¿Qué quieres ver esta noche?
Cada título dice para quién es bueno y para quién no. Toca lo que quieres esta noche, o di que no a uno y por qué.
Lo más cercano a The Minimalists: Less Is Now primero
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things 2015
Documentary
How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.
The sides of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
- Two friends known as The Minimalists
- People living in tiny homes
- A life with fewer things
Good for you if
- you like real people explaining why they gave things away.
- you like a calm film that makes you look at your own shelves.
- you like hearing how each person came to want less.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at sincere talk about what really matters.
- you need suspense, and this is mostly people talking.
About: consumption · happiness · simplicity
Stutz 2022
Documentary
In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.
The sides of Stutz
- Jonah Hill filming his own therapist
- Therapy tools drawn on index cards
- A psychiatrist living with Parkinson's
Good for you if
- you like long, honest conversations about how to live.
- you like the warmth between Jonah Hill and Phil Stutz.
- you want to know the man behind the therapist.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at self-help and open hearts on camera.
- you need more than two men talking in a room.
About: therapy · self-acceptance · mentorship
Will & Harper 2024
Documentary
When Will Ferrell's good friend Harper comes out as a trans woman, they take a road trip to bond and reintroduce Harper to the country as her true self.
The sides of Will & Harper
- Will Ferrell and his old friend Harper
- A road trip across America
- A trans woman seeing the country again as herself
Good for you if
- you like a long friendship tested and made stronger.
- you want Will Ferrell being silly on the road.
- you like hearing Harper Steele tell her own story.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks in a car.
- you don't want to cry at a Will Ferrell movie.
About: friendship · identity · acceptance
Living on One Dollar 2013
Documentary
How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a desire to understand, they spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. They battle E.Coli, financial stress, and the realization that there are no easy answers. Yet, the generosity and strength of their neighbors, Rosa, Anthony and Chino gives them resilient hope. They return home transformed and embark on a mission to share their new found understanding with other students, inspiring and challenging their generation to make a difference.
The sides of Living on One Dollar
- Four students living on a dollar a day
- A village in rural Guatemala
- Neighbours named Rosa, Anthony and Chino
Good for you if
- you want to see what poverty means day to day.
- you like four friends going through it together.
- you like a sincere film that wants you to act.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch hunger and illness up close.
- you want the politics and money behind poverty, and this stays with four students in one village.
About: poverty · generosity · privilege
Period. End of Sentence. 2018
Documentary
In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern India. Using the machine, a group of local women is employed to produce and sell pads, offering them newfound independence and helping to destigmatize menstruation for all.
The sides of Period. End of Sentence.
- A pad-making machine in a village in northern India
- Women earning their own money
- Talking openly about periods
Good for you if
- you like seeing village women run their own small business.
- you like a short, hopeful story of a taboo breaking.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you want suspense more than a gentle social portrait.
About: women's independence · taboo · dignity
Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018
Documentary
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
The sides of Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- Fred Rogers and his TV neighborhood
- Puppets talking to children about hard things
- Three decades of archive footage
Good for you if
- you like being moved by plain kindness.
- you want something warm and gentle for the evening.
- you want to know the real man behind the cardigan.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at gentle, sincere speeches.
- you find old television footage dated. Much of it is archive from the 1960s to the 1990s.
About: kindness · childhood · television
Becoming 2020
Documentary
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.
The sides of Becoming
- Michelle Obama on her book tour
- A childhood on the South Side of Chicago
- Eight years as first lady
Good for you if
- you like hearing Michelle Obama tell her own story.
- you like sincere talks about hope and connecting with people.
- you want a warm, gentle portrait to watch on a calm evening.
Bad for you if
- you need conflict and suspense to stay interested.
- you want to keep politics out of your evening, and the Obama years are never far.
About: identity · family · hope
The Biggest Little Farm 2019
Documentary
The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.
The sides of The Biggest Little Farm
- A couple starting a farm outside Los Angeles
- Orchards, ducks, pigs and a dog
- Years of drought, pests and coyotes
Good for you if
- you like watching a dead piece of land come back to life.
- you want a warm, hopeful film about building something with your hands.
- you like the true story of John and Molly Chester building their farm over several years.
Bad for you if
- you want more happening on screen than seasons on a farm.
- you roll your eyes at an inspiring dream of living in harmony with nature.
About: sustainability · patience · home
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010
Documentary
An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
The sides of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
- Decades of a Canadian rock band
- Fans and fellow musicians on why it matters
Good for you if
- you love Rush or want to understand their sound.
- you like three friends who stayed together for decades.
- you want the band's whole story, from the start.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit with Neil Peart's loss of his daughter and wife.
- you roll your eyes at fellow musicians lining up to praise a band.
