1. Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve (Muchacho en la barra se masturba con rabia y osadía)
Dance and prostitution play the same role for Cristhian’s body. Virtuosity, desire, technique, and sex intertwine, granting coherence to a way of life that offers many answers to few questions. A leitmotiv that reconciles opposites and contradictions. Answers that are sometimes painful, like all truths.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
2. Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
It has an average vote of 7.536 on TMDB.
3. The Alpinist
Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.
It has an average vote of 7.601 on TMDB.
4. Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
A cinematic portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Through his eyes, we see both the changing landscapes of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture and the redemptive beauty in taking the unworn path.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
5. Cycles of Porn: Sex/Life in L.A., Part 2
Los Angeles in the year 2005: 19-year-old lads move through an apartment that has been equipped with webcams and looks like some sort of futuristic internet doll's house. Not-quite-so-young men fulfil their sexual dreams as protagonists in bareback productions. And, at private sex parties, almost every second guy has either taken part in a porn film or wants to. In 1997, I followed on camera the fortunes of a group of men who had chosen to wok - either artistically or commercially - with their bodies. This footage later become part of my 1998 documentary, SEX/LIFE IN L.A.. I'm still in touch with some of the men in that film, these include: lone battler Kevin Kramer, mature shooting star Cole Tucker, American boy-next-door Matt Bradshaw and friends of the occasional model John Garwood, who died of an overdose in 1998. Some of these men have successful careers behind them, others have left the sex industry altogether.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
6. Los Angeles Film Noir
A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"
Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.
8. Nureyev
An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
9. Ken and Rosa
Documentary about Ken Loach and Rosa Ayala, a janitor who worked as an extra in the picture 'Bread and Roses'
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. The Velvet Underground
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
It has an average vote of 6.867 on TMDB.
11. Escapes
Escapes blazes a path through mid-20th-century Hollywood via the experiences of Hampton Fancher – flamenco dancer, actor, and the unlikely producer and screenwriter of the landmark sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Fancher recounts episodes from his life — romantic misadventures with silver-screen stars, wayward acts of chivalry, jealousy, and friendship — matched with a parallel world of film and TV footage wherein Fancher plays cowboys, killers, fops, cads, and the occasional hero. Escapes shows how one man’s personal journey can unexpectedly shape a medium’s future.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
12. Jane Goodall: The Hope
The story of one remarkable woman who became a global icon in animal welfare and conservation who not only hoped for a better world, she achieved it! This sweeping documentary celebrates the vast legacy of Dr. Goodall’s four decades of advocacy work for chimpanzees and depicts the next chapter for generations to come.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Ľubica Rybárska (Ľubica Rybárska)
(Ľubica Rybárska)
14. JFK: Seven Days That Made a President
'JFK: Seven Days That Made a President' investigates the seven key days in JFK's life that helped shape his character and have come to define him.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. Jacques Brel, fou de vivre (Jacques Brel, fou de vivre)
Presents archival material as well as interviews with those who were close to Jacques Brel, who died way too young, at age 49. Jacques Brel sings "Madeleine" over the opening credits of this film and immediately the audience is drawn into the intense theatricality of his performance. Left without a choice, they follow his lead, join the chanson and are left sweaty and breathless, just like Brel. Philippe Kohly, a documentary filmmaker who is renowned for profiling artists, created a fascinating portrait of the legendary singer of Flemish descent who became a master of French chanson.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
16. The Real McCoy (The Real McCoy)
Rock musician Andy McCoy, formerly of Hanoi Rocks, takes us on a "trip" through his mind, memories and imagination. Documentaries, real life and Mr. McCoy's acid mind intertwine to form an interesting experience.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
17. Seve: The Untold Story of Seve Ballesteros
(Seve: The Untold Story of Seve Ballesteros)
18. Alfons Mucha (Alfons Mucha)
(Alfons Mucha)
19. Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men (Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men)
Men having sex with men. MSM refers to any man who has sex with a man, whether he identifies as gay, bisexual or heterosexual MSM is a documentary that redefines social attitudes towards men having sex with men. Stigmatization, discrimination and rejection social activities are a few of the reasons, which may explain the vulnerability of the HIV/AIDS in the Philippines. This documentary focuses on behavioral attitudes of MSM and a documentary on how to fully enjoy the pleasure of men to men sex safely. The documentary is based on interviews and personal contacts done by MSM themselves. Strictly Confidential The phenonmenon of men having sex with men dissected and exposed!
20. Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin (Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin)
(Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
