Guy Martin visits the Baltics to learn the truth about his Latvian grandfather. He uncovers a story involving prisoner of war camps, daring escapes and the constant threat of death and deportation.

Painted with Words

2010

English

7.9

♡ 3

Biography

Documentary

vincent van gogh

Andrew Hutton Director

Rowena Cooper as Anna Van Gogh

Daniel Weyman as Anthon Van Rappard

Alan Yentob as Self - Narrator

Benedict Cumberbatch as Vincent Van Gogh

A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.

Brooklyn Bridge

1981

English

7.5

♡ 3

architecture

brooklyn bridge

brooklyn, new york city

construction

Documentary

History

Ken Burns Director

Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny (clip from 'Bowery Bunny')

Julie Harris as Emily Roebling

George Raft as Self (clip from "The Bowery")

David McCullough as Self - Narrator

Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it traces the bridge's transformation from a spectacular feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol in American culture.

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans

2025

English

7.3

♡ 11

mechanical engineering

sports documentary

stock car racing

Brad Lockhart Director

Jeff Gordon as Self

Rick Hendrick as Self

Jenson Button as Self

Billy Crudup as Self - Narrator

The documentary follows Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR’s journey to compete with a NASCAR car in the 2023, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race’s centennial. The film explores the technical challenges, preparation and public reaction to NASCAR’s participation in the iconic European endurance race.

H. H. Holmes: Original Evil

2018

English

2.0

4%

Philip Gardiner Director

Nathan Head as Herman Webster Mudgett

Philip Gardiner as Self - Narrator

In the world of evil and deranged serial killers, there is no equal. Meet the Dark Lord of a murder castle who killed roughly 200 people in a self-made house of horrors who may have also been the notorious Jack the Ripper.

Primary

1960

English

7.1

♡ 4

100%

presidential election

staging

usa president

Robert Drew Director

John F. Kennedy as Self

Robert Drew as Self

Muriel Buck Humphrey as Self

Joseph Julian as Self - Narrator

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.

The Elephant Queen

2018

English

7.8

♡ 1

91%

parent child relationship

Mark Deeble Director

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Self - Narrator

Embark on an epic journey of family, courage, and coming home in this feature-length documentary. Join Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across an unforgiving African landscape filled with vibrant wildlife.

Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

2007

English

7.6

♡ 1

George Roy Director

Dan Dierdorf as Self - Michigan (68-70)

Liev Schreiber as Self - Narrator

R.L. Stine as Self - The Ohio State University '65

Mike Wallace as Self - University of Michigan '39

Steeped in a rich tradition dating back to their inaugural meeting in 1897, this rivalry extends beyond the pursuit of a Big Ten title, and is renewed each year through the pageantry and colliding cultures that distinguish the two schools.

Babe Ruth

1998

English

7.2

♡ 2

George Roy Director

Jean Shepherd as Self

Bud Greenspan as Self

Jack Dempsey as Self

Liev Schreiber as Self - Narrator

As its title implies, this video attempts to go beyond the public persona of one of major league baseball's greatest stars. Accepting Ruth as a larger-than-life figure, this 59-minute video doesn't attempt to rationalize, apologize, or analyze his behavior. Rather, it endeavors to present an unbiased account of the life of George Herman Ruth, contradictions and all.

Hannibal

2006

English

6.7

♡ 1

Edward Bazalgette Director

Tristan Gemmill as Gaius Terentius Varro

Alexander Siddig as Hannibal

Teodora Duhovnikova as Imilce

Kenneth Cranham as Self - Narrator

It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible.

The Salt of the Earth

2014

French

8.4

♡ 16

94%

photographic evidence

slavery

Wim Wenders Director

Leny Wanick Mattos as Sebastião's Sister-in-Law

João Pessoa Mattos as Self

Jacques Barthélémy as Self

Wim Wenders as Self - Narrator

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

26th Street Garage: The FBI's Untold Story of 9/11

2021

English

6.3

♡ 2

Action

Documentary

Shawn Efran Director

Tom Selleck as Self - Narrator

The story of ingenuity, teamwork and determination of the FBI in desperate moments after the 9/11 attacks, when they had to evacuate their New York headquarters, and transformed a greasy automotive garage into a new command center.

Deep Rising

2023

English

6.7

♡ 2

71%

Documentary

Matthieu Rytz Director

Jason Momoa as Self - Narrator

The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world’s energy crisis.

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997

English

8.0

♡ 2

93%

Werner Herzog Director

Dieter Dengler as Self

Eugene Deatrick as Self

Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954

English

6.2

Comedy

Dave O'Brien Director

Sally Payne as Frugal Man's Wife

Frank Sully as Neighbor

Dave O'Brien as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead

Pete Smith as Self - Narrator

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

2017

English

7.7

♡ 3

82%

Corbett Redford Director

Jello Biafra as Self - Dead Kennedys

Kirk Hammett as Self - Metallica

Iggy Pop as Self - Narrator

Prairie Prince as Self - The Tubes

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk spans over 30 years of the California Bay Area’s punk music history with a central focus on the emergence of the inspiring 924 Gilman Street collective. This diverse group of artists, writers, organizers and musicians created a do-it-yourself petri dish that changed the punk scene... and the world at large.

The Latin Explosion: A New America

2015

English

7.0

♡ 3

Documentary

Music

Jon Alpert Director

Sofía Vergara as Self - Interviewee / Actor

Eva Longoria as Self - Interviewee / Actor / Producer

Ray Barretto as Self - Musician

John Leguizamo as Self - Narrator

With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

2019

English

7.0

♡ 5

95%

Leslie Woodhead Director

Smokey Robinson as Self

Louis Armstrong as Self

Tony Bennett as Self

Sharon D. Clarke as Self - Narrator

Ella Fitzgerald was a 15-year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Within months she was a star. Over the next six decades, her sublime voice would transform the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS retraces this extraordinary journey.

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The Lionesses: A League of Their Own Special

American Masters Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

Our Guy in Latvia

Painted with Words

Brooklyn Bridge

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans

H. H. Holmes: Original Evil

Primary

The Elephant Queen

Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry

Babe Ruth

Hannibal

The Salt of the Earth

26th Street Garage: The FBI's Untold Story of 9/11

Deep Rising

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Ain't It Aggravatin'

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things