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1. John Adams (2008)
TV-14 | 71 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 36,701
2. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,204
3. Seabiscuit (2003)
PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, History, Sport
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Cooper
Votes: 76,833 | Gross: $120.28M
4. The Civil War (1990)
TV-14 | 76 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.
Stars: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards
Votes: 18,584
5. 60 Minutes (1968– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News
The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.
Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer
Votes: 4,348
6. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,101
7. 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: 2,207
8. 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: 1,174
9. Truman (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Richard Dysart, Colm Feore
Votes: 2,498
10. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 2,653
11. New York: A Documentary Film (1999–2003)
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: 1,121
12. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970– )
30 min | News
This is the flagship nightly news program on NBC.
Stars: Lester Holt, Miguel Almaguer, Tom Costello, Gabe Gutierrez
Votes: 676
13. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Votes: 39,179
14. CBS This Morning (2012– )
120 min | News
A mix of news, features and interviews with notable figures in politics, business and entertainment.
Stars: Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell, Charlie Rose, Anthony Mason
Votes: 708
15. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
16. Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954– )
TV-PG | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
A program featuring one or more question-and-answer sessions with prominent figures currently in the news. One of the longest-running programs on television.
Stars: Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson, Bob Schieffer, Scott Gottlieb
Votes: 274
17. HBO First Look (1992– )
13 min | Documentary, Short
Behind-the-scenes look at upcoming feature films, featuring interview commentary with their casts and crews.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Matt Damon
Votes: 479
18. California Typewriter (2016)
TV-PG | 103 min | Documentary
California Typewriter is a story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. The film is a meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
Director: Doug Nichol | Stars: Silvi Alcivar, Ken Alexander, Tom Hanks, Martin Howard
Votes: 1,053 | Gross: $0.24M
19. Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary, History
This documentary chronicles the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The difficult construction process is described in interesting detail; later parts of the film interview ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Paul Roebling, Julie Harris, Arthur Miller, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Votes: 1,013
20. Napoleon (2000– )
240 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times from his Corsican childhood to final exile in St. Helena.
Star: David McCullough
Votes: 406
21. The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Not Rated | 750 min | Documentary
Peter Jennings hosts this 15 part documentary that chronicles the defining events of the 20th century. Through archive footage and hundreds of interviews the series examines 100 years of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Neil Simon, John Updike, Stephen Ambrose
Votes: 107
22. The Statue of Liberty (1985)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Paul Roebling
Votes: 713
23. The Way West (1995 TV Movie)
360 min | Documentary
Chronicles the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893. It looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Ambrose, Russell Baker, Charlotte Black Elk
Votes: 76
24. Burden of Genius (2017)
88 min | Documentary
In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy. Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder. Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on the price of ... See full summary »
Director: Tjardus Greidanus | Stars: Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Thomas Burke, Ronald Busuttil, Arthur Caplan
Votes: 15
25. Huey Long (1985)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor/U.S. senator Huey Long.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Huey Long, Russell Long, David McCullough, Jennings Randolph
Votes: 571
26. David McCullough: Painting with Words (2008 TV Movie)
TV-G | 40 min | Documentary
[HBO] HD. Author/historian David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world in this documentary.
Director: Mark Herzog | Stars: David McCullough, Rosalee McCullough
Votes: 161
27. Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary
Troublesome Creek is the acclaimed story of the Jordan family's gamble to save their Iowa farm. From fighting the Crooked Creek Gang in 1867 to fighting off the bank today. An ... See full summary »
Directors: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan | Stars: Bob Blankenship, Dean Eilts, Marge Harold, James Jordan Jr.
Votes: 88 | Gross: $0.14M
28. Degenerate Art (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
This is a documentary from 1993 about the art exhibit under the Nazi regime of what they considered to be the most corrupting and corrosive examples of what they called 'Entartete Kunst' or... See full summary »
Director: David Grubin | Stars: David McCullough, Sander Gilman, Peter Guenther, Robert Hughes
Votes: 57
29. The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
57 min | Documentary
Ken Burns examines the American utopian 19th century religious sect known as the Shakers.
