1. Wake Up
Jonas Elrod woke up one day with the ability to see and hear angels, demons and ghosts. Filmed over the course of three years, this documentary follows Jonas and his girlfriend as they try to understand the phenomenon.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
2. Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath , published in February 1963, shortly before her death.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
3. Ernest Hemingway: 4 Weddings and a Funeral (Ernest Hemingway : quatre mariages et un enterrement)
A look at the intimacy of the US writer Ernest Hemingway , a man infinitely more complex than his public image suggested, through the story of his relationship with his four wives.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
4. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah , a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
5. Attila
Filmmaker Stephen Hosier takes a journey with Richard Csanyi, his childhood friend, as he investigates the life and death of his twin brother Attila, who was found dead on a rooftop in 2020.
6. Trintignant by Trintignant (Trintignant par Trintignant)
A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed French actors of the last sixty years, known for his numerous roles on stage and screen.
It has an average vote of 6.667 on TMDB.
7. Berlanga: el sentimiento austrohúngaro de la vida (Berlanga: el sentimiento austrohúngaro de la vida)
A journey through the life, work and many artistic miracles of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga .
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell)
An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
9. The First Motion of the Immovable (Le Premier Mouvement de l'immobile)
It all begins with a childhood memory: that day when the father of the future filmmaker Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva forces him to listen to certain music that initially terrifies him; a distant echo from the past that leads him to follow the trail of his mysterious ancestor, the Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi , who claimed that his music was directly inspired by the gods.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
10. The Killer at Thurston High
In May 1998, a year before the massacre at Columbine High, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his mother and father, and then opened fire at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, killing two fellow students and wounding 25 others. In this first in-depth television examination of a school shooter, FRONTLINE reveals the intimate inside story of how the “shy and likeable” Kip Kinkel from a solid middle-class family became the boy police call “a cold-hearted killer.”
11. The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process
Sparked by the impending 25th anniversary of the Academy award-winning film Shine, this documentary explores the power of the musical brain. Featuring exclusive, intimate footage of superstar international musicians in their private worlds, it opens an intriguing portal into the musical mind.
12. Manolo Kabezabolo (Si todavía te kedan dientes es ke no estuviste ahí) (Manolo Kabezabolo (Si todavía te kedan dientes es ke no estuviste ahí))
Documentary about Manuel Méndez, better known as Manolo Kabezabolo, a punk artist who in a somewhat implausible way has crossed time, space and fashions, without giving up his essences and principles.
13. Trespassing Bergman
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
14. Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis (Tueur, trader et psychopathe : l'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis)
In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. Madonna: Truth or Dare
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.
It has an average vote of 6.238 on TMDB.
16. Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas)
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat .
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
17. FFG: un retrato (FFG: un retrato)
An experimental portrait of Fernando Fernán Gómez, one of the most renowned Spanish artists of all time.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
18. Love in the Time of Antidepressants
Filmmaker Paul Gallasch is 30 and still lives at home with his mentally ill mother. When he meets the woman of his dreams, Paul decides that if he's ever going to make a new life of his own, he must first find a cure for his mother's illness.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein (Le Funeste Destin du docteur Frankenstein)
In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a powerful and timelessness novel which eternal theme is nothing other than man's quest for the secret of life. Since then, the Creature became a pop culture icon, overshadowing the novel and Doctor Frankenstein himself.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
20. S Is for Stanley (S is for Stanley)
The incredible story of the Italian Emilio D'Alessandro, personal driver of the great director Stanley Kubrick , who met Emilio by chance in London in 1971 and hired him, thus establishing a deep friendship that lasted thirty years and helped create four masterpieces of cinema. A moving tale about two seemingly opposing people who found their ideal travel companion far away from home…
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.