20 movies like Breakfast With Hunter, ordered by similarity : Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin(2003), Lost in La Mancha(2002), Uncle Howard(2016), Elstree 1976(2015), Mardi Gras: Made in China(2005), Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher(1994), Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier(1997), That's Entertainment, Part 2(1976), One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich(2000), The Cold Blue(2018), Confessions of a Superhero(2007), The Sweatbox(2002) ...
Documentary
USA
2003
91 Minutes
journalist johnny depp george plimpton terry gilliam benicio del toro actor amusing outlandish hollywood, calif. hunter s. thompson filmmaking journalism politics career court battles pursuit discovery 1990s
A documentary on the infamous gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
Documentary
USA
2003
132 Minutes
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Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find ... See full summary »
Documentary
UK|USA
2002
92 Minutes
Louis Pepe
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Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
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Documentary
UK
2015
90 Minutes
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Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
Documentary
USA
2005
78 Minutes
factory worker factory director teenager mardi gras reveler passionate engaging fascinating china fuzhou factory dormitory new orleans new york city globalization child labor china manufacturing mardi gras discovery pursuit
This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.
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 »
Documentary
Sweden|Denmark
1997
52 Minutes
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A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his film universe. Filmmaker Stig Björkman ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1976
133 Minutes
actor dancer actress singer host amusing engaging moving hollywood, calif. film set hollywood performance song and dance movies discovery adventure love 1970s
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Documentary
2000
55 Minutes
Arseni Tarkovsky Alexandra Stewart Larisa Tarkovskaya Sven Nykvist Chris Marker Valérie Mairesse Michal Leszczylowski Marina Vlady
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Documentary, War
USA
2018
72 Minutes
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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.
Documentary
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Jennifer Wenger Antonio Banderas Joe McQueen Margot Kidder Johnny Grant Drew McWeeny
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Chronicles the lives of four mortal men and women who work as characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard.
Documentary
UK
2002
86 Minutes
John-Paul Davidson
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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.
Documentary
USA
1989
91 Minutes
journalist assembly line worker ceo family dark bleak amusing flint, mich. factory activism government labor union corporate downsizing pursuit underdog quest 1980s
After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith .
Documentary
2009
85 Minutes
factory worker mother father daughter son seamstress fascinating emotional striking solemn china factory train train station village family worker's rights tradition work vs. family work-life balance
Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them.
Documentary
UK
2018
100 Minutes
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Following his Oscar winning The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on his own family as they attempt to cope with a devastating loss. When his brother, newly diagnosed as... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2019
94 Minutes
Erik Aadahl Ioan Allen Richard L. Anderson Richard Beggs Anna Behlmer Mark Berger
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An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Documentary
USA|Canada|Germany
2002
120 Minutes
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Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Documentary
USA
2017
94 Minutes
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A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.
Documentary, Drama, History
Japan|USA
1993
90 Minutes
Ernest Dickerson Stuart Samuels Michael Chapman Allen Daviau Caleb Deschanel Conrad L. Hall William A. Fraker
camera operator director engaging hollywood, calif. movie camera filmmaking art hollywood discovery underdog 20th century
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
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A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »