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1. The Thin Red Line (1998)
R | 170 min | Drama, History, War
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Kirk Acevedo
Votes: 199,812 | Gross: $36.40M
2. Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.
Stars: Robert Stack, Dennis Farina, Keely Shaye Brosnan, William Roll
Votes: 6,653
3. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,101
4. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,301
5. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,209
6. Hôtel Terminus (1988)
Unrated | 267 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Klaus Barbie, Claude Lanzmann, Marcel Ophüls, Johannes Schneider-Merck
Votes: 1,594 | Gross: $0.34M
7. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,175
8. Nature (1982– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
Documentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, George Page, Chris Morgan, David Attenborough
Votes: 842
9. The Ground Truth (2006)
R | 72 min | Documentary, War
This powerful film shows how the Iraq War's ground conflicts are only a prelude to the challenging and grueling battles heroic veterans face when they return home from duty.
Director: Patricia Foulkrod | Stars: Herold Noel Jr., Robert Acosta, Sean Huze, Kelly Dougherty
Votes: 756 | Gross: $0.02M
10. Real Sex (1990–2009)
TV-MA | Documentary
Documentary series that explores sex in the '90s. Each episode has several segments about current trends in sexuality as well as street interviews with common people.
Stars: Susan Block, Barbara Carrellas, Annie Sprinkle, Samantha Jones
Votes: 405
11. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
120 min | Documentary, History
A weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National ... See full summary »
Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Peter Coyote, Lisa Ling, Ryan Duffy
Votes: 316
12. Is It Real? (2005– )
Documentary, History
Pre-Monster Quest, this series attempts to debunk some of histories greatest legends. Ranging from mysterious crop circles to the infamous legend of The Russian Bigfoot, are these myths escalated from legendary folklore - Or are they real?
Stars: Will Lyman, Ian Gregory, Joe Nickell, Benjamin Radford
Votes: 301
13. Evolution (2002)
480 min | Documentary, Drama
This magazine-style documentary outlines biological evolution through a variety of dramatizations and data delivered by expert testimony.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Chris Larkin, Mark Tandy, Ian Shaw
Votes: 237
14. Border Wars (2010–2013)
Reality-TV
National Geographic takes you behind the scenes and gives you an inside look at the line of duty of the U.S. Border Partrol.
Stars: Bill Graves, Rodd Houston, J.J. Carrell, Mark F. Harrison
Votes: 222
15. New York at the Movies (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Davis | Stars: Meryl Streep, Lauren Bacall, Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Brown
Votes: 216
16. Our America with Lisa Ling (2011– )
News
Stars: Lisa Ling, Ciara Blue, Todd Bentley, Alan Campbell
Votes: 166
17. Harvest of Empire (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
A powerful documentary that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez | Stars: Junot Diaz, Luis Enrique, Juan Gonzalez, Maria Hinojosa
Votes: 166 | Gross: $0.06M
18.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Becoming Human: First Steps
(2009)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Nova examines the early ancestors of mankind and considers whether climate change was the driving force behind our early evolution.
Director: Graham Townsley | Stars: Zeresenay Alemseged, Michel Brunet, Peter de Menocal, Yannick Garcin
Votes: 162
19.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity
(2009)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Nova examines the ancestors of man by attempting to to reconstruct what they look like, what tools they used, and how they lived. Special focus is given to Homo erectus.
Director: Graham Townsley | Stars: Jordi Agusti, Susan Antón, Viktor Deak, Christopher Dean
Votes: 137
20.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
(2009)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Nova examines the early ancestors of mankind and examines why Homo sapiens won out over Neanderthals in the evolutionary race.
Director: Graham Townsley | Stars: Juan Luis Arsuaga, Dominique Bonjean, Stu Chase, Viktor Deak
Votes: 127
21. The Spy Behind Home Plate (2019)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.
Director: Aviva Kempner | Stars: Bruce Adams, Elden Auker, Brad Ausmus, Irwin Berg
Votes: 118 | Gross: $0.52M
22. National Geographic Video: Inside the Vatican (2001 TV Movie)
Approved | 50 min | Documentary
National Geographic offers an inside look at Vatican City the seat of authority for the Roman Catholic Church.
Director: John B. Bredar | Stars: Martin Sheen, Timothy P. Broglio, Charles Burns, Ety Cicioni
Votes: 109
23.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre
(1991)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Long regarded as "the First Lady of American Theater," Helen Hayes earned international esteem and affection during a career that spanned more than eighty years on stage and in films, radio, and television.
Directors: Reuben Aaronson, Timothy Marx | Stars: Helen Hayes, Pat Carroll, Colleen Dewhurst, José Ferrer
Votes: 100
24. The Valley of the T-Rex (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Paleontologist Jack Horner questions the assumption that Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator. He thinks there is a reasonable chance it was a scavenger that had little ability to hunt or even ... See full summary »
Directors: Reuben Aaronson, James McQuillan, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Jack Horner, Stephen Kemble, Jimmie Wood
Votes: 87
25. Art of the Western World (1989– )
60 min | Documentary
Provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
Stars: Michael Wood, Germano Celant, Rosalind Krauss, Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
Votes: 85
26. Obama (2020–2021)
Documentary
He told the country, "Yes We Can," but he walked into a cratering economy, faced two never-ending wars, confronted an epidemic of gun violence and met a surging partisan divide--all the ... See full summary »
Votes: 80
27. Inside the White House (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A revealing look inside the most famous house in America.
Director: John B. Bredar | Stars: Morgan Freeman, 'Reds' Arrington, Kathleen Battle, Barbara Bush
Votes: 71
28.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Monster of the Milky Way
(2006)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
Directors: Julia Cort, Thomas Lucas | Stars: Eric Becklin, Gregory Benford, Tiziana Di Matteo, Reinhard Genzel
Votes: 71
29.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
High-Risk High-Rise
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary
The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes.
