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.
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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