07.1 Documentaries & Knowledge

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1. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Nostradamus and his predictions about the future.

Director: Robert Guenette | Stars: Orson Welles, Philip L. Clarke, Ray Laska, Bob Ruggiero

Votes: 1,244

2. Nostradamus (1994)

R | 119 min | Biography, Drama

Nostradamus (1503-66) was a French doctor, astrologer and seer during the Inquisition, successful in treating patients during an outbreak of plague.

Director: Roger Christian | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer

Votes: 3,134 | Gross: $0.36M

3. Nostradamus: Beyond the Prophecies (2001 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

Who was Nostradamus? What are his predictions about the future? A documentary about this mysterious man who, according to some investigators, could predict huge events like the Second World War.

Stars: Chad Bantner, Brad Douglas, John Hogue

Votes: 28

4. Nostradamus: 500 Years Later (2003 TV Movie)

Documentary

The life story of Nostradamus unfolded in medieval Europe at the time of the Great Plague and the Inquisition. He lived in an age of superstition and magic and believed that he could ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Paddor | Stars: Vincent Bridges, Edward Herrmann, Tony Jay, Penn Jillette

Votes: 97

5. Lost Book of Nostradamus (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, History

In 1994, journalist Enza Massa visited the Italian National Library in Rome. While she was researching old texts, Enza discovered a book titled "NOSTRADAMUS VATICANICA CODE", dating back to... See full summary »

Director: Kreg Lauterbach | Star: Vincent Bridges

Votes: 157

6. Next Nostradamus (2008 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, History

Nostradamus is taking about something very interesting.

Directors: Matthew Asner, Danny Gold | Stars: Vincent Bridges, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Ethan Bueno De Mesquita, Larry Herbst

Votes: 46

7. Nostradamus: 2012 (2009 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, History

Nostradamus' prophecies are interpreted alongside messages from ancient cultures about galactic alignment and the end of the world.

Director: Andy Pickard | Stars: Vincent Bridges, James Lurie, Gregg Braden

Votes: 1,148

8. The Nostradamus Effect (2009– )

60 min | Documentary, History

Examines the Prophesies of 16th-century French physician Michel de Nostradamus and other ancient prophesy. It compares these prophesies with current global events and sorts significant prophesy from crackpot theory.

Stars: Phil Crowley, Joseph Eid, Farshad Farahat, Arick Salmea

Votes: 232

9. 2012: The End (2010)

Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

The Mayan Calendar ends on December 21st, 2012. Why does the calendar end? What is going to happen on that date? How is that event going to affect the 7 billion of us living on earth?

Director: Sean Paul Ross | Star: Sean Paul Ross

10. 2012 (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

49 Metascore

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: John Cusack, Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet

Votes: 397,751 | Gross: $166.11M

11. Ancient Aliens (2009– )

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

Science and mythology - and how they are the same thing.

Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry

Votes: 12,559

12. UFO Hunters (I) (2008–2009)

Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

Follows a group of experts as they scrutinize some of history's most intriguing UFO accounts.

Stars: Bill Birnes, Patrick Uskert, Ted Acworth, James Lurie

Votes: 1,015

13. Area 51 Confidential (2011)

Unrated | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

People from various walks of life find themselves held captive in a desolate area surrounding a secret government installation rumored to contain extraterrestrial life.

Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Adrian Quihuis, Devanny Pinn, Brandon Slagle, Wolfgang Meyer

Votes: 429

14. Signs (2002)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

59 Metascore

A widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin

Votes: 385,585 | Gross: $227.97M

15. Roswell (1999–2002)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.

Stars: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Majandra Delfino

Votes: 30,704

16. Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

50 Metascore

A spaceship arrives in 1873 Arizona to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. All that stands in their way: a posse of cowboys and natives.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Abigail Spencer

Votes: 232,446 | Gross: $100.24M

17. The X-Files (1993–2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis

Votes: 249,686

18. The X Files (1998)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

60 Metascore

Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis

Votes: 110,161 | Gross: $83.90M

19. The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

47 Metascore

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet

Votes: 94,000 | Gross: $20.98M

20. Fire in the Sky (1993)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy

42 Metascore

An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg

Votes: 28,415 | Gross: $20.10M

21. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

90 Metascore

Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon

Votes: 216,804 | Gross: $132.09M

22. Universe (1999)

60 min | Documentary

State-of-the art graphics, stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's fleet of spacecraft and the world's leading researchers seek to unravel the mysteries of the Universe: ... See full summary »

Star: John Hurt

Votes: 33

23. National Geographic Specials (1965– )

60 min | Documentary, History

For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.

