Favorite Documentaries 2001-2010
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1. Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Using the latest digital technology, the era between the dinosaurs and man is superbly recreated by the BBC and Discovery Channel in another winning production from the coalition.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 3,279
2. Extinct (2001)
30 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama
A landmark series using drama and high-end CGI to explore the life and death of six extinct animals.
Stars: Alun Armstrong, William Joseph Elk III, Beth Shapiro, Peter Daszak
Votes: 49
3.
Les mercredis de l'histoire (1995– )
Episode:
Opération lune
(2002)
52 min | Documentary
This hard-hitting mockumentary exposes how Stanley Kubrick faked the 1969 moon landing, with seeming-endorsements from many key players in NASA and the US government.
Director: William Karel | Stars: Philippe Faure, Christiane Kubrick, Jan Harlan, Vernon Walters
Votes: 1,933
4. Sea Monsters: A Walking with Dinosaurs Trilogy (2003)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
Adventurous zoologist Nigel Marven embarks on an underwater expedition through time to explore the seven deadliest seas in Earth's history, coming face to face with strange and dangerous prehistoric sea monsters.
Stars: Nigel Marven, Christopher Cook, Karen Hayley, Michael Davis
Votes: 1,358
5. Pamet stromu (2003)
18 min | Documentary, History
Overview of selected veteran trees around the Czech Republic, their history and folklore, and the way they shape our view of the surrounding landscape.
Star: Ludek Munzar
6. Fogh bag facaden (2003 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Shocking behind the scenes look at the 2002 European Union enlargement negotiations.
Director: Christoffer Guldbrandsen | Stars: José María Aznar, Nils Bernstein, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac
Votes: 107
7. Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Drama-documentary series which describes some of the key technological achievements of the industrial age.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Ron Cook, John Walters, Michael Carter
Votes: 478
8. The Future Is Wild (2003– )
25 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
Stars: Christian Rodska, Jeremy Rayner, Bruce H. Tiffney, Stephen Harris
Votes: 884
9. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
120 min | Documentary, History
The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.
Stars: Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Sachs, Alex Palmer
Votes: 1,445
10. Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (2004 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
This two-part science fiction docu-drama examines the possibilities of a dangerous, manned space mission to explore the inner and outer planets of the Solar system.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: David Suchet, Martin McDougall, Joanne McQuinn, Rad Lazar
Votes: 1,017
11. Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, Fantasy
An imaginative blend of adventure and nature special that purports to investigate the discovery of a dragon's corpse in modern-day Romania. A British scientific team attempts to understand the creature's unique capabilities.
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Ian Holm, Patrick Stewart, Paul Hilton, Katrine Bach
Votes: 1,146
12. Alien Planet (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,668
13. Extraterrestrial (2005)
47 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Astrophysicists and biologists come together to imagine how, where, and what types of extraterrestrial life forms can we hope to find in the near future.
Stars: Armand Leroi, Michael Dorn, Seth Shostak, Chris McKay
Votes: 102
14. End Day (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama, Thriller
An exploration into the various ways in which, within the circumstances of one day, civilisation could be brought to an abrupt end..
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Bill McGuire, Jay Melosh, Simon Day, David Levy
Votes: 602
15. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 836
16. Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
A series of documentaries that go over the world's history and it's many accomplishments.
Stars: Michael Carroll, Peter Weller, J.J. Huckin, Sam Kalidi
Votes: 700
17. Walking with Monsters (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The final installment in the "Walking with" series is a 90-minute documentary about the evolution of life before the dinosaurs.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Edward Gero
Votes: 2,414
18. Prehistoric Park (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Nigel Marven travels back in time to rescue exotic creatures on the brink of extinction. CGI is used to create animals no longer seen on earth, from woolly mammoths, and T Rex, to dinosaur-eating crocodiles.
Stars: Rod Arthur, Suzanne McNabb, Nigel Marven, David Jason
Votes: 1,777
19. Secrets of the Deep (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama
Science documentary looking at the ocean abyss and its bizarre creatures, also traces the 80 year story of the largest predator ever to have evolved, the sperm whale.
Director: David Allen | Stars: Bernard Hill, Scott MacCallum
Votes: 179
20. Perfect Disaster (2006)
60 min | Documentary
Tornadoes destroying entire stadiums, solar storms causing a worldwide blackout, typhoons with 200 mph winds, flood that could overflow the Thames Barrier, fire that can burn down entire ... See full summary »
Stars: Alistair Petrie, Ben Lawson, Roger Clark, Jackson Hurst
Votes: 111
21. 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
22. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.
Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens
Votes: 1,972
23. Voyages of Discovery (2006)
60 min | Documentary
Paul Rose presents this 60-minute documentary about Captain Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour, via Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia.
