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.
When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors (2010)
7.7/10
Director: Tom DiCillo
Starring: Jim Morrison, Johnny Depp, The Doors, (narrated by)
Written and directed by Tom DiCillo ("Living in Oblivion"), this acclaimed documentary presents a gripping overview of the musical and cultural impact... Read more
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
7.8/10
Director: Sebastian Junger
Shortly after the release of his documentary "Restrepo", photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya. Colleague and filmmaker Sebastian Junger t... Read more
Whitney (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Whitney Houston
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, r... Read more
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolzeal
Starring: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown
Four years after her death, filmmaker Nick Broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as h... Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? USA (2010)
Starring: Brooke Shields, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Spike Lee,...
'Who Do You Think You Are? USA' follows the journeys of six well known US personalities (Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke... Read more
Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 4 (2007)
8.2/10
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, John Hurt, Alistair McGowan, Natasha Kaplinsky, Carol Vorderma...
Britain's best-loved celebrities trace their family tree to reveal the surprising, extraordinary and often moving stories of their ancestors. At the s... Read more
Who is Harry Nilsson (and Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? (2010)
7.7/10
Director: John Scheinfeld
Starring: Harry Nilsson
Once described by The Beatles as their favourite American musician, Harry Nilsson, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in pop music history, is at... Read more
Wild Women of the West (2003)
Starring: Narrated by, Maggie Scanlan
The women of the west were strong, willing and capable hardworking characters, who arrived in the vast west to fill many of the seemingly prepared rol... Read more
William Gibson - No Maps for these Territories (2001)
Director: Mark Neale
Starring: William Gibson
William Gibson - visionary writer, author of 'Neuromancer' and creator of the term 'cyberspace' - is the subject of this unusual and absorbing documen... Read more
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
Starring: William Kunstler
Filmmakers Sarah and Emily Kunstler delve into the life of their father, William Kunstler, whose controversial career and high-profile clients solidif... Read more