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Planet Earth II (2016)

9.5/10
Starring: David Attenborough, Narrated by

From the frozen tundra in the north to the dry forests of the equator, Sir David Attenborough narrates a compelling view of the planet. "Planet Earth"... Read more

Planet Earth: Episodes 6-11 (2006)

9.4/10
Starring: Narrated by, David Attenborough

The final six episodes in this outstanding documentary series take us from the polar ice caps to the great plains, from equatorial jungles seething wi... Read more

Planet Earth: The Complete Series ( Blu-ray ) (2006)

9.4/10
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Starring: Narrated by, David Attenborough

A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still p... Read more

Planet Earth: Episodes 1-5 (2006)

9.4/10
Starring: Narrated by, David Attenborough

'A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still... Read more

The World at War: Volume 1 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: David Elstein, Hugh Raggett
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From the rise of Nazi Germany to the dramatic resc... Read more

The World at War: Volume 7 (1973)

9.2/10
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From the bomb to the Nuremberg trials, 'The World... Read more

The World at War: Volume 2 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: David Elstein
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From Russia to America, 'The World at War' present... Read more

The World at War: Volume 3 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: Hugh Raggett, Martin Smith, Ted Childs
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From the Germans' first major defeat at Stalingrad... Read more

The World at War: Volume 5 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: John Pett, Michael Darlow
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From D-Day to the liberation of Paris, 'The World... Read more

The World at War: Volume 4 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: John Pett, Ted Childs
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From victory in Italy and Burma to the beginning o... Read more

The World at War: Volume 6 (1973)

9.2/10
Director: Hugh Raggett, John Pett, Martin Smith, Michael Darlow
Starring: Narrated by, Laurence Olivier

The definitive story of the Second World War in seven volumes and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. From Hitler's demise to MacArthur's victories, 'Th... Read more

The Civil War (1990)

9.1/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, David McCullough

Director Ken Burns' ('Jazz', 'Frank Lloyd Wright') most acclaimed documentary series is a comprehensive chronicle of the American Civil War. Over elev... Read more

Life Story (2014)

9.1/10
Starring: Narrated by, David Attenborough

From the makers of the Emmy Award winning series Life, comes the brand new landmark BBC Earth release LIFE STORY with David Attenborough. This capt... Read more

Frozen Planet: The Complete Series (2011)

8.9/10
Starring: (narrated by), David Attenborough

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and from the award-winning team behind Planet Earth & Blue Planet comes the ultimate portrait of the earth's Polar... Read more

Empires: Kingdom of David - Saga of the Israelites (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Keith David

Part of PBS's epic 'Empires' series this features all four episodes on the history of the Jewish people and the most profoundly influential monotheist... Read more

Empires: Islam - Empire of Faith (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Ben Kingsley

Islam is the subject for this entry in the 'Empires' series, telling the sweeping story of a faith that dominated for a millennium, encompassing half... Read more

Empires: Martin Luther (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Timothy West

Part of the epic 'Empires' series from PBS, this tells the story of Martin Luther and the incredible change he began in the Christian church, his atta... Read more

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)

8.8/10
Starring: Gary Sinise, Narrated by

One of the most extraordinary productions from the Discovery Channel, this series details the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra... Read more

Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Donald Sutherland

This instalment of the PBS 'Empires' series tells the story of the boom of the British Empire and the figures that lead its expansion, including Queen... Read more

Empires: Japan (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Richard Chamberlain

An epic PBS presentation, the 'Empires' series tells the story (in separate instalments) of the some of the world's greatest and most influential time... Read more

Empires: Napoleon (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, David McCullough

The extensive 'Empires' series from PBS tells the story of the some of the world's greatest and most influential time periods and historical figures.... Read more

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilisation (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Liam Neeson, Narrated by

Part of an epic presentation by the legendary PBS network, this instalment of 'Empires' features all three episodes on the extraordinary burst in cult... Read more

Empires: The Medici - Godfathers of the Renaissance (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Massimo Marinoni

Part of the ground-breaking 'Empires' series from PBS, this set features all four episodes on the Medici family, hailing from a small Italian communti... Read more

Empires: Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution (2003)

8.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, Salome Jens

This instalment in the PBS 'Empires' series relates the story of the early obstacles faced by the fledgling Christian Church. But despite the power o... Read more

Earthlings (2007)

8.7/10
Director: Shaun Monson
Starring: Narrated by, Joaquin Phoenix

A startling feature-length documentary about humankind's absolute economic dependence on animals raised as pets, food, clothing, entertainment and for... Read more

Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)

8.6/10
Director: Tim Haines
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Narrated by

Using techniques pioneered in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" movies, this wonderful watershed production makes the Mesozoic world as real and natu... Read more

Broadway: The American Musical (2004)

8.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, Julie Andrews

Follow over 100 years of song, dance, and magic on "the Great White Way" with this six-part PBS series that chronicles the evolution of the American m... Read more

Walking with Dinosaurs (Abridged Movie Length Edition) (1999)

8.6/10
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Narrated by

Using techniques pioneered in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" movies, this wonderful watershed production makes the Mesozoic world as real and natu... Read more

The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)

8.6/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

The American national parks sprung from a radical idea that the most precious portions of the land should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, b... Read more

The Edge of the Universe (2005)

8.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt

Narrated by John Hurt, this entertaining three-part series is a sequel to 1999's 'Stephen Hawking's Universe'. With stunning special effects it explo... Read more

Wild China ( Blu-ray ) (2008)

8.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Bernard Hill

China is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and for the first time in almost a century, it is opening up to the world. This landmark series gai... Read more

Yellowstone (2009)

8.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Firth

Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park and one of the world's last and most spectacular wildernesses - a global... Read more

Wild China (2008)

8.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Bernard Hill

China is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and for the first time in almost a century, it is opening up to the world. This landmark series gai... Read more

Earthflight (2011)

8.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, David Tennant

Take to the skies with Earthflight as it soars with the true masters of the air on a breathtaking journey across six vast continents. On the wings of... Read more

In a Land of Plenty (2002)

8.4/10
Director: Alister Barry
Starring: Narrated by, Ian Johnstone

The story of unemployment in New Zealand using extensively researched archive footage and interviews with those close to the action. We trace the orig... Read more

The West (1996)

8.4/10
Director: Stephen Ives
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

Ken Burns ('The Civil War', 'Jazz') produced this acclaimed PBS series which takes a look at the history of the American West spanning the 19th centur... Read more

JFK: Breaking the News (2004)

8.4/10
Director: Hugh Aynsworth
Starring: Narrated by, Jane Pauley

November 22, 1963, is a day that will live in the memories of a generation - the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the news that... Read more

Partisans of Vilna (1985)

8.4/10
Director: Josh Waletzky
Starring: Narrated by, Roberta Wallach

An enormously riveting and inspirational tale of WWII and the Holocaust, "Partisans of Vilna" chronicles the amazing endeavors of the Jewish resistanc... Read more

Before the Flood (2016)

8.3/10
Director: Fisher Stevens
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, (narrated by)

If you could know the truth about the threat of climate change  would you want to know? Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic, features... Read more

Garbo (2005)

8.3/10
Director: Kevin Brownlow, Christopher Bird
Starring: Narrated by, Julie Christie

Greta Garbo is almost as famous for her reclusiveness a she is for starring in such enduring classics as 'Grand Hotel', 'Anna Christie', and 'Ninotchk... Read more

The Boer War and Other Colonial Adventures (1993)

8.3/10
Starring: Narrated by, Brian Blessed

During the long reign of Queen Victoria, Britain's armies marched to the farthest reaches of the globe in order to win an empire for their queen and c... Read more

Crusades: Volume 2 (1995)

8.3/10
Starring: Narrated by, Terry Jones

For 200 years the armies of Europe battled Muslim forces for control of the Holy Land (and its riches). Now the full story is told in exciting fashion... Read more

Voyage of the Nautilus (2002)

8.3/10
Director: Trond Eliassen, Simon Nasht
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill

On June 4, 1931, intrepid Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins embarked on an epic expedition to travel beneath the Arctic Circle in a submarine he... Read more

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

8.3/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane...

Quentin Tarantino spent 10 years developing this characteristically over-the-top war movie that stars Brad Pitt as Lt Aldo Raine, a seasoned war veter... Read more

Planet Dinosaur (2011)

8.2/10
Director: Nigel Paterson
Starring: John Hurt, Narrated by

Transporting you to locations across the globe and back in time through tens of millions of years, Planet Dinosaur uses unique hi-tech graphics to bri... Read more

The Marriage Of Figaro (1995)

8.2/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Ustinov

This unusual production is one of a series of Mozart's works performed by marionettes! The Salzburg Marionette Theatre joins forces with the Philharm... Read more

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2004)

8.2/10
Director: Amy Stechler
Starring: Narrated by, Lila Downs

"The Life and Times Of Frida Kahlo" chronicles the life and art of the great Mexican painter as never before, framing Kahlo's life in relationship to... Read more

The Dust Bowl (2012)

8.2/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

"The Dust Bowl" chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the Southern Plains, followed by... Read more

The Whale (2011)

8.1/10
Director: Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit
Starring: Narrated by, Ryan Reynolds

Fascinating documentary tells the remarkable true story of a young, wild killer whale - an orca - nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on... Read more

Lost and Found (2008)

8.1/10
Director: Philip Hunt
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Narrated by

Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door... he didn't know where it came from or who it belonged to. The penguin looked sad and... Read more

Great Composers: Beethoven / Wagner (1997)

8/10
Director: Jill Marshall, Kriss Rusmanis
Starring: Narrated by, Kenneth Branagh

This programme presents the lives and works of Beethoven and Wagner, as featured in the BBC series 'Great Composers'. It examines the backgrounds, inf... Read more

War Made Easy (2008)

8/10
Director: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
Starring: Narrated by, Sean Penn

Sean Penn narrates this expose of media distortion and presidential endorsement of arguably unjustified wars. Focusing on the parallels between Vietna... Read more

Earth ( Blu-ray ) (2007)

8/10
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Starring: Narrated by, Patrick Stewart

Compiling footage shot during the mammoth BBC production, 'Planet Earth', this feature-length documentary condenses that epic series into an hour and... Read more

Great Composers: Bach / Mozart (1997)

8/10
Director: James Runcie, Francesca Kemp
Starring: Narrated by, Kenneth Branagh

This programme presents the lives and works of Bach and Mozart, as featured in the BBC series "Great Composers". It examines the backgrounds, influenc... Read more

Great Composers: Tchaikovsky / Puccini / Mahler (1997)

8/10
Director: Chris Hunt, Kriss Rusmanis, Simon Broughton
Starring: Narrated by, Kenneth Branagh

This respected BBC series examines the works of Tchaikovsky including 'Eugene Onegin' and 'The Queen Of Spades' ; Mahler including 'Das Lied Von Der E... Read more

Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (2000)

8/10
Director: Gerard Ungerman, Audrey Brohy
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt

On August 2nd, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait, triggering the first major international crisis of the post-Soviet Union era.... Read more

Earth (2007)

8/10
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Starring: Narrated by, Patrick Stewart

Compiling footage shot during the mammoth BBC production, 'Planet Earth', this feature-length documentary condenses that epic series into an hour and... Read more

JFK: A Fresh Perspective (2013)

8/10
Director: Susan Bellows
Starring: Narrated by, Oliver Platt

A probing and definitive biography, the series "JFK" provides a fresh look at the enigmatic man who is one of the American nation's most beloved and m... Read more

Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures (2001)

8/10
Director: Jan Harlan
Starring: Narrated by, Tom Cruise

Stanley Kubrick's long-time producer, and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan has crafted this loving and definitive tribute (with the full cooperation of Kubr... Read more

Universe (1999)

8/10
Director: Alice Harper, Martin Gorst
Starring: Narrated by, Stephen Hawking, John Hurt

Breathtaking imagery and extraordinary graphics highlight this wonderful offering. Featuring interviews with leading cosmological astronomers and worl... Read more

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007)

7.9/10
Starring: Narrated by, Nicole Kidman

Simon Wiesenthal survived the Holocaust but lost 89 family members and countless friends. He dedicated his life to prosecuting Nazi criminals and pres... Read more

Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure (2003)

7.9/10
Director: Gerard Ungerman, Audrey Brohy
Starring: Narrated by, Edward Asner

Colombia is synonymous with drug trafficking, the country earns an enormous amount of money every year by shipping its illegal wares to the US. But th... Read more

Pocoyo: The Messy Guest (2005)

7.9/10
Starring: Narrated by, Stephen Fry

Pocoyo is a fun-loving little boy with an insatiable curiosity, living in a world of limitless opportunities. Featuring a cast of colourful, loveable... Read more

Paragraph 175 (2000)

7.9/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Starring: Narrated by, Rupert Everett

The title refers to a 19th-century German anti-homosexuality statute that was rarely enforced until Hitler came to power and used the law to wage a ca... Read more

The Magic Flute (1994)

7.9/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Ustinov

Performed by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre and the Rias Symphony-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. Narrated by Peter Ustinov. Read more

Einstein's Big Idea (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Gary Johnstone
Starring: Narrated by, John Lithgow

This brilliant and suspenseful documentary reveals how Einstein arrived at his astonishing breakthrough formula, the famous E=mc2, beginning with the... Read more

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)

7.8/10
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Starring: Narrated by, Judi Dench

In the months before WW2, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of Nazi terror. Ten thousand Jewish and other children were tra... Read more

The Celluloid Closet (1995)

7.8/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Starring: Narrated by, Lily Tomlin

