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1. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 292,933 | Gross: $100.92M
2. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
TV-PG | 43 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: 128,415
3. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 85,192 | Gross: $23.81M
4. Cosmos (1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
Stars: Carl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jonathan Fahn, Jean Charney
Votes: 43,906
5. Threads (1984 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May
Votes: 20,045
6. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
"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: 7,790
7. For All Mankind (1989)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History
An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.
Director: Al Reinert | Stars: Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 6,522 | Gross: $0.77M
8. StarCraft (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
Directors: Matt Samia, Mark Schwarz, Duane Stinnett, Chris Metzen, Glenn Stafford | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding, Lani Minella
Votes: 5,502
9. 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: 4,336
10. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,238
11.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Standing Up in the Milky Way
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
A thrilling, new adventure across space and time begins.
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Phil LaMarr, Seth MacFarlane, John Steven Rocha
Votes: 3,552
12. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,092
13. 20/20 (1978– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, News
ABC's original hour-long news magazine.
Stars: David Muir, Amy Robach, Elizabeth Vargas, Deborah Roberts
Votes: 2,732
14.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Some of the Things That Molecules Do
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Artificial selection is one example, eyes another, of the well-documented and inescapable process of evolution--change in a population of species over time--by natural selection. These are some of the things that molecules do.
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nadia Rochelle Pfarr, Carl Sagan
Votes: 2,710
15.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
When Knowledge Conquered Fear
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Neil deGrasse Tyson sets off on the Ship of the Imagination to chase a single comet through its million-year plunge toward Sol. Later, Tyson visits the birth-place of Sir Isaac Newton and ... See full summary »
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Chochol, Cary Elwes, Tom Konkle
Votes: 2,457
16. 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: 2,455
17.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
A Sky Full of Ghosts
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Explores how light, time and gravity affects our perception of the universe
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Wesley Salter, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 2,329
18.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Hiding in the Light
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The Ship of the Imagination travels back in time to reveal 11th century Europe and North Africa during the golden age of Islam, when brilliant physicist Ibn al-Haytham discovered the ... See full summary »
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Alfred Molina, Kenn Ashe, Stoney Emshwiller
Votes: 2,072
19. Good Morning America (1975– )
TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show
They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.
Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos
Votes: 2,023
20.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The Ship of the Imagination ventures on an epic voyage to the bottom of a dewdrop to explore the universe on the smallest scale and observe exotic life forms invisible to the naked eye. ... See full summary »
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 1,858
21.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The Clean Room
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
To determine the true age of the Earth, geochemist Clair Patterson developed the uranium-lead dating method to make an unprecedented discovery - calculating Earth's age of 4.5 billion years... See full summary »
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Larry Cedar, Christopher Emerson, Stoney Emshwiller
Votes: 1,848
22.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Unafraid of the Dark
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
Description of the two Voyager probes sent for interstellar travel. Tyson ends the series by emphasizing Sagan's message on the human condition in the vastness of the cosmos & to encourage ... See full summary »
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Nick Sagan
Votes: 1,792
23.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Sisters of the Sun
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary
Explores the violent cosmic phenomenon of supernovas, which on average occur once per galaxy per century or one billion times per year in the observable universe.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kirsten Dunst, Maria Frucci, Peggy Jo Jacobs
Votes: 1,741
24.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The Electric Boy
(2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Travel to 19th century England and meet Michael Faraday, a child of poverty who grew up to invent the motor and the generator. His ideas about electricity and discovery of magnetic fields ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Keythe Farley, Martin Jarvis, Noah Langford
Votes: 1,737
25.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
The Ship of the Imagination embarks on a journey through space and time to grasp how the autobiography of the Earth is written in its atoms, its oceans, its continents and all living things... See full summary »
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Amanda Seyfried, Glenn Steinbaum
Votes: 1,722
26.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The Immortals
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary
The Ship of the Imagination travels across the cosmos to discover the possibility of beings that live forever and explain why other civilizations perish. Then, visit the Cosmic Calendar of ... See full summary »
Directors: Brannon Braga, Kevin Dart | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christiane Amanpour, Hannah Long, Carl Sagan
Votes: 1,678
27.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The World Set Free
(2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Degrasse discusses our nearest neighboring planet Venus and its climate, the climate change on Earth and if it is caused by humans.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Sorvino, Frank Baxter, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 1,594
28. Wanderers (2014)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
What if we, humans, were to expand beyond the strict bounds of our pale blue dot called planet Earth?
