Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With David Scott

1. Modern Marvels (1993– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History

Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology.

Stars: Lloyd Sherr, Harlan Saperstein, Adam Richman, William Atwater

Votes: 2,164

2. I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010–2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Murders, drug dealers, bank robbers or jail escapees. The stories are different, but the motive is always the same: to stay out of prison. See what pushed these fugitives to their crimes, ... See full summary »

Stars: Bill Ratner, Steve C. Porter, Thomas Dalby, Carl Marino

Votes: 757

3. History's Greatest Mysteries (2020– )

TV-PG | Documentary, History, Mystery

Investigating a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.

Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Sami Jarroush, Amory Sivertson, Nicola Denzey Lewis

Votes: 726

4. Deadly Sins (2012– )

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime

A docudrama that examines the true evils that push people beyond the limits of the law and reveals crimes driven by the most basic of human instincts.

Stars: Darren Kavinoky, Mhari Sandoval, Justin Michael Woods, John Smutny

Votes: 456

5. Buried in the Backyard (2018– )

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime

Examines true-crime stories of victims found buried in the least suspicious places.

Stars: Sadie Medley, Kieran Harriman, Rhoda Pell, Amir Mo

Votes: 387

6. History's Greatest Heists (2023– )

TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary, Crime, History

It centers on the most elaborate real-life heists that have taken place throughout history, such as the Wilcox train robbery in 1899 to Boston's Great Brink robbery in 1950.

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, William "Will" Daubert, Esther Ludlow, Khadija Monk

Votes: 319

7. 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

8. Wives with Knives (2012– )

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Criminal Behavior Analyst, Casey Jordan, interviews women who have been accused and/or charged with stabbing their spouses or boyfriends. The viewer sees an interview with the accused women... See full summary »

Stars: Casey Jordan, Steve C. Porter, David L. Schormann, Sandra Dee Richardson

Votes: 177

9. Hunting Atlantis (2021– )

TV-PG | Documentary, Fantasy

Stel Pavlou and Jess Phoenix investigate a new trail of evidence, unearthing sunken cities, ancient artifacts and geological catastrophes, in a quest to locate Atlantis.

Stars: Stel Pavlou, Jess Phoenix, Michael Boyd, Tamer Karabulut

Votes: 122

10. Mission Declassified (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Investigative journalist Christof Putzel uses recently declassified documents to chase down new leads and clues into some of history's most notorious cold cases.

Stars: Christof Putzel, Melissa Cooper, Lenny DePaul, Bart Baggett

Votes: 110

11. Paranormal Declassified (2020– )

Documentary

Journalist Paul Beban solves history's greatest paranormal mysteries.

Stars: Paul Beban, Andre Maquera, Ryan Skinner, Jonathan Dover

Votes: 106

12. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: World's Most Dangerous Gang (2005)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, History

Explorer investigates Mara Salvatrucha (also known as MS 13) a power 50,000 person gang that stretches across North America.

Stars: Lisa Ling, Ismael Cisneros, Bob Freeman, Luis Li

Votes: 90

13. History's Greatest Heists (2023– )
Episode: The Antwerp Diamond Heist (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime, History

An elite crew of Italian Thieves targets the vault of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. After 27 months of planning, they execute their ambitious plan and make off with the diamonds.

Directors: Brendan Gabriel Murphy, Kieran Murphy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Rav Wilding, Simon Surowicz, Pete Stegemeyer

Votes: 66

14. Killing Time (2019– )

42 min | Documentary

Killing Time is a crime-mystery series that focuses on a critical, lost period of time the day of a homicide. Detectives who worked the case recount their investigation step by step, ... See full summary »

Stars: Ariel Myren, Cazimir Milostan, Richard Lippert, Jordan Lawson

Votes: 48

15. Buried Worlds with Don Wildman (2020– )

Documentary

Wildman is on a mission of a more cryptic sort, heading to remote regions of Peru, Haiti, Bulgaria and beyond.

Stars: Don Wildman, Divine Prince Ty Emmecca, Christian Day, Brian Cain

Votes: 47

16. Insane Coaster Wars (2012– )

TV-G | 30 min | Documentary

Series lets viewers vote on their favorite coasters. Each episode features four coasters in six different categories. Coaster experts will argue the pros, cons, advantages and weaknesses of... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Morgado, Robb Alvey, Mark Rose, Kenny Denton

Votes: 43

17. 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

18. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Nightmare in Jamestown (2005)

Documentary, History

National Geographic examines Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America. It looks at forensic and archaeological evidence that tells a story of famine, disease, violence, and cannibalism.

Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Bill Kelso, Lisa Ling, Doug Owsley

Votes: 41

19. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Ultimate Cat (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History

Explorer goes around the world to look at the biology and behavior of big cats including lions, tigers, leopards, and cheetahs.

Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Bhagavan Antle, Dennis Ikanda, Frank Mendel

Votes: 30

20. History's Greatest Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: The Mysterious Havana Syndrome (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, Mystery

History's Greatest Mysteries explore the top theories behind what caused unexplained illnesses in US diplomats in 2017; which became known as "The Havana Syndrome".

Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Jason Horton, Kevin Fu, Michael Habib

Votes: 30

21. Wives with Knives (2012– )
Episode: When a Biker Comes to Bible Study (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lydia Salce marries young. After 17 years of bumpy times and divorce, she then has her yearned-for child. Still, having nil experience dating brings about a slew of losers. Thinking church ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Leonard | Stars: Laurie Burke, Casey Jordan, John S. Boles, Brian Castellanos

Votes: 29

22. The Day I Almost Died (2015– )

Documentary

Incredible stories told by real-life survivors of extreme near-death experiences. Truly proof of the adage "life is stranger than fiction".. Shocking stories, all well-told.

Stars: Mike Brang, Mathew Lipisko, Alicia Ivanhoe, Diana Jackson

Votes: 28

23. History's Greatest Heists (2023– )
Episode: The Museum of Natural History Heist (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime, History

A trio of thieves is ready to risk their lives to steal the priceless jewels at the American Museum of Natural History; their bold plan has them creeping along the museum ledge, 125 feet above the streets of Manhattan.

Directors: Brendan Gabriel Murphy, Kieran Murphy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Salvatore Bono, Steve Keller, Douglas Nadjari

Votes: 27

24. History's Greatest Heists (2023– )
Episode: The Gardner Museum Heist (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime, History

Two thieves dressed as fake cops make off with a half-billion dollars worth of world class artwork from a Boston museum; although the paintings are still missing, numerous suspects turn up dead.

Directors: Brendan Gabriel Murphy, Kieran Murphy | Stars: Ryan Benson, Pierce Brosnan, Thomas Avona, Robert Fisher

Votes: 26

25. I (Almost) Got Away with It: What Would Kenda Do? (2014– )

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Investigation Discoveries resident homicide hunter Lt. Joe Kenda, re-visits some of his most popular cases featured on the hit series Homicide Hunter, and he offers his expertise into each ... See full summary »

Stars: Joe Kenda, Bill Ratner, Gary Nohealii, Eunice Cooper

Votes: 20

26. Secret History of the White House (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, History

History of the secret constructions in the White House premises in order to provide security to the historic building, and its occupants.

Director: Jeffrey R. Daniels | Stars: Robert Klara, Marcia Chatelain, Mark Smith, Theresa Payton

Votes: 19

27. Paranormal Declassified (2020– )
Episode: Alien Cover-Up (2021)

Documentary

Paul Beban searches for evidence that extraterrestrials are among us. After investigating an alarming abduction case in Massachusetts, Paul unearths long-buried files that could lead to an alien cover-up all the way to the White House.

Director: Ronny Rose | Stars: Nina Anderson, Paul Beban, Chuck Coleman, Laura Magdelene Eisenhower

Votes: 17

28. Sex Sent Me to the Slammer (2015– )

Documentary, Comedy, Crime

These are the amorous accounts of couples whose outrageous sexual capers ended up with them cuffed and behind bars.

Stars: Jordan Givens, James Kwong, Vermyttya Erahn, Diana Jackson

Votes: 16

29. Monstresses (2013– )

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Monstresses recounts the salacious stories of cheating men and their out-of-control mistresses. Each episode of this new series will introduce us to two mistresses caught up in scandalous ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael Acosta, Zoe Winter, Richie Stephens, David Ojakian

Votes: 15

30. Stealth: Flying Invisible (2010)

TV-G | 46 min | Documentary

Born out of a top-secret military project, the F-117 stealth aircraft was thought to be invisible until it was shot down.

Votes: 15

31. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Science of Surveillance (2006)

51 min | Documentary, History

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Director: Peter Yost | Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Robert McCallister, Bill Page, Hans Peter Pfister

Votes: 14

32. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Super Chopper (2005)

TV-G | 45 min | Documentary, History

National Geographic examines the science and engineering behind the EH101 helicopter which has been chosen by the Department of Defense to be the new Marine One.

Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Lisa Ling, Robert Mason, Massimo Porro

Votes: 14

33. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Ultimate Shark (2007)

60 min | Documentary, History

See the world's first MRI scan of a great white shark as Ultimate Shark reveals the extreme engineering and predatory abilities of one of nature's most near perfect predators. Hear ... See full summary »

Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Olivier Destrez, Stephen M. Kajiura, Michel Montana

Votes: 14

34. Targeted for Murder (2022– )

Documentary

A true crime series that explores murder committed using the world's deadliest weapons: guns. Story of murder using gripping interviews, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage.

Stars: John Barnard, Luke Laterza, J.H. Moncrieff, Damian Turner

Votes: 13

35. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Search for Adam (2005)

Documentary, History

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Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Enkhbayar Shagdarguntev

Votes: 13

36. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Super Snake! (2005)

Documentary, History

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Star: Salvatore Vecchio

Votes: 13

37. Paranormal Declassified (2020– )
Episode: Cattle Mutilation Mystery (2021)

Documentary

Visiting a remote Nebraska farm to examine a 60-year-old string of unsolved cattle mutilations across the U.S.; apparent evidence of government cover-ups and connections to UFOs.

