20 movies like Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, ordered by similarity : Filmworker(2017), Cunningham(2019), The 24-Hour Woman(1999), If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd(2018), Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story(2007), Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz(2018), Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018), Control Room(2004), The Kid Stays in the Picture(2002), Score: A Film Music Documentary(2016), And Everything Is Going Fine(2010), Searching for Ingmar Bergman(2018) ...
Documentary
2016
91 Minutes
television producer career biography television shows 20th century
Producer Norman Lear creates "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Sanford and Son," "Good Times" and other classic TV shows.
Documentary
USA
2017
94 Minutes
actor director confident creative engaging gutsy inspiring film set filmmaking biography creative process career discovery 20th century
A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.
Documentary, Biography, Music
Germany|France|USA
2019
93 Minutes
dancer man inspiring dance studio biography career success dance choreography rise 20th century
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Rosie Perez Marianne Jean-Baptiste Patti LuPone Karen Duffy Diego Serrano Wendell Pierce Melissa Leo Aida Turturro Rosanna DeSoto Alicia Renee Washington Reno
mother television producer assistant husband baby boss amusing emotional madcap new york city tv station hospital apartment motherhood career family working woman marriage television love
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
Biography, Documentary, Music
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant Edward King Larry Junstrom Judy Van Zant Jenness
rock star united states career success fame rock music 20th century
This authorized documentary will explore the music and backstory of the legendary American band. With the songs from the first six Skynyrd albums driving the narration, the film focuses on ... See full summary »
Documentary, Biography
2007
82 Minutes
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Documentary
Canada
2018
83 Minutes
Alan Dershowitz Benjamin Ferencz General Wesley Clark David Scheffer
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A portrait of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor, who continues to wage his lifelong crusade in the fight for law and peace.
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
2004
85 Minutes
Josh Rushing Hassan Ibrahim Tom Mintier David Shuster
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A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
Documentary
USA
2002
93 Minutes
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Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
94 Minutes
steven spielberg composer film critic actor director producer thrilling emotional inspiring recording studio house film set hollywood, calif. music filmmaking music history composing adventure discovery mystery
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Documentary
USA
2010
89 Minutes
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A look at the art of Spalding Gray who drew from real life experience to create a compelling and deeply personal series of monologues.
Documentary
Germany|France
2018
99 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Ruben Östlund Mia Hansen-Løve Carlos Saura Olivier Assayas Daniel Bergman Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Lindblom Gaby Dohm Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
ingmar bergman director striking profound passionate stockholm sweden germany france film history filmmaking biography legacy metamorphosis rise 20th century
Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
songwriter brother coworker friend musician inspiring fascinating studio movie set career brotherhood music legacy filmmaking rise love rivalry 20th century
In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
2017
102 Minutes
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Iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin's life and work are recalled through interviews with some of his famous clients, including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.
Documentary
USA
2004
77 Minutes
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Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
80 Minutes
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A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
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
2015
88 Minutes
Misty Copeland
professional performer ballerina fascinating inspiring united states biography racial issues discovery rise sacrifice temptation 20th century
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
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.
Documentary
USA
2017
78 Minutes
steve mcqueen pastor celebrity family member friend entertainer cool confident emotional lighthearted inspiring touching hollywood, calif. airplane hangar house car fame religion life story life lessons
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 »