HBO Documentary Film Series

  • Premiered: Dec 1989
  • Episodes: 351
  • Followers: 30
  • Running
  • HBO
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  • Documentary

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Season 2017
2017x1
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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Jan 08, 2017
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
2017x2
Beware The Slenderman
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Jan 23, 2017
The true story of 12-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, who lured their best friend into the woods, stabbed her 19 times and confessed they did it to appease a tall and faceless .. show full overview
2017x3
Becoming Warren Buffett
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Jan 30, 2017
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2017x4
Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison
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Feb 06, 2017
An unflinching exploration of the lives of inmates and corrections officers in one of America’s most notorious “supermax” prisons, built to hold inmates in 8’x10’ cells 23 hours a day, .. show full overview
2017x5
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis
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Feb 13, 2017
Examining the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks from the perspective of the American rock band whose performance was cut short by the unspeakable violence, this emotional documentary .. show full overview
2017x6
Unlocking The Cage
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Feb 20, 2017
Unloclking The Cage explores animal rights lawyer Steven Wise’s unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After 30 years of struggling with .. show full overview
2017x7
The Tickle King
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Feb 27, 2017
The Tickle King features new, previously unseen footage documenting the bizarre and unsettling things that happened to filmmakers David Farrier and Dylan Reeve as Tickled premiered at .. show full overview
2017x8
Cries From Syria
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Mar 13, 2017
A searing account of the Syrian civil war from the inside out, the film draws on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen journalists, as well as testimony from .. show full overview
2017x9
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
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Apr 03, 2017
Since 2011, over half the states in the nation have significantly restricted access to abortions. In 2016, abortion remains one of the most divisive issues in America, especially in .. show full overview
2017x10
Warning: This Drug May Kill You
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May 01, 2017
Warning: This Drug May Kill You takes an unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S., profiling four families whose lives have been decimated by .. show full overview
2017x11
Mommy Dead And Dearest
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May 16, 2017
Child abuse, mental illness and forbidden love converge in this true crime mystery of a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life.
2017x12
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
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Jul 24, 2017
The film offers a fresh and revealing insight into Princess Diana through the personal and intimate reflections of her two sons and her friends and family.
2017x13
Brillo Box (3¢ Off)
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Aug 07, 2017
Follow the journey of the iconic Andy Warhol "Brillo Box” sculpture, once owned by filmmaker Lisanne Skyler's parents, who bought it for $1,000 in 1969, traded it two years later only to see it auctioned off in 2010 for over $3 million.
2017x14
Spielberg
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Oct 07, 2017
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his colleagues discuss the classic movies that made him famous, including "Jaws," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Jurassic Park," "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan."
2017x15
Baltimore Rising
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Nov 20, 2017
n the wake of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Baltimore was a city on the edge. Peaceful protests and destructive riots erupted in the immediate aftermath of Gray’s .. show full overview
2017x16
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
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Nov 29, 2017
She's beautiful, artistic, loved and can't stand to be alive. 32 PILLS traces the fascinating life and mental illness of my sister, New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and my struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.
2017x17
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
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Dec 04, 2017
Sometimes referred to as the country’s “most dangerous editor,” Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee was largely credited with taking down President Richard Nixon in 1974 after .. show full overview
2017x18 Season finale
Agnelli
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Dec 18, 2017
Chronicling the dramatic life of the charismatic head of FIAT, this compelling portrait features intimate interviews with nearly 40 family members, friends, professional confidantes and .. show full overview

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