Documentary

Movies in Theaters on Friday December 6 – The Return, The Order, Unstoppable, Y2K, Nightbitch, The End and More

Kicking off December, a vast selection of movies is hitting theaters. Steffen Haars and Nick Frost’s family-thriller-comedy Get Away follows a family vacation in Sweden gone wrong. Amy Adams turns into a canine in Nightbitch. Justin Kurzel brings action to theaters with The Order starring Jude Law while Kyle Mooney brings back the early 2000s with Y2K. Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s You Are Not Me turns family drama into horror. Jharrel Jerome is one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles in Unstoppable. Christmas trip turns into heartbreak in H. Nelson Tracey’s drama Breakup Sea son. Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon attempt to escape mobsters in Lake George. Magnus von Horn’s period drama captures post-WW1 Copenhagen in The Girl With the Needle. Lillah Halla’s Power Alley follows a teenage volleyball player and her struggle for women’s rights in Brazil. Ralph Fiennes is Odysseus in Uberto Pasolini’s The Return. Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical The End stars Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon, and documentary Sabbath Queen follows the story of a gay rabbi.

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‘No Other Land’ Wins Best Feature and Best Director at 40th IDA Documentary Awards

No Other Land (Anipode Films)

No Other Land won the top prize of Best Feature Documentary at the 40th IDA Documentary Awards along with Best Director for Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor. The documentary was also honored with the Courage Under Fire Award.

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‘Julia’s Stepping Stones’ Trailer – Documentarian and Activist Julia Reichert Shares Her Story in Netflix Documentary

Julia’s Stepping Stones (screenshot / Netflix)

Academy Award-winning director Julia Reichert (American Factory, Union Maids), who passed away in 2022, reflects on her life as a filmmaker and activist in the new Netflix documentary Julia’s Stepping Stones. Narrated by Reichert herself and created with her longtime collaborator and husband, Steve Bognar, the film traces her journey from a working-class upbringing to becoming an Oscar and Emmy-winning artist.

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‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Trailer – Docu-concert Film Gets a 2025 Release Date

Becoming Led Zeppelin (screenshot / Sony Pictures Classics)

Sony Pictures Classics will release the documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin directed by Bernard MacMahon (American Epic), exclusively in IMAX on February 7, 2025, in almost 200 theaters. Ahead of the release, IMAX Theatres will hold one night only early access screenings on February 5, 2025 in eighteen markets.

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‘The Secret Lives of Animals’ Trailer – Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville Narrates Apple TV+ Nature Docuseries

The Secret Lives of Animals (screenshot / Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ debuted the official trailer for “The Secret Lives of Animals,” the new 10-part docuseries narrated by SAG Award winner Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey).

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RIP. Mary Bernice McGee, Motorsports Pioneer and Star of ‘Motorcycle Mary’ Documentary Dead at 87

Mary McGee in February 1961. (Photo courtesy of The Family of Mary McGee.)

Mary Bernice McGee, the legendary motorsports pioneer, and star of the documentary Motorcycle Mary died on Wednesday, November 27, at the age of 87.

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Werner Herzog’s ‘Theater of Thought’ Documentary into the Science of the Mind to Finally Open in Theaters | Trailer

Theater of Thought (Courtesy of Argot Pictures)

Originally premiered in 2022, legendary filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog’s latest work, Theater of Thought, is set for its U.S. theatrical debut this December. The documentary delves into the study and technology of the human mind, following Herzog and Columbia professor Rafael Yuste as they travel across the country to meet innovators in cerebral research and bioethics.

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Fang Li’s ‘The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru’ WWII Documentary + China’s Oscar Entry Begins Theatrical Run | Trailer

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru by Fang Li (screenshot)

Following its North American premiere at the Asian World Film Festival, Fang Li’s feature documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru opened for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in U.S. theaters. The film chronicles the search for the wreckage of the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese freighter carrying British POWs that was unknowingly torpedoed by a U.S. submarine in 1942.

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‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Documentary to Make Streaming Debut on HBO/Max

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (courtesy Sundance)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, the award-winning documentary chronicling the inspiring life of celebrated actor, will have its streaming debut on HBO and Max.

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Movies Released on Friday November 22 – From Animation ‘Flow’ to Documentaries ‘Never Look Away’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’

Glintz Zilbalodis’ animated awards contender Flow, about animals seeking a new home, leads the lineup of films opening in U.S. theaters on November 22, alongside a slate of compelling documentaries. Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with Never Look Away, chronicling the life of CNN war camerawoman Margaret Moth. Porcelain War tells the story of a Ukrainian family who stayed behind to defend their home during the war. Raoul Peck pays tribute to South African photographer Ernest Cole in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, while Steve Pink’s The Last Republican explores the journey of Adam Kinzinger, a Republican Congressman who publicly condemned Donald Trump after January 6th.

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‘Nature of the Crime’ Trailer – Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet’s HBO Documentary Examines the U.S. Parole System

Nature of the Crime (screenshot / HBO)

Filmmakers Ricki Stern (HBO’s “Here to Climb” and “My So-Called High School Rank”) and Jesse Sweet (“Killer Robots,” “The Murders Before the Marathon”) examine the U.S. Parole System through the stories of three incarcerated men pursuing release in the documentary “Nature of the Crime.”

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‘Polo’ Trailer – Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Documentary Goes Behind The Scenes of the Glamorous Sport

Polo (screenshot / Netflix)

From executive producers Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, comes the documentary series Polo, an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced and glamorous world of Polo.

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