List of the best Nick Broomfield movies: Juvenile Liaison(1976), Monster in a Box(1991), Tattooed Tears(1979), Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer(2003), Tales of the Grim Sleeper(2014), Battle for Haditha(2007), Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love(2019), Biggie and Tupac(2002), Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher(1994), Whitney: Can I Be Me(2017), Chicken Ranch(1983), Sarah Palin: You Betcha!(2011) ... ...
Documentary
UK
1976
101 Minutes
Director
Joan Churchill Lillian Brooks
Banned for 15 years and referred to as 'The Film the Police Arrested', Broomfield's scathing account of the Lancashire Police Force Liaison Division's handling of young, sometimes pre-teen,... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1991
88 Minutes
Director
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This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
Documentary
UK
1979
85 Minutes
Director
An intimate, hands on encounter with a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in Chino California.
Documentary
UK|USA
2003
89 Minutes
Director
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Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.
Documentary
UK|USA
2014
105 Minutes
Director
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Seymour Amster Laverne Peters Margaret Prescod
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Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Director
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
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An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
Biography, Documentary, Music
Canada|UK
2019
97 Minutes
Director
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An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Documentary
UK
2002
107 Minutes
Director
The Notorious B.I.G. Tupac Shakur
Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997.
Biography, Documentary
UK
1994
83 Minutes
Director
Margaret Thatcher Christopher Hitchens Julian Seymour Howard Teicher
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Kamikaze documentarian Nick Broomfield unleashes his bothersome Brit persona on the Iron Lady in this hilariously revealing film. The result is ninety minutes of the filmmaker being ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
UK|USA
2017
90 Minutes
Director
Rudi Dolezal Tony Anderson Burt Bacharach David Foster Sharlotte Gibson Frances Grill Cissy Houston
Tells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.
Documentary
UK|USA
1983
84 Minutes
Director
Sandi Sissel
Documentary on the "Chicken Ranch," a legal Nevada brothel.
Documentary
UK
2011
90 Minutes
Director
Nick Broomfield goes in pursuit of Sarah Palin, interviewing her family and friends, for a decidedly unauthorized perspective on this growing force in American politics.
Drama
Australia|USA
1989
100 Minutes
Director
Gabriel Byrne Amanda Donohoe Michael Hordern Judy Parfitt Douglas Hodge Sadie Frost Struan Rodger Ian Carmichael David Delve Ralph Brown
husband wife son best friend victim thrilling suspenseful england london party household jealousy class distinctions blackmail guilt hit and run love mystery pursuit 1980s
A park ranger is tasked with dealing with a killer crocodile that appears to have a spiritual connection with the local Aboriginals.
Documentary, Crime, Drama, Music
UK
1998
100 Minutes
Director
Nick Broomfield Courtney Love Tracey Marander Alice Wheeler Hank Harrison Dylan Carlson
A documentary on the life of Kurt Cobain and his relationship with Courtney Love.
Documentary
1995
106 Minutes
Director
Filmmaker Nick Broomfield's profile includes interviews with Fleiss, her business associates and clients.
Documentary
1992
76 Minutes
Director
Nick Broomfield Chiccotwala
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Nick Broomfield documents musician Chicco Twala's efforts to promote a Tracy Chapman concert in South Africa.
Documentary
1988
85 Minutes
Director
André Heller Graciela Daniele Mercedes Ellington George Faison Clent Bowers Victor Cook
Filmmaker Nick Broomfield shows chaos on the set of European impresario Andre Heller's black musical "Body and Soul."
Documentary
1996
84 Minutes
Director
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Filmmaker Nick Broomfield goes inside a Manhattan house of domination to profile the sexual-fetish industry.
Documentary
1981
90 Minutes
Director
Joan Churchill Clara Alves Jackie Hall Joann Johnson
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Drama
2006
98 Minutes
Director
Ai Qin Lin Zhan Yu Zhe Wei Man Qin Wei Devi Zhu
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Documentary
1992
87 Minutes
Director
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Nick Broomfield explores the media circus surrounding the case of America's first textbook female serial killer.