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Chance at Heaven
6

Chance at Heaven

Jan. 01, 2024

Chance at Heaven

Greg James and Maisie Adam will team up to tackle some of the classic Indiana Jones stunts – we’re talking dodging poisonous darts, outrunning ...
Animal Cops: Houston
7.9

Animal Cops: Houston

Aug. 11, 2003

Animal Cops: Houston

The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, responds to a variety of distress calls ...
Overhaulin’
6.8

Overhaulin’

Apr. 20, 2004

Overhaulin’

Overhaulin’ is an American automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, and currently on Velocity and ...
How It’s Made
7.8

How It’s Made

Jan. 06, 2001

How It’s Made

Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It’s Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, ...
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
5.5

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of ...
The City
5.9

The City

May. 26, 1939

The City

A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social ...
The 400 Million
6.7

The 400 Million

Mar. 07, 1939

The 400 Million

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from ...
The Spanish Earth
6.5

The Spanish Earth

Jul. 10, 1937

The Spanish Earth

A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco ...
Borneo
6.3

Borneo

Sep. 03, 1937

Borneo

Expeditions in Borneo by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson show the terrain, flora, fauna and lifestyle of Borneo as the Johnsons search for a huge ...
Fifth Gear
6.5

Fifth Gear

Apr. 08, 2002

Fifth Gear

Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the ...
Three Songs About Lenin
6.5

Three Songs About Lenin

This documentary, made up of 3 episodes, is based on three songs sung by anonymous people in Soviet Russia about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
Triumph of the Will
7.1

Triumph of the Will

Mar. 28, 1935

Triumph of the Will

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
New Earth
7

New Earth

Dec. 14, 1933

New Earth

The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the ...
30 Days
7.9

30 Days

Jun. 15, 2005

30 Days

30 Days is a reality television show on the FX cable network in the United States, created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, ...
In the Wake of the Bounty
4.7

In the Wake of the Bounty

The film explores the story of the Bounty and is based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
The F Word
6.9

The F Word

Oct. 27, 2005

The F Word

The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from ...
Working on the Douro River
7.2

Working on the Douro River

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.
Enthusiasm
6.8

Enthusiasm

Nov. 06, 1930

Enthusiasm

A lyrical documentary on the lives of Coal miners in the Donbass who are struggling to meet their production quotas under the Five Year Plan.
Verdun: Visions of History
7.3

Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
The Steel Road
7.2

The Steel Road

Oct. 15, 1929

The Steel Road

Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress ...
Rain
7.2

Rain

Dec. 14, 1929

Rain

A lyrical portrait of Amsterdam and its changing appearance during a rain-shower.
Drifters
6.6

Drifters

Nov. 10, 1929

Drifters

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
7.6

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working ...
Stride, Soviet!
6.5

Stride, Soviet!

Jul. 23, 1926

Stride, Soviet!

Commissioned by the Moscow Soviet as a documentary and information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, film is a ...
Kino Eye
6.9

Kino Eye

Oct. 31, 1924

Kino Eye

This documentary promoting the joys of life in a Soviet village centers on the activities of the Young Pioneers. These children are constantly ...
Ballet Mécanique
6.7

Ballet Mécanique

Sep. 24, 1924

Ballet Mécanique

A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with ...
Nanook of the North
7.6

Nanook of the North

Jun. 11, 1922

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the ...
Häxan
7.6

Häxan

Sep. 18, 1922

Häxan

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to ...
Cosmos
9.3

Cosmos

Sep. 28, 1980

Cosmos

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
Anniversary of the Revolution
6.8

Anniversary of the Revolution

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and ...