Frederick Wiseman Movies

List of the best Frederick Wiseman movies: Near Death(1989), Domestic Violence(2001), Primate(1974), Canal Zone(1977), The Store(1983), High School II(1994), Ex Libris: The New York Public Library(2017), National Gallery(2014), La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet(2009), City Hall(2020), At Berkeley(2013), In Jackson Heights(2015) ... ...

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Near Death

Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman profiles the doctors, nurses, physicians, and patients at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, as he watches medical staff work around... See full summary »

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Domestic Violence

Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman turns his observational camera on The Spring, a Florida shelter for battered women and children. For one-hundred and ninety-six minutes, Wiseman ... See full summary »

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Primate

This film casts a forensic observational eye over researchers working with primates. After a time watching it is possible to wonder which ones of these two sets of primates is the more strange.

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Canal Zone

On the one hand, you have the Panamians, but Frederick Wiseman shows them as the Americans see them: from a distance. They are poor and of no particular interest to them even if Panama is ... See full summary »

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The Store

A look at the employees and shoppers at the Neiman-Marcus department in Dallas, Texas during the holiday season.

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High School II

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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.

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National Gallery

A documentary that goes inside one of the great museums of the world: The National Gallery in London.

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La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

The film follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.

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City Hall

A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.

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At Berkeley

The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the ... See full summary »

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In Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights, Queens is one of the most culturally diverse communities in the US where 167 languages are spoken. IN JACKSON HEIGHTS explores the conflict between maintaining ties to old traditions and adapting to American values.

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Missile

Follows the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where Air Force officers are trained to man the Launch Control Centers for the ... See full summary »

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Essene

Daily life in a Benedictine monastery.

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Manoeuvre

A group of volunteer American soldiers go to Germany to participate in a practice in combat maneuver tactics.

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Monrovia, Indiana

Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.

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Boxing Gym

Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.

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Racetrack

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Sinai Field Mission

Follows the station's technicians and officials through their routine activities amid the harsh landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, providing a glimpse into the daily practice of diplomacy.

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Crazy Horse

A look inside Paris' Crazy Horse, a club that boasts the greatest and most chic nude dancing in the world.

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Titicut Follies

Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman exposes conditions at a Massachusetts hospital for the criminally insane.

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Belfast, Maine

Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman profiles a small port town and shows its inhabitants, people from many walks of life.

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