Favorite documentaries
by guisreis | created - 28 May 2014 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicIn Alphebetic order.
Add: "Preto contra branco": https://youtu.be/r_xkDHHGWx8
"A linha imaginária": https://youtu.be/uY4CN1H7z0g
To be added: Adriana Sager's doc "Central"
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1. Abaixando a Máquina: Ética e Dor no Fotojornalismo Carioca (2007)
65 min | Documentary
Director: Guillermo Planel | Stars: Ana Branco, Alexandre Brum Santos, Custódio Coimbra, Alex Ferro
3. Afrique 50 (1950)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the living conditions in a small Ivorian village during French colonization.
Director: René Vautier | Star: René Vautier
Votes: 321
4. Alô, Alô, Terezinha! (2009)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Nelson Hoineff | Stars: Jerry Adriani, Alcione, Cristina Azul, Sandra Bolota
Votes: 80
5. Andre the Giant (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at the life and career of professional wrestler André Roussimoff, who gained notoriety in the 1980s as Andre the Giant.
Director: Jason Hehir | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Rob Reiner
Votes: 6,863
6. The Architecture of Doom (1989)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, History
An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cohen | Stars: Rolf Arsenius, Bruno Ganz, Sam Gray, Martin Bormann
Votes: 1,137
7.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
Bad Boys
(2014)
TV-G | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s seemed willing to do anything to win. That characteristic made them loved -- and hated. It earned them the title: Bad Boys.
Director: Zak Levitt | Stars: Kid Rock, Mike Abdenour, Mark Aguirre, Marv Albert
Votes: 1,922
8.
Super Power Beat Down (2012–2020)
Episode:
Batmobiles Racing
(2012)
10 min | Short
Which Batmobile is the best? The Adam West or the Michael Keaton? Lets find out as we put them to the test.
Director: Aaron Schoenke | Stars: Marisha Ray, Damian Beurer, Andy Liegl, Mark Towle
Votes: 32
Although the series is composed mostly of short action ficional films, this first one was a documentary. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/6m3jcBMI9WU
9. Berta Didn't Die, She Multiplied! (2017)
29 min | Documentary, Short
In Honduras, the most dangerous country in the world to be a land defender, Berta Cáceres' death has not silenced the many campesinxs fighting for justice and Indigenous Sovereignty. They ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Vinal
10. Betinho - A Esperança Equilibrista (2015)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary about the sociologist and activist Herbert de Souza (1935-1997), the Betinho, who had fragile health, but the strength of the great idealists. He fought permanently against injustice and for life.
Director: Victor Lopes
Votes: 20
11. Les Bleus une autre histoire de France (2016 TV Movie)
104 min | Documentary, History, Sport
This documentary follows the French national team for 20 years, from 1996 to 2016. Successes and setbacks that mirrored the French Society.
Directors: David Dietz, Sonia Dauger, Pascal Blanchard
Votes: 814
12. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 18,003 | Gross: $3.41M
13. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,731 | Gross: $21.58M
14. Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
G | 105 min | Documentary, Music
Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Octavio Calderon
Votes: 20,529 | Gross: $7.00M
15. Twenty Years Later (1984)
119 min | Documentary, History
A filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Stars: Eduardo Coutinho, Elizabeth Teixeira, Ferreira Gullar, Tite de Lemos
Votes: 1,694
16. Campo de Jogo (2015)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
In the shadow of Rio's Maracana Stadium, a "favela league" of 14 teams compete in soccer. The film shows the importance of soccer in Brazilian culture.
Director: Eryk Rocha
Votes: 65
17.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius
(1995)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A painful childhood fuels the ambition of the author.
Director: Milton Lage | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Mark Gerald Charles Dickens, W.C. Fields, Fred Kaplan
Votes: 126
18.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
Chasing Tyson
(2015)
TV-G | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Explores the years that Evander Holyfield spent trying to arrange his first fight with Mike Tyson.
