20 movies like This Filthy World, ordered by similarity : Divine Trash(1998), Lost in La Mancha(2002), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), It Came From Kuchar(2009), Light Keeps Me Company(2000), Mifune: The Last Samurai(2015), Original Copy(2015), The Universal Story(1996), An Accidental Studio: The Story of HandMade Films(2019), Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film(2006), Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story(2007), McKellen: Playing the Part(2017) ...
Documentary
USA
2006
82 Minutes
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Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.
Documentary
USA
1998
105 Minutes
John Waters Jeanine Basinger Steve Buscemi Brad Ganson Hal Hartley Ken Jacobs Jim Jarmusch George Kuchar Mike Kuchar Herschell Gordon Lewis David Lochary
filmmaker actor parent friend campy amusing engaging offbeat baltimore movie set john waters filmmaking divine queer cinema cult films rise underdog 1990s
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his ... 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.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
filmmaker director crafty creative engaging fascinating inspiring quirky united states austin texas hollywood biography life life lessons life story life's work filmmaking film independent filmmaking
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 »
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2009
86 Minutes
John Waters B. Ruby Rich Buck Henry Atom Egoyan George Kuchar Mike Kuchar
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The definitive documentary about the zany, underground filmmaking twins, George and Mike Kuchar.
Documentary
2000
78 Minutes
László Kovács
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Director Carl-Gustaf Nykvist visits colleagues and friends of his father, Swedish filmmaker Sven Nykvist.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
80 Minutes
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A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Documentary
Germany
2015
96 Minutes
Florian Heinzen-Ziob
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Bollywood stars shine larger than life in the one-of-a-kind film posters hand painted by Mumbai's last screen painter, but as his workshop is threatened by demolition and his livelihood by plastic posters, he fights to pass on his craft.
Documentary
UK
1996
119 Minutes
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Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's classic story, the Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special.
Music, Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
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The early days of HandMade Films from the perspective of the filmmakers, key personnel, and former Beatle George Harrison.
Documentary
2006
240 Minutes
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Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.
Documentary, Biography
2007
82 Minutes
producer director filmmaker actress mime fan amusing endearing movie theater movie set household william castle promotion gimmicks film industry career film history discovery rise 1950s
Documentary, Biography
UK
2017
92 Minutes
actor charming confident creative endearing engaging heartwarming positive witty england london theater growing up theater sexual identity sexual orientation acting growing up 21st century
Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen.
Documentary
2016
88 Minutes
Richard Dewey
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The life of the always provocative artist Chris Burden, whose work consistently challenged ideas about the limits and nature of modern art, from his notorious performances in the 1970s to his later works.
Documentary
USA
2017
94 Minutes
actor director confident creative engaging gutsy inspiring film set filmmaking biography creative process career discovery 20th century
A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.
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
USA
1982
95 Minutes
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A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
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, Music
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Adam Del Deo Candy Ann Brown Michelle Liu Coughlin Mara Davi Natascia Diaz Tyce Diorio Rick Faugno
actor actress dancer singer producer inspiring creative theater backstage stage show business theater production quest 1970s
Follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.
Documentary
Germany|France
2018
99 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Ruben Östlund Mia Hansen-Løve Carlos Saura Olivier Assayas Daniel Bergman Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Lindblom Gaby Dohm Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
ingmar bergman director striking profound passionate stockholm sweden germany france film history filmmaking biography legacy metamorphosis rise 20th century
Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
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In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »