Documentary
by Xxavier | created - 15 Jul 2014 | updated - 15 Jul 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
2. Classic Artists: Cream (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 114 min | Music
The beginning, the farewell, the reunion. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce tell how it was... and how it is. Cream, the world's first "supergroup," stunned the pop world when it ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Brewer | Stars: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton
Votes: 30
3.
Planet Earth (2006)
Episode:
Ocean Deep
(2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
Open ocean, a vast biotope covering two thirds of the planet, some shallow, some as deep as the mountain ranges are high. The ocean has an immense, precariously complex food chain, varying ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Doug Anderson, Nikolay Drozdov
Votes: 2,762
4. Salesman (1969)
G | 91 min | Documentary, Drama
Four dogged door-to-door Bible salesmen travel from Boston to Florida on a seemingly futile quest to sell luxury editions of the Good Book to working-class Catholics.
Directors: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos
Votes: 5,704
5. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 219,826
6. Life (2009)
TV-G | 43 min | Documentary, Family
David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns
Votes: 42,694
7. The Blue Planet (2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary
Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.
Stars: David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Scoones
Votes: 42,644
8. Nature's Great Events (2009)
49 min | Documentary, Family
This exploration of the planet's most breathtaking natural events follows vast migrations, huge ocean convergences, powerful weather systems and mighty floods.
Stars: David Attenborough, Joe Stevens, Shane Moore, Owen Newman
Votes: 3,371
9. Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
In each episode, geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explains the effects and importance of a specific force of nature, such as wind or volcanism. He also examines the various ways in which it ... See full summary »
Stars: Iain Stewart, Leo Houlding, Victor Baker, Jerry Wiant
Votes: 2,089
10. The Life of Birds (1998)
TV-PG | 489 min | Documentary
David Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 3,034
11. Desperate Living (1977)
X | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A neurotic society woman murders her husband with her maid's help; on the lam, they escape to Mortville, a homeless community ruled by a fascist queen.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey
Votes: 5,893
12. XXXL: The John Holmes Story (2000 Video)
R | 100 min | Documentary
The famously well-endowed adult star's career came to a tragic end, when he died of AIDS, spurred on by years of drug addiction. In between birth and death, however, many dramas occurred, all profiled in this in-depth documentary.
Directors: Glenn Barden, Dave Hills | Stars: Bob Chinn, Misty Dawn, John Holmes, Jenny Seagrove
Votes: 99
13. John Holmes: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (2004 Video)
Documentary
Director: David Wald | Stars: Bill Amerson, Misty Dawn, Roger Diamond, John Holmes
Votes: 41
14.
E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode:
John Holmes and the Wonderland Murders
(2000)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography
The documentary profiled John Holmes and the Wonderland murders with interviews and archive footage.
Stars: Lesllie Bovee, Dave Bowman, Bruce Chandler, Ron Coen
Votes: 32
15. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem
Votes: 32,942
16. Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
PG | 91 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in Antarctica for a full year, including winters isolated from the rest of the world, and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on Earth.
Director: Anthony Powell | Stars: Anthony Powell, Genevieve Bachman, William Brotman, Michael Christiansen
Votes: 3,724 | Gross: $0.29M
17. Too Big to Fail (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Erin Dilly
Votes: 19,064
18. Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Director: Chris Paine | Stars: Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Reverend Gadget
Votes: 12,752 | Gross: $1.68M
19.
The Aviators (2010– )
Episode:
Aircraft Boneyard
(2013)
TV-Y | 24 min | Documentary
Topics include Float Planes, how to Buy an Aircraft, and Maintaining and Regenerating aircraft at the USAF's 'boneyard.'
Directors: Cory Johnson, Anthony Nalli | Stars: Kurtis Arnold, Joe Ellis, Anthony Nalli
20.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
23. Mighty Ships (2008–2018)
TV-PG | Documentary
Set sail on the world's mightiest ships as they embark on some of the most challenging, dangerous jobs a working boat will ever face. These marvels of marine technology are built for ... See full summary »
Stars: Barbara Budd, Stéphane Julien, Keith Levesque, Kerri Warner
Votes: 139
24. Great Planes (2008–2009)
46 min | Documentary, History
Great Planes examines the stories behind the most influential and innovative planes in the world. Explore some of the most spectacular aircrafts ever to take to the skies, through the eyes of the people who made these great warbirds.
