Movies By highest IMDB rating on IMDB TV

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert (2003)

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Directors: Tim Liversedge
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The Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa is a world of extremes. It is a vast sandy savannah that is a devoid of any permanent surface water. The name is based on a local term for "The Great Thirst." And yet this barren expanse is punctuated by explosions of life that flow from flooding rains. Its harsh cycles of dry and wet, scarcity and plenty, dictate which creatures will live and which will die.

Masterminds (1998)

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Gone: RT: 19/49 IMDB: 8.2 Revenue: 1.9M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Roger Christian Genres: Comedy, Action, Thriller, Adventure
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartheiser, Brenda Fricker
A villainous security systems expert takes the students of an exclusive school hostage in exchange for half billion dollars. Meanwhile an adolescent computer hacker hides in the basement and engages in a cat and mouse battle from the inside.

Duane Allman - Song Of The South: Duane Allman And The Rise Of The Allman Brothers (2013)

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Stars: Duane Allman
Duane Allman, the lead guitarist and driving force behind Southern Rock pioneers The Allman Brothers Band, lived a tragically short life, but during his brief career he changed music forever

The Gold Rush (1925)

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Gone: RT: 100/93 IMDB: 8.2 Revenue: 4.0M Budget: 0.9M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Charlie Chaplin Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray
A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.

Iron Maiden: The Number of the Beast (Classic Albums) (2001)

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Directors: Tim Kirkby
Stars: Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Mustaine
1982 was a momentous year for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Following the addition of the brilliant vocalist Bruce Dickinson, their third album "The Number of The Beast" was released to universal acclaim from both critics and rock fans. Packed with exclusive interviews with the entire band, this documentary tells the full and vibrant story behind the making of the album.

Kung Fu Masters 2 (2018)

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Gone: RT: /53 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Chi Tian Genres:
Stars: Paul 'Maxx' Rinehart, Justin J Wheeler, Toni Thompson
When Polaris, a young boy sent to defeat an evil spirit and maintain peace in the ancient worlds prepares for the fight of his life he must train with the very best. With his new master Tiger, he tirelessly practices kung fu. As his powers grow stronger, Polaris will need all of his strength to stop the evil powers mounting against him.

Tupac Vs. (2002)

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Gone: RT: /82 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Ken Peters Genres: Documentary
Stars: Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur remains a controversial and misunderstood figure long after the shooting that ended his life. Featuring an in-depth, never before seen 1995 interview, rare footage and stills, interviews from manager Leila Steinberg and more.

Bees - Living for the Queen (1998)

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Directors: Wolfgang Thaler, Herbert Habersack Genres:
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The film documents the life of a bee colony for the duration of a year. Part of the colony emigrates and becomes a 'wild' colony giving an intimate view of the artistically designed beehive and the bee's cleverly organized social life: dividing labour, collecting nectar and warding off enemies.

The Mystery of Britannic (2018)

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Gone: RT: /82 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Evgeny Tomashov Genres: Documentary, Drama, History
Stars: Marysia S. Peres, Jeanette Cutajar, Jonathan Pyatt
A historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous Titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at sea. The project presents the on-screen combination of re-enacted historical events intertwined with the scientific underwater documentary.

World War I: American Legacy (2006)

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Directors: Mark Bussler
Stars: David Carradine
Here are many of the forgotten stories of men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today. Filmed in high definition and full of period music, photographs and monuments, this feature documentary includes rare images that have never been seen before on screen, bringing the extreme detail of the Great War to life.

Red Pill, The (2017)

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Gone: RT: 29/92 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Cassie Jaye Genres: Documentary
Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Dr. Warren Farrell
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men's Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs.

The Stuka (2009)

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Directors: Paul Dunn
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From the moment of the Germany invasion of Poland in 1940, to the downfall of the Third Reich in 1935, one plane was synonymous with the terror and destruction caused by the Luftwaffe during WW2. The infamous Yunkers U87, a dive bomber. There were other dive bombers, but only the U87 was known by the British as and feared, named by the abbreviation - The Stuka.

