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.
Tesla: Master of Lighting (2000)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Uth
Starring: (Voice of) , Stacy Keach
Nikola Tesla the Yugoslavian-born scientist, inventor and visionary who was Edison's associate and rival at the dawn of the electrical age, is the foc... Read more
The Man Who Bought Mustique (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Joseph Bullman
In 1956, a jet-setting Scottish Lord bought the island of Mustique and turned it into party central for the rich and frivolous. Big names that turned... Read more
Infamous Murders: Bizarre Murders / Mass Murders (2000)
7.5/10
Infamous Murders now examines three more modern day bizarre cases. In the first an entire family was slaughtered in a house which was later thought to... Read more
Kurosawa (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Adam Low
The man regarded by many as Japan's greatest filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, is the focus of this retrospective documentary. Kurosawa's family and colleagu... Read more
Hells Angels (The History Channel) (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Lengyel
Starring: Hunter S Thompson, Sony Barger
Behind the scenes interviews with Hell's Angels leaders and members reveal the fascinating life and danger of the Hell's Angels. Hunter S. Thompson sh... Read more
The Great Adventurers: Christopher Columbus (1999)
The momentous tale of how Christopher Columbus set sail in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, discovering 'The New World' along the way. Using r... Read more
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story (1999)
5.6/10
Director: Gough Lewis
Starring: Annabel Chong, Ron Jeremy
On January 19, 1995, Annabel Chong, a twenty-two year old undergraduate in gender studies, embarked on a crusade to secure fame, notoriety and a perma... Read more
Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jr (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Errol Morris
Starring: Fred A Leuchter, Caroline Leuchter
Continuing his fascination with the most unlikely of documentary topics, filmmaker Errol Morris turns his camera on a quiet man who made dying his lif... 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
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond (1998)
Director: Guillaume Bonn, Jean-Claude Luyat
Starring: Narrated by, Charlotte Rampling
Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, this fascinating documentary explores the life and work of legendary adventure photographer Peter Beard, whose eccentr... Read more