Top Rated Documentary Movies

Ric O’Barry is a former dolphin trainer. He had a great success while taking part in an international TV-show “Flipper”. That is him, who caught and trained five dolphins who stroke the whole world. One day he gets to Taiji, Japan. There is a secret cove where dolphins and whales are lured and hunted by local inhabitants in this provincial town. Fishermen attract mammals here and catch some of them to sell to oceanariums. But the majority of them are killed and sold as meat on Japanese markets. All in all, more than 23 000 dolphins perish in coastal waters of Taiji. What can O’Barry do to ease mammals’ lot?

“HOME” is a documentary film that pictures treasures of the Earth. It shows us the after-effect of the exploitation of the lands, waters and air of our planet. It shows us green wounds of our planet and explains us why we cannot keep doing the same things to the Earth, its wonders and its inhabitants. “HOME” shows us how beautiful and how amazing is our planet and it makes us think of our future and of the future of humanity. The movie features amazing wonders that are dying because of the human’s impact. “HOME” warns us telling that we need to stop damaging the Earth before it is too late…

This story has really happened in 1985 during the reach of Siula Grande in Peru. This mount was unreachable before two young climbers decided that they would be the first to climb it. Joe and Simon had reached the top but in bad weather conditions Joe has fallen breaking his leg. The situation was extremely dangerous for both of them and every next moment the guys could say goodbye to their lives. In these circumstances people have to make the choices that are not easy to make. After Joe fell into crevice, his companion decided to cut the rope. There was a slight possibility that Joe was still alive but Simon didn’t guess that. Joe was lucky to survive but he found himself alone with his leg broken and he started his heroic lowering from the mount…

David Byrne walks onto the stage and does a solo "Psycho Killer." Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz join him for two more songs. The crew is busy, still setting up. Then, three more musicians and two back-up singers join the band. Everybody sings, plays, harmonizes, dances, and runs. They change instruments and clothes. Bryne appears in the Big Suit. The backdrop is often black, but sometimes it displays words, images, or children's drawings. The band cooks for 18 songs, the lyrics are clear, the house rocks. In this concert film, the Talking Heads hardly talk, don't stop, and always make sense.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

The documentary film directed and narrated by a famous skater and surfer, “Riding Giants” traces the origins of surfing and especially focuses on the art of big wave riding. It also gives the historical overview of surfing from its very development in Hawaii and to its world spreading and popularity. Also the film highlights the contribution of the most famous surfers such Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton, Jeff Clark and Mickey Munoz to this kind of entertainment which can easily turn to be the way of life.

One day three virtuosos of electric guitar meet together and share their personal life and professional experience. They are legendary Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, The Edge from U2 and Jack White from The White Stripes. Their stories are the ones of constant research and the process of formation of a unique sound and the play style. Each of them tells about the internal protest and reasons of creation and performing this kind of music. In this film the celebrities raise the curtains of their private lives and rich inner world. Moreover, the film gives a chance to listen to the latest players’ compositions.

This Is It is a lot more of a documentary rather than a movie as we commonly understand the term. It has been clearly made for a restricted audience consisting out of Michael Jackson fans of many years. Nevertheless, the clever compilation of rare backstage footage, interviews of various fame and rehearsals video may be of interest to lots of others, such as beginner musicians, lovers of pop scene in general or just people who would like to broaden their horizons a little. It will also be of use to those who only knew Michael as a notorious public figure yet hardly knew what kind of person he was – and how much of him was an artist in truth. As you head to watch This Is It, prepare yourself for lots of feeling, jocks, trials, golden music compositions, heavy positive emotions. You will see Michael Jackson on screen, being young, hopeful and cheerful, just as he wanted to be. Yeah, the Pop King's last tour in London never happened – but that was due to a tragic accident, not for the lack of trying. So you'll see the star burning as brightly as he always has, talented, extravagant and wanting to meet the public. So this is it.

This is the first 3D film shot in the outer space. The viewers have a unique chance to travel 220 miles above the Earth around our planet’s orbit at the International Space Station, which is the biggest construction of the modernity and was built by the representatives of sixteen nations. There is placed a laboratory, which is constantly researching space peculiarities. From time to time we can join cosmonauts and astronauts, who start from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia, and assist them in their uneasy but important work. Colorful, true-to-life pictures, impressive pictures, and striking plot make this virtual journey even more expressive enjoyable.

This is the most popular historical and scientific film of the History channel that has been already watched by more than five million people all around the globe. The film describes the Earth after extinction of humanity. The processes which will touch the buildings, the constructions, the houses and skyscrapers, the roads, the streets and metros… The authors of the film consistently show us what will happen on the Earth after the extinction of human beings. The story starts at the first day after people and finishes ten thousand years after people. In this period of time the scientists think that the presence of people on the Earth will be almost impossible to notice… Some researchers think this film is inconsistent but it is exceptional, touching and is not similar to any other films.