Jon Ronson
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Biography: Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist, author and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004), and The Psychopath Test (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories. He produces informal but skeptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Birthday: May 10, 1967
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Gender: Male
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Tottenham Ayatollah
Overview: Jon Ronson and Saul Dibb's 1997 documentary about UK-based Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Muhammad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-08
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Death in Santaland
Overview: Jon Ronson travels to North Pole, Alaska, to see what he can find out about a plot by a gang of 13-year-olds to murder their classmates and teachers.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Double Life of Jonathan King
Overview: The full story of Jonathan King is pieced together by Jon Ronson, through interviews with his friends, the police and his victims. Taking us through his life and career, Ronson tells the story of the pop impresario who, in the 1970s and '80s, preyed upon teenage boys, using his fame and his money to lure them into having sex with him. This is also the story of King's exploits at the now infamous Walton Hop disco, where he and others picked up impressionable youngsters
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Alex's War
Overview: Looking past caricature and propaganda to a searching and human character study, Alex's War draws on twenty-five years of Infowars archives, unprecedented personal interviews, and months of backstage access to examine the shattering of our shared national narrative through the rollercoaster career of one of America’s most infamous, charismatic and divisive public figures. Building around Jones’ first ever independent long-form interviews, behind-the-scenes footage from his studio and rallies, and full access to the Infowars archives, acclaimed director Alex Lee Moyer traces the twenty- five year rollercoaster of a career that brings him to the manic election in the winter of 2020—a moment Jones sees not just as the culmination of his lifelong mission, but the decisive point in the fate of humanity.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-29
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Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Overview: In the 1990s, Noel Edmonds was the undisputed king of Saturday night television. A few years later, he was off the air, bankrupt and suicidal. Taking a deep look at one Britain's most unpredictable, ambitious and mystical television personalities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-27
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Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Overview: A few years after his death, the widow of Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) asks Jon Ronson to look through the contents of about 1,000 boxes of meticulously sorted materials Kubrick left. Ronson finds that most contain materials reflecting work Kubrick did after the release of "Barry Lyndon" in 1975, when Kubrick's film output slowed down. Ronson finds audition tapes for "Full Metal Jacket," photographs to find the right hat for "Clockwork Orange" or the right doorway for "Eyes Wide Shut" -- thousands of details that went into Kubrick's meticulous approach. Ronson believes that the boxes show "the rhythm of genius." Interviews with family, staff, and friends are included.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-15
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Can We Take a Joke?
Overview: In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-29
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The New Klan
Overview: Investigation into the modern-day version of the Ku Klux Klan with Jon Ronson
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-02
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Kidneys for Jesus
Overview: The Jesus Christians are unusually committed to their faith. They give up everything they own - including, now, their spare kidneys. For a year, journalist Jon Ronson has exclusively followed the group as they attempt to donate their kidneys to strangers in the UK and the US. But who should they give them to? Where can they advertise? Will the hospitals, the media, and the potential recipients see their gesture as a miracle, or as the self-destructive act of a controversial religious movement? Presented by Jon Ronson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-25
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Reverend Death
Overview: Five years ago we began filming what has turned into the most extraordinary documentary. The Rev. George Exoo is a not very successful Unitarian minister from Beckley, West Virginia who has drifted into helping terminally ill people commit suicide. However as we film we begin to see a change in George. He's started helping non-terminally ill people commit suicide. And he gets very annoyed if he travels across America to discover they've changed their minds and don't want to commit suicide. And he keeps going on about how he can't wait his own death because it will be a great adventure. And he's got an amoral new assistant called Susan who claims she'll help practically anyone if the price is right. "For George it's a calling," she says. "For me it's a business." George says he has so far helped more than 100 people commit suicide.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-19
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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Overview: The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-29
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I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
Overview: A short documentary on the life and songs of Randy Newman
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-21
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Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove
Overview: Controversial radio host, Alex Jones, engages in a piece of undercover journalism as he sneaks into the Bohemian Grove, an elite and invite-only gathering where powerful people take part in cult-like rituals in the middle of the forest.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-01
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Critical Condition: Comedy
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-03
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Critical Condition: Film
Overview: Jon Ronson investigates the world of critics in this fly-on-the-wall documentary
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-02
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