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    Queen of Chess 2026 POSTER

    Queen of Chess

    2026

    English

    3

    Biography

    chess

    chess champion

    chess game

    Documentary

    kasparov

    sexism

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Ian Russell Ian Russell as Announcer Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov as Self Judit Polgár Judit Polgár as Self Rachel Wolf Rachel Wolf as Young Chess Player
    A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
    Ethel 2012 POSTER

    Ethel

    2012

    English

    7.9

    2

    89%

    81%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    intimate family portrait

    woman director

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy as Narrator John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Self Joseph Kennedy Joseph Kennedy as Self Jacqueline Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy as Self
    Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.
    Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 2007 POSTER

    Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

    2007

    English

    7.6

    2

    100%

    91%

    Crime

    Documentary

    History

    War

    woman director

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director George W. Bush George W. Bush as Self Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper as Self John McCain John McCain as Self Peter Jennings Peter Jennings as Self
    An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.
    The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022 POSTER

    The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

    2022

    English

    7.4

    8

    83%

    84%

    Documentary

    interview

    natural disaster

    new zealand

    rescue mission

    rescue team

    volcano eruption

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Tim Barrow Tim Barrow as Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot Mark Inman Mark Inman as Self - Hayden's Brother Pouroto Ngaropo Pouroto Ngaropo as Self - Maori Leader Hazel Osborne Hazel Osborne as Self - Reporter, Whakatäne Beacon
    A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
    Last Days in Vietnam 2014 POSTER

    Last Days in Vietnam

    2014

    English

    7.6

    2

    95%

    84%

    Action

    Documentary

    fall of saigon

    History

    vietnam

    vietnamese refugees

    vietnam war

    War

    woman director

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Gerald Ford Gerald Ford as Self - President Richard Nixon Richard Nixon as Self - President Pete McCloskey Pete McCloskey as Self - Representative, California Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger as Self - Secretary of State
    During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront a moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate only U.S. citizens.
    Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton 2017 POSTER

    Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

    2017

    English

    7.4

    2

    74%

    79%

    Action

    biography

    Documentary

    Sport

    sports

    surfing

    woman director

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Gabrielle Reece Gabrielle Reece as Self Laird John Hamilton Laird John Hamilton as Self Darrick Doerner Darrick Doerner as Self Nick Carroll Nick Carroll as Self
    This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness—and the cost that comes with it.
    Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022 POSTER

    Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

    2022

    English

    7.4

    21

    91%

    90%

    Action

    airplane crash

    aviation

    Documentary

    Rory Kennedy Rory Kennedy Director Donald Trump Donald Trump as (archive footage) Peter Jennings Peter Jennings as (archive footage) Ted Cruz Ted Cruz as (archive footage) John Fantasia John Fantasia as Executive
    Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.
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