Top 22 Documentary Movies Must-See Released in 1989

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith. Find out about Roger & Me / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8. Get info on For All Mankind / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s. Find out about The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years / IMDB / YouTube

Comedian Bill Hicks performs a live stand-up show in Austin, Texas. Get info on Bill Hicks: Sane Man / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances. Look into Let's Get Lost / IMDB / YouTube

Depeche Mode prepares for the 101st and final concert of its massive world tour at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, while a group of fans who won a contest travel to the concert through the United States on a bus. See more about Depeche Mode: 101 / IMDB / YouTube

In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education. Check out Homework / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary about the experiences of black homosexual men living in the United States of America. Info on Tongues Untied / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius. Details on Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary of the tour for Pink Floyd's delicate Sound of Thunder. See more about Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder / IMDB / YouTube

Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age. Learn about Notebook on Cities and Clothes / IMDB / YouTube

An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: Hitler's epiphany while viewing Wagner's opera 'Rienzi', the rise of the homo-erotic Grecian/Nordic ideal, the parallels drawn between the 'degenerate' art of the cubists and dadaists an. Look into The Architecture of Doom / IMDB / YouTube

A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it. More about Comic Book Confidential / IMDB / YouTube

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements. More about Herdsmen of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Unlike 1988, the first year of the non-turbo era was anything but a walkover for McLaren-Honda. With Senna and Prost remaining with the British team for 1989, McLaren had the two most talented drivers in the field on their roster and every reason to believe they were in with a good chance of another Driver's and Constructor's title double. Then Ferrari wins came in Ri. Check out A Review of the 1989 FIA Formula 1 Season - How to Win a Championship / IMDB / YouTube

Get an inside look at Michael at home, on the golf course and in the air. Features rare footage from his days at the University of North Carolina. Relive spectacular highlights from his NBA career and All-Star games. Enjoy slam dunks, gravity defying shots and more! Look into Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me / IMDB / YouTube

Wrestling documentary about comedian Andy Kaufman's break into professional wrestling. Mainly focuses on his feud with Memphis wrestling legend, Jerry The King Lawler, and features interviews from his Taxi co-stars, announcer Lance Russell, and Robin Williams. Details on I'm from Hollywood / IMDB / YouTube

Andrew Dice Clay's first solo HBO stand-up comedy special. See more about The Diceman Cometh / IMDB / YouTube

Celebrity confessions about their first sexual experiences. Get info on Heavy Petting / IMDB / YouTube

The U. S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions. Ken Burns tells the story behind this branch of government. Learn about The Congress / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary maker Jon Alpert follows three petty criminals in Newark. Filmed by a hidden camera, the three are stealing, using drugs, getting caught and convicted. Get info on One Year in a Life of Crime / IMDB / YouTube

A moving meditation on industrialization, focusing on the eerily desolate Owens Valley in California, made arid by the diversion of water from there to the city of Los Angeles. More about Water and Power / IMDB / YouTube