Biographical Documentary Movies
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
"What Happened, Miss Simone?" is a documentary portrait of Nina Simone that traces her ascent as a fearless voice in civil rights and music while...
MCLAREN
McLaren is a documentary portrait of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealand racer who founded the McLaren Formula One team. Through archival racing footage,...
HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
An intimate, insightful documentary by Kent Jones revisiting François Truffaut's landmark interviews with Alfred Hitchcock. Through archival clips,...
THE REASON I JUMP
An intimate, observational documentary by Jerry Rothwell based on Naoki Higashida's best-selling book. The Reason I Jump follows autistic voices from...
MR. GAGA
Mr. Gaga is a documentary portrait of Ohad Naharin, the visionary Israeli choreographer who created the Gaga movement language and led the Batsheva...
THE PUNK SINGER
The Punk Singer is a 2013 documentary by Sini Anderson that chronicles Kathleen Hanna, a pivotal figure in the riot grrrl movement and the frontwoman...
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu is a 2010 Romanian documentary by Andrei Ujică that reconstitutes Ceaușescu's life entirely from television...
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON
The Devil and Daniel Johnston follows the life and music of Daniel Johnston, a reclusive, brilliant outsider musician whose lo-fi recordings and...
RBG
RBG chronicles the life of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, tracing her path from a small-town girl to a towering legal figure. Through...
FIVE CAME BACK
A Netflix original documentary series directed by Laurent Bouzereau that chronicles how five legendary American filmmakers—Frank Capra, John Ford,...
JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE
Janis: Little Girl Blue is a piercing documentary portrait of Janis Joplin, tracing her transformation from a small-town singer to a defining voice of...
AMY
AMY is a 2015 documentary directed by Asif Kapadia about British singer Amy Winehouse. It assembles thousands of archival clips, home videos and...
I AM GRETA
I Am Greta is a documentary by Nathan Grossman that follows Greta Thunberg from a lone student striking outside Sweden’s parliament to a global voice...
JANE
Jane is a documentary by Brett Morgen that chronicles primatologist Jane Goodall's trailblazing work with wild chimpanzees. Through archival footage...
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