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2018
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Won't You Be My Neighbor?8.01 2018 HD
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Margaret Whitmer
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2015
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution7.00 2015 HD
The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Kathleen Cleaver
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2017
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library6.20 2017 HD
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Elvis Costello
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2019
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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation7.18 2019 HD
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground,...
Genre: Music
Cast: Joan Baez
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2005
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan7.71 2005 HD
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bob Dylan
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2015
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In Jackson Heights
In Jackson Heights6.50 2015 HD
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2023
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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space5.00 2023 HD
Raised in the small all-Black Florida town of Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston studied at Howard University before arriving in New York in 1925. She...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Zora Neale Hurston
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1982
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Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children1 1982 HD
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Roddy McDowall
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2018
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Betty White: First Lady of Television
Betty White: First Lady of Television7.50 2018 HD
The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Betty White
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1984
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The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'7.42 1984 HD
A documentary following the various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Steven Spielberg
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1985
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The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty6.70 1985 HD
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...
Genre: History
Cast: David McCullough
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1997
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature1 1997 HD
Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alfre Woodard
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1972
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Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest1 1972 HD
A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of greedy, ruthless individuals.
Genre: TV Movie
Cast: Barry Sullivan
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2014
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National Gallery
National Gallery7.30 2014 HD
A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Leanne Benjamin
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1978
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The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor0.50 1978 HD
A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Richard Chamberlain
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2022
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Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union4.00 2022 HD
Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Fiona Hill
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2003
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Prisoner of Paradise
Prisoner of Paradise6.30 2003 HD
The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ian Holm
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1980
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Drake's Venture
Drake's Venture1 1980 HD
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
Genre: TV Movie
Cast: John Thaw
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2003
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Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World1 2003 HD
An exploration into the man behind the film-inspired myth, from both Western and Arab perspectives. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a 24-year-old British...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Michael Maloney
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2023
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The Hummingbird Effect
The Hummingbird Effect1 2023 HD
Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida - Pure Life - and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spectacular wildlife and pristine...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Harry Shum Jr.