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1. Plane Crazy (1997 TV Movie)

Documentary

9.0

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A 3 film series following Bob Cringely's nerve-wracking attempt to build an airplane in 4 weeks.

Director: Paul Sen | Star: Robert X. Cringely

Votes: 20

2. The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996)

150 min | Documentary

8.4

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Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs, Douglas Adams, Bill Gates

Votes: 1,374

3. Generation X (2016)
Episode: The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary

8.3

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Generation X explores how technological innovations and digital culture have impacted every aspect of gen X-ers' lives.

Stars: Julian Assange, Kurtis Blow, David Brancaccio, Sergey Brin

Votes: 9

4. The 2000s (2018)
Episode: The i Decade (2018)

60 min | Documentary

8.3

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This episode explores the rise of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google.

Stars: Jonathan Abrams, Wyatt Andrews, Ken Auletta, David Axelrod

Votes: 92

5. The Nineties (2017)

60 min | Documentary, History

8.1

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A TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 1990 to 1999.

Stars: Dan Rather, Gil Troy, Lesley Stahl, Jeffrey Toobin

Votes: 1,297

6. The 2000s (2018)

60 min | Documentary

8.0

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A TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 2000 to 2009.

Stars: Renee Graham, Julian Zelizer, Chris Connelly, John Heilemann

Votes: 1,023

7. Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012)

Unrated | 70 min | Documentary

8.0

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A conversation with Steve Jobs as he was running NeXT, the company he had founded after leaving Apple.

Director: Paul Sen | Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs

Votes: 1,914 | Gross: $0.10M

8. The Nineties (2017)
Episode: The Information Age (2017)

Documentary, History

8.0

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Society's adoption of the Internet; Microsoft, browser wars, and the antitrust case brought against Microsoft; the Apple saga; online commerce and dot-com retailers such as Amazon and eBay; the hysteria surrounding Y2K.

Stars: Marc Andreessen, Ken Auletta, Steve Ballmer, Jim Barksdale

Votes: 104

9. Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998– )

178 min | Documentary

7.8

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The development of Arpanet, the Internet and the World Wide Web from 1969 to 1998 is explored.

Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer

Votes: 204

10. Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )

44 min | Documentary

7.6

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Documentary series that explores the careers of the executives and innovators who have helped define the world of technology, finance, politics and culture.

Stars: Ted Marcoux, Brad Stone, Nicholas Carlson, Ken Auletta

Votes: 76

11. Generation X (2016)

44 min | Documentary

7.5

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This documentary takes a look back at the times and inventions for those who were born between 1961-81 who got to experience them and even inspire them to change the world as a result

Stars: Christian Slater, Jonathan Sway Calloway, Alison Stewart, Dee Snider

Votes: 170

12. Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect (1999 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

7.4

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Director: Michael McLeod | Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Brian Little, Rich Seidner, Dale Way

Votes: 11

13. The Money Programme (1966– )
Episode: How a Geek Changed the World (2008)

Documentary

7.1

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Stars: Fiona Bruce, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer

Votes: 39

14. Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
Episode: Steve Jobs (2010)

Documentary

7.0

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Through interviews with friends, former colleagues and business associates, GAME CHANGERS reveals the many layers of the intensely private Steve Jobs - his style of leadership, management ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Knappenberger | Stars: Ted Marcoux, Steve Jobs, Guy Kawasaki, Leander Kahney

Votes: 24

15. Electric Money (2001 TV Movie)

114 min | Documentary, History

6.9

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How computers and other digital technologies are transforming the worlds of finance, business, and money.

Director: David Davis | Star: Robert X. Cringely

Votes: 18

16. The '90s Greatest (2018)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary

6.8

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When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall has just fallen down, and soon other walls were coming downtown - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The ... See full summary »

Stars: Huey Morgan, Perez Hilton, David Sirota, Bob Batchelor

Votes: 131

17. The '90s Greatest (2018)
Episode: The Internet Revolution (2018)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary

6.8

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The birth of the internet herald the dawn of a new age, but it will take some remarkable battles, and a stolen sex tape to make it truly revolutionary.

Director: Anabelle Marshall | Stars: Huey Morgan, Jason Alexander, Kurt Andersen, Pamela Anderson

Votes: 16

18. Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Biography

6.7

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Friends, fans, colleagues, and rivals reflect on the talents and achievements of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Includes excerpts from an interview with Bill Gates and Jobs shortly after his cancer diagnosis.

Directors: Sarah Hunt, Mimi O'Connor | Stars: Bill Fernandez, Robert Palladino, Dean Hovey, Ross Perot

Votes: 830

19. Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy (2011 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary, Biography

6.7

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The Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other experts give their views on the rise, fall and come back of Apple with Steve Jobs at the helm.

Directors: Laura Craig Gray, Tristan Quinn | Stars: Evan Davis, Steve Jobs, Daniel Kottke, Stewart Brand

Votes: 1,203

20. The '90s Greatest (2018)
Episode: Generation Wired (2018)

TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary

6.7

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Nineties alternative culture goes mainstream as the Wired Generation (Generation X) embraces grunge music, gourmet coffee, and the sleek digital gadgets of the future.

Director: Harry Hewland | Stars: Huey Morgan, Jennifer Aniston, Bob Batchelor, Timothy Busfield

Votes: 18