With National Geographic Channel (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
TV-PG | 557 min | Documentary
An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Keythe Farley, Piotr Michael
Votes: 119,713
2. Genius (I) (2017– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
Stars: Samantha Colley, Seth Gabel, Antonio Banderas, Clémence Poésy
Votes: 18,375
3. The Kids Are All Right (2010)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska
Votes: 129,960 | Gross: $20.81M
4. Free Solo (2018)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe
Votes: 65,564 | Gross: $17.54M
5. The Hot Zone (2019– )
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
The frightening spread of the Ebolavirus (season 1) and anthrax (season 2).
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Tony Goldwyn, Noah Emmerich, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 8,742
6. The Right Stuff (2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History
U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
Stars: Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue, Patrick Fischler
Votes: 3,704
7. Something Bit Me (2022– )
Documentary
"Something Bit Me!" explores the true stories of animal and insect attacks as well as bites and stings that have resulted in sending people to the E.R.
Stars: Jeremy Brandt, Elizabeth Conboy, Pourya Rahbar, Leslie Gladney
Votes: 42
8. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Sagan, Trang Vo
Votes: 6,045
9. Life Below Zero (2013– )
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
The everyday struggles of living in the secluded state of Alaska where one wrong decision could cost you your life.
Stars: James Franzo, Sue Aikens, Agnes Hailstone, Chip Hailstone
Votes: 1,938
10. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Lance Lewman, Will Lyman
Votes: 2,737
11. The Long Road Home (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Biography, Drama
American forces occupying Iraq are ambushed in a Baghdad neighborhood.
Stars: Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, E.J. Bonilla
Votes: 2,959
12. Port Protection (2015– )
TV-14 | Reality-TV
Port Protection is home to the few who have left behind normal society and chosen a different life in a remote Alaskan community, where survival of the individuals and community cannot ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Muehlberger, Sam Carlson, Timothy 'Curly' Leach, Mary Miller
Votes: 475
13. Welcome to Earth (2021– )
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure
Will Smith travels to the extreme ends of the earth from active volcanoes to deep ocean adventures.
Stars: Will Smith, Diva Amon, Cory Richards, Erik Weihenmayer
Votes: 2,312
14. Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of Navy SEALs comes to learn the identity of their target: Osama bin Laden.
Directors: John Stockwell, Paulette Victor-Lifton | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Jenny Gabrielle, Anson Mount, Freddy Rodríguez
Votes: 10,532
15. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
Survivors share their stories and experience of survival abroad.
Stars: Manuel Villasenor, Jerry Murillo, Tato Alexander, Carrell Lasso
Votes: 2,003
16. Mars (2016–2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet.
Stars: Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Sammi Rotibi, Clémentine Poidatz
Votes: 14,624
17. Barkskins (2020– )
TV-MA | Drama, History
Based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization- late 1600s New France.
Stars: David Thewlis, Marcia Gay Harden, Aneurin Barnard, James Bloor
Votes: 2,329
18. Limitless (2022– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Adventure | Post-production
A different way we can live better for longer: regenerating damage, maximizing strength, building resilience, shocking the body, supercharging memory and confronting mortality.
Star: Chris Hemsworth
19. Wicked Tuna (2012– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Teams of tuna fisherman battle the elements, and each other, to catch the most Giant Bluefin Tuna.
Stars: Dave Marciano, Rob Naughton, Dave Carraro, Timothy James Ott
Votes: 942
20. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston, Frances Conroy
Votes: 15,417 | Gross: $8.79M
21. Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Reality-TV
British adventurer, takes A-list celebrities on wild outdoor adventures, pushing them beyond their comfort zone.
Stars: Bear Grylls, Channing Tatum, Bobby Bones, Ben Stiller
Votes: 2,689
22. Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (2019– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Gordon Ramsay journeys to some of the most incredible and remote locations on Earth in search of culinary inspiration, epic adventures, and cultural experiences he will never forget.
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Sheldon Simeon, Monique Fiso, Virgilio Martínez
Votes: 1,363
23. Before the Flood (2016)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune
Votes: 27,682
24. Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (2020– )
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary
TRAFFICKED explores the complex and often dangerous inner workings of the global underworld - smuggling networks, and black and informal markets.
Stars: Mariana van Zeller, Anthony Hughes
Votes: 694
25. Restrepo (2010)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Directors: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger | Stars: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Juan 'Doc Restrepo, Dan Kearney, LaMonta Caldwell
Votes: 23,680 | Gross: $1.33M
26. Saints & Strangers (2015)
192 min | Drama, History
Story of the Voyage of the Mayflower and the first year of The Pilgrims in America.
Stars: Vincent Kartheiser, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Keenan Arrison
Votes: 2,162
27. One Strange Rock (2018)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
The extraordinary story of Earth and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown but harsh cosmic arena; astronauts tell the story of Earth through a unique perspective.
Stars: Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Mae C. Jemison
Votes: 7,795
28. Brain Games (2011– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
An examination of the nature of human perception and how it can be fooled.
Stars: Jason Silva, Bert Thomas Morris, Apollo Robbins, Eric Leclerc
Votes: 3,279
29. Top Gear USA (2008– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
The hosts Adam Ferrara, Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust talk about what ever you need to know about cars and in every episode they go through a list of challenges to know who chose the best ... See full summary »
Stars: Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara, Rutledge Wood, Eric A. Stromer
Votes: 5,992
30. The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Robert Thurman, Jodi Magness, Amir Hussain
Votes: 5,016
31. Lost Cities with Albert Lin (2019– )
Documentary, History
Utilizing ground-penetrating radar, LiDar and 3D scanning, Lin will work with boots-on-the-ground archaeologists to discover and re-create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth.
Stars: Albert Yu-Min Lin, Duncan Lees, Joseph Angelo Steel, Gus Kohler
Votes: 433
32. Black Market with Michael K. Williams (2016– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary
In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams journeys into the dangerous world of illicit trade.
Stars: Michael Kenneth Williams, DJ Hollygrove, O.G. Ron C., Rosie Perez
Votes: 583
33. Long Way Down (2007)
519 min | Documentary
Two guys take a trip of several months on motorcycles. They travel from the North of Scotland, down through Europe, into Africa, finally winding up in Cape Town, South Africa.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Russ Malkin
Votes: 6,123
34. Life Below Zero: Next Generation (2020– )
TV-14 | Reality-TV
In Life Below Zero: Next Generation, the all-new cast members have tried contemporary life and rejected it in favor of a life of freedom in the brutal Alaskan wilderness.
Stars: Jessi Morse, Chris Morse, Alex Javor, Kaleb Rowland
Votes: 222
35. Year Million (2017)
47 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
An in depth look into what our future will look like when technology takes over, for better or worse.
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Negin Farsad, Olive Gray, Vinette Robinson
Votes: 591
36. Killing Kennedy (2013 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best seller comes this shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin. As John F. Kennedy (Lowe) rises to become U.S. president, a ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Rob Lowe, Will Rothhaar, Jack Noseworthy, Casey Siemaszko
Votes: 3,584
37. To Catch A Smuggler (2020– )
Reality-TV
Millions enter the US through airports each year, and hid amongst them are a stream of contraband. DHS will stop at nothing to catch these smugglers.
Star: David C. Schweizer
Votes: 62
38. Killing Lincoln (2013 TV Movie)
Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Tom Hanks, Regen Wilson, Billy Campbell, Jesse Johnson
Votes: 2,267
39. Jane (II) (2017)
PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Jane Goodall, Hugo Van Lawick, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Votes: 5,065 | Gross: $1.72M
40. Seconds from Disaster (2004–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Accounts of famous technological disasters and their subsequent investigations.
Stars: Richard Vaughn, Ashton Smith, Peter Guinness, Michael Koltes
Votes: 1,047
41. Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (2004–2016)
TV-G | 110 min | Family, Reality-TV
Dog lover Cesar Millan has an uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes.
Stars: Cesar Millan, Daddy, Paul Dini, Ilusion Millan
Votes: 2,745
42. Narco Wars (2020–2021)
Documentary, Crime, History
Explore how opportunistic smuggling networks in Latin America turned into powerful and ruthless drug cartels with unprecedented power.
Stars: Ioan Grillo, Jeremy McDermott, William Rodriguez Abadia, Chris Feistl
Votes: 209
43. Life Below Zero: First Alaskans (2022– )
TV-14 | Post-production
Follows Alaskan Natives who are focusing on their right to preserve their threatened ways of life, to ensure its survival for the next thousand years.
44. Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster (2020 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, History
The remarkable story of the Mount St. Helen's volcanic eruption of 1980 told by first hand witnesses who survived and using rare remastered archive material.
Director: Sophie Elwin-Harris
Votes: 91
45. LA 92 (2017)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Henry Alfaro, Danny Bakewell, John D. Barnett, Bart Bartholomew
Votes: 6,400
46. Killing Jesus (2015 TV Movie)
Unrated | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
A miniseries chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Vernon Dobtcheff, Eoin Macken, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 2,032
47. Taboo (2002–2014)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary
Around the world there are people of different cultures who take actions and decisions that seem out of the ordinary to the average westerner. Considered taboo, these people and their stories are now being known.
Stars: Lance Lewman, Andres Williams, David McCallum, Peter Singer
Votes: 664
48. American Blackout (2013 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
What if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Rudd | Stars: Kasim Aslam, Hardy Awadjie, Sally Jo Bannow, Gage Barret
Votes: 177
49. The Boonies (2016– )
44 min | Reality-TV
Several people making a life living off the grid.
Star: Michael Madsen
Votes: 193
50. Yukon Gold (2013– )
60 min | Reality-TV
Yukon Gold follows four gold mining crews who have only four short months in Canada's wild Yukon to earn one BIG payday. With the price of gold hovering at record-breaking levels, a modern ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Courage, Guillaume Brodeur, Ken Foy, Karl Knutson
Votes: 644