The best Jeffrey Wright’s documentary movies
Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning role in the HBO miniseries Angels in America and his Tony Award winning role in the Broadway production of the same name. He starred in The French Dispatch (2020), The Batman (2022), the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die, and The Hunger Games films.
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
5.9/10
Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future.
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
6.6/10
An exciting look into the future of Marvel Studios' films and upcoming Disney+ series.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
8.3/10
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Chicago 10
7.3/10
Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Becoming Bond
6.8/10
A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
6.8/10
Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a variety of subjects, from casting to visual effects.
- Hope and Rebellion: Continuing the Saga
- Designing Dystopia: Visual Aesthetic
- Rebels and Warriors: The Cast
- Fusing Form and Function: Costume, Make-Up and Hair
- Fighting the System: Shooting on Location
- D13: Rebellion Tactics: Stunts and Special Effects
- Perfecting Panem: The Post-Production Process
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
5.6/10
"Rigged" shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging American citizens from the voting rolls without notice, to new and deliberate impediments to casting a vote. In addition, the film shows how GOP activists developed an elaborate but false narrative of widespread voter fraud in order to justify the necessity for new and draconian voting restrictions.
Unseen Enemy
7.3/10
A documentary focused on infectious disease outbreaks.
Moynihan
7.7/10
A biographical portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, twentieth century colossus: public intellectual, policy specialist, ambassador, and NY senator.
Blood Diamonds
7.3/10
Blood Diamonds is a made-for-TV documentary series, originally broadcast on the History Channel, that looks into the trade of diamonds which fund rebellions and wars in many African nations. The program focuses primarily on two nations: Sierra Leone and Angola. Diamonds which are traded for this purpose are known as blood diamonds.
We Are Not Done Yet
7/10
Follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a USO-sponsored arts workshop at Walter Reed National Military Hospital.
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino
8.3/10
The American Film Institute (AFI) presents its 35th Life Achievement Award to Al Pacino.
New Orleans
6.2/10
In the wake of hurricane Katrina, as Americans begin a dialogue about the future of one of the nation's most distinctive cities, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a provocative history of the city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands of geography, New Orleans has always been a laboratory where the social forces play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion.
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Backstage documentary chronicling the Original Broadway Production of “Angels in America.”
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
7.8/10
It's death on an unimaginable scale, when a majority of Earth's species quickly die out. It's called "mass extinction," and it's happened at least five times before. Cataclysms, such as supervolcanoes or asteroids, are thought to cause these events, but some experts believe a manmade mass extinction could be next. Is our planet in trouble? And if so, is there anything we can do to stop the next catastrophic annihilation? Experts are traveling the world, performing groundbreaking scientific detective work to answer these very questions.
Sam Cooke: Legend
8.2/10
Singer, songwriter, business man, family man, civil rights activist: Sam Cooke transcends all barriers of race, faith and talent. This first-ever biography of the definitive soul singer looks at his extraordinary career and personal life - from his gospel-singing roots through his R&B and pop music career.
