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1. Persuasion (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama, Family
Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Alice Krige, Anthony Head, Julia Davis
Votes: 16,505
2. Northanger Abbey (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O'Brien
Votes: 16,200
3. Armenian Genocide (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The first Genocide of the 20th century when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I, between 1915 and 1918.
Director: Andrew Goldberg | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Ron Suny, Peter Balakian, Elizabeth Frierson
Votes: 4,982
4. Miss Austen Regrets (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the later years of her life, as she's approaching the age of forty, the novelist Jane Austen helps her niece find a husband.
Director: Jeremy Lovering | Stars: Samuel Roukin, Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi, Imogen Poots
Votes: 3,609
5. The Lost Prince (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 180 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the story of a British royal Prince locked away because of epilepsy.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks
Votes: 2,099
6. Churchill's Secret (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Lindsay Duncan, Daisy Lewis
Votes: 1,556
7. The Buddha (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Documentary
After 400 BC, a new philosophy was born in South east Asia, generated from the ideas of Buddha, a mysterious Prince from Nepal who gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree.
Director: David Grubin | Stars: Richard Gere, Blair Brown, The Dalai Lama, Mark Epstein
Votes: 1,248
8. Hamilton's America (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Hamilton's America delves even deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilton's epic story into groundbreaking musical theater.
Director: Alex Horwitz | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Paul Ryan
Votes: 1,188
9. Mark Twain (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 212 min | Documentary, Biography
A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Kevin Conway, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner
Votes: 1,114
10. Skinwalkers (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story revolves around the legend of the skin walkers or "S Dubs", a folk legend from Utah about the spirits of murdered Indians returning to seek revenge upon those who disrespect the land.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Harrison Lowe, James Dalgai, Adam Beach, Saginaw Grant
Votes: 1,055
11. Pompeii: The Last Day (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
Director: Peter Nicholson | Stars: Alisdair Simpson, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Carter, Jonathan Firth
Votes: 1,034
12. Madame Bovary (2000 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent.... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Greg Wise, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 1,010
13. Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Biography
Friends, fans, colleagues, and rivals reflect on the talents and achievements of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Includes excerpts from an interview with Bill Gates and Jobs shortly after his cancer diagnosis.
Directors: Sarah Hunt, Mimi O'Connor | Stars: Bill Fernandez, Robert Palladino, Dean Hovey, Ross Perot
Votes: 830
14. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001 TV Movie)
150 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
This movie is a recorded performance in concert. It all begins when Benjamin Barker( George Hearn), a mysterious,quiet,and subtle barber, returns to his hometown in London after escaping ... See full summary »
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick Harris, Timothy Nolen
Votes: 905
15. In Defense of Food (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Schwarz | Stars: Healthy Emmie, Michael Pollan, Stephen Ritz
Votes: 803
16. Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 55 min | Biography
Explores the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (né Cassius Clay).
Directors: Gaspar González, Alan Tomlinson | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Sonny Armbrister, Harry Benson, Henry Cooper
Votes: 766
17. Coyote Waits (2003 TV Movie)
107 min | Drama, Mystery
Two tribal cops uncover a plot involving a lost fortune, an historical artifact and a mythical Coyote on a Navajo reservation.
Director: Jan Egleson | Stars: Adam Beach, Candice Costello, Jimmy Herman, Gary Kanin
Votes: 749
18. Poldark Revealed (2016 TV Movie)
Documentary
A behind the scenes look at the TV series.
Director: Keelin Cordelia | Stars: Ruby Bentall, Rebecca Eaton, Hannah Greig, Debbie Horsfield
Votes: 740
19. She Loves Me (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A story of 2 combative shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who are not aware that they are the recipients of each other's secret love letters. Based on the play, Parfumerie, written by Miklós ... See full summary »
Director: David Horn | Stars: Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, Jane Krakowski, Tom McGowan
Votes: 757
20. Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Klante, Robert Joy, R.H. Thomson
Votes: 810 | Gross: $0.30M
21. A Thief of Time (2003 TV Movie)
94 min | Crime, Mystery
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Gary Farmer, Adam Beach, Ernest Tsosie III, Wes Studi
Votes: 709
22. Othello (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Shakespeare's Othello retold in modern London; racial tension in the police force collides with jealousy and revenge. An officer suspects his new bride of infidelity.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Eamonn Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Keeley Hawes, Richard Coyle
Votes: 667
23. The Botany of Desire (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary
Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Schwarz, Edward Gray | Stars: Frances McDormand, Michael Pollan
Votes: 606
24. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 107 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Tom Hanks, Adam Arkin, Tom Bodett
Votes: 594
25. The Brothers Warner (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
Director: Cass Warner | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Cass Warner, Bette-Ann Warner, Harry M. Warner
Votes: 674
26. Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.
