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Salesman 1969
Documentary
This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.
The sides of Salesman
- Four Bible salesmen on the road
- Sales pitches in working-class living rooms
- Motel rooms between visits
Good for you if
- you like watching real door-to-door salesmen at work in 1960s America.
- you like following Paul Brennan as his pitch stops working.
- you enjoy black and white documentaries from the sixties.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than sales pitches in living rooms.
- you need music to carry a film. There's no score and no narrator, just the salesmen talking.
About: work · failure · the American dream
McLaren 2016
Documentary
The story of New Zealander Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
The sides of McLaren
- Bruce McLaren from New Zealand
- A racing team built from nothing
- 1960s Formula One and Can-Am racing
Good for you if
- you like 1960s motor racing and the cars Bruce McLaren built.
- you like a garage owner's son from New Zealand taking on the elite of racing.
- you can be moved by his family and teammates remembering him.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a heartfelt tribute to a racing hero.
- you find 1960s racing footage dated.
About: dedication · ambition · loss
Best of Enemies 2015
Documentary
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"
The sides of Best of Enemies
- Gore Vidal against William F. Buckley Jr.
- Televised debates during the 1968 conventions
- A night when the insults went live
Good for you if
- you love two brilliant speakers trading cutting lines.
- you like politics as a duel, the liberal Vidal against the conservative Buckley.
- you're drawn to 1968 America, Miami and Chicago.
Bad for you if
- you need something to look at, not archive footage of two men seated in a TV studio.
- you find grainy sixties TV footage dated.
About: politics · television · rivalry
In the Shadow of the Moon 2007
Documentary
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.
The sides of In the Shadow of the Moon
- Apollo astronauts telling their own missions
- NASA footage from the 1960s and 70s
- The Earth seen from the Moon
Good for you if
- you like rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it.
- you like hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away.
- you like the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it.
Bad for you if
- you want a space film with drama and spectacle, not interviews.
- you find grainy archive footage from the 1960s dated.
About: exploration · courage · the Cold War · awe
Ghosts of the Abyss 2003
Documentary
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago.
The sides of Ghosts of the Abyss
- James Cameron diving back to the Titanic
- Small robots exploring inside the wreck
- Bill Paxton seeing it for the first time
Good for you if
- you like the sight of the Titanic lit up in the deep dark.
- you want to see the grand staircase and cabins where real passengers lived.
- you like real dives and real submarines, not a reconstruction.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than slow passes along a wreck.
- you can't think about the 1,500 people who died there.
About: memory · exploration · the sea

For All Mankind 1989
Documentary
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
The sides of For All Mankind
- NASA footage of the Apollo missions
- Astronauts remembering in their own voices
- A Brian Eno score
Good for you if
- you like the trip to the Moon told by the astronauts who made it.
- you like seeing Earth from the Moon in real footage.
- you like Brian Eno's ambient music over space images.
Bad for you if
- you need more drama than a calm, floating journey.
- you find 1960s footage dated.
About: exploration · awe · history
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
Harlan County U.S.A. 1976
Documentary
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
The sides of Harlan County U.S.A.
- Coal miners on strike in Kentucky
- Wives and mothers on the picket line
- Armed strikebreakers at dawn
Good for you if
- you want to stand on a real picket line for thirteen months.
- you like seeing a mining town take on a corporation.
- you like the union songs that run through it.
Bad for you if
- you find 1970s footage dated.
- you can't watch a community living with guns on the picket line and miners sick with black lung.
About: labour · solidarity · class

