20 movies like The Swell Season, ordered by similarity : Suzi Q(2019), Facing Ali(2009), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), Iron Maiden: Flight 666(2009), Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird(2010), Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly(2017), Last Train Home(2009), Everything Is Copy(2015), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), Wyeth(2018), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017) ...
Documentary
2011
90 Minutes
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
songwriter fascinating emotional interview united states songwriting biography rise 2000s
Oscar-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová embark on a world tour, but the pressures of touring and performing threaten their offstage romantic relationship.
7.3/10
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.
8.0/10
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2009
100 Minutes
George Chuvalo Henry Cooper George Foreman Joe Frazier Larry Holmes Ken Norton
boxer muhammad ali trainer expert speaker fascinating profound intense inspiring touching emotional boxing match boxing ring united states interview room documentaries documentary filmmaking informing interview sports
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
7.6/10
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.
8.3/10
Documentary
UK|Canada
2009
112 Minutes
Sam Dunn
musician band frontman band member band manager interviewee interviewer fan crew member roadie amusing engaging fascinating gutsy passionate uplifting wild stage plane india australia
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.
7.5/10
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 »
4.7/10
Drama, Documentary, History
USA|Australia|Finland|France|Germany
2017
82 Minutes
speaker porn star sex expert sex therapist interviewee interviewer airy amusing confident intense charming tv station interview room pornography sexual fantasy documentary filmmaking interview sexual taboo love forbidden love
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it... See full summary »
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.
7.4/10
Documentary
USA
2015
89 Minutes
filmmaker writer tom hanks steven spielberg meryl streep creative emotional engaging fascinating united states life documentaries work biography discovery 21st century
A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
7.3/10
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 »
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
singer female rapper speaker music journalist interviewee interviewer airy intense inspiring emotional powerful creative united states recording studio stage russia informing documentary filmmaking music rap music
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
8.3/10
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.
8.3/10
Documentary
USA
2017
81 Minutes
creator couple husband wife animator artist writer monkey amusing cheery creative engaging fascinating heartwarming inspiring lighthearted moving playful home united states
A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
6.9/10
Documentary
USA
2002
82 Minutes
comedian tv personality audience bartender actor hilarious fascinating playful nightclub backstage united states stand-up comedy rise to stardom fame show business jerry seinfeld orny adams underdog rise quest
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.
7.7/10
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 »
7.5/10
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.
7.2/10
Documentary
UK
2017
90 Minutes
blues singer soul singer wife musician singer-songwriter interviewee inspiring fascinating engaging uplifting touching hedonistic america biography blues music rehabilitation substance abuse footage musical performance discovery
The story of singer Joe Cocker is told through archive footage and interviews for close associates.
7.2/10
Documentary, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
punk musician interviewee feminist music producer band member confident cool crafty fascinating inspiring powerful concert stage festival music video set interview room office house alternative lifestyles punk rock
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
6.4/10
Documentary
Canada
1998
73 Minutes
Jerry Aronson Jane Brakhage Marilyn Brakhage Stan Brakhage Philip Solomon James Tenney
filmmaker ex-wife son friend scholar family member fascinating engaging colorado house family filmmaking cancer rise to stardom experiments stan brakhage rise discovery 20th century
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 »
7.2/10
Documentary
USA|Germany
2020
86 Minutes
artist speaker interviewee interviewer painter sculptor intense profound brooding inspiring creative engaging art gallery interview room france informing documentary filmmaking art modernity artistic integrity
The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both... See full summary »
8.7/10
Documentary
USA
2006
229 Minutes
son daughter mother father patient doctor emotional inspiring hospital household cincinnati cancer childhood family illness medicine growing up quest discovery 2000s
Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
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