About Film: Recommended Movie-Themed Documentaries

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A list of notable documentaries about movies and moviemaking.

Criteria: 50+ votes and 6.0+ rating on Imdb - or - I have seen it and recommend it (usually for newer documentaries).

See also:
About Film II: The Filmmakers:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+ii+the+filmmakers/moviedearest/

About Film III: The Actors:
http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+iii+the+actors/moviedearest/

About Film IV: Classic Movies:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/about+film+iv+classic+movies/moviedearest/

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    The Golden Age of Comedy

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    When Comedy Was King

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Entertainment!

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    America at the Movies

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hollywood

    1980, in 1 top list Check
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    Terror in the Aisles

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Dancing!

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
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    Precious Images

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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    Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

    1987 — a.k.a. "The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood", in 0 top lists Check
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    MGM: When the Lion Roars

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    Oscar's Greatest Moments

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    Visions of Light

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    100 Years at the Movies

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    That's Entertainment! III

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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    The Celluloid Closet

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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    Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
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    Century of Cinema: Cinema of Unease: A Personal...

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
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    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American...

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
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    Century of Cinema: Nihon eiga no hyaku nen

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen...

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
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    Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with...

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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    Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky

    1995 — a.k.a. A Trick of Light, in 0 top lists Check
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    Red Hollywood

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
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    Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
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    East Side Story

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    40,000 Years of Dreaming

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Race to Save 100 Years

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    Glorious Technicolor

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kingdom of Shadows

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    Universal Horror

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    Century of Cinema: Naamsaang-neuiseung

    1998, in 1 top list Check
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    Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Il mio viaggio in Italia

    1999 — a.k.a. My Voyage to Italy, in 2 top lists Check
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    The American Nightmare

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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    Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Drive-in Movie Memories

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Baadasssss Cinema

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cinemania

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cinerama Adventure

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Forever Ealing

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    It's Black Entertainment

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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