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- DirectorRobert GuenetteStarsOrson WellesPhilip L. ClarkeRay LaskaThe story of Nostradamus and his predictions about the future.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsTchéky KaryoF. Murray AbrahamRutger HauerNostradamus (1503-66) was a French doctor, astrologer and seer during the Inquisition, successful in treating patients during an outbreak of plague.
- StarsChad BantnerBrad DouglasJohn HogueWho was Nostradamus? What are his predictions about the future? A documentary about this mysterious man who, according to some investigators, could predict huge events like the Second World War.
- DirectorScott PaddorStarsVincent BridgesEdward HerrmannTony JayThe life story of Nostradamus unfolded in medieval Europe at the time of the Great Plague and the Inquisition. He lived in an age of superstition and magic and believed that he could foretell the future. For this he was labeled both a prophet and a heretic, and his cryptic journals continue to inspire controversy just as they did in the 16th century. In this two hour examination of his life, we visit his birthplace in France and trace his career as doctor, astrologer, father and seer.
- DirectorKreg LauterbachStarsVincent BridgesIn 1994, journalist Enza Massa visited the Italian National Library in Rome. While she was researching old texts, Enza discovered a book titled "NOSTRADAMUS VATICANICA CODE", dating back to 1629. And the author of the book, as written inside, was "Michel de Notredame". The book contained many vivid paintings and cryptic messages. This TV Documentary follows the investigation of how the manuscript came to be found in the archives, and exactly how it got there. With new insights into the life of Nostradamus, his relationship with his family, and political and the religious figures of his time.
- DirectorMatthew AsnerDanny GoldStarsVincent BridgesBruce Bueno de MesquitaEthan Bueno De MesquitaNostradamus is taking about something very interesting.
- DirectorAndy PickardStarsVincent BridgesJames LurieGregg BradenNostradamus' prophecies are interpreted alongside messages from ancient cultures about galactic alignment and the end of the world.
- StarsPhil CrowleyJoseph EidFarshad FarahatExamines the Prophesies of 16th-century French physician Michel de Nostradamus and other ancient prophesy. It compares these prophesies with current global events and sorts significant prophesy from crackpot theory.
- DirectorSean Paul RossStarsSean Paul RossThe Mayan Calendar ends on December 21st, 2012. Why does the calendar end? What is going to happen on that date? How is that event going to affect the 7 billion of us living on earth?
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
- CreatorKevin BurnsStarsRobert ClotworthyGiorgio A. TsoukalosDavid ChildressScience and mythology - and how they are the same thing.
- StarsBill BirnesPatrick UskertTed AcworthFollows a group of experts as they scrutinize some of history's most intriguing UFO accounts.
- DirectorBrandon SlagleStarsAdrian QuihuisDevanny PinnBrandon SlaglePeople from various walks of life find themselves held captive in a desolate area surrounding a secret government installation rumored to contain extraterrestrial life.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsMel GibsonJoaquin PhoenixRory CulkinA widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come.
- CreatorJason KatimsStarsShiri ApplebyJason BehrKatherine HeiglThe lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsDaniel CraigHarrison FordOlivia WildeA spaceship arrives in 1873 Arizona to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. All that stands in their way: a posse of cowboys and natives.
- CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch PileggiTwo F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonJohn NevilleMulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
- DirectorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonBilly ConnollyMulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
- DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsD.B. SweeneyRobert PatrickCraig ShefferAn Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri GarrRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
- StarsJohn HurtState-of-the art graphics, stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's fleet of spacecraft and the world's leading researchers seek to unravel the mysteries of the Universe: why did it begin; what was the origin of life; how will it end; can we find other lifeforms 'out there'?
- StarsAlexander ScourbyLeslie NielsenRichard KileyFor over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
- DirectorWayne MitchellThe Spanish Conquistadores wrote down the history of Peru's ancient civilizations, as told to them by the Inca. But archaeologists found evidence that this "history" was entirely false. Great cultures developed in So. America long before the Inca.
