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Top Documentary Movies 2018

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Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Poster

40%

Ratings

  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes deftly fuses the personal, the political and the surreal as it charts the rise and fall of Fox News mogul, Roger Ailes. A key media consultant to Presidents Nixon, Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Ailes powerfully shaped American political history. But after creating a ratings powerhouse, he went down in flames amid scandal, paranoia, and multiple sexual harassment allegations.

Alexis Bloom

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25%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows the journeys of four shocking social media disruptors, Paris Hilton (@parishilton), Josh Ostrovsky (@thefatjewish), Brittany Furlan (@brittanyfurlan) and Kirill Bichutsky (@slutwhisperer), as they hustle to create empires out of their online footprints.

Bert Marcus

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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Poster

88%

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  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn't shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize CGI. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once again? This program goes behind the scenes over two years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using CGI.

Kaku Arakawa

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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Poster

88%

Ratings

  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn't shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize CGI. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once again? This program goes behind the scenes over two years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using CGI.

Kaku Arakawa

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42%

Ratings

  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

A solo acoustic performance written and performed by Tony Award, Academy Award, and 20-time Grammy Award winner Bruce Springsteen. Based on his worldwide best-selling autobiography 'Born to Run,' “Springsteen on Broadway” is a unique evening with Bruce, his guitar, a piano, and his very personal stories.

Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen

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They Shall Not Grow Old Poster

40%

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  • 3.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

The acclaimed documentary is an extraordinary look at the soldiers and events of the Great War, using film footage captured at the time, now presented as the world has never seen. By utilizing state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies, and pulling from 600 hours of BBC archival interviews, Jackson puts forth an intensely gripping, immersive and authentic experience through the eyes and voices of the British soldiers who lived it.

Peter Jackson

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They Shall Not Grow Old Poster

40%

Ratings

  • 3.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

The acclaimed documentary is an extraordinary look at the soldiers and events of the Great War, using film footage captured at the time, now presented as the world has never seen. By utilizing state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies, and pulling from 600 hours of BBC archival interviews, Jackson puts forth an intensely gripping, immersive and authentic experience through the eyes and voices of the British soldiers who lived it.

Peter Jackson

R
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Story of legendary director Orson Welles during the final 15 years of his life, when he struggled to make a Hollywood comeback with one last radical gamble. It's the untold chapter of one of the greatest careers in film history.

Josh Karp, Filip Jan Rymsza, Morgan Neville, Korelan Matteson

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Maria by Callas Poster

80%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A documentary on the life and work of the Greek-American opera singer.

Tom Volf

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Searching For Ingmar Bergman Poster

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On the 100th anniversary of his birth, internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta examines Ingmar Bergman’s life and work with a circle of his closest collaborators as well as a new generation of filmmakers. This documentary presents key components of his legacy, as it retraces themes that recurred in his life and art and takes us to the places that were central to Bergman’s creative achievements.

Felix Moeller, Margarethe von Trotta

Chef Flynn Poster

50%

While many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved to prepare elaborate dinners for friends and family and soon became known as the “Teen Chef,” establishing his own supper club at age 12 and being featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story at age 15. Before he was 16, he had staged in top restaurants in Los Angeles, New York, and Europe. But critics soon emerged who challenged Flynn’s rapid ascent in the culinary world, threatening to distract him from his dream.

Cameron Yates

NR
Team Khan Poster

50%

A documentary about British superstar boxer Amir Khan. Outside of the ring Amir must grapple with the significance of family, fame, and religion, as he grows from being boxing's golden child into a professional fighter. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics, becoming Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist at the age of 17. He turned professional at 19, and within four years became a world champion at light-welterweight. He was boxing’s rising star, a UK phenomenon who had made the leap to the big pond of US boxing. He was the man to beat, until he was beat, and beat again. He has recently returned to the ring, winning his last two fights. He’s confident he can become a world champion once again.

Manny Pacquiao, Blair MacDonald, Oliver Clark, Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather

NR
Of Fathers and Sons Poster

67%

After his Sundance award-winning documentary Return to Homs, Talal Derki returned to his homeland where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses primarily on the children, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate.

