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What Documentary Movies to watch on Pluto

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Elizabeth Windsor

1 hr 30 mins

The story of a girl who was never meant to be Queen, but who has led a monarchy through some of the greatest changes in modern history.

Elizabeth Windsor
  • 2022

The New Abolitionists

1 hr 39 mins

Filmmaker Christina Zorich follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia that have dedicated their lives to rescuing, rehabilitating, preventing and prosecuting those involved in human sex trafficking.

  • 2022

Fittest on Earth: Next Gen

1 hr 58 mins

15 years of the CrossFit Games. 15 events designed to test the limits of human potential. Witness the return of the greats and the rise of the new initiates — those who will carry the mantle of the Fittest on Earth for the next generation.

Fittest on Earth: Next Gen
  • 2022

Blind Ambition

1 hr 36 mins

Four Zimbabwean men form their country's first Wine Tasting Olympics team.

Blind Ambition

Plan A

1 hr 49 mins

Eine unfassbare, beinahe unbekannte und wahre Geschichte, die gleichermaßen berührt und schockiert. 1945 plant eine Gruppe Holocaust-Überlebender die größte Racheaktion der Geschichte: Für jeden ermordeten Juden soll ein Deutscher sterben. Doch kurz bevor der erste Giftanschlag ausgeführt werden kann, wird der Plan aufgedeckt.

Plan A

Accepted

1 hr 32 mins

T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé rocks the school, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to do to be accepted.

Accepted

When We Speak

1 hr 20 mins

British intelligence employee Katharine Gun, Oxfam aid worker Helen Evans and Hollywood actress Rose McGowen open the lid on what happens to women when speaking out against wrongdoing in ‘When We Speak’.

When We Speak
  • 2022

Alien Chronicles: USOs and Under Water Alien Bases

1 hr 10 mins

USOs are repeatedly seen in our oceans, lakes and seas. The military has documented several undersea encounters and are baffled by their capability to speed through the water at unfathomable speeds as if they are defying our current laws of physics, prompting the same bewilderment as with UFOs.

Alien Chronicles: USOs and Under Water Alien Bases
  • 2022

Harry & Meghan: The Price of Freedom

0 hrs 52 mins

Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave royal life behind was far and away from the stiff upper lip announcements of the past. Now for the first time we’re taking a look behind the headlines at a version few of us got the chance to hear.

Harry & Meghan: The Price of Freedom
  • 2020

Prince Harry: A New Kind of Royal

0 hrs 48 mins

Prince Harry’s passion for change has often brought him to heads with those determined to maintain the status quo. Recently, his longing for privacy has lead to his choice to leave royal life behind and pursue an independent future for his family.

Prince Harry: A New Kind of Royal
  • 2021

Surviving Sandy Hook

1 hr 32 mins

This documentary follows three Newtown families as they rebuild their lives after 12/14. Over a year, we follow families of victims, and survivors. Some are taking the lead in community healing, others advocate for a change in gun laws, all are seeking healing. In their journey, some venture out of their 'safe' suburban community with new eyes:- engaging with black urban America; youth from all walks of life coming together to make change; gun proponents; prisoners incarcerated for violent crimes. This film shows the audience how even amidst such a horrific event, people find a way to survive, and brings a unique perspective to the ongoing gun debate. A film about grief, hope, love and guns.

Surviving Sandy Hook
  • 2015

A Perfect Vintage

1 hr 37 mins

Experience the journey of some of the world's finest winemakers as they dance with mother nature and take advantage of the Napa region's most epic vintage in decades

A Perfect Vintage
  • 2021

When the Bands Stopped Playing

0 hrs 44 mins

When the Bands Stopped Playing is a bit of a time capsule that gives viewers a detailed glimpse inside of this shattered and shuttered industry through the eyes of its' hardest workers. Famous artists, indie artists on the rise, plus rock and dance acts working the club circuit have all lent their voices to this special project. We also believed it was crucial to hear from the perspective of the president of one of the most successful venues in the U.S.as his story speaks for every other venue that was shuttered for the better part of a year. Every voice was crucial to the telling of this story and in our eyes, they also share an equal amount of importance. They speak openly about the financial hardship, deep depression of losing something that they love so much (even temporarily), and the things that they are doing to help keep their own positivity and hope alive.

