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1. Emma (1996)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming
Votes: 41,654 | Gross: $22.20M
2. Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle
Votes: 5,465
3. Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002)
TV-G | 42 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
This documentary chronicles the Lewis and Clark expedition and breathtaking landscape they crossed while searching for the northwest passage. (Source: Netflix)
Director: Bruce Neibaur | Stars: Kelly Boulware, Sonny Surowiec, Alex Rice, Gregory Paul Jackson
Votes: 261
4. Savage Journey (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, History, Western
A story of the settling in the West and the hardship and determination it took to do it.
Director: Tom McGowan | Stars: Maurice Grandmaison, Paul Wharton, John Mason, Stephen Cracroft
Votes: 157
5. The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens.
Directors: Ric Burns, Li-Shin Yu | Stars: Hoon Lee, Mae Ngai, Jean Pfaelzer, David Lei
Votes: 104
6. One Against the World (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, History
This MGM short, part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, tells the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell. In Danville, Kentucky in 1809 McDowell wanted to perform surgery on a woman, Jane ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Jonathan Hale, Dorothy Adams, Ernie Alexander, Barbara Bedford
Votes: 132
7. The Baron and the Rose (1940)
Approved | 11 min | Short
The story of Henry Stiegel, a blacksmith in Elizabeth Furnace, Pennsylvania, who, in colonial days became a famous glass-maker, acquired land and wealth, and squandered it. As an old man he... See full summary »
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, George Tobias
Votes: 7
8. The Littlest Expert on Great Inventions (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Short
A hodge-podge of archive footage, with a commentary-narration by a Little Mr. I. Q.-type kid, looking at inventions from the past. This one takes a look at the Wright Brothers and their ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Herman | Star: Ward Wilson