Director: Greg Bailey | Stars: Michael Yarmush, Oliver Grainger, Bruce Dinsmore, Daniel Brochu
Votes: 615
27. Alone in the Wilderness Part II (2011 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Dick Proenneke's simple, yet profound account of his 30 year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to "Alone in the Wilderness". Watch through his eyes as he ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Swerer Jr. | Star: Dick Proenneke
Votes: 495
28. The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, History
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "place for hope ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Burns, Christopher Loren Ewers, Erik Ewers | Stars: Kevin Conway, Peter Coyote, Tom Hanks, Sam Waterston
Votes: 413
29. The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000 TV Movie)
176 min | Comedy, Drama
An eccentric, cantankerous theatre critic gets stranded at the home of a Midwestern factory owner and turns the lives of everyone in the vicinity upside-down.
Directors: Jay Sandrich, Judy Kinberg, Jerry Zaks | Stars: Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Harriet Sansom Harris, Lewis J. Stadlen
Votes: 353
30. The Bomb (2015 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary
See how America developed the most destructive invention in human history - the nuclear bomb - how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. Hear from historians... See full summary »
Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Jonathan Adams, John Andersen, Hal Behl, Walter Boyne
Votes: 413
31. Slavery by Another Name (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Turron Kofi Alleyne, Michael Bacon, Douglas A. Blackmon
Votes: 309
32. Cora Unashamed (2000 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Set in the 1930's Iowa, where the Cora's family live as the community's only African-Americans. and supported only by Cora's being a housekeeper to the Studevants. When tragedy strikes, will Cora's speak the truth...with consequences?
Director: Deborah Pratt | Stars: Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, Ellen Muth, Michael Gaston
Votes: 284
33. Copshop (2004 TV Movie)
Drama
Directors: Anita W. Addison, Joe Cacaci | Stars: Blair Brown, Annie Campbell, Jessica Dickey, Richard Dreyfuss
Votes: 590
34. A Year in Space (2016 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Astronaut Scott Kelly's record-breaking year in space from launch to landing.
Directors: Jonathan Halperin, Shaul Schwarz | Stars: Mark Kelly, Scott Kelly, Barack Obama
Votes: 241
35. Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary
Few know the story of how the U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) became the renowned warriors of today. Without them, much of world history would have been written differently, from the ... See full summary »
Director: Carol L. Fleisher
Votes: 223
36. The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary feature about the life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Director: Amy Stechler | Stars: Heinz Berggruen, Estela de Bassagoda, Lila Downs, Arturo Estrada
Votes: 202
37. Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 64 min | Documentary
The start of career, rise to fame, and death of the legendary TV painter Bob Ross.
Director: Sherry Spradlin | Stars: William Alexander, Bill Bryant, Alice Cheney, Richard Collins
Votes: 219
38. The Address (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary
Students of a special boarding school for kids with learning disabilities are challenged to learn about and recite the Gettysburg Address.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Marcia Hamm, Stewart Miller, Annie Quest
Votes: 203
39. Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine Berlin's vital filmmaking in the 1920s; ... See full summary »
Director: Karen Thomas | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Scott Subiono, Sewell Whitney, Scott Beehner
Votes: 190
40. The Old Settler (2001 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1940s Harlem, two sisters take in a hepcat as a boarder. Although he is young and they are older, their life choices parallel one another.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson, Eartha Robinson
Votes: 192
41. The Day the '60s Died (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Chronicles May 1970, the month in which four students were shot dead at Kent State. The mayhem that followed has been called the most divisive moment in American history since the Civil War.
Director: Jonathan Halperin | Stars: Gregory Antoine, Terry Braun, Pat Buchanan, Gerald Casale
Votes: 181
42. The Gin Game (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In a retirement home, a surly man and a withdrawn woman come to terms over a game of cards.
Director: Arvin Brown | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Annie Abbott, Sheila Rogers
Votes: 179
43. Air Force One (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary, History
The role of Air Force One in the United States Presidency from FDR to George W. Bush.
