2015 / 45
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Weary of writing Sherlock Holmes stories, Arthur Conan Doyle sets out to solve a real mystery and clear a biracial man convicted of the crime. He's a famous mystery author tired of writing about crime. So he tries his hand at solving a real one.
2014 / 43
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Half a century after its 1963 launch, a U.S. spacecraft is rocked by a murder that threatens to expose secrets about the expedition's true purpose. A spaceship on a 100-year mission. One shocking event, secrets nearly exposed; it's now a pressure cooker about to blow.
2005 / 4 / 47
This documentary series tackles one of history's most disquieting subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The infamous World War II death factory comes to life. Step inside and experience the horror for yourself.
2013 / 3.5 / 48![]()
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Re-creating the Bible's vision of human and divine history for modern audiences, this sweeping miniseries integrates key biblical tales and parables. Murder, betrayal, miracles, resurrection -- the beginning of the beginning gave life to juicy drama.
2013 / 28
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The death of an elected official provides opportunity for a self-serving, politically ignorant misanthrope who sells himself as a man of the people. First a freak accident. Then an even freakier election campaign. It's the cheeseburger king against ... everyone else.
2011 / 4.1 / 46![]()
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Hosted by professor Stephen Hawking, this series travels the globe to explore the research and inventions that will change the course of our world. The most famous scientist in the world; the latest inventions. When he's impressed, we all need to listen up.
2015 / 55
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At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy -- and their business afloat -- after an unexpected crisis. Tantrums. Treachery. Secret flings. When you work for stars this big, the juiciest dramas play out behind the scenes.
2013 / 3.4 / 88![]()
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When a government experiment goes awry and sends a massive fireball hurtling toward Earth, it's up to a renegade scientist to save the planet. He tried to warn them. Now a physicist must stop a military program that will make the sun fry the Earth to a crisp.
2014 / 44
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This biopic traces Cilla Black's rocky path from Liverpool clubs to the top of the charts and explores the relationships that would shape her career.
2005 / 3.5 / 49![]()
In this documentary series, Angus Macqueen takes a chilling journey from the coca fields of the Peruvian Andes, via the favelas of Rio, to a man who stands behind over half of Colombia's drug trade. A global industry connects growers and drug lords to addicts and gangs. Is there an alternative to the war on drugs?
2002 / 3.8 / 90
An aristocrat's illegitimate son falls for a woman in need in this Victorian melodrama based on George Eliot's novel about a love triangle gone awry.
2013 / 3.4 / 88![]()
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A reporter and her hacker friend uncover an artificial intelligence turned conscious entity with one sole purpose: destroying the world. Death, destruction and despair: When machines start to think for themselves, things can go downhill fast.
2013 / 3.1 / 87![]()
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When an experiment to harvest a limitless pool of "dark energy" goes awry, scientists scramble to fix their deadly mistake before more lives are lost. A cyborg contains a nuclear device set to detonate. Someone has to get inside her head -- or the head of her inventor.
2013 / 3.2 / 88![]()
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A space shuttle is hit by a solar storm and sent hurtling toward the sun, triggering a solar flare-up that could have cataclysmic repercussions. Civilians ride the first commercial space shuttle. But their pioneering trip might turn into an earth-shattering crisis.
2013 / 87
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This two-part tale delivers the true story of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, the biggest one in England's history. Outlaws strategize and strike. Cops investigate and arrest. Go deep inside both sides of Britain's biggest heist.
2014 / 58
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In this gripping Emmy-nominated miniseries, a baroness trying to forge new ties between Israelis and Palestinians stirs up international intrigue. She dared to change the game of war and profit. But the more she messed with the rules, the deadlier her world became.
2014 / 86
This miniseries delves into the celebrated feats and complex personal life of Harry Houdini, who captivated the world with his death-defying escapes.
1990 / 55
After he's passed up for a promotion, British politician Francis Urquhart vows to exact revenge on the system that's holding him back. He's manipulative. Clever. And he does revenge REALLY WELL. Watch out when you cross this politician.
1990 / 55
After he's passed up for a promotion, British politician Francis Urquhart vows to exact revenge on the system that's holding him back. He's manipulative. Clever. And he does revenge REALLY WELL. Watch out when you cross this politician.
1990 / 55
After he's passed up for a promotion, British politician Francis Urquhart vows to exact revenge on the system that's holding him back. He's manipulative. Clever. And he does revenge REALLY WELL. Watch out when you cross this politician.
2011 / 4.4 / 49
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This series travels the globe to explore the connection between humans and the natural world, in myriad climates and environments. Earth can be a pretty harsh place, but people aren't pushovers. They don't only adapt -- they thrive.
2011 / 94
Ken Burns's documentary traces the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition. A look back to when the call for temperance was answered by social upheaval ... and plenty of bathtub gin.
1990 / 99
Ken Burns's documentary depicts the action of famous Civil War battles, and relates the stories of soldiers, generals and a beleaguered president. Letters and journals bring the Civil War to life. Dive into them and experience the growing pains of a divided country.
2007 / 142
A seven-part series brings World War II to life through the harrowing personal accounts of soldiers and others from "typical" American towns. When boys become soldiers, life becomes history. A country prepares for a war that will mark every American.