Stars: Paul Rose, Tim Berrington, Tom Godwin, Qarie Marshall
Votes: 60
24. Atom (2007– )
180 min | Documentary
The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds behind it.
Star: Jim Al-Khalili
Votes: 585
25. Spies, Lies and the Superbomb (2007)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Looks at the race for Nuclear Superemacy from The Manhatten Project through to The Islamic Bomb.
Stars: Sean Pertwee, Joe Jones, Marco Hofschneider, Mike Lawler
Votes: 135
26. The Story of Maths (2008)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
The history of mathematics from ancient times to the present day. Narrated by Oxford mathematics professor Marcus du Sautoy, the series covers the seminal moments and people in the development of maths.
Stars: Marcus du Sautoy, Eleanor Robson, Leonhard Euler, Jackie Stedall
Votes: 561
27. Versailles: The Dream of a King (2008 TV Movie)
180 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.
Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Vinciane Millereau, Samuel Theis, Jérôme Pouly, Antoine Coesens
Votes: 369
28. Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness (2009)
60 min | Documentary
Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada's unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. He travels by foot, canoe and snowshoe through the regions mountains, forests, tundra and ice where roads are still few and far between.
Star: Ray Mears
Votes: 75
29. Victorian Farm (2009)
60 min | Documentary, History
In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 737
30. The Birth of British Music (2009)
59 min | Documentary
Stars: Charles Hazlewood, Army of Generals, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Danielle de Niese
31. Life After People (2009–2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble ... See full summary »
Stars: James Lurie, Steven S. Ross, Gordon Masterton, Tanya Wattenburg Komas
Votes: 1,564
32. Seven Ages of Britain (2010)
59 min | Documentary
Traces 2,000 years of Britain's history through the arts - both as objects that have often played a decisive part in events and as marvels of their age.
Stars: David Dimbleby, Gwendoline Christie, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin
Votes: 110
33. The Normans (2010)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
British history professor Robert Bartlett explains, mainly on historical sites and illustrated with authentic artifacts, the eventful history of the Normans, some of the Norse men (Vikings)... See full summary »
Star: Robert Bartlett
Votes: 266
34. Maps: Power, Plunder & Possession (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Jerry Brotton, Robin Knox-Johnston, Ian Stewart, Lisa Jardine
Votes: 60
35. The Joy of Stats (2010 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Professor Hans Rosling shares his excitement with statistics, and shows how researchers are handling the modern data deluge.
Director: Dan Hillman | Stars: Hans Rosling, Stephen Emmott, Sep Kamvar, Eileen Magnello
Votes: 142
36. Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these fantastical stories lie at the root of western ... See full summary »
Director: Arif Nurmohamed | Stars: Robin Lane Fox, Giovanni Castagna, Sylvian Fachard, Jacqueline Karageorghis
Votes: 40
37. Empire of the Seas (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Historian Dan Snow presents Empire of the Seas a four-part series charting the remarkable story of the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Dan Snow, Aryan Klein, Neil Mogridge, Mark Fearn
Votes: 116
38. Delphi: The Bellybutton of the Ancient World (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Delphi was home to perhaps the most famous oracle in the ancient world. But how did it get its reputation, what really went on there and what influence has it had on the modern world. Michael Scott of Cambridge University investigates.
Director: David Wilson | Stars: Michael Scott, Anne Jacquemin, Catherine Morgan, Dominique Mulliez
Votes: 35
39. First Life (2010)
59 min | Documentary
David Attenborough goes back in time to investigate the origins of life.
Stars: David Attenborough, Justin Marshall, Jean-Bernard Caron, Mary Droser
Votes: 1,767
40. Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Andrea Sella, Hal Sosabowski, Liam Reeves
Votes: 367
41. The Art of Cornwall (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
The Art of Cornwall - Writer and lecturer James Fox tells the remarkable story of Cornwall's unique contribution to British art. For a period in the 20th century, Cornwall was the home of ... See full summary »
Director: Spike Geilinger | Star: James Fox
Votes: 9
42. Ancient Worlds (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An Ancient society is examined, but not just from a historical point of view. The researchers try to present and approach it as if they lived in that Classical or earlier culture, religion etcetera.
Stars: Richard Miles, Simon Russell Beale, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Julie Berry
Votes: 210
43. Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary
Famous naturalist David Attenborough explains the rise and fall of pterosaurs, mistakenly known as flying dinosaurs. He also flies a glider to show how big the Quetzalcoatlus, at the time the largest known pterosaur species, really was.
Director: Matthew Dyas | Stars: David Attenborough, Douglas A. Lawson
Votes: 1,035 | Gross: $5.69M
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