Director: Steven Cantor | Stars: Seth Abraham, Steve Albert, Teddy Atlas, Al Bernstein
Votes: 928
19. Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015)
70 min | Documentary
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia, Lia Buarque, Adriana Calcanhotto
Votes: 429
20. Cidadão Boilesen (2009)
92 min | Documentary
A documentary about the controversial businessman Henning Boilesen Jr. and his involvement with the military regime as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, financing it and ... See full summary »
Director: Chaim Litewski | Stars: Hennig Boilesen Jr., Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jarbas Passarinho, Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns
Votes: 154
21. City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)
PG-13 | 70 min | Documentary
A film documentary about the fate of the young actors of the award winning film City of God by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. It shows how their lives unfolded after the film's worldwide success.
Directors: Cavi Borges, Luciano Vidigal | Stars: Alice Braga, Darlan Cunha, Renato de Souza, Leandro Firmino
Votes: 1,489
22. Cuchillo de palo (2010)
93 min | Documentary
Of all my uncles, Rodolfo was the only one who didn't want to be a blacksmith like my grandfather: He wanted to be a dancer. The search for the traces of his life leads to the discovery ... See full summary »
Director: Renate Costa | Stars: Miguel Auad Petunia, Nancy Baruja, Renate Costa, Manuel Cuenca
Votes: 152
23. Cinéma algérien, un nouveau souffle (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Mounia Meddour | Stars: Yamina Bachir, Khaled Benaïssa, Sofia Djama, Sabrina Draoui
24. The Cola Conquest (1998)
50 min | Documentary
The Cola Conquest tells the story of Coca-Cola - the 'sublimated essence' of all that American stands for - and the century-long competition with its rival, Pepsi-Cola. Challenging, ... See full summary »
Director: Irene Lilienheim Angelico
Votes: 107
25. A Copa do Mundo no Recife (2015– )
15 min | Documentary, Short
Recife, the hometown of football legend Rivaldo, is overrun by the 2014 World Cup, but also faces enormous social problems. This documentary provides a fascinating insight into the events and inhabitants of the town during the tournament.
Votes: 47
26. Crônica da demolição (2015)
90 min | Documentary, History
At the heart of Rio de Janeiro's downtown, an empty square with a dry fountain and an underground parking. There was located the Monroe Palace, that once housed the Senate, and was ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Ades | Stars: Alex Nicolaeff, Alfredo Luiz Porto de Britto, Antônio Souza Aguiar, Augusto Ivan Pinheiro
Votes: 45
27. Dancing with the Devil (2009)
105 min | Documentary
Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slums. Spiderman, a 28-year-old drug lord, embarks on a routine patrol through the shadowy ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Blair | Stars: Leonardo Torres, Dione Dos Santos, Marcio da Silva Lima, Carlos Cordeiro
Votes: 182
28. Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (2005 Video)
20 min | Short
Famous comic book artist Stephen R. Bissette, creator of DC Comic Book character "The Swamp Thing" and co-creator of the comic character "Constantine" teaches film appreciation and the art ... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Bissette, Adam Yauch, John Phillip Law, Dino De Laurentiis
Votes: 70
29. Daybreak Express (1953)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording of "Daybreak Expresa" this is a five-minute short on the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated train line in Manhattan, New York City.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Votes: 1,335
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30. The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)
77 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
Provides evidence of manipulation and investment funding from the U.S. government to carry out the Brazilian military coup that occurred in 1964.
Director: Camilo Tavares | Stars: Auro de Moura Andrade, Robert Bentley, Júlio de Sá Bierrenbach, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Votes: 468
31. Doce Brasil Holandês (2010 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Monica Schmiedt | Stars: Daniel Breda, Marcos Galindo, Evaldo Cabral de Mello, José Luiz Mota Menezes
Votes: 8
32. Do Luto à Luta (2005)
75 min | Documentary
A documentary on Down Syndrome patients
Director: Evaldo Mocarzel | Stars: Carlos Ebert, Ariel Goldenberg
Votes: 63
33. The Dominican Dream (2019)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
In the early 1990s, the future of basketball belonged to a young Dominican immigrant named Felipe Lopez. Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the age of 17, Lopez's story is the ultimate profile of the American dream.
Director: Jonathan Hock | Star: Johnny Solo
Votes: 116
34. Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos (2013 TV Movie)
81 min | Documentary
Journalist Geneton Moraes Neto interviews Brazilian international players who lost to Uruguayan national team in the finals of the World Cup 1950 in Maracanã stadium.
