What Documentary Shows and Movies to watch on Plex

Renowned author, Tim O'Brien, wrestles with the nation's wars as he battles to finish one last book.

A 75 year-old painting in one apartment becomes an investigation into the power of memory, art, time and resilience. An ode to the lost generations of Jewish Lodz, in three completely different eras. One painting, a century of Jewish life.

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Your favorite comic book superheroes can do all that and lots more. Come along for the ride as we investigate the origins of comic book do-gooders and those who brought them to life in Superfan Dogs: Comic Book Legends.

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida speak out against the national gun-violence epidemic after a mass shooting at their school kills 17 people.

Born in a saloon the night her parents' cabin burned down, Eleanor had a huge impact on her West Virginia village. Through entrepreneurship, she inspired her town and founded a restaurant that reflects her unique legacy to this day.

Howard was business, but not all business... The Passions of Howard Hughes is a fascinating look at how power, possessions and personality created a lifetime of passionate affairs with the most desirable women in the world.

Judge Brendan Sheehan tells the story of the investigation into JFKs murder, through interviews with the members of the Warren Commission staff, experts and other people personally involved in the events. The evidence found by the investigators and personal experience carry the story. Assassination expert Vincent Bugliosi and others explain how the many conspiracy theories are unsupported by evidence, while several staffers explain that they would have loved to find a conspiracy if one existed. Oswald's actions leading up to the assassination are told in detail by people who knew him. Investigators explain the "Single Bullet" finding, Autopsy evidence that was not revealed at the time, controversial "acoustic" evidence and CIA plots that were not revealed until the 70s is explored. Jack Ruby's role in the event is reviewed, along with the search for other potential conspirators. Finally, the lack of any "smoking gun" revealed by Assassination Records review wraps the story up.

When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.

A road trip undertaken by Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and a group of younger musicians made to the Mexican town of Banámichi in the state of Sonora, the birthplace of Ronstadt's beloved grandfather.

Lucky is wrongfully imprisoned after a public uprising that left his brother killed. He wants revenge but is visited by two mysterious men, Martin and Malcolm, who take him on a historical, educational journey to find nonviolent solutions.

Filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with Olympic gold-medalist Tommie Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever.

The Roman Empire occupied Britannia (Britain) for four centuries, providing protection and peace in exchange for submission.

Ira Glasser is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union for 23 years, he transformed the organization from a small, "mom-and-pop" operation on the verge of bankruptcy into a civil liberties juggernaut with offices in every state and a $30 million endowment. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans, from civil rights leaders to neo-Nazis. His story takes us to his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where in 1947 Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers broke the color barrier in baseball and inspired a generation of civil rights activists; to the offices of Robert Kennedy, where the U.S. Senator spoke with a young Ira and convinced him to take his first job with the ACLU; and to California, where a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor explains to Ira why he thinks the ACLU was wrong to defend the right of neo-Nazis to demonstrate near his home in Skokie, Illinois, over 40 years ago - and how recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, evoke painful memories. Amid high-profile controversies surrounding free speech, racial equality, and antisemitism - and on the occasion of the ACLU's centennial - Ira Glasser's story is as timely and provocative as ever.

Midland's businessman Paul Downes hires a castle in Jamaica and invites 12 young Ukrainian women to join him in the hope one will marry him. Unfortunately Paul suffers bi-polar disorder and has a manic episode for most of the 2 week holiday. He quickly loses interest in the women and what at first looked like a distorted reality TV show transforms into a bizarre spin on James Bond as Paul plots to take over the world.

Edited by Emmy Award winner Krysia Carter-Giez, "The Day I Had To Grow Up" is a call to action. It features six activists and the events that shaped their political lives. This documentary is about the future of Youth Activism in America.

A disturbing portrayal of foreign fighters wanting to film themselves in Syria. The complexity of this documentary is what resides in the head of the Canadians that volunteered to help the Kurds. More interested in videoing themselves in the perfect uniform while reciting perfect worded war phases, than ever trying to understand they are in fact, nothing but propaganda for the war effort.

When Adam Kontras got a press pass to a Bulls game on November 9th 1995, he bought his first video camera that morning and captured everything. Join Adam as he tells his kids the magical story of 'Meeting Michael' 25 years later with the original footage.

Claimed to be a love child of the King of Rock N' Roll, this is the untold story of Pete 'Big Elvis' Vallee, the world's heaviest Elvis Presley impersonator inducted into the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

No surprise that Eddie Murphy was voted most popular kid in his high school graduating class. Despite humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, Eddie has naturally attracted a fan club. Almost six decades later he remains loved for his infectious smile and goofy laugh. Yet, there are several layers to the Murphy mystique. It all began with a raw, insult comedy routine on local stages. Repeated auditions for Saturday Night Live in 1980 led to four years of memorable parody skits as Gumby, Mr. Rogers and Buckwheat and actually kept the show from cancellation. Transition to the big screen has produced 36 films with $6.6 billion in box office receipts. There have been six Golden Globe nominations for 48 Hours, Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, Dolemite Is My Name, and Dreamgirls for which he won Best Supporting Actor as well as an Oscar nomination in 2007. Versatility has become his comedic trademark with multiple movies where Murphy plays as many as six roles. Follow a career which has also earned him labels as writer, producer and singer. The Grammys acknowledged his album recordings of both humor and music with three nominations and one win in the early eighties. Most prestigious award of all was The Mark Twain Prize for Humor at the J.F.K. Center in 2005. Talent aside, learn about the mysterious death of his father when he was only eight. Trace Eddie's unconventional family life as the father to 10 children. Nothing will stop this talent as Eddie continues to make his fans Laugh 'Til it Hurts.

South African wilderness 1800's. Five years after their mother's death, preadolescent Rachel and 5-year-old Jamie find themselves on their way to the virgin gold fields with their father Herman as he tries to start a new life. When Jamie goes missing in a freak blizzard, Rachel braves the snowstorm to search for her little brother in the 19th-century South-African wilderness.

The Crypto Crew team uncover and document evidence of the elusive legend known as Bigfoot. Follow along as the team treks various mountainous areas in search for evidence. Be intrigued by the numerous witness interviews of those who have seen the beast. This is the ultimate Bigfoot documentary.

UFO Conspiracies : The Hidden Truth charts the US government's involvement with UFO phenomenon from 1947 to the present day. Featuring rare classified footage, expert interviews, images and recordings it uncovers the investigations, cover-ups and the recent astonishing revelation of a secret 20 million dollar UFO research program.