Director: Erik Wernquist | Star: Carl Sagan
Votes: 1,217
29. 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: 1,165
30. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,147
31. In Search of... (1977–1982)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary
Leonard Nimoy hosts investigations into various mysteries.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Hans Holzer, J. Francis Hitching, George O. Abell
Votes: 1,120
32.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Ladder to the Stars
(2020)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
An adventure spanning billions of years into the evolution of life.
Director: Brannon Braga | Star: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 1,086
33.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Vavilov
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
Nikolai Vavilov risked his life for a discovery that would change the history of science.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Viggo Mortensen, Seth MacFarlane, Ken Lally
Votes: 1,016
34.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
A long-term vision of humanity's future worlds is explored.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sasha Sagan, Nick Sagan, Clinnette Minnis
Votes: 942
35.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Lost City of Life
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
Explore the story behind the man who found the first clues to life's beginnings on Earth.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Grange, Carol Bach Rita
Votes: 841
36.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth
(2020)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
A hidden underground network, a collaboration of four kingdoms of life, is revealed.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Steve Oatway
Votes: 832
37.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Carl Sagan examines our planet's place in the universe by leading us on a journey from Earth to Deep Space.
Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Tom Weidlinger, Richard J. Wells | Stars: Carl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík
Votes: 822
38.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Magic Without Lies
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
Spotlighting the man who discovered a hole in reality and the technology that it made possible.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ernie Vigil, Eric Lyons
Votes: 812
39. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 773
40.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
The Cosmic Connectome
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
An abandoned orphan's dream opens the way to understanding the architecture of thought.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marcelo Tubert, Mara Junot, Rick Pasqualone
Votes: 769
41.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
The Sacrifice of Cassini
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
A scientist figures out how to go to the moon while fighting for his life in a war trench.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Adam Tsekhman, Neil Arnote
Votes: 766
42.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
The Man of a Trillion Worlds
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
A young Carl Sagan realizes his childhood dreams, carrying his mentors' research forward.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Sasha Sagan, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 736
43.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
An exploration into the similarities and differences of humans and animals.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Masoumeh Husseini, Harsh Singh, Shereen Balles
Votes: 695
44. Meet the Press (1947– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Weekly news program offering political interviews and analysis of current events by elected officials and experts.
Stars: Chuck Todd, Lawrence E. Spivak, Dennis Haysbert, Martha Rountree
Votes: 687
45.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Carl Sagan examines the origin, development, and complexity of life on Earth and speculates on the possibility of life developing elsewhere in the universe.
Directors: Adrian Malone, David Kennard, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Richard Wells | Stars: Carl Sagan, Alan Belod, Jean Charney, Jonathan Fahn
Votes: 674
46.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
A Tale of Two Atoms
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
Examining how a deadly embrace between two atoms altered the fate of the world.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Judd Hirsch, Olivia d'Abo
Votes: 674
47.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Coming of Age in the Anthropocene
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Animation, Family
Following the greatest stories of prophecy, a possible future for a newborn is depicted.
Director: Ann Druyan | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Trang Vo
Votes: 660
48.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
Harmony of the Worlds
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
After briefly looking at the pseudoscience of astrology, Carl Sagan examines the history of astronomy from ancient times through Ptolemy to Johannes Kepler.
Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, David Kennard, David F. Oyster, Tom Weidlinger | Stars: Carl Sagan, Alan Belod, Jean Charney, Jonathan Fahn
Votes: 627
49.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
Heaven and Hell
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Carl Sagan examines the nature of comets before turning to a close look at the planet Venus.
Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Richard J. Wells | Star: Carl Sagan
Votes: 583
50. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579