20 movies like Trekkies, ordered by similarity : Woodstock(1970), Studio 54: The Documentary(2018), Trekkies 2(2004), Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story(2015), Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story(2017), The Gleaners and I(2000), Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story(2017), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998), After the Screaming Stops(2018), Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story(2007), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff(2010) ...
Documentary
1997
86 Minutes
Denis Bourguignon Rich Kronfeld Anne Kathleen Murphy
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Actress Denise Crosby journeys into the "Star Trek" subculture and examines the sci-fi phenomenon's impact on fans.
Documentary
USA
1970
184 Minutes
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Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
USA
2018
98 Minutes
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The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Vaughn Armstrong Richard Arnold Robert Meyer Burnett Casey Biggs John Billingsley Brannon Braga
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Denise Crosby takes another look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" and how the series from around the world has affected and shaped their lives.
Documentary
2015
94 Minutes
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Storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his wife, film researcher Lillian Michelson, were once considered the heart of Hollywood.
Documentary
USA
2017
90 Minutes
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The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
Documentary
France
2000
82 Minutes
Agnès Varda Francois Wertheimer
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Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.
Biography, Documentary
2017
102 Minutes
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Iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin's life and work are recalled through interviews with some of his famous clients, including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Robert De Niro Lenny Bruce
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Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
UK
2018
98 Minutes
David Soutar
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In the 1980s, "Bros" were one of the biggest bands in the world - for 15 minutes. Having sold out stadiums around the world, they were the youngest to this day to play Wembley and their "... See full summary »
Documentary, Biography
2007
82 Minutes
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Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
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A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Documentary
UK
2010
86 Minutes
Jack Cardiff Martin Scorsese Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall John Mills Thelma Schoonmaker Kim Hunter Kathleen Byron Christopher Challis Raffaella De Laurentiis Richard Fleischer
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In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Documentary, Biography
France
2008
110 Minutes
Agnès Varda André Lubrano Blaise Fournier Vincent Fournier Andrée Vilar Stéphane Vilar
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Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Documentary
USA
2009
91 Minutes
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A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.
Documentary
USA
2005
110 Minutes
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Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
Documentary
UK
2014
90 Minutes
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Britpop band Pulp found fame on the world stage in the mid-1990s with anthems including "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last UK concert.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
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A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Documentary
USA
1999
77 Minutes
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Shortlisted for the 1999 Academy Award, this non-fiction musical follows John Wallowitch, a star of New York cabaret and partner Bertram Ross, Martha Graham's lead dancer for 20 years. Together they formed the unforgettable cabaret duo "Wallowitch and Ross." A hidden gem of queer cinema recently preserved in the Academy Archives, you'll want to return to this magical little world time and time ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Jane Lipsitz
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A look at the life, career and music of singer Katy Perry as we follow her on the California Dreams World Tour.
Documentary
USA
1996
87 Minutes
Lauren Bacall Carol Channing Joan Collins Jules Feiffer Robert Goulet Dolly Haas Al Hirschfeld Joseph Papp Barbara Walters Nina Hirschfeld West
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The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span ... See full summary »