Movies like American: The Bill Hicks Story

20 movies like American: The Bill Hicks Story, ordered by similarity : Kabul, City in the Wind(2018), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg(1999), Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work(2010), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan(2005), Frank and Ollie(1995), Madonna: Truth or Dare(1991), Comedian(2002), The Joneses(2016), Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017), Brakhage(1998), Shirkers(2018) ...

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American: The Bill Hicks Story

Interviews and clever use of still photographs illustrate the life of a talented but often controversial comic who died of cancer at age 32.

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Kabul, City in the Wind

A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.

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Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

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 »

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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

The life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.

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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

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.

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Frank and Ollie

A documentary about two famed Disney animators, Frank and Ollie.

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Madonna: Truth or Dare

Documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.

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Comedian

A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.

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The Joneses

Moby Longinotto's feature documentary debut tells the story of Jheri Jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in Bible Belt Mississippi. Reconciled after years of ... See full summary »

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Steve McQueen: American Icon

Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith ... See full summary »

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Brakhage

Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was possibly the most important filmmaker of the avant-garde and one of the greatest artists of our time. From 1952, at the age of nineteen, until his death, ... See full summary »

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Shirkers

A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.

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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

A unique look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer and producer offers a collage of memories, sounds and intimate interviews with musical greats in a rousing showcase.

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Spellbound

Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.

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Anne Frank Remembered

Using previously unreleased archival material in addition to contemporary interviews, this academy award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the first ... See full summary »

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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -- The Touring Years

A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.

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The Beaches of Agnès

Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

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 »

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Tarnation

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.

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Diego Maradona

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.

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