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1. Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works (2019)
120 min | Documentary, History, War
The history of Skunk Works, the top-secret division of Lockheed that specialised in extreme, highly classified military aircraft design. Skunk Works produced such revolutionary planes as the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird and FB-117 Nighthawk.
Directors: Jeff Cvitkovic, Rory Karpf | Stars: George Bush, Buz Carpenter, Amelia Earhart, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 198
2. Cyberwar (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Documentary
Tapping into the geopolitics of hacking and surveillance, Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Stars: Ben Makuch, Brian Krebs, Michael Chertoff, Michael Hayden
Votes: 347
3. America Unearthed (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History
In AMERICA UNEARTHED, forensic geologist Scott Wolter, will try to reveal that the history we all learned in school may not always be the whole story.
Stars: Scott Wolter, Larry Yazzie, John Edel, Michael Arbuthnot
Votes: 1,012
4. Expedition Unknown (2015– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Mystery, Reality-TV
An archeologist travels around the world looking for unknown and missing artifacts from throughout time.
Stars: Josh Gates, Brian C. Weed, Evan B. Stone, Jessica Chobot
Votes: 3,730
5. Legendary Locations (2017– )
43 min | Documentary
Josh Gates goes on an awe-inspiring journey to the most storied places on the planet. He immerses himself in the legends that made these intriguing locations famous and explores them through his unique point of view.
Stars: Josh Gates, Jai Raja, Gudelio Alanis, Bill Homann
Votes: 292
6. Mission Declassified (2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Investigative journalist Christof Putzel uses recently declassified documents to chase down new leads and clues into some of history's most notorious cold cases.
Stars: Christof Putzel, Melissa Cooper, Lenny DePaul, Bart Baggett
Votes: 109
7.
Expedition Unknown (2015– )
Episode:
Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live
(2019)
TV-PG | 120 min | Adventure, Mystery, Reality-TV
Director: Steve Beim | Stars: Josh Gates, Chris Jacobs, Zahi Hawass, Mostafa Waziri
Votes: 121
8. Expedition Unknown: Hunt for ExtraTerrestrials (2017)
TV-PG | 240 min | Reality-TV
Josh Gates sets off in a four part mini-series where he'll travel over 50,000 miles to four different continents and try to answer one of mankind's ultimate questions. Are we alone in the universe?
Stars: Josh Gates, Julien Girard
Votes: 309
9. Ghost Hunters International (2008– )
Documentary
Ghost Hunters International (GHI) is a reality series that follows a team of paranormal investigators; the GHI team travels around the world and documents some of the world's most legendary haunted locations.
Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Robb Demarest, Joe Chin, Paul Bradford
Votes: 1,439
10. Mysteries at the Museum (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
The stories behind interesting and unusual artifacts stored in museums are told.
Stars: Don Wildman, Seth Porges, Katherine Weatherford, Joshua Levine
Votes: 1,366
11. The Curse of Civil War Gold (2018– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Kevin Dykstra and his team base their search for Civil War Gold in Michigan on a deathbed confession from a lighthouse keeper in the 1890s.
Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Kevin Dykstra, Al Dykstra, Brad Richards
Votes: 452
12. Lost Gold of WW2 (2019–2020)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team of American experts, with the help of the only surviving witness, try to uncover the clues to solve the greatest mystery of WW2.
Stars: John Casey, Bingo Minerva, Manny Paez, Peter Struzzeri
Votes: 464
13. Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (2011– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world's most extraordinary drugs.
Stars: Hamilton Morris, Jason Wallach, Timothy Wyllie, Steve-O
Votes: 1,433
14. Lost Cities of the Ancients (2006)
60 min | Documentary, History
Some of the greatest miracles of the ancient world, disappeared from the face of the earth thousands years ago, are still buried underground - unexplored and invisible. These documentary ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Halliley, Jay Villiers, Simon Gregor, Malcolm Scates
Votes: 110
15. Ancient Egyptians (2003– )
50 min | Drama
Each of the four separate episodes -rather independent chapters- presents some of the findings of Egyptology, largely in the form of realistically presented docudrama, a splendid spectacle ... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard Hill, Alain Aswani, Jeremy Sisto, Ron Fehmiu
Votes: 150
16. The Food That Built America (2019– )
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.
Stars: Campbell Scott, Adam Richman, Jason Liebig, Yohuru Williams
Votes: 1,506
17. The Men Who Built America (2012)
TV-14 | 37 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance.
