Top Documentary Movies


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281. The Loving Story

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nancy Buirski
Actors: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, Donald Loving, Peggy Loving, Lindsay Almond Jr., Lewis Jeter
Plot: In 1958, a white man and a woman deemed "colored" according to Virginia laws were arrested because they had gotten married. This documentary follows their fight to abolish the law preventing interracial marriage.

282. Pray for Japan

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart J. Levy
Actors: Hideo Otsuki, Seiji Yoshimura, Shu Chiba, Kento Ito, Shuki Ito, Hiroyuki Abe
Plot: Following the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, heroes emerged and the country began the process of rebuilding. This documentary explores some of their stories so that the world may not forget.

283. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alison Klayman
Actors: Ai Weiwei, Huang Hung, Ying Gao, Inserk Yang, Yanping Liu, Changwei Gu
Plot: Beijing journalist Alison Klayman's unprecedented look into the life of controversial and internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.

284. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng
Actors: Diana Vreeland, Philippe De Montebello
Plot: A look into the life and influence of fashion icon Diana Vreeland, who first worked as fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar and later for Vogue.

285. Terms and Conditions May Apply

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cullen Hoback
Actors: Orson Scott Card, Moby, Mark Zuckerberg, Raymond Kurzweil, Joe Lipari
Plot: Just what do you give up when you share your information across the Internet and cell phones? Terms and Conditions May Apply goes into exactly how much you supply when you hit "I Agree" without reading all the fine print - and what, if anything, can save your privacy as the world becomes more interconnected.

286. Gleason

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clay Tweel
Actors: Steve Gleason
Plot: At age 34 former NFL player and New Orleans hero Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors only gave him 2-5 years to live and that is exactly what he did - celebrating the life of his newborn son, loving his wife and helping others to cope with the same diagnosis.

287. Dawson City: Frozen Time

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bill Morrison
Actors: Kathy Jones-Gates, Michael Gates, Sam Kula, Bill O'Farrell, Bill Morrison

288. Ask Dr. Ruth

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ryan White
Actors: Ruth Westheimer, Miriam Westheimer, Joel Westheimer, Fred Westheimer, Joan Rivers, Leora Einleger

289. My Architect

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Actors: Louis Kahn, Nathaniel Kahn, Sue Ann Kahn, Frank O. Gehry, I.M. Pei, Robert A.M. Stern

290. Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jonathan Demme
Actors: Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham, Rick Rosas, Karl T. Himmel

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