Biographical Documentary Movies

Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every...

An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded 'inventor-entrepreneur' who has enormous influence on the world in...

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on...

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by...

The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court...

From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film...

An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The...

A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to...

Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully...

Explore the formative years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the profound influence of original bandmate Hillel Slovak.

Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.

The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an...

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.

In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful...

What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.

The final creative chapter of one of music’s most iconic artists. Featuring rare interviews with those who knew and worked alongside Bowie as...

More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these...

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

An intimate and cinematic portrait of astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan, we explore his romance with partner Ann Druyan and with science....