Let It Snow! (2017)

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Gone: RT: /39 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Klaus T. Steindl Genres: Comedy
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"Snow is snow is snow" one might be tempted to say. Yet people in the Arctic have hundred of different names for snow while other cultures have never seen it. Nor is snowfall the same as snowfall. In this extraordinary documentary we are going to witness very different kinds and situations of snowing: from howling blizzards to the gentlest and loveliest of weather events

Filmage: The Story of Descendents/ALL (2013)

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Gone: RT: 100/94 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Matt Riggle, Deedle LaCour Genres: Music, Documentary
Stars: Bill Stevenson, Milo Aukerman, Karl Alvarez
Long before punk inflicted its puncture wound on the mainstream, the Descendents were in a van brewing a potent concoction of pop, angst, love and coffee.

Let It Snow! (2017)

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Directors: Klaus T. Steindl Genres: Comedy
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"Snow is snow is snow" one might be tempted to say. Yet people in the Arctic have hundred of different names for snow while other cultures have never seen it. Nor is snowfall the same as snowfall. In this extraordinary documentary we are going to witness very different kinds and situations of snowing: from howling blizzards to the gentlest and loveliest of weather events

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream (2019)

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Gone: RT: /81 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Miki Wecel Genres: Documentary
Stars: Kobiela Dorota, Welchman Hugh, Ronan Saorise
A 60 minute documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted feature film.

Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)

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Gone: RT: 75/91 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Michael Rossato-Bennett Genres: Documentary
Stars: Dan Cohen, Oliver Sacks, Bobby McFerrin
A different path to treatment of Alzheimers and other forms of senile dementia. Witness the astonishing experiences of individuals revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music that meant something to them in earlier years. With experts including renowned neurologist/best-selling author Oliver Sacks, and musician Bobby McFerrin. Winner of Sundance Film Festival Audience Award

Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins (2009)

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Directors: Mike West, Bill Ward
Stars: Bill Kurtis, Clarence Elkins, Melinda Elkins
When a man is wrongly convicted of murder and rape, his wife devotes her life to proving his innocence, with the help of the Ohio Innocence Project. Conviction is not only a gripping story of justice gone wrong, it's also a meditation on the role of luck in the criminal justice system. It's a story that would be unbelievable were it not true.

Older Than Ireland (2015)

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Gone: RT: /85 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Alex Fegan Genres:
Stars: Winifred Anderson, Mary Buckley, Dorothea Findlater
This landmark documentary tells a unique living history of Ireland - one seen through the eyes of 30 Irish centenarians. The film explores each centenarian's journey, from their birth at the dawn of Irish independence to their life in modern day Ireland. Each has witnessed a century of immense social, political and technological change, and provide a unique perspective on the meaning of life.

Battle Of Britain - Empty Skies (2020)

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Directors: Bruce Vigar
Stars: Bruce Vigar, Jason Fenwick
Stories from those who were there. A unique insight into what it was really like to be there. Interviews with the pilots , cut with archive footage paint the picture from one of History's greatest ever Air Battles.

Everything in the Song is True (2018)

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Directors: Douglas Morrione Genres: Documentary
Stars: Jeff Nourse, Gary McMahan, Brice Chapman
Everything in the Song is True is a hilarious and moving cowboy music and poetry doc about hard work and preserving a unique legacy of The American West.

The Science of Song (2016)

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Directors: Connie Edwards
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Melodies ring out at every important human activity - from romancing mates to soothing babies, from worshipping to mourning, celebrating to protesting. What triggers this response in humans? Are we hardwired for music? What power does music have over our bodies and our brains? Scientists have only recently begun to seriously examine how and why music has such a profound impact on us.

Embracing Dyslexia (2013)

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Directors: Luis Macias
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Embracing Dyslexia is a documentary film that will help educators and parents better understand dyslexia, explain why it is important for students struggling with reading, writing, and spelling to be screened for dyslexia as early as possible, and show how proper tutoring and classroom accommodations can give these students a chance at success, in the classroom and beyond.

The Starfish Throwers (2015)

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Gone: RT: /88 IMDB: 8.2 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Jesse Roesler Genres: Documentary
Stars: Narayanan Krishnan, Allan Law, Katie Stagliano
Worlds apart; a five-star chef; a twelve year-old girl; and a retired schoolteacher discover how their individual efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger.

