The Best Documentaries 2025

1. Rocky II

Rocky II [DVD] [DVD] 027616673121

Rocky II

2. Silver and Gold (DVD)

Coinciding with the release of Silver & Gold, the newest album from rock icon Neil Young, is the concert home video of the same name. Recorded live at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas, during his 1999 solo acoustic tour, this is an intimate showcase for one of the most influential and enduring singer/songwriters of his generation. Running time: 61 minutes. Songs performed: quot;Looking Forward,quot; quot;Buffalo Springfield AGain,quot; quot;Red Sun,quot; quot;Harvest Moon,quot; quot;Silver & Goldquot; and more!

Silver and Gold (DVD)

3. Piano, The

VHS, R, 120 minutes, AVID / LIVE / ARTISA

One of the most critically acclaimed and highly awarded films of the year, "The Piano" arouses erotic passions and vengeful jealousies when Ada, a young mute woman (Holly Hunter), is desired by two men - her husband by arranged marriage (Sam Neill) and the husband's darkly intense neighbor (Harvey Keitel). Violent emotions erupt, but only one man understands that Ada's heart can only be won through her beloved piano.

4. Andy Warhol

DVD, 78 minutes, IMAGE

Andy Warhol

5. La Divina: A Portrait (Full Frame)

DVD, 91 minutes, IMAGE

Maria Callas - La Divina: A Portrait

6. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special)

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special)

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special)

7. Extreme Winter

DVD, Rating: Not Rated, Runtime: 68, Slingshot Entertainment, 06/13/2000

Extreme Winter

8. Trekkies

VHS, PG, 86 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Get ready to beam up to a galaxy where autograph hounds abound, dentists drill in Federation garb and the debate over "Trekkies" vs. "Trekkers" rages on. Denise Crosby of Star Trek: The Next Generation hosts this often-hilarious documentary about the Star Trek "fan-nomenon." Interviewing hundreds of devoted fans and such Star Trek cast members as Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Kate Mulgrew and Brent Spiner, the film creates an entertaining and endearing portrait of the landmark series that has touched the lives of people around the world.

9. Steely Dan: Aja (Full Frame)

VHS, 60 minutes, RHINO

Pioneering pop/jazz band Steely Dan, formed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the early '70s, had already secured five U.S Top 40 albums before the release of "Aja" in 1977. "Aja," however, would prove to be the biggest-selling album of Steely Dan's illustrious career, reaching Number 3 on the U.S. Billboard chart, spending a year on the U.S. Top 40, and also reaching number 5 in the U.K. It was also the first British Top 10 hit for Steely Dan and also the first album by Becker and Fagen as a duo. On this fascinating video, Becker and Fagen, renowned for their relentless perfectionism in the recording studio, recall the history of an album that was a year in the making but rewarded by a prestigious Grammy Award and three major hit singles, "Peg," "Deacon Blues," and "Josie." Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers and guest backing vocalist on "Aja," British rock performer and songwriter Ian Dury, record producer Gary Katz, and the album's legendary session musicians also contribute to this fascinating documentary. Steely Dan's "Aja" has proven to be one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums in the history of popular music. This is a vivid portrait of a '70s record that is still fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release?a true classic.

10. Standard Deviants: Geometry Part 1

DVD, CEREBELLUM CORP.

DVD, Rating: Not Rated, Runtime: 70, Central Park Media, 04/10/2000