Stars: Campbell Scott, H.W. Brands, Mark Cuban, Donny Deutsch
Votes: 4,577
18. The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
TV-PG | 83 min | Documentary, History
A look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
Stars: Campbell Scott, Mykel Hawke, Andrew Robertt, Robert I. Mesa
Votes: 949
19. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History, Western
"Wild West Tech" was a documentary series for the History Channel that featured in depth interviews with historians and authors, as well as action packed recreations, to tell the story of ... See full summary »
Stars: Drew Gomber, David Carradine, Phil Spangenberger, Keith Carradine
Votes: 186
20. JFK Declassified: Tracking Oswald (2017– )
TV-PG | 43 min | Reality-TV
More than two million declassified government files offer new evidence about Lee Harvey Oswald's activities in the weeks, months and years before the assassination of President John F. ... See full summary »
Stars: Rory Ross, Marty Skovlund Jr., Robert Baer, Adam Bercovici
Votes: 252
21. The American Farm (2019– )
TV-PG | Documentary, Reality-TV
Documentary series that follows a year in the life of five different family farms.
Votes: 76
22. The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, History, Reality-TV
LAPD homicide detective Sal LaBarbera and a team of master codebreakers use their unrivaled expertise to bring the most mysterious serial killer in American history into the light.
Stars: Sal LaBarbera, Ken Mains, Kevin Knight, David Oranchak
Votes: 574
23. 9/11: Escape from the Towers (2018)
120 min | Documentary
Each World Trade Center tower consisted of 110 floors. Each floor has a story. In this two-hour special, survivors from two of those floors, many speaking publicly for the first time, tell ... See full summary »
Director: Grace Chapman
Votes: 159
24. Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence (2018 TV Movie)
83 min | Documentary
The greatest prison break in history became America's most notorious cold case. The escape from Alcatraz in 1962 forced the government into a merciless manhunt. Still, the three inmates were never found.
Stars: Michael Dyke, Michael Esslinger, Art Roderick, Arthur D. Roderick
Votes: 70
25. Alcatraz: Search for the Truth (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Documentary
More than 50 years after three men broke out of the world's toughest penitentiary, HISTORY's 'ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH' uncovers new leads and exclusive family secrets that may solve this country's most notorious cold case.
Stars: Quinntin Wolfe Bernstein, Michael Dyke, Michael Esslinger, Erin Una Olson
Votes: 210
26. Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence (2017 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary
This documentary claim that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, ended up in Japanese custody during the course of the second world war.
Stars: Josephine Blanco Akiyama, Doug Carner, Amelia Earhart, Shawn Henry
Votes: 57
27. America: The Story of the US (2010)
Documentary, History
Why did the United States become a global superpower? America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that explores the country's remarkable journey.
Stars: Daniel Webb, Liev Schreiber, Tom Brokaw, James Meigs
Votes: 1,966
28. Apollo: The Forgotten Films (2019 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, History
It will tell the complete story of this most audacious of missions, with footage not seen anywhere else. The archives reveal the incredible lengths an army of engineers, scientists and astronauts.
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 186
29. America's War on Drugs (2017)
TV-14 | 480 min | Documentary, History
"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
Stars: Richard Stratton, Ty Hurley, Sam Shoubber, Alberto Maneiro
Votes: 222
30. Lost Worlds (2005–2007)
Documentary, History
Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found.
Stars: Corey Lawson, Tessa Dunlop, Corey Johnson, Ronald Hutton
Votes: 164
31. Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail (2018)
TV-PG | Documentary, History, Mystery
On "Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail," a team will piece together the Knights' movements from the fall of Jerusalem to the mass burning of its members in Paris and set out to unearth their covert underground labyrinth.
Stars: Garth Baldwin, Mikey Kay, Dan Jones, Erik Thompson
Votes: 110
32. Mister Tachyon (2018– )
Documentary, Sci-Fi
Part real and part faux documentary about the mysterious Mister Tachyon who explores popular fringe science topics to find the cure for his invisibility.
Stars: Cadence Weapon, Pascal Atuma, Sean McNamara
Votes: 85
33. Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Not Rated | 318 min | Drama, War
Jealousy and hatred is what separates the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas fear the Pandavas are after the throne of their father. Yudhishthira of the Pandavas gets told by the deity, Krishna, that he will become king. A war is inevitable.
