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Sigur Ros' November 2008 performances at London's Alexandra Palace, captured on rough, high-contrast monochrome HD.

Documentary Music

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Explores the visible and invisible connections linking major issues of our time—the environment, consumption, population growth, technology, human rights and global economy.

PG Documentary

  • 5 / 5

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Two cat families in East Africa teach survive on their power and their cunning, while they protect and teach their cubs the ways of the wild.

G Documentary

  • 4.3 / 5

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A documentary made over the course of 15 years telling the story of Victor DeNoble's journey from research scientist to star informant against the tobacco industry.

PG Documentary

  • 4 / 5

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Justin Bieber will play himself in his life story. The pic will be sprinkled with performances from his current concert tour.

G Biography Documentary 1 hr, 45 mins

  • 2.9 / 5

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The story follows film footage purported to have been shot by the crew of Apollo 18. This moon mission from the early 1970s was officially canceled by NASA, but according to urban legend, it actually happened. Footage shows signs of alien life, and the events of the mission are built into a thriller storyline.

PG-13 Thriller Suspense

  • 3.1 / 5

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Exploration of famed Mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our culture.

Documentary

  • 5 / 5

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A baby orca gets separated from his family and unexpectedly starts making contact with people along a scenic fjord called Nootka Sound.

Documentary

  • 4.8 / 5

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Turtle: The Incredible Journey is an award-winning film that follows the life and migration of a loggerhead turtle from hatching to maturity and a return to its original Florida nesting grounds. The loggerhead turtle, a threatened species, has one of the longest and most difficult migratory patterns of any marine animal: Sea turtles newly hatched on the East Coast of the United States (usually in Florida) make their way from the sand into the ocean, and then begin a voyage that can span the entire Atlantic Ocean, only to return decades later to that same beach.

G Family Documentary

  • 4.5 / 5

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Jack Cardiff's career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades and his work behind the camera altered the look of films forever through his use of Technicolor photography. Craig McCall's film about the legendary cinematographer reveals a unique figure in British and international cinema.

Documentary 1 hr, 26 mins

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A biographical film of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller.

NR Biography Documentary 1 hr, 38 mins

  • 2 / 5

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From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from st

NR Documentary 1 hr, 28 mins

  • 2.6 / 5

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Funnyman Kevin Hart is back and starring in the theatrical version of his 2011 LAUGH AT MY PAIN comedy tour. Catch the original, never-before-seen Raw and Uncut backstage footage, and travel back to Philly with Kevin Hart where he began his journey to become one of the funniest and most successful comedians of all time.

Comedy Documentary

  • 3.5 / 5

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A documentary about the psychedelic 1960s cross-country bus tour taken by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters.

R Documentary

  • 4 / 5

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"Dance, dance, or we are lost." Pina Bausch's final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for director Wim Wenders' (WINGS tribute to the legendary choreographer. The documentary features interviews with and performances by Bausch's beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich creative life.

PG Documentary Dance 1 hr, 46 mins

  • 2.5 / 5

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A documentary about Miami's pot smuggling culture in the 1970s and 1980s through three colorful stories of marijuana smugglers.

R Documentary 1 hr, 41 mins

  • 5 / 5

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The salacious adventures of a beauty queen with an IQ of 168, whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her on a labyrinthine crusade for love. Down a surreal rabbit hole of kidnapping, masochistic Mormons, risque photography, magic underwear, celestial sex, jail time and a cloning laboratory in South Korea, Joyce's fantastic exploits were constant headlines.

R Documentary 1 hr, 28 mins

  • 3.8 / 5

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Focuses on a group of students who discover what they believe is a government conspiracy to keep the existence of trolls in the north of Norway hidden from the general public.

PG-13 Thriller Horror 1 hr, 30 mins

  • 3.6 / 5

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Starting from its roots in 1960s antiwar and civil rights protests, the film details major developments in women's art through the 1970s and explores how these pioneering artists resulted in what is now widely regarded as the most significant art movement of the late 20th century.

NR Documentary 1 hr, 23 mins

  • 3.2 / 5

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