The Best Documentary 2024

1. Forks Over Knives (Blu-ray), Virgil Films, Documentary

This feature film examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict US can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

Forks Over Knives (Blu-ray), Virgil Films, Documentary Movies Virgil Films PG Documentary

2. Tower (Blu-ray), Kino Classics, Documentary

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TOWER Documentary Kino Classics R

3. Hidden Kingdoms (Blu-ray) [Blu-ray]

Hidden Kingdoms (Blu-ray) [Blu-ray]

HIDDEN KINGDOM Special Interests BBC Warner

4. Love & Friendship (Blu-ray)

LOVE & FRIENDSHIP is an adaptation of young Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan, believed to have been written in the mid 1790s but revised up to a fair copy prepared in 1805 and finally published by her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, in 1871. Set in the 1790s, earlier than most Austen tales, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP concerns beautiful young widow Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) who has come to Churchill, the estate of her in-laws, to wait out colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and for her daughter, Frederica, played by Morfydd Clark. Chloë Sevigny, who starred with Beckinsale in Stillman's The Last Days of Disco (1998), plays Lady Susan's friend and confidante Alicia Johnson, with Stephen Fry as her husband, the "very Respectable" Mr. Johnson. The waters are troubled by the arrival at Churchill of the handsome, eligible Reginald DeCourcy (Xavier Samuel) and silly but cheerful -- and very rich -- Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett). Lady Susan's designs are vehemently opposed by the DeCourcy clan: Reginald's sister, Catherine DeCourcy Vernon (Emma Greenwell); his mother, Lady DeCourcy (Jemma Redgrave) and father, Sir Reginald DeCourcy (James Fleet). But Susan's brother-in-law, magnanimous Charles Vernon (Justin Edwards), prefers to see her, and everyone, with a benevolent regard. After a series of dramatic turns at Churchill, Lady Susan finally risks destruction when her jealous rival, Lady Lucy Manwaring (Jenn Murray), arrives in London to make a shocking revelation, leading to the denouement of denouements.

Love & Friendship (Blu-ray)

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6. Andy Paris: Bubblegum King (Blu-ray)

The fascinating true story of Andrew J Paris, the Bubble Gum King and how he, as a single businessman, cornered the laytex market for the entire western hemisphere and ruled the bubble gum world.

Andy Paris: Bubblegum King (Blu-ray)

7. When the Bough Breaks (Blu-ray)

When The Bough Breaks is about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth.

When the Bough Breaks Documentary Gravitas Ventures Not Rated

8. Imax: Wonders of the Arctic (Blu-ray + Digital Copy), Shout Factory, Special Interests

Wonders of the Arcticcenters on our ongoing mission to explore and come to terms with the Arctic, and the compelling stories of our many forays into this captivating place will be interwoven to create a unifying message about the state of the Arctic today. Underlying all these tales is the crucial role that ice plays in the northern environment and the changes that are quickly overtaking the people and animals who have adapted to this land of ice and snow.

IMAX: WONDERS OF THE ARCTIC Special Interests Shout Factory R

9. Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century: Season 5 (Blu-ray)

Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas Season Five shows a broad range of artistic practice technical innovation and experimentation from artists tackling large-scale collaborative projects in hangar-like studios to those working in the quiet of more intimate studio settings. Art21 traveled around the world in Season Five filming the creation of new art on every continent (except Antarctica) and in museums studios galleries and homes in nine countries. Fourteen internationally recognized artists from painters and sculptors to photographers and artists exploring the possibilities of new media were filmed in their own environments and in their own words. The result is an exceptional opportunity for audiences to experience first-hand the complex artistic processes behind some of today's most intriguing and thought-provoking art.

Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century: Season 5 (Blu-ray)

10. Stephen Hawking's Universe

Scientist Stephen Hawking's book, a BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, was an instant best-seller. Hawking's genius fills this six-part series, treating viewers to the latest advances in cosmological thought in down-to-earth Hawking fashion. The series presents an intergalactic detective story, rich with mystery, unexpected twists, and astonishing revelations.

Stephen Hawking's Universe