Child of Satan (2017)

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Gone: RT: /36 IMDB: 8.2 Budget: 1.5M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Sam Son, Mitesh Kumar Patel Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Eric Roberts, Kacey Clarke, Caite Upton
After a freak accident during her baby shower, Allison, a dedicated nurse, is rushed to the hospital. After the birth of her son, strange events emerge: illusions, vivid dreams, and unexplained killings.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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Gone: RT: 99/91 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 494.9M Budget: 165.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family
Stars: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler
Hiccup, a young Viking, defies tradition and befriends his deadliest foe- a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, they fight against the odds to save their worlds in this feel-good hit.

The Big Lebowski (1998)

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Gone: RT: 83/93 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 46.7M Budget: 15.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Ethan Coen Genres: Comedy, Crime
Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is pulled into a web of crime and mystery when he is mistaken for a millionaire of the same name. Directed by the Coen Brothers.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Gone: RT: 92/86 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 174.6M Budget: 30.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Wes Anderson Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of legendary concierge Gustave H. and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

The Deer Hunter (1978)

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Gone: RT: 91/91 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 50.0M Budget: 15.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Michael Cimino Genres: Drama, War
Stars: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken
Winner of five Academy Awards®, The Deer Hunter stars Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken in an unforgettable saga of friendship and courage set during the Vietnam War.

Prince: Sign O' the Times (1987)

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Gone: RT: 80/92 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Prince Genres: Music, Documentary
Stars: Prince
A concert film with theatrical staging, featuring live performances by Prince and his band.

Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)

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Gone: RT: /86 IMDB: 8.1 Budget: 7.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Peter Joseph Genres: Documentary, History
Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin
Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007) is a three part treatment on Mythology and Belief in society today presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.

Death Row: The New Arrivals with Trevor McDonald (2013)

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Directors: Stuart Cabb
Stars: Trevor McDonald, Fredrick Baer, Alton Coleman
In this thrilling documentary, Trevor McDonald returns to Indiana State Maximum Security Prison to find out what has happened to the inmates he previously met as well as meet two new arrivals. He also explores the role the death penalty plays in today's America.

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2014)

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Gone: RT: 77/91 IMDB: 8.1 Budget: 0.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Stacy Peralta Genres: Documentary
Stars: Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain
Featuring Tony Hawk and directed by Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z-Boys, Riding Giants), this is the personal story of how sheer talent, skill, passion and the belief that anything is possible transformed skateboarding from a fringe pastime to a thrilling action sport filled with extraordinary gravity defying feats as well as a global industry.

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

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Gone: RT: 79/92 IMDB: 8.1 Budget: 7.4M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Werner Herzog Genres: Drama, Adventure
Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.

The General (1927)

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Gone: RT: 92/92 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 1.0M Budget: 0.8M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War
Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.

Sunrise (1927)

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Gone: RT: 98/92 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: F.W. Murnau Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston
An metaphoric tale about a man fighting the good and evil within him. Both sides are made flesh - one a sophisticated woman he is attracted to and the other his wife.

Requiem for the American Dream (2016)

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Gone: RT: 92/84 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 0.0M chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Jared P. Scott, Kelly Nyks, Peter Hutchison Genres: Documentary
Stars: Noam Chomsky
In Requiem for the American Dream, Noam Chomsky, widely recognized as the most influential intellectual alive, makes plain the principles perpetuating the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rise Of A Texas Bluesman 1954-1983 (2014)

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Directors: Tom O'Dell
Stars: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Film revealing and dissecting the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career and his place within Texas blues. In the early 1970s a young guitarist from Austin, Texas began to make his name on the local blues circuit, committed as he was to a musical form many thought outdated. A decade on, that same guitarist became an international superstar.

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

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Gone: RT: /80 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Peter Joseph Genres: Documentary
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Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011) focuses on "Monetary-Market Economics" and its repercussions.

Last Flight Home - Searching For and Finding M.I.A.s (2007)

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Directors: Jennifer Powers, Daniel T. O'Brien
Stars: Dr. Patrick Scannon, Flip Colmer, Valerie Thal-Slocum
They bravely served their country during some of the most brutal battles of World War II so we could have the freedom we enjoy today. However, in an instant, they were lost to their families forever. For more than 60 years, the whereabouts of these fallen heroes remained a mystery, until now. More than 200 aircraft plunged onto and around the islands of Palau during WWII battles.

