HBO Documentary Films Movie Trailers
Most Popular HBO Documentary Films Trailers
Total trailers found: 453
Country Doctor Trailer (2025)
14 July 2025
Dr. James Graham, a physician in a struggling Oklahoma town, fights to save its bankrupt hospital.
In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 Trailer (2019)
11 September 2019
Eight student eyewitnesses from Stuyvesant High School in New York City recount their experiences of the Twin Towers attack on September 11, 2001, who as young teenagers, found themselves fleeing debris in the heart of the danger zone and faced with a harrowing journey home.
Mondays at Racine Trailer (2012)
20 April 2012
Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer.
Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Trailer (2016)
09 April 2016
Puentes de Salud is a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in south Philadelphia.
The Swamp Trailer (2020)
04 August 2020
A look behind the curtain of Washington politics following three "renegade" Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President’s call to “drain the swamp.
One Nation Under Dog Trailer (2012)
18 June 2012
.Americans have had a long love affair with dogs, with many of us referring to our canine companions as best friends, significant others, soul mates, even children.
Open Heart Trailer (2013)
15 January 2013
Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan.
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State Trailer (2014)
28 April 2014
All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first elected female governor of Texas.
The Stroll Trailer (2023)
23 January 2023
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there.
Camilo: El Primer Tour de Mi Vida Trailer (2022)
18 November 2022
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic crushed Camilo’s dreams of performing live in front of his growing number of fans, which he affectionately calls “La Tribu.
Celibacy Trailer (2004)
28 June 2004
The argument basically is that in the mix of sex education that now goes on in schools throughout the western world, about how to have safe sex, one crucially important issue has clearly been overlooked, namely what about those people who don't want to engage in sexual relations yet? This programme brings real knowledge and understanding to this hotly debated issue.
How to Survive a Pandemic Trailer (2022)
17 March 2022
An inside look at the historic, multi-national race to research, develop, regulate, and roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the war against the coronavirus pandemic.
Nature of the Crime Trailer (2024)
13 November 2024
After decades in prison, Todd Scott, Chad Campbell, and Carlos Rebollo navigate the complex bureaucracy of the parole system and deal with its psychological toll.
Love to Love You, Donna Summer Trailer (2023)
21 February 2023
The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excerpts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recordings that span the life of one of the most iconic performers ever to shake a room to its timbers.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane Trailer (2011)
25 July 2011
Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Trailer (2015)
24 January 2015
This portrait of Hilary Knight, the artist behind the iconic Eloise books, sees him reflecting on his life as an illustrator and his relationship to his most successful work.
The Black List: Volume Three Trailer (2010)
08 February 2010
Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.
Celebrity Habla Trailer (2009)
25 September 2009
See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
In the Republic of Belarus, Europe’s last remaining unreconstructed Communist dictatorship, the Belarus Free Theatre risks censorship, imprisonment and worse to stage their provocative and subversive plays in secret performances at home and to critical acclaim abroad.
Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School Trailer (2023)
20 October 2023
Documentary featuring Philadelphia teenagers from HIll-Freedman World Academy engaged in a unique songwriting collaboration that captures both the hard times they're living in and the joy that music brings.
Bobby Fischer Against the World Trailer (2011)
06 June 2011
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
Bleed Out Trailer (2018)
13 November 2018
After a routine partial hip replacement operation leaves his mother in a coma with permanent brain damage, what starts as a son's video diary becomes a citizen's investigation into the future of American health care.
Casting By Trailer (2012)
01 November 2012
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
Cries from Syria Trailer (2017)
22 January 2017
An attempt to re-contextualize the European migrant crisis and ongoing hostilities in Syria, through eyewitness and participant testimony.
Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 Trailer (2015)
22 June 2015
From directors Nick Doob and Shari Cookson, "Requiem for the Dead" is made entirely from found footage, including social media posts, 9-1-1 calls, news stories and police files.
His Way Trailer (2011)
04 March 2011
A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub featuring interviews with friends, family and colleagues.
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Trailer (2016)
16 June 2016
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century.
Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. Trailer (2024)
10 June 2024
A playful and illuminating self-portrait of writer Jeremy O. Harris as he workshops and mines Slave Play, the provocative play that thrust him into the spotlight, with a new cast of young actors from New York’s William Esper Studio.
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide Trailer (2017)
29 November 2017
Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements Trailer (2019)
27 January 2019
A deeply personal portrait of three lives, and the discoveries that lie beyond loss: a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata.
Women on Trial Trailer (1992)
27 October 1992
"Women On Trail" exposes the innate corruption and sexism in the family court system as children are removed from their mothers and given to fathers who often either don't want them or have been convicted of domestic violence.
