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1. Crusades (1995)
200 min | Documentary, History, War
Terry Jones presents the history of the medieval religious wars in the middle-east known as the Crusades.
Stars: Terry Jones, Marcello Walton, Kammy Darweish, Antony Zaki
Votes: 534
2. Curse of the Blair Witch (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 44 min | Horror, Thriller
A mockumentary exploring the life of the Blair Witch and the three missing student filmmakers.
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Peg O'Keef, Heather Donahue, Michael Hoover, Rachel Braaten
Votes: 3,117
3. Decoding the Past: Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Researchers use current scientific knowledge and investigative techniques to study the riddle of the Bermuda Triangle.
Director: Bill Brummel | Stars: Peter Leffe, Richard Winer, Rob Simone, David Stanbra
Votes: 58
4. Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran (2006 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, History
The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his prophet. For others, it is a historical... See full summary »
Votes: 55
5. Decoding the Past: Prophecies of Iraq (2005 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Duane Tudahl | Stars: Robert R. Cargill, Harry Chase
Votes: 18
6. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 16,744
7. Incredible Human Machine (2007 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine takes viewers on a two-hour journey through an ordinary, and extraordinary, day-in-the-life of the human machine. With stunning high-definition... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur F. Binkowski, Chad Cohen | Stars: Craig Sechler, Steven Tyler, Diana Cherkas, Neal McNeil
Votes: 238
8. Inside Mecca (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
National Geographic follows three pilgrims from Malaysia, South Africa, and the United States as the travel to Mecca for the hajj.
Director: Anisa Mehdi | Stars: Keith David, Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Daisy Khan, Iyad Madani
Votes: 368
9. Earth: Making of a Planet (2011 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary
Animated film showing the making of Planet Earth from rocks and dust to our current home, beginning 4.5 billion years ago. Explains the clash with planet Thea, creation of oxygen, initial life underwater and stromatolites. Initial plate tectonics, Snowball earth and the first continents of Rhodinia and Gondwana.
Director: Yavar Abbas | Stars: Reg E. Cathey, Paul Essiembre
Votes: 635
10. Egypt: Engineering an Empire (2006 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary, History
Twenty-five hundred years before the reign of Julius Caesar, the ancient Egyptians were deftly harnessing the power of engineering on an unprecedented scale. Egyptian temples, fortresses, ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Cassel | Stars: Lawrence Berman, Michael Carroll, Stephen Harvey, Zahi Hawass
Votes: 275
11. Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
Obsession is a film about the threat of Radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an 'insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are ... See full summary »
Director: Wayne Kopping | Stars: George W. Bush, Nonie Darwish, Alan Dershowitz, Steve Emerson
Votes: 915
12. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,251 | Gross: $13.00M
13. The French Revolution (2005 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the bloody beginning, bloodier middle and unceremonious end of the French Revolution, an event that ended in blood the reign of kings in France and laid the foundation for a new - republican - system of government.
Director: Doug Shultz | Stars: Edward Herrmann, George Ivascu, Rodica Lazar, Tomi Cristin
Votes: 336
14. The Bermuda Triangle Solved? (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 48 min | Documentary
What has made hundreds of ships and planes dissapear off the cost of Florida for the last century..is it a myth, or is there really a 'Bermuda Triangle' ?
Director: Bruce Burgess | Stars: Michael C. Barnette, Brian Deacon
Votes: 17
15. Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, Family
A journey through space and time.
Director: Yavar Abbas | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Sean Pertwee, Paul Essiembre
Votes: 4,420
16. Life After People (2008 TV Movie)
108 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Visit the ghostly villages surrounding Chernobyl (abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear disaster), travel to remote islands off the coast of Maine to search for abandoned towns that ... See full summary »
Director: David de Vries | Stars: Struan Rodger, John Anderson, David Brin, Bill Bruninga
Votes: 3,194
17. Six Degrees Could Change the World (2008 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary
The film runs through the effect each degree in temperature change has on the world.
Director: Ron Bowman | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Richard Betts, Duarte Borba, Jamais Cascio
Votes: 389
18.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
Rome
(2005)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, History
Despite their personal short comings, many of the Roman Empires great engineering accomplishments were introduced during the reign of the Caesars. The tradition continued under Vespasian, ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Cassel | Stars: Michael Carroll, George Piscopo, Massimo Vari, Giorgio Cuneo
Votes: 266
19. Little Ice Age: Big Chill (2005 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, History
The documentary explores the Little Ice Age, a period of climate cooling between the 14th and 19th centuries, and its impact on history.
