Direction: John Dower

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Dower. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Thriller in Manila (TV)

2008 · Documentary · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Cast Muhammad Ali · Joe Frazier

Plot On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which...

7.8

929 votes

7.8

929 votes

Live Forever

2003 · Documentary · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Plot Hilarous documentary about the Britpop music scene in the Nineties, featuring all the main bands of the scene exposing the truth behind the myths.

6.8

159 votes

6.8

159 votes

Slaying the Badger (TV)

2014 · Documentary · 78 min. · United States

Direction John Dower

Plot Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only American to win the Tour de France. In this engrossing documentary, LeMond looks back at the...

6.8

56 votes

6.8

56 votes

Once in a Lifetime: the Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

2006 · Documentary · 97 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower · Paul Crowder

Plot It was 1977 and one of New York's most tumultuous and decadent summers. Then, in the midst of blackouts, riots, the Son of Sam serial killer scare and the dawn...

6.5

294 votes

6.5

294 votes

The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

2020 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States

Direction John Dower

Plot A documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history.

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6.1

155 votes

6.1

155 votes

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 164 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Cast Ian Bailey · Barry Roche · Eugene Gilligan · Bertrand Bouniol

Plot A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.

5.9

694 votes

5.9

694 votes

My Scientology Movie

2015 · Documentary · 99 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Cast Louis Theroux · Tom Cruise · Marty Rathbun · Paz de la Huerta

Plot Louis documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous church of scientology.

5.7

190 votes

5.7

190 votes

Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima

1986 · Documentary · 58 min. · United States

Direction John Dower · John Junkerman

Plot Haunted by memories of Hiroshima after the atomic blast, Iri and Toshi Maruki began a series of monumental paintings depicting what they had seen. These fifteen works, now known collectively...

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Lockerbie (TV Series)

2023 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Angharad Scott · John Dower

Plot Four-part documentary recounting the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, when 270 people lost their lives. With exclusive access to victims' families, investigators, officials and key figures.

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Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow

2012 · Documentary · 66 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

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The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain (TV)

2007 · Documentary · 79 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Cast Dave Reed · Duff McKagan · Charles Cross · Charles Peterson

Plot The week before Kurt Cobain was found dead, he went missing. His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery, until now, using the testimony of people who knew him...

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Ronald (S)

2014 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Dower

Cast Joe Maggard

Plot One man-Joe Maggard, one supersized pair of big red magic shoes. Over 99 billion served. Superhero Ronald McDonald leaps into action at a moments notice and fights Childhood Obesity.

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Not rated