NR
The Last Race Poster

61%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Documents the Riverhead Raceway, the last operating stock-car racetrack on Long Island.

Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw

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The World Before Your Feet Poster

17%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

For over six years, and for reasons he can't explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block of every street in New York City – a journey of more than 8,000 miles.

Jeremy Workman

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Meow Wolf: Origin Story Poster

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  • 1 / 5

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Follows a disenfranchised group of artists, punks and weirdos who create a subversive DIY collective that disrupts the art establishment in Santa Fe and evolves into a cultural phenomenon.

Morgan Capps, Jilann Spitzmiller, Vince Kadlubek, Benji Geary, Emily Montoya, Sean Di lanni, Corvas K Brinkerhoff II, Caity Kennedy

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  • 1 / 5

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When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

Bizarre cast recordings - marked “internal use only” - revealed full-throated Broadway-style musical shows about some of the most recognizable corporations in America: General Electric, McDonald’s, Ford, DuPont, Xerox. Steve didn’t know much about musical theater, but these recordings delighted him in a way that nothing ever had.

In Bathtubs Over Broadway, filmmaker Dava Whisenant follows Steve Young on his quest to find all he can about this hidden world. While tracking down rare albums, unseen footage, composers and performers, Steve forms unlikely friendships and discovers that this discarded musical genre starring tractors and bathtubs was bigger than Broadway.

Jason Blum, Dava Whisenant

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Studio 54 Poster

78%

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  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

For 33 months, from 1978 to 1980, the nightclub Studio 54 was the place to be seen in Manhattan.

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  • 1 / 5

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Documents the life and career of one of America’s most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

Peter Bogdanovich

NR
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Liyana Poster

80%

Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Swaziland collaborate to craft a collective fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork as she embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. The children’s real and imagined worlds begin to converge, and they must choose what kind of story they will tell - in fiction and in their own lives.

Amanda Kopp, Aaron Kopp

NR
Studio 54 Poster

78%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

For 33 months, from 1978 to 1980, the nightclub Studio 54 was the place to be seen in Manhattan.

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Over the Limit Poster

43%

Documents the Russian rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun on her five-year journey to the Olympics.

Marta Prus

Charm City Poster

67%

On the streets of Baltimore, shooting is rampant, the murder rate is approaching an all-time high and the distrust of the police is at a fever pitch. With nerves frayed and neighborhoods in distress, dedicated community leaders, compassionate law-enforcement officers and a progressive young city councilman try to stem the epidemic of violence. Filmed over three tumultuous years covering the lead up to, and aftermath of, Freddie Gray’s death in police custody, CHARM CITY is an intimate cinema verité portrait of those surviving in, and fighting for, the vibrant city they call home.

NR
The Advocates Poster

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Over half a million people are homeless in the United States--25% of whom are in California. Amid public outcry over the ballooning homeless population in Los Angeles--nearly 54,000 people on any given night--three advocates with three different organizations show what the lost ideal of “care in the community” looks like amid a changing policy landscape.

Rémi Kessler

NR
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30%

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Directed by Caroline Suh, each episode of this four-part series joins our spirited guide Samin as she travels to home kitchens of Italy, the southern islands of Japan, the heat of the Yucatán and back to Berkeley's Chez Panisse—where she started her culinary career—to demystify and explore the central principles of what makes food delicious and how each of us can easily incorporate those elements into every dish.

Caroline Suh

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Cuba Poster

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Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Focuses on the Cuba’s culture, meticulously maintained colonial architecture and pristine ecosystems at a time when the nation is undergoing economic and social change.

Peter Chang, Mose Richards, Neil Nightingale

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Caniba Poster

38%

Documents the cannibalistic desire in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun Sagawa.

Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

NR
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50%

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Documents the life and career of one of America’s most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

Peter Bogdanovich

NR
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Transformer (Matt 'Kroc' Kroczaleski Story) Poster

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

In the summer of 2015, former US Marine and world record weightlifter Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. The reaction was universal: her sponsors abandoned her, she was disowned by her parents, banned from competing, and she changed her name to "Janae". This film follows Janae as she attempts to find her place in society.

