best: documentary series
by ZeTomes | created - 18 Jun 2012 | updated - 18 Oct 2019 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Mystery
"Mysterious World" was a 1980 series of investigation of unexplained phenomena and mysteries around the world.
Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon Honeycombe, Remy Van Lierde, Arne Eggebrecht
Votes: 240
2. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
TV-MA | 312 min | Documentary, History, War
This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Martin Sheen, Rudolf Hess
Votes: 14,284
3. Third Reich: The Rise & Fall (2010)
180 min | Documentary, History, War
THIRD REICH: THE RISE & FALL tells the story of Hitler's Germany through rarely seen films of the people who were there. Immersive and evocative, it takes viewers inside the Germany of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Call, Dan Bittner, Geoffrey Cantor, Eliza Foss
Votes: 1,193
4. Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004– )
Documentary, History
In the 15th century, the Tokugawa dynasty took power in Japan and held it for 300 years. They created an elegant yet rigid society bound by tradition and enforced with brutality. Things cannot remain the same for very long.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Isao Machii, Michael Auslin, Toshihiro Satô
Votes: 182
5. The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997)
292 min | Documentary, History, War
An examination of how a cultured people could have allowed Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Stars: Samuel West, Adolf Buchner, Jutta Rüdiger, Günther Ruschin
Votes: 1,722
6. The Beauty of Books (2011)
116 min | Documentary
Stars: Richard Dormer, Stephen Bayley, Rick Gekoski, Michelle Brown
Votes: 30
7. Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 1,047
8. James Randi: Psychic Investigator (1991)
Talk-Show
The noted conjurer and skeptic, James Randi, investigates paranormal claims on stage in front of an audience.
Stars: James Randi, Gordon Higginson, Roger Crosthwaite, Coral Polge
Votes: 72
9. How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe
Votes: 7,247
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