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1. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,103
2. 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
3. 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
4. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
5. 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
6. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 777
7. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 653
8. Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Retrace the thought experiments that inspired his theory on the nature of reality.
Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, David Tennant, Hamza Ripley Abdallah, Sean Carroll
Votes: 509
9. Der Fisch in uns (2014– )
Documentary
Have you ever wondered why the human body looks the way it does? Why we walk on two legs instead of four? Why we can see in color but have a lousy sense of smell? Your Inner Fish delves ... See full summary »
Stars: Neil Shubin, Michael Berryman, Tim D. White, Donald Carl Johanson
Votes: 400
10. Big, Bigger, Biggest (2008–2011)
Not Rated | Documentary
Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop the largest structures currently in existence. This is done by presenting multiple landmark inventions.
Stars: John Michie, Jem Stansfield, Eddie McCann, Rick D. Wasserman
Votes: 349
11. Railroad Alaska (2013– )
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
The lives of people living in Alaska with the railroad as a backdrop.
Stars: Bill Bivins, Demetri Goritsas, George Huling, Harry Ross
Votes: 326
12. Mutiny (2017)
300 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
Ant Middleton leads a team of eight volunteers to recreate the perilous voyage led by Captain William Bligh in 1789 following the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty.
Stars: Ant Middleton, Ben Gotsell
Votes: 280
13. The Nature of Things (1960– )
60 min | Documentary
Various science documentaries are presented.
Stars: David Suzuki, Sarika Suzuki, Jennifer Gardy, Niobe Thompson
Votes: 276
14. Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021 TV Special)
59 min | Documentary
Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain's biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years.
Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: David Attenborough, Ben Garrod
Votes: 245
15. Inside Nature's Giants (2009– )
Documentary
Scientists study the nature, anatomy and evolution of some of natures most fascinating creatures.
Stars: Peter Fison, Denny Heide, Mark Evans, Tim Cockerill
Votes: 185
16. Stormchasers (1995)
Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short
Follow the people who follow the storms. Prepare to take a ride inside some of the most extreme weather conditions experienced on earth.
Director: Greg MacGillivray | Stars: Surindra Bhandari, Howard Bluestein, Hal Holbrook, Robert Sheets
Votes: 143
17.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
(2019)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
In an effort to disprove quantum mechanics, Albert Einstein proposes one of its strangest features: quantum entanglement.
Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Eric Meyers, Jason Gallicchio, Kevin Quantum
Votes: 143
18. Sons of Cuba (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
The Havana Boxing Academy is a Cuban boarding school that takes 9-year-old boys, and turns them into the best boxers in the world.
Director: Andrew Lang | Stars: Yosvani Bonachea, Cristian Martinez, Santos Urguelles
Votes: 132
19. Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
30 min | Documentary
Long running BBC TV series looking at what's new in science and technology.
Stars: Judith Hann, Raymond Baxter, Michael Rodd, Peter Macann
Votes: 123
20. Lost (I) (2001–2002)
60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Stars: Joe Gulla, Al Trautwig, Dan Wells, Carla Antonino
Votes: 102
21.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Polar Extremes
(2024)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the polar extremes of the planet, including miles-high ice sheets and warm polar forests brimming with life.
Directors: Lucy Haken, Joby Lubman | Stars: Rich Barclay, Jonathan Bloch, Julie Brigham-Grette, Dennis Davis
Votes: 89
22.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Making North America: Origins
(2024)
TV-G | Documentary
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two.
Director: Peter Oxley | Stars: Kirk Johnson, David Loope, Cameron McLean, A.B. Olevic
Votes: 89
23.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Inside Einstein's Mind
(2015)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
An examination of how Albert Einstein developed the theory of general relativity, which reshaped the understanding of gravity, space and time.
Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Clifford V. Johnson, Janna Levin, David Kaiser
Votes: 89
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero
(2008)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Nova examines scientific efforts to produce colder and colder temperatures.
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Iain Agnew, Eric Cornell, Kostas Gavroglu, Alan Griffin
Votes: 77
26.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Making North America: Life
(2024)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
How life emerged in North America; and why the continent was home to many iconic dinosaurs, including the T. rex. Included: a trip to the Badlands of North Dakota and desert wilderness of southern Utah highlights dinosaur discoveries.
Director: Gwyn Williams | Stars: Chuck Bonner, Doug Boyer, Kirk Johnson, Tyler Lyson
Votes: 77
27. Absolute Zero (2008 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary
TV documentary about the scientific race to reach the temperature of absolute zero at -273.15°C and about the important discoveries made along the way.
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Iain Agnew, Neil Ross, Marinus Smit, Henk Van Rooyen
Votes: 75
28. The Murder Trial (2013 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Crime
For the first time, remotely operated cameras are placed inside a British criminal court to capture a murder trial in its entirety for this brand new feature length documentary. After three... See full summary »
Director: Nick Holt
Votes: 73
29. Pirates (1998)
104 min | Documentary, History
Discovery examines the history of "Golden age of Piracy." The program takes a detailed look at the harsh lives of pirates, their tactics, motivations and why they would choose such a life. ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Chancellor | Stars: Lorna Bennett, Rachel Ferjani, Gabriel Byrne, Chris Jarman
Votes: 70
30.
