The best documentary movies this year exemplified what the genre does best. They highlighted a unique aspect of culture or human experience through a nuanced lens. If you're in need of suggestions for some informative and often surprising films, browse this list of 2018 documentary movies.
These 2018 documentary films explore a wide array of topics. In Seeing Allred, women's rights attorney Gloria Allred tackles the allegations lobbied against Donald Trump and Bill Cosby. Minding the Gap chronicles the decade long friendship between three young men who bond over a love of skateboarding in a small Illinois town. Other good 2018 docs include Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Andre the Giant, and Three Identical Strangers.
Vote up the best new documentaries of 2018, and feel free to add your favorite documentary films released this year missing from the list.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?Fred Rogers Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Morgan Neville. An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.
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André the GiantAndré René Roussimoff, Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan André the Giant is a 2018 TV documentary film directed by Jason Hehir. The explores life of French professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff, better known as ...more
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WhitneyWhitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown Whitney is a 2018 British documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald. Using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, audio archives, and original ...more
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Three Identical StrangersEddy Galland, David Kellman, Robert Shafran Three Identical Strangers is a 2018 documentary film directed by Tim Wardle. In 1980, three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical triplets, separated at birth.
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The Zen Diaries of Garry ShandlingMichael Cera, James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Judd Apatow. Featuring Michael Cera reading various excerpts from personal diaries, the film looks at the life ...more
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RBGRuth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Nina Totenberg RBG is a 2018 documentary film directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming ...more
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Caravaggio added Wild Wild Country Wild Wild Country (Netflix, 2018) is a documentary series directed by Maclain and Chapman Way. When Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh AKA Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds a utopian city ...more
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Operation Odessa Operation Odessa is a 2018 documentary film directed by Tiller Russell. The film tells the story of three friends who set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel, and the DEA for the ...more
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Generation WealthLimo Bob, Florian Homm, Tiffany Masters Generation Wealth is a 2018 documentary film directed by Lauren Greenfield. A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
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Seeing AllredGloria Allred Seeing Allred is a 2018 documentary film directed by Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain. Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of ...more
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The Rachel DivideEsther Dolezal, Izaiah Dolezal, Rachel Dolezal The Rachel Divide is a 2018 documentary film directed by Laura Brownson. Rachel Dolezal becomes a social phenomenon when she passes herself off as an African American and becomes the head of her ...more
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PandasKristen Bell, Wen Lei Bi, Rong Hou Pandas is a 2018 documentary film directed by David Douglas and Drew Fellman. In the mountains of Sichuan, China, a researcher forms a bond with Qian Qian, a panda who is about to experience ...more
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Mercury 13Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Jerrie Cobb Mercury 13 is a 2018 documentary film directed by David Sington and Heather Walsh. This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only ...more
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McQueenAlexander McQueen, Gary James McQueen, Janet McQueen McQueen is a 2018 documentary film directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation ...more
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Westwood: Punk, Icon, ActivistVivienne Westwood Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist is a 2018 documentary film directed by Lorna Tucker. A profile of punk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her ...more
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The King The King is a 2018 documentary film directed by Eugene Jarecki. Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls-Royce explores how a country ...more
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Ramen HeadsOsamu Tomita, Tom Takahashi, Yuki Ohnishi Ramen Heads is a 2018 documentary film directed by Koki Shigeno. Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach ...more
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Take Your PillsEben Britton, Wendy Brown, Anjan Chatterjee Take Your Pills is a 2018 documentary film directed by Alison Klayman. The film explores the rise of Adderall use among students, athletes, and working professionals.
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The Cage FighterJoe Carman, Vernon Beach, Callie Carman The Cage Fighter is a 2018 sports documentary film directed by Jeff Unay. Joe Carman, a blue collar worker, breaks his promise to stop fighting and returns to mixed martial arts to fulfill his
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The Director and the JediRian Johnson, John Boyega, Mark Hamill The Director and the Jedi is a 2018 documentary film directed by Anthony Wonke. An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars
