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.
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold (2004)
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: Malcolm Arnold
Tony Palmer's two part documentary celebrates one of Britain's largely underestimated, yet most popular composers and the triumph of a man against all... Read more
Trumbo (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Peter Askin
Starring: Nathan Lane, Paul Giamatti, Brian Dennehy, Donald Sutherland, Liam Neeson, Micha...
Legendary Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo ('Roman Holiday', 'Spartacus') was the most well-known member of the Hollywood 10 who famously defied M... Read more
Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
8/10
Director: Lauren Lazin
Starring: Tupac Shakur
The influential career and tragic death of Tupac Shakur is explored in this absorbing and comprehensive documentary focusing on the slain rap visionar... Read more
Two in the Wave (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Emmanuel Laurent
Starring: Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut
The two are Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, friends and writers for the magazine Cahiers du Cinema, whose films "Breathless" and "The 400 Blows... Read more
Tyson (2008)
7.5/10
Director: James Toback
Starring: Mike Tyson
A riveting documentary portrait of the controversial boxer in which Iron Mike frankly tells the story of his rollercoaster ride of a life. From his to... Read more
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. Before her brut... Read more
Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Starring: Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino Garavani
Far from being a film solely for fashion lovers, this is an intriguing, multi-layered personality study that provides an exciting and eye-opening look... Read more
Victor Borge: The Funniest Man in The World (2008)
8.4/10
Starring: Victor Borge
Taking its title from the New York Time's declaration that he was probably the funniest man in the world, this film commemorates legendary entertainer... Read more
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Eric Bricker
Starring: Narrated by, Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman narrates this enthralling documentary exploring the monumental career of 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. A pivot... Read more
Vivienne Westwood (2019)
Director: Gillian Greenwood
Starring: Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood created outfits that shocked the world and many of her creations are exhibited in museums around the globe today. In the 1970s this... Read more