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51. MerPeople (2023)
TV-MA | 177 min | Documentary
Welcome to the whimsical world of professional mermaiding, where people's passion for swimming in fins has exploded into a half-billion-dollar industry.
Stars: Morgana Alba, Brittany Sparkles, Tristan Red River Merman, The Blixunami
Votes: 699
52. Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art (2020)
112 min | Documentary
Banksy, the world's most infamous street artist, whose political art, criminal stunts, and daring invasions outraged the establishment and created a revolutionary new movement while his identity remained shrouded in mystery.
Director: Elio Espana | Stars: Banksy, Felix Braun, Claire de Dobay Rifelj, Ben Eine
Votes: 986
53. The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
PG | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pablo Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Claude Renoir
Votes: 2,708 | Gross: $0.27M
54. Sharksploitation (2023)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
In the wake of the blockbuster classic Jaws (1975), a new subgenre was born. This documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world's undying fascination.
Director: Stephen Scarlata | Stars: Joe Alves, Mark Atkins, Paul Bales, Wendy Benchley
Votes: 403
55. National Gallery (2014)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary
A documentary that goes inside one of the great museums of the world: The National Gallery in London.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Stars: Leanne Benjamin, Kausikan Rajeshkumar, Jo Shapcott, Edward Watson
Votes: 1,672 | Gross: $0.10M
56. Dear Mr. Watterson (2013)
TV-PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.
Director: Joel Allen Schroeder | Stars: Berkeley Breathed, Jef Mallett, Stephan Pastis, Seth Green
Votes: 2,042 | Gross: $0.01M
57. Scooter LaForge: A Life of Art (2023)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
In Scooter LaForge: a life of art, the iconic queer artist reflects on his career, his struggles and triumphs, and the impact that current events have had on his life and the lives of so ... See full summary »
Director: Ethan H. Minsker | Stars: Scooter LaForge, Anne LaForge, Patty LaForge, Ted Riederer
Votes: 56
58. Beautiful Losers (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary follows the lives and careers of a collective group of Do-it-yourself artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.
Directors: Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard | Stars: Julian Bennett Holmes, Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson
Votes: 1,426 | Gross: $0.06M
59. Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
Stars: Simon Schama, Allan Corduner, Paul Popplewell, Grégoire Bonnet
Votes: 1,148
60. Canvasing the World with Sean Diediker (2020– )
Documentary, Biography, Reality-TV
Canvasing the World explores the interplay between art and the human condition. Painter Sean Diediker travels the globe visiting the places and meeting the people who inspire the original paintings featured in each episode.
Stars: Kelton Temby, Sean Diediker
Votes: 16
61. The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021)
101 min | Documentary
The Found Footage Phenomenon is an independent documentary charting the origins of the found footage sub-genre, tracking it through to the technique's current form, and asking what the future is.
Directors: Sarah Appleton, Phillip Escott | Stars: Patrick Brice, Derek Lee, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Dean Alioto
Votes: 507
62. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ai Weiwei, Dan Ai, Lao Ai, Lee Ambrozy
Votes: 4,529 | Gross: $0.53M
63. Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure (2012)
PG | 84 min | Documentary, History
Follow Kirk Cameron across Europe and the U.S. as he seeks to discover the people, places and principles that made America the freest, most prosperous and generous nation the world has ever known.
Director: Duane Barnhart | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Todd Akin, Sue Allan, David Barton
Votes: 859 | Gross: $0.18M
64. Naked Conversations with Nude Women (2012)
Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short
Emulating goddess mythology and iconic paintings of reclining female nudes, 8 nude women reflect on a world without men, the human body and psyche, evolution and science.
Director: Thomas Lundy | Stars: Emilie Marçot, Margherita Mattiuz, Isa Padilla Pérez, Rocío Acedo Gómez
Votes: 12
65. Cutie and the Boxer (2013)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
Director: Zach Heinzerling | Stars: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Alex Shinohara, Ethan Cohen
Votes: 4,739 | Gross: $0.20M
66. Godard Cinema (2022 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
Jean-Luc Godard is cinema, its quintessence. Having just turned 91, he has made more than 140 films. We hate him as much as we worship him. Where does his aura come from? From legendary films of course, but also from Godard himself.
