Movies Similar to Michael Jackson: Life of a Superstar (2008)

This documentary follows the lives of child prostitutes in Kolkata's Songachi red-light district. Filmmaker Zana Briski initially intended to photograph the prostitutes, but she befriended their children. Briski started teaching the children…

Following a late 18th-century legal ruling that established corporations as legal persons, they have become a powerful force in global economics, politics, and society. This film offers a psychological exploration of this…

Olfa, a Tunisian mother of four, navigates life between hope and hardship. When two of her daughters vanish, filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania creates an innovative cinematic experience. She casts actresses to portray…

Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg examines the life of Father Oliver O'Grady, a 30-year-old pedophile. The film reveals the corruption within the Catholic Church that enabled his abuse of numerous children. Through victims'…

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy get caught up in a crazy Middle Eastern adventure when they become the Caliph's official food tasters. But their cooking skills are no match for danger as they're suddenly…

This documentary explores the social lives of senior citizens at a local Indiana high school, focusing on the different groups they form.

Nurse Nora anticipates a peaceful Christmas vacation with her mother, Ellen – a rare break after years of work. She's not bothered that her brother Moritz (formerly Maike) won't be joining them,…

Lea Winter, a talented young architect in Berlin, is pregnant with Klaus Arnheim, her married and established boss – a long-term lover. Upon learning of the pregnancy, he immediately suggests an abortion.…

This film chronicles the lives of women who became guerrillas in Uruguay during the early 1970s. Focusing intimately on their experiences, it explores the pivotal moments and personal challenges they faced. The…

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is globally recognized as the "banker of the poor" for developing a unique funding system in Bangladesh. This system provides small, interest-free loans to impoverished individuals,…

Berthe, 25, aspires to a life dedicated to painting, choosing to remain unmarried and close to her sister Edma. Her parents have different plans for her future. Her world changes when she…

Rafael, the sports minister of a country not recognized internationally, and Natasha, a Russian opera singer, attempt to build a life together in Abkhazia, a region scarred by war and uncertain about…

This short documentary examines how LGBTQ+ couples express love, focusing on seemingly small gestures like public displays of affection. It explores the profound personal meaning behind these interactions and their potential to…

After everyone assumes she drowned during a vacation with her stepmother on an island, a rebellious teenager uncovers a dangerous conspiracy connected to her deceased father.

This documentary explores a century of cycling, created to celebrate the 2014 Tour de France's arrival in Yorkshire. The film uses beautiful footage from the British Film Institute to take viewers on…

Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961-2007) was a highly regarded figure in contemporary Baltic literature, known internationally. Her writing frequently explored the complexities of religion, sexuality, and female empowerment. This film uses archival footage and…

In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales endured a parent's worst fear when her three young daughters were killed after their father violated a domestic violence restraining order and abducted them. Grief-stricken, Jessica…

I left Lebanon in 2006 and have spent the last ten years moving between seven countries, ten cities, and twenty-one homes. I've slept in twenty-one beds, cooked in twenty-one kitchens, cleaned twenty-one…

Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer shares moving stories of people from her Kahnawake Reserve. She reveals how over a century of discriminatory government policies has created lasting divisions within the community. The film…

Children are present. Some adults harm them. Others are aware of the harm but remain silent.

This funny and heartfelt film explores the lives of five unexpected people whose paths intersect through art, activism, and disability. Director Bonnie Sherr Klein, a leading figure in women's cinema and an…

A collection of twenty-five films, each representing a different European country and directed by a filmmaker from that same nation.

In 1944 Alabama, Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old Black mother and sharecropper, was gang-raped by six white men. Though such assaults were common during the Jim Crow era, few women reported them due…

Suellyn believed the Department of Community Services (DOCS) only removed children in dire situations, until her own grandchildren were taken in the middle of the night. Hazel decided to fight the DOCS…

"Kingdom of Us" explores how a family copes with trauma. After their father's suicide leaves them struggling financially, a mother and her seven children navigate grief and hardship. Using home movies and…