Michael Del Monte

NR
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Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain Poster

17%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Hacktivist and blockchain expert Lauri Love fights extradition in TRUST MACHINE—his computer skills a threat to the US government. Tech innovators strike a raw nerve as banks and network pundits rush to condemn volatile cryptocurrencies and their underlying blockchain technology. Why are banks terrified while UNICEF embraces it to help refugee children? Award–winning filmmaker Alex Winter reveals that proponents of blockchain—a verified digital ledger—are already using the technology to change the world; fighting income inequality, the refugee crisis and world hunger.

Alex Winter, Rosario Dawson

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3100: Run and Become follows an unassuming Finnish runner (Ashprihanal) and an Austrian cellist (Shamita) in their attempt to complete in the world’s longest certified footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race.

Sanjay Rawal

NR
Kusama - Infinity Poster

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

The incredible life journey of the top selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama. Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world; now, her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms sells out globally and she prolifically generates new work every day.

Heather Lenz

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Science Fair Poster

45%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Science Fair follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair.

Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster

PG
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American Chaos Poster

58%

Ratings

  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Starting six months before the 2016 presidential election, director Jim Stern put his life on hold and — driven to understand what seemed incomprehensible at the time — traveled through red states to interview and spend time with Donald Trump supporters from different backgrounds. It was a search for insights and answers, for anything that could explain the billionaire’s surging appeal and why these voters remained untroubled by so many troubling things the candidate had said and done. This journey became his Heart of Darkness into the American body politic at a profoundly critical point in our history. And the film he returned with, American Chaos, sheds unique light on difficult issues roiling the nation — chronicling a cultural divide, still dangerously misunderstood, that continues to tear at the fabric of our democracy.

James D. Stern

R
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Hal Poster

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Hal is a feature length documentary film celebrating the life and work of director Hal Ashby, set against a backdrop of a rapidly changing America, and an even more dramatic shift in filmmaking. While Ashby was once the toast of “New Hollywood” his rise and fall became an archetypal story of art versus industry.

Amy Scott

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  • 1 / 5

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Follows Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s January 2015 attempt to scale the historic 3,000 foot climb in Yosemite National Park.

NR
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Science Fair Poster

45%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

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Science Fair follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair.

Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster

PG
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Fahrenheit 11/9 Poster

48%

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9 is a look at the times in which we live. It will explore the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How the f**k did we get here, and how the f**k do we get out? It's the film to see before it's too late.

Meghan O’Hara, Michael Moore, Carl Deal, Basel Hamdan, Tia Lessin

R
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Love, Gilda Poster

75%

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  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

A documentary about comic icon and Saturday Night Live original Gilda Radner.

Lisa D’Apolito

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20%

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. The film seamlessly threads personal vérité moments with private archival footage to reveal a legendary life like no other. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America. Beyond his own acclaim as a trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, Jones’s inimitable gift to discover the biggest talents of the past half of the century is unprecedented. He has mentored and cultivated the careers of young talents, from Lesley Gore and Michael Jackson to Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith.

Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks

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  • 1 / 5

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Started in the 1980s as a fabricated movement intended to punk the punk scene, Queercore quickly became a real-life cultural community of LGBTQ music and movie-making revolutionaries. From the start of the pseudo-movement to the widespread rise of pop artists who used queer identity to push back against gay assimilation and homophobic punk culture.

Yony Leyser

NR
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Bad Reputation Poster

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Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Joan Jett is so much more than “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.” It’s true, she became mega-famous from the number-one hit, and that fame intensified with the music video’s endless play on MTV. But that staple of popularity can’t properly define a musician. Jett put her hard work in long before the fame, ripping it up onstage as the backbone of the hard-rock legends The Runaways, influencing many musicians—both her cohort of punk rockers and generations of younger bands—with her no-bullshit style. Bad Reputation gives you a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene, and their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage.

Kevin Kerslake, Joel Marcus

R
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3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Audé Story Poster

55%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

The true life story of Erik Audé an American actor who after 9-11 at 21 years old was sent to death row in the most dangerous prison in Pakistan for a crime he didn’t commit. Proven innocent he was forced with the choice of pride vs. freedom.

