2005 Documentary Movies

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March of the Penguins(2005)

3.5/5 (with 563 votes)

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

Directed by Luc Jacquet

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Grizzly Man(2005)

1h 43min | Documentary

3.8/5 (with 419 votes)

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

Directed by Werner Herzog

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Inside Deep Throat(2005)

NC-17

| 1h 30min | History, Documentary

3.3/5 (with 55 votes)

In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel, "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.

Directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato - With Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty, Carl Bernstein, Tony Bill, Lee Carroll, Johnny Carson, ...

Earthlings(2005)

1h 35min | Documentary

4.1/5 (with 134 votes)

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Directed by Shaun Monson - With Joaquin Phoenix, Persia White

The Aristocrats(2005)

| 1h 29min | Comedy, Documentary

3.0/5 (with 82 votes)

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Directed by Penn Jillette, Paul Provenza - With Lewis Black, George Carlin, Andy Dick, Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander, ...

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room(2005)

| 1h 50min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 111 votes)

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Directed by Alex Gibney - With Andrew Fastow, Jeffrey Skilling, Kenneth Lay, Gray Davis, Peter Coyote, George W. Bush, ...

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan(2005)

| 3h 28min | Documentary, Music

3.9/5 (with 54 votes)

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Bob Dylan, The Clancy Brothers, Allen Ginsberg, Dave Van Ronk, Mark Spoelstra, Suze Rotolo, ...

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Fuck(2006)

| 1h 33min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 37 votes)

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

Directed by Steve Anderson - With Steven Bochco, Pat Boone, Ben Bradlee, Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Sam Donaldson, ...

Dave Chappelle's Block Party(2005)

1h 40min | Comedy, Documentary, Music

3.4/5 (with 57 votes)

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.

Directed by Michel Gondry - With Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lil' Cease, Keyshia Cole, Common, ...

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Murderball(2005)

| 1h 28min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 38 votes)

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Directed by Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro - With Mark Zupan, Joe Soares

Why We Fight(2005)

PG-13

| 1h 38min | Documentary, History

3.8/5 (with 58 votes)

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

Directed by Eugene Jarecki - With Joseph Cirincione, Richard Perle, Chalmers Johnson, John McCain, Joseph Stalin, Condoleezza Rice, ...

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul(2005)

1h 30min | Documentary, Music

3.7/5 (with 27 votes)

Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.

Directed by Fatih Akin - With Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkin Koray, ...

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston(2006)

1h 50min | Documentary, Music

3.9/5 (with 56 votes)

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig - With Daniel Johnston

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Aliens of the Deep(2005)

1h 35min | Documentary

3.1/5 (with 27 votes)

James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.

Directed by James Cameron, Steven Quale - With Anatoly Sagalevich, James Cameron

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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey(2005)

| 1h 31min | Documentary, Music

3.8/5 (with 66 votes)

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.

Directed by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen - With Sam Dunn, Rob Zombie, Dee Snider, Bruce Dickinson, Lemmy, Angela Gossow, ...

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream(2006)

1h 26min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 41 votes)

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

Directed by Stuart Samuels

Gay Sex in the 70s(2005)

1h 7min | Documentary

3.1/5 (with 12 votes)

A chronicle of gay culture in New York during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDs era. Thirteen men and one woman look back at gay life and sex in Manhattan and Fire Island - from Stonewall (June, 1969) to the first reporting on AIDS (June, 1981). They describe the rapid move from repression to celebration, from the removal of shame to joy, the on-going search for "someone," the freedom before AIDS, the friendships, and brotherhood.

Directed by Joseph F. Lovett - With Tom Bianchi, Larry Kramer, Rodger McFarlane

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The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior(2005)

1h 30min | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

The strange career of one of the wrestling world's most controversial figures is explored in this WWE Home Video release focusing on eccentric brawler The Ultimate Warrior.

Directed by Kevin Dunn

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price(2005)

1h 38min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 33 votes)

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

Directed by Robert Greenwald

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McLibel(2005)

1h 25min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 9 votes)

McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then re-edited to 85 minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.

Directed by Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach

Street Fight(2005)

1h 23min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 12 votes)

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.

Directed by Marshall Curry - With Cory Booker

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William Eggleston in the Real World(2005)

1h 26min | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Documentary about William Eggleston, a famous modern American photographer.

Directed by Michael Almereyda - With William Eggleston, Tristán Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Elena Anaya

The Outsider(2005)

1h 25min | Documentary

3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Nicholas Jarecki follows director James Toback on the 12-day shoot of his thriller, When Will I Be Loved -- a movie made without a script or distribution deal.

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki

Into Great Silence(2005)

2h 42min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 14 votes)

Into Great Silence (German: Die Große Stille) is a documentary film directed by Philip Gröning that was first released in 2005. It is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. The Carthusians finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still interested.

Directed by Philip Gröning

Trudell(2005)

1h 20min | Documentary

2.7/5 (with 7 votes)

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.

Directed by Heather Rae

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I'm Going to Tell You a Secret(2005)

| 2h 8min | Documentary, Music

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

A documentary that follows Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour.

Directed by Jonas Åkerlund - With Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Stuart Price

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The God Who Wasn't There(2005)

1h 2min | Documentary, Drama

3.1/5 (with 34 votes)

Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

Directed by Brian Flemming

Gallipoli(2005)

1h 59min | Documentary, War

3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

The Gallipoli campaign of World War I was so controversial & devastating, it changed the face of battle forever. Using diaries, letters, photographs and memoirs, acclaimed director, Tolga Ornek, traces the personal journeys of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers, from innocence and patriotism to hardship and heartbreak.

Directed by Tolga Örnek

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Sir! No Sir!(2005)

1h 25min | Documentary, War

3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Sir! No Sir! is a documentary film about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Military during the Vietnam War. It consists in part of interviews with Vietnam veterans explaining the reasons they protested the war or even defected. The film tells the story of how, from the very start of the war, there was resentment within the ranks over the difference between the conflict in Vietnam and the "good wars" that their fathers had fought. Over time, it became apparent that so many were opposed to the war that they could speak of a movement.

Directed by David Zeiger - With Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Ed Asner

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Mad Hot Ballroom(2005)

| 1h 45min | Documentary, Kids & Family

3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes hilarious perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide.

Directed by Marilyn Agrelo

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2005 Documentary Movies

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March of the Penguins(2005)

Grizzly Man(2005)

Inside Deep Throat(2005)

Earthlings(2005)

The Aristocrats(2005)

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room(2005)

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan(2005)

Fuck(2006)

Dave Chappelle's Block Party(2005)

Murderball(2005)

Why We Fight(2005)

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul(2005)

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston(2006)

Aliens of the Deep(2005)

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey(2005)

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream(2006)

Gay Sex in the 70s(2005)

The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior(2005)

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price(2005)

McLibel(2005)

Street Fight(2005)

William Eggleston in the Real World(2005)

The Outsider(2005)

Into Great Silence(2005)

Trudell(2005)

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret(2005)

The God Who Wasn't There(2005)

Gallipoli(2005)

Sir! No Sir!(2005)

Mad Hot Ballroom(2005)

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