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The Movie Vince McMahon Doesn't Want You to See.
The Movie Vince McMahon Doesn't Want You to See.
Documentary - 1999
Beyond the Mat
7.6
82%
73
A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
(1938)
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold meda...
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
(1938)
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
Football Under Cover
Football Under Cover
(2008)
David Asmmann's Football Under Cover documents the hard work involved in setting up an exhibition soccer match, known as a "friendly," between a German girls squad and Iranian women's team. In addition to showing how the two groups come from very different cultures, the documentary showcases what playing the game means to the members o...
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
(2006)
Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Seven Sunny Days
Seven Sunny Days
(2007)
Matchstick's 2007 release, "SEVEN SUNNY DAYS", features incredible action from all over the world. Steep faces, mega-booters, giant cliffs, chase scenes, and comebacks are just some of what you can expect to see in this new film.

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
22 Oct 1999
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$500,000
Revenue:
$2,053,648
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Documentaries are almost always more interesting if the filmmakers fess up about their relationship to the subject, as unabashed pro-wrestling fan Barry Blaustein does in this naively made, compelling homage to the sport.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
23 Mar 2007
fresh:
A gently and genuinely observed film whose subject is a garish, artificial display of mayhem.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
23 Mar 2007
fresh:
Entertaining and twisted.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
fresh:
Blaustein's documentary about championship wrestling is as voyeuristic, artificial and perversely compelling as the sport itself.
– Jan Stuart,
Newsday,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Beyond the Mat wants to blend thrills and pathos, getting at the many sides of what is, as Mr. Blau stein describes it, a carny act. The problem is that he doesn't articulate any of his own thoughts beyond a few slight asides.
– Elvis Mitchell,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
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