Swallows and Amazons Forever! The Big Six (1984)

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Directors: Andrew Morgan
Stars: Rosemary Leach, Patrick Troughton, Simon Hawes
Joe, Bill and Pete are members of the Coot Club which aims to protect wildlife, especially nesting birds. They spend most of their time on the river in their boat, the Death and Glory. Trouble starts when they're blamed for setting boats free from their moorings. Tom, Dick and Dot all become detectives and search for clues to lead them to the real culprit. They catch him just in the nick of time.

Love, Antosha (2019)

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Gone: RT: 97/93 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Garret Price Genres: Documentary
Stars: Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams
A portrait of late actor Anton Yelchin, 'Love, Antosha' explores his successes and struggles through his journals, photography, original music, and interviews with his colleagues, including Chris Pine, Kristen Stewart, and Jennifer Lawrence.

Refusenik (2008)

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Gone: RT: 91/70 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Laura Bialis Genres: Documentary
Stars: Natan Sharansky, Vladimir Slepak, Yosef Begun
Told through the eyes of activists on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the film is a tapestry of first-person accounts of heroism, sacrifice, and ultimately, liberation. The first retrospective film to chronicle the thirty-year international movement to free Soviet Jews.

Mike Nichols: American Masters (2016)

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Gone: RT: /73 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Elaine May Genres: Documentary
Stars: Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep
The life and 50th-year of director Mike Nichols, one of only two people who have won Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

The Fix (2014)

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Gone: RT: /81 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Laura Naylor Genres: Documentary
Stars: Junior Alcantara
Junior, a young father trying to turn his life around after years of heroin addiction, joins forces with a group of fellow hepatitis-C-infected former junkies in the Bronx to fight the disease in their community. The film explores the concept of storytelling as an instrument of change and gives a powerful voice to marginalized members of society.

Poisoning Paradise (2019)

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Directors: Keely Shaye Brosnan, Teresa Tico
Stars: Alika Atay, Dustin Barca, Malia Chun
Produced by Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Brosnan. Discover what's at stake for Hawaii from local activists, scientific experts, and healthcare professionals as they expose the effects of pesticide use and the environmental injustice on a local population.

Henri Dauman: Looking Up (2020)

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Gone: RT: /81 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Peter Kenneth Jones Genres: Documentary
Stars: Henri Dauman
Henri Dauman has been called one of the greatest photojournalists of the 20th century photographing the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Miles Davis, Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warhol, Elvis Presley, & JFK. But for all his achievements, few know the details of Henri's remarkable origin story. Orphaned during WWII, he set out to rebuild his life through love, persistence and uncompromising vision.

The Remarkable Life of John Weld (2019)

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Gone: RT: 38 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Gabe Torres Genres: Documentary
Stars: Peter Coyote, Nick Tag, Claire Adams
The true life story of John Weld, who went from stuntman, to journalist and best selling writer. His positive spirit touched everyone he met and propelled him into adventures with some of the most influential, artists, writers, actors, politicians and industrialists of the 20th Century. His adventures were chronicled in the 1991 autobiography, "Fly Away Home: Memoirs of a Hollywood Stuntman"

The Remarkable Life of John Weld (2019)

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Gone: RT: 38 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Gabe Torres Genres: Documentary
Stars: Peter Coyote, Nick Tag, Claire Adams
The true life story of John Weld, who went from stuntman, to journalist and best selling writer. His positive spirit touched everyone he met and propelled him into adventures with some of the most influential, artists, writers, actors, politicians and industrialists of the 20th Century. His adventures were chronicled in the 1991 autobiography, "Fly Away Home: Memoirs of a Hollywood Stuntman"

The City That Sold America (2019)

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Gone: RT: /100 IMDB: 8.1 chan: IMDB TV
Directors: Ky Dickens Genres: Documentary
Stars: Keith Reinhard, Tom Burrell, Thomad Dyja
An entertaining and informative look at how Chicago's creative community pioneered modern advertising, forever influencing consumer behavior and culture in America.