Illustrated by movie clips and on-screen interviews with actors, directors, producers and writers, we take a fascinating look at the way Hollywood has... Read more

Deep Water (2006)

7.8/10
Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Starring: Narrated by, Tilda Swinton

The stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race. In deep financial straits and possessed of an unquenchable thirst for... Read more

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure ( IMAX ) (2001)

7.8/10
Director: George Butler
Starring: Narrated by, Kevin Spacey

Unlike many other films about the famous explorer, this documentary retraces the actual steps of his ill-fated journey to the South Pole. While provid... Read more

Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008)

7.8/10
Director: Sam Bozzo
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, (narrated by)

Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political a... Read more

Flight From Death: The Quest For Immortality (2003)

7.8/10
Director: Patrick Shen
Starring: Narrated by, Gabriel Byrne

Using the research of the late Ernest Becker, cultural anthropologist and author, this award winning documentary is a comprehensive examination of hum... Read more

Oceans (2009)

7.8/10
Director: Jacques Perrin
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, (narrated by)

Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, this stunning documentary introduces you to the wonders of aquatic life across the globe. Highlighted by footage of deep-w... Read more

Grizzly Man (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Timothy Treadwell, Narrated by, Werner Herzog

Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled crusader for the Grizzly Bears of Alaska. After spending 13 summers living with and recording the animals he love... Read more

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2004)

7.7/10
Director: Alex Gibney
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

Alex Gibney's Oscar-nominated documentary is a searing indictment of the corporate mentality. Based on the best-seller by 'Fortune' magazine writers... Read more

Adventures of the Old West: Pioneers and the Promised Land (1993)

7.7/10
Director: Stephen Purvis
Starring: Narrated by, Kris Kristofferson

For hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who fled westward in search of a 'new world', the West was the land of opportunity and adventure-... Read more

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros Story (2008)

7.7/10
Director: Richard Schickel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Narrated by

The power and the stories. The trends and trendsetters. The mirror that reflects our life and times. It's Rick sticking his neck out for nobody. Super... Read more

When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors (2010)

7.7/10
Director: Tom DiCillo
Starring: Jim Morrison, Johnny Depp, The Doors, (narrated by)

Written and directed by Tom DiCillo ("Living in Oblivion"), this acclaimed documentary presents a gripping overview of the musical and cultural impact... Read more

Liberation (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (1994)

7.7/10
Director: Arnold Schwartzman
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Miriam Margolyes, Narrated by, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, J...

From the acclaimed 'Simon Wiesenthal Collection' comes this dramatic documentary detailing the allied campaign to liberate Europe, and Hitler's genoci... Read more

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

7.7/10
Director: Chris Paine
Starring: Ed Begley Jr, Mel Gibson, Phyllis Diller, Peter Horton, Alexandra Paul, Tom Hank...

Documenting the rise and fall of the electric car, from its inception in 1996 til the plug was pulled less than ten years later. With a host of celeb... Read more

Arrested Development: Season 2 (2004)

7.7/10
Director: Patty Jenkins, Lee Shallat Chemel, Jeff Melman, Peter Lauer, Jason Bateman
Starring: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia De Rossi, Tony Hal...

The bitingly brilliant, Emmy Award-winning second season continues to follow the downward-spiralling fortunes of the deluded Bluth family. Michael (J... Read more

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007)

7.7/10
Director: Gary Leva
Starring: Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Brad Bird, Milos Forman, Saul Zaentz, Sofi...

While L.A. has been the undisputed capital of studio filmmaking in America since the early 20th century, San Francisco has become home to a different... Read more

Empires: The Roman Empire in the First Century (2003)

7.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, Sigourney Weaver

Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the world was ruled by Rome. The Roman Empire struggled with problems which are surprisingly... Read more

Incident at Oglala (1992)

7.6/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Narrated by, Robert Redford

The true story that inspired the film 'Thunderheart' focuses on the case of Leonard Peltier, a native American convicted of killing two FBI agents on... Read more

Mother Teresa (1986)

7.6/10
Director: Ann Petrie, Jeanette Petrie
Starring: Richard Attenborough, (narrated by)

This powerful and inspiring film is considered the definitive portrait of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa. Shot on the run over a per... Read more

Mountain (Blu-ray) (2018)

7.6/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom
Starring: Willem Dafoe, (narrated by)

Only three centuries ago, setting out to climb a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. Mountains were places of peril, not beauty, an u... Read more

Emmanuel's Gift (2005)

7.6/10
Director: Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern
Starring: Narrated by, Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey narrates this documentary examining the remarkable life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a Ghanian man born into poverty with a severely deform... Read more

Nukes In Space: The Rainbow Bombs (2006)

