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General Docos

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....

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

7.5/10
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Starring: Al Gore

The history and perils of global climate change are explored in this popular and controversial documentary featuring former vice president Al Gore. Ta... Read more

Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)

8.4/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt

This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more

Grass (1999)

7.3/10
Director: Ron Mann
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Richard Nixon

Woody Harrelson narrates this documentary about the history of marijuana in 20th-century America, beginning with clips from educational films and expl... Read more

Paris - An Insider's Guide (2007)

Starring: Sandrine Voillet

Join Sandrine Voillet as she takes you on a journey, experiencing life in the real Paris; a ground view of the city that's seldom seen by tourists. Fr... Read more

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble (2015)

7.7/10
Director: Morgan Neville
Starring: Yo-Yo Ma

Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade r... Read more

Homage to Chagall (1977)

7.2/10
Director: Harry Rasky

For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colourful, heartfelt paintings, murals and s... Read more

Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit The World (1994)

8.9/10

Encyclopedia Britannica lists Nikola Tesla as one of the top ten most fascinating people in history. So why is he virtually unknown to the general pub... Read more

Helvetica (2007)

7.2/10
Director: Gary Hustwit

An engaging and funny investigation into the world's most ubiquitous typeface. Are you partial to Times New Roman? How do you feel about Arial Narrow,... Read more

Iris (2015)

7.1/10
Director: Albert Maysles

New York fashion original Iris Apfel first came to prominence as an interior designer in the 1950s when she and her husband founded a company speciali... Read more

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (2001)

8.1/10
Starring: Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac's novel "On The Road" and its stream-of-consciousness style of poetry greatly influenced both the literary and rock music worlds. During... Read more