Director: Cyril Leuthy | Stars: Guillaume Gouix, Jean-Luc Godard, Cyril Leuthy, Macha Méril
Votes: 249
67. Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A portrait of a patron of the arts extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune and impeccable taste into one of the premiere collections of twentieth century art.
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland | Stars: Peggy Guggenheim, Jacqueline Bograd Weld, Francine Prose, John Richardson
Votes: 876 | Gross: $0.50M
68. Museum Secrets (2011– )
Documentary
Museum Secrets is a TV series on History Television in Canada and a website with videos and games; exploring the world's renowned museums and their most enigmatic objects. Narrated by ... See full summary »
Stars: Colm Feore, Jesse Blaze Snider, Joe Medeiros, Gianmarco D'Agostino
Votes: 206
69. Le joli mai (1963)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme | Stars: Chris Marker, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.02M
70. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Nancy Rooney, Harry Mapplethorpe, George Stack, Robert Mapplethorpe
Votes: 1,562
71. Art and Craft (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
When one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.
Directors: Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker | Stars: Mark A. Landis, Lester Sullivan, Irwin Lakov, Matthew Leininger
Votes: 1,802 | Gross: $0.22M
72. Visions of Light (1992)
92 min | Documentary, History
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).
Directors: Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels | Stars: Conrad L. Hall, John Bailey, Vilmos Zsigmond, Charles Lang
Votes: 3,337 | Gross: $0.80M
73. L'ombre de Goya par Jean-Claude Carrière (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Follows late screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, as he researches the painter Goya in a trip filled with culture, cinema, emotion, painting and Spain.
Director: José Luis López-Linares | Stars: Jean-Claude Carrière, Nahal Tajadod, Carlos Saura, Luis Antonio González Marín
Votes: 90
74. Sketchbook (2022– )
TV-PG | 23 min | Documentary
This documentary series takes us onto the desks and into the lives of talented artists and animators. Each episode focuses on a single artist teaching us how to draw a single iconic character from a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
Stars: Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn, Jin Kim, Hyun Min Lee
Votes: 151
75. The McAuley Tucker Show (2020 Podcast Series)
Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Join McAuley Tucker as he delves into the captivating journeys of many exceptional guests, who have made a name for themselves in the glittering world of Hollywood and beyond. The show serves one purpose: to educate and inform people.
Stars: McAuley Tucker, Lake Markham, Mark Walton, Kris Tyson
Votes: 7
76. Christian Audigier the Vif (2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This one-of-a-kind cinematic documentary presents the introspective life journey of fashion designer Christian Audigier, who created the 'Ed Hardy' brand based on the designs of famous ... See full summary »
Director: Didier Beringuer | Stars: Christian Audigier, Charles Aznavour, Don Cheadle, Chico & The Gypsies
Votes: 2,030
77. Moments Like This Never Last (2020)
Unrated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Dash Snow rejected a life of privilege to make his own way as an artist on the streets of downtown New York City in the late 1990s. Developing from a notorious graffiti tagger into an ... See full summary »
Director: Cheryl Dunn | Stars: Dashiell Alexander Whitney Snow, Jeffrey Deitch, Leo Fitzpatrick, Blair Hanson
Votes: 383
78. My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary, Family, Mystery
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Marla Olmstead, Laura Olmstead, Mark Olmstead, Amir Bar-Lev
Votes: 3,509 | Gross: $0.23M
79. Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
Director: Sara Driver | Stars: Alexis Adler, Jean Michel Basquiat, Fab 5 Freddy, Patricia Field
Votes: 658 | Gross: $0.17M
80. My Rembrandt (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
This is set in the world of the Old Masters and offers a mosaic of gripping stories in which unrestrained passion for Rembrandt's paintings leads to dramatic developments and unexpected plot turns.
Director: Oeke Hoogendijk | Stars: Eijk De Mol van Otterloo, Jan Six, Rose-Marie De Mol van Otterloo, Martin Bilj
Votes: 444
81. How Art Made the World (2005– )
300 min | Documentary
Documentary series looking at the influence of art on the current day situation of our society.
Stars: Nigel Spivey, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Stefano Mariottini, James David Lewis-Williams
Votes: 666
82. All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) (2021)
89 min | Documentary
In the late '80s and early '90s, two vibrant subcultures, skateboarding and hip hop, collided in downtown New York.
