1. Moog
Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, and shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure" peeks into the inventor's mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
2. Deep Water
DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ever – the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race.
It has an average vote of 7.265 on TMDB.
3. A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters (Ein junger Mann namens Engels – Ein Porträt in Briefen)
With the young Friedrich Engel’s letters and drawings from the years between 1838 and 1842, a unique cinematic portrait is created. The viewer thus gets to know the young Engels personally, learning about the significant moments of his development from a bourgeois-liberal upbringing to the theoretical partner of Karl Marx. Later be awarded the Gold Dove at the International Leipzig Documentary and Short Film Week.
4. The Colour of Your Socks: A Year with Pipilotti Rist
The film accompanies the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist around the world, shows her at work in her studio in Zurich as well as at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Since she won the Duemila Prize at the Biennale di Venezia in 1997, Pipilotti Rist is an internationally recognized and renowned artist. For the first time, she lets a documentary filmmaker into her world, providing insight into her creative process, the development of projects and the collaboration with her team.
5. Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pier Paolo Pasolini)
A documentary on the life of the late filmmaker, released 20 years after his untimely murder.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
6. Shooting the Mafia
Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis .
It has an average vote of 7.192 on TMDB.
8. Untouchable
The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and also to inspire change.
It has an average vote of 6.335 on TMDB.
9. Mike Wallace Is Here
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
10. My Perfect World: The Aaron Hernandez Story
Dan Wetzel and Kevin Armstrong undertake an exhaustive journey into the mind and motives behind the murderous fall, and tragic suicide, of Aaron Hernandez, providing an unprecedented look into the most infamous athlete since O.J. Simpson.
11. Olympia
Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stalwart New Yorker and beloved stage and screen treasure.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
12. La Grande Cordée (La Grande Cordée)
(La Grande Cordée)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
13. The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' , from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre , Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
14. Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman (Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB)
The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman and his novel Life and Fate , a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. Chasing Trane
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane , a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
16. Pasolini, el poeta en la playa (Pasolini, el poeta en la playa)
(Pasolini, el poeta en la playa)
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
17. Rooney
A documentary covering the life and career of Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
18. Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
The life and work of Tove Jansson, mainly known for creating the Moomins but also a writer and painter.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. Tiny Tim: King for a Day
The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual outsider artist was the biggest star in the world.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
20. The Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde or Rock Life (The Pretenders : Chrissie Hynde ou la vie en rock)
A journey through the artistic life of the British-American rock band The Pretenders, formed in 1978, and a portrait of its leader, the charismatic singer and songwriter Chrissie Hynde.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
