Recommended: Documentary
77 Documentary Films we think you’ll enjoy
World War II in Colour (TV Series) (World War 2 in Colour) (2009)
- Featuring rare and previously unseen colourized archive footage, this 13–part series is one of the most comprehensive documentaries ever made…
- Blu-Ray
$25 $18.75
Andrew Marr's The History of Modern Britain (TV Series) (2007)
- Political commentator Andrew Marr turns his astute focus on the key events that have shaped British society since the end of WWII, including the…
- DVD
$20 $15
King of Kong, The (A Fistful of Quarters) (2007)
- Hilarious insight into the rarefied world of competitive video gaming, and a showdown (of sorts) for the crown of achieving the world's highest score…
- DVD
$20 $15
Hunger for the Wild (TV Series) (2006-2007)
- Wellington restauranteurs Steve Logan and Al Brown (of 'Logan Brown') travel the wilds of New Zealand looking for fresh food to turn into…
- DVD
$20 $15, $20 $15
Maori Queen, The: 1931-2006 (Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu) (2006)
- Televised tribute to the 'Maori Queen', Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, on the occasion of her funeral in August 2006, edited down from…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Road to Guantanamo, The (2006)
- A searing, politically pertinent docu–drama from the prolific Michael Winterbottom (w/ co–dir. Whitecross), reenacting with…
- DVD
$20 $15
Once in a Lifetime (2005)
- An explosive, tabloid–juicy account of the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, a fledging team in the American Soccer League who, within the…
- DVD $29.95
Kaikohe Demolition (2004)
- A glimpse into the mirth, mayhem and pathos of provincial New Zealand, this concerns a group of unkempt Northland residents who relish their…
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
Marti - The Passionate Eye (2004)
- A celebratory savour of the life and times of New Zealand photographer Marti Friedlander, who arrived from England in 1958 and proceeded to document…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Scared Sacred (2004)
- Visiting sites of some of the world’s most horrible stories doesn’t seem like a relaxed night’s viewing, but this doco by the interestingly…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95