Stars: Erika Alexander, Mamadou Dioumé, Georges Corraface, Maurice Bénichou
Votes: 1,222 | Gross: $0.33M
34. The Beatles Anthology (1995–1996)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Music
An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.
Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin
Votes: 9,425
35. The Vietnam War (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott
Votes: 27,962
36. The American West (2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, History, Western
A large-scale review of the American frontier stories.
Stars: Mark Lee Gardner, Bert Thomas Morris, David H. Stevens, Will Strongheart
Votes: 1,721
37. The Making of the Mob (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 343 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Making of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Bell, Craig Thomas Rivela, Rich Graff, John Binder
Votes: 2,632
38. Million Dollar American Princesses (2015– )
History
These are the true stories of American heiresses who travelled to England to marry titled English men in the late 1800s.
Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Lorelei King, Charles Jennings, Fiona Herbert 8th Countess of Carnarvon
Votes: 187
39. Slow Burn (2020)
TV-14 | 351 min | Documentary
In this adaptation of the award-winning podcast, Slow Burn's Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters of recent political history.
Stars: Leon Neyfakh, Connie Chung
Votes: 201
40. The Real Jesus of Nazareth (2017)
Documentary
Take a pilgrimage across the Holy Land as we explore the life of Jesus of Nazareth, separating history from legend.
Stars: Robert Powell, Judd Hirsch, Shimon Gibson, Helen K. Bond
Votes: 82
41. First Ladies Revealed (2017)
60 min | Documentary
Profiling the women who left an indelible mark on the White House - and in history.
Stars: Glynis Wozniak, Nancy Reagan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt
Votes: 18
42. Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016)
TV-PG | 240 min | Documentary
Documentary with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. chronicles the triumphs, struggles and contradictions of the last fifty years in African American History.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Nas, Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Votes: 110
43. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
TV-PG | Documentary
Professor Gates describes the history of the African American people by talking to historians, authors, and the people who made history.
Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Vincent Brown, Bernard E. Powers Jr., Peniel E. Joseph
Votes: 291
44. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,295
45. Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–2009)
TV-Y | 3 min | Animation, Short, Family
A series of shorts illustrating various songs that teach multiplication tables, grammar, science, American history, computers, economics, and environmentalism.
Stars: Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Lynn Ahrens, Bob Kaliban
Votes: 4,315
46. First Civilizations (2018)
55 min | Documentary, History
Having lived as mobile foragers for 99 percent of our time on Earth, why did humans set out on the road to civilization? How did they create villages, towns, cities, and states, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Martin May, Achim Buch, Erik Schäffler, Vijak Bayani
Votes: 73
47. The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Robert Thurman, Amir Hussain, Jodi Magness
Votes: 5,330
48. Into the West (2005)
TV-14 | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
Stars: Joseph M. Marshall, Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham, John Terry
Votes: 7,553
49. Texas Rising (2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Western
The story of how the Texas Rangers were created.
Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane
Votes: 4,571
50. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Real FBI cases are recounted through reenactments and interviews with law enforcement and forensic scientists.
Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Bob Featherer, Susan Rae
Votes: 1,336
51. MGM Parade (1955–1956)
30 min | Documentary
The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, ... See full summary »
Stars: George Murphy, Walter Pidgeon, Janet Lake, Luana Lee
Votes: 112
52. Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.
Stars: Robert Stack, Dennis Farina, Keely Shaye Brosnan, William Roll
Votes: 6,631
53. Unearthed (I) (2016– )
Documentary, History, Mystery
Exploration of great archaeological discoveries, fascinating ancient civilizations, forgotten architectural marvels and tantalizing historical mysteries.
Stars: Steven Kearney, Richard Cotton, Demetri Goritsas, Aidan Dodson
Votes: 324
54. Secrets of the Castle (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 387
55. The Great Indian Wars 1540-1890 (1991– )
235 min | Documentary
The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The Great Indian Wars were incited by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Stewart, Alphonse Keasley, Steve Alexander
Votes: 66
56. Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
American travel authority Rick Steves guides viewers through his favorite European cities.
Stars: Rick Steves, Concepción Delgado de los Reyes, Marwa Abbas, Andreas Clemens
Votes: 679
57. Mystic Britain (2019– )
TV-PG | Documentary
Television and radio presenter Clive Anderson and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota explore the island's ancient places and rituals.
