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1. The Offer (2022)
TV-MA | 59 min | Biography, Drama
Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather (1972).
Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman
Votes: 39,813
2. Horror Hotel (2013– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Do you love all things dark and disturbing? In the vein of Elvira, Horror Hotel features the new queen of the night, Lamia (Lay-me-uh), who will bring you the best horror movies you have ... See full summary »
Stars: Queen Lamia, Lilith Alexandria, John Fecek, Philip Saad
Votes: 133
3. Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave (2019)
102 min | Documentary
For the first time ever, explore the myths behind the controversial film I Spit on Your Grave (1978).
Director: Terry Zarchi | Stars: Camille Keaton, Meir Zarchi, Gunter Kleemann, Eron Tabor
Votes: 198
4. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Director: Midge Costin | Stars: Gary Rydstrom, Steven Spielberg, Teresa Eckton, Thomas A. Edison
Votes: 2,237
5. Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018– )
TV-14 | 840 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that spans 13 decades and five continents to give a guided tour of the art and craft of movies as told by female filmmakers.
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Adjoa Andoh, Jane Fonda, Sharmila Tagore
Votes: 390
6. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
120 min | Documentary
This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen
Votes: 253
7. Exposing Muybridge (2021)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exposing Muybridge tells the story of trailblazing 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who changed the world with his camera. Muybridge set the course for the development of ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Shaffer | Stars: Gary Oldman, Marta Braun, Philip Brookman, Luther Gerlach
Votes: 185
8. Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018)
95 min | Comedy
This unique Hollywood story is the life-and-times chronicle of one of our greatest directors, Oskar Knight.
Director: Scott Fivelson | Stars: Lenny von Dohlen, Margaret O'Brien, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill
Votes: 26
9. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
10. Flickering Ghosts of Loves Gone By (2021)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Inheriting a film collection of home movies after the death of a relative, a film director recounts his life and the women he loved while investigating some family secrets hidden in the recovered images.
Director: André Bonzel | Stars: Buster Keaton, Benoît Poelvoorde, Henri Alekan, Rémy Belvaux
Votes: 91
11. The Forbidden Reel (2019)
119 min | Documentary, History
Afghan filmmakers gave birth to an extraordinary national cinema and protected it from extremists. Afghan-Canadian director Ariel Nasr crafts a thrilling and utterly original story of modern Afghanistan.
Director: Ariel Nasr | Stars: Latif Ahmadi, Siddiq Barmak, Mariam Ghani, Yusuf Jannesar
Votes: 70
12. Deux de la Vague (2010)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, their careers, their friendship and their impact on the French New Wave of the 1960s.
Director: Emmanuel Laurent | Stars: Isild Le Besco, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Charles Aznavour
Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.03M
13. Natan (2013)
66 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Bernard Natan could be described as one of the fathers of French cinema. How did he come to be completely forgotten, especially so in France? How is it that what little attention is paid to... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Duane, David Cairns | Stars: Lenny Borger, Serge Bromberg, Bart Bull, Gisèle Casadesus
Votes: 91
14. Lamia: The Zombie Slayer (2018)
Action, Horror
In this "lost film footage", Lamia (from "Horror Hotel") first meets the voodoo priest Poppa Voodoo. Called in to play by an angry townsman (Joe Estevez) and aided by his assistant Pandora,... See full summary »
Directors: Ann O. Nymous, Ray Szuch | Stars: Queen Lamia, Vernard Adams, Joe Estevez, Annette Lawless
Votes: 11
15. The Scent of Time (1997)
76 min | Drama
A young theatre actress discovers the lost romantic love letters of a 1920s musician to a famous thespian who made her cinematic debut in Golfo (1915).
Director: Simos Varsamidis | Stars: Maria Lekaki, Konstantina Takalou, Thodoris Prokopiou, Hristina Golia
Votes: 12
16. History of Hollywood (2018)
Documentary
Hollywood: History, Industry, Art. Explore the history of Hollywood, from Edison and the birth of film to the rise of the internet. In this series you will learn about Hollywood and how it ... See full synopsis »
Star: Peter Decherney
17. L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and... See full summary »
Director: Nader T. Homayoun | Stars: Rakhshan Banietemad, Bahram Beyzaie, Farokh Ghafari, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 235
18. Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
94 min | Documentary
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff... See full summary »
Director: Ira Deutchman | Stars: Elyce Bonnell, Peter Broderick, Bea Brydson, Nat Chediak
Votes: 92
19. Caption Fail Movies (2014– )
Comedy
Stars: David Díaz, Shathu Entayla, Daniel Retuerta, Santi Peña
Votes: 19
20. Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996)
60 min | Documentary
A celebration of 100 years of cinema.
Stars: Michael Aspel, Ronald Neame, Robert Zemeckis, Ann Rutherford
21. Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern? (1986)
83 min | Documentary
What really happened between the pictures?
Director: Werner Nekes | Star: Werner Nekes
Votes: 146
22. The Manakia Brothers. Diary of a Long Look Back (2016)
91 min | Documentary
In an attempt to verify the hypothesis that her aromanian grandfathers were photographed by the famous brothers Milton and Ianaki Manakia, the director embarks on a Balkans journey through Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece.
Director: Eliza Zdru | Stars: Milton Manaki, Christos K. Christodoulou, Eliza Zdru
Votes: 14
23. Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties (1993– )
48 min | Documentary
A five-part history of British cinema in the 1960s presented by American director Richard Lester.
Stars: Richard Lester, Michael Caine, Roman Polanski, Julie Christie
Votes: 87
24. A History of Israeli Cinema (2009)
Not Rated | 208 min | Documentary
The first 1933 - 1978 starts with the Zionist movement and ends with the first re-visitation of that history. The second 1978 - 2005 starts at the beginning of the political wave until the ... See full summary »
Director: Raphaël Nadjari | Stars: Naftali Alter, Mohammad Bakri, Haim Bouzaglo, Joseph Cedar
Votes: 44
25. New Vague City (2017– )
Biography, Musical, Reality-TV
New Vague City is a subversive reality show about KiNo, a revolutionary poet from the NY Underground, who develops creative solutions to problems that plague him with isolation, symptomatic of the digital defects of the civilisation.
Stars: John Blyth Barrymore, Shoko Rice, Kathrene Gawel, Bruna Bertossi
26. DGA Moments in Time (2011)
22 min | Documentary, Short
In 1936 a small group of prominent screen directors pledged to work together to protect the economic and creative rights of filmmakers. Risking their careers, they came together to form the... See full summary »
Director: Michael Stevens | Stars: Artt Butler, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Mark Silverman
Votes: 16
27. Le temps des nababs (2019)
Documentary, History
Pierre Braunberger, Anatole Dauman, Robert Dorfmann, the brothers Hakim, Mag Bodard, Alain Poiré, Pierre Cottrell, Albina du Boisrouvray, Jacques Perrin and many more - They always worked ... See full summary »
28. First Person Shooter: The Evolution of Red (2010 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: James McQuaide, Mark Neveldine, Ekkehart Pollack, Ted Schilowitz
Votes: 13
29. Filmoteca: Temas de Cine (2000–2019)
120 min | History
A cycle that recovers the most emblematic films in the history of cinema. With Fernando Martín Peña, every week we enjoy tributes to different directors and cinematographic styles of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Fernando Martín Peña, Fabio Manes, Roger Alan Koza, Octavio Fabiano
Votes: 30
30. Kino moje malo (2010)
105 min | Documentary
For almost a hundred years, small Croatian town Pozega had cinematic tradition of movie projections in four classic cinema theaters. Today, fate of Pozega cinemas are the same as the fate ... See full summary »
Directors: Arminio Grgic, Zvonimir Karakatic | Stars: Zeljko Balog, Mislav Bosnjak, Boris Gretzer, Arminio Grgic
Votes: 35
31. Taming the Bull - An Essay (2020 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, History
An analysis of the film Raging Bull (1980), and how Martin Scorsese uses it as an analysis of his drug addiction.
Director: Mars Fargo | Star: Mars Fargo
32. HAGIGA: The Story of Israeli Cinema (2015)
54 min | Documentary
Documentary series about the history of Israeli cinema, featuring hundreds of interviews and a wealth of rare archival footage.
Stars: Itay Tiran, Menahem Golan, Nira Gal, Topol
Votes: 9
33. Cães Sem Coleira (1999)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Rosa Coutinho Cabral | Stars: Marco António, João Cabral, Vasco Campos, Camacho Costa
Votes: 6
34. Muide Éire (2011)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary Film investigating on-screen representations of Ireland in Film and TV.
Director: Cathal Watters | Stars: Colin Farrell, Fionnula Flanagan, Brenda Fricker, Neil Jordan
Votes: 10
35. Making of Cid (2007 Video)
33 min | Documentary, Short, History
It analyzes the historical and legendary figure of Cid, the iconic Spanish medieval knight, through the creation of the unusual short film "Mio Cid" (1982) by Pepe Ríos.
Director: Miguel Herrero Herrero | Stars: Antonio Torreblanca Algarra, José Mataix Arnedo, Juan Antonio Barrio Barrio, Alberto Luque Cortina
36. Professor Huhlabaloo Presents a Century That Slept: Exclusive World Premiere Sneak Preview (2022)
26 min | Short
This presentation by Erkki Huhtamo offers a sneak peek at the latest magic lantern production by Professor Huhlabaloo, a world (in)famous showman, master of tall tales and infallible truths. Filmed on Thursday 5 May 2022 at FOMU (Antwerp).
Director: Erkki Huhtamo | Star: Erkki Huhtamo
37. The End (XVI) (2012)
70 min | Documentary
Homage to 100 Years of Cinema, 1913 - 2013.
Director: Honi Hameagel | Stars: Nissim Dayan, Alon Garbuz, Nachman Ingber, David Shalit
38. Paul O'Grady's Hollywood (2017)
60 min | Documentary
Paul O'Grady explores a wealth of cinematic history to discover what it is that makes movies so magical.
Stars: Paul O'Grady, Sally Phillips, Jonathan Ross, Saira Choudhry
39. Le musée du cinéma (1981 TV Movie)
27 min | Documentary
Director: Max Sautet | Stars: Georges Franju, Alain Gabet, Bertrand Grimet, Jean Wiener
40. Agadati: Screen of an Artist (1997)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Baruch Agadati - one of the pioneers of cinema in Israel.
Director: Hillel Tryster
41. New Cinema of Latin America (1983– )
Documentary
Stars: Michael Chanan, Patricio Guzmán, Carlos Diegues, Jorge Sanjinés
42. Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Fabrice Aragno | Stars: Jacques Baratier, Marie-Magdeleine Brumagne, Freddy Buache, Jean-Luc Godard
43. Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists (2022)
55 min | Documentary
Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this unique role, set against changes in technology, society, and entertainment.
Directors: Sav Kyriacou, Matthew Rosenberg | Stars: Peter Bell, Charles 'Jock' Brown, Michael Ford, Victor Gallucci
Votes: 6
44.
Walt Disney (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
In this first part, the early career of Walt Disney is discussed including the creation of Mickey Mouse and the making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - the first feature-length animated film.
Director: Sarah Colt | Stars: Walt Disney, Rebecca Gethings, Shirley Temple
Votes: 32
45.
Antiques Roadshow (1979– )
Episode:
Entertainment Special
(2017)
TV-G | 58 min | Reality-TV
Fiona Bruce and the Roadshow team are on the set of the BBC soap EastEnders (1985) at Elstree Studios for a special edition of the show celebrating the history of the entertainment industry.
Directors: Mark Ashton, Daniel Hardy Hall, Jan Waldron | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Eric Knowles, Jon Baddeley, Ronnie Archer-Morgan
Votes: 10
46.
Famalam (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2018)
22 min | Comedy
We get front row seats at the Kemmy Awards, the Oscars of Nollywood. Scribbler P gives an important lesson on Black Cinema History. In Midsomer, things turn ugly when Detective Moses Mountree gets his weapon out again.
Director: Tom Marshall | Stars: Gbemisola Ikumelo, Rachel E. Hill, Samson Kayo, John Macmillan
Votes: 9