What Documentary Shows and Movies to watch on Plex
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Greetings from Fire Island
Greetings from Fire Island is a documentary that captures the natural beauty and history of a long wisp of land off the coast of Long Island's south shore.

- 2013
The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters
Spellbinding accounts of personal encounters with life after death from people of all walks of life including doctors and nurses who have seen spirit visitations and related strange phenomena. Also updates the Forrest J Ackerman case.
- 2013
The Beatles: In the Life
Shooting onto the scene in the early 60’s, The Beatles took the world by storm. Their fame was new, massive and continues to this day. They are still the best-selling band of all time 183 million sales world wide.

- 2019
Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
The story of seven pilgrims to Mecca are interwoven with seven great Mosques of the world and the foundations of the Islamic Faith.
- 2008
Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born
Few musicians have made an impact throughout the decades as seismic as Bob Dylan. Retrace his journey, from humble folk beginnings in Hibbing, to the bustling electric Greenwich Village.

- 2020
Blockchain City
Capturing the insights of leading figures from the technology industry, the Blockchain City Documentary is the story of Dubai's rise as a Blockchain powered city. With Interviews from leading governments worldwide that have implemented Blockchain technology, including the Government of Netherlands, Government of Estonia and of course the City of Dubai, the film captures what is shaping our collective tomorrow so that we can all join hands and take the next steps together.

- 2018
The Monopoly on Violence
Academics opposing the rule of the Government and the ability to make laws and tax. Trying to use a rationale perspective to offer anarchy as acceptable.

- 2020
So This Is Christmas
It's late November in a quiet little Irish town, and the expectations of the impending festive season are growing. Christmas trees are being bought, festive music turned up and presents scrambled for. It's all getting very bright and loud, excessive and expensive. "So this is Christmas" takes us on a heartening and emotional journey with five ordinary characters as they navigate personal dilemmas triggered by this overwhelming time of year. Amid their everyday lives and struggles, we discover stories of extraordinary resilience and humble bravery. The story is brought to life in a creative documentary form, where characters' lives interweave with a colorful tapestry of Christmas scenes. Beyond the façade of tinsel and celebration, the film explores the deeper complexities that emerge when expectations collide with reality. What transpires is an important social commentary, filled with humor yet tinged with tragedy that will leave audiences questioning the true meaning of Christmas.

- 2023
Occupied City
The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.

- Metascore76
- 2023
Desert Seas
Sir David Attenborough unveils the two stunning underwater realms of Saudi Arabia - the flamboyant Red Sea and the contrasting hot muddy Gulf, capturing for the first time the rare event of Palolo worms spawning at night.

- 2011
Secrets of the Mega Resort
Secrets of the Mega Resort takes a fascinating look at how Baha Mar creates 1 million dream holidays a year. With access to the world's largest luxury resort, this film has an access-all-areas pass into a hidden world of private jets, trained flamingos and exclusive penthouses run by a team of 5,000 staff who pamper guests around the clock in the Bahamian sun.

- 2019
Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces
Despite humble beginnings, Tyler Perry established a successful career as a writer, director, and producer for stage, television and film. Perry's acclaimed work has lead to international stardom making him Hollywood's highest paid man.

- 2021
Everybody Loves Chris Rock
The boy from Brooklyn who endeared bullying at an all-white high school remains in the past. The last laugh now belongs to Chris Rock be it on stage or the silver screen. Despite Rock dropping out of high school and working humble fast food jobs, he finally caught a break at the Catch A Rising Star nightclub. Rock's resume boasts critical acclaim. Three seasons on Saturday Night Live. Five celebrated comedy specials on HBO and Netflix. Award-winning Everybody Hates Chris TV series. Fifty-four films. Stints as host of the Oscars. Even a Broadway play. Applauded dramatic role on crime series FARGO. We take an intimate look into the life of one of the world's greatest entertainers as fans agree Everyone Loves Chris Rock.

- 2021
Unauthorized Biography Beyonce: Baby and Beyond
Platinum-selling singer, A-list actress and new Mom, Beyoncé Knowles is a superstar with no limits. From Destiny's Child to her relationship with Jay-Z - and birth of their baby Blue Ivy - she's become an ever-evolving woman who can seemingly do no wrong. Featuring exclusive interviews with her family and inner circle of friends, Beyonce: Baby and Beyond provides an in-depth look at what drives this diva's passion for life!
- 2013
Charles: A Man Alone
This is the story of a man caught between the pressures of public duty and the demands of a private life with a publicly deteriorating marriage. it is a unique insight into the man whose destiny it is to be King.

- 1992
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia
Feel the thrill of the road with this action-packed sports drama inspired by true events. A true David vs. Goliath story spotlighting the intense rivalry between German team Audi and Italian team Lancia at the 1983 Rally World Championship. Against all odds, Lancia battles to regain its former glory with an unbeatable combination of bold innovation and extraordinary courage.

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- 2024
The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli
World-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica travel through Italy on horseback to complete parts of the Via Francigena.

- 2023
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
Burt Reynolds' last interview, uncut, unscripted and uncensored, with exclusive Q and A's with Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino and close associates reveal the final act of his life. In his own words, Burt explains himself, his career, success, secret passions and advice for others. This no holds-barred interview with "The Last Movie Star" at his Florida acting school, filmed just before his untimely death, is considered by friends to have captured the real Reynolds. Initially scheduled as a brief discussion for a documentary about film financing, which he claimed to know nothing about, he was irritable and edgy, rambled around a bit, eventually settled down and engaged in a rare in-depth look back at his passions and purpose, plans for the future and a wide range of topics. Opinionated, outspoken, charismatic, glib, charming and funny, Reynolds delivers a startling, unsettling, heartbreaking, up-close view of a cinema and Hollywood box-office legend who remains larger than life.

- 2023
Tribal
A purposeful docudrama unveiling the battles beyond combat, as 3 Veterans return to modern society.

- 2023
The Orphanage
After his parents' death, 10-year-old orphan Nathan Perry is assigned to Milwood Orphanage and Boarding School for Boys. Nathan becomes a victim of unforeseen terror and unusual behavior in the institution's feared Ward B, unleashing a sinister evil within him that no one could have anticipated, and no one can control.

- 2016
Here. Is. Better.
HERE. IS. BETTER. tells the inspiring stories of four men and women military veterans overcoming the effects of PTSD with breakthrough new treatments. The film seeks to bring understanding to how the human mind responds to trauma, how PTSD can impact daily life, and how it can ultimately be overcome.

- 2021
Catching Air
Despite holding its world championships each August on a massive outdoor stage in Finland to 10K in-person fans and being broadcast and covered in the news around the world, competitive air guitar is still widely mocked. It's seen as a frivolous pursuit by people with no talent who can't play real instruments. The reality is quite different: From office workers to school mascots to art directors and actual musicians, the international air guitar community is a tight-knit, creative group of fun-loving people from all walks of lives. Catching Air is a documentary about those people-competitors who channel their own personal creativity through the purest form of rock n' roll expression: playing the air guitar. Through multiple intersecting storylines, Catching Air follows a cast of memorable characters as the air guitar community gets them through the both the best-and toughest-times of their lives. We're talking about true love and life-and-death situations here, people. It also follows the dreams of three veterans all vying for the U.S. title during one season, and tells the story of one musician's unlikely and tradition-defying journey to winning the Air Guitar World Championships. Through showing their passion and dedication to this unusual craft, the filmmakers hope to inspire others' hidden creativity.

- 2023
Song for Hope
When diagnosed with terminal cancer, a world renowned trumpet player uses music to give hope from concert stages to mountain tops, proving art is essential to survival.

- 2022
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