Director: Ronny Rose | Stars: Paul Beban, Laurelle Danton, Richard Doty, Johnny Mahan

Votes: 13

38. Hunting Atlantis (2021– )
Episode: Legend of the Adriatic (2021)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Fantasy

Stel and Jess dig into unexplored archeological sites along the Adriatic coast of Croatia where underwater relics from an ancient bridge system lead them to an age-old legend of a lost city... See full summary »

Stars: Stel Pavlou, Jess Phoenix, Dinko Radic, Mate Parica

Votes: 13

39. I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010–2016)
Episode: Got to Escape with One Leg (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Walter Rhodes and 2 other suspects were involved with the murder of 2 cops. Rhodes agrees to testify against the others for a lesser sentence and is released in 18 years. Shortly after, he ... See full summary »

Director: Evan Cecil | Stars: Richard Allen, John Douglas Ayers, Jasmin Bristow, Phillip Caires

Votes: 13

40. Unbelievable Flying Objects (2007 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary

In the history of aviation, there were some ideas that didn't quite...fly. From the bizarre vertical "Pogo" plane to the disastrous Goblin, nicknamed the "Flying Egg," we take an in-depth ... See full summary »

Director: Robert S. Fiveson

Votes: 12

41. Mission Declassified (2019)
Episode: The Hunt for D B Cooper (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

New leads may help Christof uncover the identity of hijacker D.B. Cooper, the most mysterious fugitive in American history.

Director: B.J. Golnick | Stars: Christof Putzel, Lenny DePaul, Baron Schwarz

Votes: 12

42. I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010–2016)
Episode: Got to Be MacGuyver (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Serving life for a double homicide, Harold Laird breaks out of prison. On the lam, he evades the law in a series of near misses from Texas to New Orleans. Exhausted, Laird passes out in a ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Leonard | Stars: Randi Acton, Danyel Areff, Eric Bendross, Phillip Caires

Votes: 12

43. Deadly Sins (2012– )
Episode: Sugar and Spite (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

A father has his daughter's life all planned out - with secrets hiding at home & high hopes for the future, it will end in terror. Later, when sinister forces are at work, even a father's love to his daughter has its limits.

Stars: Christopher Callen, Gary Kauffman, Ginny O'Keefe, Aaron Craig

Votes: 12

44. Mission Declassified (2019)
Episode: Decoding America's UFO Secrets (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Christof heads to the woods of the UK and snowy fields of Canada to determine what the truth is behind UFO sightings. He soon uncovers a much bigger story behind what secrets the government is hiding.

Director: B.J. Golnick | Star: Christof Putzel

Votes: 11

45. Paranormal Declassified (2020– )
Episode: Gateway to Hell (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary

Paul Beban investigates a reported surge of demonic activity in America that is overwhelming the Catholic Church. He follows leads from Gary, Indiana, to Mineral Wells, Texas, where he ... See full summary »

Director: Ronny Rose | Stars: Robert Martin, Tim Wood

Votes: 11

46. Hunting Atlantis (2021– )
Episode: Island of Rings (2021)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Fantasy

Stel and Jess search ancient underwater ruins off the coast of Greece and follow the trade routes of the Minoan civilization to a circular island and the heart of a volcano where a modern ... See full summary »

Stars: Stel Pavlou, Jess Phoenix, Despina Koutsoumba, Sandy MacGillivray

Votes: 11

47. I (Almost) Got Away with It (2010–2016)
Episode: Got to Be Bonnie and Clyde (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

After getting arrested for robbery, Robert Askew runs from a work camp and goes back to stealing to make a living. Askew eventually gets caught again, but he escapes from jail during a ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Leonard | Stars: Gary Nohealii, Stephen Anderson, Robert Askew III, Robert Askew Sr.

Votes: 11

48. Mission Declassified (2019)
Episode: The Axe Man of New Orleans (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A century ago, New Orleans was terrorized by an axe murderer. Now Christof discovers new leads that could point to some of the earliest mafia hits. This gruesome crime spree takes him from the Big Easy to Sicily and Los Angeles.

Director: B.J. Golnick | Stars: Christof Putzel, Melissa Cooper, J. Michael Niotta, Richard N. Warner

Votes: 10

49. Hunting Atlantis (2021– )
Episode: Pyramid at Sea (2021)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Fantasy

Stel and Jess investigate a mysterious Greek island where an advanced ancient civilization built a massive marble pyramid. Artifacts there lead them to Turkey where ground penetrating radar... See full summary »

Stars: Stel Pavlou, Jess Phoenix, Michael Boyd, Anno Hein

Votes: 10

50. Deadly Sins (2012– )
Episode: Killer Grudge (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

A California hair stylist has it all: a loving family, a great career, and a new man who hides a dark side, but madness sparks into rage. Then, a triangle of lust, pride and wrath will tear them apart forever.

Director: Glenn Miller | Stars: Michelle Arthur, Carla Betz, Tonya Bordeaux, Vanessa Conde

Votes: 10