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1. Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso (2016– )
Margo Jefferson: We Must 'Go On' (2022 Podcast Episode)

Margo Jefferson ("Constructing a Nervous System") on her new memoir, allyship in the women's movement, and the power of Oscar Wilde.

Stars: Sam Fragoso, Margo Jefferson

2. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.

Directors: Julia Marchesi, Sally Rosenthal | Stars: Jim Bailey, Gina Barreca, Rona Barrett, Jeanine Basinger

Votes: 237

3. Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019)

TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald.

Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller, Ray Brown Jr., Laura Mvula

Votes: 577

4. Today (1952– )
Episode: Episode dated 25 June 2019 (2019)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

Today Food with James Kent; summer jobs for kids; allergies; actresses Justina Machado and Elisabeth Rohm ("Family Pictures"); consumer confidential; journalist Maria Shriver; actor Russell... See full summary »

Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Craig Melvin

5. Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

How did a poor little Black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family "The Rainbow Tribe", adopting twelve ... See full summary »

Director: Ilana Navaro | Stars: Léonie Simaga, Josephine Baker, Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Simon Njami

Votes: 149

6. The Last Days of Michael Jackson (2018 TV Movie)

Documentary

A retrospective on the life of the King of Pop from the Jackson 5 to his final days, including never-before-seen video and interviews.

Stars: Debbie Allen, Frank Cascio, Chris Connelly, Karen Faye

Votes: 91

7. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode: Episode #40.58 (2018)

TV-PG | 64 min | News, Talk-Show

The history of the use of blackface; Frankenstein's origins; actor/director Jonah Hill (Mid90s (2018)); horror movies; a look back at one of the United States' financial crunches; a man ... See full summary »

Stars: Jane Pauley, Roald Amundsen, Jim Axelrod, Michael Bennett

8. Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)

100 min | Documentary, Biography

A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.

Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Humphrey Bogart, Burt Boyar

Votes: 258

9. Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso (II) (2016 Podcast Series)

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Stars: Sam Fragoso, Ashish Jha, W. Kamau Bell, Jenny Slate

Votes: 12

10. American Scandals (2015– )
Episode: Michael Jackson: The Man In The Mirror (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV

Both adored and condemned, Michael Jackson was surrounded by controversy for most of his life. Never before seen interviews with Michael and Barbara Walters' revealing new interview with ... See full summary »

Stars: Barbara Walters, Suzanne De Passe, Berry Gordy, Michael Jackson

11. American Scandals (2015– )

TV-14 | Reality-TV

Takes viewers inside headline grabbing cases, revealing never before heard details and personal insight from some of the most notorious cases in history.

Stars: Barbara Walters, Kato Kaelin, Mary Kay Letourneau, Vili Fualaau

Votes: 60

12. Michael Jackson: Eine Karriere zwischen schwarz und weiß (2012 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Hannes Rossacher | Stars: Barney Hoskyns, Margo Jefferson, Jochen Leuschner, Jacques Peretti

13. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Willa Cather: The Road Is All (2005)

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Cather had the great good fortune to have lived among the first generation of white settlers in 1880's Nebraska, and she gives witness to their time and place in such a way that American literature will never forget them.

Director: Joel Geyer | Stars: Joan Acocella, Willa Cather, Richard Giannone, Vivian Gornick

Votes: 100

14. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)

360 min | Documentary, Music

A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical

Stars: Julie Andrews, Stephen Sondheim, John Lahr, Tommy Tune

Votes: 385

15. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Episode: Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004)

Documentary, Music

The radical cultural changes that occurred in the 1920's were reflected in the Broadway musical. Musically, jazz ruled the Broadway musical stage. There was also a sense of liberation in ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Nancy Kathryn Anderson, Julie Andrews, Warner Baxter, Eubie Blake

Votes: 22

16. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Episode: I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004)

Documentary, Music

The Great Depression ushered in a new era of the Broadway musical. Gone were the frothy, nonsensical shows of the 1920s. Broadway musicals were now either reflective of the harsh times (... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Hank Azaria, Mary Ellin Barnett

Votes: 24

17. Jazz (2001)

1,075 min | Documentary, History, Music

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.

