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- DirectorScott PrestinStarsBarack ObamaMike SingletaryJim McMahon1985 Chicago Bears. This movie will reveal the full story behind the 1985 Super Bowl Shuffle Chicago Bears.
- DirectorLeila ConnersNadia ConnersStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKenny AusubelThom HartmannA look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
- Take a look back at our the very first builds ever featured on your favorite Discovery motor shows.
- StarsZach SelwynBen WatersLaura WarnerZach Selwyn takes viewers on a tour of the weird side of American English: slang, with man-on-the-street interviews; interviews with experts; and a great deal of humor.
- DirectorGabriel RotelloStarsZach SelwynPolitics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
- DirectorJason HehirStarsJ.A. AdandeDavid AldridgeLarry BirdThe Bulls face stiff challenges to their reign in 1997 against Utah and in 1998 versus Indiana. Role player Steve Kerr makes his mark on the dynasty.
- DirectorJason HehirStarsDavid AldridgeWillow BayWally BlaseBattered and exhausted, the Bulls conclude their "Last Dance" with a sixth championship. Michael, Phil and others reflect on the end of the dynasty.
- DirectorRachel LearsStarsAlexandria Ocasio-CortezCori BushJoe CrowleyA look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
- StarsIna GartenJeffrey GartenThomas PescodChef Ina Garten shows how to prepare multi-course meals and gives tips on hosting and decorating.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsD.L. HughleyFrom his inner-city roots in L.A., D.L. Hughley has become one of the smartest, most popular stand-up comics working today. This HBO special--his fourth--will show audiences just how far he's come, and how funny he is--with no apologies necessary! Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., Hughley focuses on such topics as the dangers of living in the nation's capital, the qualifications of the 2008 presidential candidates, the current administration, the immigration debate, Cuban refugees, airplane restrictions, the 'n' word, Don Imus and freedom of speech, whites and blacks on cruise ships, Paris Hilton, and much more--including D.L.'s now-famous interaction with hapless audience members in the first row.
- StarsMichael StevensTrin MillerPhilip ZimbardoJoin me on a journey into the mysterious depths of the human psyche as I investigate the strange and surprising terrain of the Mind Field.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsDon HenleyGlenn FreyDon FelderThe Eagles perform in concert, in celebration of the group's reunion, which was supposed to occur "when hell freezes over."
- DirectorSarah KerruishMatt MaudeStarsTony FadellAndy HertzfeldMarc PoratThe ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartphone").
- DirectorSuzannah HerbertLauren BelferStarsTeague BerresJaquan RhodesJamario RoweHoop Dreams goes to the mat in this intimate coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville's J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama's list of failing schools.
- DirectorLisa Quijano WolfingerStarsJosh GoodmanAdam LaFramboiseIn 1692, the townspeople of Salem, Massachusetts found themselves in a panic over witchcraft. But after several months, the paranoia and violence ended almost as quickly as it began. All trials were halted, publications about the terror were officially banned, and the location of the execution site vanished from any records. Today, a group of historians uncovers new information about the infamous witch hunt in an effort to answer its most enduring mysteries.
- DirectorRuth ChaoStarsSeth ShostakJill TarterDouglas VakochNothing has revived the search for extra-terrestrial intelligent life as much as the recent discovery by the Kepler Satellite, of thousands of Earth-like planets where life could be possible. So should we reach out? Or should we hide? Join the debate as we ask - Is Anybody Out There?
- 1985– 1h 55mTV-PG8.2 (83)TV EpisodeThis episode page reflects the reshowing of the original title Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2019) as part of the American Masters Series
- DirectorSam PollardStarsHarry BelafonteTony BennettHumphrey BogartA star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
- 2020– 41mTV-147.3 (40)TV EpisodeStarsKurt AngleSteve AustinDave BautistaWWE's first-ever brand extension divides its roster and sparks civil war between Raw and SmackDown. As competition heats up between brands, Eddie Guerrero, JBL, Edge and others showcase Ruthless Aggression as they capitalize on their newfound opportunity to become stars.
- DirectorRicardo AndradeStarsSalvatore VecchioSarah CarmichaelKirk JohnsonPlanet Earth was inhabited by many wondrous creatures throughout the Permian period. Massive geologic changes finally allowed life to thrive on land and sea, producing voracious saber-toothed carnivores like Gorgonopsid and the terrifying 40-foot shark Helicoprion. But it couldn't last forever.
- DirectorElliot McCaffreyStarsBen UnderwoodBen Underwood had both his eyes removed at the age of three. He taught himself to perceive and locate objects by making clicking sounds with his tongue and using the echoes as they bounced off his environment.
- DirectorPierre-Olivier FrançoisNorth Korea does indeed exist beyond the totalitarian varnish covering it. Beneath the political regime, we can rediscover the North Korean people, living in the same 21st century that we all are, and facing many of the same difficulties. Following the North Korean people's daily lives, we discover an exotic, surprising culture that is often funny. Who says you can't have fun in Pyongyang?
- 1983– 1h 54mTV-PG8.1 (330)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanHarry CarsonSteve FainaruAn investigation of the health crisis threatening NFL players and the long-term fortunes of football.
- StarsAngel BumpassChristine BranstadShelly CarterAn intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members.
- DirectorJane PrestonStarsLarry BoydBryan LawsonA man shoots his wife, and the crime is caught on camera; questions are asked if the act was a cold-blooded murder or a justified act of self-defense.
- StarsGillian EnglishFrances TownendDaniel CannisA true horror documentary series which brings to life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation.
- 2011– 43mTV-147.3 (116)TV EpisodeDirectorGillian PachterStarsLaurel PoremskiBrian PoremskiJudy Taber"Emily the Imaginary Friend" talks to the Poremski family who are tormented by a force that their daughter recognizes as her invisible friend. "The Girl with No Face" talks to a mother and daughter who saw a mysterious teenage girl with no face on the side of the road.
- An exploration into the human condition for hatred and how we can overcome it.
- DirectorGeeta GandbhirSam PollardAn investigation into hate, produced by Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney. Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare searches for the origins of this powerful emotion.
- DirectorSean FineAndrea NixStarsDominicNancyRoseThree children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
- DirectorUrsula MacfarlaneStarsHarvey WeinsteinBenjamin BrafmanHope Exiner D'AmoreFeature documentary about the spectacular fall from grace of media mogul Harvey Weinstein. With a cast of characters including survivors, friends and colleagues, this is a portrait of power and its abuses, spanning over forty years.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsLindsey BuckinghamChristine McVieJohn McVieThe long-awaited reunion of the "Rumours" version of Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham) At this live MTV concert, they perform their greatest hits, and a few new songs. The classic songs performed on this special are: "Rhiannon", "Everywhere", "Dreams", "Don't Stop", and "Landslide"
- Documentary series that follows a year in the life of five different family farms.
- As spring arrives, hard-working family farms across the United States gamble everything they have, fighting to stay in business, and stay together. The real-life struggle of men and women who put food on our tables begins each year by going deep in debt on new land, equipment and livestock.
- DirectorDanny WuStarsDanny WuCharles ThomsonJenny WiningsAn investigation into the original 1993 allegations against Michael Jackson brought by the Chandler family.
- DirectorAdam Del DeoJames D. SternStarsBob AvianJustin BelleroMichael BennettFollows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.
- DirectorSonia KennebeckStarsJoel WidmanStuart AndersonNemo BaleticAn American family becomes entangled in a bizarre web of secrets and lies when their hacker son is targeted by the U.S. government, making them all ENEMIES OF THE STATE.
- Welcome to Zambia's Luangwa Valley, where large carnivores like leopards, lions, and hyenas are in constant competition for their next meal.
