Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip

2011

English

5.5

Documentary

woman director

Alexandra Pelosi Director

Henry Kissinger as Self

Gene Simmons as Self

Michael Fassbender as Self - Germany

Alexandra Pelosi as Self - Narrator

Alexandra Pelosi's patriotic travelogue crisscrosses the U.S. to attend naturalization ceremonies in all 50 states and listens to recent immigrants from around the world explain their decision to become American citizens. The film is inspired by the naturalization process experienced by Pelosi's Dutch-born husband, Michiel Vos.

Rush: Time Stand Still

2016

English

8.3

♡ 4

80%

Dale Heslip Director

Dave Grohl as Self

Pete Townshend as Self

Geddy Lee as Self

Paul Rudd as Self - Narrator

This feature-length documentary film chronicles the final major tour for legendary rock band Rush. It is an intimate view 'under the hood' of a historic moment from the perspective of the band, their fans, crew, and management. Featuring interviews with the band throughout their sold-out 2015 40th Anniversary tour, the film also shows rarely seen backstage footage capturing the final moments of life on the road. Highlighted as well is the impact on the band's fans and the world that has been built around the beloved Canadian trio. This is the final touring chapter of a band that has meant so much to so many fans around the world. With narration by Paul Rudd. Feature run time: 1 hour 37 minutes; Bonus content: 67 minutes.

In Between Songs

7.4

Joshua Bell Director

Djalu Gurruwiwi as Self

James Cromwell as Self - Narrator

In Between Songs follows an Australian Aboriginal family's struggle to survive. Djalu Gurruwiwi, Yolngu elder, and his sister, Dhanggal, strive to restore eroding tradition. While shepherding their Galpu clan through economic, environmental, and social pressures, they search desperately for new custodians to safeguard their priceless musical legacy. Emmy award winner and Oscar nominated actor/activist James Cromwell narrates this stirring feature documentary.

National Geographic Explorer Big Sur-Wild California

2010

English

6.4

♡ 1

Documentary

History

Sue Houghton Director

Hector Elizondo as Self - Narrator

National Geographic presents a comprehensive view of the spectacular California coastal area known as Big Sur—through the eyes of three intrinsically connected native creatures. Fly with the California condors and capture the panoramic view of Big Sur’s many topside layers, and dive with California’s sea otters to investigate life below the waves. Then, follow the stealthy mountain lions and see how the scavengers, the key-stone species and this top predator are all critical contributors to Big Sur’s unique habitat

An Apology to Elephants

8.0

Amy Schatz Director

Joel Parrott as Self

Katy Payne as Self

Rose McCoy as Self

Lily Tomlin as Self - Narrator

Elephants are among the most majestic and intelligent creatures on Earth--but for hundreds of years, they have suffered at the hands of humans. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this documentary short traces our long history with elephants and explores the many problems that arise when they are brought to live in captivity in zoos and circuses.

Good Night Oppy

2022

English

7.7

♡ 27

87%

Ryan White Director

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Jon Stewart as Self

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Self

Angela Bassett as Self - Narrator

The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.

The Tillman Story

2010

English

7.7

94%

91%

american football player

nfl (national football league)

Amir Bar-Lev Director

Fahim Fazli as Afghan translator

George W. Bush as Self

John McCain as Self

Josh Brolin as Self - Narrator

Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.

Cinerama's Russian Adventure

1966

English

7.0

♡ 3

Documentary

Boris Dolin Director

Bing Crosby as Self - Narrator

Following an introduction by Bing Crosby, the Cinerama screen widens for scenes of landscapes, cities, peoples, and entertainments of the Soviet Union. Highlights include the historic buildings and churches of Moscow, as the Kremlin; its subway and streets, a spring carnival, the seaside resorts on the Black Sea, a trip down the Volga River, skiers, a troika racing along a snow-covered road, a helicopter view of the North Pole, an Antarctic whale hunt, the capture of a wild boar in the Moyun-Kum of Central Asia, a race by reindeer-drawn sleds, divers in the Sea of Okhotsk, battling an octopus, the capture of antelopes, rafting logs down the Tisza River, and the development of new towns in Siberia. Other scenes include a visit to the Moscow Circus, where the renowned clown Oleg Popov performs, the dancing of the Moiseyev and Piatnitsky companies, and excerpts from the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.

