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Kanopy
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7.5
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3.5
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cc age 8+

Hugo (2011)
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
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Kanopy
75
7.0
/658/
73
/56/
65
/11/
3.5
/2732/
95
/40/
71
/4/
75
/15/

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (2019)
Marion Stokes secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years from 1975 until her death in 2012. For Marion taping was a form of activism to seek the truth, and she believed that a comprehensive archive of the media would be invaluable for future generations. Her visionary and maddening project nearly tore her family apart, but now her 70,000 VHS tapes are being digitized and they'll be searchable online.
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Kanopy
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69
7.1
/4708/
75
/199/
69
/108/
4.1
/86711/
92
/65/
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/42/
74
/11/
cc age 15+

The Watermelon Woman (1997)
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
poster
64
6.7
/6294/
67
/493/
63
/92/
3.0
/20257/
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/28/
63
/46/
59
/4/
cc age 13+

The Last Blockbuster (2020)
A documentary on the last remaining Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
61
7.5
/1774/
75
/74/
70
/38/
3.7
/4169/
88
/17/
86
/55/
63
/8/

Reel Injun (2010)
The evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present day: how their image on the screen has changed the way to understand their history and culture.
poster
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58
7.4
/2539/
71
/110/
71
/58/
3.6
/1916/
100
/8/
78
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Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)
In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.
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Kanopy
74
45
7.0
/951/
68
/40/
64
/31/
3.3
/1671/
100
/5/
80
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Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (2013)
A documentary capturing the modern day VHS culture and VHS collectors.
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Amazon Prime Video
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28
5.7
/959/
53
/66/
53
/38/
2.7
/2067/
62
/7/

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.
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Kanopy
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27
7.8
/323/
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3.7
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.
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27
7.0
/567/
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67
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3.4
/1202/

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
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19
7.8
/341/
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3.6
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Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
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67
17
7.0
/290/
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/12/
65
/16/
3.4
/682/

Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
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16
7.5
/248/
75
/23/
78
/10/
3.4
/742/

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.
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11
7.4
/404/
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/8/
60
/15/
3.5
/374/
45
/3/

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
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11
6.7
/225/
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/19/
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/10/
3.4
/389/

VHS Revolution (2017)
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
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6.7
/58/
60
/1/

Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004)
Movie historians and others discuss the making of Foreign Correspondent (1940).
poster
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7.0
/18/
50
/1/

Old Guys in Bed (2025)
A gay film historian enlists his tech-savvy teenage niece to help him pursue the 70-year-old man of his dreams.
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?
6.8
/21/
20
/2/

Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali (2008)
A documentary analyzing the surrealist elements of the film Spellbound, and the work made by Salvador Dalí in that film.
poster
?
6.2
/19/
20
/1/

Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema (2001)
Mamadrama combines film clips, cultural commentary, interviews with Hollywood and Israeli filmmakers and footage from Schwarz's earlier films in an exploration of the image of the Jewish mother in film beginning with early silent and Yiddish films up through contemporary movies.
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?
6.9
/33/
70
/2/
40
/1/

The History of Hardcore (2002)
A Television documentary commissioned by Channel Four (UK). The programme charts the history of hardcore pornography on film, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Utilsing rare vintage archive, and original interview material of British and American pornographers, the documentary explores the parallels between mainstream cinema and hardcore porn, underlining the changes that have taken place in the industry since the advent of video, and following a veteran pornographer onto the set of his latest video offering.
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8.6
/160/
90
/1/

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005)
Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
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?
8.1
/24/
80
/1/

Cult Of VHS (2022)
A Love Letter / Feature Length Documentary about the impact that VHS had and still has in the hearts of fans around the world.
poster
?
6.9
/14/
50
/1/
10
/2/

The Beguiled, Misty, Don & Clint (2001)
Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s work as an actor, as well as other characters he portrayed at that time.
poster
?
5.8
/18/
65
/2/
100
/1/

VHS Love: Cult Cinema Obsession (2022)
True hard core collectors have no boundaries, they will buy three of everything and must have all the staple items of their fandom on their shelves. Experience the world of VHS obsessed enthusiasts who celebrate their own unique culture and live and breathe all things VHS. The format that never dies is back and here to stay! Celebrate all things cult cinema and delve deep into the minds of avid collectors who will stop at nothing to collect every beloved movie of their youth on VHS.
poster
58
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5.9
/107/
55
/4/
61
/3/

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001)
Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the difficulties with preview audiences in general and how they affected this film, and presents several deleted scenes not available before this.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
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8.3
/267/
76
/3/
40
/5/
3.5
/247/

Carl Laemmle (2019)
A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios, documenting his life in Hollywood and his efforts in the 1930s to save Jewish families in Nazi Germany.
poster
61
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6.8
/148/
54
/5/
63
/7/

Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)
A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'
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6.6
/66/
80
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A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003)
In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he means, Hawks says To Have and Have Not. Jules Furthman writes a script, which follows the book closely. The location of the story is Cuba, but the US Government is against depicting corruption and violence on Cuba, and threatens to withdraw the film's export license. William Faulkner rewrites the script, and relocates the story to Martinique. Hawks's wife, Nancy Slim Gross, happens to see a young model at the cover of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and shows it to her husband. Hawks is a star-maker, who likes to discover and nurture new talents. After a screen test, he chooses the 19-year-old model as the lead actress opposite Humphrey Bogart. She changes her name from Betty Perske to Lauren Bacall. At the first takes she is so nervous that she shakes.
poster
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6.4
/46/
60
/1/

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005)
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poster
53
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4.7
/171/
43
/6/
64
/5/
3.0
/235/

VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary (2017)
The golden age of home video may be over, but VHS is still very much alive for these dedicated fans, collectors and low-budget filmmakers.
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Kanopy
51
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7.4
/218/
40
/2/
40
/3/

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.
poster
66
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7.2
/271/
55
/6/
73
/6/

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
poster
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4.9
/90/
33
/3/

VHS Lives 2: Undead Format (2017)
A look at the culture of VHS and the collectors who are keeping it alive.
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Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor
A documentary on classic character actors


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