Director: Geneton Moraes Neto | Stars: Ademir, Amarildo, Augusto, Barbosa
Votes: 9
35. Dossiê Jango (2013)
102 min | Documentary, History
An account of the mysterious death of a former president of Brazil whose deposition led to the Military Revolution in Brazil in 1964, seeking to clarify obscure facts in the country's history at that time.
Director: Paulo Henrique Fontenelle | Stars: Carlos Diegues, João Goulart, Paula Moreno, Flavio Tavares
Votes: 154
36. Edifício Master (2002)
110 min | Documentary
The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Star: Fernando José
Votes: 1,683
37. Ex-Shaman (2018)
81 min | Documentary
Ever since their first contact with the Western world in 1969 the Paiter Suruí, an indigenous people living in the Amazon basin, have been exposed to sweeping social changes. Smartphones, ... See full summary »
Director: Luiz Bolognesi | Star: Perpera Suruí
Votes: 304
38. Facing Ali (2009)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 3,774
39. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 132,389 | Gross: $119.19M
40. The Fighting Cholitas (2006)
20 min | Documentary, Short
The Fighting Cholitas is a documentary short about a group of bold and fierce female Bolivian wrestlers. These indigenous Indian women jump into the ring every Sunday in their traditional ... See full summary »
Director: Mariam Jobrani
Votes: 53
41. Flamengo: Um Século de Paixão (1995)
69 min | Documentary, Sport
Director: Carlos Gomes | Stars: Helvídio Mattos, Maurício Azedo, Dirceu Marinho, Alberto Quadros
42. Forever Pure (2016)
85 min | Documentary
One season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
Director: Maya Zinshtein | Stars: Eli Cohen, Arcadi Gaydamak, Ariel Harush, Dzhabrail Kadiyev
Votes: 844
43. Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
Director: Shola Lynch | Stars: Angela Davis, Eisa Davis, Brandon J. Dirden
Votes: 784
44. Geral (2010)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a roller-coaster of ecstasy and drama, violence and passion. A theater performance. Football supporters christened 'geraldinos'.
Directors: Anna Azevedo, Anna Azevedo
Votes: 9
45. Geraldinos (2015)
76 min | Documentary
Maracanã was built for the first World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Initially, it had a democratic space called General. The record analyzes the recent works in the stadium and shows classic fans.
Directors: Pedro Asbeg, Renato Martins
Votes: 47
46. GIG: A Uberização do Trabalho (2019)
60 min | Documentary
The work mediated by digital apps and platforms is growing worldwide. But the advance of the "gig economy", called in Brazil "uberization", has aroused debates about the precariousness and intensification of work.
Directors: Caue Angeli, Carlos Juliano Barros, Mauricio Monteiro Filho
Votes: 19
47. El Golpe (crónica de una conspiración) (2006)
96 min | Documentary
The return of the democracy in the Argentina in 1973 marks the beginning of the countdown towards the following "coup d'état". On March 24 1976 the worst dictatorship of the history of this... See full summary »
Director: Matías Gueilburt | Star: Gastón Pauls
Votes: 32
48.
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013)
Episode:
Great Power, Great Responsibility
(2013)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History
With Cold War America finding its self-identity challenged, the superhero genre is reinvented with more complex characters and storytelling artistry.
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Stan Lee, Len Wein, Mark Waid
Votes: 88
49. Defamation (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
Director: Yoav Shamir | Stars: Yoav Shamir, Abraham Foxman, Bob Wolfson, Notav
Votes: 1,868 | Gross: $0.01M
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50. Histories of Hunger in Brazil (2018 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History | Completed
Histories of Hunger in Brazil is a documentary that sets a timeline of hunger in the country. From Colonial Brazil, where the seeds of social inequalities were planted, to the recent public... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Tavares
Votes: 11
51. A History of Christianity (2009)
Documentary, History
Diarmaid MacCulloch, an Oxford history professor, travels to historical points of interest relevant to Christianity discussing the origins and spread of Christianity in a span of 6 episodes.
Stars: Angela Palmer-Haibach, Diarmaid MacCulloch
Votes: 295
52. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,033
I liked much more the first half, showing Hitler's ascension, than the last one, portraying his established leadership.
