Movies genre: Documentary

Jackie Martling just may be America's last great joke teller. His savant-like ability to remember every joke he's heard since he was 8 years old, combined with his lightning fast wit and infectious laugh helped established him as a comedy icon. Famous for being the head writer of the Howard Stern show for 15 years, and infamous for leaving that position, Jackie's story is fascinating, funny and surprising. In an age of political correctness, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling helps us belly-laugh at ourselves with a kindness and sincerity that defuses his unfiltered punch lines.—Ian Karr

In the wake of blockbuster classic Jaws, a new subgenre was born. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world's undying fascination.

The coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry, from an undersized basketball player at a small college, to becoming a larger-than-life NBA superstar.

This timely documentary chronicles the tech-fueled rise and Fyre-style fall of HQ Trivia, the revolutionary "game show on your phone" app that went viral, swept the nation, then crashed and burned. The global live-play game sensation drew millions of daily users to its frenetically fun trivia challenges and cash prizes, attracting celebrity fans including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel, and Kelly Clarkson. But its success was undone by corporate clashes, cast changes, and a tragic death. Told through the eyes of former host Scott Rogowsky and other first-person players from inside and outside the company, the film documents the real-life comedy and tragedy that unfolded in front of and behind the cameras.

Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.

Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

The film explores the image of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu using unknown official footage from the Romanian National Television and National Film Archives.

An investigation into the possibility of addressing climate change with a move away from fossil fuels to nuclear power.

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

Filmmaker Jason Baffa examines the personal bonds and dynamic relationships that form between golfers and caddies.

Zeitgeist: Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution.

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.

The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. Those closest to him along with stars such as Sineád Cusack, Stephen Rea and Liam Neeson examine the man who transformed Irish theatre in the 20th century.

What makes a normal person a serial killer? Why do some people like to torture others? Do some of us have evil in our genes? These questions have always kept people curious. The approaches to explaining evil are as diverse as evil itself. The latest science assumes that there are three factors that shape human behavior: genes, the environment, and the situation.—Janson Media

A new documentary about the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own Northern Irish towns. Expecting a career of local news, wedding photography, and celebrity photo-calls, they instead took the photographs, during the worst years of the Troubles, that would come to visually define that conflict for a global audience.

Experts Greg Skomal, Heather Bowlby, Megan Winton, and Warren Joyce look into what motivates white sharks to travel to the northernmost edge of their range following the first probable white shark attack in Canada in more than 150 years.

Biologists Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Frances Farabaugh free dive with the tiger shark, one of the most dangerous sharks, to learn why sharks are drawn to Hawaii's volcanoes.

Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League.

The first-ever solo ice show at Tokyo Dome, "GIFT," is a story that self-portrays Yuzuru Hanyu's life and future on the ice.

Follows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard, they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could have practiced complex burial rituals.

Follows Imagine Dragons and the performances of the band's top-charting hits during their current "Mercury Tour" and old interviews. They also describe the band's development, the highs and the lows.

The unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history.

Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them--Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.

Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).

A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The documentary follows the project's beginning during the 1990s, filming on location in New Orleans, and its complex CGI post-production.