Based on the true story of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident and its aftermath, HBO's captivating and intense miniseries depicted the disaster in grim and visceral detail that, at times ...

(Image credit: HBO) Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022) The Director: James Jones Documentary Length: 97 Minutes What It's About: One of the best documentaries on Max, a collection of archival, and ...

But HBO Documentary Films, which started in a nascent form in the late 1970s, remains a distinguished player, regarded as an especially prestigious and director-driven home for nonfiction fare.

When Oscar winner Alex Gibney sent HBO Documentary Films executives an early cut of his new movie, “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” he was blindsided by the feedback he received ...