Direction: Jeff Zimbalist
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jeff Zimbalist. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
30 for 30 (TV Series)
2009 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Jason Hehir · Jonathan Hock · Billy Corben · Jeff Zimbalist
Plot ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th...
7.8
105 votes
7.8
105 votes
30 for 30: The Two Escobars (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 104 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist
Cast Pablo Escobar
Plot Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellín Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The...
7.5
2K votes
7.5
2K votes
Momentum Generation
2018 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist
Cast Kelly Slater · Martin 'The Animal' Potter · Kalani Robb · Thomas DeLonge
Plot A group of teenagers in Hawaii entered the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
7.1
113 votes
7.1
113 votes
The Line (TV Series)
2021 · Documentary · 55 min. · United States
Direction Doug Shultz · Jeff Zimbalist
Cast Eddie Gallagher
Plot TV Series (2021-). In covert modern warfare, the line between right and wrong has blurred. This docuseries examines the moral ambiguities of war as embodied by the 2018 case in...
6.9
25 votes
6.9
25 votes
Super League: The War for Football (TV Miniseries)
2023 · Documentary · 56 min. · United States
Direction Connor Schell · Jeff Zimbalist
Plot Documental (2023). 4 Episodes. The past, present, and future of European football collide when plans for a breakaway league emerge, leaving the game’s most powerful leaders to defend—or upend—the traditions...
6.4
72 votes
6.4
72 votes
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist
Cast Kevin de Paula · Leonardo Lima Carvalho · Rodrigo Santoro · Vincent D'Onofrio
Plot Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
5.4
1K votes
5.4
1K votes
Favela Rising
2005 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States
Direction Matt Mochary · Jeff Zimbalist
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11 Minutes (TV Miniseries)
2022 · Documentary · 194 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist
Plot Through first-hand accounts and never-before-seen archival footage, immerses viewers inside the largest mass shooting in the United States' history. A story of survival at what was supposed to be a...
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Skywalkers: A Love Story
2024 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Maria Bukhonina
Cast Angela Nikolau · Ivan Beerkus
Plot A daring couple travels worldwide to climb the last super skyscraper, attempting a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire to salvage both their career and relationship.
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Nossa Chape
2018 · Documentary · 101 min. · Brazil
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist · Julian Duque
Plot "Nossa Chape" tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after an airplane carrying the team crashed on November 28th, 2016, leaving all but three of the players...
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Youngstown Boys
2013 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist
Cast Maurice Clarett · Jim Tressel · Craig Krenzel
Plot Youngstown Boys is a feature documentary exploring class and power dynamics in college sports through the parallel, interconnected journeys of Maurice Clarett and Jim Tressel. These two stars emerged from...
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