Stars: Paul Moga, Terry Dietz, William McFarland, Michael Leister
Votes: 59
25. The Aviators (2010– )
30 min | Documentary
A weekly series hosted and produced by pilots featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, the coolest technology and the best fly-in destinations. The Aviators is all-things-aviation: For everyone who has ever gazed skywards.
Stars: Anthony Nalli, Kurtis Arnold, Sara Rependa, Joe Ellis
Votes: 105
27. Wild Pacific (2009– )
TV-PG | 353 min | Documentary
A documentary series on life in and adapted to the conditions of the Southern part of the Pacific Ocean, a vast aquatic region with an unequaled number of islands. Both wildlife and human ... See full summary »
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Mike Rowe, Richard Wollocombe, Mark Brownlow
Votes: 2,513
28.
Massive Machines (2004– )
Episode:
Cranes
(2004)
Documentary
Director: Matthew Ainsworth | Star: Chris Barrie
29. Supersized Earth (2012– )
174 min | Documentary
Supersized Earth traces the spectacular story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation. Dallas Campbell travels the globe, visiting the world's largest and most ambitious ... See full summary »
Stars: Dallas Campbell, Chris Gerdes, Suni Williams, Zhang Hangming
Votes: 194
30. Earthflight (2011–2012)
59 min | Documentary
A nature documentary about a bird's-eye view of the natural world, joining the journeys of snow geese, cranes, albatrosses, eagles and other birds across six continents. Beginning in North ... See full summary »
Star: David Tennant
Votes: 618
32. Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime
A recounting of the 2013 terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon and its subsequent investigation and manhunt.
Directors: Sam Hobkinson, Sam L. | Stars: William B. Evans, Karen Odom, Michele Mahoney, Frank Armstrong
Votes: 229
33. Under the Sea 3D (2009)
G | 41 min | Documentary, Short
An underwater look at the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas and the impact of global warming on the oceans.
Director: Howard Hall | Stars: Jim Carrey, Zozo Kahramana
Votes: 1,928 | Gross: $36.15M
34. Deepsea Challenge (2014)
PG | 91 min | Documentary
As a boy, filmmaker James Cameron dreamed of a journey to the deepest part of the ocean. This film is the dramatic fulfillment of that dream.
Directors: John Bruno, Ray Quint, Andrew Wight | Stars: James Cameron, Suzy Amis, Frank Lotito, Paul Henri
Votes: 2,317 | Gross: $0.15M
35. OceanWorld 3D (2009)
G | 81 min | Documentary
A 3-D documentary chronicling a sea turtle's journey across the oceans.
Director: Jean-Jacques Mantello | Star: Marion Cotillard
Votes: 555
36. Bugs! (2003)
Not Rated | 40 min | Short, Documentary
A film about the various insects in Borneo's rainforest.
Director: Mike Slee | Star: Judi Dench
Votes: 367 | Gross: $13.63M
37. Deep Sea (2003)
Encounter with a Giant Squid as it's hunted by a Sperm Whale.
Director: Richard Needham | Stars: James Carroll, Alexa Gilmour, Tracey Nolan, Joel Parisien
Votes: 14
38. Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean (2008)
42 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
This documentary goes to coral reefs of the Bahamas and the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean: wild dolphins and belugas, the love ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Jacques Mantello | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 283 | Gross: $7.52M
39. Deep Sea (2006)
G | 41 min | Documentary, Short
A 3-D digital exploration of the ocean's depths and its creatures.
Director: Howard Hall | Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
Votes: 1,840 | Gross: $46.56M
40.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
Cranes
(2002)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Stars: Rick Casillas, Jerry F. Franklin, Steve Freer, James Headley
Votes: 12
41. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,784 | Gross: $3.29M
Tell Your Friends