Documentaries About Writers

by storyloverx | Public

68 titles

1. Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972 TV Movie)

54 min | Documentary

5.5

2. Agee (1980)

Unrated | 98 min | Documentary

6.3

3. And Everything Is Going Fine (2010)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

7.1

4. Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams (2009)

75 min | Documentary

7.3

5. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)

84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.4

6. Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)

Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, Biography

6.5

7. The Art of Catching Lobsters (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

8.6

8. Bartleby en coulisses (2010)

52 min | Documentary

9. Breakfast with Hunter (2003)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

7.5

10. Charles Dickens's England (2009)

120 min | Documentary

11. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)

39 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

7.1

12. The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985)

Not Rated | 240 min | Documentary

8.3

13. Celebrity: Dominick Dunne (2008)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

7.5

14. Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

7.7

15. Escapade romaine (2010)

15 min | Short

16. Finding Farley (2009)

Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary

7.5

17. Gonzo (2008)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

7.6

18. Harto the Borges (2000)

83 min | Documentary

6.1

19. Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography

7.4

20. Horns and Halos (2002)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

7.1

21. The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell (1987)

Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Biography

8.1

22. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)

Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary, Biography

7.4

23. José and Pilar (2010)

117 min | Documentary, Biography

8.2

24. In the Wake of the Flood (2010)

47 min | Documentary

6.9

25. Pharos of Chaos (1983)

PG-13 | 119 min | Documentary, Biography

7.1

26. Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

7.2

27. Love Always, Carolyn (2011)

70 min | Documentary

6.4

28. Looking for Richard (1996)

PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Drama

7.3

29. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War

8.1

30. Margaret Atwood: Once in August (1984)

58 min | Documentary

31. The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (2012)

52 min | Biography

7.5

32. Over the River... The Life of Lydia Maria Child Abolitionist for Freedom (2007)

140 min | Documentary

33. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)

Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Music

34. Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

6.6

35. Kipling: A Remembrance Tale (2006 TV Movie)

Documentary

36. Passé sous silence (2000– )
"Rwanda: History of a Genocide" (2004)

97 min | Documentary

7.8

37. Sick (1997)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

7.5

38. Shades of Gray (II) (2009)

Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary

6.6

39. Soriano (1999)

75 min | Documentary

6.1

40. Twilight: The Adventure Begins - The Journey from Page to Screen (7 Part Documentary) (2009 Video)

55 min | Documentary

7.8

41. The Beat Generation (1959)

Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

5.5

42. Sukumar Ray (1987)

29 min | Short, Documentary

7.7

43. Svetlana About Svetlana (2008)

Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary, Short

7.4

44. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 39 min | Documentary

7.9

45. American Masters (1985– )
"The Algonquin Round Table: The Ten Year Lunch" (1987)

TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History

6.6

46. Trumbo (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

7.4

47. Victor Hugo architecte (1969 TV Movie)

26 min | Documentary

6.7

48. Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)

100 min | Documentary

7.1

49. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary

7.1

50. The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (1998 Video)

51. Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)

98 min | Documentary

6.8

52. After Winter: Sterling Brown (1985)

60 min | Documentary

53. Bukowski (1973)

60 min | Documentary

7.8

54. Charleen (1977)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary

7.4

55. Corso: The Last Beat (2009)

Documentary

7.6

56. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Deluxe Set (2008)

Not Rated | 680 min | Documentary

7.5

57. Frontline (1983– )
"Living on the Edge" (1995)

Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, News

58. Bad Writing (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy

7.7

59. Luther Metke at 94 (1980)

27 min | Documentary, Short

6.7

60. Poetry in Motion (1982)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

61. Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007)

56 min | Documentary

8.2

62. Unconcealed Poetry (2000)

90 min | Documentary, Drama

7.5

63. Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)

41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

6.5

64. SlamNation (1998)

100 min | Documentary

7.9

65. Wholly Communion (1966)

33 min | Documentary, Short

6.1

66. Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale (2007 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

8.4

67. Public Speaking (2010)

84 min | Documentary

7.6

68. Life Itself (2014)

R | 121 min | Documentary, Biography

7.8