The best Merv Griffin’s documentary movies

Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

06/07/1925- 12/08/2007
Today we present the best Merv Griffin’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Merv Griffin’s movies.
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Whitney

Whitney
7.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 05/07/2018
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 27/04/2020
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

Game Changers

Game Changers
6.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 29/06/2018
  • Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
6/10
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his stunning artistic rebirth in the 1990s.

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 23/04/2013
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
7.8/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 04/03/2016
  • Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more than 50 years. The documentary premieres the same day Lynn's first new studio album in over 10 years is released.

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/06/2021
  • Character: Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.

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