This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.
Marking the 200th anniversary of Darwin's death, this expansive documentary follows him as a young amateur scientist on board the HMS Beagle in 1831,... Read more
Evacuated from Vietnam in 1975 as an infant as part of the hotly controversial wartime program known as Operation Babylift, a fully Americanized Heidi... Read more
Michael Palin presents this BBC documentary on the life and work of David Attenborough - scientist, host and media personality. Attenborough joined th... Read more
With a career well into its fifth decade, David Bowie has achieved what most can only dream of, always managing to stay at the cutting edge, with both... Read more
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. Read more
David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark str... Read more
Derek Jarman was one of the most idiosyncratic, innovative and controversial film-makers in Britain throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. On-screen and off... Read more
A documentary charting the life and work of Diana Vreeland, the influential fashion editor, who, after 25 years at Harper's Bazaar magazine, transform... Read more
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Marad... Read more
Southern California skateboarding legend Josh "Skreech" Sandoval is profiled in this edgy documentary about his challenges adapting to fatherhood in t... Read more