The Battle of Midway 1942
Documentary
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.
The sides of The Battle of Midway
- John Ford filming under Japanese bombs
- Midway atoll in June 1942
- Color footage from the Pacific war
Good for you if
- you want a real battle filmed by someone who was there.
- you like wartime footage shot in color in 1942.
- you want something short. It runs eighteen minutes.
Bad for you if
- you find 1940s war footage dated.
- you roll your eyes at patriotic wartime narration.
About: duty · courage · propaganda
The Men Who Built America 2012
Documentary
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
The sides of The Men Who Built America
- Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Carnegie
- Railroads, oil and steel
- Reenactments of tycoons at war
Good for you if
- you like America after the Civil War becoming an industrial power.
- you like rivals fighting over money and monopolies.
- you like real people played by actors in dramatised scenes.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at grand narration about great men.
- you'd rather not commit to a miniseries over several nights.
About: ambition · money · progress
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
Documentary
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
The sides of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan from 1961 to 1966
- Greenwich Village folk clubs
- Fans booing when he goes electric
Good for you if
- you want to hear Dylan's songs as they were first played.
- you like the sixties, from the folk scene to the protest years.
- you like a life story told by the people who were there.
Bad for you if
- three and a half hours is too much for you.
- you find black and white footage from the sixties dated.
About: reinvention · fame · the voice of a generation
The Beatles: Get Back 2021
Documentary
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
The sides of The Beatles: Get Back
- The Beatles writing songs in a studio
- Unseen footage from January 1969
- The rooftop concert in full
Good for you if
- you like watching songs like Get Back take shape from nothing.
- you like long sessions where almost nothing happens and then a song appears.
- you want to see the four of them joke, argue and work together.
Bad for you if
- nearly eight hours of rehearsals is too much for you.
- you find 1969 footage dated, even restored.
About: creation · friendship · the end of a band
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes 2022
Documentary
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
The sides of The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
- Unheard interviews with Marilyn's inner circle
- The night of her death in 1962
- Hollywood stardom and its price
Good for you if
- you like hearing the people who actually knew Marilyn Monroe.
- you want to go back over the questions around her death.
- you like old Hollywood told through archive footage.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not dwell on a lonely death and a troubled life.
- you need a clear answer, not theories.
About: fame · loneliness · secrets
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
Documentary
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
The sides of They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
- Orson Welles making his last film
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Years of chaotic shooting and money troubles
Good for you if
- you want the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished.
- you like a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life.
- you love old Hollywood and the era of Welles.
Bad for you if
- you need a story told in order, without a flood of archive footage.
- you want a warm, easy watch rather than a chaotic shoot.
About: ambition · legacy · art
The Century of the Self 2002
Documentary
The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.
The sides of The Century of the Self
- Freud's nephew inventing public relations
- Advertising that sells to our desires
- Politicians governing by focus group
Good for you if
- you like learning how Freud's ideas shaped advertising and politics.
- you like the true story of Edward Bernays turning his uncle's theories into marketing.
- you like a century of history told through archive footage.
Bad for you if
- four hours of archive and interviews is too much for you.
- you find grainy old archive footage dated.
About: consumerism · desire · democracy
Imagine: John Lennon 1988
Documentary
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.
The sides of Imagine: John Lennon
- John Lennon telling his own life
- Home footage from Yoko Ono's archives
- Cynthia, Julian and Sean looking back
Good for you if
- you love the Beatles and Lennon's solo songs.
- you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.
- you like a portrait of a man with all his contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you find old 1960s and 70s footage dated.
- you can't revisit his murder in New York in 1980.
About: fame · love · peace · loss
Man with a Movie Camera 1929
Documentary
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
The sides of Man with a Movie Camera
- A cameraman filming Soviet cities in the 1920s
- A day of city life from waking to work to play
- Split screens, slow motion and fast cuts
Good for you if
- you like seeing camera tricks invented before your grandparents were born.
- you like silent black and white film.
- you like the thrill of trams, factories and crowds cut to a rhythm.
Bad for you if
- you need a story and people to follow. There is no plot and no actor.
- you need words. It is silent, with no intertitles.
About: the city · modernity · cinema itself
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

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 2001
Documentary
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
The sides of Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
- Stanley Kubrick's life and films
- Interviews with Jack Nicholson and others who worked with him
- Home footage from his family
Good for you if
- you love Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and the films around them.
- you want to know the man behind the legend from people who knew him.
- you care about how every Kubrick frame was built.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through almost two and a half hours of documentary.
- you need a story, not a career told in interviews.
About: obsession · creation · cinema
Amend: The Fight for America 2021
Documentary
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
The sides of Amend: The Fight for America
- Will Smith hosting a history of the 14th Amendment
- Actors reading the words of real historical figures
- Equal rights from emancipation to marriage equality
Good for you if
- you like the real people who fought for equal rights in America.
- you want to understand one line of the Constitution across 150 years.
- you like seeing who has been counted as equal, and who decided.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch the lynchings and violence of that fight.
- you roll your eyes at celebrity hosts and stirring speeches.
About: equality · citizenship · racism