20 movies like Machines, ordered by similarity : Uncle Howard(2016), Night School(2016), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), Facing Ali(2009), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), The Devil We Know(2018), Suzi Q(2019), Atomic Homefront(2017), For Sama(2019), All Things Must Pass(2015), No Home Movie(2015) ...
Documentary
India|Germany|Finland
2016
71 Minutes
Rahul Jain
speaker worker indian interviewee expert intense emotional shocking sad disturbing india textile factory documentary filmmaking machines portraiture worker's rights exploitation adventure discovery rise
Director Rahul Jain presents an intimate, observantly portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India. Moving through the corridors and bowels of ... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
speaker film producer journalist interviewee interviewer actor airy amusing inspiring intense charming villa united states documentary filmmaking filmmaker filmmaking informing discovery love rise
Documentary
USA
2016
85 Minutes
high school teacher high-school student family member co-worker friend parent fascinating emotional intense indianapolis school classroom house apartment store school second chance work poverty stress
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.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
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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.
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.
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
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
2018
95 Minutes
Sue Bailey Bucky Bailey Mike Papantonio Rob Bilott Ken Cook
speaker chemist lawyer expert environmentalist brooding intricate profound disturbing disheartening virginia industrial town interview room environment chemistry toxic chemicals informing documentary filmmaking rise fall
Citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical -- now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans -- into the local drinking water supply.
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
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
documentarian american citizen fascinating gripping eerie disturbing sad united states city corruption earth greed save humanity documentary filmmaking discovery escape quest rescue revenge
A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
100 Minutes
speaker musician businessman record label owner music journalist intense emotional touching charming disheartening recording studio office records music industry internet financial troubles celebrities rise fall rivalry
'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
Documentary
Belgium|France
2015
115 Minutes
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Chantal Akerman films her mother, an old woman of Polish origin who is short lifetime, in her apartment in Brussels. For two hours, we will see them eating, chatting and sharing memories, ... See full summary »
Documentary
Switzerland|China|Russia|South Korea|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Maxim Arbugaev
hunter geneticist scientist expert researcher mammoth confident fascinating incredible uneasy tense intricate arctic ocean office building laboratory convention excavation man vs. nature genetic engineering scientific experiments
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
USA
2015
90 Minutes
speaker radio dj jay-z rapper musician amusing charming positive inspiring radio station united states interview informing documentary filmmaking rap music music industry radio show hip-hop rise fall
A retrospective look at the "Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All-Time".
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
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
war correspondent journalist british man writer enemy foreigner suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gripping emotional afghanistan war zone iraq syria iraq war war journalism danger
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
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.
Documentary
2017
89 Minutes
Geeta Gandbhir Michelle Brettin Rachel Dissell Mariska Hargitay Helena Lazaro Kym Worthy Cy Vance
expert victim sexual predator sex offender police detective investigator bleak emotional frightening gripping disheartening raw sad shocking united states sexual abuse assault investigation criminal justice system discovery
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
Documentary
UK|USA
2014
105 Minutes
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Seymour Amster Laverne Peters Margaret Prescod
narrator serial killer attorney friend murder victim chilling dark disturbing bleak creepy shocking los angeles serial murders documentaries interview murder investigation dna evidence racial issues discovery fall
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Documentary
USA
2019
94 Minutes
Erik Aadahl Ioan Allen Richard L. Anderson Richard Beggs Anna Behlmer Mark Berger
actor sound operator director expert cool engaging fascinating film set filmmaking film history discovery 2010s
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.