Jamielyn Lippman

NR
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Free Solo Poster

96%

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  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Documents free solo climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: scaling the face of the world’s most famous rock — the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park — without a rope.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

NR
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Above and Beyond Poster

43%

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  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Celebrates NASA's many accomplishments in space and catapults viewers forward to where its headed in the future.

Rory Kennedy

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Death of a Nation Poster

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  • 4.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept the result of a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. They smeared him. They went to war to defeat him. In the end, they assassinated him.

Now the target of the Democrats is President Trump and his supporters. The Left calls them racists, white supremacists and fascists. These charges are used to justify driving Trump from office and discrediting the right "by any means necessary." But which is the party of the slave plantation? Which is the party that invented white supremacy? Which is the party that praised fascist dictators and shaped their genocidal policies and was in turn praised by them?

Moreover, which is the party of racism today? Is fascism now institutionally embodied on the right or on the left?

Through stunning historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, Death of a Nation cuts through progressive big lies to expose hidden history and explosive truths.

Lincoln united his party and saved America from the Democrats for the first time. Can Trump—and we—come together and save America for the second time?

Gerald R. Molen, Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley

PG-13
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  • 1 / 5

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Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Bing Liu

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Pandas Poster

88%

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  • 4.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear program in rural New Hampshire. What starts as a cross-culture collaboration becomes a life-changing journey for an American biologist who crosses an ocean to join her; a scientist from Inner Mongolia; and a very curious female cub named Qian Qian, born in captivity.

Kristen Bell, David Douglas, Drew Fellman, Donald Kushner, Steve Ransohoff

G
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American Native Poster

64%

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  • 1 / 5

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Thirty miles from Manhattan a group of mysterious mountain people fight for recognition as a legitimate Native American tribe from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. What begins as their journey travels the country as Native American’s fight for their rights at Standing Rock, Apache Junction and throughout the United States. Examining through expert interviews and unbridled access to the ­community, the film provides an in ­depth look at the complex past, volatile present and endangered future of the Ramapough Mountain Indians and what it truly means to be a “Native American”.

Jack Anderson, Steven Oritt, Amanda Anderson, Joe the Carver, Russell Means, Edith Burke, John Bragg, John Prine

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Rodents Of Unusual Size Poster

57%

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  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

Hard headed Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales doesn't know what will hit him next. After decades of hurricanes and oil spills he faces a new threat - hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats. Known as “nutria”, these invasive South American rodents breed faster than the roving squads of hunters can control them. And with their orange teeth and voracious appetite they are eating up the coastal wetlands that protects Thomas and his town of Delacroix Island from hurricanes. But the people who have lived here for generations are not the type of folks who will give up without a fight. Thomas and a pack of lively bounty hunters are hellbent on saving Louisiana before it dissolves beneath their feet. It is man vs. rodent. May the best mammal win.

Wendell Pierce, Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer

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Pick of the Litter Poster

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  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows a litter of puppies from the moment they’re born and begin their quest to become guide dogs for the blind. Cameras follow these pups through an intense two-year odyssey as they train to become dogs whose ultimate responsibility is to protect their blind partners from harm. Along the way, these remarkable animals rely on a community of dedicated individuals who train them to do amazing, life-changing things in the service of their human. The stakes are high and not every dog can make the cut. Only the best of the best. The pick of the litter.

Dana Nachman, Don Hardy

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Inventing Tomorrow Poster

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  • 1 / 5

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Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Laura Nix

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  • 2.6 / 5

out of 5 stars

With over 200 million album sales worldwide, and remaining the only artist to chart seven consecutive US No. 1’s, Whitney Houston was the voice of a generation. Coming from an esteemed lineage of singers, Whitney was destined to be plucked from her gospel-singing roots to rule the world stage. She inspired a generation of singers from Mariah Carey to Beyoncé and her unforgettable performance of The Star-Spangled Banner unlocked an anthem that had for so long been dismissed by many black artists.

But all these achievements have become a footnote to a story of addiction and self-destruction. With salacious stories filling the columns of tabloid papers and magazines, Whitney had the voice of an angel onstage, but was being torn apart by her demons offstage.

Kevin Macdonald, Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Lisa Erspamer

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No Poster Available

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  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Documents Robert Davi, a Frank Sinatra song stylist, as he tries to plan a tribute performance to his singing idol, a re-creation of The Chairman’s famous “Main Event” held in 1974 at Madison Square Garden.