- StarsErik ThompsonScientists are only now beginning to understand the most complex machine in the known universe - the brain. Go on a voyage of discovery into the evolutionary history of our last biological frontier. From early civilizations' attempts at neurosurgery to today's robotic laser surgery, revolutionary new techniques are finally unlocking the story of the brain. As a result, we've learned more in the last five years than in the past 100.
- The engineering psychologist, Professor David W. Martin, provides a basic introduction to the complex discipline of psychology, looking back to its history and forward to where it might lead us.
- StarsSigmund FreudJack PerkinsJoe AguayoThe life and work of the great and influential psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), is examined. Archive footage of Freud and a unique sound recording of his voice are included.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsMontgomery CliftSusannah YorkLarry ParksAn examination of Czech-Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo MortensenA look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
- 1997–20231h 35mTV-PG7.1 (1.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorNadia TassStarsAlison ElliottHallie EisenbergLucas BlackA television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsPaul MuniJosephine HutchinsonAnita LouiseThe biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.
- StarsMichael WoodDocumentary series retracing the journey of Alexander the Great across sixteen countries.
- StarsKeith DavidPeter EganJohn ShrapnelEGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
- DirectorTuggelin YourgrauStarsRich AdamsChad O. AllenCharlie AndersonSpecial examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of Enlightenment and the founding of the American republic, populist anti-Masonic hysteria of the 19th century, and freemasonry today.
- CreatorJohn CosgroveTerry Dunn MeurerStarsRobert StackDennis FarinaKeely Shaye BrosnanCombines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsWalter HustonUna MerkelWilliam L. ThorneAn episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
- StarsSam WaterstonMary Tyler MooreRichard MulliganAfter arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsKenneth BranaghCynthia NixonDavid PaymerThe stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.
- StarsHilary MinsterRobert J. GrodenCyril H. WechtA detailed examination of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with emphasis on the discrepancies and inconsistencies in the government's official version of events.
- DirectorAnthony GiacchinoStarsLyndon B. JohnsonFidel CastroChester V. CliftonA behind-the-scenes look at November 22, 1963 from the unique perspective of Lyndon Johnson. On his pivotal first day as President, Lyndon Johnson is put to the test as he contends with the jarring transfer of political power and the daunting challenge of securing the trust of a devastated nation. From new details about when JFK really died, to the truth behind LBJ's Oath of Office photo on Air Force One, this special uncovers an unfamiliar story born out of one of the most crucial days in American history
- DirectorRobert StoneStarsMax HollandDave MarkunMichael WilderThe uncovering of the 3 shots fired that resulted in the assassination of Jon F. Kennedy
- StarsPeter EdelmanTim RosenfieldInsightful and concise, this 8 part documentary series covers JFK's life from barely surviving birth to the tragic events in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Remembered for his charisma, sharp mind and quick wit this series explores the early years of the WWII hero and respected Senator up through the 1960s Presidential race against Richard Nixon. From his inspirational Inauguration speech to his final days in Dallas and all points in-between, the story of the man who gave the nation a sense of pride and confidence is presented in this unforgettable collection.
- 20091h 32mNot Rated7.7 (2.4K)75MetascoreDirectorJudith EhrlichRick GoldsmithStarsPeter ArnettBen BagdikianAnn BeesonAn exploration of the life and work of Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, former Marine and military strategist, who was responsible for the publication of secret government documents that revealed the truth behind America's involvement in Vietnam.
- StarsBill ClintonHillary ClintonVince Foster(From the DVD jacket:) " 'His Life' follows Bill Clinton through his college days as a war protester, his years of purported womanizing as governor of Arkansas, his possible connections to drug trafficking and subsequent murders, 'Filegate,' the Whitewater scandal and his questionable decisions, campaign financing and practices during his two terms as President of the United States -- always in the shadow of wife Hillary. "Interspersed with interviews, 'His Life' is a thought-provoking documentary in the narrative style which compels the viewer to take a hard look at the life of one of the most controversial American presidents of all time."