Stars: Keith David, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 2,497

18. Jazz (2001)
Episode: Risk: 1945-1955 (2001)

TV-PG | 123 min | Documentary, History, Music

The postwar years bring prosperity, but the Cold War threat makes these anxious years as well. In jazz, this underlying tension will be reflected in bebop, and in the troubled life of it's ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Kevin Conway, Stanley Crouch

Votes: 85

19. Jazz (2001)
Episode: Our Language: 1924 -1929 (2001)

TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, History, Music

In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers take center stage. We meet Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues; Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz star... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Bix Beiderbecke, Matthew Broderick

Votes: 92

20. Jazz (2001)
Episode: Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (2001)

TV-PG | 87 min | Documentary, History, Music

As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to being America's popular music. It has a new name, Swing, and for millions of young fans, it will be the defining... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Philip Bosco, Dave Brubeck, James Lincoln Collier

Votes: 93

21. Jazz (2001)
Episode: The Adventure: 1956-1960 (2001)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History, Music

For jazz, the late 1950s is a period of transition when old stars like Billie Holiday and Lester Young will burn out while young talents arise to take the music in new directions. New ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Lester Bowie, Ray Charles

Votes: 77

22. Jazz (2001)
Episode: The Gift: 1917-1924 (2001)

TV-PG | 107 min | Documentary, History, Music

Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of jazz becomes a tale of two great cities, Chicago and New York, and of two extraordinary artists whose lives and ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Adam Arkin, Louis Armstrong, Philip Bosco, Lester Bowie

Votes: 104

23. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: City of Tomorrow (1929-1941) (2001)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History

Episode six reveals the immense new forces were unleashed in New York, from the Depression to the New Deal, which permanently altered the city. Along the way, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and ... See full summary »

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Bella Abzug, Marshall Berman, Philip Bosco, Calvin O. Butts III

Votes: 32

24. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: The City and the World (1945-2000) (2001)

TV-PG | 136 min | Documentary, History

Episode seven chronicles the history of New York from the end of the Second World War to the present, exploring the complexities of the modern city and the turbulent years of physical, ... See full summary »

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Bella Abzug, Marshall Berman, Philip Bosco, Calvin O. Butts III

Votes: 29

25. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )

600 min | Documentary, History

Exploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson, Mike Wallace, Mike Wallace

Votes: 1,119

26. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode five tells the African-American experience and the birth of the new media industries.

Director: Lisa Ades | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth Abram, Joan Allen, Thomas Bender

Votes: 55

27. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: New York: Part II - Order and Disorder (1999)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode two looks at New York's rise as a burgeoning cultural center and multi-ethnic port.

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth Abram, Joan Allen, Thomas Bender

Votes: 59

28. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: New York: Part III - Sunshine and Shadow (1999)

TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode three turns the spotlight on greed and wealth.

Director: Lisa Ades | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth J. Abram, Philip Bosco, Robert A. Caro

Votes: 59

29. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: New York: Part I - The Country and the City (1999)

TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode one begins in 1609 and chronicles the arrival of the Dutch.

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Thomas Bender, Carol Berkin, Calvin O. Butts III

Votes: 76

30. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: New York: Part IV - The Power and the People (1999)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode four follows New York into a new century.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth J. Abram, Joan Allen, Marshall Berman

Votes: 57

31. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: The Country and the City (1609-1825) (1999)

TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, History

The first of 8 shows of the history of New York City. This one starts with the first Europeans and how the city started to grow.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Thomas Bender, Carol Berkin, Calvin O. Butts III, Caleb Carr

Votes: 41

32. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: The Power and the People (1898-1918) (1999)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History

This episode covers the period from 1898 to 1914, and documents the rise of Al Smith to governer after he enacted laws to protect working people in the state of New York after the terrible ... See full summary »

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Ruth J. Abram, Joan Allen, Carol Berkin, Philip Bosco

Votes: 36

33. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898) (1999)

TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary, History

This period in New York's history covers many local characters and the corruption but also the building of the Brooklyn bridge and the erection of the Statue of Liberty.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Ruth J. Abram, Philip Bosco, Robert A. Caro, Caleb Carr

Votes: 37

34. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode: Cosmopolis (1919-1931) (1999)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History

Episode five tells the African-American experience, the birth of the new media industries and the incredible array of human and cultural energies converge, ending with construction of the world's tallest building.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Philip Bosco, Robert A. Caro, Daniel Czitrom, Keith David

Votes: 34

35. American Experience (1987– )

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A series showcasing documentaries on American history.

Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt

Votes: 2,200

36. American Masters (1985– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett

Votes: 1,169

37. Flo Kennedy, portrait d'une féministe américaine (1982 Video)

59 min | Documentary

Margo Jefferson, journalism lecturer in New York, and Ti-Gracen Atkinson, writer and feminist theoretician, talk to Flo Kennedy, a Black American lawyer, about racism, minorities' rights and the E.R.A.

Director: Carole Roussopoulos | Stars: Ti-Grace Atkinson, Margo Jefferson, Florynce Kennedy

38. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )

TV-PG | 90 min | News, Talk-Show

The news show that does personal interest pieces. Anything from interviews with actors, political figures, athletes, musicians, costume designers, fashion designers, restaurant owners, charity heads, kids with special talents

Stars: Jane Pauley, Charles Osgood, Mo Rocca, Lee Cowan

Votes: 1,066

39. Today (1952– )

TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show

A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.

Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair

Votes: 2,457