20 movies like Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, ordered by similarity : Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain(2018), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), Billie(2019), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), Ballet 422(2014), Elstree 1976(2015), I Believe in Miracles(2015), Against the Tide(2009), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), Suzi Q(2019), Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind(2018) ...
Documentary
USA
2010
82 Minutes
Jane Beasley
historian author interviewee interviewer harper lee oprah winfrey tom brokaw fascinating engaging moving united states archive literature legacy biography documentaries history society rise 2010s
It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview ... See full summary »
Documentary
UK
2018
109 Minutes
David Morris Dana Fouras Illya Koltobskoy Marlon Dino Grace Jabbari Margot Fonteyn Rudolf Nureyev Leon Poulton Sian Phillips
rudolf nureyev fascinating engaging interview documentaries interview rise 20th century
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|France
2017
100 Minutes
sammy davis jr. musician whoopi goldberg interviewer interviewee airy amusing inspiring intense positive powerful united states recording studio interview room music stage documentary filmmaking interview racism show business discovery
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
96 Minutes
jazz singer journalist friend character confident passionate engaging fascinating interview courtroom house billie holiday celebrities biography interview book discovery growing up forbidden love sacrifice
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
david crosby musician creative emotional engaging fascinating melancholy moving powerful united states biography music music business life aging adventure quest 2010s
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
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 »
Documentary, Music
USA
2014
72 Minutes
Tiler Peck David Prottas Amar Ramasar
choreographer ballet director ballerina dancer fascinating engaging moving inspiring new york city united states ballet ballet new york city choreography creative process documentaries dance dancing transformation rise
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
Documentary
UK
2015
90 Minutes
actor actress extra filmmaker crew member engaging fascinating united states documentaries documentary filmmaking film life career acting biography interview discovery 1970s
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, Drama, History
UK
2015
104 Minutes
Peter Shilton Viv Anderson Colin Barrett Larry Lloyd Trevor Francis Peter Withe
manager assistant soccer player interviewee fascinating inspiring emotional engaging moving positive nottingham, england soccer documentaries sports managing unlikely heroes talking heads pursuit quest rise
The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
Documentary
USA
2009
102 Minutes
american jew jewish immigrant holocaust survivor historian expert documentarian activist interviewee fascinating gripping moving emotional inspiring united states holocaust world war ii jewish culture jewish identity survival
'Against The Tide' examines the conflict that erupted in the American Jewish community over the best means to rescue the European Jews trying to escape the Holocaust. It tells the little ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Roger Miret Vinnie Stigma
punk rocker speaker musician interviewee interviewer airy amusing intense inspiring powerful positive united states recording studio street documentary filmmaking punk rock musicians interview band discovery
Follows the two of the most respected men in underground music, Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of the band Agnostic Front.
Documentary, Music
Australia
2019
98 Minutes
alice cooper speaker rock star interviewee interviewer airy amusing inspiring intense brooding emotional united states music stage interview room documentary filmmaking informing rock 'n' roll interview live show fame
Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
Documentary
USA
2018
116 Minutes
Lewis Black Elayne Boosler Billy Crystal Pam Dawber Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait
actor comedian family interviewee inspiring charming cheeky united states legacy life comedy death interview love rise 20th century
An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
Documentary
UK
2014
Minutes
Sylvia Anderson Nicholas Parsons Brian Johnson David Graham Shane Rimmer Mary Turner
puppet puppeteer expert creator inspiring engaging fascinating studio puppetry puppets children's television show adventure documentaries interview icon rise 20th century
The definitive documentary about the iconic puppetry technique developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Supermarionation was used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds.
Documentary
Italy
2018
107 Minutes
director interviewee fascinating engaging interview interview room documentaries reminiscence discovery 20th century
In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career,and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes.
Documentary
USA
2018
87 Minutes
artist painter son curator interviewee neighbor inspiring creative engaging fascinating moving powerful america artistic purity criticism artistic controversy artistic integrity documentaries discovery rise
WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work.
Documentary
UK|Canada
2009
112 Minutes
Sam Dunn
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A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
Documentary
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Lauren Greenfield Bret Easton Ellis Paris Cronin Mijanou Bardot Sheldon Greenfield Patricia Greenfield
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A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Documentary
UK|USA
2017
111 Minutes
Emma Rogan
narrator interviewee terrorist journalist loyalist engaging fascinating chilling dark disturbing powerful northern ireland irish society massacre murder investigation documentaries unsolved murder the troubles discovery mystery
An in-depth look at the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre, where six Irishmen were murdered, presumably by a Unionist paramilitary group, while watching the World Cup at the local pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland.
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2009
100 Minutes
George Chuvalo Henry Cooper George Foreman Joe Frazier Larry Holmes Ken Norton
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Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Biography, Documentary, Music
Canada|UK
2019
97 Minutes
singer-songwriter former lover muse interviewee celebrity poet fascinating engaging emotional touching moving tender america male/female relationship musicians fame muses romance documentaries love
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.