Biography
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.
The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
8.4/10
Director: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Starring: Sebastiao Salgado
The epic still photographs of Brazilian artist and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado fill the giant screen in this spectacular new documentary about... Read more
The Seven Ages of Elvis (2018)
Director: David Upshal
Starring: Elvis Presley
Elvis was the ultimate “rise and fall” megastar – he defined the pitfalls of modern super-celebrity. His childhood immersed in “trash white” poverty e... Read more
The Showmen: Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill (1996)
The true story behind the fastest guns in the west! Crime wasn't the only way to turn profit from gunplay in the Old West, Buffalo Bill Cody and "Wild... Read more
The Source (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Chuck Workman
Starring: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro
Acclaimed documentarian Chuck Workman chronicles the 50-year history of the Beat Generation and its lasting effects on American literature, music, art... Read more
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
7.8/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Beck , Mike Myers, Weird Al Yankovic, Steve Jones, Jason Schwartzman
A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks. Read more
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: The Stone Roses
In 2012, a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to p... Read more
The Story Of Kerry, Josie And Diana (2011)
Director: Gillian Armstrong
New to DVD: Gillian Armstrong reflects on the making of Love, Lust & Lies and its preceding documentaries—five films spanning more than thirty years w... Read more
The Story of Ned Kelly (2006)
Ned Kelly, revered by some as a national hero and loathed by others as a murderous bandit. Regardless of what you might think about Australia's most i... Read more
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
8.3/10
Director: Rob Epstein
Starring: Harvey Fierstein
More than a story of one man's life, this Academy Award-winning documentary traces the coming of age of the Gay Rights Movement in the late '70s. Harv... Read more