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Rental > Documentary: 2954 Films to Rent
If a Tree Falls (2011)
- Dir. Marshall Curry
- Part coming–of–age tale, part cops–and–robbers thriller, this extraordinary documentary tells the story of Daniel McGowan,…
iGenius (How Steve Jobs Changed the World) (2011)
- Hurried Discovery Channel documentary produced in the aftermath of the Apple founder's untimely death pays homage to the 'Church of Jobs' through…
Impressionists, The: Painting and Revolution (2011)
- A deep–focus investigation into the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionist movement by British art critic Waldemar Januszczak. Across…
Inside Child Poverty (2011)
- Dir. Bryan Bruce
- Wellington documentary maker Bryan Bruce investigates the appalling level of child poverty in New Zealand, and travels to Sweden to found out why…
Interrupters, The (2011)
- Dir. Steve James
- Another grim, yet by turns inspiring social documentary from dir. Steve James (HOOP DREAMS), who expands his chronicle of urban…
Into the Abyss (Death Row Portraits) (2011)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- Werner Herzog sits down with the perpetrators of a triple homicide in this darkly lucid investigation into the paradoxes of human nature.
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Italy: Love It or Leave It (2011)
- Dir. Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
- This thoroughly engaging road trip throughout picturesque Italy doubles as a serious critique of a nation beset by various social, economic, and…
James May's Man Lab (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. James May
- TOP GEAR's James May attempts to restore the 'traditional skills' lost to the modern man – say, disarming a WWII–era bomb, the art of…
Jig (2011)
- Dir. Sue Bourne
- Big–hearted backstage doco on the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing, centred on the sweat and tears behind the 2010 World…
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
- Dir. David Gelb
- Mouth–watering profile of 85–year–old sushi grand–master Jiro Ono and his relentless pursuit of perfection, it features…