Director: Peter Schnall | Stars: Robert D. Barr, Barbara Bush, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 159
44. The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Samuel Fuller, Sydney Pollack, Reed Hadley, John Ireland
Votes: 160
45. Almost a Woman (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama
Esmeralda Santiago (Ana Maria Lagasca) and her family move to New York from rural Puerto Rico and face a difficult transition because of many challenges. Esmeralda enrolls in school and ... See full summary »
Director: Betty Kaplan | Stars: Wanda De Jesus, Miriam Colon, Cliff De Young, Francesco Quinn
Votes: 160
46. Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
An in depth study of Adams's life and work.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Ansel Adams, Josh Hamilton, Barbara Feldon, John Szarkowski
Votes: 166
47. The Prime Minister and the Press (2003 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Berlusconi owns half of Italian television channels, owns, controls the other half of the television, controls all the advertisements, which in the business is no small thing, as you may know. He controls most of the press.
Directors: Andrea Cairola, Susan Gray | Stars: Alessandro Amadori, Giovanni Sartori, Enzo Biagi, Carlo Freccero
Votes: 146
48. The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005 TV Movie)
Documentary
Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Rafe Esquith, Ian McKellen, Michael York
Votes: 148
49. The Pilgrims (2015 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Documentary
Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims' journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th century is a seminal, if often misunderstood episode of American and world history.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Sue Allan, Bernard Bailyn, Michael Braddick, Marge Bruchac
Votes: 157
50. Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia (2006 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary, History, War
Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia
Summary: The Winter War was an epic life and death struggle that changed the course of World War II, and saved a democracy. Fire and Ice ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ben Strout | Stars: Jason Agnello, Joe Brady, Phillip Courtney, Paul Gitsis
Votes: 139
51. The First Year (2001 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary
Follows five inner city Los Angeles teachers during their first year of teaching.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Georgene Acosta, Geneviève DeBose, Joy Kraft-Watts, Nate Monley
Votes: 135
52. Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Mary Ellin Barnett, Jamie Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Matthew Broderick
Votes: 133
53. Stage on Screen: The Women (2002 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
Roundabout Theatre's 2001 stage production of Claire Boothe Luce's all-female play `The Women;' aired on PBS.
Directors: Jay Sandrich, Judy Kinberg | Stars: Jason Alexander, Jen Davis, Kelly Mares, Mary Bond Davis
Votes: 135
54. Another Day in Paradise (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Created from footage captured during the filming of the PBS series Carrier, explores the struggle waged by three men in various stages of fatherhood to serve their country while living and ... See full summary »
Director: Deborah Dickson
Votes: 115
55. The Song of the Lark (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
At the end of the 19th century, a country girl wants to go to the big city to become a master pianist. However, her instructor discovers that her true talent lies in singing. But is that what she really wants?
Director: Karen Arthur | Stars: Alison Elliott, Maximilian Schell, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Floyd
Votes: 117
56. A Death in the Family (2002 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Annabeth Gish, John Slattery, Austin Wolff, Kathleen Chalfant
Votes: 116
57. How Sherlock Changed the World (2013 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Special reveals for the first time the astonishing impact that Holmes has had on the development of real criminal investigation and forensic techniques.
Director: Paul Bernays | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Lincoln, Rick Kissack, Mark Drake
Votes: 122
58. The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Sport
"The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuring interviews with basketball players, ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Sear, Joseph Sharman | Stars: Geese Ausbie, Timuel Black, Bill Bradley, Larry Brown
Votes: 118
59. The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (2004 TV Movie)
225 min | Documentary, Drama
The Question of God: C.S. Lewis & Sigmund Freud is a four-hour series for public television that explores the fundamental philosophical and spiritual questions that face us every day. The ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Tatge | Stars: Jan Bartos, Artina Bartosova, Miroslava Bartova, Ian Bellman
Votes: 106
60. Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
Over a thousand years ago, the sun-washed lands of Southern Spain were home to Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together and flourishing. Their culture and beliefs intertwined and the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert H. Gardner | Stars: Roman Grigaravicius, Arturas Nemanis
Votes: 112
61. The Ponder Heart (2001 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to tighten the reins on Daniel's generosity. After Daniel marries teenager Bonnie Dee Peacock, her ... See full summary »
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Peter MacNicol, JoBeth Williams, Angela Bettis, Boyce Holleman
Votes: 109
62. Through Deaf Eyes (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Documentary, History
History Through Deaf Eyes will take a look at Deaf culture from the 19th century to the present. The 120 minute production for PBS will include short films.
Directors: Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott | Stars: Linda Gabriel, Stockard Channing, Ed Chevy, Rita Corey
Votes: 104
63. Cosmopolitan (2003 TV Movie)
53 min | Drama, Romance
The story of an East Indian immigrant who turns to pop culture as he tries to reinvent his life and woo the girl next door.
Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Roshan Seth, Carol Kane, Madhur Jaffrey, Yolande Bavan
Votes: 100
64. Humanity from Space (2015 TV Movie)
PG | 116 min | Documentary
Trace humankind's long journey from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species. From the perspective of space, this two-hour special uses mind-boggling data and CGI to disclose the ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Star: Kasper Michaels
Votes: 98
65. Inside the U.S. Secret Service (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Documentary
Even though they are frequently seen flanking presidential convoys in their trademark dark suits and sunglasses, little is truly known about the insulated world of the United States Secret ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Schnall | Stars: John Benjamin Hickey, Thomas Armas, Ken Ballantine, W. Ralph Basham
Votes: 94
66. Paris: The Luminous Years (2010 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
This PBS documentary explains how the French capital, during a period from 19o5 though 1930, became arguably the center for the most creative examples developing of Modernism in art, music, and literature.
Director: Perry Miller Adato | Stars: Josephine Baker, Sylvia Beach, Daniel Breaker, Marc Chagall
Votes: 91
67. The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade... See full summary »
Directors: David Davis, Stephen Talbot | Stars: Paul Herlinger, Muhammad Ali, Robert Bork, Susan Brownmiller
Votes: 88
68. The Video Game Revolution (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, History
A light-hearted look at the worldwide phenomenon of video games, and how they have revolutionized technology and forever changed popular culture.
Stars: Greg Palmer, Seamus Blackley, Nolan Bushnell, Megan Gaiser
Votes: 84
69. Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2004 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, after his death in 2003.
Stars: Michael Keaton, Fred Rogers
Votes: 86
70. California Dreamin': The Songs of 'The Mamas & the Papas' (2005 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, Music
This special celebrating the harmonious pop-rock group blends full-performance clips, rare home movies and exclusive interviews with the members.
Stars: Lou Adler, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, Owen Elliot-Kugell
Votes: 96
71. The Fidel Castro Tapes (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 56 min | History
From PBS - In 1959, Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba. He has been one of the most controversial figures in the world ever since. This is the story of the Cuban dictator's turbulent career... See full summary »
Director: Tom Jennings
Votes: 83
72. East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
Directors: Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Henry Cisneros, Bill Clinton, Jelani Cobb, Eva Davis
Votes: 92
73. Do You Speak American? (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 168 min | Documentary
Journalist Robert MacNeil travels across the USA to observe the current state of the spoken American English language.
Director: William Cran | Stars: Robert MacNeil, Orlagh Cassidy, Tom Ammiano, Kirk Arnott
Votes: 81
74. Lords of the Mafia (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 56 min | Crime, Documentary
This documentary traces the rise and fall of one of New York's five crime families.
Director: Dan Goldman | Stars: Kenneth Ivan, Alex Alonso, Nicholas Ruben Alvarez, Ethan Black
Votes: 77
75. National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Cutting-edge medical technology and riveting, life-or-death personal dramas combine in this unprecedented, from-the-inside-out exploration of The Incredible Human Body. Marvel at the ... See full summary »
Directors: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon | Stars: P.J. Brown, Kate Burton, Donald Coffey, Richard Frackowiak
Votes: 73
76. Andy Williams - Best of Christmas (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A look back at the Andy Williams Christmas specials over the years. Includes clips from the yearly Christmas specials and interviews with Donny Osmond, Bobby Williams and Andy Williams himself.
Director: John Scheinfeld | Stars: Andy Williams, Donny Osmond, Bobby Williams, The Osmonds
Votes: 81
78. Rigoletto a Mantova (2010 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama, Music
Guiseppi Verdi's opera about Rigoletto, the unattractive, hunchbacked jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. The Duke has noticed a young lady going to church each Sunday and he plans ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Cavassilas | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Julia Novikova, Vittorio Grigòlo, Nino Surguladze
Votes: 74
79. The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the midst of the historic coronavirus pandemic, economic hardship, rising unemployment, race riots and growing insecurity, U.S. citizens were called upon to choose between incumbent ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Will Lyman, Jeremiah Kissel, Mike McNally, Heike Hagen
Votes: 85
80. Chris Botti in Boston (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 160 min | Music
Chart-topping jazz trumpeter Chris Botti performed two star-studded concerts at the historic Boston Symphony Hall with The Boston Pops in September 2008. Special guests include Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, John Mayer, Sting and Steven Tyler.
