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Rental > Documentary: 2955 Films to Rent
Room 666 (1982)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
- Wim Wenders chews the fat with his contemporaries at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, provoking them into a debate on the future of film. Accosted…
Sans Soleil (1982)
- Dir. Chris Marker
- An exotic cinematic essay from eclectic film–maker Chris Marker weaving footage from all continents with semi–detached, esoteric…
Vernon, Florida (1982)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- An early gem from dir. Morris (THE FOG OF WAR) that ambles around the small backwater town of the title, documenting the eccentricities and humour of…
Wild Style (1982)
- Dir. Charles Ahearn
- The Hip–hop movement had it first wide impact via this documentary–drama shot on the streets of The Bronx in 1982.
With its close…
Wim Wenders Documentaries (Room 666, Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes) (1982-1989)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
- Three documentaries from the hand of Wim Wenders, concerned with his chief obsessions in Japanese culture and the state of cinema.
Being Different (1981)
- Dir. Harry Rasky
Feat. Billy Barty, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla
- Siamese–twin cowboys, a bearded lady, the world's tallest woman and a living 'elephant man' are among those that come upfront for this well…
Decline of Western Civilization, The (1981)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
- Iconic exploration of the Los Angeles punk scene circa 1980 featuring behind–the–scenes and performance footage of seminal bands X, The…
Devil At Your Heels, The (1981)
- Dir. Robert Fortier
- Sensational, now classic documentary chronicling a major turning point in the life of stuntman Ken Carter, who is put under financial and public…
Genocide (1981)
- Dir. Arnold Schwartzman
- A harrowing recount of the atrocities enacted by Hitler's regime during WW2 as told by the survivors of his infamous death camps. Narrated by…
Heartworn Highways (1981)
- Dir. James Szalapski
- Cult documentary on country music's 'Outlaw Movement' of the 1970s, featuring key players like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve…