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7.4

Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men

2019 Series

Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.

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9.0

Tiger

2004 Series

Tiger Woods reveals the unique story of his astonishing life in golf. From the promise of a child prodigy to its fulfillment in the most dominant force in the history of sport. This series chronicles a story of unparalleled ambition, dedication and success woven with personal interviews and previously unseen photographs, film and video archives. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, Tiger gives a exclusive account of his quest for golf's highest honours. Tiger offers a fascinating insight into what it takes to be the very best. It's a rare opportunity to share the thoughts, feel the pressures, understand the anxieties and savour the thrills of one of the most influential athletes of all time.

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En pleine tempête

2016 Series

The Vanderzon family has been working in snow removal since the 1950s. Three generations later, the sons, grandsons and cousins are still clearing streets and driveways in and around Boucherville for institutional, commercial and individual clients.

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Adam Richman Eats Football

2024 Series

Adam Richman dives fork-first into Britain’s football food culture. Eating his way around some of the country’s leading football clubs. Adam will savour the flavours of everything from classic matchday footy scran to modern stadium fine dining.

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ZDF@Bauhaus

2011 Series
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8.0

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

2005 Series

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews. The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.

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Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One

2025 Series

Following the country's highly trained police bikers, the UK's fastest responders who are always at the ready to race at top speed to save lives and catch suspects on the run.

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8.1

Wild Russia

2008 Series

Through unprecedented access we showcase the spectacle that is Wild Russia. From east to west, via mountains, volcanoes, deserts, lakes and Arctic ice, this breathtaking six-part series uses stunning cinematography to chart the dazzling natural wonders of this vast country.

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7.0

The Adventurers of Modern Art

2015 Series

An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre from 1900 until the liberation of France from the German yoke in 1944, near the end of World War II.

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8.3

Icons Unearthed: Spider Man

2024 Series

The story of the tug of war between Marvel and Sony and how two studios found a way to share the character and the profits. Spider-man's journey to the screen overcomes bankruptcy, multiple lawsuits, reboots, and unrealized potential.

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7.8

L'épicerie

2002 Series
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6.6

The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea

2021 Series

In the early 2000s, Yoo Young-chul hammered his victims to death and cast fear across Seoul. This docuseries recounts the hunt for a prolific killer.

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Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ...

2024 Series

Glittering facades, vibrant life, and people facing the daily struggle for survival. ZDF correspondents each profile a megacity within their reporting area. How do people celebrate, laugh, and love in such a city? How are problems like housing shortages, food supply, transportation, and climate change solved – in metropolises with over ten million inhabitants?

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10.0

Inked

2005 Series

Inked is a documentary television series about the employees of the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company in the Las Vegas Valley. The series was created by Jeff Bowler in 2005, and was broadcast by the A&E Network. The theme song was written and performed by Height of Roman Fashion.

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7.4

Women Who Made History

2013 Series

This series explores both the personal lives and careers of a series of influential women, examining their lives in a modern context.

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7.5

Punk Britannia

2012 Series

A brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history.

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8.4

Life in Cold Blood

2008 Series

David Attenborough reveals the surprising truth about the cold-blooded lives of reptiles and amphibians. These animals are as dramatic, as colourful and as tender as any other animals.

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7.5

A History of the European Rural Life

2024 Series

The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from its rise in the Middle Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, through the oppression of the nobility and the Church, to the struggles for freedom and modernization in the present era.

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7.0

Cowboy Cartel

2024 Series

When a rookie FBI agent uncovers a massive money laundering operation in American horse racing, he risks his life to take down the culprits: Mexico's deadliest cartel.

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10.0

House on Fire

2024 Series

Category is: Family Realness! Follow the chosen family of the legendary House of Miyake-Mugler, as they juggle their impressive careers, steamy relationships, and heated rivalries, all while slaying the fierce world of New York City ballroom!

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7.1

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 Movie

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

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6.1

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

2002 Movie

An in-depth look about the controversy surrounding Kevin Smith's "Dogma", and the effects it had on those involved in its production.

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5.5

Heavy Rain

2010 Movie

A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN. 

Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Neil LaBute, the seven minute short was filmed in London, LA & Paris and asks leading luminaries, 'How far would you go to save someone you love?' 


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8.8

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

2015 Movie

You hear his voice calling the action every week on WWE's flagship show, Monday Night Raw, but there is more to being king other than having the best seat in the house! In this regal new documentary, Jerry "The King" Lawler shares the amazing story of his rise to royalty. Follow the WWE Hall of Famer from his early days to his championship-laden career in the ring, his incomparable reign at the broadcast table and a king-sized list of accolades along the way. Friends and peers also join The King for this revealing look inside the life of this enduring and revered figure in sports entertainment.

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5.2

Top Fighter 2

1996 Movie

The sequel to "Top Fighter" focuses on the importance of women in martial arts movies, from starting as the "hero's girl" to becoming superstars by themselves. Featuring Angela Mao, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock and more.

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6.8

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

1927 Movie

Elephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.

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5.0

Not a War Story

2017 Movie

Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark humor zombie apocalypse film all on their own.

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6.2

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000 Movie

A look inside the making of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'.

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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

2025 Movie

In 1970s Britain, Tony Powell was a star defender for Norwich City Football Club — until one day he disappeared from the public eye without a word to family or friends. Decades and seemingly a lifetime later, Tony now quietly resides at the Holloway Motel in the heart of West Hollywood as its manager and sole resident (apart from his dog Samantha). However, after he learns the motel is shuttering and he'll soon be evicted, Tony must finally reconcile his past and present in order to survive and come to terms with the multifaceted relationships of his life: those he's found, lost and abandoned.

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6.0

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

2013 Movie

Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.

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6.1

Common Ground

2023 Movie

Sobering yet hopeful, Common Ground exposes the interconnectedness of American farming policy, politics, and illness. Follow the solution-driven plight of Regenerative Farmers as they make a case for soil health across the continent and beyond.

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Black Zombie

2026 Movie

From the flickering screens of Hollywood horror, to the haunted cane fields of colonial Haiti, Black Zombie unearths the buried origins of the zombie, reclaiming it as a symbol of survival and spiritual resistance.

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Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

Movie

The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.

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6.6

Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster

1984 Movie

David Jones investigates how 1960s council housing came to be built so poorly that thousands later needed to be demolished.

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8.0

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

2021 Movie

An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, George C. Wolfe, Branford Marsalis, Phylicia Rashad and more take us behind the scenes to explore Boseman's extraordinary commitment to his craft.

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10.0

Iron Maiden: The Making Of A Matter Of Life And Death

2006 Movie

Bonus DVD for the album 'A Matter Of Life Or Death'

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7.1

The Shock Doctrine

2009 Movie

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

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7.2

The Creative Brain

2019 Movie

Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity

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6.3

The King

2018 Movie

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

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Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001 Movie

The late Kinji Fukasaku directed "Battle Royale" - his 60th movie - at the age of 70. This film follows the shooting of the film.

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