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2008 Documentary Movies

Public list by WPS with 234 movies or TV shows/series

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Tyson(2008)

R
| 1h 30min | Documentary, Drama
3.4/5 (with 48 votes)

Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.

Directed by James Toback - With Mike Tyson, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Don King, Don King, Desiree Washington, ...

Waltz with Bashir(2008)

3.9/5 (with 416 votes)

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

Directed by Ari Folman

Religulous(2008)

R
| 1h 41min | Documentary, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 253 votes)

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.

9to5: Days in Porn(2008)

1h 53min | Documentary
2.9/5 (with 33 votes)

9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers deep insight into their personal lives - from glamorous to grotesque - strange, fascinating, offensive, absurd and sometimes funny moments all at once.

Directed by Jens Hoffmann - With Sasha Grey, Ian Cinnamon

Food, Inc.(2008)

PG
| 1h 34min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 258 votes)

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)

NR
| 1h 35min | Documentary, Crime
4.1/5 (with 208 votes)

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.

Directed by Kurt Kuenne

Man on Wire(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 34min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 378 votes)

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.

Directed by James Marsh - With Philippe Petit

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson(2008)

R
| 2h | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 59 votes)

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil(2008)

NR
| 1h 21min | Documentary, Music
3.8/5 (with 129 votes)

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.

Directed by Sacha Gervasi - With Anvil, Lemmy, Lars Ulrich

Valentino: The Last Emperor(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)

Bigger Stronger Faster*(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 54 votes)

In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

Not Quite Hollywood(2008)

R
| 1h 43min | Comedy, Documentary
3.4/5 (with 40 votes)

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.

Directed by Mark Hartley
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The Wrecking Crew(2008)

1h 41min | Music, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 28 votes)

A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.

Directed by Denny Tedesco

Shine a Light(2008)

PG-13
| 2h 2min | Documentary, Music
3.4/5 (with 83 votes)

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorsese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.

It Might Get Loud(2008)

PG
| 1h 37min | Documentary, Music
3.6/5 (with 74 votes)

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.

Directed by Davis Guggenheim - With Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White

American Teen(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 35min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 21 votes)

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

Directed by Nanette Burstein

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe(2008)

G
| 1h 31min | Documentary, TV Movie
3.9/5 (with 33 votes)

In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.

American Swing(2008)

NC-17
| 1h 21min | Documentary
2.6/5 (with 8 votes)

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

Directed by Jon Hart, Mathew Kaufman - With Ron Jeremy, Buck Henry, Melvin Van Peebles, Jamie Gillis

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos(2008)

G
| 1h 18min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 25 votes)

In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth, life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 33min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 31 votes)

Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.

Directed by Morgan Spurlock - With Morgan Spurlock

Until the Light Takes Us(2008)

1h 33min | Documentary, Music
3.4/5 (with 43 votes)

Chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal, a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded by rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews with the musicians themselves, Until the Light Takes Us explores every aspect of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world.

Directed by Aaron Aites - With Fenriz, Varg Vikernes, Jan Axel Blomberg, Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad, Harmony Korine, Bjarne Melgaard, ...

Food Matters(2010)

1h 14min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 23 votes)

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide sickness industry and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease naturally.

Directed by Carlo Ledesma

Examined Life(2008)

1h 27min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 12 votes)

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy's power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.

Directed by Astra Taylor - With Cornel West, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Michael Hardt, Martha Nussbaum, ...

Standard Operating Procedure(2008)

R
| 1h 57min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 26 votes)

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Directed by Errol Morris

Chelsea on the Rocks(2008)

1h 28min | Documentary
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival.

Britney: For the Record(2008)

3.8/5 (with 20 votes)

An introspective documentary which chronicles pop music queen Britney Spears' return to the spotlight after her much-publicized professional and personal struggles. Honest, raw and revealing, the one-hour special shares some of Spears' most intimate moments in the span of 60 days, and gives fans an inside look at Britney in the recording studio and on set filming the music videos for one of music's most triumphant comebacks.

Directed by Phil Griffin - With Britney Spears

Soul Power(2008)

1h 33min | Documentary, Music
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

Directed by Jeff Levy-Hinte

Of Time and the City(2008)

1h 14min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool - his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since - in the process meditating on the internal struggles and conflicts that have wracked him throughout his life and the history of England during the second half of the 20th century.

Directed by Terence Davies

Crips and Bloods: Made in America(2009)

1h 33min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

Directed by Stacy Peralta

Our Spirits Don't Speak English(2008)

1h 20min | Documentary

Told from the Native American perspective, this documentary will uncover the dark history of the U.S. government and will give a voice to the countless Indian children forced through the system.

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