TEchnology6 - Transportation
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1. Speed (2019)
60 min | Documentary
Investigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.
Stars: Sean Riley, Chris Wilson, Jase Rivers, Franklin Chang-Diaz
Votes: 9
2. Full Steam Ahead (2016)
60 min | History
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 176
3. Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways (2013– )
60 min | Documentary, History
The definitive story of Britain's railway revolution and the people who made it happen.
Stars: Dan Snow, Chris Miller, Daphne Weir, Lucy Newton
Votes: 36
5.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Transcontinental Railroad
(2003)
TV-PG | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directors: Michael Chin, Mark Zwonitzer | Stars: Michael Murphy, Phil Roberts, Fred Gamst, Wendell Huffman
Votes: 58
6. Steel Legends: Railroads of the Northeast (2000)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Michael Thomas Dunn
Votes: 52
7. River of Steel (1994)
30 min | Documentary, Short, History
A history of the building of the New York City subway.
Directors: Stuart Math, Kerry Michaels
9.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
New York Underground
(1997)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Follows the construction of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s.
Stars: Len Cariou, David McCullough
Votes: 34
10. Shipping the World (2019–2020)
60 min | Documentary
International trade has been ferried around the world via boat for centuries. If the business of shipping stopped tomorrow, half the world would starve, and the other half would freeze. A ... See full summary »
Star: Don Battee
Votes: 12
11. Great British Ships (2018– )
60 min | Documentary, History, War
Engineer Rob Bell reveals the secrets behind some of the historic ships that shaped the history of our island nation.
Stars: Rob Bell, Eric Grove, Paul Pattison, Helen Doe
Votes: 69
12. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )
60 min | Documentary
Cameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Brendan Coyle, Dermot O'Leary, Mark Greensmith
Votes: 91
13. Lusitania: 18 Minutes That Changed the World (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
Lusitania: an ocean liner to rival Titanic. On May 7th 1915 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale she was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. 18 minutes later she was gone: a ... See full summary »
Director: David Starkey | Stars: Diana Preston, Alexandra Churchill, Margarita Cappock, Colleen Watters
Votes: 51
14. Titanic's Final Mystery (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The documentary looks at the reasons behind the sinking and lack of rescue of the RMS Titanic, and sees Tim Matlin, author of several books about the Titanic travel to locations across ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Levy | Stars: Bernard Hill, Tim Maltin, Don Murphy, Scott Woodruff
Votes: 394
15. Lost Liners (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | Documentary, History
Dr. Bob Ballard explores the histories and the final resting places of famous 20th-century passenger liners, including the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland.
Director: Peter Schnall | Stars: Robert Ballard, Jack Barret, Philippe Beaudry, Michael Cumpsty
Votes: 32
16. Building Cars Live (2015 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Buckle up for an incredible journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory. Every 68 seconds a brand new car drives off the production line at the MINI Plant in Oxford.
Directors: Sam Bailey, Matt Cottingham, Ben Crichton, Matthew Pitts-Tucker, Stephen Neal | Stars: Ant Anstead, Kate Humble, James May
Votes: 49
17. The Bus (2012)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
A look at the history, evolution and cultural significance of the VW Bus
Director: Damon Ristau
Votes: 40
18. The Road to Bonneville (2008)
61 min | Documentary
Documentary about two influential hot rod builders in an epic cross country adventure. Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell of The Rolling Bones travel over two thousand miles through ten states, ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Darwas | Stars: Ken Schmidt, Keith Cornell, Dan Parker, Peter Vincent
Votes: 20
19. Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Director: Chris Paine | Stars: Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Reverend Gadget
Votes: 12,753 | Gross: $1.68M
20.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Building the Alaska Highway
(2005)
TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The creation of the 1,500-mile Alaska-Canada Highway.
Director: Tracy Heather Strain | Stars: Joe Morton, Ruth Gruber, Ken Coates, Charles Hendricks
Votes: 40
21. In Pursuit of Excellence: The Story of Mercedes Benz (2004 Video)
92 min | Documentary
Star: Richard Nichols
22. Top Gear (2002–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show
The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.
Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig
Votes: 126,580
23. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 107 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Tom Hanks, Adam Arkin, Tom Bodett
Votes: 593
24. Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)
87 min | Documentary, History
America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and ... See full summary »
Directors: Lawrence R. Hott, Tom Lewis | Stars: Stephen Ambrose, Michael Smith, Dave Barry, Michele Grijalva
Votes: 34
25. Taken for a Ride (1996)
52 min | Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
Director: Jim Klein | Stars: Jim Klein, Renee Montagne, Bradford Snell, Joe Alfonsie
Votes: 139
26. Great Drives (1996– )
283 min | Documentary, History
Celebrity hosts explore famous U.S. highways.
Stars: Levon Helm, Robert Townsend, Teri Garr, Graham Greene
Votes: 22
27. Unser Auto wird 100 (1985)
390 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Diego Martín, Ralph Nader
Votes: 7
28. City in the Sky (2016– )
TV-PG | Documentary
Every day 100,000 flights criss-cross the globe with more than 1 million people in the air at any one time. Dallas Campbell and Dr Hannah Fry explore the world of aviation.
Stars: Dallas Campbell, Hannah Fry, Joachim Schwarzenberg, Saresh Babu
Votes: 253
3 episodes
29. Living in the Age of Airplanes (2015)
47 min | Documentary
This is a story about how the airplane has changed the world. Filmed in 18 countries across all seven continents, it renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe-inspiring aspects of the modern world.
Director: Brian J. Terwilliger | Star: Harrison Ford
Votes: 532
30. Century of Flight: 100 Years of Aviation (2004– )
G | 502 min | Documentary
From the Wright brothers to the Right Stuff, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn through rare images and lost interviews with the pioneers of aviation, 100 years of aviation history.
Star: Don Pay
Votes: 23
31. Chasing the Sun (2001– )
224 min | Documentary
The history and romance of 20th-century commercial passenger aviation.
Stars: Ken Howard, Rene Auberjonois, Neil Ross, Dan Woren
Votes: 15
4 episodes
32. 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 (1996)
285 min | Documentary
The birth of a new aircraft.
Director: Karl Sabbagh | Star: Peter Coyote
Votes: 30
33.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Wright Stuff
(1996)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Nancy Porter | Stars: Garrison Keillor, David McCullough
Votes: 29
34.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Rise of the Rockets
(2019)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
Private companies develop new ways to allow for more human activity in space; NASA builds a rocket that goes far beyond Earth.
Star: Eric Meyers
Votes: 58
35. In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, History
The crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Mike Collins
Votes: 6,925 | Gross: $1.13M
36. Failure Is Not an Option (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, History
A history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.
Directors: Rushmore DeNooyer, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Gene Kranz, James Doolittle, Christopher Kraft, Robert Seamans
Votes: 139
38. For All Mankind (1989)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History
An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.
Director: Al Reinert | Stars: Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 6,520 | Gross: $0.77M
39. Bikes vs Cars (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Bikes vs Cars is a documentary about the bike and what an amazing tool for change it can be. It highlights a conflict in city planning between bikes, cars and a growing reliance on fossil fuels.
Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Aline Cavalcante, Dan Koeppel, Raquel Rolnik, Joel Ewanick
Votes: 742
40. Bicycle (I) (2014)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Why is the bicycle back in fashion? The film explores this and tells the story of cycling in the land that invented the modern bicycle, it's birth, decline and re birth from Victorian origins to today.
Director: Michael B. Clifford
Votes: 94
41. The Woman Who Stops Traffic (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Kris Murrin travels to various heavily-congested UK towns and cities with the intention of getting its citizens to go car-free for a day.
Star: Kris Murrin
42. Building the Channel Tunnel: 25 Years On (2019)
60 min | Documentary, History
The building of the Channel Tunnel, one of the engineering wonders of modern times.
Stars: Julian Barratt, Rob Bell
Votes: 25
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