1999 Documentary Movies

56 movies found (page 1/2):

Buena Vista Social Club(1999)

3.8/5 (with 131 votes)

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.

Directed by Wim Wenders - With Ry Cooder, Juan de Marcos González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Pío Leyva, Manuel Licea, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, ...

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Beyond the Mat(1999)

| 1h 42min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 36 votes)

Beyond the Mat is a 1999 professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W. Blaustein. The movie focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers outside of the ring, especially Mick Foley, Terry Funk, and Jake Roberts. The film heavily focuses on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), often criticizing it and its chairman Vince McMahon. It also follows Extreme Championship Wrestling, it's rise in popularity, and many other independent wrestlers and organisations.

Directed by Barry W. Blaustein - With Mick Foley, Jake Roberts, Terry Funk, Dwayne Johnson, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jesse Ventura, ...

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My Best Fiend(1999)

1h 35min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 80 votes)

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

Directed by Werner Herzog - With Werner Herzog, Isabelle Adjani, Claudia Cardinale, Mick Jagger, Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, ...

American Movie(1999)

| 1h 47min | Documentary

3.8/5 (with 104 votes)

American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

Directed by Chris Smith - With Mark Borchardt

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My Voyage to Italy(1999)

4h 6min | Documentary

3.9/5 (with 25 votes)

World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Martin Scorsese

Get Bruce!(1999)

1h 22min | Comedy, Documentary

3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.

Directed by Andrew J. Kuehn - With Bruce Vilanch, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Roseanne Barr, Lily Tomlin, ...

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One Day in September(1999)

| 1h 34min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 30 votes)

The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald - With Michael Douglas, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Zvi Zamir, Esther Roth-Shahamorov, ...

American Pimp(2000)

| 1h 27min | Documentary

3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.

Directed by Hughes brothers - With Fillmore Slim, Don "Magic" Juan, Too Short, Dennis Hof

Sex: The Annabel Chong Story(1999)

1h 26min | Documentary

3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

The documentary follows Annabel Chong, former record holder for the world's largest gang bang, which she set in 1995 by having sex with 70 men. It focuses on her reasons for working in porn, and her relationship with friends and family.

Directed by Gough Lewis - With John T. Bone, Ron Jeremy, Rob Zicari

Grass(1999)

1h 20min | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 16 votes)

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.

Directed by Ron Mann

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Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities(1999)

| 1h 27min | Documentary

3.8/5 (with 4 votes)

Monika Treut explores the worlds and thoughts of several female to male transgendered individuals. As with Treuts first film, Jungfrauenmaschine, Gendernauts, enters a minority sector of San Fransisco culture. The characters in this film have a lot to complain about, and they do. They are people whose physical appearance (female) does not match their inner sexual identity (male). The subject is pinpointed in the film independant of sexual orientation. Leave your conservative hats at the door, this is going to need your special attention.

Directed by Monika Treut - With Annie Sprinkle

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street(2000)

| 1h 15min | Documentary

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.

Directed by Steven Okazaki

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A Conversation with Gregory Peck(1999)

1h 37min | Documentary

4.0/5 (with 7 votes)

Not your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and behind-the-scenes with Gregory Peck and his one man show. The actor's traveling program features question and answer sessions with the American icon and allows the actor to reminisce about his career.

Directed by Barbara Kopple - With Anthony Peck, Bill Clinton, Gregory Peck, Hillary Clinton, Jacques Chirac, Lauren Bacall, ...

Wisconsin Death Trip(1999)

| 1h 16min | Documentary, Crime

2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account of the disasters that befell one small town in Wisconsin during the final decade of the 19th century. The film is inspired by Michael Lesy's book of the same name which was first published in 1973. Lesy discovered a striking archive of black and white photographs in the town of Black River Falls dating from the 1890s and married a selection of these images to extracts from the town's newspaper from the same decade. The effect was surprising and disturbing. The town of Black River Falls seems gripped by some peculiar malaise and the weekly news is dominated by bizarre tales of madness, eccentricity and violence amongst the local population.

Directed by James Marsh - With Ian Holm

Return with Honor(1999)

| 1h 41min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half years.

Directed by Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders - With Tom Hanks

American Hollow(1999)

1h 30min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

American Hollow is a 1999 American documentary film directed and produced by Rory Kennedy. The film follows the extended Bowling family, residents of an eastern Kentucky valley, for a year in Perry County, Kentucky. The music for the film was composed by Bill Frisell. Iree Bowling died at the age of 81 in December 2010.

Directed by Rory Kennedy

South(1999)

1h 11min | Documentary

3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

Chantal Akerman investigates the American Deep South through the story of a lynching and grisly murder of an African-American man that took place in Texas in 1998.

Directed by Chantal Akerman

blink-182: The Urethra Chronicles(1999)

1h 2min | Documentary, Comedy, Music

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Go on the road with punk rockers blink-182 as they travel around the globe, belt out hits to frenzied mosh pits and enjoy provocative antics in this film that's part concert video, part documentary. Included are all the band's videos, interviews and performances from 1995 through 1999. Concert footage, recorded at London's Electric Ballroom, features the songs "Dammit," "Josie" and "All the Small Things.".

Directed by Marcos Siega - With Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker, Scott Raynor, Blink-182, Alyssa Milano, ...

After Stonewall(1999)

1h 28min | Documentary

3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of North American society.

Directed by John Scagliotti

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News from a Personal War(1999)

57min | Documentary, Crime

3.9/5 (with 9 votes)

Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.

