The streamer carries a wide variety of docs, incredible true stories to astounding profiles.
These films can take us to different worlds or deeper into ones we already know.
Maxhas a particularly vast catalog of documentaries across a variety of subjects.
Nan Goldin in ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’; William Gates in ‘Hoop Dreams’; David Bowie in ‘Moonage Daydream’.Credit:Everett; Fine Line Features/Everett; Everett
Read on asEntertainment Weeklynames the 23 best documentaries on Max.
The Automatis a cheery look into a distinctly antiquated concept.
The band eventually comes to America, where they play to rapt houses.
Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner in ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’.Everett
Indeed, Wenders film is a love letter to their talent, to music, and to cinema itself.D.G.
It’s all told throughDavid Lynch’s own idiosyncratic recollections and commentary on what inspired him.
Where to watchDont Look Back: Max
Director:D.A.
Nan Goldin in ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’.Everett
Crucially,Fayealso spotlights Dunaways off-screen life in a way no other project has afforded the controversial star.
Bouzeraus documentary is inspiring and heart-wrenching, reminding us that the greatest talents are often misunderstood in their time.D.G.
Its admirably clear-eyed in overview of the facts, told with creative flair and respect for the survivors involved.D.G.
Still from ‘The Automat’.Everett
Little Edie and Big Edie.
To others, she’s a traitor after taking a controversial photo during the Vietnam War.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen faithfully capture Childs vibrant spirit in the tone of their work.
Compay Segundo and Omara Portuondo in ‘Buena Vista Social Club’.Everett
One comes away fromJuliaconsidering how cultures most influential figures never live to see the breadth of their own influence.D.G.
(MoviePass has since been revived, albeit in a curtailed form.)
Cooper, who vanished without a trace after a daring mid-air escape.
Jesse Friedman and Arnold Friedman in ‘Capturing the Friedmans’.Everett
Where to watchThe Mystery of D.B.
To callParis Is Burningrevolutionary would be short-changing its contribution to queer culture and the documentary format as a whole.
Its such an evocative memory of a specific time and place that you could practically taste the hairspray.
David Lynch in ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’.Madman Films
This is a remarkably compelling, well-told recitation of events that benefits greatly from Lees cooperation.D.G.
Where to watchThe Times of Harvey Milk: Max
Director:Rob Epstein
Bob Dylan in ‘Dont Look Back’.Everett
Faye Dunaway in ‘Network’.Everett
Mick Jagger in ‘Gimme Shelter’.Everett
Still from ‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’.Everett
Little Edie Beale in ‘Grey Gardens’.Everett
William Gates in ‘Hoop Dreams’.Fine Line Features/Everett
Jane Fonda in ‘Jane Fonda in Five Acts’.HBO
Still from ‘Julia’.Everett
Little Richard in ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’.Everett
David Bowie in ‘Moonage Daydream’.Everett
Stacy Spikes and Muta’Ali in ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’.Everett
Still from ‘The Mystery of D.B. Cooper’.Everett
The stars of ‘Paris is Burning’.Everett
Rachel Lee in ‘The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring’.Everett
Bob Einstein in ‘The Super Bob Einstein Movie’.Everett
Harvey Milk in ‘The Times of Harvey Milk’.Everett