Director: Jim Gable | Stars: Chris Botti, Josh Groban, Keith Lockhart, Yo-Yo Ma
Votes: 66
81. Rick Steves' Iran (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
As he's done with previous programs on Israel, Egypt, and Eastern Turkey, Rick takes us beyond Europe to a place that's rich with history...and mystery.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 68
82. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Musical
HOLLYWOOD SINGING & DANCING: A MUSICAL TREASURE is a celebration of song and dance, beginning with the Busby Berkeley films that lifted the spirits of audiences during the Great Depression,... See full summary »
Director: Mark McLaughlin | Stars: Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Obba Babatundé, John Badham
Votes: 64
83. The Tuskegee Airmen (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary filmed at Moton Field in Tuskegee Alabama, home to the airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron. They were the first African American fighter pilots trained to fly in the U.S. Army... See full summary »
Directors: W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger | Stars: Xzavier Kristoff, Ossie Davis
Votes: 67
84. The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary, Drama, Music
Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Hector Elizondo, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Kline
Votes: 62
85. Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (2000 TV Movie)
220 min | Documentary
In 1940, World War II was Britain's to lose. It did not.
Director: Nick Read | Stars: Will Lyman, Tony Bradford
Votes: 63
86. Understanding the Opioid Epidemic (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic traces the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the devastating impact these drugs are having in virtually every part of America.
Director: John Grant
Votes: 59
87. Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Tom Hanks hosts a tribute to acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns that explores the breadth and depth of his work, talks to many of his collaborators, and looks at his filmmaking process to understand how he makes American History come to life.
Director: Bob Marty | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Sam Waterston, George Lucas
Votes: 63
88. The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office (2010 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The movie offers a fresh and candid viewpoint on life and work behind the famous facade of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Director: Jody Lenkoski | Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Samantha Appleton, Ollie Atkins, Joe Biden
Votes: 62
89. Collected Stories (2002 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Linda Lavin, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 55
90. The Blitz: London's Longest Night (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, War
Details the German bombing of London the night of the 29th of December, in 1940.
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Dilly Barlow, Matt Day, Christopher Fox, Sally Leonard
Votes: 55
91. Tony Bennett: Duets II (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Music
To celebrate his 85th birthday, Tony Bennett (1926- ) sings with 14 performers for the 2011 CD, "Duets II." Bennett travels to each, they rehearse, and we see a full take. Each singer ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole
Votes: 60
92. Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn (2013 TV Special)
Not Rated | 137 min | Musical
Barbra Streisand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Still in her teens, she left home to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She went on to conquer the worlds of stage, screen, and ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Floyd Lochmus | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Chris Botti, Jason Gould, Il Volo
Votes: 92
93. Contact (2002 TV Movie)
120 min | Musical
Stars: Sean Martin Hingston, Scott Taylor, Joanne Manning, Charlotte d'Amboise
Votes: 49
94. The Rise of the Black Pharaohs (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History
From PBS - Around 800 BC, Kush, a little-known subject state of Egypt, rose up and conquered the Egyptians, enthroned its own Pharaohs, and ruled over the empire of King Tut for nearly 100 ... See full summary »
Director: James Barrat | Star: Kevin Collins
Votes: 51
95. Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
A celebration of Mary Tyler Moore's career, includes clips and comments from friends and co-stars.
Director: Steve Boettcher | Stars: John Amos, Morey Amsterdam, Julie Andrews, Edward Asner
Votes: 53
96. Injunuity (2013 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary, Animation
Nine stories explore our world from the Native American perspective using animation, music and real thoughts from real people.
Director: Adrian Baker | Stars: Braunwyn Walsh, Tom Phillips, Alfredo Didrickson, Shawna Claw
Votes: 48
97. Don Giovanni (2000 TV Movie)
Music
Don Giovanni is the man every woman wants, and every man wants to be. But when he commits murder in his pursuit of women and pleasure, and later insults the statue of the man he killed, there is Hell to pay.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Paul Groves, Solveig Kringelborn
Votes: 49
98. Pearl Harbor: Into the Arizona (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
The USS Arizona has been resting on Pearl Harbor's ocean floor for the past 75 years. For the first time since it was destroyed in 1941, scientists have the technology to take an in-depth ... See full summary »
Director: Carsten Oblaender | Stars: Pete Kelsey, Scott Pawlowski, Brian Stivale, Donald Stratton
Votes: 56
99. Landslide: A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary
This one-hour documentary explores the facts and fictions behind the presidency of Herbert Hoover including The Great Depression and its lasting impact on government.
Director: Chip Duncan | Stars: Harry Smith, Jonathan Alter, Calvin Coolidge, Timothy Egan
Votes: 49
100. Going to War (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
What is it really like to go to war? For millennia, only warriors could really answer that question. Now, a new PBS documentary takes us inside the experience of battle and reveals the soldier's experiences as never before.
Directors: Sebastian Junger, Karl Marlantes
Votes: 52
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