Der Fisch in uns (2014– )
Episode:
Your Inner Fish
(2014)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, ... See full summary »
Director: David Dugan | Star: Neil Shubin
Votes: 70
31. Great British Ships (2018– )
60 min | Documentary, History, War
Engineer Rob Bell reveals the secrets behind some of the historic ships that shaped the history of our island nation.
Stars: Rob Bell, Eric Grove, Paul Pattison, Helen Doe
Votes: 69
32.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Making North America: Human
(2024)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
The influence of geology on the human occupation of North America is described.
Director: Gwyn Williams | Stars: Kirk Johnson, Brian Atwater, Doug Bamforth, Chris Goldfinger
Votes: 69
33.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Eclipse Over America
(2017)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
Scientists and citizens alike observe the first total solar eclipse to traverse the U.S. mainland in more than a generation. Included: the storied history of eclipse science; and cutting-edge research into the solar corona.
Director: Martin Gorst | Stars: Craig Sechler, Jay Pasachoff, Steven Tomczyk, Amir Caspi
Votes: 68
34.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Ice Age Footprints
(2022)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
A look at what thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico's White Sands National Park might reveal about the peopling of the Americas.
Directors: David Dugan, Bella Falk | Stars: Katja Amberger, Carol J. Ellick, Natalia Herrera, Kirk Johnson
Votes: 67
35.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold
(2008)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But... See full summary »
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Marsha Ackerman, Iain Agnew, Raymond Arsenault, Hasok Chang
Votes: 64
36.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Bombing Hitler's Dams
(2012)
TV-G | 113 min | Documentary
The physics and design of the World War II Dambuster attack are examined and recreated.
Director: Ian Duncan | Stars: Demetri Goritsas, Hugh Hunt, Rick Donnelly, Tod Todeschini
Votes: 63
37. Wide Angle (2002–2009)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Daljit Dhaliwal, Amy Hargreaves, Bev Sheehan
Votes: 60
38. Revealed (2002– )
60 min | Documentary
The real Nazi Temple Of Doom! Discover the link to Adolf Hitler's search for the Holy Grail and Heinrich Himmler's shrine to the SS. Find out how a group of experts pieced together the ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Cook, Piers Gibbon, Donald Rumbelow, Mark Halliley
Votes: 59
39.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Particles Unknown
(2021)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
An international team studies the neutrino, the most common yet least understood particle in the universe.
Director: Henry Fraser | Stars: Frank Close, Clyde Cowan, Ray Davis, Enrico Fermi
Votes: 57
40.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Lord of the Ants
(2008)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary
Narrated by Harrison Ford. At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his 'little savage' phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. NOVA profiles this soft-spoken Southerner and... See full summary »
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Stuart Altmann, Harrison Ford, Bert Hölldobler, Richard Lewontin
Votes: 46
41.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
When Whales Could Walk
(2024)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.
Director: Bella Falk | Stars: Shorouq Al-Ashqar, Julia Montgomery Brown, Ellen Coombs, Philip Gingerich
Votes: 46
43. Impossible Moves (2005– )
TV-PG | Documentary
A team of experts must deliver an oversized object from point A to point B within the given timelimit.
Stars: John Michie, Mark Keller, Qarie Marshall
Votes: 42
44. The Tourist Trap (1998– )
Reality-TV
Stars: John Nettles, Susanna Clemm, David Snow, Andrea Klaas
Votes: 41
45. Do You Want to Live Forever? (2007 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
Following the revolutionary life-extension and immortality ideas of this somewhat eccentric scientist, Dr. de Grey.
Director: Christopher Sykes | Stars: Adelaide Carpenter, Aubrey de Grey, Christopher Sykes
Votes: 40
46. The Wonder of Dogs (2013– )
Documentary
This mini-series celebrates man's best friend in all its spectacularly different and unlikely forms, taking a snapshot of the dog population of a typical English village - Brightwell in ... See full summary »
Stars: Kate Humble, Ruth Goodman, Steve Leonard
Votes: 36
47.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Inside China's Tech Boom
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary
In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. See inside leading Chinese tech companies to discover how they innovate, what drives their rise, and what it means for the future of the global economy.
Directors: Xinyan Yu, David Borenstein | Star: Kaiser Kuo
Votes: 35
48. Alex: A Life Fast Forward (2011)
60 min | Documentary
Alex Lewis knows he does not have much longer to live. Aged 21 he finds himself falling hopelessly in love and can't quite believe what's happening. Alex was first diagnosed with bone ... See full summary »
Director: David Dugan
Votes: 33
49.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
The Bat Man of Mexico
(2021)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Family
An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat's epic migration across Mexico, encountering hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and cockroaches, in an effort to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate, on the season finale.
Director: Tom Mustill | Stars: David Attenborough, Rodrigo Medellin
Votes: 33
50.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
The Hunt for Nazi Scientists
(2005)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, History, War
World War 2 offered few spoils for the victors. But the Nazi nuclear and aeronautical scientists were a well recognized prize that could have geopolitical implications in the post war world... See full summary »
Director: Mark Radice | Star: Liev Schreiber
Votes: 32