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  • Pumping Iron (1977)
    Documentary, Sport
    From Gold's Gym in Venice Beach California to the showdown in Pretoria, amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr...
    Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, and Matty Ferrigno
    Directors: Robert Fiore and George Butler
    Writers: Robert Fiore and George Butler
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (585 votes)
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    Documentary, Music
    A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
    Starring: Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young
    Directors: Martin Scorsese
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (287 votes)
  • Hoop Dreams (1994)
    Documentary, Drama, Sport
    A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
    Starring: William Gates, Arthur Agee, and Emma Gates
    Director: Steve James
    Writer: Steve James
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (257 votes)
  • Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
    Documentary, Comedy
    Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
    Starring: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, and Billie Allen
    Director: Robert Townsend
    Writer: Robert Townsend
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (233 votes)
  • The Song Remains the Same (1976)
    Documentary, Music
    A Led Zeppelin concert filmed in Madison Square Garden, New York.
    Starring: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones
    Directors: Joe Massot and Peter Clifton
    Writers: Joe Massot and Peter Clifton
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (190 votes)
  • Faces of Death (1978)
    Documentary, Horror
    A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies The common factor is death by some means.
    Starring: Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz, and Mary Ellen Brighton
    Director: John Alan Schwartz
    Writer: John Alan Schwartz
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (122 votes)
  • Stop Making Sense (1984)
    Documentary, Music
    An innovative concert movie for the rock group The Talking Heads.
    Starring: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, and Alex Weir
    Director: Jonathan Demme
    Writer: Jonathan Demme
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (113 votes)
  • Paris Is Burning (1990)
    Documentary
    This is a documentary of 'drag nights' among New York's underclass. Queens are interviewed and observed preparing for and competing in many 'balls'...
    Starring: Carmen and Brooke, André Christian, and Dorian Corey
    Director: Jennie Livingston
    Writer: Jennie Livingston
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (105 votes)
  • The Kids Are Alright (1979)
    Documentary, Music
    From the early black and white days to their colourful hedonistic era, you will Rock! See them at their most creative, and destructive, and experience The Who: Here!
    Starring: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Keith Moon
    Director: Jeff Stein
    Writer: Jeff Stein
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (79 votes)
  • Echoes: Pink Floyd (1972)
    Documentary, Music
    Live versions of the songs, filmed in an old Pompeii amphitheater. Songs included are Echoes (split into 2 parts)...
    Starring: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright
    Director: Adrian Maben
    Writer: Adrian Maben
    Flickometer: 10.0 /10 (72 votes)