Life After People

2008

English

7.3

♡ 5

60%

boston, massachusetts

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

David de Vries Director

David Brin as Self

Howard Oliver as Self

Nabil Nasr as Self

Struan Rodger as Self - Narrator

In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other experts speculate about what the Earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if, suddenly, humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect humanity's disappearance might have on the artificial aspects of civilization.

A Palace for Putin. The Story of the Biggest Bribe

2021

Russian

8.5

♡ 9

Documentary

Alexei Navalny Director

Vladimir Putin as Self

Georgy Alburov as Self

Vyacheslav Gimadi as Self

Alexei Navalny as Self - Narrator

After surviving poisoning by a Novichok nerve agent, Alexey Navalny made his most important film. Putin's Palace: History of World's Largest Bribe is about the palace near Gelendzhik that presumably belongs to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also shows vineyards, corruption schemes and more.

History of the World in 2 Hours

2011

English

7.0

♡ 1

Douglas Cohen Director

Jason Brye as Homo erectus

Ardeshir Radpour as Persian Cavalry

Corey Burton as Self - Narrator

Robert Bakker as Self - Paleontologist, Houston Museum of Natural Science

Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on old televisions is background radiation from The Big Bang? That the gold on a wedding ring comes from a star that exploded 5 billion years ago? And, that we're connected to the salt water of the first oceans through the water in our bodies? Our human story is actually 14 billion years old and the clues are all around us. This CGI-driven special will tell the history of our world in two hours, an ambitious story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it’s a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.

A Waltons Thanksgiving

2022

English

5.8

♡ 5

65%

Action

Drama

holiday

Joe Lazarov Director

Logan Shroyer as John Boy

Teddy Sears as John Sr

Marcelle LeBlanc as Mary Ellen Walton

Richard Thomas as Self - Narrator

Follows the Walton family as they prepare enthusiastically for the annual Harvest Festival Fair on Walton Mountain in 1934, but their lives are dramatically changed after a young boy arrives.

Living in the Future's Past

2018

English

6.9

♡ 1

83%

82%

Documentary

woman director

Susan Kucera Director

Mark Plotkin as Self

Amy Jacobson as Self

Stephan Lewandowsky as Self

Jeff Bridges as Self - Narrator

Jeff Bridges, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weaves evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household.

Tornado Alley

2011

English

6.5

56%

Action

Documentary

storm chaser

Sean C. Casey Director

Noah Staggs as Mark, Father

Mandell Frazier as Robert Reed reenactment

Sean C. Casey as Self

Bill Paxton as Self - Narrator

Tornado Alley documents two unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one of Earth’s most awe-inspiring events—the birth of a tornado. Filmmaker Sean Casey’s personal quest to capture the birth of a tornado with a 70mm camera takes viewers on a breathtaking journey into the heart of the storm. A team of equally driven scientists, the VORTEX2 researchers, experience the relentless strength of nature’s elemental forces as they literally surround tornadoes and the supercell storms that form them, gathering the most comprehensive severe weather data ever collected.

Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood

2018

Italian

6.6

♡ 1

Jesus Garces Lambert Director

Humanroot Awosika as Muse 1

Suzana Karurkova as Muse 2

Rossella Vodret as Self

Simone D'Andrea as Self - Narrator

An exciting and unsettling cinematic journey through the life, work and torments of Caravaggio.

We Need to Talk About A.I.

2020

English

6.5

♡ 2

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Documentary

Sci-Fi

woman director

Leanne Pooley Director

James Cameron as Self

Andy Clark as Self

Karen Yeung as Self

Keir Dullea as Self - Narrator

Conflict between man and machine has been a science fiction staple for over a century. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Terminator the perceived threat posed by super-intelligent robots has been exploited by Hollywood for decades. But do advances in Artificial Intelligence mean we are now facing a future in which that threat could become a reality?

Shark vs. Whale

2020

English

5.5

♡ 4

A routine drone survey turns deadly when Ryan Johnson, a marine biologist based in South Africa, films a humpback whale being attacked and strategically drowned by a Great white shark. This is a total perspective shift for the creature.

For Love

2022

English

8.3

♡ 2

Matthew Smiley Director

Shania Twain as Self - Narrator

In this searing documentary, Indigenous people share heartbreaking stories that reveal the injustices inflicted by the Canadian child welfare system.

Before the Flood

2016

English

8.2

♡ 3

76%

Fisher Stevens Director

Bill Clinton as Self

John McCain as Self

George DiCaprio as Self

Leonardo DiCaprio as Self - Narrator

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.