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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  1. 6 -

    Hollywood

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  2. 10 -

    Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

    1987 — a.k.a. "The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood", in 0 top lists Check
  3. 13 -

    Visions of Light

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 17 -

    The Celluloid Closet

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  5. 18 -

    Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 25 -

    Red Hollywood

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 28 -

    40,000 Years of Dreaming

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 31 -

    Glorious Technicolor

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 32 -

    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 55 -

    Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway...

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 56 -

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 59 -

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 60 -

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 68 -

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 73 -

    Wanderlust

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 91 -

    American Masters: You Must Remember This: The...

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 92 -

    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American...

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 104 -

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 111 -

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  20. 119 -1

    What Is Cinema?

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 123 -1

    Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im...

    2014 — a.k.a. From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 124 -1

    Out of Print

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 128 -1

    24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters

    2016 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six: A Film About Film Poster Art, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 26, 2022 by MovieDearest; source