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsMichael SheenDemetri GoritsasAdam GodleyA dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
- DirectorDanny SchechterAn investigation into the grassroots campaign and unprecedented Internet strategy that combined to vault President Obama into the White House. Featuring interviews with leading activists, artists, analysts, journalists, civil rights leaders and insiders.
- CreatorBernard VaillotAndre BarroGreg GransdenStarsJonathan ArisStephen BogaertJohn CoxDramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsCharlton HestonJames BrolinYvette MimieuxA crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.
- DirectorGeorge SeatonHenry HathawayStarsBurt LancasterDean MartinGeorge KennedyA bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsEthan HawkeVincent SpanoJosh HamiltonAfter crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorBrad OsborneStarsJames LentzschBenjamin JosseKelly HaitzOn Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead.
- DirectorJadran MalkovichSean SmithStarsDavid BottigliaJohn FarmerJadran MalkovichRemembering 9/11 and reconstructing the moments before the catastrophe. Showing new evidence and knowledge in the moments leading to the events of 9/11.
- DirectorNicole RittenmeyerSeth SkundrickStarsGeorge W. BushJoe NapolitanoKelly EdwardsThe morning of September 11, 2001 is shown through multiple video cameras in New York City, from the moment the first WTC tower is hit until after both towers collapse.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsRichard ClarkeLouis FreehColin PowellAs an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O'Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Africa, the USS Cole in Yemen, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and the first attack on the World Trade Center. O'Neill came to believe America should kill Osama bin Laden before Al Qaeda launched a devastating attack, but his was often a lonely voice. A controversial figure inside the buttoned-down world of the FBI, he was forced out of the job he loved and entered the private sector as director of security for the World Trade Center.
- This is the inside story of the 10 ways the US government has tried to capture or kill the most wanted man in history--Osama bin Laden. Some of the planners and military personnel involved in the hunt tell their stories, many for the first time.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
- DirectorStephen DaldryStarsThomas HornTom HanksSandra BullockA nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- StarsMichael MooreJay MartelGideon EvansActivist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
- DirectorJim NallyStarsBenjamin BergerDavid Mark BergerRami HilmiAn examination of the deadly terrorist hostage taking and subsequent massacre of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics.
- DirectorAlex Nikolic-DunlopStarsMark James FernandesTim FoeckeAndrew GravesAn investigation inti the cause of the sinking of Titanic. The ultimate cause was the use of post-war rivets that showed flaws in the metal and were unable to withstand the massive strain of the collision with the iceberg.
- StarsDave CoreyJoseph BoxhallEva HartRemote submersibles explore the legendary liner, traveling down hallways and into ballrooms and living quarters, concentrating on the bow to midships, where the vessel broke in half. Also: stories of passengers.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsBill PaxtonLori JohnstonLewis AbernathyJames Cameron and Bill Paxton, director and actor of the 1997 film Titanic, travel to the final undersea resting place of the ill-fated ship of dreams.
- DirectorKirk WolfingerStarsJohn ChattertonRichard KohlerDavid ConcannonTitanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces has made international headlines announcing their location of two new pieces of the legendary ship at 12,400 ft below the Atlantic, These pieces shed new light on the World's most famous ship wreck.
- DirectorTony BaconRushmore DeNooyerStarsJonathan AdamsChristopher DavinoJames DelgadoA team of technicians and scientist undertake a thorough site survey of the Titanic shipwreck area to examine how the passenger ship sank.