Directed by Kátia Lund, João Moreira Salles

Disenchanted Forest(2002)

52min | Documentary

We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction. Two years in the making, the film is an intimate portrayal of the world of orangutans, the threats to their survival and the people committed to help them thrive. The film focuses on a recent discovery that orangutans do not rely on animal instinct for survival, but instead have a culture that they have preserved from generation to generation.

Directed by Sarita Siegel

Better Living Through Circuitry(1999)

1h 25min | Documentary, Music

2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

A documentary about the Electronic Dance movement of the '90s. It is the first such full-length film on the topic. It was produced by Cleopatra Pictures and Entertainment Group, presided by Cleopatra Records founder Brian Perera. The film features interviews with BT, The Crystal Method, Electric Skychurch, Genesis P-Orridge, Frankie Bones, DJ Spooky, Roni Size, and DJ Keoki.

Directed by Jon Reiss

Creature(1999)

1h 16min | Documentary

Kyle Dean was a misfit in her North Carolina school. She was called "Creature" because she was a boy who knew she was a girl in part of the country where such things were not understood or tolerated. As soon as she could she left North Carolina for Hollywood where she felt that she'd stand more of a chance of becoming who she wanted to be. Now as Stacey she's going back to visit with with Mom and Pop.

Directed by Parris Patton - With Stacey Hollywood

Deep Inside Clint Star(1999)

1h 28min | Documentary

2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Director Clint Alberta takes us on a hilarious and bittersweet journey into the hearts and minds of some very ordinary, extraordinary young Canadians. Clint, taking on the role of Clint Star, seeks out his far-flung buddies, young Natives like himself. They talk about sex and life... love and abuse... 500 years of oppression--with humour, grace and courage. Deep Inside Clint Star explores issues of identity, sexuality and intimacy, while retaining the creative and playful style of a director who is not afraid of turning the camera on himself. This engaging documentary will draw you out of yourself and deep inside Clint Star.

Directed by Clint Alberta

Forest Alert(1999)

1h 10min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

We tend to see the forest as infinite, eternal. But this precious resource, once thought to be inexhaustible, is under threat. Forest Alert breaks through the silence and ignorance surrounding current forestry practices and questions our collective responsibility for the destruction of Quebec's rich timberlands. The script is typical of acclaimed Quebec singer/songwriter Richard Desjardins: strong words, striking imagery, paradoxes that challenge how our forests are managed. Opinions are firmly held and diametrically opposed. There are those who cherish this precious legacy and are worried about our exploitation of it. There are those, in government and industry, who swear that the forest will be preserved for future generations. Citing the concerns of professional foresters, the film is a direct attack on the depredation of what should be a sustainable resource. Forest Alert asks the ultimate question: Are our forests in good hands? In French with English subtitles.

Directed by Richard Desjardins, Robert Monderie

Crazy English(1999)

1h 30min | Documentary

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A documentary about Li Yang, who tries to teach large numbers of Chinese to speak English, using unusual methods. He holds motivational rallies, where he gets the crowd to shout out English phrases, in order to instill confidence, and tells them not to be afraid of losing face. His goal is to increase Chinese trade, and export Chinese culture, to the main world markets: North America, Japan, and Europe. After the rally, they can continue their English lessons using his taped courses.

Directed by Zhang Yuan - With Li Yang

On the Ropes(1999)

1h 34min | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

The story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.

Directed by Nanette Burstein

N.Y.H.C.(1999)

1h 27min | Documentary, Music

3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

N.Y.H.C. is the first feature-length documentary to explore the New York Harcore music scene. Drawings its roots from punk rock, hardcore evolved into a dedicated, self-contained movement, unconcerned with success in the mainstream. The documentary follows seven bands in the summer of 1995, ranging from Bronx inner-city youth to Long Island suburbanites to Hare Krishna devotees. N.Y.H.C. is a surprisingly in-depth and non-exploitive look into a vital and often neglected music community.

Directed by Frank Pavich - With Madball, 25 ta Life, Vision of Disorder, 108, No Redeeming Social Value

Private Dicks: Men Exposed(1999)

56min | Documentary

2.5/5 (with 5 votes)

Men, most of them naked, talk about their penises. They range from 17 to 70+, all from the U.S. The interviews are edited around themes: discovery, early sexual experiences, masturbation, size, oral sex, libido, performance, disease and maladies, maturity. A lexicographer discusses language, especially slang; a few archival educational-film clips divide the topics. Images and stories mix with facts and philosophical reflection. The usually private becomes public.

Adwa(1999)

1h 37min | Documentary, War

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.

Directed by Haile Gerima

1999 Documentary Movies

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Buena Vista Social Club(1999)

Beyond the Mat(1999)

My Best Fiend(1999)

American Movie(1999)

My Voyage to Italy(1999)

Get Bruce!(1999)

One Day in September(1999)

American Pimp(2000)

Sex: The Annabel Chong Story(1999)

Grass(1999)

Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities(1999)

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street(2000)

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A Conversation with Gregory Peck(1999)

Wisconsin Death Trip(1999)

Return with Honor(1999)

American Hollow(1999)

South(1999)

blink-182: The Urethra Chronicles(1999)

After Stonewall(1999)

News from a Personal War(1999)

Disenchanted Forest(2002)

Better Living Through Circuitry(1999)

Creature(1999)

Deep Inside Clint Star(1999)

Forest Alert(1999)

Crazy English(1999)

On the Ropes(1999)

N.Y.H.C.(1999)

Private Dicks: Men Exposed(1999)

Adwa(1999)

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