Amusement Park Movies

Part of early Russian slapstick comedy series starring famous circus wrestler and comedian Vsevolod Avdeyev as Uncle Pud. Name is a wordplay referring...

Michiel van Erp shows us what the Dutch do in their spare time and takes a look at the industry behind all these leisure activities.

The Silver Beach Amusement Park operated from 1891 to 1971. For a small price, visitors could go for a swim in Lake Michigan, play games of chance, ta...

44th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video" series.

Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new...

If you grew up in Wichita, Joyland was an important part of your childhood. This documentary tells the epic story of the rise and fall of Wichita’s mo...

A skewering of local news cadences that travels to Kansas, where Libertarian-leaning politicians fast-track the world’s largest slide.

The film that Michael Janusonis of the Providence Journal claims, "is not to be missed," is an exhilarating ride; a poignant and often hilarious look...

70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys.

Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities an...

When his rented lot is snatched up by an opportunistic real estate mogul, Eddie Miranda and his Coney Island ride the Zipper become casualties of a po...

A look at the long history of Knoebel's Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA. This documentary introduces you to six generations of the Knoebel family and...