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2020
African Apocalypse
African Apocalypse1 2020 HD
Rob Lemkin’s harrowing yet urgent documentary shines a lens on the trauma and legacy of colonialism in one of Africa’s poorest nations,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Femi Nylander
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1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol6.20 1996 HD
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Lili Taylor
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2003
Imagine Imagine
Imagine Imagine1 2003 HD
This British documentary is more than an analysis of John Lennon's song "Imagine" and its ramifications for the world we live in, it's a tentative...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Lennon
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1979
My Way
My Way1 1979 HD
Arena documentary investigating the history and influence of iconic song 'My Way'
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Paul Anka
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1995
Stonewall
Stonewall6.02 1995 HD
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Genre: Romance
Cast: Guillermo Díaz
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2014
The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument6.60 2014 HD
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Michael Chabon
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1993
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up1 1993 HD
An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Armistead Maupin
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1999
Wisconsin Death Trip
Wisconsin Death Trip5.74 1999 HD
Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ian Holm
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1996
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley10.00 1996 HD
A remarkable guided tour through the culinary world of Elvis Presley, in his later years famed as much for his appetite as for his music. The King's...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Roy Anderson
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2012
Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle
Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle6.80 2012 HD
Back in 2006 on a stormy December night, Amy Winehouse flew to the remote, south western corner of Ireland to perform for Other Voices, an acclaimed...
Genre: Music
Cast: Amy Winehouse
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1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano7.30 1983 HD
A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bette Davis
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1986
Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks1 1986 HD
55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Louise Brooks
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2008
The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector
The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector5.60 2008 HD
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer....
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Phil Spector
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2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film1 2016 HD
An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Penelope Wilton
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2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough1 2003 HD
Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Richard Attenborough
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2012
Screen Goddesses
Screen Goddesses1 2012 HD
With the beginnings of Hollywood, the star system was born with an archetypal bad girl - the vampish Theda Bara - and the good girl - the blazingly...
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Cast: Elizabeth McGovern
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2020
The Changin' Times of Ike White
The Changin' Times of Ike White4.30 2020 HD
Ike White was a musical prodigy who recorded a funk and soul classic album inside a Californian prison in 1974. Then he disappeared. 30 years later,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ike White
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1991
Miller Meets Mandela
Miller Meets Mandela1 1991 HD
For the first time since his release from 27 years of imprisonment Nelson Mandela opens up about his life and the turbulent times he's faced in this...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Nelson Mandela
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1989
The Englishman and His Jukebox
The Englishman and His Jukebox1 1989 HD
Documentary on the fascination of jukeboxes and their owners. Made by Arena.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Harry Enfield
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1981
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?1 1981 HD
Arena looks behind the Gioconda smile. The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre behind plate glass - an unsigned, undated portrait of a smiling woman. She...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: