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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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Before the Revolution
2013 · History
DGK: Parental Advisory
2012 · Documentary
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
2012 · Documentary
Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
2012 · Comedy
Buffalo Girls
2012 · Documentary
16 Acres
2012 · History
A Man Vanishes (1967)
2012 · Drama
Space Dog
2012 · Documentary
Burn
2012 · Documentary
The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965
2012 · Music
The Waiting Room
2012 · Documentary
Doctored
2012 · Documentary
Switch
2012 · Adventure
Knuckleball!
2012 · Documentary
How to Survive a Plague
2012 · History
Mulberry Child
2012 · Biography
Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922
2012 · Documentary
Banaz: A Love Story
2012 · Documentary
Hollywood to Dollywood
2012 · Biography
Bravehearts
2012 · Documentary
Meet the Fokkens
2012 · Biography
Another World
2012 · Documentary
Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012 · Music
2016: Obama's America
2012 · Documentary
The Imposter
2012 · Biography
The Godfather Legacy
2012 · Documentary
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 · Music
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie
2012 · Biography
Precious Knowledge
2012 · Documentary
A Special Day
2012 · Documentary
Chimpanzee
2012 · Documentary
Marley
2012 · Biography
Hit So Hard
2012 · Biography
Monumental: In Search of America’s National Treasure
2012 · Documentary
Bully
2012 · Documentary
Pray for Japan
2012 · History
Saving Face
2012 · Documentary
We Were Children
2012 · Documentary
Putin's Kiss
2012 · Drama
The Forgotten Space
2012 · 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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- 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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- Mind-Bending Movies Confusing, twisting stories you need to watch twice.
- Fast-Paced Movies No slow scenes: the story never stops moving.
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- 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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