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.
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Rick Ray
Starring: H H Dalai Lama
If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be and why? Director Rick Ray's answer is 'the Dalai Lama'. Filmed during a private visit to h... Read more
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
7.5/10
Director: Ian Forsythe, Jane Pollard
Starring: Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Kylie Minogue, Warren Ellis, Susie Bick
An inspired collaboration between Nick Cave and British filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, this seductive portrait purports to take place over... Read more
21 Up (1977)
8.2/10
Director: Michael Apted
Called 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more
28 Up (1984)
8.3/10
Director: Michael Apted
Called 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more
35 Up (1991)
8.3/10
Director: Michael Apted
Called 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more
42 Up (1998)
8.3/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
In 1964, director Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children for the documentary '7 Up'. He's been back to film them every seven yea... Read more
49 Up (2005)
8.2/10
Director: Michael Apted
And now they are 49. Michael Apted's legendary social experiment continues with 10 of the original 12 participants taking part. With each entry seem... Read more
51 Birch Street (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Doug Block
Initially conceived as a film about his parents' 54-year marriage, this stunning documentary from director Doug Block swiftly changed course after the... Read more
56 Up (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Michael Apted
Continuing a project he began in 1964, filmmaker Michael Apted revisits his original subjects and sees how their lives are progressing now that they a... Read more
7 Up and 7 + 7 ( 14 Up ) (1963)
8/10
Director: Michael Apted
Dubbed 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more