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2014
7.4
An Honest Liar
The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
90
7.4
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Documentary
An Honest Liar
2015
7.6
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.
87
7.6
- #History
- #Documentary
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
2015
7.3
All Things Must Pass
'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
94
7.3
- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
All Things Must Pass
2014
7
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
The story behind Nas's groundbreaking debut album 'Illmatic, ' and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes.
74
7
- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2015
7.2
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.
98
7.2
- #History
- #Documentary
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2013
6.5
Walking with the Enemy
A young man, separated from his family in World War II, disguises himself as a Nazi S.S. Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.
124
6.5
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #Romance
- #War
Walking with the Enemy
2012
6.5
Goltzius and the Pelican Company
Hendrik Goltzius, a late sixteenth-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
128
6.5
- #Comedy
- #History
Goltzius and the Pelican Company
2015
7.2
Being Evel
The real story behind the myth of American icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel and his legacy.
99
7.2
- #Action
- #History
- #Documentary
Being Evel
2012
7.4
WWII from Space
The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space.
7.4
- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
WWII from Space
2013
6.8
Beyond the Edge
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation.
90
6.8
- #Drama
- #History
- #Documentary
Beyond the Edge
2008
7.1
Che: Part One
In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
134
7.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Che: Part One
2006
7.8
Deep Water
A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.
92
7.8
- #History
- #Documentary
Deep Water
2010
6
The Outlaw
A chronicle of the life of Lope de Vega, the Spanish playwright who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of theater.
106
6
- #Drama
- #History
The Outlaw
2002
6.1
Salem Witch Trials
A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
240
6.1
- #Drama
- #History
Salem Witch Trials
2011
6.8
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
A son's riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller. The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster. Told by William Colby's son Carl, the story is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal memoir of a family living in clandestine shadows, and an inquiry into the hard costs of a nation's most cloaked actions.
104
6.8
- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
2007
7.2
The Brothers Warner
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
94
7.2
- #History
- #Documentary
The Brothers Warner
2011
6.1
Winnie Mandela
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
104
6.1
- #Drama
- #History
Winnie Mandela
2003
7.5
Festival Express
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band.
90
7.5
- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
Festival Express
2008
6.8
Che: Part Two
In 1967, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia, South America.
135
6.8
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Che: Part Two
2004
8.1
Hotel Rwanda
Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
121
8.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Hotel Rwanda
2010
7.1
The Roundup
A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
115
7.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
The Roundup
2014
7.1
Finding Fela
A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.
119
7.1
- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