Tom Donahue

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  • 1 / 5

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Far From the Tree follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been.

Rachel Dretzin

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Generation Wealth Poster

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  • 2.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Lauren Greenfield’s postcard from the edge of the American Empire captures a portrait of a materialistic, image-obsessed culture. Simultaneously photographic journey, memoir, and historical essay, the film bears witness to the global boom–bust economy, the corrupted American Dream and the human costs of late stage capitalism, narcissism and greed.

Lauren Greenfield

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Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers spends decades as a sexual procurer for the stars.

Matt Tyrnauer

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Poster

88%

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  • 4.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

Takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this documentary is an emotional and moving film that takes you beyond zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into the heart of a creative genius, who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination.

Morgan Neville, Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas Ma

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McQueen Poster

60%

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  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A documentary on the life of famed fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

Ian Bonhote, Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter, Peter Ettedgui

R
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Eating Animals Poster

70%

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  • 1 / 5

out of 5 stars

What’s on your plate? Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer present this eye-opening look at the food industry and an ethical future free of factory farming.

Natalie Portman, Christopher Dillon Quinn

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Three Identical Strangers Poster

74%

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  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows a trio of people who make the discovery at age 19 that they are identical triplets separated at birth.

Sidney Kimmel, Tim Wardle, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, John Penotti, Anthony McCarten

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  • 4 / 5

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At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior's rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now.

Betsy West, Julie Cohen

PG
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In the Last Days of the City Poster

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  • 2 / 5

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The fictional story of a filmmaker from downtown Cairo played by Khalid Abdalla as he struggles to capture the soul of a city on edge while facing loss in his own life.

Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hayder Helo, Basim Hajar, Tamer El Said, Rasha Salti, Hanan Youssef, Maryam Saleh

NR
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American Dream: Detroit Poster

68%

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  • 3.9 / 5

out of 5 stars

This documentary illustrates why the history and the future of Detroit matters in the global landscape. Told through the eyes of Bolton's own discovery, this important story has remained largely obscured by mainstream media's preference to portray only the devastation of the city's downfall, until now. This is the story of the American Dream.

Michael Bolton

PG-13
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No Poster Available

85%

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  • 4.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Pope Francis - A Man of His Word is intended to be a personal journey with Pope Francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. The pope’s ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today’s global questions.

Alessandro Lo Monaco, Andrea Gambetta, Wim Wenders, Samanta Gandolfi Branca, David Rosier

PG
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GODSPEED – The Race Across America Poster

34%

Ratings

  • 4.9 / 5

out of 5 stars

This inspiring documentary of faith and determination chronicles the harrowing journey of ultra-cyclist/sportscaster Jerry Schemmel, who joins forces with an IronMan triathlete/CEO, Brad Cooper, in the world's most grueling endurance bicycle race.

Ben Anderson, Brian Bird, Martin Butler, Ashley Cooper, Brad Cooper, Scott Pomeroy, Jerry Schemmel, Tad Jones

NR
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The Gospel According To André Poster

38%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Chronicles the life and career of André Leon Talley, former Vogue magazine editor-at-large and one of the fashion industry’s and New York culture's most influential icons. Beginning his career at Andy Warhol’s Factory in the 1970s before climbing the ranks of the New York fashion editorial world, Talley made a lasting impact by pushing to include African-American models and designers in such major publications as Women’s Wear Daily, W, and Vogue magazine. Today, his judgment is sought by top designers, stylists, and celebrity clientele.

Kate Novack

PG-13
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Andy Irons: Kissed by God Poster

66%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

“Andy Irons: Kissed by God” chronicles the struggles of bipolar disorder and opioid addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. Irons struggled with the same demons that millions of people worldwide battle with daily. He was an incredible presence on the surfing world stage as the “People’s Champion," the pride of Hawaii and revered around the world for his blue collar rise to fame and success. However, many were unaware of his internal battles that led to his demise.

R
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Pandas Poster

88%

Ratings

  • 4.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear program in rural New Hampshire. What starts as a cross-culture collaboration becomes a life-changing journey for an American biologist who crosses an ocean to join her; a scientist from Inner Mongolia; and a very curious female cub named Qian Qian, born in captivity.

