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1. Mindwalk (1990)

PG | 112 min | Drama

7.6

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Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.

Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye

Votes: 3,250 | Gross: $0.77M

2. The Green Promise (1949)

Approved | 93 min | Drama

6.5

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After the Matthews family buys a farm, the father suffers a severe injury, which puts his four children in charge. Daughter Deborah and her kid sister Susan take the lead--with help from the handsome local agricultural agent.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Robert Paige, Natalie Wood

Votes: 688

3. The Dinosaurs! (1992– )

Documentary

8.6

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Dinosaurs are discovered by modern humans and studied to understand how they lived.

Stars: Barbara Feldon, Robert Bakker, Martin Rudwick, David Norman

Votes: 87

4. Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)

55 min | Documentary

8.5

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Until recently, electricity was seen as a magical power. It could slay the living, revive the dead, and bend the laws of nature. It is now the lifeblood of the modern world, fueling our ... See full summary »

Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Jon Agar, Patricia Fara, Iwan Morus

Votes: 570

5. Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)

TV-PG | 29 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

8.7

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View what the modern science points to what the future looks like from the present year all the way to trillions upon trillions of years into the future.

Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: David Attenborough, Sean Carroll, Craig Childs, Brian Cox

Votes: 450

6. Top 5 Worst Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made (2014 Video)

8 min | Short, Sci-Fi

7.1

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Dave Cullen, aka Computing Forever, lists his choices for the top five worst science fiction movies.

Director: Dave Cullen | Star: Dave Cullen

Votes: 9

7. Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)

60 min | Documentary

8.3

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Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.

Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Andrea Sella, Hal Sosabowski, Liam Reeves

Votes: 365

8. The Seismic Sense: How Animals Predict Earthquakes (2012)

PG | 52 min | Documentary

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Up until now, scientists have been fighting a lost battle on the field of earthquake prediction. A ray of light comes from the animal kingdom.

Director: Elmar Bartlmae | Stars: Chihiro Yamanaka, Helmut Tributsch, Guido Westhoff, David Oppenheimer

9. Pasteur (1935)

71 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.2

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The biography of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French biologist credited for his research on vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.

Directors: Sacha Guitry, Fernand Rivers | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Jean Périer, José Squinquel, Gaston Dubosc

Votes: 77