Directors: Ken Burns, Amy Stechler | Stars: Mildred Barker, Olga Bellin, Tucker Burr, Jesse Carr
Votes: 495
30. The Congress (1989 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
The U. S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions. Ken Burns tells the story behind this branch of government.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Charles McDowell, Barbara Fields, John C. Stennis
Votes: 349
31. Founding Brothers (2002 TV Movie)
200 min | Documentary
Director: Melissa Jo Peltier | Stars: Peter Coyote, Brian Dennehy, Bill Doran, Joseph Ellis
Votes: 111
32. The Typewriter (in the 21st Century) (2012)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Family, History
The documentary film The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) is an ode to a marvelous machine that changed the world, and the surprisingly enduring culture that valiantly attempts to preserve its legacy and save it from cultural extinction.
Director: Christopher Lockett | Stars: Ryan Adney, Monique Alaniz, Manfred Ballweg, Alan Beck
Votes: 37
33. Save Our History (1998– )
Documentary, History
Series highlighting some of America's most historically significant places that are in danger of being lost forever.
Stars: Josh Binswanger, Steve Thomas, Edward Herrmann, Richard Moe
Votes: 16
34. Smithsonian World (1984–1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Stars: David McCullough, David Steadman, Lee Steadman, Andrew Wyeth
35. AOPA Live This Week (2012– )
News
A weekly roundup of news from AOPA: the largest aviation community in the world. Together as a community of current, past, and future pilots, we promote the safety, fun and affordability of general aviation.
Stars: Tom Haines, Sierra Harrop, Melissa Rudinger, Warren Morningstar
36. Conspiracy Theorists Lie (2015)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary
Everyone has heard the story of President Kennedy's murder and most have been left feeling very confused. Conspiracy Theorists Lie is the story you haven't heard; an in depth look at the ... See full summary »
Director: James K. Lambert | Stars: Steve Barber, William F. Buckley, Johnny Carson, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 57
37. The Day They Died (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
The death of history's most fascinating figures is explored in this two-hour special. Profiled are 19 deaths, including George Washington (bled to death by his doctors) and Sigmund Freud (assisted suicide).
Director: Gregory Orr | Stars: Daniel Arasse, Lenore Barbian, Cris Dovich, Peter Gay
Votes: 13
38. The Messenger: Based on a True Story (2005)
18 min | Short, Adventure
Based loosely on the true story of Thomas E. Jones, a 16-year old boy who was responsible for delivering the letter of surrender from the Japanese at the end of WW2.
Director: Quincy Perkins | Stars: Hunter Bodine, Ben Campanella, David Drumm, George Fiderio
Votes: 8
39. Seabiscuit: Racing Through History (2003 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Explore more of Seabiscuit's stunning rise to celebrity status through historic newsreel footage of actual races and numerous interviews.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Laura Hillenbrand, Tobey Maguire, Chris McCarron, David McCullough
Votes: 75
40. Making John Adams (2008 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Charles Thomas Baxter, David Crank, Kirk Ellis, Steve George
Votes: 15
41. Seabiscuit: The Making of a Legend (2003 TV Short)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Robin Bissell, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Laura Hillenbrand
Votes: 54
42. American Presidents: Life Portraits (1999– )
Biography
Stars: Brian Lamb, David McCullough, Abigail Brown, John Stanwich
Votes: 10
43. Character Above All (1996 TV Special)
Talk-Show
PBS panel discussion program about American presidential character.
Stars: Jim Lehrer, Stephen Ambrose, Michael Beschloss, Ben Bradlee
44. 207 15th Anniversary (2018 TV Special)
30 min | Short, Talk-Show
15th Anniversary special for Maine based TV show "207."
Director: Rob Caldwell | Stars: Edward Asner, Barbara Bush, George Bush, Laura Bush
45. Literacy Partners: A Story in Itself (2001 Video)
Documentary, Short
Director: Brian P. Bill | Star: David McCullough
46. Through the Place (2016)
62 min | Documentary
THROUGH THE PLACE tells the story of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, one of the nation's most innovative and effective nonprofit historic preservation organizations. Founded ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Lovering | Star: David McCullough
47. Harry S. Truman: 1884-1972 (1997)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Charles Guggenheim | Stars: David McCullough, Harry S. Truman
48.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Donner Party
(1992)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: David McCullough, J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Gene Jones
Votes: 470
49.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
D-Day Remembered
(1994)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An award-winning documentary of the invasion of Normandy in World War II, using rare archival films and pictures from British, American, and German archives. The narrator provides the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Guggenheim | Stars: David McCullough, Edward A. Askew, John C. Ausland, Joe Bacile
Votes: 81
50.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
(1995)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Struggling to keep the family farm in the family.
Directors: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan | Stars: Bob Blankenship, Dean Eilts, Marge Harold, James Jordan Jr.
Votes: 183