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Summary: The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and d...
Runtime: 1 h 50 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 5,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,028,612
Summary: The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
MPAA: PG-13

Countries: France, United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 647,280
International: $ 15,456
Summary: A compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Release Date: October 28, 2009
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: G

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 60,000,000
Domestic: $ 72,091,016
International: $ 195,892,572
Summary: A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
Runtime: 1 h 42 min
MPAA: R

Domestic: $ 1,400,591
Summary: Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.
Runtime: 2 h 15 min
MPAA: G

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,200,000
Domestic: $ 26,890,200
Summary: An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Runtime: 1 h 34 min
MPAA: Unrated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 53,144
International: $ 10,854
Summary: A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Language: English
Summary: A documentary on Conan O'Brien's comedy tour of the U.S. and Canada after leaving The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009) and severing his relationship with NBC.
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
MPAA: R

Production: Pariah
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 267,965
Summary: Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).
Runtime: 1 h 32 min

Countries: Japan, United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 799,856
Summary: A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 7,000
Summary: The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
Release Date: May 02, 2001
Runtime: 2 h 22 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Summary: The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Language: German
Domestic: $ 95,612
Summary: Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 1,318,449
International: $ 400
Summary: The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 58,825
International: $ 8,229
Summary: An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
Runtime: 2 h 04 min
MPAA: TV-MA

Distributor: Netflix
Country: United States
Language: English
Summary: Jumping continents and crossing cultures, "Planet B-Boy" looks at the history of breakdancing and its vibrant resurgence in urban cultures around the world.
Release Date: March 21, 2008
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: Unrated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 273,870
International: $ 26,577
Summary: A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Epicleff Media
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 101,382
International: $ 82,643
Summary: A documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer, featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years.
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Summary: An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with George Lucas.
Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Language: English
Summary: The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
Runtime: 1 h 43 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Domestic: $ 21,152
International: $ 159,805