Topic: Documentary about Videogames

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Grounded: Making The Last of Us

2013 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States

Direction Jason Bertrand · Matt Chandronait · Jeffrey Keith Negus · Ryan O'Donell

Cast Chistophe Balestra · Jacob Minkoff · Anthony Newman · Ricky Cambier

Synopsis Go behind the scenes and see how Naughty Dog crafted its masterpiece - watch Grounded: The making of The Last of Us.

7.6

120 votes

7.6

120 votes

The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV Series)

2004 · Documentary · 30 min. · United States

Direction James D. Rolfe

Cast James D. Rolfe · Mike Matei · Kyle Justin · Kevin Finn

Synopsis A foul-mouthed nerd reviews bad video games.

7.6

366 votes

7.6

366 votes

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

2007 · Documentary · 83 min. · United States

Direction Seth Gordon

Cast Steve Wiebe · Billy Mitchell · Walter Day · Robert Mruczek

Synopsis Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.

7.4

2K votes

7.4

2K votes

Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II

2024 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States

Direction Jason Bertrand · Matt Chandronait · Ryan O'Donell · Cesar Quintero

Cast Neil Druckmann · Kurt Margenau · Ashley Johnson · Troy Baker

Synopsis Learn directly from the team at Naughty Dog about what it took to bring the acclaimed sequel The Last of Us™ Part II to life, with a new behind-the-scenes look at development. Stay tuned to Naughty Dog’s official social accounts...

7.4

57 votes

7.4

57 votes

Direction Andrew Stephan

Cast Ed Fries · Joseph Staten · Kevin Pereira · Geoff Keighley

Synopsis Xbox almost didn't happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It's the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.

7.3

56 votes

7.3

56 votes

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

2024 · Documentary · 106 min. · Norway

Direction Benjamin Ree

Synopsis Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.

7.3

507 votes

7.3

507 votes

Indie Game: The Movie

2011 · Documentary · 94 min. · Canada

Direction Lisanne Pajot · James Swirsky

Cast Jonathan Blow · Brandon Boyer · Renaud Bédard · Anthony Carboni

Synopsis Find out what happened after Indie ‘Game: The Movie’. Continue to follow the developers of SUPER MEAT BOY, FEZ and BRAID - and be introduced to the minds behind SPELUNKY, PASSAGE and more. ‘Indie Game: Life After' is another films'...

7.3

2K votes

7.3

2K votes

Raising Kratos

2019 · Documentary · 114 min. · United States

Direction Brandon Akiaten

Cast Cory Barlog · Christopher Judge · Danielle Bisutti · Sunny Suljic

Synopsis Raising Kratos documents the five year, herculean effort to reinvent one of the greatest stories in gaming, God of War. Facing an unknown future, Santa Monica Studio took a massive risk, fundamentally changing their beloved franchise and re-establishing their rightful...

6.9

153 votes

6.9

153 votes

How Videogames Changed the World (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Charlie Brooker · Al Campbell

Cast Charlie Brooker · Al Alcorn · Malorie Blackman

Synopsis How Videogames Changed the World was a one-off television special by Charlie Brooker which first aired on Channel 4 in November, 2013. The show examines the 25 most significant video games according to Brooker, and through that, covers the history...

6.9

181 votes

6.9

181 votes

Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade

2007 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Lincoln Ruchti

Synopsis 1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

6.9

24 votes

6.9

24 votes

Direction Adam Cornelius

Cast Thor Aackerlund · Pat Contri · Harry Hong · Alexey Pazhitnov

Synopsis A documentary that captures the greatest world record Tetris players as they prepare for the Classic Tetris World Championship. From the days of Thor Aackerlund and his historic victory at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, right up to the present...

6.8

54 votes

6.8

54 votes

6.8

76 votes

Insert Coin

2020 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States

Direction Joshua Tsui

Cast Eugene Jarvis · Ernest Cline · Paul W.S. Anderson · George Petro

Synopsis It offers a detailed look at Midway Games, the developer of franchises including Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam and one of the first companies to use live-capture techniques in coin-operated arcade video games.

6.7

32 votes

6.7

32 votes

Europe in 8 Bits

2013 · Documentary · 76 min. · Spain

Direction Javier Polo Gandía

Synopsis "Europe in 8 bits" is a documentary that explores the world of chip music, a new musical trend that is growing exponentially throughout Europe. The stars of this musical movement reveal to us how to reuse old video games hardware...

6.7

141 votes

6.7

141 votes

High Score (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Documentary · 45 min. · United States

Direction France Costrel · William Acks · Sam LaCroix · Melissa Wood

Cast Charles Martinet · Toshihiro Nishikado · Tōru Iwatani · Rebecca Heineman

Synopsis 6 episodes. A documentary series about the golden age of video games, when legends – from Pac-Man to Doom – were brought to life, narrated by Charles Martinet.

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

Direction Brandon Akiaten

Synopsis Take a look inside the story of The Last of Us Part II. Hear from the team at Naughty Dog as they discuss how they approached developing the narrative and share new insights about the events and themes of Ellie’s...

6.6

27 votes

6.6

27 votes