Stars: Ibrahim Almufti, Howard Dickstein, Ronald O. Hamburger, Jeffrey Heller
Votes: 71
30. Trace Evidence: The Case Files of Dr. Henry Lee (2004– )
60 min | Crime
Dr. Lee reconstructs how he solved some of his cases during his 40 years as a forensic scientist.
Stars: Henry C. Lee, Tim Palmbach, Kurt Spohn, Peter Brazelle
Votes: 62
31.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Great Inca Rebellion
(2007)
TV-PG | Documentary
Recent archaeological research begins to reveal how a small number of Spanish fortune hunters could conquer the mighty Inca Empira. The evidences calls into question the accepted story of ... See full summary »
Star: Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 55
32. A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Few know the story of how polio came to America in 1916 and grew into the frightening epidemics of the 1940's and 50's when the diseases crippled tens of thousands of children every summer.
Director: Nina Gilden Seavey | Star: Olympia Dukakis
Votes: 53
33.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Living Weapon
(2007)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Soon after the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt received information that Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons. In response, the U.S. and its allies ... See full synopsis »
Director: John Rubin | Stars: John Amato, Albert M. Chan, Wayne Cordes, Bobby Gerrits
Votes: 49
34. Brett Killed Mom: A Sister's Diary (1996 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A sister recounts the circumstances leading to the murder of her mother by her 15-year old brother.
Director: Ellen Goosenberg Kent | Stars: Brett Reider, Alissa Reider, Claudia Reider, Darwin Reider
Votes: 45
35. America at a Crossroads (2007– )
54 min | Documentary
Stars: Richard Perle, Abdel Bari Atwan, Pat Buchanan, Richard Holbrooke
Votes: 45
36. Inside (2007– )
Documentary
National Geographic goes inside and undercover to reveal the secrets and inner-workings of a myriad of topics.
Stars: Nicholas Schatzki, David Jeremiah, Brett Beyer, John Benjamin Hickey
Votes: 42
37. World of Discovery (1990– )
60 min | Documentary
World of Discovery - The Complete Series
Stars: James Brolin, Richard Crenna, Richard Kiley, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 42
38. Mysteries of the Bible (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Yuval David, Eric Cline, J.V. Martin, Lance Lewman
Votes: 36
39. Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about America's knowledge of the Holocaust during the Second World War dares to ask, ""Could the Jews of Europe have been saved?"
Director: Laurence Jarvik | Stars: Peter Bergson, Emanuel Celler, Nahum Goldman, James Mann
Votes: 31
40.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Is There Life on Mars?
(2008)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
Stars: John Coates, Steve Gorevan, Michael Hecht, Andrew Knoll
Votes: 30
41. Promises to Keep (1988)
57 min | Documentary
Mitch Snyder and the Community for Creative Non-Violence struggle for four years to create a model shelter for the homeless in Washington, D.C.
Director: Ginny Durrin | Stars: Mitch Snyder, Susan Baker, Deborah Bradford, Carol Fennelly
Votes: 28
42.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Saved by the Sun
(2007)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
As the Earth heats up at a dangerous rate and fossil fuels become scarcer, ordinary citizens and businesses are bypassing the federal government to lead the way in exploring a clean, renewable source of power: the sun.
Director: Steven Latham | Star: Lance Lewman
Votes: 28
43. Black Blizzard (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Black Blizzard brings to life the Dust Bowl that decimated the American Great Plains in the 1930's. We match modern science with special effects wizardry to reinvent the experience of ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Marcoux, William Beaty, John H. Euber, Cynthia Lee
Votes: 27
45. The Battle of the Alamo (1996 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, History, War
A re-enactment of the 13-day siege of the Alamo, the defining moment of the Texas revolution. Extensive use is made of original documents, from both sides of the battle, with legend (the ... See full summary »
Directors: Nina Gilden Seavey, Paul Wagner | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Jack Edmondson
Votes: 25
46. Dinosaur Hunters (1996 TV Movie)
Documentary
More than 80 million years ago, the Oviraptor, a strange bird-like dinosaur, walked the sandy banks of an oasis in what is now the "Gobi in Mongolia." A creature that measured some 8 feet ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Carroll, Glen Gould, Roy Chapman Andrews, Mark Norell
Votes: 23
47.
Evolution (2002)
Episode:
Why Sex?
(2002)
60 min | Documentary, Drama
Directors: Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey | Star: Liam Neeson
Votes: 23
48.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
What Females Want
(2008)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Family
A highlight of Nature's season on PBS offers a rousing sex education that goes far beyond the birds and the bees. Lizards do push-ups for it, Gelada baboons show off their passion-flushed pectorals, and Capuchin monkeys play the drums.
Director: Kevin Bachar | Star: F. Murray Abraham
Votes: 22
49.
Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)
Episode:
Episode #4.9
(1991)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
This episode includes: Mail Bombings, UD: Mom's Genetic Curse, Loving's Lost Love and UD, Go Ask Alice and UD and Sal and Sally.
Directors: John Cosgrove, Robert Erickson, Jim Lindsay, Mike Mathis, Laura Patterson, Richard Ross, David Vassar | Stars: Robert Stack, Pat Robertson, Scott Scheepers, Dodie Osteen
Votes: 21
50. Photographers (1995 TV Movie)
Documentary
National Geographic looks at the work of its photographers and what goes into capturing the images that go into the magazine.
Director: Eric Taylor | Stars: Sam Abell, William Albert Allard, Judi Cobb, Keith David
Votes: 20