Director: Jeremy Elkin | Stars: Eli Morgan Gesner, Jeff Pang, Fab 5 Freddy, Gino Iannucci
Votes: 250
83. Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
The relationship between Charles Eames and his wife Ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity whose impact on the world can still be felt over half a century later.
Directors: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey | Stars: Charles Eames, Ray Eames, James Franco, Jeannine Oppewall
Votes: 1,149 | Gross: $0.15M
84. Ways of Seeing (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Family
John Berger presents his insights on how people see. Through examples of Art History Berger shows how our very sense of sight has been transformed. By discovering why this is so, according ... See full summary »
Stars: John Berger, Anya Bostock, Eva Figes, Jane Kenrick
Votes: 625
85. Bosch: The Garden of Dreams (2016)
90 min | Documentary
It's a documentary of the painting by "The Bosch", "The garden of early delights".
Director: José Luis López-Linares | Stars: Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Ludovico Einaudi, Orhan Pamuk, Miquel Barceló
Votes: 407
86. A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox (2024 TV Special)
130 min | Documentary
Stars: Brian Cox, Benjamin Northey
87. Ryan (2004)
TV-PG | 14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
Director: Chris Landreth | Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy, Derek Lamb
Votes: 3,010
88. Gerhard Richter Painting (2011)
Unrated | 97 min | Documentary
A documentary on the German artist that includes glimpses at his studio, which has not been seen in decades.
Director: Corinna Belz | Stars: Gerhard Richter, Norbert Arns, Hubert Becker, Sabine Moritz-Richter
Votes: 774 | Gross: $0.24M
89. China's Van Goghs (2016)
80 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of a peasant-turned oil painter transitioning from making copies of iconic Western paintings to creating his own authentic works of art.
Directors: Yu Haibo, Yu Tianqi Kiki | Stars: Xiaoyong Zhao, Yongjiu Zhou, Yue
Votes: 383
90. What Remains (2005)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the creative process of celebrated photographer Sally Mann.
Director: Steven Cantor | Stars: Sally Mann, Karen Bailey, Richard Jantz, Emmett Mann
Votes: 296
91. Britain's Lost Masterpieces (2016– )
Documentary, Biography, History
Art experts track down the work of of some of the biggest names in art that are lying hidden away in museums, art galleries and country houses around the UK.
Stars: Bendor Grosvenor, Emma Dabiri, Simon Gillespie, Simon Gillespie
Votes: 63
92. Eye of the Storm (II) (2021)
78 min | Documentary
"Eye of the Storm" follows James Morrison, widely recognized as one of Britain's finest landscape artists, as he faces his greatest ever challenge. As his eyesight fails him, Morrison must create one final painting.
Director: Anthony Baxter
Votes: 45
94. Treasures of Ancient Egypt (2014)
60 min | Documentary
In this 3 part series Alistair Sooke visits 30 great treasures of Egyptian art, some in Egypt either in situ or in the Cairo Museum, others in museums elsewhere.
Stars: Alastair Sooke, Zahi Hawass, Salima Ikram, Anna Stevens
Votes: 144
95. The Renaissance Unchained (2016)
60 min | Documentary
In this series critic and writer Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional review that the European Renaissance originated in southern Europe, advocating a case for the north instead.
Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 164
96. Comic Book Confidential (1988)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, History
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb
Votes: 1,083
97. Luther and His Legacy (2017 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
A personal essay on the legacy of Martin Luther on the basis of 16th-Century drawings and paintings where the director draws parallels with today's communication explosion/distribution of "news" and the necessity to be digitally literate.
Director: Peter Greenaway
Votes: 12
98. The Shock of the New (1980)
60 min | Documentary
A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.
Stars: Robert Hughes, Tony Church, Martin Jarvis, Judi Dench
Votes: 164
99. In Search of Dracula (1974)
PG | 82 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and early films on the subject.
Director: Calvin Floyd | Stars: Christopher Lee, Solveig Andersson, Tor Isedal
Votes: 357
100. A Bullet Pulling Thread (2023)
73 min | Documentary
Can quilting change the world? Marilyn Farquhar is devastated when the RCMP killed her brother after a mental health crisis. So she creates a series of quilts to channel her grief, spark conversations and motivate change in policing.
Director: Ian Daffern