- DirectorHannah HoareKamuti is a wise old leopard. She's reigned over two square miles of prime territory in the Luangwa Valley for 10 years. But now she's in trouble.
- DirectorHannah HoareKamuti the leopard has reigned supreme over her corner of the Luangwa Valley for 10 years. She's defended her territory, hunted antelope for food, and even kept the nearby pride of lions at bay. But a younger leopard is determined to replace her. Can she survive one more challenge, or will this be her last stand?
- DirectorHannah HoareAt the height of the Zambian dry season, three lionesses in the Nsefu pride are pregnant. Even with protection from fellow lions, the stakes couldn't be higher, from cub-hungry predators like leopards and hyenas to the hunting duties necessary to sustain the group. Can the pride meet the demands of their growing population?
- DirectorHannah HoareA six-week-old lion cub gets separated from his pride and has to face the nighttime terrors of the African bush. Cub-hungry predators, dehydration, and rival lions instinctively primed to kill are just some of the threats ahead. Can this intrepid little misfit find his way back to safety, or will the harsh rules of the wild prevail?
- DirectorPeter NicksStarsDwayne DavisDenilson GariboLibby SchaafOakland as a tantalizing case study. In a city that struggles with rising crime and health care woes, its public school systems aren't exactly equipped to prepare youth for the travails of young adulthood.
- StarsDarcey SilvaJasmine PinedaGino PalazzoloCouples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa "available uniquely to foreign fiancés of U.S. citizens", have 90 days to arrange for and have the marriage ceremony. The visa is not to give time "to decide IF" they will marry.
- DirectorTylor NorwoodStarsSusan SchneiderShawn LevyJohn R. MontgomeryAn intimate portrait of Robin Williams and his invulnerable spirit, Robin's Wish is the story of what really happened to one of the greatest entertainers of all time - and what his mind was fighting.
- StarsDion GrahamJason WhiteDwayne ThompsonFollow "real life detectives" in various cities while they try to crack the case in the first 48 hours after the homicide.
- DirectorNicholas BruckmanStarsAdy BarkanCory BookerTracey CorderAdy Barkan's life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement.
- 2020–6.4 (15)TV EpisodeA community is shocked when a man kills his partner of decades, but he claims that he was insane at the time, whereas the prosecution says he was rational.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeStarsDavid MuirAmy RobachElizabeth VargasABC's original hour-long news magazine.
- StarsVernon GosneyLeslie Wagner-WilsonTim CarterDocuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
- DirectorStephen SaundersStarsTony BennRaymond BinksJoan Bouverie-BrineThis film explores the events of September 15th, 1940 - the day Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle.' On a day now celebrated as Battle of Britain Day, Adolph Hitler's Nazi war planes fought the British Royal Air Force. Dramatic color film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews show how events in World War II seventy years ago resonate through the generations.
- CreatorCaroline HawkinsStarsBill NighyFlower the MeerkatMozart the MeerkatThis is a documentary drama series which follows a meerkat family in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, called the Whiskers.
- DirectorMatt D'AvellaStarsDan HarrisRyan NicodemusRick HansonHow might your life be better with less?
- DirectorLauren JacobsMartin WebbStarsDanny BoyleBanksyRiham IsaacBanksy sends filmmaker Danny Boyle on a mission to the original town of Bethlehem to stage a Nativity play at a hotel close to the wall in the West Bank.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsGary AckermanSteve BannonBen BernankeAs the 2008 financial crisis loomed, frantic efforts to save the US from economic collapse happened in secret. VICE News explores the untold stories of powerful people leading the way.
- StarsRoger CossackMark FuhrmanTom LangeA deep dive into the trial of OJ Simpson, featuring some of the original key players involved in what would come to be known as "The Trial of the Century."