Stars: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Kiley, Joseph Campanella

Votes: 339

24. Anthropology: A Study of People (1970)

17 min | Documentary, Short

The Spanish Conquistadores wrote down the history of Peru's ancient civilizations, as told to them by the Inca. But archaeologists found evidence that this "history" was entirely false. ... See full summary »

Director: Wayne Mitchell

26. The Brain (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Scientists are only now beginning to understand the most complex machine in the known universe - the brain. Go on a voyage of discovery into the evolutionary history of our last biological ... See full summary »

Star: Erik Thompson

Votes: 77

27. Psychology of Human Behavior (2006 Video)

1,080 min | Documentary

The engineering psychologist, Professor David W. Martin, provides a basic introduction to the complex discipline of psychology, looking back to its history and forward to where it might lead us.

Votes: 12

28. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind (1996)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and work of the great and influential psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), is examined. Archive footage of Freud and a unique sound recording of his voice are included.

Stars: Sigmund Freud, Jack Perkins, Joe Aguayo, Harold P. Blum

Votes: 132

29. Freud (1962)

Passed | 140 min | Biography, Drama

An examination of Czech-Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks, Susan Kohner

Votes: 3,311

30. A Dangerous Method (2011)

R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

76 Metascore

A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel

Votes: 108,329 | Gross: $5.70M

31. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode: The Miracle Worker (2000)

TV-PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Alison Elliott, Hallie Eisenberg, Lucas Black, Kate Greenhouse

Votes: 1,779

32. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

Passed | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History

The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods

Votes: 3,151

33. In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998)

240 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series retracing the journey of Alexander the Great across sixteen countries.

Star: Michael Wood

Votes: 474

34. Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2001)

50 min | Documentary, History

EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.

Stars: Keith David, Peter Egan, John Shrapnel, Paula Wilcox

Votes: 177

35. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

60 Metascore

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,396 | Gross: $57.78M

36. Mysteries of the Freemasons (2006 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

Special examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of ... See full summary »

Director: Tuggelin Yourgrau | Stars: Rich Adams, Chad O. Allen, Charlie Anderson, Jim Bachtell

Votes: 72

37. 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: 6,631

38. Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Passed | 96 min | Biography, Drama, War

An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne, Lucille La Verne

Votes: 1,709

39. Lincoln (1988)

188 min | Drama, History, War

After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.

Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair

Votes: 449

41. Warm Springs (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama

The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson

Votes: 3,324

43. The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988–2003)

Documentary, History

A detailed examination of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with emphasis on the discrepancies and inconsistencies in the government's official version of events.

Stars: Hilary Minster, Robert J. Groden, Cyril H. Wecht, Gary Mack

Votes: 655

44. The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After (2009 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, History

A behind-the-scenes look at November 22, 1963 from the unique perspective of Lyndon Johnson. On his pivotal first day as President, Lyndon Johnson is put to the test as he contends with the... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Giacchino | Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, Fidel Castro, Chester V. Clifton, Walter Cronkite

Votes: 103

45. JFK: The Lost Bullet (2011 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The uncovering of the 3 shots fired that resulted in the assassination of Jon F. Kennedy

Director: Robert Stone | Stars: Max Holland, Dave Markun, Michael Wilder, Fred Nichals Ciacelli

Votes: 109

46. JFK: A New World Order (2013– )

TV-PG | 27 min | Biography

Insightful and concise, this 8 part documentary series covers JFK's life from barely surviving birth to the tragic events in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Remembered for his charisma, sharp ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Edelman, Tim Rosenfield

Votes: 14

47. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary

75 Metascore

An exploration of the life and work of Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, former Marine and military strategist, who was responsible for the publication of secret government documents that revealed the truth behind America's involvement in Vietnam.

Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Peter Arnett, Ben Bagdikian, Ann Beeson, John Dean

Votes: 2,421 | Gross: $0.45M

48. Bill Clinton: His Life (2004 Video)

111 min | Documentary, Biography

(From the DVD jacket:) " 'His Life' follows Bill Clinton through his college days as a war protester, his years of purported womanizing as governor of Arkansas, his possible connections to ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Vince Foster, Don Tyson

Votes: 36

49. The Special Relationship (2010 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Michael Sheen, Demetri Goritsas, Adam Godley, Marc Rioufol

Votes: 4,988

50. Barack Obama: People's President (2009 Video)

90 min | Documentary

An investigation into the grassroots campaign and unprecedented Internet strategy that combined to vault President Obama into the White House. Featuring interviews with leading activists, ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Schechter

Votes: 21

52. Air Crash Investigation (2003– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Dramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.

