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Rental > Documentary: 2954 Films to Rent
Turn Back Time (TV Series) (2010)
- Illuminating series that takes a group of modern shopkeepers and has them experience their occupations through differing periods of history beginning…
Two Escobars, The (2010)
- Dir. Jeff Zimbalist
- This astonishing documentary conflating crime, politics and sport looks at the famous run of the Colombian football team through to the 1994 World…
Under the Spell of Horses (2010)
- Wonderful, vivid documentary series on the ancient relationship between horse and man. Especially memorable: a spectacular, a five hundred strong…
Unexplained (2010)
- A fairly skeptical, though still open–minded exploration of paranormal activity throughout the ages. Tackling the historical spook stories are…
Upside Down: The Creation Records Story (2010)
- Dir. Danny O'Connor
- The halcyon days of Brit pop are reminisced in this classy documentary on Alan McGee's cult independent record label, responsible for signing such…
Velvet Underground - Vanishing Point (2010)
- Dir. Tom Barber
Feat. Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Cale
- Doco on the legendary art–rockers featuring a wealth of material, including evocative period footage of New York, obscure interviews and…
Venice Revealed (2010)
- Author Peter Ackroyd adapts his definitive book on the history of Venice in this fascinating exploration of the art, architecture, music and theatre…
Victorian Pharmacy (2010)
- The various ills and ailments of Victorian medicine are explored in this four–part BBC documentary series which puts the common concoctions of…
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
- Dir. Jake West
- Fascinating documentary about the moral hysteria in 80's UK that led to the mass ban of 72 video tapes deemed too obscene by political and religious…
Wagner and Me (Stephen Fry Wagner & Me) (2010)
- Dir. Patrick McGrady
Feat. Stephen Fry
- A passionate documentary in which Stephen Fry explores his love for the world's most controversial composer, Richard Wagner – a passion that…