Historical Documentaries
History is the greatest storyteller, and these documentary shows and films tackle true tales of culture, war and so much more, from ancient times to modern.
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The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
America: Our Defining Hours
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
American Godfathers: The Five Families
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
World War II: From the Frontlines
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Testament: The Story of Moses
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Becoming Led Zeppelin
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Mysteries of the Faith
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Roman Empire
Sitting Bull
Hitler's Circle of Evil
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Queen Cleopatra
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Waco: American Apocalypse
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Spy Ops
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Alexander: The Making of a God
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Churchill at War
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Apollo 13: Survival
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Miracle: The Boys of '80
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Waco: American Apocalypse
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Who Killed Jill Dando?
The Confession Tapes
The Hunt for Veerappan
Who Killed Malcolm X?
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Trial By Media
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Wormwood
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Examination of Conscience
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Inspiring Documentaries
Testament: The Story of Moses
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
The Redeem Team
Apollo 11
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Medal of Honor
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Pelé
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Julia's Stepping Stones
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Becoming Led Zeppelin
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Roman Empire
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Mysteries of the Faith
Queen Cleopatra
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Waco: American Apocalypse
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Spy Ops
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Alexander: The Making of a God
Apollo 13: Survival
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Churchill at War
The Redeem Team
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Einstein and the Bomb
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Britain and The Blitz
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Roman Empire
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Mysteries of the Faith
Queen Cleopatra
Waco: American Apocalypse
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Spy Ops
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Alexander: The Making of a God
Churchill at War
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Challenger
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
The Last Czars
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Who Killed Jill Dando?
Captive
Empire Games
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
Secrets of Great British Castles
The Hunt for Veerappan
Who Killed Malcolm X?
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
The Confession Tapes
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Amend: The Fight for America
The Stories Behind the Headlines
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Spy Ops
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Cover-Up
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
Grenfell: Uncovered
Who Killed Malcolm X?
The Hunt for Veerappan
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
11M: Terror in Madrid
The Anthrax Attacks
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Patria
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Examination of Conscience
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Julia's Stepping Stones
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
TV War & Politics
Strong Black Lead
Food For Hungry Brains
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Alexander: The Making of a God
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Einstein and the Bomb
Apollo 11
Secrets of Great British Castles
The Last Czars
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
African Queens: Njinga
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Patria
Amend: The Fight for America
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
UnBroken
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Five Came Back
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Julia's Stepping Stones
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Women Behind the Camera
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Grenfell: Uncovered
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Martha Mitchell Effect
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Julia's Stepping Stones
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Black Barbie
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
History Documentaries
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Apollo 13: Survival
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Einstein and the Bomb
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Challenger
The Last Czars
Britain and The Blitz
Apollo 11
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Secrets of Great British Castles
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Grenfell: Uncovered
Hitler - A Career
Empire Games
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Anthrax Attacks
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
UnBroken
11M: Terror in Madrid
African Queens: Njinga
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
The Last Days
Amend: The Fight for America
Blood, Sex & Royalty
Medal of Honor
Patria
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Bobby Kennedy for President
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Biographical Movies
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
11M: Terror in Madrid
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Rubaru Roshni
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
Patria
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
Pelé
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Britain and The Blitz
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
The Last Days
The Anthrax Attacks
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
UnBroken
Nail Bomber: Manhunt
Patria
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
Best of Enemies
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Rubaru Roshni
Pelé
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Black Barbie
Julia's Stepping Stones
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
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