The Best Hotel on Skid Row Trailer (1990)
25 March 1990
America Undercover goes to the Madison Hotel in the skid-row section of downtown Los Angeles and talks to some of the desperate people living there.
Year One: A Political Odyssey Trailer (2022)
19 October 2022
Bookended by Inauguration Day 2021 and the State of the Union speech of March 2022, this documentary is a front-seat account of the Biden administration’s tense first year, marked by security threats both at home and abroad.
An Omar Broadway Film Trailer (2008)
26 April 2008
.An incarcerated gang member sneaks a video camera into prison in order to document the use of excessive force and corruption among the institution's guards.
Class Divide Trailer (2016)
18 April 2016
A look at NYC’s gentrification and growing inequality in a microcosm, Class Divide explores two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea intersection – 10th Avenue and 26th Street.
One Minute to Nine Trailer (2007)
05 August 2007
One Minute to Nine (also known as "Every F---ing Day of My Life") chronicles Wendy Maldonado's last five days of freedom before she and her son were sentenced for the manslaughter of her husband, and the years of domestic abuse the family experienced prior to his death.
The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row Trailer (1997)
10 March 1997
Explores the realities of death-row inmates inside Huntsville (Texas) Unit, a prison with the highest number of executions in 1997.
Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi Trailer (2007)
25 January 2007
Alexandra Pelosi travels through the United States interviewing and filming several evangelical pastors and congregations.
South to Black Power Trailer (2023)
28 November 2023
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M.
Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma Trailer (2016)
08 February 2016
An insider’s account from the perspectives of those who helped construct America’s counter-terrorism machine -- and of its targets.
Me @ the Zoo Trailer (2012)
25 June 2012
An intimate look at a controversial young video blogger, regarded by millions as the Internet's first rebel folk hero.
A Revolution on Canvas Trailer (2023)
01 December 2023
In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream Trailer (2013)
10 June 2013
Life Is But a Dream is a HBO documentary about the life of US singer Beyoncé Knowles during the years 2011 and 2012 and on the recording of her fifth album.
For Neda Trailer (2010)
14 June 2010
On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest.
Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden Trailer (2013)
20 January 2013
An espionage tale from inside the CIA's long conflict against Al Qaeda, as revealed by the remarkable women and men whose secret war against Osama bin Laden started nearly a decade before most of us even knew his name.
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House Trailer (2008)
18 August 2008
This documentary profiles iconic journalist Helen Thomas who has held a front-row seat at White House press conferences for more than 60 years.
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee Trailer (2017)
04 December 2017
An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century.
Habla Women Trailer (2013)
18 April 2013
Take a uniquely Latina view of life in the United States in this no-holds-barred 10th installment in the 'Habla' series.
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Trailer (2018)
15 November 2018
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved.
Private Violence Trailer (2014)
19 January 2014
One in four women experience violence in their homes. Have you ever asked, “Why doesn't she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the brutality of our logic and intimately reveals the stories of two women: Deanna Walters, who transforms from victim to survivor, and Kit Gruelle, who advocates for justice.
Comandante Trailer (2003)
14 February 2003
Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow revolutionary Che Guevara, the Cuban Missile crisis, and the present state of the country.
Surveilled Trailer (2024)
15 November 2024
Uncover the insidious ways in which our daily lives are being surveilled by the state. In a gripping chase, Ronan Farrow travels across the world following breadcrumbs and finally exposing a dark world of spywares, hacking, and peddling of private information, where activists and journalists are persecuted, and no one is protected from the watchful and vicious eyes of authoritarianism.
The Weight of Gold Trailer (2020)
29 July 2020
Just like one in five Americans, many Olympic athletes similarly face serious mental health challenges and struggle to find the necessary support and resources.
Daniel Trailer (2023)
20 December 2023
The remarkable first-person story of filmmaker Daniel Northcott, who documented his travels around the world, including a visit to a mysterious Mayan cave that may have precipitated his death.
Jane Fonda in Five Acts Trailer (2018)
21 January 2018
Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye.
The 50 Year Argument Trailer (2014)
07 June 2014
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years.
Night Is Not Eternal Trailer (2024)
20 October 2024
For seven years, award-winning Chinese-American filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Rosa María Payá, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Payá, in Rosa's fight for democratic change in Cuba.
Spielberg Trailer (2017)
05 October 2017
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Being Mary Tyler Moore Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mary's sixty-year career in show business.
The Trans List Trailer (2016)
05 December 2016
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
