Historical Documentary Movies

  • 2024
    Einstein and the Bomb

    Einstein and the Bomb

    Einstein and the Bomb

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    What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.

    Einstein and the Bomb
  • 2003
    The Fog of War

    The Fog of War

    The Fog of War

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    Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from...

    The Fog of War
  • 2017
    I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

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    Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...

    I Am Not Your Negro
  • 1977
    Hitler: A Career

    Hitler: A Career

    Hitler: A Career

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    A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of...

    Hitler: A Career
  • 2012
    The Gatekeepers

    The Gatekeepers

    The Gatekeepers

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    In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak...

    The Gatekeepers
  • 2024
    Apollo 13: Survival

    Apollo 13: Survival

    Apollo 13: Survival

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    Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

    Apollo 13: Survival
  • 1985
    Shoah

    Shoah

    Shoah

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    Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single...

    Shoah
  • 2021
    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    7.22021HD

    Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of...

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
  • 2024
    Secrets of the Neanderthals

    Secrets of the Neanderthals

    Secrets of the Neanderthals

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    This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.

    Secrets of the Neanderthals
  • 2023
    Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

    Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

    Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

    7.4032023HD

    Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.

    Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
  • 2024
    Bad Faith

    Bad Faith

    Bad Faith

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    On January 6, 2021, Americans witnessed an attack on the U.S. Capitol without precedent in our history. Armed militiamen and QAnon followers made...

    Bad Faith
  • 2022
    The True Story of Pirates

    The True Story of Pirates

    The True Story of Pirates

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    Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of...

    The True Story of Pirates
  • 2023
    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

    7.52023HD

    In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and...

    Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
  • 2021
    Venus: Death of a Planet

    Venus: Death of a Planet

    Venus: Death of a Planet

    7.32021HD

    Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored life-giving habitats similar to those on the early Earth. Today, Earth's twin is a planet knocked...

    Venus: Death of a Planet
  • 2008
    Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

    Chicago 10

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    Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic...

    Chicago 10
  • 2010
    The Revelation of the Pyramids

    The Revelation of the Pyramids

    The Revelation of the Pyramids

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    For centuries, the Great Pyramids have fascinated Mankind. Patrice Pooyard's The Revelation Of The Pyramids reveals what lies behind the greatest of...

    The Revelation of the Pyramids
  • 2024
    Christspiracy

    Christspiracy

    Christspiracy

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    The moral dimension of humanity's interaction with nonhuman animals and the industries that profit from their exploitation, as informed by world...

    Christspiracy
  • 2020
    Prehistoric Worlds

    Prehistoric Worlds

    Prehistoric Worlds

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    Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the planet. What did these prehistoric creatures look...

    Prehistoric Worlds
  • 2024
    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

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    « Emmanuelle » was released 50 years ago. Its main character, played by the young Sylvia Kristel, delve freely into her sexuality,...

    D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle
  • 2023
    Les Tribunaux d'Hitler

    Les Tribunaux d'Hitler

    Les Tribunaux d'Hitler

    8.52023HD

    Les Tribunaux d'Hitler