Movies Similar to A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film

Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me(1983)

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond(2017)

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

Chuck Amuck: The Movie(1991)

Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones' career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions(2017)

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita(2021)

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Mussolini. Here, propaganda films would be produced to strengthen the dictator's position.

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit(2009)

The Captains' Summit documents the first time in Star Trek history that four stars who at some point have played Captains in Star Trek (William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Jonathan Frakes) have been brought together for a 70-minute rare and unprecedented round table event. Whoopi Goldberg, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, hosts the event.

Overnight(2003)

Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.

Day Dreams and the Problems of Missing Film(2011)

Documentary on Day Dreams (1922), a Buster Keaton silent comedy.

Disclosure(2020)

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

The Footprints of a Spirit(1998)

The story of the creation of The Spirit of the Beehive, a film directed by Víctor Erice in 1973.

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2(2018)

Documentary about the 1988 follow-up film Critters 2. Features interviews with director Mick Garris; actors Liane Curtis, Don Opper, Terrence Mann, and Lin Shaye; producer Barry Opper; critters designers; and more.

It Came from Hollywood(1982)

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.

Tvář a maska(1949)

The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse(2019)

A brand new feature-length documentary featuring new interviews with the cast and crew of Anna and the Apocalypse, produced exclusively by Second SIght Films for their 2-disc Blu-ray release of the movie.

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'(1996)

A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "Twelve Monkeys."

From Manila with Love(2011)

Retrospective documentary on the making of the 70's women-in-prison exploitation cult favorites "The Big Doll House" and "The Big Bird Cage".

VHS Revolution(2017)

Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.

The High Sign: A Filmmaker Emerges(2011)

Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.

Strolling Into the Sunset(2008)

Documentary about the making of Chaplin (1992).

Chaplin the Hero(2008)

Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.