20 movies like Mr. Hoover & I, ordered by similarity : The Last Mogul(2005), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), The Eyes of Orson Welles(2018), Knock Down the House(2019), Diego Maradona(2019), Facing Ali(2009), The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera(1996), Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher(1994), Canal Zone(1977), Dinosaur 13(2014), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), The Cold Blue(2018) ...
6.8/10
Biography, Documentary
UK|USA
1990
85 Minutes
John Cage Emile de Antonio
federal agent documentarian government official fbi director brooding dense profound fascinating studio new york city kitchen united states office j. edgar hoover politics security wrongfully accused power struggle communism transformation
5.7/10
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2005
103 Minutes
Peter Bart Norman Brokaw David Brown Helen Gurley Brown Jimmy Carter Charles Champlin
agent studio head actor president talk show host lawyer incredible shocking intricate hollywood, calif. movie studio beverly hills, calif. office courtroom movie set hollywood success manipulation mafia music corporation of america
With hopes of making a quick buck to pay off some debt, a man throws a Luau themed out of party that quickly becomes out of control.
8.0/10
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
6.7/10
Biography, Documentary
UK
2018
115 Minutes
director actor narrator daughter creative emotional intricate inspiring new york city paris studio orson welles documentaries remembrance discovery mystery rise 1980s
Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
7.7/10
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
8.0/10
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2009
100 Minutes
George Chuvalo Henry Cooper George Foreman Joe Frazier Larry Holmes Ken Norton
boxer muhammad ali trainer expert speaker fascinating profound intense inspiring touching emotional boxing match boxing ring united states interview room documentaries documentary filmmaking informing interview sports
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
7.9/10
Biography, Documentary
UK|USA
1996
55 Minutes
quentin tarantino martin scorsese writer soldier reporter director creative engaging passionate new york city hollywood, calif. europe samuel fuller journalism film industry world war ii adventure discovery transformation 1980s
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Biography, Documentary
UK
1994
83 Minutes
Margaret Thatcher Christopher Hitchens Julian Seymour Howard Teicher
documentarian politician son press agent security guard wild amusing engaging england new york city salon chase politics margaret thatcher paranoia investigation pursuit underdog 1990s
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 »
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
1977
175 Minutes
officer government official military officer young man pilot engaging fascinating striking panama house office ship panama canal society community culture politics quest discovery 1970s
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 »
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
6.6/10
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
7.6/10
Documentary, War
USA
2018
72 Minutes
director actor documentarian inspiring touching powerful fascinating studio movie set cinema footage filmmaking documentary filmmaking filmmaker documentaries discovery transformation rescue 1940s
A tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
7.1/10
Documentary
UK
2002
86 Minutes
John-Paul Davidson
documentarian singer actor actress director animator fascinating winsome crafty studio california animation filmmaking songwriting creative process transformation discovery 1990s
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
Biography, Documentary
2005
207 Minutes
Bob Dylan Dick Kangas Liam Clancy Maria Muldaur John Cohen
musician girlfriend joan baez allen ginsberg pete seeger gutsy passionate new york city concert stage manchester, england bob dylan rock 'n' roll folk music performance fame rise transformation discovery growing up 2000s
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese traces Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA|Germany|UK
2014
114 Minutes
reporter hacker fugitive defector government official director brooding emotional fascinating hong kong hotel office street airplane cab surveillance covert operations defection hiding travel
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
7.2/10
Biography, Documentary, Music
UK
2006
96 Minutes
musician david bowie executive interviewee creative offbeat studio paris new york city music scott walker alcohol rise to stardom drugs performance rise transformation fall 2000s
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
7.6/10
Documentary
USA|UK|Denmark|France|Canada|Australia
2002
80 Minutes
journalist government official diplomat lawyer christopher hitchens secretary of state fascinating somber powerful office government building cambodia vietnam united states henry kissinger diplomacy vietnam war human rights war crime politics
A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.
8.0/10
Documentary, Biography
USA
2001
141 Minutes
Paul Mazursky Irene Kane James B. Harris Marie Windsor Richard Schickel Christiane Kubrick
director actor producer film critic daughter wife fascinating amusing inspiring los angeles bronx, n.y. movie set school house stanley kubrick filmmaking rise transformation 1990s
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
Documentary, Biography
2014
102 Minutes
police captain police chief police officer frenetic hedonistic wild new york city police station corrupt police corruption crime ring wretched excess fall 1990s
Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd tells how he and his partner committed a long list of crimes, including running their own cocaine ring, while on the job in the 1980s and early '90s.
Documentary
1990
85 Minutes
actor actress artist painter model engaging fascinating pittsburgh new york city warehouse artist's studio andy warhol pop art fame new york city art world rise fall wretched excess transformation
Filmmaker Chuck Workman profiles pop artist Andy Warhol through interviews with friends and colleagues.
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