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Documentary Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
905 documentary movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Tesla
2016 · History
The Face of Mercy
2016 · Documentary
Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids
2016 · Music
Thank You for Your Service
2016 · Drama
The Red Pill
2016 · Documentary
13th
2016 · Crime
The Truth About Alcohol
2016 · Documentary
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Biography
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2016 · Documentary
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016 · Documentary
When Two Worlds Collide
2016 · Documentary
The Amateur
2016 · Documentary
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016 · History
Citizen Soldier
2016 · Action
Hooligan Sparrow
2016 · Drama
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
2016 · Documentary
Nuts!
2016 · Animation
Tickled
2016 · Documentary
Ukraine on Fire
2016 · Documentary
The Witness
2016 · Biography
The Other Side
2016 · Drama
Weiner
2016 · Documentary
Clinton Cash
2016 · Documentary
A Billion Lives
2016 · Documentary
Brexit: The Movie
2016 · Documentary
Rabin in His Own Words
2016 · Documentary
Sour Grapes
2016 · Documentary
Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands
2016 · Documentary
Extremis
2016 · Documentary
Bad Rap
2016 · Music
Above and Below
2016 · Adventure
The Phoenix Incident
2016 · Sci-Fi
Catching the Sun
2016 · Drama
Yalom's Cure
2016 · Biography
City of Gold
2016 · Biography
Here Come the Videofreex
2016 · Documentary
Trapped
2016 · Documentary
They Will Have to Kill Us First
2016 · Documentary
Diving Into the Unknown
2016 · Documentary
The Audition
2016 · Documentary
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Documentary films aim to document reality, often exploring real-world issues, historical events, or the lives of individuals and communities. These movies provide factual information and insightful commentary, striving to inform, educate, and sometimes advocate for change.
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- Action Explosive set pieces and last-minute rescues, untangled.
- Horror Who survives, what the monster was and why it ends that way.
- Thriller Twists, double-crosses and reveals in plain order.
- Sci-Fi Time loops, multiverses and big ideas made clear.
- Mystery Every clue, red herring and the final reveal.
- Drama Character arcs and emotional turning points, explained.
- Comedy The jokes, the chaos and how it all wraps up.
- Romance Who ends up together, and everything in the way.
- Crime Heists, betrayals and who really did it.
- Fantasy Magic, prophecies and epic endings decoded.
- Adventure Quests, journeys and how the heroes make it home.
- Animation Family favourites and anime stories, scene by scene.
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- Dark Movies Grim worlds, moral grey zones and heavy atmospheres.
- Movies with a Happy Ending Stories that leave you smiling when the credits roll.
- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
- Slow-Burn Movies Patient storytelling that builds to something big.
- Tense Movies Edge-of-your-seat suspense from start to finish.
- Movies with Ambiguous Endings Open endings that people still argue about.
- Bittersweet Movies Bittersweet endings: the win comes at a real cost.
- Emotionally Heavy Movies Movies that make you cry and stay with you.
- Light & Easy Movies Easy watching with low emotional stakes.
- Intense Movies Relentless action and constant pressure.
- Whimsical Movies Playful, imaginative and a little bit odd.
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