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Music by John Williams
Music by John Williams (2024) is a Disney+ feature documentary about composer John Williams, directed by Laurent Bouzereau and produced by Lucasfilm, Amblin, and Imagine; it centers on his Spielberg partnership and career retrospective.
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale is a 2024 Netflix documentary directed by Amith Krishnan about the South Indian actor Nayanthara, her career, and her marriage to Vignesh Shivan, released November 18, 2024, amid a Dhanush copyright dispute.
Nick's Film – Lightning Over Water
Nick's Film – Lightning Over Water (also Nick's Movie) is a 1980 documentary by Wim Wenders and Nicholas Ray about Ray's final months dying of cancer, shot on 35mm and video, premiered at Cannes 1980, restored in 4K in 2023.
Not Just a Goof
Not Just a Goof is a 2025 Disney+ documentary by Christopher Ninness and Eric Kimelton about the 1995 film A Goofy Movie, its troubled release, Kevin Lima's VHS archives, and cult-classic resurgence.
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is Morgan Neville's 2021 Focus Features documentary on chef Anthony Bourdain, praised by critics but known for its undisclosed AI recreation of Bourdain's voice in three lines.
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral (명량: 회오리 바다를 향하여)
Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral (명량: 회오리 바다를 향하여) is a 2015 South Korean documentary by Kim Han-min and Jung Se-kyo, a prequel to The Admiral: Roaring Currents, retracing Yi Sun-sin's 16-day naval-reconstruction route before the 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang.
Slauson Rec
Slauson Rec is Leo Lewis O'Neil's 2025 documentary, premiered at Cannes, about Shia LaBeouf's free experimental theater school at the Slauson Rec Center in South Central Los Angeles (2018–2020), built from about 800 hours of participant-shot footage.
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost is a 2025 Apple Original Films documentary directed by Ben Stiller about his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, built from over 100 hours of Jerry's recordings and family archives; premiered at NYFF 2025 and streams on Apple TV+.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a 2024 documentary by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about actor-activist Christopher Reeve, his 1995 paralysis, and disability advocacy, narrated partly from his Still Me audiobook.
The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès (Les Plages d'Agnès) is Agnès Varda's 2008 French autobiographical documentary, an "autodocumentaire" staged on beaches from Belgium to Los Angeles; it won the 2009 César for Best Documentary.
This Is Not a Film (این یک فیلم نیست)
This Is Not a Film (این فیلم نیست, In film nist) is a 2011 Iranian documentary by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, shot on an iPhone in Panahi's Tehran apartment under house arrest, smuggled out in a cake to Cannes 2011.
Tokyo-Ga (東京画)
Tokyo-Ga (東京画) is Wim Wenders' 1985 West German-American documentary about searching 1983 Tokyo for the world of Yasujirō Ozu, featuring Chishu Ryu, Yuharu Atsuta, Werner Herzog, and Chris Marker.
Val (film)
Val (2021) is an autobiographical documentary about actor Val Kilmer, directed by Ting Poo and Leo Scott from his 40-year personal video archive, narrated by son Jack Kilmer, premiered at Cannes, released by Amazon Studios.
Wick Is Pain
Wick Is Pain (2025) is a Jeffrey Doe-directed Lionsgate documentary about the making of the John Wick films, covering the Scorn script, financing crises, and Keanu Reeves' physical toll; 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Will & Harper
Will & Harper is a 2024 Josh Greenbaum Netflix documentary following Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, his SNL collaborator who came out as a trans woman in 2022 at 61, on a 16-day New York-to-LA road trip; Sundance premiere, 99% Tomatometer, 2024 Peabody winner.
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos is a 2024 two-part HBO documentary by Alex Gibney about The Sopranos creator David Chase, released for the show's 25th anniversary; it premiered at Tribeca, debuted September 7, 2024, and earned a 100% Tomatometer and Metascore 84.
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film)
Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 American documentary directed by Morgan Neville about Fred Rogers, creator and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, premiering at Sundance in January 2018.
You Had to Be There (film)
You Had to Be There is a 2025 Nick Davis documentary, executive produced by Judd Apatow, about the 1972 Toronto Godspell cast (Short, Levy, Radner, Martin, Garber, Shaffer); released by Greenwich Entertainment in September 2026, distinct from Justin Zaun's improv short of the same name.