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2012 Documentary Movies

Public list by WPS with 224 movies or TV shows/series

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After Porn Ends(2012)

1h 30min | Documentary
2.9/5 (with 117 votes)

Documentary examining what happens to some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry after they leave the business and try and live "normal" lives.

Searching for Sugar Man(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Music, Documentary
3.9/5 (with 395 votes)

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.

Katy Perry: Part of Me(2012)

PG
| 1h 33min | Documentary, Music
3.6/5 (with 128 votes)

Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.

The Imposter(2012)

R
| 1h 39min | Documentary, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 321 votes)

In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

Directed by Bart Layton - With Frédéric Bourdin, Ellenie Salvo González, Ronald Kukulies, Nils Brunkhorst

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists(2012)

PG
| 1h 33min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 146 votes)

Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous' raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members, people recently returned from prison or facing trial, writers, academics, activists and major players in various "raids," the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach, the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.

Planet Ocean(2012)

1h 34min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 27 votes)

Dive into our planet's greatest mysteries with a team of international underwater cinematographers as they explore the breathtaking bond between humanity and the ocean.

The Act of Killing(2012)

NR
| 1h 55min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 292 votes)

Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.

Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn

Chimpanzee(2012)

G
| 1h 18min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests.

How to Make Money Selling Drugs(2012)

NR
| 1h 36min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 42 votes)

Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.

Directed by Matthew Cooke

Love, Marilyn(2013)

NR
| 1h 45min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 28 votes)

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.

Directed by Liz Garbus - With Marilyn Monroe

West of Memphis(2012)

R
| 2h 30min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 58 votes)

The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense, allows the film to show the investigation, research and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the Unitedstatian South.

Directed by Amy J. Berg - With West Memphis Three

Room 237(2012)

NR
| 1h 42min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 222 votes)

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

Directed by Rodney Ascher
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Side by Side(2012)

NR
| 1h 39min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 128 votes)

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Directed by Christopher Kenneally

The Invisible War(2012)

NR
| 1h 33min | Crime, Drama, History, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 50 votes)

An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.

Directed by Kirby Dick - With Mike Turner, Chellie Pingree, Louise Slaughter, Loretta Sanchez, Jackie Speier, Ted Poe, ...

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology(2012)

R
| 2h 16min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 55 votes)

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

Directed by Sophie Fiennes - With Slavoj Žižek

Chasing Ice(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 14min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 71 votes)

When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.

Directed by Jeff Orlowski - With Jeff Orlowski

Stories We Tell(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 93 votes)

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

Directed by Sarah Polley - With Rebecca Jenkins

The Gatekeepers(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 42 votes)

In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means. (TIFF)

Directed by Dror Moreh - With Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Yuval Diskin, Carmi Gillon, Yaakov Peri, Avraham Shalom, ...

Leviathan(2012)

NR
| 1h 27min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 38 votes)

Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast. The very waters that once inspired Moby Dick, the film captures the harsh, unforgiving world of the fishermen in starkly haunting, yet beautiful detail.

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God(2012)

1h 46min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 26 votes)

Academy Award®–winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.

Directed by Alex Gibney

Indie Game: The Movie(2012)

NR
| 1h 43min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 198 votes)

Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through your work.

Directed by Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky - With Edmund McMillen, Tommy Refenes, Phil Fish, Jonathan Blow

More Than Honey(2012)

NR
| 1h 30min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 37 votes)

With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia — more ambitious than any previous work on the topic.

A Band Called Death(2013)

NR
| 1h 36min | Documentary, Music
3.6/5 (with 35 votes)

Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.

Directed by Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett

The Summit(2013)

R
| 1h 35min | Adventure, Documentary
3.5/5 (with 43 votes)

The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster directed by Nick Ryan. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the 2008 K2 disaster. On the way to and from the summit, eleven climbers died during a short time span creating one of the worst catastophes in climbing history. Much of the documentary footage was captured by Swedish mountaineer Fredrik Sträng. Sträng was planning to do a Documentary which was aborted due to the fact that he did not reach the summit. The footage was still valuable to help solving what really did happen since all the climbers had different stories about what happened.

Directed by Nick Ryan

How to Survive a Plague(2012)

NR
| 1h 49min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.

Directed by David France - With Bill Clinton, Ed Koch, George H. W. Bush, Jesse Helms, Larry Kramer, Mathilde Krim, ...

Sunset Strip(2012)

1h 37min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 13 votes)

A documentary on the famous Los Angeles street.

Directed by Hans Fjellestad

The House I Live In(2012)

NR
| 1h 50min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 31 votes)

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

Directed by Eugene Jarecki - With David Simon, Charles Bowden, Gabor Maté

Casting By(2012)

1h 29min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry(2012)

R
| 1h 32min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.

Directed by Alison Klayman - With Ai Weiwei

Beware of Mr. Baker(2012)

NR
| 1h 40min | Documentary, Music
3.8/5 (with 24 votes)

Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lives with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. This documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Beware of Mr. Baker! With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life.

Directed by Jay Bulger - With Ginger Baker
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