- DirectorSavanna WashingtonStarsSavanna WashingtonColin PowellJerome SauvageA look at ordinary people in North Korea. Are they puppets of their totalitarian government or just everyday people trying to live their lives? Maybe, a little bit of both.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsDarlene LoveMerry ClaytonLisa FischerBackup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
- StarsThe WhiskersThe Hakuna Matata FamilyThe Ubuntu TribeContinuing the dramatic tale of survival revolving around three families of meerkats who are descendants of the legendary meerkat matriarch, Flower.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsRoger EbertChaz EbertGene SiskelThe life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
- DirectorFelicity MorrisStarsSimon LevievCecilie FjellhøyAyleen CharlottePosing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsPeter BrockAn early film by George Lucas during his USC days. It depicts a race car driver trying to qualify for a race. He finishes the lap in 1 minute 42.08 seconds.
- DirectorPaul CrowderStarsMichael FassbenderLewis HamiltonNiki LaudaSet in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
- DirectorShauna GarrStarsAkonTwink CaplanShauna GarrThe filmmaker finds her friend, a once successful rap producer, living under a tree in Hollywood cleaning a crack pipe; from there the two try everything, including a reality show, to kick his habit.
- DirectorMalte LudinStarsHanns LudinMalte LudinAdolf HitlerFamily drama and historical truth collide in this film about the painful legacy cast by Hanns Ludin, a prominent Nazi executed for war crimes in 1947. In this documentary, Hanns Ludin's son, filmmaker Malte Ludin, breaks 60 years of silence and repression, investigating his father's dark deeds and interviewing his still-denying sisters. The film is an intimate look at the descendants of a Nazi perpetrator, most of whom refuse to accept the history of their family and of Nazi Germany more generally.
- DirectorChad HeeterStarsNeil AhrendtApoorva UppalaSix students from 3 Countries, USA, India and China are moving to College. They soon find themselves in a global competition and it narrows down to: Engineering and Science.
- DirectorEverardo GonzálezHow would you feel if you had no more than three minutes to hug your parents, nieces, and nephew of grandparents after more than a decade apart?
- DirectorTim SladeStarsSayaka ShojiNiki VasilakisCho-Liang LinVivaldi's The Four Seasons and four outstanding violinists are the threads the filmmakers use to weave this exploration of how nature shapes who we are. As Spring reaches Toyko and the cherry blossoms burst to life, violinist Sayaka Shoji demonstrates to her young students the timeless lessons in the music, and in their own culture. Niki Vasilakis and friends travel from all corners of Australia to the Far North to share the music of Summer with the Thursday Island Community, as the monsoon clouds gather. As the leaves turn, Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin and his neighbours reveal to us their New York City's vibrant, complex personality. Finally, in the icy reaches of Finnish Lapland, Pekka Kuusisto and his colleagues bring the warmth of music and human interaction to the small local community. A documentary full of fascinating characters, fine music and glorious images as it reflects on the global experience of the seasons.
- 1968–8.1 (26)TV EpisodeStarsSusan BenedettoDanny BennettTony BennettA Facebook whistleblower reveals her identity and speaks her mind; the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; Tony Bennett's final performance, accompanied by Lady Gaga.
- DirectorJonathan Marshall ThompsonStarsJerry AvornElijah CummingsMerrill GooznerA story that unpacks the mystery of modern medicine's skyrocketing price tag and how it affects the people struggling to stay alive.
- DirectorJosh SabeyStarsTiffany Tate AragonCarol ArcherPaul ArcherSue Klebold attempts to reconcile how the son she affectionately referred to as "Sunshine Boy" became a school shooter. "If love could have stopped Columbine," she says, "Columbine would never have happened.
- DirectorEric BrickerStarsFrances AndertonWim de WitBeth Edwards HarrisNarrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the worldÕs greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
- DirectorHarlo BrayJohn B. FinnGarret Savage"4-Cylinder 400" gives you an inside look at an out-of-control backyard NASCAR-style race in rural upstate New York.
- CreatorConnor SchellBill SimmonsJohn DahlStarsBrent MusburgerChuck DLarry BirdA collection of documentary films focused on sports.
