20 movies like The Unknown Known, ordered by similarity : Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Abortion: Stories Women Tell(2016), Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018), Sicko(2007), Sacro GRA(2013), Bettie Page Reveals All(2011), State of Fear(2005), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff(2010), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words(2017), Tyson(2008) ...
Documentary
USA
2013
102 Minutes
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Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
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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
USA
2016
92 Minutes
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This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Documentary
2018
94 Minutes
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Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's TV show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
Documentary
USA
2007
113 Minutes
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A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Documentary
Italy|France
2013
93 Minutes
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For nearly two years of exploring the "Great Ring Road's" almost 70km of looping highway, Gianfranco Rosi brings to the foreground the daily routine of ordinary people, composing the profile of a microcosm on the outskirts of Great Rome.
Biography, Documentary
2011
90 Minutes
Bettie Page Hugh Hefner Dita Von Teese Perez Hilton Tricia Helfer Laetitia Casta
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The pinup model and cult icon recounts how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.
Documentary
USA
2005
94 Minutes
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State of Fear dramatizes the human and societal costs a democracy faces when it embarks on a war against terror, a war potentially without end, all too easily exploited by unscrupulous leaders seeking personal political gain.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
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A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Documentary
UK
2010
86 Minutes
Jack Cardiff Martin Scorsese Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall John Mills Thelma Schoonmaker Kim Hunter Kathleen Byron Christopher Challis Raffaella De Laurentiis Richard Fleischer
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In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
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Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Documentary, Music
France
2017
113 Minutes
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An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
Documentary
2008
90 Minutes
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Interviews, archival footage and photographs help illustrate a biography of the life of former boxer Mike Tyson, in and out of the ring.
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
UK
2015
90 Minutes
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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
USA
2002
82 Minutes
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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.
Documentary
USA
2007
92 Minutes
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The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2017
78 Minutes
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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 »
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
2009
90 Minutes
Richard Abramowitz Stephen Baldwin Annette Bening Ellen Burstyn Rachael Leigh Cook David Crosby
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An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.
Documentary
France
2017
137 Minutes
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How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it ... See full summary »