A documentary that has a lot to teach about design without being about design is Jiro - dreams of sushi: http://www.magpictures.com/jirodreamsofsushi/

Daaumn - wish I could bookmark these posts within DN.

Helvetica came out in 2007

You can get Helvetica, Indie Game the Movie, Sign Painters and Beauty Is Embarrassing as a bundle. Not all about Graphic Design specific but as a graphic designer I find them all very creatively inspiring.

http://creativitybundle.vhx.tv/

BBC's 5 part documentary ‘The Genius of Design’ (2010) is worth watching too.

I've made a list of all the documentary suggestions here (and more) over on letterboxd. Further suggestions include

• Linotype: The Film (2012)

• Just Like Being There (2012)

• PressPause Play (2011)

Check out all 20+ films and I'll add any more recommendations.

Not specifically about Graphic Design, but you can also add "EAMES: The Architect and the Painter" as required viewing for designers. For a while it was available on Netflix and you can stream it through PBS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YMzmuBBBzo

There are also some great video's of Dieter Rams on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6-wA-7QIeE

Another one of the category called "not really about design, but worth watching" would be Basquiat: The Radiant Child. Aand I just found out, that there's a full length documentary on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ6NaowUcyw

This post is just brilliant !!!

I would also add the Genius of Photography series (also from the BBC):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/

You can find all of the episodes on YouTube.

Woah, hadn't seen a few of these. Excellent topic, thank you :D

Anything with sagmeister in it. And frank gehry and wally olins. Thanks for the list

Helvetica is insanely boring. Did nothing for me. Maybe I just don't "get it".

How Art Made The World is a 2005 five-part BBC One documentary series, with each episode looking at the influence of art on the current day situation of our society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eGRoSjp3Ik

What Comes Next is the Future will be a great documentary about the web when it comes out.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bearded/what-comes-next-is-the-future

I would add "Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See", which was produced by Edward Tufte. https://vimeo.com/45232468

Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized by Gary Hustwit are my favorite documentaries. Thanks for the other tips!

Would be sweet to see something similar for UI / UX design in todays fast paced world. How people solved complex problems via UIs and UX design.

Anyone know if such documentaries/movies exist? Modern ones, I mean. Not saying the ones listed are bad 'cus they're old, will definitely have a look at some of those. Just want something more relatable to my day-to-day work.

I work with B2B/Enterprise apps, and I've had a hard time finding inspiration.

Helvetica is great

Thanks! Update more

Thank you for this!