Browse Movies : 2011 : Documentary

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African Cats

Two cat families in East Africa teach survive on their power and their cunning, while they protect and teach their cubs the ways of the wild.

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April 22, 2011 Nationwide Netflix Blu-ray

Troll Hunter

Focuses on a group of students who discover what they believe is a government conspiracy to keep the existence of trolls in the north of Norway hidden from the general public.

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June 10, 2011 Limited Los Angeles Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD VOD / Digital

Crime After Crime

Documentary on the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. She finds her only hope for freedom when two rookie attorneys with no background in criminal law step forward to take her case.

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July 1, 2011 Los Angeles Netflix DVD New York

Buck

A living legend in the horse world, Buck Brannaman was the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer. For this true cowboy, horses are a mirror of the human soul. Reared by an abusive father, Buck eschews violence. By teaching people to communicate with horses through instinct, not punishment, he frees the spirit of the horse and its human comrade. Crisscrossing the world with Zenlike wisdom, Buck promulgates grace in the bond between man and horse.

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June 17, 2011 Netflix DVD New York / Los Angeles

General Orders No. 9

An experimental documentary that contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South as potent metaphors of personal and collective destiny.

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June 24, 2011 Netflix DVD New York

Tabloid

The salacious adventures of a beauty queen with an IQ of 168, whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her on a labyrinthine crusade for love. Down a surreal rabbit hole of kidnapping, masochistic Mormons, risque photography, magic underwear, celestial sex, jail time and a cloning laboratory in South Korea, Joyce's fantastic exploits were constant headlines.

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July 15, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD

Addiction Incorporated

A documentary made over the course of 15 years telling the story of Victor DeNoble's journey from research scientist to star informant against the tobacco industry.

Cameraman: The Life and...

Jack Cardiff's career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades and his work behind the camera altered the look of films forever through his use of Technicolor photography. Craig McCall's film about the legendary cinematographer reveals a unique figure in British and international cinema.

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May 13, 2011 Netflix DVD New York

Love Etc.

Five different relationship stories: high school sweethearts, octogenarian lovebirds, the divorced father of two teenagers, a gay single man and a traditional Indian wedding.

Pina

"Dance, dance, or we are lost." Pina Bausch's final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for director Wim Wenders' (WINGS tribute to the legendary choreographer. The documentary features interviews with and performances by Bausch's beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich creative life.

Turtle: The Incredible ...

Turtle: The Incredible Journey is an award-winning film that follows the life and migration of a loggerhead turtle from hatching to maturity and a return to its original Florida nesting grounds. The loggerhead turtle, a threatened species, has one of the longest and most difficult migratory patterns of any marine animal: Sea turtles newly hatched on the East Coast of the United States (usually in Florida) make their way from the sand into the ocean, and then begin a voyage that can span the entire Atlantic Ocean, only to return decades later to that same beach.

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June 24, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Covers Conan O'Brien's live concert tour following his depature from The Tonight Show.

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June 24, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD VOD / Digital

The Undefeated

A documentary on Sarah Palin inspired by her book Going Rogue.

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July 15, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD VOD / Digital

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Documentary about the Chauvet caves in Southern France that contain the oldest known cave paintings.

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April 29, 2011 Limited Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD Sneak Preview

If a Tree Falls: A Stor...

Follows Earth Liberation Front group member Daniel McGowan, who in December 2005, was arrested by Federal agents and faced life in prison.

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June 22, 2011 Netflix DVD New York

Page One: A Year Inside...

In the tradition of fly-on-the-wall documentaries, the film gains unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as the public's main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the transformation of the media industry at its time of greatest turmoil.

Project Nim

The life of a chimpanzee who was raised like a human child as part of a pioneering 1970s experiment. The film combines interviews with participants in the experiment and archival footage to depict the chimpanzee's experience.

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July 8, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD

The Whale

A baby orca gets separated from his family and unexpectedly starts making contact with people along a scenic fjord called Nootka Sound.

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September 9, 2011 Limited Netflix DVD

Exporting Raymond

Follows Phil Rosenthal as he travels to Russia to meet about doing a local version of "Everybody Loves Raymond."

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April 29, 2011 Limited Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD

Justin Bieber: Never Sa...

Justin Bieber will play himself in his life story. The pic will be sprinkled with performances from his current concert tour.

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February 11, 2011 Nationwide Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD