Frederick Wiseman Movies

  • 2002
    The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

    5.82002HD

    Locked away in the Jewish ghetto of an occupied Ukrainian town in 1941, a mother revisits her life in a last letter to her son.

    The Last Letter
  • 1969
    High School

    High School

    High School

    7.31969HD

    Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside Northeast High School as a fly on the wall to observe the teachers and how they interact with...

    High School
  • 2001
    Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    6.42001HD

    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE shows the Tampa, Florida police responding to domestic violence calls and the work of The Spring, the principal shelter in Tampa...

    Domestic Violence
  • 2013
    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.7412013HD

    Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous...

    At Berkeley
  • 2015
    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.7712015HD

    Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC...

    In Jackson Heights
  • 1996
    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    5.51996HD

    La Comédie-Française is the oldest continuous repertory company in the world, founded in Paris in the late 17th century. This is the...

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué
  • 1979
    Manoeuvre

    Manoeuvre

    Manoeuvre

    6.71979HD

    MANOEUVRE follows a U.S. infantry tank company through NATO’s annual fall manoeuvres in Western Europe. One purpose of these war games is to...

    Manoeuvre
  • 1981
    Model

    Model

    Model

    5.81981HD

    MODEL shows male and female models at work on TV commercials, fashion shows, magazine covers, and advertising for a variety of products, including...

    Model
  • 1989
    Near Death

    Near Death

    Near Death

    71989HD

    NEAR DEATH is a film about the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The film is concerned with how people face death. More...

    Near Death
  • 2022
    A Couple

    A Couple

    A Couple

    6.92022HD

    "A Couple" is a film about a long term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia. They were...

    A Couple
  • 2012
    Aujourd'hui

    Aujourd'hui

    Aujourd'hui

    1.52012HD

    A short film by Nicolas Saada.

    Aujourd'hui
  • 1983
    The Store

    The Store

    The Store

    6.21983HD

    THE STORE is a film about the main Neiman-Marcus store and corporate headquarters in Dallas. The sequences in the film include the selection,...

    The Store
  • 1999
    Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    6.91999HD

    BELFAST, MAINE is a film about ordinary experience in a beautiful old New England port city. It is a portrait of daily life with particular emphasis...

    Belfast, Maine
  • 1988
    Missile

    Missile

    Missile

    6.51988HD

    MISSILE follows the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where Air Force officers are...

    Missile
  • 1971
    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    6.61971HD

    Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry...

    Basic Training
  • 1986
    Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    61986HD

    This film shows the day to day activities of multi-handicapped and sensory impaired students and their teachers, dormitory parents, and counselors at...

    Multi-Handicapped
  • 1986
    Blind

    Blind

    Blind

    6.61986HD

    BLIND shows the educational programs and daily life of students in kindergarten through the 12th grade at the Alabama School for the Blind. The...

    Blind
  • 1995
    Ballet

    Ballet

    Ballet

    7.61995HD

    Ballet portrays rehearsals, choreography, performances, business transactions, and other day-to-day life of the American Ballet Theatre. Much of the...

    Ballet
  • 1997
    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    7.31997HD

    Public Housing is Wiseman’s unflinching portrayal of life at the Ida B. Wells housing project in Chicago, a raw exposition of the daily...

    Public Housing
  • 1994
    High School II

    High School II

    High School II

    6.2781994HD

    HIGH SCHOOL II is a film about Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS), a successful alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem, 85-95%...

    High School II