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Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/56570/
79
/1084/
79
/1040/
4.3
/165570/
100
/30/
91
/543/
82
/14/

Mirror (1975)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
poster
60
6.5
/137169/
65
/3187/
62
/2515/
2.9
/54390/
44
/242/
44
/2917/
59
/42/
cc age 15+

J. Edgar (2011)
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
poster
Netflix
66
58
6.7
/4096/
69
/343/
68
/85/
3.5
/6778/
67
/6/
59
/12/

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
poster
85
51
8.3
/1787/
82
/53/
71
/26/
4.0
/1057/
100
/7/
95
/19/

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
poster
Kanopy
51
50
6.3
/13577/
66
/379/
65
/272/
3.0
/2949/
13
/23/
43
/329/

The Red Baron (2008)
Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.
poster
Kanopy
67
41
6.8
/1156/
60
/24/
64
/41/
3.6
/2497/
80
/5/
61
/5/

Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas (1930)
An audiovisual symphony that delves into the industrial, agrarian, and cultural fabric of the Donbas region during the inaugural Soviet Five Year Plan. It spotlights anti-religious campaigns, propagandistic marches, and the vibrant athletic culture of its time
poster
76
39
7.5
/1214/
65
/21/
69
/20/
3.6
/457/
100
/5/
75
/20/

The Panama Deception (1992)
This winner of the 1993 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega. It was to force Panama to submit the will of the United States after Noriega had exhausted his usefulness.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
66
35
6.8
/993/
69
/132/
63
/16/
3.3
/1892/

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024)
This documentary looks at the surge in political violence through the story of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, showing the roots of anti-government sentiment and its reverberations today, along with the emotionally charged warnings of those who suffered tragic losses in the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history.
poster
Kanopy
64
33
6.6
/923/
63
/12/
60
/35/
3.5
/1640/

Three Songs About Lenin (1934)
This documentary, made up of 3 episodes, is based on three songs sung by anonymous people in Soviet Russia about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
poster
73
27
7.1
/324/
65
/6/
68
/19/
3.5
/391/
89
/18/
77
/4/

Journal de France (2012)
A journal, a voyage through time. He photographs France, she rediscovers the unseen footage he has so carefully kept: his first steps behind the camera, his TV reports from around the world, snatches of their memories and of our history.
poster
Kanopy
81
27
7.8
/321/
77
/17/
83
/7/
3.7
/892/
92
/13/
85
/2/

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.
poster
64
24
7.0
/682/
69
/39/
63
/17/
3.4
/288/
54
/173/

The True Glory (1945)
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.
poster
76
22
8.5
/417/
81
/13/
68
/17/
3.8
/395/
60
/5/
86
/2/

The Memory of Justice (1976)
This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials to those committed by the French in Algeria and those done by the Americans in Vietnam. The four-hour epic questions the right of any country to pass self-righteous moral judgements upon the actions of another country.
poster
Hoopla
49
17
5.0
/1037/
55
/55/
54
/37/
3.1
/261/
28
/3/

Battle of Westerplatte (2013)
September 1st, 1939. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein marks the start of World War II by firing on the garrison stationed at the Westerplatte peninsula in Poland.
poster
?
7.9
/9/

Ellis Island (1997)
A Documentary About Ellis Island as told by the immigrants and historians.
poster
?
7.1
/14/

When Football Banned Women (2017)
Clare Balding uncovers the remarkable hidden history of women's football, which briefly dominated the game, attracting crowds of up to 60,000, before a Football Association ban in 1921
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
5.4
/29/
80
/2/
70
/1/

The Plot to Kill Hitler (2023)
The 20th July 1944. Operation Valkyrie is underway. Conspirators race to change the course of history forever. Will the plot succeed or will Adolf Hitler escape unharmed...once again?
poster
?
7.0
/59/
70
/2/
70
/1/

Our Russian Front (1942)
Using footage taken by Soviet battlefront cameramen, this penetrating documentary about Russian life during World War II is narrated by Walter Huston and features the likes of Joseph Stalin and Marshal Timoshenko.
poster
?
5.5
/25/

The Battle for the Marianas (1944)
Successful but costly invasions of the Japanese-held islands of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan, in the Mariannas chain.
poster
?
6.7
/24/
80
/1/