When the Bands Stopped Playing
  • 2021

The Real Taylor Swift: Wild Dreams

1 hr 0 mins

Music was a mission in this case. A family affair it certainly was long before the "Swiftie" fan club took root. So Taylor Alison Swift's saga would unfold with her dream-come-true move from a Christmas tree farm in Reading, Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004. Her parents' careers in stocks, bonds and mutual funds had no interest for this child prodigy. It was her opera singer grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, who inspired Taylor to make music. 200 million albums would eventually follow. There were lessons, auditions and song writing sessions along the way, even a brief stint as a musical model for Abercrombie and Fitch. By age fourteen Taylor left RCA for the independent Big Machine Records where she became the opening act for Rascal Flats. It was 2018 when a 13 year relationship ended bitterly in court. Meanwhile nine albums and five concert tours have been rewarded with 11 Grammy Awards. 12 Country Music, 11 MTV and 25 Billboard Awards. Swift plays four musical instruments including piano, banjo, guitar and ukulele. She is credited with writing 179 songs, 21 that describe old boyfriends. Seven #1 hit singles like "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" reveal secrets from the past. Be it pop, country or rock, the music traces a life story filled with love and loss, all Taylor-made.

The Real Taylor Swift: Wild Dreams
  • 2021

Alien Chronicles: What the President Doesn't Know

1 hr 15 mins

The secret of the UFOs may be buried deep within the impenetrable realms of the "Industrial Military Complex". A vast organization of the most elite factions on earth dealing with the highest levels of technology within not only the military but the private sector. Billions are spent on projects that are hidden from the masses as well as the highest levels of government, presumably even the office of the President of the United States. Explore this mysterious and enigmatic area that is increasingly becoming the hottest topic and concern in the UFO community in light of the recent UFO video leaks and admission of unknown aerial phenomena operating with impunity in global airspace. Who are they and what do they want? This is the most important question in human history.

Alien Chronicles: What the President Doesn't Know
  • 2022

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

0 hrs 54 mins

The historical racism toward and under-representation of ethnic minorities in Hollywood films due to white people being at the top of the pecking order is discussed, this issue especially as it relates to East Asians. The most egregious practice within this issue is what is called yellowface, where white actors portray East Asian characters, it justified by those white people in power deeming white actors to be more mainstream and believing they more acceptable to the most white conservative factions of the country. This yellowfacing was not only done by minor actors in B-movies, but big name stars in big/"important" movies such as Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937), Katharine Hepburn in Dragon Seed (1944), Marlon Brando in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), and arguably most infamously Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Their portrayals full of East Asian caricatures arguably to make them appear more East Asian to proverbial white middle America instead make them more offensive. White actors taking such roles also acted as obstacles for what few East Asian actors with names in the first half of the twentieth century, such as Sessue Hayakawa and Anna May Wong, to access starring roles. The roles of the Hays Code in the 1930s and WWII in the early 1940s in exacerbating the problem are also discussed. The softening of the racism is then presented, starting in the post-WWII era in America becoming friendly with its war enemies, and growing stronger in the 1960s with the civil rights movement. The few groundbreaking Hollywood movies addressing the East Asian experience positively and/or realistically are talked about. And the continued under-representation of East Asians and the more covert yellowfacing in today's Hollywood movies concludes the discussion.

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
  • 2019

Prince Philip: The Man Behind the Throne

1 hr 27 mins

Prince Philip's journey from refugee to consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Descendant of kings and queens, he shaped and modernized the British monarchy.

Prince Philip: The Man Behind the Throne
  • 2021

Worst to First

1 hr 3 mins

WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100.

Worst to First
  • 2022

Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story

1 hr 38 mins

Chef and inventor Homaro Cantu helped put Chicago on the culinary map when he opened his first restaurant "Moto" and became a celebrity chef in his late twenties. A renowned inventor and social entrepreneur, Cantu innovated his restaurants and tackled big problems from Americans' love affair with refined sugar to re-imagining space cuisine. As much as Chef Cantu tried to change the world and make it a better place, a childhood filled with trauma and abuse shaped him more than he could have known. Filmed over a period of three years with remarkable access, INSATIABLE follows Cantu at a pivotal moment in his career and takes you on a dizzying and thrilling ride, in a story that moves from redemption and inspiration to tragedy and back again.

Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story
  • 2016

Scott's Pizza Tours

1 hr 9 mins

Experience the story of the world's most beloved food through the eyes of the man who loves it most.

Scott's Pizza Tours
  • 2016

Guest List

0 hrs 58 mins

Tom Wallisch and the Good Company crew return with their second full-length film, Guest List, featuring world class urban, park and backcountry skiing, all with their trademark fun style. The Guest List for this party is stacked.

Guest List
  • 2017

Guy Martin vs. The Robot Car

1 hr 0 mins

Racer and mechanic Guy Martin investigates autonomous vehicles, attempts to build one of his own and takes on an artificially intelligent race car.

Guy Martin vs. The Robot Car
  • 2017

Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit

1 hr 15 mins

Meet the fascinating felines and the people who pamper then in this whimsical look at the ins and outs of Canada's competitive cat show circuit, where the claws come out when a Turkish Angora and an adorable fluffy red Persian face off to take home the national award for Best in Show.

Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit
  • 2018

Transmilitary

1 hr 33 mins

Four transgender military personnel, officially banned from serving, fight to fiercely protect U.S. freedom while also working to change military policy.

Transmilitary
  • 2018
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