Documentary
From Bedrooms to Billions is a 2014 documentary film by British filmmakers Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield that tells the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day. The film focuses on how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in the shaping of the billion dollar video games industry which today dominates the modern world's entertainment landscape. The film features interviews with major British game designers, journalists and musicians from across the last 30 years.
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Atari: Game Over
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
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IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2004
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IMDB 7 | Aug , 2014
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2009
Second Skin takes an intimate look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by online virtual worlds. An emerging genre of computer software called Massively Multiplayer Online games, or MMOs, allows millions of users to interact simultaneously in virtual spaces. Of the 50 million players worldwide, 50 percent consider themselves addicted.STREET FIGHTER SAGA ~Kakutou Bushiden~ Famitsu DVD Video
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 7.3 | May , 2025
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IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2007
It's quite incredible: this girl is a loving, faithful wife, never a slip or a glance out of place, and now she's met 6 lovers in three months! It's because she leads a double life: on the one hand, cushy evenings at home with her little husband, and on the other, torrid evenings flirting with hotties under the pseudonym Quecoeur. And the husband? He says nothing. Or not much, but he's watching. This is "Second Life" (SL for those in the know): the chance to build a new, more exciting life on your computer...Atari: Game Over
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1951
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 1944
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IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2004
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 2007
Cao Fei recorded her experiences within the online social platform Second Life. The result is a wistful, surreal vision of an alternative reality sprung from the pop culture fantasies and hyper-consumerism of contemporary urban China, while also trying to transcend its real-life limitations. It can be seen as an answer to the challenge posed by River Elegy: how to envision a new Chinese destiny founded on principles of individuality, creativity, discovery, and freedom. The film also reflects the contemporary condition of the virtual supplanting our experience of the real.An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2014
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IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2018
A portrait of cosplayer Jessica Nigri, from a magical childhood growing up with quirky parents in New Zealand, to entering middle school in the U.S. where she was mercilessly teased for her "nerdy" interests.Not a Game
IMDB 4.7 | Feb , 2020
This documentary offers an honest look at our fraught, complex relationship to video games from the perspectives of gamers and their concerned parents.World of Warcraft: Looking For Group
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2018
The human tale behind the creation of a blockbuster game.