- CreatorDon HewittStarsAndrew RooneyLesley StahlSteve KroftThe classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.
- StarsWill LymanSarah ChildressPriyanka BoghaniFRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
- StarsPhil PlaitMichelle ThallerRichard LinternA 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.
- StarsAndy SerkisWith unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
- StarsTom Leefarr SmithAnna WestfordAlice RobinsonDocumentaries focusing on local secrets (historical and modern) and stories from several different cities across the world. Some of the cities that are included in this series are: New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Paris, and Singapore.
- StarsDaniel OkrentGeorge F. WillJohn ChancellorA documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
- DirectorEmad BurnatGuy DavidiStarsEmad BurnatSoraya BurnatMohammed BurnatA documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsJ. Lee ThompsonJoseph MacDonaldGregory PeckA behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the film MacKenna's Gold (1969).
- StarsJosh GoodmanLisa EdmondsonMargie CurranModern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation's most iconic stories.
- The 6th Marine Division invade Okinawa in 1945 helping to end World War II..This film may contain variations in audio and video quality due to limitations of the original source material
- StarsRonan SummersNehemiah MabryJason DietzWith access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
- DirectorMuad DibStarsMuad DibAfter being unlawfully jailed for 157 days based on trumped-up charges, and the BBC making a dedicated hit-piece on the original 7/7 Ripple Effect, the film-maker Muad'Dib expands upon the original film and has added over 60 minutes of new material connecting the dots of what most likely really did happen in London on July 7th 2005, when 3 tube-trains and a double-decker bus were exploded.
- StarsCampbell ScottAdam RichmanJason LiebigFood 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.
- DirectorPhilip BondStarsJim ClarkDamon HillGraham HillThe film, a reference to the nine races that Jim Clark and Graham Hill won, was made as a promotional film for the Ford Company. It includes race footage and much engineering detail on the Lotus-Ford car with its three litre V8 engine designed by Colin Chapman and Keith Duckworth. Includes race footage from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone where Clark won and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Also footage of Graham Hill's family including Damon Hill.
- StarsDerick DillardJill Duggar DillardBrooke ArnoldDocuseries exploring the truth beneath the surface of reality TV's mega-family, The Duggars.
- DirectorJens HoffmannStarsOtto BauerAudrey HollanderBelladonna9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers deep insight into their personal lives - from glamorous to grotesque - strange, fascinating, offensive, absurd and sometimes funny moments all at once.
- StarsBrian PanellaMariah MossNicholas SafierThe new series, from Good Caper Content, details the brazen crimes that could only happen in New York and the intense work by law enforcement and civilians who race to take murderers off the streets.
- DirectorElizabeth St. PhilipStarsDinasty BrownGeorge W. BushKay DanielsFilmmakers follow up with the students who were with President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks.
- DirectorLotfy NathanStarsCocoPugFunmi SodipoPug, a young boy growing up on a combative West Baltimore block, finds solace in a group of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O'Clock Boys.
- DirectorCharlotte JonesStarsJeremy WadeDavid BuckmeierMark SpitzerJeremy is on the hunt for an armor plated, 300 pound, river fish suspected of being a man-eater that lives, can you believe it, in the United States.
- DirectorRichard HankinStarsScott RaabPhilip NobelLarry SilversteinThe dramatic inside story of the monumental collision of interests at Ground Zero in the decade after 9/11.
- DirectorJose GomezStarsPeter FlihanThe story of the worst terrorist attack in European history. Survivors and insiders recount March 11, 2004's terrorist attack on Madrid, including the political crisis it ignited and the hunt for the perpetrators.
- DirectorAnwar Hajher16 Days in Afghanistan is a documentary that documents the state of Afghan people after the fall of the Taliban.
- DirectorDollan CannellStarsWayne SmithEnrique EncinosaEnrique OvaresDollan Cannell's documentary on the hundreds of alleged plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, and a look at the evolution of Cuban politics.