Over 500 filmgoers have voted on the 100+ films on Best Netflix Original Documentary Movies. Current Top 3: Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors, ...
Written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film’s release prompted controversy on all sides, with some arguing that it propagandized the Obama administration and others claiming it glorified the CIA’s use of torture tactics. The one thing everyone can agree on is that Jessica...
The result is an inspiring look at not only Obama’s life, but the countless young Black lives she has changed with her accomplishments. It's also stylish, heartwarming, and very, very fun. Where to watch: Becoming is now streaming on Netflix. 8. GLOW What it is: A fearless dramedy...
A brief visual history of bowl cuts in movies 12of 30 Leave the World Behind(2023) (From left to right) Mahershala Ali, Myha'la, Julia Roberts, and Ethan Hawke in 'Leave the World Behind'. Courtesy NETFLIX In 2021,Barack Obamaput the postapocalyptic novelLeave the World Behindby Rumaan...
Directed by Nadia Hallgren Watch on Netflix If you find that you’re missing the grace, compassion, and normalcy of the Obama administration,Becomingis a refreshing watch. A companion to Michelle Obama’s autobiography,Becomingsheds light on her journey to become America’s first African American...
From the Obama’s production company, Higher Ground Productions, comes a new, highly anticipated documentary about a filmmaker who returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to document the search for and historic discovery of The Clotilda, the last known ship to arrive in the United States,...
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NetflixAmerican Factory (2019)An Oscar winner for Netflix, this documentary is the first produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions team.American Factory tells the story of Fuyao, a Chinese company that built a factory in Ohio that inhabits a now-closed General Motors pl...
Alongside Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin and Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr., the cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Chris Rock, Gus Halper, and Johnny Ramey. The film was produced by Higher Ground, which is owned by Barack and Michelle Obama. You can watch ithere. ...
A must-watch biographical drama, ‘Rustin’ is produced by the Barack and Michelle Obama-owned company Higher Ground. It is based on the life of gay Black civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, played impeccably by Colman Domingo. He is the guy who organized the historic 1963 March on Washingto...