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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....

911: The Road To Tyranny (2003)

5.9/10
Director: Alex Jones

The Government needed a crisis to convince the people to willingly give up their liberty in exchange for safety. Now according to this documentary, th... Read more

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013)

6.8/10
Director: Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost, a fascinating documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and... Read more

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

7.5/10
Director: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Starring: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo

Three years in the making, this acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky ("Brother's Keeper") provides a fascinating, in... Read more

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution (2001)

8.2/10
Director: Bruce Alfred

"The Impressionists" looks at the men who formed the core of the movement; Degas, Pisarro, Renoir and Monet. Despite their very disparate backgrounds... Read more

Matter Of Heart: The Extraordinary Journey Of C.G. Jung Into The Soul Of Man (1983)

8/10
Director: Mark Whitney
Starring: Carl Gustav Jung

An affectionate but probing documentary of the enormous contribution of Carl Gustav Jung to modern psychology, the remarkable film has become not only... Read more

The Weeping Camel ( aka The Story of the Weeping Camel ) (2003)

7.5/10
Director: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
Starring: Janchiv Ayurzana, Chimed Ohin, Amgaabazar Gonson, Zeveljamz Nyam

This moving documentary chronicles a family of nomadic shepherds' desperate attempts to save the life of a baby camel. Born snow white, the young colt... Read more

The September Issue (2009)

7/10
Director: R J Cutler
Starring: Sienna Miller, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington

Vogue is the world's most powerful fashion magazine, and each year it's autumn issue highlights designs and designers that it's editors think will be... Read more

Sicko (2007)

8/10
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore

Michael Moore's scathing dissection of America's Health Insurance system showcases his characteristic combination of shock and humour, as he compares... Read more

Fast, Cheap and Out Of Control (1997)

Director: Errol Morris

Acclaimed film-maker Errol Morris ("The Thin Blue Line", "A Brief History of Time") paints a fascinating portrait of four obsessed eccentrics - a topi... Read more

Style Wars (1983)

8.3/10
Director: Tony Silver

An emblem of the original, embracing spirit of hip-hop as it exploded into the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds.... Read more