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1. O Grande Irmão (2022)
89 min | Documentary
With confidential and unpublished documentation, the film shows the background and behind-the-scenes of the coup in Chile that took place on September 11, 1973 - and General Pinochet's dictatorship, which lasted 17 years.
Director: Camilo Tavares | Stars: Almino Afonso, Salvador Allende, Jorge Arrate, Mila Burns
Votes: 5
2. Embargo (2017)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
An American woman's chance encounter with Fidel Castro leads her on a personal journey to uncover truths behind the tumultuous and often clandestine relationship marking a half-century of United States and Cuban foreign policy.
Directors: Jeri Rice, Jeri Rice | Stars: Lucie Arnaz, Ricardo Alarcón, Russ Baker, Ann Louise Bardach
Votes: 12
3.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: The Kennedy Years
(2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
This youngest of American presidents took over in the most tense period of the Cold War. The stories from within the White House, on the front lines of CIA operations in Cuba and in the espionage capital of Berlin.
Director: J.V. Martin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Lawrence Freedman, Robert McNamara, Philip Brenner
Votes: 14
4. Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
60 min | Documentary
The series chronicles the creation of the atomic bomb and the spread of nuclear arms over the following decades. It continues past the dissolution of the Soviet Union to Vladimir Putin's ascent and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Stars: Mary Sarotte, Garrett Graff, Robert Gates, Tom Nichols
Votes: 2,626
5. Man of Two Havanas (2007)
93 min | Documentary
Okay, here's the situation. I was born in Havana. That makes me Cuban. But, I was raised in little Havana, which makes me Cuban-American. However, since I don't see Castro as the root of ... See full summary »
Director: Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Stars: Peter Kornbluh, Max Lesnick, Miriam Lesnik, Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Votes: 41
6.
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Episode:
The Wall
(2024)
66 min | Documentary
The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Tom Z. Collina, Susan Glasser, Andy Weber, Sam Nunn
Votes: 125
7. The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)
77 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
Provides evidence of manipulation and investment funding from the U.S. government to carry out the Brazilian military coup that occurred in 1964.
Director: Camilo Tavares | Stars: Auro de Moura Andrade, Robert Bentley, Júlio de Sá Bierrenbach, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Votes: 468
8.
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Episode:
Institutional Insanity
(2024)
67 min | Documentary
Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Garrett Graff, Audra J. Wolfe, Alex Wellerstein, Kathleen Bailey
Votes: 139
9.
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode:
Brothers in Arms
(2018)
42 min | Documentary, History
A confident, popular John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the youngest ever elected American president, but he will have to rely on his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, to help him navigate the disasters of 1961.
Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Patrick J. Kennedy, Richard Mahoney
Votes: 56
10. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
60 min | Documentary, History
Explore the Kennedy family's rise to power and how personal relationships within the Kennedy dynasty shaped national and global events from the Cold War to the Wall Street crash.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Evan Thomas, J. Randy Taraborrelli, Barbara Perry
Votes: 514
11.
Fiasco (2021– )
Episode:
Shot Out of the Sky
(2021)
46 min | Documentary, History
Bizarre events in Iran and in Nicaragua, spark a frenzy among the press and public; Reagan's team debates how best to respond.
Director: Emily Singer Chapman | Stars: Tony Avrigan, Luis F. Carrión Cruz, Martha Honey, John Kerry
Votes: 19
12.
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode:
Family Secrets
(2018)
42 min | Documentary, History
As personal scandal threatens his marriage and looming nuclear war undermines his administration, President John F. Kennedy must fight to protect the presidency, the country and the world.
Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sally Bedell Smith, Kate Andersen Brower, J. Randy Taraborrelli
Votes: 54
13. Shadows of Liberty (2012)
93 min | Documentary
Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America versus the public battle for truth and democracy.
Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Stars: Kerry Shale, Amy Goodman, Janine Jackson, Deepa Kumar
Votes: 434
14. Fiasco (2021– )
Documentary, History
Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of the country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present.
Stars: Leon Neyfakh, John Poindexter, Leon Panetta, George Shultz
Votes: 185
15. Secrets of the CIA (1998 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
It fought against international terrorism in South America and watched out for our allies abroad...but what else did it do?...What are the true secrets of the C.I.A.?
Director: James L. Otis | Stars: James L. Otis, Ralph McGehee, Verne Lyon, Mary Embree
Votes: 41
16. 60 Minutes (1968– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News
The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.
Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer
Votes: 4,348
17. Secrets of War (1998– )
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
Based on information derived from formerly classified documents and messages, coupled with interviews with experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, SECRET OF WAR is the ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Thomas B. Allen, Norman Polmar, Mark Seaman
Votes: 231
18. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
19. The Panama Deception (1992)
91 min | Documentary, History, War
A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.
Director: Barbara Trent | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Carlos Cantú, Diviana Ingravallo, Abraham Alvarez
Votes: 1,167 | Gross: $0.31M
20. Democracy Now! (2001– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Votes: 478
21. JFK: A President Betrayed (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, "JFK: A President Betrayed" uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channel peace efforts with Nikita Khrushchev ... See full summary »
Director: Cory Taylor | Stars: Alex Akalovsky, Günter Bischof, Andrea Cousins, Candis Cousins
Votes: 271
22.