Stars: Clive Anderson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Helen Geake, Miranda Green
Votes: 129
58. Forbidden History (2013– )
Documentary, History
Jamie Theakston attempts to uncover the truth about historical mysteries, ancient relics, hidden treasures, conspiracy theories and lost civilizations. Have these stories been omitted from the history books?
Stars: Jamie Theakston, Andrew Gough, Lynn Picknett, Dominic Selwood
Votes: 334
59. Jefferson's Secret Bible (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Documentary
Relatively few people know that along with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson also compiled his own text, drawn carefully from passages extracted out of the New ... See full summary »
Director: Molly Hermann | Stars: Joe Szymanski, George Tamerlani, Jeff Tornell, Jerry Whiddon
Votes: 18
60. Lost Cities of the Bible (2022)
84 min | Documentary, History
A land of myth and legend, ancient Iraq is the cradle of human civilization; and now, pioneering archaeologists gain rare access to investigate sacred sites and reveal the truth behind forgotten Biblical cities.
Stars: Demetri Goritsas, Stephanie Dalley, William B. Hafford, Barbara Helwing
Votes: 75
61. Bible Hunters (2014– )
120 min | Documentary
Until the 19th century, most Bible-reading Christians believed the Old and New Testaments represented the Divine Word of God, presented in text without error. But when scholars began to ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeff Rose, Angus King, Darrie Gardner
Votes: 66
62. Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (2019– )
90 min | Documentary, History
Albert Lin seeks out the truth behind two great stories of the Bible. Could real events lie behind the parting of the Red Sea and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Stars: Albert Yu-Min Lin, Meredith Brand, Amotz Agnon, Patricia Voke
Votes: 337
63. Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)
TV-14 | 253 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, Sterling K. Brown, Gabriel Chytry, Aedan Szymanski
Votes: 323
64. How It Really Happened with Jesse L. Martin (2016– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
HLN dives into the deepest, darkest, gruesome mysteries and murders of the past. What really happened and how did it all play out?
Stars: Hill Harper, Jesse L. Martin, Casey Jordan, Jim Moret
Votes: 226
65. The People vs the Klan (2021)
TV-MA | 168 min | Documentary
A mother successfully sues the KKK after they killed her son.
Stars: Shomari Figures, Tamika Mallory, Cornell William Brooks, Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Votes: 125
66. Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (2022)
TV-MA | 149 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the investigation of Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer accused of murdering his wife and his son Paul on the night of June 7, 2021.
Stars: Andrew Davis, Jim Griffin, Terry McLeod, Trey Harrelson
Votes: 1,764
67. Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor? (2023)
Documentary
The show asks how the man some considered a hero in the aftermath of 9/11 became a key architect of President Donald Trump's election conspiracies.
Stars: Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani, Paul Schwartzman, Errol Louis
Votes: 95
68. The 2000s (2018)
60 min | Documentary
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
69. The Nineties (2017)
60 min | Documentary, History
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
70. The Eighties (2016)
42 min | Documentary, History
A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
Stars: H.W. Brands, Chris Connelly, Gil Troy, Tom Hanks
Votes: 1,508
71. Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal (2022– )
Documentary
An immersive look inside the schemes that took place behind closed doors.
Stars: Lesley Stahl, Carl Bernstein, Troy Dillinger, Bob Woodward
Votes: 145
72. Private Lives of the Windsors (2019– )
Documentary
Nearly 70 years ago, a new monarch ascended the British throne, Queen Elizabeth II. To succeed, she would need the full power and glamour of the Royal Family, but three key figures in her ... See full summary »
Stars: Christy Meyer, Fern Riddell, Christopher Warwick, Piers Brendon
Votes: 37
73. The Windsors: A Royal Dynasty (2020)
60 min | Documentary
The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty. The series tells the incredible, dramatic and emotional tale of the British Royal Family known as The Windsors. Using stunning archive and interviews... See full summary »
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Kate Williams, Ed Owens, Piers Brendon
Votes: 193
74. How We Got to Now (2014– )
TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, History
Explores the power and the legacy of great ideas.
Stars: Steven Johnson, Gene Chruszcz, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Terri Adams
Votes: 411
75. Sons of Liberty (2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, History
The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America. Based on true stories.
Stars: Ben Barnes, Marton Csokas, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold
Votes: 4,730
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