53. El hombre nuevo (2015)
79 min | Documentary
Stephania is a transvestite born in Nicaragua. As a boy, he was adopted by a couple of Uruguayan leftist activists in the midst of the Sandinista revolution. At the moment, Stephania earns ... See full summary »
Director: Aldo Garay | Star: Stephania Mirza Curbelo
Votes: 41
54. I Am Ali (2014)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Director: Clare Lewins | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Gene Kilroy, Rahman Ali, Odessa Clay
Votes: 4,093 | Gross: $0.01M
55. Ice Guardians (2016)
108 min | Documentary, Sport
On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.
Director: Brett Harvey | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Bobby Hull
Votes: 1,828
56.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
I Hate Christian Laettner
(2015)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke winning ... See full summary »
Director: Rory Karpf | Stars: Rob Lowe, Christian Laettner, Dick Vitale, Mike Krzyzewski
Votes: 1,747
57. Isle of Flowers (1989)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel, Douglas Trainini, Júlia Barth
Votes: 6,522
58. Window of the Soul (2001)
73 min | Documentary
A sensitive statement about the importance of vision and our dependency on it, and on how malleable and adaptive is our soul.
Directors: João Jardim, Walter Carvalho | Stars: Evgen Bavcar, Raimunda da Conceição Filha, Felipe, Gabriel
Votes: 694
59. Know Your Enemy - Japan (1945)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive look at the war in the Pacific during World War II. Shot as a propaganda film by acclaimed Hollywood director Frank Capra
Directors: Frank Capra, Joris Ivens | Stars: John Beal, Howard Duff, Walter Huston, Knox Manning
Votes: 839
A racist and xenophobic propaganda film from USA, but it also contains interesting and real information on their enemy in WWII, Japan: class relations throughout history, imperalism, weird labour structure, violent samurai behaviour... Indeed, the same partially not precise description is targeted to North Korea nowadays.
60. Knuckle (2011)
R | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
An epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.
Director: Ian Palmer | Stars: James Quinn McDonagh, Paddy Quinn McDonagh, Michael Quinn McDonagh, Ian Palmer
Votes: 3,233 | Gross: $0.00M
61. Lamb (1964)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that captures the sport of traditional wrestling, called 'lamb' in Wolof, popular in Senegal.
Director: Paulin Vieyra | Star: Ousmane Sembene
Votes: 30
62. Lénine-Gorki, la révolution à contretemps (2017 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary, History
Director: Stan Neumann | Stars: Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Sandrine Blancke, Denis Lavant
Votes: 10
63. Loki: Arnaldo Baptista (2008)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The biography of Arnaldo Baptista, founder of Mutantes, has his narrative sewn by emotional testimonies by the artist. Packed with songs that marked the epoch, the film reveals the trajectory of one of the biggest names in Brazilian rock.
Director: Paulo Henrique Fontenelle | Stars: Devendra Banhart, Arnaldo Baptista, Lucinha Barbosa, Bill Bartell
Votes: 274
64. A Luta do Século (2016)
78 min | Documentary, Sport
Brazilian documentary about the history of Brazil's biggest boxing rivalry between boxers Todo Duro and Holyfield.
Director: Sergio Machado
Votes: 64
65. The Magic Behind the Cape (2001 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
The story of the development of the visual effects used in the first Christopher Reeve Superman film.
Director: Michael Thau | Stars: Roy Field, Marc McClure, Marlon Brando, Richard Donner
Votes: 93
66.
Infrarouge (2006– )
Episode:
Nelson Mandela: Au nom de la liberté
(2010)
95 min | Documentary, History
Director: Joël Calmettes | Star: Féodor Atkine
Votes: 20
67. Maracaná (2014)
75 min | Documentary, Sport
Maracaná football stadium was built to the World Cup finals in 1950, when everyone in Brazil was certain they would win. They lost 1-2 to Uruguay and went into a national depression. Then ... See full summary »
Directors: Sebastián Bednarik, Andrés Varela | Stars: Milton Barreto, Luis Batlle Berres, Rafael Bayce, Gerardo Caetano
Votes: 132
68. Maradona by Kusturica (2008)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Ernesto Cantu, Fidel Castro, Manu Chao, Hugo Chávez
Votes: 6,624
69. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,946 | Gross: $77.44M
70. Marighella (2012)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the member of the brazilian Communist Party, Congressman elected by vote, and later on enemy number one of the brazilian dictatorship of 1964, Carlos Marighella.
