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1. A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry

In this documentary, Stephen Fry tells the story behind his success, after presenting the BAFTAs for more than ten years. With an outstanding career in film and television which began with a chance meeting with comedy partner Hugh Laurie at Cambridge, he went on to create the outrageous Melchett in Blackadder and has become a firm favourite on BBC2 with the quite interesting quiz QI. Featuring a supporting cast of friends, including interviews with Michael Sheen, Hugh Laurie and Alan Davies.

2. Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir)

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

3. המלכה שושנה (המלכה שושנה)

Shoshana Damari was the first Israeli diva. She graced local and international stages, stirring millions with her beguiling voice and spectacular performance. Yet behind the larger-than-life persona and her memorable songs was a woman about whom we know little. She didn’t like to be interviewed and never volunteered details about herself and her family. Hers was the life of a Hollywood legend and she paid the price for it. This is a story about fame and loneliness, acclaim and loss, daring and compromise. For the first time, the woman behind the crown, the cloak and the palace will come to light.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

4. The Last Years (Poslední léta)

This biographical film examines the multitalented personality of Karel Čapek and the context behind the creation of his works such as Krakatit, The White Disease, R-U-R, War with the Newts, or the “pocket stories”.

5. Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections (Теодор Ушев: Невидими Връзки)

While visiting his native country to shoot his first live-action film , animation filmmaker Theodore Ushev recounts the highlights of his life in Bulgaria and recalls the various underground artistic movements that have influenced him. Featuring archival footage, film clips and talking-head segments with friends and family, this fascinating documentary takes a personal and political dive into the teeming creative universe developed through experience with people and events by the award-winning director of LIPSETT DIARIES, BLIND VAYSHA and THE PHYSICS OF SORROW.

6. Peckinpah Suite (Peckinpah Suite)

The life and career of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah as told from his daughter's perspective. She travels to his final home to learn more about his life and work.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

7. Adın sirri və tale. Qurban Səid (Adın sirri və tale. Qurban Səid)

(Adın sirri və tale. Qurban Səid)

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

8. Nick Nolte: No Exit

A frank and unconventional view of the life and work of actor Nick Nolte.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

9. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Anthony Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.

It has an average vote of 6.907 on TMDB.

10. Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend

Documentary of Anna May Wong, a Chinese-American woman who endured many hardships and heartaches to become an international star of film, stage and television.

11. War Don Don

This gripping documentary follows the trial of Issa Sesay, a leader in Sierra Leone's civil war who stands accused of crimes against humanity. Can the trial of one man uncover the truth of a traumatic past?

12. Tolstoy: The Man Behind Anna

An examination of the life of great Russian author Leo Tolstoy, who penned the 1877 novel Anna Karenina.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

13. Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

14. Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

The charismatic actress was known for her style and charming on-screen presence. This doc delves into her rise from difficult circumstances.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

15. A este lado de la carretera: Danza Invisible y la magia de Torremolinos (A este lado de la carretera: Danza Invisible y la magia de Torremolinos)

Torremolinos, province of Málaga, Spain, autumn 1981. In the basement of a pub frequented by foreigners, five young self-taught people found a musical group that in less than a year conquers the charts: Danza Invisible, one of the best bands in the history of Spanish pop music, was born.

It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.

16. Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin (Jodie Foster, Hollywood dans la peau)

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story is about a feminist struggle, albeit atypical, fought on and off the screen. This film sets out to retrace her remarkable journey within the Hollywood industry.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

17. Miracle on Jongno Street (종로의 기적)

A story about 4 gay men who try to lead a normal life in Korea, the conservative and harsh country for LGBT in Asia. In the middle of making a queer film Jun-moon, a director, loses his self-confidence due to social scrutiny regarding his sexual orientation. Byung-gwon, a gay rights activist, has been participating in movements to establish equal rights for homosexual laborers. Young-soo, a chef who moved from the countryside 15 years ago, lived a lonely life but he finds happiness after joining a gay choir. Yol, who works for a major company, dreams of the day him and his partner, can have a legal wedding with overcoming the prejudice against people living with HIV/AIDS.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

18. Unconquerable Summit (Непокоренная вершина)

This documentary tells via the testimonies of people who knew him , the life, the mountaineering exploits and the very tolerant character of Anatoli Boukreev. This famous mountaineer has made more than twenty-one ascents on mountains of 8,000 m altitude, without using supplemental oxygen, and has reached the summit of Everest four times. In 1996 he saved the lives of many climbers in a group led by Scott Fischer during their attempt on Everest. The documentary is based on footage shot during his tragic last ascent of Annapurna in Nepal in 1997.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

19. JonBenét Ramsey: What Really Happened?

For the first time, exclusive and never before heard audio diaries of legendary detective Lou Smit will reveal captivating insight into one of America's most notorious cold cases - the murder of 6-year-old pageant queen JonBenét Ramsey.

It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.

20. Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je… (Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je…)

(Jan Werich: Když už člověk jednou je…)