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1. Syria: War and Power (1984 TV Movie)
60 min
Director: Ziad H. Hamzeh | Stars: John Cooley, Ziad H. Hamzeh, Chris Harper, Peter Jennings
Votes: 23
2. Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD (2004 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Richard Robbins | Star: Peter Jennings
Votes: 14
3.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1914-1919: Shell Shock
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
Americans' innate isolationism delays entry into "The War that Will End All Wars." Despite the tragedy that eventually envelops an entire generation of young men, America emerges uniquely ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Corneal Davis, E.L. Doctorow, Ted Francis, Peter Jennings
Votes: 11
4. 30 for 30 (2009– )
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A collection of documentary films focused on sports.
Stars: Brent Musburger, Chuck D, Larry Bird, William C. Rhoden
Votes: 5,554
5. 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
6.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1920-1929: Boom to Bust
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
In the prosperity of the 20's Americans begin to question their traditional values. Prohibition is enacted, minorities begin to better see themselves, women gain the vote and Americans ... See full summary »
Stars: William Jennings Bryan, Richard E. Byrd, Calvin Coolidge, Clarence Darrow
Votes: 8
7.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1936-1941: Over the Edge
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The years 1936 thru 1941. From the Berlin Olympics, burning books and Kristallnacht, anti-Semitism eventually dominates German thinking. Fascists and world leaders utilize film, radio and ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Marian Anderson, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill
Votes: 9
8.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1929-1936: Stormy Weather
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The Great Depression rocks America.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Peter Jennings, Bill Bailey, Marvin Belli, Smedley Butler
Votes: 12
9.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
Best Years: 1946-1952
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
At war's end, the GI's return home. But after four years of war, that home has changed and there lies ahead the task of rebuilding a war torn world. As the only major nation to escape widespread destruction that task falls to the U.S.A.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Charles Champlin, Winston Churchill, Rosenberg. Edna
Votes: 7
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: 4,246
11. The Century (1999– )
720 min | Documentary, History
Peter Jennings hosted this 6 episode special that reviews some of the most important events of the 20th Century. Each episode is a two part examination of two events in history that ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Henry Kissinger, Steve Allen, Edward Teller
Votes: 61
12.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
(1990)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of journalist Edward R. Murrow recalling his live radio broadcasts and TV programs.
Director: Susan Steinberg | Stars: Lauren Bacall, David Brinkley, Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 125
13. 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: 48,211
14. Phonograph Conversations (2013)
Documentary
Director: Nick Pavone | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Jon E. Edwards, Paul Israel, Peter Jennings
Votes: 10
15. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,982
16. 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: 1,175
17. This Reporter (1990– )
Documentary
Stars: Barbara Walters, Charles Kuralt, Ted Koppel, Dan Rather
Votes: 23
18. Peter Jennings Reporting: Ecstasy Rising (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary
ABC News television documentary with Peter Jennings on the history of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) also known as ecstasy.
Star: Peter Jennings
Votes: 31
19. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,938
20. Dangerous World: The Kennedy Years (1997 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
President Kennedy served just three years in office, but they were three of the most difficult years of any presidency. The United States was locked in a global power struggle with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Judith Campbell Exner, Fidel Castro, Sam Giancana
Votes: 15
21. The Looming Tower (2018)
TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, History
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp
Votes: 17,588
22. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 903
23. The World Is Watching (1988)
59 min | Documentary
A political film about the moral issues surrounding news gathering and newsmaking in the electronic age.
Director: Peter Raymont | Stars: Elizabeth Gray, Bayardo Arce, Óscar Arias, José Azcona Hoyo
Votes: 34
24. Issues and Answers (1960–1981)
30 min | News
An interview program featuring prominent people in the news.
Stars: Howard K. Smith, Edward P. Morgan, Hubert H. Humphrey, John Scali
Votes: 15
25. 45/85 (1985 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary
A look at the events that shaped the world from the years 1945 to 1985, especially the cold war and how it has shaped America and how America is viewed around the world. Among those ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Valentin Berezhkov, Richard Bissell Jr., Robert Bowie
Votes: 10
26. One Day in September (1999)
R | 94 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour
Votes: 6,247 | Gross: $0.16M
27. 911 Mysteries Part 1: Demolitions (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
911 Mysteries is a documentary that attempts to tell the people what really happened. It systematically deconstructs all of the propaganda you have heard about the twin towers, and replaces it with facts.
Director: Sofia Shafquat | Stars: Sofia Shafquat, Jonathan Barnett, Marvin Bush, Joe Casaliggi
Votes: 601
28. Telescope (1963–1973)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary and biography with interviews as the central element of the show.
Stars: Fletcher Markle, Ken Cavanaugh, Pierre Berton, Gordon Sinclair
Votes: 30
29.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
Homefront: 1941-1945
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The years 1941 through 1945. The human cost of World War II, shows the atrocities of Germany and Japan, firebombing by the Allies, the use of Atomic weapons, ending with the Nuremberg trials.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Peter Jennings, Bud Abbott, Stephen Ambrose, Lou Costello
Votes: 8
30.