Votes: 61
20. Secrets of Ancient Empires: The First Armies (2001 Video)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
This episode of Secrets of Ancient Empires collection features stunning re-creations and reconstructions as it tells the powerful story of the origins of organized warfare. The program ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Gormlie
Votes: 14
22. The Exodus Decoded (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
Using 'investigative archaeology' Simcha Jacobovici and his team release never before seen evidence that support the Biblical tale.
Director: Simcha Jacobovici | Stars: Uzi Avner, Manfred Bietak, John Bimson, James Cameron
Votes: 567
23. The Invisible War (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves
Votes: 7,085 | Gross: $0.07M
24. The Science of Sex Appeal (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary
The elusive qualities of sex appeal are examined through the lens of science in this probing documentary, which reveals the evolution and function of every component of human attraction. In... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Dunn, Alyson Reed, Farrah Shaikh, Landon Ashworth
Votes: 362
25.
The Truth Behind (2006– )
Episode:
The Bermuda Triangle
(2009)
60 min | Documentary
Over many years, hundreds of ships and planes have disappeared in the area known as "The Bermuda Triangle". This documentary hears various theories as to why".
Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Bruce Gernon, Alan Judd, Greg Little, Lora Little
Votes: 46
26. Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, History, War
Zeitgeist: Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows, John Perkins, George Carlin
Votes: 18,692
27. The Weight of Chains (2010)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary, History, News
The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch, Michel Chossudovsky
Votes: 4,539
28. Zeitgeist (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History
Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin, Bill Hicks
Votes: 50,376
29. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)
Not Rated | 161 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Peter Joseph, Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Maté, Richard Wilkinson
Votes: 18,745
30. Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary highlighting the technological and cultural advantages given to one of the last nomadic empires: the Mughals.
Director: Sally Aitken | Star: Tom McCamus
Votes: 39
31. Monkey Kingdom (2015)
G | 81 min | Documentary
Life is an adventure for a young monkey and her son, living among ancient ruins in the jungle. But when her family is forced from their home, she must lead them to safety amidst strange new creatures and surroundings.
Directors: Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill | Star: Tina Fey
Votes: 4,175 | Gross: $16.43M
32. The Great Religions: Islam (1962)
19 min | Documentary
Director: David Millar | Stars: Nazakat Mallick, Douglas Rain
Votes: 58
33. World War 2: The Complete History (2000– )
50 min | Documentary, History, War
A broad scoped, yet in-depth and neutral perspective of the Second World War. From its beginning with the Versaille Treaty and the invasion of Manchuria, to its conclusion at the Nuremburg Trials and the beginning of the Cold War,
Star: Peter Dickson
Votes: 247
34.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
In the Shadow of Vesuvius
(1987)
Documentary, History
Documentary explores the history surrounding the destruction of Pompeii and its inhabitants in 79 A.D. by the volcano Vesuvius.
Stars: Robert Foxworth, Sara C. Bisel
Votes: 12
35. Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think (2009)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
"Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think" explores the world's first major opinion poll, conducted by the Gallup organization. It asked Muslims from Indonesia to South Asia, to ... See full summary »
Director: Robert H. Gardner
Votes: 57
36. Earth (2007)
G | 90 min | Documentary
Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield | Stars: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart, Anggun, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 14,744 | Gross: $38.05M
37. Mysteries of Egypt (1998)
38 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Egypt is and ever was a place of mystery. Many rumors spread around the great Pyramids of Gizeh. Here, an old Egyptian is asked by his granddaughter about those mysteries of which we all heard in one way or the other.
Director: Bruce Neibaur | Stars: Omar Sharif, Kate Maberly, Timothy Davies, Julian Curry
Votes: 541 | Gross: $40.59M
38. History of the World in 2 Hours (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, History
A rapid-fire history of our world, from the beginning of time as we know it to present day. This two-hour CGI-driven special delves into the key turning points: the formation of earth, ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Cohen | Stars: Corey Burton, Alex Filippenko, Peter Ward, Clifford V. Johnson
Votes: 1,043
39. Elstree 1976 (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
Director: Jon Spira | Stars: Paul Blake, Jeremy Bulloch, John Chapman, Anthony Forrest
Votes: 1,542 | Gross: $0.01M
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