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Night Mail
6.8

Night Mail

Jan. 13, 1936

Night Mail

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the ...
Day of Freedom
6.1

Day of Freedom

Dec. 30, 1935

Day of Freedom

The armed forces of the Third Reich, particularly the German army, are presented as an efficient system of bodies and machines at the seventh ...
Triumph of the Will
7.1

Triumph of the Will

Mar. 28, 1935

Triumph of the Will

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
Three Songs About Lenin
6.6

Three Songs About Lenin

This documentary, made up of 3 episodes, is based on three songs sung by anonymous people in Soviet Russia about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
New Earth
7

New Earth

Dec. 14, 1933

New Earth

The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the ...
Man of Aran
7.1

Man of Aran

May. 06, 1934

Man of Aran

A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a ...
Loyalties
6.5

Loyalties

Ignition puts you in the driver’s seat of the automotive world’s latest car, truck and SUV offerings, courtesy of Motor Trend. Watch ...
Mayday
8.8

Mayday

Sep. 03, 2003

Mayday

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on ...
Working on the Douro River
7.2

Working on the Douro River

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
6.8

Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas

An audiovisual symphony that delves into the industrial, agrarian, and cultural fabric of the Donbas region during the inaugural Soviet Five Year ...
Dateline NBC
7.4

Dateline NBC

Mar. 31, 1992

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network’s flagship ...
Verdun: Visions of History
7.3

Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
The Steel Road
7.2

The Steel Road

Oct. 15, 1929

The Steel Road

Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress ...
Rain
7.2

Rain

Dec. 14, 1929

Rain

A lyrical portrait of Amsterdam and its changing appearance during a rain-shower.
Drifters
6.7

Drifters

Nov. 10, 1929

Drifters

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.
Man with a Movie Camera
8.3

Man with a Movie Camera

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
The Eleventh Year
7

The Eleventh Year

May. 15, 1928

The Eleventh Year

The film is dedicated to the achievements of the Ukrainian SSR for the eleventh anniversary of the October Revolution.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
7.6

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working ...
Stride, Soviet!
6.5

Stride, Soviet!

Jul. 23, 1926

Stride, Soviet!

Commissioned by the Moscow Soviet as a documentary and information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, film is a ...
Moana
6.8

Moana

Jan. 07, 1926

Moana

Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly ...
Kino Eye
6.9

Kino Eye

Oct. 31, 1924

Kino Eye

This documentary promoting the joys of life in a Soviet village centers on the activities of the Young Pioneers. These children are constantly ...
Nanook of the North
7.6

Nanook of the North

Jun. 11, 1922

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the ...
Häxan
7.6

Häxan

Sep. 18, 1922

Häxan

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to ...
Anniversary of the Revolution
6.8

Anniversary of the Revolution

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and ...
The Proclamation of King Frederik VIII
2.9

The Proclamation of King Frederik VIII

The shift of the crown was paralleled by a new epoch of cinema in Denmark. Peter Elfelt had been the dominant figure in early Danish film. After ...
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
5.4

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

A man (Thomas Edison’s assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second ...
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
6.7
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who’s sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the ...
The Tinder Swindler
7.2
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The Tinder Swindler

Feb. 02, 2022

The Tinder Swindler

Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some ...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
8.9
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey ...
My Octopus Teacher
8.2
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My Octopus Teacher

Sep. 04, 2020

My Octopus Teacher

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who ...