Director: Isa Grinspum Ferraz | Stars: Carlos Augusto Marighella, Lázaro Ramos, Miguel Arraes, Hennig Boilesen Jr.
Votes: 3,483
71. Martírio (2016)
162 min | Documentary
A analysis about the violence and the struggle suffered by the Guarani Kaiowá group, one of the biggest Indian populations of Brazil.
Directors: Vincent Carelli, Tatiana Almeida, Ernesto de Carvalho | Stars: Celso Aoki, Myriam Medina Aoki, Oriel Benites, Vincent Carelli
Votes: 205
72. Memória (1990)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
Memory is an important part of our conscience and what makes us humans, living beings capable of remembering things, feelings, situations, good or bad, and evolve from that or keep some ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Henkin | Stars: Fernando Collor de Mello, Catherine Lestre de Rey, Maria Verbena de Souza, João Batista Diemer
Votes: 17
73. Memoria del saqueo (2004)
120 min | Documentary
After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous... See full summary »
Director: Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Fernando E. Solanas, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 1,053
74. Memória em Verde e Rosa (2016)
80 min | Documentary
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
Director: Pedro von Krüger | Star: Tantinho da Mangueira
Votes: 18
75. O Mercado de Notícias (2014)
94 min | Documentary, Drama
Discussion about journalism today in Brazil, inspired by the play "The Staple of News" (by Ben Jonson, published in 1631)
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Eduardo Cardoso, Ursula Collischonn, José Roberto de Toledo, Geneton Moraes Neto
Votes: 153
76. Messi (2014)
TV-Y | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Lionel Messi from early life to international stardom.
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Lionel Messi, Johan Cruijff, Kike Domínguez, Álex García
Votes: 4,367
77. 1932: A Medalha Esquecida (2016 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Ernesto Rodrigues | Stars: Matthew Llewellyn, Tiago Petrik
Votes: 10
1932: A Medalha Esquecida
78. Missão 115 (2018)
77 min | Documentary
Rio de Janeiro, May 1981. DOI-CODI, the body responsible for the repression during the days of Brazilian military dictatorship, organized the "Mission 115", which aimed to "observe" closely... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Da-Rin | Star: Breno Augusto Guimarães
Votes: 16
79. Wrestlers (2015)
87 min | Documentary
The documentary tells the story of telecatch -or wrestling- in Brazil. With archive material, the movie rescues stories and characters from the sport's glory days, such as Achilles, Belo ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Dourdin
Votes: 9
80. Mussum, Um filme do Cacildis (2019)
75 min | Documentary
The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
Director: Susanna Lira | Stars: Mussum, Alcione, Renato Aragão, Joel Zito Araújo
Votes: 401
81. My Enemy's Enemy (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as "The Butcher of Lyon." This documentary's main focus will be on Barbie's post-war activities, in which ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Raymond Aubrac, Robert Badinter, Klaus Barbie, Ladislas De Hoyos
Votes: 677
82. Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon became the first American president to resign from office. From 1971 to 1973, he had secretly recorded his private conversations, purportedly for the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Peter W. Kunhardt | Stars: Ramona Banuelos, David Brinkley, Pat Buchanan, Stephen Bull
Votes: 600
83. Uma Noite em 67 (2010)
85 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary which shows the greatness in the Festival de Música Popular Brasileira of 1967.
Directors: Ricardo Calil, Renato Terra | Stars: Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Edu Lobo
Votes: 403
84. Nós Que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos (1999)
73 min | Documentary
A fascinating and poetical collage of countless images from the 20th century with the purpose of revealing matters of life and death during the era and its many social, cultural and ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Masagão | Star: Franz Reichelt
Votes: 766
85. News from a Personal War (1999)
57 min | Documentary
Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.
