Historical
This genre is one of the largest non-fiction genres, and consists primarily of documentaries about one or more historical events or time periods. In general, the title will not be of a contemporary nature (that is, it will be made about a subject that actually occurred in the past). Some historical subjects include ancient civilizations & archaeology, famous crimes, popular culture and trends of the past, and other major world events.
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost, a fascinating documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and... Read more
Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage & Death (2013)
7.5/10
Starring: Helen Castor
Series in which historian and author Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in lif... Read more
Muscle Shoals (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
Starring: Bono, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett...
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. U... Read more
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Ken Loach
1945 was a pivotal year in British history. The unity that carried Britain through the war allied to the bitter memories of the inter-war years led to... Read more
Simon Schama: The Story of the Jews (2013)
Starring: Simon Schama
Simon Schama looks at the impact of the Jews and those moments when the Jewish experience - what Jews have thought and written, uttered, mourned and a... Read more
Paris Revealed (2013)
"Paris Revealed" embarks us on a journey to the heart of the most emblematic monuments of the City of Lights. Over the course of three episodes, meet... Read more
National Geographic: Banged Up Hollywood (2013)
7.5/10
The incredible true stories behind three Oscar-winning films. They provided the basis for some of the most celebrated films of the last 30 years, and... Read more
Beyond the Edge (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Leanne Pooley
"Beyond the Edge" documents the epic true journey of the heroic and triumphant ascent to the top of Mount Everest in 1953 by Edmund Hillary, a modest... Read more
Beyond the Edge ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Leanne Pooley
"Beyond the Edge" documents the epic true journey of the heroic and triumphant ascent to the top of Mount Everest in 1953 by Edmund Hillary, a modest... Read more
Will It Fly? (2013)
Director: Wayne Johnson
New Zealand's greatest historical aviation mystery is that of Richard Pearse and his early 1900's flying machine. There were many eyewitness accounts... Read more