Bombing Pompeii (2023)
N/A
poster
?
6.7
/13/

Crowd (2013)
In the margins of the city, two lots sharing coincidences are placed in a dialogue. They were both locations for entertainment built by different dictatorships: The Sport City of La Boca was built during Ongania's de facto government, and the Interama amusement park opened near the end of the last military regime. Today both places are in ruins and their surroundings harbor settlements and shanty towns where thousands of families live, many of them migrants and in extreme poverty. Through a thorough investigation, Oesterheld becomes an explorer with a privileged eye who films the transit of those characters as they frequently pass through these places, and he depicts the present day over the tracks history left on the urban landscape. The result is a Buenos Aires City seen from its ends with perplexity, beauty, emotion and a neutral eye. The film combines densities with an analytical storytelling that is yet deeply atmospheric and transforming through the reality it manages to capture.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
7.4
/32/
60
/2/
85
/2/

The Diary of Anne Frank: A Tale of Two Sisters (2015)
Filmed in Netherlands and London this special commemorates 70 years since Anne Frank's death. With unique interviews with Anne's step sister, Eva Schloss and Gillian Walnes, a survivor from Auschwitz who now runs the Anne Frank Trust in the UK and Ronald Leopold, the Director of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. In 1933, the Nazis rose to power. Five years later, in 1938, Eva Schloss remembers the Nazis marching on Austria and then she and her family fleeing and settling in Amsterdam the same year. They found they were in the same residential square as the Franks with their young daughter, Anne. Anne and Eva found a bond from the shared experience of being displaced by the Nazis.
poster
?
7.5
/7/

The Brighton Bomb (2004)
It was the most notorious terrorist incident since the Gunpowder Plot - an attempt by the IRA to wipe out the entire UK government on 12 October 1984 as it convened on the south coast. Award-winning journalist Peter Taylor remembers the carnage as special effects and emotional testimony from survivors combine in a tense reconstruction. Followed by The Hunt for the Bomber.
poster
?
8.1
/24/
85
/2/

Ireland's Dirty Laundry (2022)
The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996.
poster
?
7.4
/8/

Forgotten Soldier (2018)
The incredible story of Sally Noach, a Dutch Jewish carpet salesman who rescued hundreds of Jews from Vichy France by forging identification papers and arranging their escape. Equally intriguing is the controversy still surrounding Noach’s exploits: lingering rumours about espionage and black-market profiteering. Finally, with assistance from the filmmaker, researchers and living witnesses whose families he saved, Noach’s children attempt to solve the puzzle.
poster
?
8.0
/50/
65
/5/
70
/7/

Children of Chaos (2022)
In 1945, twelve million homeless children wandered through the rubble of a Europe that had just emerged from the deadliest conflict it had ever known. An unprecedented number of children were separated from their parents or orphaned. Under the guise of the best interests of these children and of the nation, France, the United States, Great Britain and the countries of Central Europe embarked on a veritable race for children. By demographic opportunism, by fear of seeing them indoctrinated by a new totalitarianism, these countries move and adopt these orphans, erasing their history and their identity.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
?
6.6
/47/
70
/1/
100
/1/

A Very Royal Wedding (2017)
Marking the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, this documentary celebrates the lavish wedding with archival footage and interviews. Sharing their memories are Joan Collins, Sheila Hancock, and Prince Michael of Kent who was page boy in the ceremony. And meet the ordinary people who made "the people's wedding" such a special occasion, including one of the seamstresses responsible for the spectacular wedding dress.
poster
?
7.1
/15/
60
/1/
50
/1/

Anzacs: In the Face of War (2011)
Archive footage of Australia and New Zealand forces during WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam conflict. Plus home life between the wars, especially focusing on the homage we pay to those who so bravely sacrificed themselves on our behalf. This is all held together by a wonderful script narrated by John Stanton.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
43
?
5.7
/126/
30
/2/

50 Years: The Best of Hollywood (1998)
Join Tab Hunter on a journey through the history of Hollywood's greatest cinematic achievements from the 1950s to the end of the 20th century.
poster
?
8.0
/90/
65
/4/
77
/3/

Pearl Harbor: The world on fire (2021)
Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. In this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of the Second World War took place 80 years ago. On December 7, 1941, at 7:53 am, a Japanese air squadron struck the American fleet which anchored in the waters of Pearl Harbor. The United States were struck at the heart of their defensive system and entered the conflict the very next day. How Pearl Harbor changed the face of World War II and therefore the face of the world? What are the diplomatic undersides of Pearl Harbor? Was the attack really a surprise attack? Is it really a Japanese victory?
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?
6.2
/46/

Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005)
The history of the United Nations highlighting the gap between the good intentions and ideals of its inception and the sad reality of its present state of inefficiency and corruption.
poster
?
6.3
/39/
65
/8/
73
/6/

Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom (2021)
Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.
poster
?
7.6
/73/
80
/1/
75
/2/

Pearl Harbor: The Accused (2016)
This documentary reveals new insight into events leading up to the attack, focusing on the story of Admiral Husband Kimmel, who was stripped of his rank, forced into obscurity, and accused of negligence.
poster
?
7.3
/12/

Crimean Conference (1945)
The Crimean (Yalta) conference of the leaders of the three powers - allies in the Anti-Hitler coalition was held from February 4 to February 11, 1945 in the Livadia Palace near Yalta.
poster
?
5.3
/31/
10
/1/

Wonderful Times (1950)
Compilation film about a very German first half of the 20th century.
poster
71
?
7.9
/111/
50
/5/
84
/7/

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings (2014)
The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.
poster
?
7.0
/12/

A Film about Anna Akhmatova (2008)
A Film about Anna Akhmatova is not a biopic. Rather, it is a live process of recreating a story akin to ancient tragedy. Before the viewer's eyes it emerges from archival and modern footage, unique sound recordings of Akhmatova's voice, her poems and photographs, and the many paintings and portraits of her, with the commentary of the poet Anatoly Naiman, who knew Akhmatova in her last years.
poster
?
6.9
/23/
45
/2/

Attack and Capture: The Story of U-Boat 505 (2002)
On June 4, 1944 Captain Daniel Gallery and his men of the U.S. Naval Task Force 22.3 did the nearly impossible - they captured a German U-boat. It was the first enemy vessel-of-war captured in battle on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since 1815. Climb aboard the historic U-505 and relive its journey from a powerhouse of the German fleet to a display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Witness archival footage and rare interviews with both German and American crew members involved in the capture of the U-505. And view even rarer footage of Captains Daniel Gallery and Harold Lange, captain of the 505 at the time of its capture..
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
?
6.5
/117/
61
/9/
50
/1/

The Boer War: 1899-1902 (1992)
Journey back in time to a different age, when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies were great in number. The Boer War: 1899-1902 was a turning point in British military history and would revolutionize tactics, battlefield strategy, equipment, and training. Well known participants in the Boar Wars include: Harry "Breaker" Morant, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi.
poster
90
?
8.0
/151/
100
/1/

We Shall Not Die Now (2019)
A chronicle of the Holocaust, told by the resilient survivors who lived through it.
poster
?
7.1
/28/
72
/4/
70
/1/

Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began (2018)
The Battle of Shanghai has been described as the last battle of World War I, and the first battle of World War II. It was a warning to the world, a warning that was ignored. And it was the place where the destiny of modern China was set in motion. Based on the book “Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze” by Danish author Peter Harmsen, this film introduces key figures in the conflict, chronicles how the battle unfolded over the course of three months, and explores the aftermath and years of war that followed.
poster
?
7.2
/75/
76
/6/

Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust (2019)
Three Canadian Holocaust survivors, with unanswered questions from their past, journey back to hometowns, killing sites, and hiding places in search of clues in this new film. Maxwell wonders what happened to a baby he saved in a forest in 1943. Helen wants to know more about the fate of her brother. Rose wants to honour her mother and father by going to the places where they spent their final days. The survivors who appear in this film came of age during the Holocaust and carry the burden of knowing they are the last living link to it. This film delivers a powerful warning from history, inspiring stories of survival, and a last chance to solve lingering mysteries
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
7.5
/87/
80
/3/
92
/4/
93
/14/
70
/4/

Castro's Spies (2020)
The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death.
poster
?
8.1
/60/
50
/3/

Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob (1994)
This historic documentary only aired once on July 25th 1994 on FOX. A special on organized crime as told by the people who lived it, as well as historical footage, newsreels and government surveillance tapes.
poster
60
?
6.7
/331/
57
/11/
54
/13/

Moscow Strikes Back (1942)
Soviet documentary about the defeat of the Nazis near Moscow. Warning - graphic images. Edward G. Robinson narrates the English language version.
poster
72
?
7.6
/243/
65
/5/
47
/6/
89
/18/
88
/7/
75
/9/

The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011)
How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian Avant-Garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
6.5
/21/
45
/2/

Battle for Cassino (1969)
In this World War II documentary, we examine several of the controversial bombings of the war. Included is Allies bombing of the Benedictine Monastery on Monte Cassino.
poster
84
?
8.3
/136/
85
/2/

Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922 (2012)
A unique exhibition of rare and unknown photographs of Smyrna from American and European archives and private collections.


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