About: friendship · loyalty · craft
The Pixar Story 2007
Documentary
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
The sides of The Pixar Story
- John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs
- The making of Toy Story
- Pixar's early years with Disney
Good for you if
- you like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.
- you want a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of.
- you like getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar.
Bad for you if
- you want a documentary with real conflict and suspense.
- you roll your eyes at a company telling its own success story.
About: creativity · teamwork · technology
Welcome to Wrexham 2022
Documentary
Documentary series tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars (Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.
The sides of Welcome to Wrexham
- Two Hollywood actors buying a Welsh football club
- A working-class town in North Wales
- Fans, players and staff of Wrexham AFC
Good for you if
- you like the ups and downs of a lower league football season.
- you like being moved by a town that lives for its club.
- you laugh at Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds learning football.
Bad for you if
- five seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt underdog stories.
About: community · hope · belonging
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates 2019
Documentary
Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.
The sides of Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
- Bill Gates talking about his childhood
- His foundation's work on toilets, polio and nuclear power
- The people who shaped him
Good for you if
- you like a portrait of a real man in his own words.
- you want to understand how Bill Gates thinks.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big plans to save the world with new toilets and vaccines.
- you need momentum. Much of it is Gates thinking out loud on long walks.
About: ambition · philanthropy · the mind
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2010
Documentary
100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.
The sides of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
- An Australian man on a 60 day juice fast
- A road trip across America
- A truck driver he inspires
Good for you if
- you like a sincere story of a man changing his life.
- you want a real person fighting for his health.
- you're moved by strangers helping each other get better.
Bad for you if
- you need medical trials, not one man's experience.
- you want suspense, and this is a steady personal journey.
About: health · willpower · second chances
Man on Wire 2008
Documentary
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
The sides of Man on Wire
- A wire strung between the Twin Towers in 1974
- Months of planning like a heist
- A Frenchman walking on air for nearly an hour
Good for you if
- you like a plan where one mistake gets everyone caught.
- you like hearing the accomplices tell it decades later.
- you like the image of a man lying down on a wire above New York.
Bad for you if
- you're afraid of heights. A man walks a wire between the Twin Towers with nothing below him.
- you roll your eyes at grand talk about art and beauty. Petit tells his walk like a poem.
About: daring · friendship · freedom
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
Documentary
On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
The sides of The Greatest Night in Pop
- One night in 1985 to record We Are the World
- Dozens of stars in a single studio
- Lionel Richie telling how it came together
Good for you if
- you like seeing a famous song built line by line.
- you want a warm, nostalgic evening with no bad guys.
- you like watching forty stars, from Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan, squeezed into one studio for a night.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at stars holding hands for a good cause.
- you'd rather go deep with one artist than meet forty.
About: generosity · ego · nostalgia
Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008
Documentary
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
The sides of Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- Two childhood friends in a Canadian metal band
- A disastrous European tour
- One last try at a 13th album
Good for you if
- you like two friends who have stuck together since they were fourteen.
- you laugh at a tour that goes wrong at every stop.
- you get moved by men in their fifties refusing to give up.
Bad for you if
- you want arena-sized rock, not half-empty clubs.
- you roll your eyes at grown men chasing a boyhood dream.
About: friendship · persistence · failure
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution 2020
Documentary
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
The sides of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
- A summer camp for disabled teenagers in the 1970s
- Campers who became activists
- A sit-in for disability rights
Good for you if
- you like true stories of people who changed the law.
- you're curious about the 1970s fight for disability rights.
- you like friends from a summer camp who stay together for a cause.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at an inspiring story of a movement.
- you want more than archive footage and interviews.
About: civil rights · dignity · belonging
Spellbound 2002
Documentary
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
The sides of Spellbound
- Eight kids heading for the national spelling bee
- Parents and coaches drilling word lists
- A final round in Washington
Good for you if
- you hold your breath over one letter in a hard word.
- you want kids you root for, from very different homes.
- you like real kids and their real families, followed all the way to the national final.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than children spelling words.
- you roll your eyes at hard work and the American dream.
About: ambition · immigration · childhood
My Octopus Teacher 2020
Documentary
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
The sides of My Octopus Teacher
- A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
- A year following one octopus
- A shark hunting her in the shallows
Good for you if
- you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
- you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
- you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.
Bad for you if
- a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
- you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.
About: connection · healing · the life cycle
Tomorrow 2015
Documentary
Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.
The sides of Tomorrow
- A film crew travelling to ten countries
- Urban farms, local currencies and clean energy
- People already fixing things where they live
Good for you if
- you want a climate film that offers hope instead of fear.
- you care about farming, energy and the planet.
- you like meeting real people who started change in their own town.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles, and this documentary is mostly in French.
- you need conflict and suspense to stay with a documentary.
About: the climate · hope · local action · democracy