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Under General Documentaries be all those diverse subjects that are not about Filmmaking, Sport, War, Natural History, Queer Doco's, New Zealand Doco's or Art on Film. This is a fascinating area to scroll....

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017)

6.6/10
Director: Lucy Walker
Starring: Ibrahim Ferrer, Eliades Ochoa

Members of Buena Vista Social Club discuss their musical careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together. Read more

Build it Bigger: Collection 1 (2008)

7.7/10
Starring: Danny Forster

Architect, comedian and man with a serious fear of heights, Danny Forster is (almost) the perfect man to introduce you to some of the world's biggest... Read more

Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)

7.9/10
Director: John Dullaghan
Starring: Charles Bukowski, Bono, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Waits, Linda Lee Bukowski, Tayl...

The first comprehensive documentary on the controversial poet, underground writer and cult icon. Director John Dullaghan spent seven years researchin... Read more

Bullrider (2004)

4/10
Director: Josh Aronson

Professional bull-riding is the fastest growing sport in the USA today. Over 100 million people follow the sport world-wide. Directed by Academy Award... Read more

Bully (2011)

7.4/10
Director: Lee Hirsch

From Sundance Award-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch comes a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary following five kids and families over the... Read more

Burden of Dreams (1982)

8/10
Director: Les Blank
Starring: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Mick Jagger

A fascinating and chilling account of the making of Werner Herzog's 'Fitzcarraldo', a project beset by a series of disasters while shooting in the jun... Read more

Buried Alive: Sydney 1788-1792 (2005)

6.6/10

A fascinating documentary tracing the first five years of European settlement in Sydney. Through journals, letters home and diaries, the daily lives... Read more

Bus 174 (2002)

7.9/10
Director: Jose Padilha

On June 12, 2000 a lone gunman, seemingly insane or drugged, hijacked a bus in Rio de Janeiro as authorities - and television cameras - surrounded the... Read more

Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2004)

6.7/10

In this video counterpart to his best-selling book 'The Best Democracy Money Can Buy', journalist Greg Palast digs deep to see if there is truth behin... Read more

Bush's War (2008)

Director: Michael Kirk

Esteemed news producer Michael Kirk assembled years of 'Frontline' reports and contemporary interviews to present the full story of America's relation... Read more