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How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon

2010 · Documentary · 10 min

Featurette for How to Train Your Dragon takes an in-depth look at how the 3D medium effects the style to the film.

Documentary Animation
TV ★ 7.2 TV-PG

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997 · Documentary · 4 series

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Documentary Mystery Reality
TV ★ 7.2 TV-PG

The Curse of Oak Island

2014 · Mystery · 14 series

Follow brothers Marty and Rick Lagina through their effort to find the speculated - and as of yet undiscovered - buried treasure believed to have been concealed through extraordinary means on Oak Island.

Mystery Action & Adventure Reality Documentary
TV ★ 7.6 TV-G

How It's Made

2001 · Documentary · 32 series

Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.

TV ★ 8.0 TV-14

Expedition Unknown

2015 · Documentary · 18 series

The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.

Documentary Reality Action & Adventure
TV ★ 7.8 TV-PG

MythBusters

2003 · Documentary · 16 series

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Movie ★ 8.0

The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

2008 · Comedy · 57 min

Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt tell the story behind The Mighty Boosh in their own words. They visit locations key to their past, including the comedy club where they first performed and the studio where the radio show was recorded, which is now an organic supermarket. Featuring interviews with Stewart Lee, Danny Wallace, Lee Mack, Steve Coogan, Russell Brand, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Jo Whiley, Lenny Henry, Kasabian and The Horrors as well as never before seen photos and home movies from the boys themselves.

Comedy Documentary
Movie ★ 8.5

Mrs. Brown's Bloomers

2010 · Documentary

Documentary Comedy
Movie ★ 6.5 PG-13

Good Hair

2009 · Documentary · 96 min

An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.

Documentary Comedy
Movie ★ 6.6 R

Jackass 3D

2010 · Comedy · 94 min

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."

Comedy Documentary Action
Movie ★ 7.2

Inside the Mind of Leonardo

2013 · TV Movie · 85 min

Inside The Mind of Leonardo is based on the artist’s private journals dating from the Italian Renaissance. With over 6,000 pages of handwritten notes and drawings, da Vinci’s private journals are the most comprehensive documents that chronicle the work of the world’s most renowned inventor, philosopher, painter and genius. Using this precious collection of writings and drawings to recount Da Vinci’s story in his own words, and combining them with stunning visual effects and 3D technology, we re-create the mindscape and ideas of mankind’s greatest polymath.

TV Movie Documentary
Movie ★ 8.2 PG

One Direction: This Is Us

2013 · Documentary · 92 min

"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.

Documentary Music
Movie ★ 7.0 PG-13

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2

2014 · Documentary · 94 min

In 2013 Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond embarked on what they hoped would be the perfect road trip. It started well and ended, quite frankly, very badly. Unbowed, the Top Gear pair are back for another crack and this time they're hoping to avoid inconveniences like apprehension by the French police. Welcome, then, to The Perfect Road Trip... 2. Once again, Clarkson and Hammond are seeking joy and perfection wherever it may be with a range of fast, beautiful and exciting cars unleashed on glorious roads amongst gorgeous scenery and drenched in Mediterranean sunshine. As part of their arduous research into perfection, the duo will also undertake some ridiculous challenges and hilarious stunts culminating in a strangely literal car race on the island of Capri. Top Gear - The Perfect Road Trip 2. This time it really is perfect. Except for the bits that aren't.

Documentary Adventure Comedy
Movie ★ 8.1

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

2014 · Documentary · 60 min

Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over the years?

Movie ★ 6.0 18

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

2015 · Documentary · 47 min

A look at the phenomenal success of novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Movie ★ 7.1

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015 · Documentary · 59 min

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.

Documentary Animation
Movie ★ 7.6 NR

Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015 · Documentary · 132 min

Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.

Documentary Music
Movie ★ 7.0 PG-13

Ronaldo

2015 · Documentary · 92 min

Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. For the first time ever, the world gets vividly candid and un-paralleled, behind-closed-doors access to the footballer, father, family-man and friend in this moving & fascinating documentary. Through in-depth conversations, state of the art football footage and never before seen archival footage, the film gives an astonishing insight into the sporting and personal life of triple Ballon D'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his career. From the makers of ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’, Ronaldo takes audiences on an intimate and revealing journey of what it’s like to live as an iconic athlete in the eye of the storm.

Documentary History
Movie ★ 7.6 R

Amy

2015 · Documentary · 128 min

A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.

Documentary Music
Movie ★ 7.6 NR

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

2016 · Documentary · 142 min

This making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is presented in 8 parts. Each part gives an in depth view of one aspect of creating the movie. You can see how special effects were used; costumes and make-up was done; all about the casting and location of the movie; and much more. This is done by interviews with the cast and crew as well as with fragments from the movie and images from behind the scenes. - Walking through Fire: Concluding the Saga (13:07) - Real or Not Real: Visual Design (9:57) - High Value Targets: The Acting Ensemble (16:33) - From Head to Toe: Costumes, Make-up and Hair (13:38) - Navigation the Minefield: Production in Atlanta, Paris and Berlin (13:06) - Collateral Damage: Stunts, Special Effects and Weapons (18:04) - Tightening the Noose: The Post-production Process (28:43) - A Different World: Reflection (22:33).

Movie ★ 6.7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015 · History · 93 min

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

History Comedy Documentary
Movie ★ 5.2 G

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

2011 · Music · 105 min

Tells the story of Justin Bieber, the kid from Canada with the hair, the smile and the voice: It chronicles his unprecedented rise to fame, all the way from busking in the streets of Stratford, Canada to putting videos on YouTube to selling out Madison Square Garden in New York as the headline act during the My World Tour from 2010. It features Usher, Scooter Braun, Ludacris, Sean Kingston, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus, Jaden Smith, Justin's family members and parts of his crew and huge fanbase in a mix of interviews and guest performances.

Music Documentary Family
Movie ★ 6.4 NR

Jackass 3.5

2011 · Comedy · 85 min

Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.

Comedy Documentary Action
Movie ★ 7.5 G

Oceans

2010 · Documentary · 104 min

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

Documentary Family Drama