About Film: Recommended Movie-Themed Documentaries

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A list of notable documentaries about movies and moviemaking.

Criteria: 50+ votes and 6.0+ rating on Imdb - or - I have seen it and recommend it (usually for newer documentaries).

See also:
About Film II: The Filmmakers:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+ii+the+filmmakers/moviedearest/

About Film III: The Actors:
http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+iii+the+actors/moviedearest/

About Film IV: Classic Movies:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+iv+classic+movies/moviedearest/

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    Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with...

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  2. 111 -

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    2011, in 1 top list Check
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    That's Entertainment!

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Entertainment! III

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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    Il mio viaggio in Italia

    1999 — a.k.a. My Voyage to Italy, in 2 top lists Check
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 11 -

    MGM: When the Lion Roars

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 78 -

    The Pixar Story

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 57 -

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 56 -

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Celluloid Closet

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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    Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Visions of Light

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 98 -

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cinemania

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky

    1995 — a.k.a. A Trick of Light, in 0 top lists Check
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    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster...

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Dancing!

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
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    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 18 -

    Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 54 -

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs...

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
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    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the...

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hitlers Hollywood

    2017 — a.k.a. Hitler's Hollywood, in 0 top lists
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    The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 118 -1

    A Story of Children and Film

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in...

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 125 -1

    Video Nasties: Draconian Days

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
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    American Grindhouse

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    The American Nightmare

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

    2003 — a.k.a. Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of...

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
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    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
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    A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hollywood

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  38. 135 -2

    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

    2019, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Kingdom of Shadows

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 136 -2

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    2019, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of...

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
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    Oscar's Greatest Moments

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Precious Images

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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    Score: A Film Music Documentary

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
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    Terror in the Aisles

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
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    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Universal Horror

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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