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Documentary Films
Showcasing the very best in fascinating feature length documentaries.
Film about the first globally famous stunt performer - charismatic showman Evel Knievel.
Release date:
07 Apr 2016
Three men travel Europe in search of answers about their families' links to the Nazis.
Release date:
30 Mar 2016
Film exposing a unique access to the life and mind of SS commander Heinrich Himmler.
Release date:
27 Apr 2015
Film about the Black Panther party, its culture and political awakening for black people.
Release date:
21 Feb 2016
How a lavish party thrown by the Shah of Iran marked the break between him and his people.
Release date:
14 Feb 2016
Documentary made with rare video footage of Guns N' Roses in their formative years.
Release date:
05 Feb 2016
Following the Bolshoi's performers and managers as they try to reclaim their reputation.
Release date:
28 Feb 2016
A history of celebrated nightclub Annabel's, playground for the rich and famous.
Release date:
06 Feb 2016
Documentary which explores the evolution and enduring popularity of the Eagles.
Release date:
08 Jun 2013
The race which turns Siena into a battleground of strategy, intrigue and machismo.
Release date:
07 Feb 2016
A convicted murderer on death row petitions the court asking to be executed.
Release date:
31 Jan 2016
The story of circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions.
Release date:
17 Jan 2016
Documentary about a plan to scam the British taxman by faking the production of a movie.
Release date:
24 Jan 2016
Documentary. Story of the young cop who brought killer Francis Heaulmes to justice.
Release date:
24 Feb 2008
How a former beauty queen's devotion to the man of her dreams became a tabloid sensation.
Release date:
26 Mar 2012
Thrilling heist documentary about the world's most notorious gang of diamond thieves.
Release date:
22 Oct 2013
The story of a couple whose plans of building a mansion are hit by the economic crisis.
Release date:
28 Jan 2013
The story of the 1979 hostage crisis at the American Embassy in Iran.
Release date:
27 Nov 2007
How a group of feminist punk rockers, known as Pussy Riot, captured the world's attention.
Release date:
21 Oct 2013
The behind the scenes account of Bill Clinton's 1992 US presidential campaign.
Release date:
11 Apr 2002
The story of Iceland and Britain's bitter disputes over the ownership of fishing zones.
Release date:
28 May 2001
Adam Curtis's epic story of how Britain, America and Russia got lost in Afghanistan.
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A documentary exploring the nature of fear through scary scenes from horror films.
Release date:
18 Oct 2015