Stars: Jonathan Aris, Stephen Bogaert, John Cox, John Nance

Votes: 5,900

53. Flight (I) (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller

76 Metascore

Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman

Votes: 376,078 | Gross: $93.77M

54. Skyjacked (1972)

PG | 101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Charlton Heston, James Brolin, Yvette Mimieux, Claude Akins

Votes: 2,342 | Gross: $2.50M

55. Airport (1970)

G | 137 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

42 Metascore

A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

Directors: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Jean Seberg

Votes: 21,675 | Gross: $100.49M

56. Alive (1993)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

56 Metascore

After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.

Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay

Votes: 64,411 | Gross: $36.73M

57. I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash (2010 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary

On Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead.

Director: Brad Osborne | Stars: James Lentzsch, Benjamin Josse, Kelly Haitz, Cindy Latch

Votes: 519

58. Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode: 9/11 (2011)

TV-PG | Documentary

Remembering 9/11 and reconstructing the moments before the catastrophe. Showing new evidence and knowledge in the moments leading to the events of 9/11.

Directors: Jadran Malkovich, Sean Smith | Stars: David Bottiglia, John Farmer, Jadran Malkovich, Robert Marr

Votes: 40

59. 102 Minutes That Changed America (2008 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History

The morning of September 11, 2001 is shown through multiple video cameras in New York City, from the moment the first WTC tower is hit until after both towers collapse.

Directors: Nicole Rittenmeyer, Seth Skundrick | Stars: George W. Bush, Joe Napolitano, Kelly Edwards

Votes: 2,907

60. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: The Man Who Knew (2002)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, News

As an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O'Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Africa, the USS Cole in Yemen, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia,... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Richard Clarke, Louis Freeh, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld

Votes: 92

61. History Specials (2010– )
Episode: 10 Ways to Kill Bin Laden (2010)

TV-PG | 88 min | Documentary, History, War

This is the inside story of the 10 ways the US government has tried to capture or kill the most wanted man in history--Osama bin Laden. Some of the planners and military personnel involved ... See full summary »

62. United 93 (2006)

R | 111 min | Action, Drama, History

90 Metascore

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas, J.J. Johnson

Votes: 110,933 | Gross: $31.57M

63. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

46 Metascore

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow

Votes: 105,163 | Gross: $31.85M

64. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Drama, War

67 Metascore

Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder

Votes: 132,378 | Gross: $119.19M

65. The Awful Truth (1999–2000)

30 min | Documentary

Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.

Stars: Michael Moore, Jay Martel, Gideon Evans, Karen Duffy

Votes: 2,257

66. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

72 Metascore

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,719 | Gross: $21.58M

67. Munich (2005)

R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History

74 Metascore

After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 238,233 | Gross: $47.40M

68. Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode: Munich Olympic Massacre (2006)

TV-PG | Documentary

An examination of the deadly terrorist hostage taking and subsequent massacre of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Director: Jim Nally | Stars: Benjamin Berger, David Mark Berger, Rami Hilmi, Heinz Hohensinn

Votes: 48

69. Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode: Titanic (2006)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary

An investigation inti the cause of the sinking of Titanic. The ultimate cause was the use of post-war rivets that showed flaws in the metal and were unable to withstand the massive strain of the collision with the iceberg.

Director: Alex Nikolic-Dunlop | Stars: Mark James Fernandes, Tim Foecke, Andrew Graves, Peter Guinness

Votes: 60

70. Deep Inside the Titanic (1999 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary, History

Remote submersibles explore the legendary liner, traveling down hallways and into ballrooms and living quarters, concentrating on the bow to midships, where the vessel broke in half. Also: stories of passengers.

Stars: Dave Corey, Joseph Boxhall, Eva Hart, Charles Herbert Lightoller

Votes: 41

71. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

G | 61 min | Documentary, Family

67 Metascore

James Cameron and Bill Paxton, director and actor of the 1997 film Titanic, travel to the final undersea resting place of the ill-fated ship of dreams.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Bill Paxton, Lori Johnston, Lewis Abernathy, John Broadwater

Votes: 6,394 | Gross: $17.09M

72. Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces (2006 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, History

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces has made international headlines announcing their location of two new pieces of the legendary ship at 12,400 ft below the Atlantic, These pieces shed new light on the World's most famous ship wreck.

Director: Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: John Chatterton, Richard Kohler, David Concannon, Bertram Dean

Votes: 92

73. Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary

A team of technicians and scientist undertake a thorough site survey of the Titanic shipwreck area to examine how the passenger ship sank.

