HBO Documentary Film Series

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

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Season 2018
2018x1
David Bowie The Last Five Years
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Jan 08, 2018
In the last years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David .. show full overview
2018x2
The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm
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Jan 27, 2018
When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy .. show full overview
2018x3
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
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Jan 29, 2018
Founded by Scott and Seth Avett and Bob Crawford in 2001, The Avett Brothers have gone from obscurity to critical acclaim and sold-out tours, experiencing profound heartbreak and .. show full overview
2018x4
Atomic Homefront
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Feb 12, 2018
In 1942, the U.S. government chose downtown St. Louis as a processing center of uranium for the first atomic bombs. Over the next 25 years, the radioactive waste from this processing .. show full overview
2018x5
Traffic Stop
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Mar 12, 2018
In 2015, African-American schoolteacher Breaion King was stopped for a minor traffic violation in Austin, Texas — and what should have been a routine encounter quickly escalated into a harrowing arrest that was captured in detail by police dash cams.
2018x6
Arthur Miller: Writer
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Mar 19, 2018
An intimate portrait of one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, told from the unique perspective of his daughter, who filmed interviews with her father over decades. The doc .. show full overview
2018x7
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Part 1
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Mar 26, 2018
When Garry Shandling passed away in 2016, he was widely remembered as a top stand-up comic and the star of two of the most innovative sitcoms in TV history. But to those who knew him, the “real” Garry Shandling was a far more complex person.
2018x8
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Part 2
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Mar 27, 2018
Part Two of The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling offers an extensive examination of The Larry Sanders Show, his landmark HBO comedy series. Colleagues remember the demands of producing .. show full overview
2018x9
King In The Wilderness
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Apr 02, 2018
A documentary on the last years of Martin Luther King Jr., this doc explores the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to MLK’s assassination in 1968. It is designed to find a clear .. show full overview
2018x10
Andre the Giant
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Apr 10, 2018
A documentary examining the life and career of one of the most beloved legends in WWE history, from Andre’s upbringing in France to his celebrated WWE career and forays into the entertainment world.
2018x11
Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Part 1
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Apr 14, 2018
He was a boy from Tupelo who grew up to become the biggest star in music. Along the way, he absorbed a staggering range of influences, creating a revolutionary sound in his lifelong .. show full overview
2018x12
Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Part 2
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Apr 15, 2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher includes stunning atmospheric shots taken inside Graceland, Elvis’ iconic home, and features more than 20 new, primary source interviews with session players, .. show full overview
2018x13
I Am Evidence
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Apr 16, 2018
“I Am Evidence,” produced by Law & Order:SVU actress Mariska Hargitay, is about the untested rape kit backlog in the U.S. The doc tells stories of survivors who have waited years for .. show full overview
2018x14
A Dangerous Son
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May 07, 2018
One in 10 American children suffers from serious emotional disturbance and more than 17 million have experienced a psychiatric disorder. A Dangerous Son focuses primarily on three .. show full overview
2018x15
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
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May 28, 2018
Produced and directed by six-time Emmy winner Peter Kunhardt, along with Emmy winners George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt, this documentary about Senator John McCain is an illuminating, .. show full overview
2018x16
It Will Be Chaos
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Jun 18, 2018
An epic, yet intimate portrait of lives in transit and the human consequences of the refugee crisis spanning the Mediterranean. It Will Be Chaos unfolds between Italy and the Balkan .. show full overview
2018x17
Believer
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Jun 25, 2018
Directed by Don Argott, Believer follows Mormon Dan Reynolds, frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons, as he takes on a new mission to explore how the Mormon Church .. show full overview
2018x18
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
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Jul 16, 2018
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind is told largely through Williams’ own words, .. show full overview
2018x19 Season finale
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
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Sep 24, 2018
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.

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