Documentaries
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1. Return Engagement (1983)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary on the 1983 touring debate between Liddy and Leary.
Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Timothy Leary, G. Gordon Liddy, Carole Hemingway, Cheech Marin
Votes: 39
2. To Bridge This Gap (1969)
25 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about social housing of blacks in New Orleans.
Directors: Ken Burrows, Brian De Palma | Stars: R. Jess Brown, Jack Greenberg, Henry Marsh, Demetrius Newton
Votes: 49
3. Who Killed the Lyon Sisters? (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
Sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon vanish from a Wheaton, Maryland mall in 1975, launching a 40-year search for the girls. This case was one of the largest police investigations in the history of the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Director: Aaron Bowden | Star: Mark Bowden
Votes: 103
4. Girl in the Picture (2022)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Karen Parsley, Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean
Votes: 21,663
5. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary, Crime
The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.
Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg
Votes: 22,246
6. In the Basement (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary that reveals what its subjects do in their respective basements.
Director: Ulrich Seidl | Stars: Fritz Lang, Alfreda Klebinger, Manfred Ellinger, Inge Ellinger
Votes: 3,103 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Telescope (1963–1973)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary and biography with interviews as the central element of the show.
Stars: Fletcher Markle, Ken Cavanaugh, Pierre Berton, Gordon Sinclair
Votes: 30
8. Hollywood Remembers (2000– )
23 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A half-hour celebrity biography series which utilizes vintage film clips, photos and interviews.
Star: Greg O'Neil
Votes: 29
9. Person to Person (1953–1961)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Interviews with figures from public life.
Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Lewis
Votes: 223
10. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
11. The Story of Cliff Richard (2014)
45 min | Documentary
This programme offers an incredible look at the rise of Sir Cliff Richard taking us on a journey from his roots and the initial launch of his career to arguably the pinnacle of his success in the 1980s.
Director: Nick Randall | Star: Cliff Richard
12. Hollywood and the Stars (1963– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood and the Stars was a 1963 NBC television documentary series.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, John Huston, Paul Newman, Sharon Tate
Votes: 198
13. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Michel Piccoli, Nagisa Ôshima, Allison Anders
Votes: 94
14. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,088
15. Missing Reel (2014)
48 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
A six-episode web series exploring the histories of different exploitation genres.
Votes: 11
16. On Screen! (2005– )
48 min | Documentary
On Screen!, is a documentary series that explores and celebrates the Canadian film industry's most important cultural milestones. Each one-hour program showcases a quintessentially Canadian... See full summary »
Stars: Iris Quinn, Piers Handling, Caelum Vatnsdal, Jason Anderson
Votes: 13
17. Erskine Johnson's Hollywood Reel (1949–1952)
15 min | News
A behind the scenes look at the lives of Hollywood celebrities.
Stars: Erskine Johnson, Jeff Bridges, Yvonne De Carlo, Kirk Douglas
18. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)
30 min | Talk-Show
The Mike Wallace Interview is a series of 30-minute television interviews conducted by host Mike Wallace from 1957 to 1960. Before The Mike Wallace Interview was televised nationally on ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Wallace, Cyrus Eaton, Bennett Cerf, Alexander de Seversky
Votes: 32
19. Saga of Western Man (1963–1969)
60 min | Documentary, Family, Reality-TV
Stars: John H. Secondari, Fredric March, Sidney Blackmer, David McCallum
20. Legends of World Cinema (2004– )
Documentary
Weekly series of television feature documentaries "Legends of World Cinema" Different stories become the basis of the movie stars story. The film is about the fate of people whose names are forever in the history of world cinema.
Star: Konstantin Karasik
Votes: 50
21. Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988 Video)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Stars: Bill Thomas, Nick Adams, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Scotty Beckett
Votes: 5
22. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."
Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira
Votes: 420
23. Great Romances of the 20th Century (1997–2001)
TV-14 | 26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A series of celebrity couples originally produced by the BBC for the Internet. Only a few episodes were also shown on TV on the BBC2 channel. Only 8 episodes were shown at the end of 1997 on German television.
Star: Robert Powell
Votes: 18
24. Legends (2000–2002)
20 min | Documentary
Stars: Fiona Oates, Patsy Rowlands, Barry Took, Ned Sherrin
Votes: 32
25. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
Stars: Ian McKellen, Renée Asherson, Alan Bates, Michael Blakemore
Votes: 61
26. Hollywood Couples (2000– )
60 min | Documentary
25 Hollywood love stories, including the romances of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, ... See full summary »
Stars: Carol Baxter, Michael B. Druxman, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 32
27. Living Famously (2002– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Caroline Quentin, David Thomson, Patrick Allen, Sheridan Morley
Votes: 21
28. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,171
29. 20 to 1 (2005–2019)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Bert Newton, Richard Wilkins, Scott Cam, John-Michael Howson
Votes: 354
30. Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (2011– )
Documentary, History, War
Although they were allies during WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union, fueled by their fundamental ideological differences, embarked on what would be called the Cold War starting in... See full summary »
Stars: Catherine Mercier, George Stroumboulopoulos, David Welch, Kenneth Osgood
Votes: 48
31. America in Color (2017– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
America in Color showcases all the key moments from the 1920's to 1960's in high definition improved footage.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Max Beesley, Stephen Mangan, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 468
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