- the real Jack Dawson
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsGérard DepardieuArmand AssanteSigourney WeaverChristopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
- 1987– 1hTV-145.2 (103)TV EpisodeHe was determined to find a western route to Asia, but wound up discovering the New World. But despite his accomplishments, he died a broken, largely forgotten man. Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia, but became the first European to set foot on the New World. Evidence now proves that the Vikings were there long before him, but even in his own time later explorers usurped his glory! Biography uses period accounts, rare art and artifacts and interviews with world-renowned historians to tell Columbus's often-reinterpreted story. See how he convinced Ferdinand and Isabella to fund his journey and how he never gave up believing that he had reached Asia. Discover how his fortunes and reputation sank so quickly that by the time of his fourth voyage Spanish officials would not let him anchor in their waters. From the dream that led him across the horizon to the fortunes that deserted him and the ongoing controversy over his true place in history, this is the dramatic story of Christopher Columbus.
- DirectorAnna ThomsonStarsOlegar FedoroAlvaro MartinDavid SantThe story of one of the most famous men in history. You might think you know him - the heroic and successful discoverer of America. Now think again.
- StarsChristian ClavierIsabella RosselliniGérard DepardieuA masterful soldier, tactician, and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte, with courage and love for his country, rises from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe. But his life ends with a fall and exile.
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsRod SteigerChristopher PlummerOrson WellesFacing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.
- DirectorHarry BeneyStarsLeah MillerFive Amish teenagers leave their sheltered community for the first time to spend four weeks abroad in the United Kingdom. It's a trip full of firsts - first time on an airplane, first visit to the ocean and first nightclub. We'll see how they react to the seedy streets of London, street performers and the hedonistic lifestyle of an indie rock band they befriend. We'll also see how their simple life clashes with that of the British upper classes.
- DirectorAndrew TaitStarsLudo Graham
- DirectorAndrew TaitDocumentary following the lives of two Amish families leaving the only world they've ever known and trying to get to grips with the modern world. The Amish travel by horse and buggy and dress exactly as their forebears did when they first arrived in America almost 300 years ago. They have countless rules which keep them separate from the modern world, with electric lights, mobile phones, television and radio all forbidden. For those born into this culture, leaving is the biggest decision they'll ever make.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsJosh HartnettRadha MitchellGary ColeA love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
- DirectorMax MayerStarsHugh DancyRose ByrnePeter GallagherAdam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJames WolkTreat WilliamsDominic Scott KayBrad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.
- StarsKayla BechorMy Brilliant Brain is a compelling three part documentary series exploring the incredible inner workings of the human brain. The programmes look at a group of remarkable people and poses questions about the origins of genius: are these extraordinary abilities genetic, developed or acquired by accident?
- DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaHedo DavisChristine ManoukianA bio about the life of Bobby Fischer.
- DirectorSteven ZaillianStarsJoe MantegnaBen KingsleyMax PomerancA prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
- 1968– TV-PGTV EpisodeStarsLesley StahlJack AbramoffNeil Volz"A Lobbyist's Playbook" rebroadcasts a segment on former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. "Redshirting" rebroadcasts a segment the controversial practice of holding back children from school so that they are the oldest in their class. "The Mozart of Chess" rebroadcasts a profile of chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
- StarsPeter GravesCathleen BairdFidel CastroExplore the rags-to-riches life of the Texas shopkeeper's son who built a billion-dollar hotel empire from the ground up, and became a high-society fixture.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
- DirectorJim StedmanA front desk clerk teaches a new trainee the job and wields his power to serve and protect the guests of his great hotel.
- DirectorVirpi SuutariStarsJanneToniMira
- DirectorRachel FleischerStarsJenni Petite FleurLouie Schultz
- StarsHayley OkinesMandy SellarsJuliana WetmoreA documentary show which explores remarkable stories of human experience.
- DirectorRon BowmanStarsAlec BaldwinRichard BettsDuarte BorbaThe film runs through the effect each degree in temperature change has on the world.
- StarsReg E. CatheyEver wondered what the world would be like without any humans?
- DirectorDoug HajicekStarsStan BernardMark AlmanOwen CaddyTwo expeditions in Washington state are in search of Bigfoot. There is also a look at a recent computer analysis of the famous Patterson film.