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Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · 108 min · ★ 7.8directed by Ron Howard

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story2007 · 87 min · ★ 7.5directed by Leslie Iwerks

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023 · 95 min · ★ 7.8directed by Davis Guggenheim

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse2022 · 89 min · ★ 7.0directed by Jeff Malmberg

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?2021 · 55 min · ★ 6.9directed by Michael Bonfiglio

Stan Lee

Stan Lee2023 · 86 min · ★ 7.2directed by David Gelb

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · 151 min · ★ 7.6directed by Edith Becker

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune2013 · 87 min · ★ 7.8directed by Frank Pavich

Spielberg

Spielberg2017 · 147 min · ★ 7.5directed by Susan Lacy

Side by Side

Side by Side2012 · 99 min · ★ 7.2directed by Christopher Kenneally

I Know That Voice

I Know That Voice2014 · 95 min · ★ 7.1directed by Lawrence Shapiro

Audrey

Audrey2020 · 101 min · ★ 7.1directed by Helena Coan

Back in Time

Back in Time2015 · 95 min · ★ 6.5directed by Jason Aron

Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha2002 · 93 min · ★ 7.1directed by Louis Pepe

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut2015 · 81 min · ★ 7.2directed by Kent Jones

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows2011 · 88 min · ★ 7.4directed by Kurt Norton

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman2015 · 59 min · ★ 7.1directed by Richard Mears

The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration2018 · 102 min · ★ 7.2directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey2011 · 80 min · ★ 7.2directed by Constance Marks

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010 · 86 min · ★ 6.6directed by Craig McCall

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · 99 min · ★ 7.0directed by Wendy Apple

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty2010 · 86 min · ★ 7.2directed by Don Hahn

The Sweatbox

The Sweatbox2002 · 95 min · ★ 7.0directed by John-Paul Davidson

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · 107 min · ★ 7.4directed by Marilyn Agrelo

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003 · 132 min · ★ 7.0directed by Richard Schickel

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story2015 · 90 min · ★ 7.4directed by Dave LaMattina

Frank and Ollie

Frank and Ollie1995 · 89 min · ★ 7.4directed by Theodore Thomas

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant2017 · 85 min · ★ 6.6directed by Mark Kidel

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · 60 min · ★ 6.7directed by Leslie Iwerks

Life, Animated

Life, Animated2016 · 91 min · ★ 7.4directed by Roger Ross Williams

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life2016 · 94 min · ★ 7.4directed by Michael Fiore