Directors: Kátia Lund, João Moreira Salles | Stars: Nilton Cerqueira, Carlos Luis Gregório, Paulo Lins, Hélio Luz
Votes: 847
86. The Offended (2016)
85 min | Documentary
"In the Salvadoran civil war, my father and thousands more were captured and tortured by the State. These are some of their stories. When I turned 33, my mother told me that my father, ... See full summary »
Director: Marcela Zamora
Votes: 24
87. The Foreign Eye (2006)
70 min | Documentary
Fantasies and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians as reinforced by international films, even those actually shot in Brazil. This documentary features interviews with non-Brazilian directors... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Philippe de Broca, Michael Caine, Philippe Clair, Greydon Clark
Votes: 200
88. Bus 174 (2002)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime
On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous
Votes: 8,618 | Gross: $0.22M
89. The Other Final (2003)
79 min | Documentary, Sport
Disappointed with the failure of his country's football team on their 2002 World Cup campaign, a Dutch fan decides to organize a football match between the two lowest FIFA-ranking teams - ... See full summary »
Director: Johan Kramer | Stars: Matthijs de Jongh, Stephen Bennett, Dinesh Chhetri, Wangay Dorji
Votes: 580
90. Paysandú - 100 anos de payxão (2015)
97 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary about the 100 years of the Paysandú Sport Club.
Directors: Eduardo Albergaria, Marco André, Leonardo Edde, Gustavo Godinho
Votes: 39
91. Pered sudom istorii (1965)
99 min | Documentary
This Soviet movie consists of a long interview between historian Sergei Svistunov and Vasily Vitalyevich Shulgin. Shulgin was one of the organizers of the reactionary White Army, the leader... See full summary »
Director: Fridrikh Ermler | Stars: Vasili Shulgin, Fyodor Nikolayevich Petrov, Sergey Svistunov
Votes: 105
Facing the judgement of history / Diante do julgamento da história
92. Pop Models (2014 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Olivier Nicklaus | Stars: Marisa Berenson, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Laetitia Casta
Votes: 26
93. Why We Fight (1942)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War
The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Walter Huston, Victor Bulwer-Lytton, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré
Votes: 2,409
Well-done pro-war and anti-fascist (in German, Italian and Japanese versions) propaganda film, with quite good footage and edition. Though, it is obviously biased in idealizing USA and predictably not noticing that many of its critics (the lack of pacifism and intention to make the rest of the world produce richness for them) apply equally to them.
94. The First Time of Brazilian Cinema (2013)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn movie. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema... See full summary »
Directors: Denise Godinho Costa, Bruno Graziano, Hugo Moura | Stars: André Barcinski, Kid Bengala, Pamela Butt, Rita Cadillac
Votes: 54
95. Privatizações: a Distopia do Capital (2014)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Silvio Tendler | Stars: Vagner Freitas de Moraes, Eduardo Fagnani, Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães II, Carlos Lessa
Votes: 15
https://youtu.be/A8As8mFaRGU
96. The Trial (2018)
140 min | Documentary, History
The Trial documents the trial of Dilma Rousseff, focusing on the defense team, who struggles to prove her innocence against a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption. A tale of ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Ramos | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jair Bolsonaro, José Eduardo Cardozo, Eduardo Cunha
Votes: 1,476
97. Promises (2001)
106 min | Documentary
Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict. The three filmmakers ... See full summary »
Directors: B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado | Stars: Moishe Bar Am, B.Z. Goldberg, Shlomo Green, Sanabel Hassan
Votes: 2,723 | Gross: $0.24M
98. Quebrando a Cara (1986)
77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the life of the greatest Brazilian boxer ever, Eder Jofre, who has been Bantamweight and Featherweight world champion. The film mixes footage of his fights and testimonies.
Director: Ugo Giorgetti | Stars: Walter Abrahão, Flávio Araújo, Johnny Caldwell, Ely Coimbra
Votes: 8
99. Quem é Primavera das Neves (2017)
75 min | Documentary
Primavera das Neves, full name Primavera Ácrata Saiz das Neves was a Portuguese translator, journalist and writer, who worked and lived a good part of her life in Brazil, having signed most of her works as Vera Neves Pedroso.
Directors: Ana Luiza Azevedo, Jorge Furtado | Stars: Jorge Furtado, Anna Bella Geiger, Eulalie Ligneul, Mariana Lima
Votes: 21
100. Que tal a vida, camaradas? (2017)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Luis Felipe Labaki | Stars: Gamlet, Aleksandr Karbyshev, Vasily Khorokhordin, Luis Felipe Labaki
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