Direction: Liz Garbus
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Liz Garbus. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 21
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015 · Documentary · 102 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Nina Simone · Lisa Simone Kelly
Plot Garbus' latest documentary features the unforgettable life of civil rights activist, artist and musician Nina Simone. The documentary stitches together segments from over 100 hours of never-before-heard audio tapes of...
7.2
2K votes
7.2
2K votes
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Bobby Fischer · Anthony Saidy · Harry Benson
Plot 'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable,...
6.9
456 votes
6.9
456 votes
Becoming Cousteau
2021 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot Its focus will be on the inventor-explorer-environmentalist-filmmaker revolution, i.e., giving mankind the resources to explore the ocean with the Aqua Lung, calling attention to ocean pollution, and his longtime collaboration.
6.9
115 votes
6.9
115 votes
The Innocence Files (TV Series)
2020 · Documentary · 55 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus · Alex Gibney · Roger Ross Williams · Jed Rothstein
Plot The hour-long episodes detail the personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn. The...
6.8
236 votes
6.8
236 votes
All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020 · Documentary · 102 min. · United States
Direction Lisa Cortes · Liz Garbus
Cast Stacey Abrams
Plot The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights...
6.7
28 votes
6.7
28 votes
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
2019 · Documentary · 186 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot The documentary examines and chronicles the years following the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary.
6.5
121 votes
6.5
121 votes
Love, Marilyn
2012 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Ben Foster · Paul Giamatti · Marisa Tomei · Evan Rachel Wood
Plot Love, Marilyn takes an intimate look into the never-before-seen letters, diaries and notebooks of Marilyn Monroe. Appearing on screen to perform Marilyn’s words are renowned contemporary actresses, including Marisa Tomei,...
6.4
536 votes
6.4
536 votes
A Dangerous Son
2018 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their...
6.3
31 votes
6.3
31 votes
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (TV Miniseries)
2020 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus · Myles Kane · Josh Koury · Elizabeth Wolff
Cast Amy Ryan · Patton Oswalt · Billy Jensen · Paul Haynes
Plot 6 episodes. Gripping examination of the unsolved crimes of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970's and 1980's.
6.3
359 votes
6.3
359 votes
The Fourth Estate (TV Series)
2018 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Jenny Carchman · Liz Garbus
Plot TV Series (2018-). A look at how The New York Times covered President Trump's first year in office.
6.3
56 votes
6.3
56 votes
City on Fire
2023 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Josh Schwartz · Stephanie Savage · Jesse Peretz · Liz Garbus
Cast Jemima Kirke · Wyatt Oleff · Chase Sui Wonders · Nico Tortorella
Plot TV Series (2023). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown...
5.5
65 votes
5.5
65 votes
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in upstate New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven...
5.5
143 votes
5.5
143 votes
Harry & Meghan (TV Miniseries)
2022 · Documentary · 58 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Prince Harry Windsor · Meghan Markle
Plot Explores the span of their relationship, from the early days of the couple's courtship to the challenges and controversies that prompted them to step back from the royal family. Episodes...
5.2
791 votes
5.2
791 votes
Lost Girls
2020 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Amy Ryan · Thomasin McKenzie · Lola Kirke · Gabriel Byrne
Plot When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen...
5.2
2K votes
5.2
2K votes
The Nazi Officer's Wife
2003 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Edith Hahn Beer · Julia Ormond · Susan Sarandon
Plot Edith Han was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced Edith and her mother into a Jewish ghetto. Edith was taken away to a labor...
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009 · Documentary · 75 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of...
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Coma
2007 · Documentary · 102 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot Al'Khan, Roxanne, Sean, and Tom have each emerged from their Traumatic Brain Injury comas, but just how conscious are they, and will they get better?
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The Farm: Angola, USA
1998 · Documentary · 88 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus · Wilbert Rideau · Jonathan Stack
Plot Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die.
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Girlhood
2003 · Documentary · 82 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Plot Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates - victims of horrific violence and tragedy - who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center.
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A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
2014 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction Liz Garbus
Cast Steve Buscemi
Plot Acclaimed actor and FDNY veteran Steve Buscemi looks at what it's like to work as a New York City firefighter. Utilizing exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and firsthand accounts from past and...
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