Kristen Bell, David Douglas, Drew Fellman, Donald Kushner, Steve Ransohoff

G
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No Poster Available

71%

Ratings

  • 2.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

Father Gabriele Amortha performs his ninth exorcism on an Italian woman.

Gabriele Amorth, William Friedkin

NR
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In the Last Days of the City Poster

29%

Ratings

  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

The fictional story of a filmmaker from downtown Cairo played by Khalid Abdalla as he struggles to capture the soul of a city on edge while facing loss in his own life.

Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hayder Helo, Basim Hajar, Tamer El Said, Rasha Salti, Hanan Youssef, Maryam Saleh

NR
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No Poster Available

0%

A documentary about celebrated war photographer Chris Hondros.

Greg Campbell

Demon House Poster

87%

Ratings

  • 2.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

As mass hysteria breaks-out over an alleged demonic possession in an Indiana home, referred to as a “Portal to Hell,” "Ghost Adventures" host and paranormal investigator Zak Bagans buys the house, sight unseen, over the phone. He and his crew then become the next victims of the most documented case of demonic possession in US history...the “house of 200 demons.”

Jay Wasley, Zak Bagans, Billy Tolley

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The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth Poster

90%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Elite athletes take on a series of grueling tests to vie for the title of "Fittest on Earth." Follow the drama as they endure the unknown and unknowable during four of the most intense days of competition in CrossFit Games history.

Heber Cannon, Tia-Clair Toomey, Mat Fraser, Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir, Mariah Moore, Marston Sawyers, Kara Webb

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No Poster Available

67%

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  • 2.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Concerns a Wall Street heist story about a still-unfolding financial crime so big, it has the power to affect all of our wallets. Investors on the fringes of the financial world feverishly seek new alternatives for high-return investments in the global markets, and have found a goldmine in China. But when one investor discovers a massive web of fraud, everything else is called into question. Jed Rothstein’s documentary rings the alarm on the need for transparency in an increasingly deregulated financial world by following those working to uncover the biggest heist you’ve never heard of.

Dan David, Carson Block, Jed Rothstein, Matthew Wiechert, James Chanos, Soren Aandahl, Maj Soueidnn

NR
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No Poster Available

61%

Ratings

  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows Joe Carman, a blue-collar Washington State master plumber, a loving father and husband who is unable to cope with stresses at home and an ongoing custody battle. He escapes back into the fighting cage to heal himself and come to terms with his past.

Jeff Unay

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Poop Talk Poster

50%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Poop Talk is an open and honest look at a taboo topic in today’s society. The docu-comedy gives an inside look at all things poop — from uncensored, embarrassing moments to scientific explanations recounted by 50 experts and comedians including Kumail Nanjiani, Nicole Byer, Adam Carolla, Rob Corddry, Nikki Glaser, Pete Holmes, Eric Stonestreet, Randy and Jason Sklar, Nick Swardson, Dr. Drew Pinsky and many others.

Rob Corddry, Adam Carolla, Kumail Nanjiani, Eric Stonestreet, Aisha Tyler, Aaron Feldman, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Paul Scheer

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No Poster Available

42%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

Patricia Arquette, Danny Trejo, Deepak Chopra, Q-Tip, Matthew Cooke, Danny Glover, Cynthia Nixon, Ice-T

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The Road Movie Poster

58%

Ratings

  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

A compilation of video footage shot exclusively via the deluge of dashboard cameras that populate Russian roads.

Dmitrii Kalashnikov

NR
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No Poster Available

52%

Ratings

  • 3.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

An insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their last year in office. Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House and State Department, The Final Year offers an uncompromising view of the inner workings of the Obama Administration as they prepare to leave power after eight years.

Greg Barker

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changed release date from April 20, 2025 to March 14, 2025

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changed release date from TBA to March 9, 2025

We’re All Gonna Die

changed release date from TBA to March 7, 2025

The Chronicles of Narnia Reboot

changed release date from TBA 2026 to November 26, 2026

The Penguin Lessons

changed release date from TBA to March 28, 2025
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