Fiasco (2021– )
Episode:
Body and Soul
(2021)
54 min | Documentary, History
After Nicaragua, the Reagan Administration is convinced the Soviet Union is on the march; Lt Colonel Oliver North is tapped to support the Contras.
Director: Jonathan Clasberry | Stars: Edward Boland, Jimmy Carter, William Casey, Édgar Chamorro
Votes: 19
23. Cuba, Batista et la mafia (2012)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Bernhard Pfletschinger | Stars: Giraldo Mazola Collazo, Georgina Duvallón, Enrique Cirules, Fulgencio Batista
Votes: 19
24.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
Presidential Cover Ups
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
The office of the President of the United States was designed to operate with greater transparency than any other world-leader... but how much do we really know about what goes on behind the doors of the Oval Office?
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Allan Lichtman, Doug Wead, Katie Pavlich
Votes: 41
25. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
From the facts behind the NSA spying scandals ("Big Brother") and the Boston Bombings ("American Terrorists") to America's secret prisons, Scientology, the Gold conspiracy and America's doomsday plans, this series features in-depth interviews with top journalists, law enforcement officials and whistleblowers.
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Barry Aird, Lance Reddick, Ronald Kessler
Votes: 964
26. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Elizabeth Hinton, Nelson George, Alan Charles, Felipe Luciano
Votes: 3,879
27. Declassified (2004–2006)
Documentary, History
Inside vaults and archives around the world to reveal the untold stories of modern history. "The rise and fall of the Wall", "Taliban", "Tiananmen Square" and others.
Stars: John J. Flynn, Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, Stansfield Turner
Votes: 71
28.
Declassified (2004–2006)
Episode:
Ayatollah Khomeini
(2006)
Documentary, History
Director: Kosh | Stars: Ervand Abrahamian, Madeleine Albright, Shaul Bakhash, Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Votes: 9
29. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 22
30. My Dearest Fidel
Drama | Announced
A journalist becomes one of Fidel Castro's leading American confidants.
31. New Books in Latin American Studies (2013 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
New Books in Latin American Studies is a podcast that features interviews with scholars of Latin American Studies about their recent work.
Stars: Alejandra Bronfman, Brice Bongiovanni, Keith Simmons, Dan Livesay
32.
New Books in Latin American Studies (2013– )
William LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh, "Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana"
(2015 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Keith Simmons, William Leogrande, Peter Kornbluh
33.
Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 13 April 2001
(2001)
53 min | News, Talk-Show
A Discussion About The Bay Of Pigs; A Conversation With Billie Jean King And Holly Hunter; A Conversation With Juan Hernandez
Stars: Charlie Rose, Alfredo Duran, Juan Hernández, Holly Hunter
34.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 11 April 2011
(2011)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Omar Barghouti, Amy Goodman, Peter Kornbluh, Mohamed Radwan
35.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: Eisenhower's Operatives
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
The Supreme Allied Commander of World War Two relied on the covert arm of the CIA to an unprecedented scale during his presidency. From his education on clandestine warfare from Winston ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Evan Thomas, Andrew Goodpaster, Fred I. Greenstein
36.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: Nixon's Secrets
(2003)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
The story behind Richard Nixon's resounding triumphs and crushing defeats. Included are his stinging investigation of alleged communist Alger Hiss, the covert missions carried out during ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Berman, Henry Kissinger
37.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: Cuba's Communist Revolution
(1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
From CIA assassination attempts foiled by Cuban Intelligence agents to Castro's secret pacts with the Soviets and his survival after the Cold War, a look at one of the most enduring revolutionaries of the twentieth century.
Director: J.V. Martin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Wayne Smith, Robert McNamara, Tim Naftali
38.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 12 April 2010
(2010)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, Peter Kornbluh, Josh Stieber
39.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 3 August 2012
(2012)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Charles Glass, Amy Goodman, Peter Kornbluh, Gore Vidal
40.
60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode:
Schneider v. Kissinger/Stolen Lives/Shoot the Fox
(2001)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
"Schneider v. Kissinger" talks to the family of a Chilean general who is suing Henry Kissinger for his part in a kidnapping that resulted in the general's death. "Stolen Lives" rebroadcasts... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Simon, Salvador Allende, Henry Kissinger, Peter Kornbluh
41.
Kulturplatz (2004– )
Episode:
Das Leben - ein Abenteuer
(2015)
Documentary
Director: Stefan Jung | Stars: Luc Chessex, Thierry Friedmann, Melchior Imboden, Peter Kornbluh
42.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 10 September 2013
(2013)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Bashar al-Assad, Juan Garces, Amy Goodman, Rafif Jouejati
43.
Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 17 August 2015
(2015)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Joe Nocerito | Stars: Charlie Rose, Amy Klobuchar, Peter Kornbluh, Lily Tomlin
44.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 21 March 2016
(2016)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Amy Goodman, Joseph Hayden, Peter Kornbluh