Best documentaries 1981 – 1990 - Charts
Best documentaries 1981 – 1990
1. Stop Making Sense (1984)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Cast: David Byrne, Jerry Harrison
3. Shoah (1985)
France, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Claude Lanzmann
Cast: Claude Lanzmann, Richard Glazar
6. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Andrew Solt
Cast: John Lennon, David Bowie
7. 101 (1989)
UK / USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, David Dawkins
Cast: Martin Gore, David Gahan
8. Iron Maiden: Behind the Iron Curtains (1985)
USA / UK, Documentary / Music
Cast: Bruce Dickinson, Adolf Hitler
9. Největší přání II. (1990)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Jan Špáta
Cast: Roman Lipčík, Petr Hošek
10. Burden of Dreams (1982)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Les Blank
Cast: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski
11. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
USA, Documentary / Crime
Directed by: Errol Morris
Cast: Marianne Leone, Adam Goldfine
12. Powaqqatsi (1988)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Godfrey Reggio
Cast: Cheryl Tiegs, Pope John Paul II
14. Pravda víťazí (1989)
Czechoslovakia, Music / Documentary
Directed by: Ladislav Kaboš
Cast: Maťo Ďurinda, Juraj Černý
15. Style Wars (1983)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Henry Chalfant, Tony Silver
Cast: Rammellzee, Crazy Legs
16. The Making of 'Thriller' (1983)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Jerry Kramer
Cast: Michael Jackson, John Landis
17. For All Mankind (1989)
USA, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Al Reinert
Cast: Jim Lovell, Russell Schweickart
18. This Is Elvis (1981)
USA, Biography / Music
Directed by: Andrew Solt, Malcolm Leo
Cast: Elvis Presley, Steve Allen
21. Paris Is Burning (1990)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jennie Livingston
Cast: Shari Headley, Gwen Verdon
22. My žijeme v Praze... (1985)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Tomáš Mazal, Pablo de Sax
Cast: Egon Bondy
23. Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton
25. The Atomic Cafe (1982)
USA, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader
Cast: Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman
26. The Killing of America (1981)
USA, Documentary / Crime
Directed by: Sheldon Renan, Leonard Schrader
28. The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Documentary
Directed by: Sandra Weintraub
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
32. From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1983)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Richard Schickel
Cast: Mark Hamill, George Lucas
34. World Safari II: The Final Adventure (1984)
Australia, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Alby Mangels
Cast: Alby Mangels, Judy Green
35. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Rob Epstein
Cast: Harvey Fierstein, Jimmy Carter
36. Let's Get Lost (1988)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Bruce Weber
Cast: William F. Claxton, Chris Isaak
39. Tokyo-Ga (1985)
USA / West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Cast: Chishû Ryû, Werner Herzog
42. Roger & Me (1989)
USA, Documentary / Comedy
Directed by: Michael Moore
Cast: Michael Moore, Pat Boone
43. Step Across the Border (1990)
Germany / Switzerland, Documentary
Directed by: Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Fred Frith
44. World War II - 8: Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1983)
USA, Documentary / War
Directed by: Anthony Rizzo
45. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Gene Feldman
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
47. Jane B. for Agnès V. (1988)
France, Documentary
Directed by: Agnès Varda
Cast: Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud
48. Escape: World Safari III (1988)
Australia, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Alby Mangels
Cast: Alby Mangels, Judy Green
49. Wild and Beautiful (1984)
France, Documentary
Directed by: Frédéric Rossif, Jean-Charles Cuttoli
Cast: Richard Berry
50. Opus pro Smrtihlava (1984)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Karel Majda Maršálek
Cast: Richard Honzovič, Luděk Munzar
52. Laibach: Pobeda pod suncem (1988)
Yugoslavia, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Goran Gajic
Cast: Laibach
53. A.K. (1985)
France / Japan, Documentary
Directed by: Chris Marker
Cast: Chris Marker, Tatsuya Nakadai
54. Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
USA, Comedy / Documentary
Directed by: Robert Townsend
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson
55. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Steven Tyler, Bret Michaels
56. An Evening with Robin Williams (1982)
USA, Documentary / Comedy
Directed by: Don Mischer
Cast: Robin Williams
57. Earth First! The Politics of Radical Environmentalism (1987)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Christopher Manes
Cast: Dave Foreman, Edward Abbey
58. The Road to God Knows Where (1990)
Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Uli M. Schüppel
Cast: Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld
60. Vedľajšie zamestnanie: matka. Nový sprievodca inteligentnej ženy po reálnom socializme a...? (1990)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Eva Štefankovičová
Cast: Jaroslav Filip
62. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
63. Příběh československé fotografie II. (1989)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Josef Harvan
Cast: Jaroslava Adamová, František Husák
67. Terror in the Aisles (1984)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: Andrew J. Kuehn
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen
68. John Cage: Man and Myth (1990)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Mitch Corber
Cast: John Cage, Glenn Branca
70. Lidské stopy v kameni (1986)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Jindřich Fairaizl
Cast: Radovan Lukavský
71. Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
USA, Comedy / Documentary
Cast: Richard Pryor, Jesse Jackson
73. Z letopisů let šedesátých (1990)
Czechoslovakia, Historical / Documentary
Directed by: Petr Skala
Cast: Miroslav Moravec
75. Rokk í Reykjavík (1982)
Iceland, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Cast: Björk, Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
76. Jagavá púť Lhoce Šar (1984)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Emil Fornay
Cast: Emil Fornay
77. Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991 (1990)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: David Kellogg, Roger Tonry
Cast: Erika Eleniak, Lisa Matthews
78. The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Malcolm Leo
Cast: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
79. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Cast: Wim Wenders, Yohji Yamamoto
80. Symfonie psané pohybem (1988)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Rudolf Krejčík
Cast: Vladimír Ráž
84. Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)
West Germany / France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Marcel Ophüls
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Klaus Barbie
85. Come and I´ll Be Young Again (1986)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Hana Pinkavová
Cast: Hermína Týrlová, Jitka Molavcová
87. Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: George Butler
Cast: Rachel McLish, George Plimpton
88. Kronika bojů (1985)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Historical
90. Něžná revoluce (1989)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Jiří Střecha, Petr Slavík
Cast: Boris Rösner, Václav Havel
92. Shocking Asia II: The Last Taboos (1981)
Hong Kong / West Germany, Documentary
Directed by: Rolf Olsen
93. Konec jedné Evropy (1981)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Karel Majda Maršálek
95. Znárodněná kinematografie (1985)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Bohumil Sobotka
Cast: Bohumil Švarc st.
96. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Cast: Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal
97. Faces of Death 4 (1990)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: John Alan Schwartz, Susumu Saegusa
98. Splétání gordického uzlu (1988)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Karel Majda Maršálek
99. Jak jsme začínali (1989)
Czechoslovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Drahoslav Holub
Cast: Otakar Brousek st.
100. Faces of Death 2 (1981)
USA, Documentary / Horror
Directed by: John Alan Schwartz
Cast: Michael Carr, John Alan Schwartz