The Best Liz Garbus Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Liz Garbus movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Liz Garbus based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In October 2025 there are 9 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Liz Garbus In Order of Popularity

  1. Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
  2. What Happened, Miss Simone?
  3. Bobby Fischer Against the World
  4. Love, Marilyn
  5. Becoming Cousteau
  6. All In: The Fight for Democracy
  7. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
  8. A Dangerous Son
  9. Lost Girls

Stream the top 9 Movies directed by Liz Garbus

1. Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper

Rated:

7.7/10

Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, unapologetically pursuing love, family and career, while experiencing extreme tragedy and tremendous success side by side. This documentary features a series of candid conversations as Vanderbilt and her youngest son, Anderson Cooper, look back at her remarkable life.

2. What Happened, Miss Simone?

Rated: M

7.6/10

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

3. Bobby Fischer Against the World

Rated: M

7.4/10

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

4. Love, Marilyn

Rated: M

7.2/10

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.

5. Becoming Cousteau

Rated: M

7.1/10

Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In BECOMING COUSTEAU, from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned environmental voice — and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.

6. All In: The Fight for Democracy

Rated: M

7/10

Examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election. With the perspective and expertise of Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, the film offers an insider’s look into laws and barriers to voting that most people don’t even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.

7. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

Rated: TV-MA

6.7/10

Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.

8. A Dangerous Son

Rated:

6.7/10

Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their child's condition.

9. Lost Girls

Rated: M

6.2/10

When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.