Top rated 10 intricate directing movies with Documentary

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1 Dave Not Coming Back (2020)

Two friends, Don and Dave were diving in the cave of Boesmansgat: 283 meters. Right before surfacing up, Dave - who'd just broken a world record - finds a body. They decide to dive back and retrieve it.

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2020-09-11 | Documentary

Cast

Don Shirley, David Shaw

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unflinching
  2. Ranked #2 for
    meaty
  3. Ranked #3 for
    recreating

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2 David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.

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2020-09-10 | Music / Documentary

Cast

David Byrne, Chris Giarmo

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    mosaic narrative
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pitch perfect
  3. Ranked #1 for
    spellbinding

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3 Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

The story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.

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2023-04-11 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Little Richard

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    legendary
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pop-cultural
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for in-depth study

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4 MLK/FBI (2020)

Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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2020-09-15 | Documentary

Cast

Martin Luther King Jr., J. Edgar Hoover

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    whole shebang
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stylistic touch
  3. Ranked #1 for
    estimable

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5 The Painter and the Thief (2020)

When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintings are nowhere to be found. Barbora goes to the trial in hopes of finding clues, but instead she ends up asking the thief if she can paint a portrait of him. This will be the start of a very unusual friendship. Over three years, the cinematic documentary follows the incredible story of the artist looking for her stolen paintings, while at the same time turning the thief into art.

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2020-09-05 | Documentary

Cast

Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland

Rating

rating icon 7.306
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    artistic genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    scaled back
  3. Ranked #1 for
    abstruse

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6 Flee (2021)

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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2021-06-17 | Documentary / Animation

Cast

Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar

Rating

rating icon 7.788
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intermixed plot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    great cinematic achievement
  3. Ranked #2 for
    never faltering

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7 My Octopus Teacher (2020)

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

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2020-09-04 | Documentary

Cast

Craig Foster, Tom Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.884
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most visually stunning
  2. Ranked #1 for
    highly intelligent
  3. Ranked #1 for
    pure beauty

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8 Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (2022)

In the 2000s, chef Charlie Trotter was the toast of Chicago, his eponymous restaurant one of the world’s top fine-dining destinations. A gastronomic revolutionary and a culinary bad-boy, Trotter paved the way for the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, yet his tempestuous, competitive nature alienated many. With never-before-seen archival material and new interviews with those who loved and loathed Trotter—who died from a stroke in 2013 at age 54—this absorbing, unvarnished profile chronicles the passions of a master chef and the consequences of pursuing perfection at all costs.

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2022-11-18 | Documentary

Cast

Charlie Trotter, Wolfgang Puck

Rating

rating icon 0.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cautionary tale
  2. Ranked #4 for
    not shying away
  3. Ranked #4 for
    pulling punches

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9 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

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2020-09-28 | Documentary / Drama

Cast

David Attenborough, Max Hughes

Rating

rating icon 8.469
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    saddest
  2. Ranked #1 for
    national treasure
  3. Ranked #1 for
    common good

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10 Kiss the Ground (2020)

Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.

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2020-09-22 | Documentary

Cast

Woody Harrelson, David Arquette

Rating

rating icon 8.008
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    educational
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accessible
  3. Ranked #1 for
    hopeful

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