life trajectories of Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins and Mike Tyson. Much like modern day gladiators, our protagonists come from the bottom rungs of society, choosing the path of boxing or "the poor man's sport," as a last resort, and an alternative to much bleaker options such as prison or, worse yet, death. Following these fighters' paths from success to self-discovery, they recount their battles while illuminating our country's most critical social issues, including the struggle with poverty, racial inequality, broken homes, drug and alcohol abuse, violence and the failures of our educational and prison systems. CHAMPS unearths the unique resilience of these men in the face of life's most difficult obstacles - from personal finance to sustained brain injury - and highlights how our society and their industry exalts their fleeting success, but leaves them without the skills, protections, medical care and training that they need to succeed outside of the ring. We call them "champs" in sport, but cannot help but ask whether they can truly be champions in life.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Evander Holyfield,Bernard Hopkins,Mike Tyson,Larry 'Ratso' Sloman

7.3 IMDB Rating 4,881 Views
Rubble Kings 2010

From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. Beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement lay a unfocused rage. Neither law enforcement nor social agency could end the escalating bloodshed. Peace came only through the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come by giving birth to hip-hop culture. Rubble Kings, the most comprehensive documentation of life during this era of gang rule to date, tells the story of how a few extraordinary, forgotten people did the impossible, and how their actions impacted the world over.

Category: Documentary, Music

7.1 IMDB Rating 3,230 Views
Jackass 3.5 2011

Because too much is never enough! The complete cast and crew of Jackass 3D return with an all-new UNRATED movie. Loaded with OVER AN HOUR of outrageous bonus footage, get all of the hilarious pranks, stupidity and mayhem you crave with Jackass 3.5.

Category: Action, Comedy, Documentary

Stars: Johnny Knoxville,Ryan Dunn,Bam Margera,Steve-O

6.8 IMDB Rating 9,311 Views
Bettie Page Reveals All 2012

With a natural photogenic poise and a vivaciously innocent risqué flair, there never was a pinup model like Bettie Page. Through Page's own words and interviews with her closest associates, we explore her extraordinary life growing up in a troubled childhood until she found a wild career as the Queen of the Pin-up Girls. In doing so, Page would challenge the paranoid sexual repression of the 1950s with uncommon grace until she walked away at the peak of her career. We also follow her quiet troubled later years struggling with unhappy marriages and mental illness that threaten to consume her even as she found a higher faith. Despite those challenges, Page's popularity would rise again in a more accepting time to become a celebrated icon of fearless sexuality and beauty.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Bettie Page,Hugh M. Hefner,Olivia de Berardinis,Dita Von Teese

7.1 IMDB Rating 3,323 Views
Secrets of Her Majestys Secret Service 2014

This documentary exposes the secret and dangerous world of the British Secret Service. We learn some of the history and current methods.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Gordon Corera,Oleg Gordievsky,Peter Hawkshaw,John Scarlett

6.6 IMDB Rating 3,050 Views
Jodorowsky’s Dune 2013

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky,Amanda Lear,Brontis Jodorowsky,Chris Foss

8.1 IMDB Rating 3,699 Views
The Imposter 2012

A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.

Category: Biography, Documentary

Stars: Nicholas Barclay,Carey Gibson,Bryan Gibson,Beverly Dollarhide

7.5 IMDB Rating 5,447 Views