20 movies like Particle Fever, ordered by similarity : Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang(2016), Gimme Danger(2016), Free Solo(2018), Harry Benson: Shoot First(2016), Genesis 2.0(2018), The Anthropologist(2015), This Is Not a Movie(2019), Shirkers(2018), Knock Down the House(2019), Burden(2016), If the Dancer Dances(2018), Makala(2017) ...
Documentary
USA
2013
97 Minutes
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As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
Documentary
USA
2016
76 Minutes
Ian Buruma Guo-Qiang Cai Wen-You Cai Jeffrey Deitch Phil Grucci Thomas Krens
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Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
108 Minutes
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An in-depth look at the legendary punk band, The Stooges.
Documentary
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Jimmy Chin
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Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
Documentary
USA
2016
87 Minutes
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What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous... See full summary »
Documentary
Switzerland|China|Russia|South Korea|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Maxim Arbugaev
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On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never ... See full summary »
Documentary
Russia|Peru|Kiribati|USA
2015
81 Minutes
Daniel A. Miller
anthropologist mother daughter traveler expert narrator fascinating emotional gripping jungle new york city airplane mountain village boat anthropology climate change travel civilization bonding
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST considers the fate of the planet from the perspective of an American teenager. Over five years, she travels alongside her mother, an anthropologist studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
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The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Documentary
USA|UK
2018
96 Minutes
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A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
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A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
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
2018
83 Minutes
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If a dance is not danced, it vanishes. If the Dancer Dances follows a group of New York City's top modern dancers as they reconstruct an iconic and mysterious work by the legendary Merce ... See full summary »
Documentary
France
2017
96 Minutes
man family member friend merchant traveler emotional incredible powerful endearing touching inspiring congo road market house poverty trading labor family perseverance
Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
Documentary
UK
2018
80 Minutes
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The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.
Documentary
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
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Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
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A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
Documentary
USA
2011
81 Minutes
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A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Documentary
USA
2017
92 Minutes
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The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.
Documentary
USA
2008
74 Minutes
astrophysicist scientist colleague fascinating profound sweden antarctica outer space laboratory arctic astronomy universe science space exploration astrophysics nasa adventure sacrifice quest 2000s
With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|UK|Germany|Sweden
2000
93 Minutes
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A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
85 Minutes
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A documentary about three students determined to graduate from their high school in Indianapolis, despite the fact that the institution has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.