The Seventies (2015)
Episode:
Terror at Home and Abroad
(2015)
Documentary, History
Global terrorism is on the rise and is brought to every home in America through ever increasing media coverage. The Weather Underground, Symbionese Liberation Army, hijackings and the attacks at the 72' Olympic Games in Munich are covered.
Stars: Betsy Aaron, Bassam Abu Sharif, Judy Gumbo Albert, Idi Amin
Votes: 121
31. Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (1984)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Los Angeles 1984: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIII Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Los Angeles, California, USA from 28 July through 12 August 1984.
Stars: Leonidas Pelekanakis, Ilias Hatzipavlis, Oscar Schmidt, Yang Xiaojun
Votes: 59
32.
The Daily Show (1996– )
Episode:
Episode #6.30
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Director: Chuck O'Neil | Stars: Jon Stewart, Steve Carell, Vance DeGeneres, Charles Doty
Votes: 48
33.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
June 17th, 1994
(2010)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documents on how the events on the day OJ Simpson was pursued and arrested on charges of murdering his ex wife and her boyfriend overshadowed and took precedence over other sporting events ... See full summary »
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Marv Albert, Rex Julian Beaber, Chris Berman, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 1,632
34. ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1997)
90 min | Sport
ABC's weekend extravaganzas about everything that can be called a sports event.
Stars: Jim McKay, Howard Cosell, Muhammad Ali, Angelo Dundee
Votes: 223
35. Ted Williams: There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Sport
Explores the life and career of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams.
Stars: Heywood Hale Broun, Joe Buck, Barbara Bush, George Bush
Votes: 105
36. The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know (1992)
Documentary
Director: Foster Wiley | Stars: Peter Jennings, McGeorge Bundy, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev
Votes: 6
37.
The Looming Tower (2018)
Episode:
Y2K
(2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, History
The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O'Neill and Soufan raid an al-Qaeda cell in New York City. The CIA continues to hide vital information ... See full summary »
Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp
Votes: 541
38. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Altman, Jeanine Basinger, Edward Bernds
Votes: 322
39. An Unlikely Weapon (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war... See full summary »
Director: Susan Morgan Cooper | Stars: Eddie Adams, Marc Anthony, Peter Arnett, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 114
40. Liberty Weekend (1986 TV Special)
Documentary
A four-night spectacular celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Directors: Kirk Browning, John R. Burgeois, Dwight Hemion, Walter C. Miller, Don Mischer, Don Ohlmeyer, Tommy Walker | Stars: Hank Aaron, Donnie Ray Albert, Debbie Allen, Frankie Avalon
Votes: 73
41. Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
UFOs: Seeing is Believing investigates, speculates and ultimately celebrates the possibility that we are not alone.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Peter Jennings, Chris McKay, Art Bell, Ramona Bell
Votes: 75
42. Budapest to Gettysburg (2007)
73 min | Documentary, Family, History
Gabor Boritt is an expert on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. Fifty years after fleeing a continent ravaged by the terror of Hitler and Stalin, Gabor reluctantly returns to his ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Boritt | Stars: Judith Borit, Gabor Boritt, Jake Boritt, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 7
43. Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
This ABC News special investigates obesity in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and almost one in three Americans is obese. Peter Jennings asks who is to ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Blanche Lincoln, Jim Tillotson, Marion Nestle
Votes: 21
44. Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998 TV Special)
80 min | Documentary, Music
The most famous female artists in popular music perform.
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Patricia Arquette, Mariah Carey, Bill Clinton
Votes: 299
45. ESPN SportsCentury (1999–2007)
Documentary, Biography, History
A biography series counting down the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century. It was expanded to include other athletes, personalities, and notable moments in sports history.
Stars: Chris Fowler, Dick Schaap, Edwin Pope, Robert Lipsyte
Votes: 324
46. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
47. Loose Change: Final Cut (2007 Video)
80 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Loose Change Final Cut sets out to prove the official story of 9/11 - 'that the impact of two planes flying into two World Trade Center towers and the resulting fires caused three World ... See full synopsis »
Director: Dylan Avery | Stars: Dylan Avery, Mahmoud Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Hamza Al-Ghamdi
Votes: 2,506
48. Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Forty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, more than 80% of Americans still believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. This documentary attempts to separate fact from conspiracy theories to get to the truth.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Robert Goldberg, John F. Kennedy, Robert Dallek, Lee Harvey Oswald
Votes: 263
49. Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
Documentary addressing controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of World War II. Includes interviews with historians and analysis of records left by participants in the decision.
Stars: Peter Jennings, Gar Alperovitz, Barton Bernstein, McGeorge Bundy
Votes: 42
50. XVlll Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles (1984 TV Special)
Sport
Stars: Howard Cosell, Peter Jennings, Jim McKay
Votes: 12