Directors: Tony Bacon, Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Jonathan Adams, Christopher Davino, James Delgado, David Gallo

Votes: 159

74. The Real Story (2002–2013)
Episode: Titanic's Final Moments (2006)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

Add a Plot

the real Jack Dawson

75. Titanic (1997)

PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance

75 Metascore

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

Votes: 1,279,917 | Gross: $659.33M

76. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

PG-13 | 154 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

47 Metascore

Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean

Votes: 32,803 | Gross: $7.19M

77. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

He was determined to find a western route to Asia, but wound up discovering the New World. But despite his accomplishments, he died a broken, largely forgotten man. Christopher Columbus ... See full summary »

Votes: 103

78. Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007 TV Movie)

120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of one of the most famous men in history. You might think you know him - the heroic and successful discoverer of America. Now think again.

Director: Anna Thomson | Stars: Olegar Fedoro, Alvaro Martin, David Sant, Javier Mazan

Votes: 88

79. Napoléon (2002)

380 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A masterful soldier, tactician, and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte, with courage and love for his country, rises from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe. But his life ends with a fall and exile.

Stars: Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich

Votes: 5,020

80. Waterloo (I) (1970)

G | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

Director: Sergey Bondarchuk | Stars: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins

Votes: 12,615 | Gross: $3.05M

81. National Geographic: Amish on Break (2011 TV Movie)

Documentary

Five Amish teenagers leave their sheltered community for the first time to spend four weeks abroad in the United Kingdom. It's a trip full of firsts - first time on an airplane, first visit... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beney | Star: Leah Miller

Votes: 24

83. Leaving Amish Paradise (2011 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary following the lives of two Amish families leaving the only world they've ever known and trying to get to grips with the modern world. The Amish travel by horse and buggy and ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Tait

Votes: 44

85. Mozart and the Whale (2005)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Sheila Kelley

Votes: 9,294 | Gross: $0.04M

86. Adam (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

56 Metascore

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving

Votes: 35,767 | Gross: $2.28M

87. Front of the Class (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama

Brad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: James Wolk, Treat Williams, Dominic Scott Kay, Sarah Drew

Votes: 8,868

88. My Brilliant Brain (2007– )

60 min | Documentary

My Brilliant Brain is a compelling three part documentary series exploring the incredible inner workings of the human brain. The programmes look at a group of remarkable people and poses ... See full summary »

Star: Kayla Bechor

Votes: 85

89. Bobby Fischer Live (2009)

Not Rated | 105 min | Biography

A bio about the life of Bobby Fischer.

Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Hedo Davis, Christine Manoukian, Ricco Chapa

Votes: 86

90. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

89 Metascore

A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen

Votes: 42,402 | Gross: $7.27M

91. 60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode: A Lobbyist's Playbook/Redshirting/The Mozart of Chess (2012)

TV-PG | Documentary, News

"A Lobbyist's Playbook" rebroadcasts a segment on former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. "Redshirting" rebroadcasts a segment the controversial practice of holding back children from ... See full summary »

Stars: Lesley Stahl, Jack Abramoff, Neil Volz, Bob Ney

92. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World (1996)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore the rags-to-riches life of the Texas shopkeeper's son who built a billion-dollar hotel empire from the ground up, and became a high-society fixture.

Stars: Peter Graves, Cathleen Baird, Fidel Castro, Gregory Dillon

Votes: 99

93. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

88 Metascore

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody

Votes: 886,250 | Gross: $59.10M

94. Charles Gillpatrick: Front Desk Clerk (2003)

8 min | Documentary, Short

A front desk clerk teaches a new trainee the job and wields his power to serve and protect the guests of his great hotel.

Director: Jim Stedman

95. Hilton! (2013)

78 min | Documentary, Romance

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Director: Virpi Suutari | Stars: Janne, Toni, Mira, Pete

Votes: 212

97. Extraordinary People (2003– )

60 min | Documentary

A documentary show which explores remarkable stories of human experience.

Stars: Hayley Okines, Mandy Sellars, Juliana Wetmore, Dede Koswara

Votes: 103

98. 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: 388

99. Aftermath: Population Zero (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Ever wondered what the world would be like without any humans?

Star: Reg E. Cathey

Votes: 1,493

100. Monsterquest (2007– )
Episode: Bigfoot (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Two expeditions in Washington state are in search of Bigfoot. There is also a look at a recent computer analysis of the famous Patterson film.

Director: Doug Hajicek | Stars: Stan Bernard, Mark Alman, Owen Caddy, Bob Gimlin

Votes: 43



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