Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | comedy, documentary, history |
Country | USA |
The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
Mark | imdb: 8.7 |
Genre | comedy, documentary |
Country | USA |
In a uniquely hilarious odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation, documentary filmmaker and self-described “anxious New Yorker” John Wilson covertly and obsessively films the lives of his fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics. The awkward contradictions of modern life are eased by Wilson’s candid, unpolished commentary. Building upon Wilson’s previously released “how to” short films, each episode takes wildly unexpected turns but is grounded in John’s refreshing honesty.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
The six-part, one-hour documentary series takes a deeper look into the stories, people and events that have transformed the world of comic books.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | fantastic, documentary, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 12:00 |
Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of all time—the history of the human race. It takes 10 billion years for the ideal planet to form and 3 billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. From there unfolds a fast-paced story told here through key turning points—stepping stones in our journey from hunter-gatherer to global citizen. It’s a tale of connections—why some ideas take hold and spread around the globe, and how the lives of people in one part of the world are shaped by events in another.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | comedy, documentary |
Country | USA |
Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum's always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems. Each episode is centered around something we all love — like sneakers or ice cream — as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary, military, history |
Country | USA |
The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | documentary, crime, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:00 |
A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | documentary, music, history |
Country | USA |
Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | comedy, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary, military, history |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. This is the stories of the engineers who designed them and how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | documentary, crime, history |
Country | USA |
Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.
Mark | imdb: 8.6 |
Genre | documentary, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 00:41 |
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
Using the latest techniques of forensic science, investigators re-explore some of the legendary figures and events of history in order to determine how much of what has come down to us is a true account.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | documentary, history |
Country | USA |
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.