Recommended: Documentary
77 Documentary Films we think you’ll enjoy
Hunger for the Wild (TV Series) (2006-2007)
- Wellington restauranteurs Steve Logan and Al Brown (of 'Logan Brown') travel the wilds of New Zealand looking for fresh food to turn into…
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$20 $15, $20 $15
Maori Queen, The: 1931-2006 (Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu) (2006)
- Televised tribute to the 'Maori Queen', Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, on the occasion of her funeral in August 2006, edited down from…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Road to Guantanamo, The (2006)
- A searing, politically pertinent docu–drama from the prolific Michael Winterbottom (w/ co–dir. Whitecross), reenacting with…
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$20 $15
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (2005)
- A fittingly sublime homage documentary to the stately Leonard Cohen, based around the tribute concert held in his honour at the Sydney Opera House in…
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$19.95 $14.95
Once in a Lifetime (2005)
- An explosive, tabloid–juicy account of the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, a fledging team in the American Soccer League who, within the…
- DVD $29.95
Kaikohe Demolition (2004)
- A glimpse into the mirth, mayhem and pathos of provincial New Zealand, this concerns a group of unkempt Northland residents who relish their…
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$29.95 $22.45
Scared Sacred (2004)
- Visiting sites of some of the world’s most horrible stories doesn’t seem like a relaxed night’s viewing, but this doco by the interestingly…
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$19.95 $14.95
Take, The (2004)
- A feisty documentary about the aftermath of Argentina's disastrous economic 'crash' in 2001 and how a group of unemployed workers attempt to occupy…
- Poster (G) $9.95
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The (2004)
- The unlikely tale of a homeless street musician in San Francisco, Mark Bittner, and his longtime attachment to a flock of wild parrots…
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$20 $15
Spellbound (2003)
- Surprise hit documentary that struck a universal chord in following eight high–school hopefuls in their bid to succeed at the American National…
- Poster (F) $7.95