50 Great Documentaries...
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- DirectorMike BirkheadAndrew Graham-BrownKathryn JeffsStarsDavid AttenboroughSean BeanPaul McGannBrolga is a tough Australian who lives in the desert outback with a mob of orphaned kangaroos. He rescues baby joey's from the roadside when their mothers are killed and nurses them back to health. This documentary follows him.9/10
- DirectorElliot McCaffreyStarsBen UnderwoodBen Underwood had both his eyes removed at the age of three. He taught himself to perceive and locate objects by making clicking sounds with his tongue and using the echoes as they bounced off his environment.9/10 - I love this film, I watch it every few years and it draws me in every time
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.8/10
- DirectorChris PaineStarsMartin SheenTom HanksMel GibsonA 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.8/10
- StarsDerren BrownKarol SteeleBen Ryan-SteeleIn the first programme, Derren sets up a fake pharmaceutical company which claims to have developed a drug named 'Rumyodin', with the ability to inhibit fear. In the second, Derren looks at the psychology of religious belief.9/10 - Placebo effect Derren Brown style
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliAndrea SellaHal SosabowskiSeries in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.8/10
- StarsGunther von HagensDennis LauJuliet PercivalControversial anatomist Gunther von Hagens performs dissections on real human bodies, laying bare the intricacy and beauty of the human design and lifting the lid on the mysteries of our own bodies in a series of lectures.8/10
- DirectorDani CarlawFred HepburnStarsGeorge McGavinDr George McGavin examines the science of decay in a sealed environment, representing a typical kitchen and a garden, captured by time-lapse photography.8/10
- DirectorChris OxleyStarsPhilip HarveyPhillip KeimanClare Angelini HeatherThis BBC documentary outlines the evidence that suggest that Newton's revolutionary ideas about light came from his secret work as an alchemist.8/10
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsMichael JacksonAlex AlAlexandra ApjarovaA compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.8/10 - The bits between the songs are fascinating to watch
- StarsJohn HurtRoger MunnsA cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth8/10
- StarsMichael MosleySimon ChaplinFloor LagerweyMichael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.8/10
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.8/10
- StarsDerren BrownSteven BrosnanGilbert MartinA member of the public is given a second chance at life when mentalist Derren Brown makes him realize how important life is by tricking him into believing that a meteor has hit the earth which is now populated by zombies.8/10 Derrren Brown again...
- DirectorChris DurlacherStarsEwan BaileyAdolf HitlerBill PanagopulosDocumentary discussing Hitler's fraudulent physician, his poor health and possible drug dependency.8/10
- DirectorWim WendersStarsChris Thomas KingKeith B. BrownJames HughesThe dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of director Wim Wenders's favorite blues artists.8/10
- DirectorJulie NoonStarsDeborah DaviesOn the day that the mass eviction was due to start on Dale Farm, Britain's largest traveller site, investigates the controversial relations between gypsies and travellers, their neighbours and the law.8/10
- DirectorHenry JoostAriel SchulmanStarsNev SchulmanAriel SchulmanHenry JoostYoung filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.8/10
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsMorgan SpurlockDaryl IsaacsChemeeka WalkerWhile examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.7/10 Classic
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner HerzogA devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.7/10
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.7/10
- DirectorSusan SaladoffStarsChuck AllenJudy AllenJay AngoffHow the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and similar cases were exploited as part of a right wing crusade to weaken civil justice.7/10
- StarsSigourney WeaverDavid AttenboroughNikolay DrozdovA 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.7/10