7.6/10
Director: Peter Kuran
Starring: Narrated by, William Shatner

A follow up to Peter Kuran's award-winning film 'Trinity And Beyond' this is a spell-binding look at the development of missiles and space-based nucle... Read more

Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (2008)

7.6/10
Director: Jake S Hughes
Starring: Narrated by, Tom Stechschulte

Experience Alan Moore's groundbreaking comic as never before in this series that puts the original artwork on-screen, adding voiceover and an original... Read more

March of the Penguins ( Blu-ray ) (2005)

7.6/10
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Narrated by, Morgan Freeman

Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year in the frigid Antarctic to record one of nature's most compelling phenomena - the annual mating ritual of the... Read more

March of the Penguins (2005)

7.6/10
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Narrated by, Morgan Freeman

Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year in the frigid Antarctic to record one of nature's most compelling phenomena - the annual mating ritual of the... Read more

The Heart of the Game (2005)

7.6/10
Director: Ward Serrill
Starring: Narrated by, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges

What started out as a small documentary about an eccentric, middle-aged tax professor coaching a Seattle girls basketball team, the Roosevelt Roughrid... Read more

Grizzly Tales: Series 1 and 2 (2000)

7.6/10
Director: Various
Starring: Animated, Narrated by, Nigel Planer

Based on the best-selling books by Jamie Rix, this award-winning series tells various tales of naughty girls and boys, getting their just deserts! Eac... Read more

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)

7.6/10
Director: Tom Peosay
Starring: Narrated by, Martin Sheen, H H Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman, etc ...

Ten years in the making, this award-winning documentary exposes the real cost of the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet. Powerfully chronicled through de... Read more

The End of the Line (2009)

7.5/10
Director: Rupert Murray
Starring: Narrated by, Ted Danson

Based on the critically acclaimed book by Charles Clover, this documentary charts the devastating ecological impact of overfishing by interweaving bot... Read more

The Panama Deception (1992)

7.5/10
Director: Barbara Trent
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Narrated by

This Academy Award winner for Best Feature Documentary uncovers the real reasons for the internationally condemned attack on Panama in 1989 by U.S. fo... Read more

National Geographic: The Battle for Midway (1998)

7.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

Explore the magnitude of war - 17,000 feet beneath the sea - with Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard. One thousand miles from anywhere lies a lonel... Read more

National Geographic: Strange Days on Planet Earth (2004)

7.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Edward Norton

Is the deterioration of homes in New Orleans linked to a ravenous animal found in southern China? Can African dust storms be responsible for an asthma... Read more

The Kursk: A Submarine in Troubled Waters (2001)

7.5/10
Director: Jean-Michel Carre
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

In August 2000, the 'invincible' Russian submarine, the Kursk, sank to the bottom of the Barents sea, taking its crew of 118 with it. The immediate e... Read more

One Man, One Cow, One Planet ( aka How to Save the World ) (2007)

7.5/10
Director: Thomas Burstyn
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

AKA "How to Save the World". This 'eco-mentary' exposes globalization and its mantra of infinite growth in an infinite world for what it really is: an... Read more

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)

7.5/10
Director: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer
Starring: Narrated by, John Waters

An inland ocean with a close proximity to the urban areas of Southern California, the Salton was once a veritable paradise referred to as the 'Califor... Read more

In Search of Beethoven (2009)

7.5/10
Director: Phil Grabsky
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, (narrated by)

Juliet Stevenson ('Truly, Madly, Deeply') narrates this documentary account of the life of composer Ludwig von Beethoven, covering all the major highl... Read more

Deep Blue (2003)

7.5/10
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Andy Byatt
Starring: Narrated by, Michael Gambon

A 'Travelling Birds' for the sea, 'Deep Blue' plunges you into an ocean spectacle, taking you on a journey from shallow coral reefs to the barren shor... Read more

Leunig Animated (2001)

7.5/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill

No-one looks at the world quite like whimsical Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig. His poignant, often controversial cartoons never fail to touch a... Read more

Korea: The Forgotten War (1987)

7.5/10
Starring: Narrated by, Robert Stack

In June 1950, the North Korean Army initiated a massive attack on its southern neighbour, beginning a see-saw battle that would engulf the entire Kore... Read more

National Geographic: Tigers of the Snow (1996)

7.5/10
Director: Mark Stouffer
Starring: Narrated by, Richard Kiley

Rarely glimpsed amid its isolated wilderness stronghold, the awe-inspiring Siberian tiger is the biggest cat on Earth. And one of the most endangered:... Read more

Gallipoli: The Frontline Experience (2005)

7.5/10
Director: Tolga Ornek
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill, Jeremy Irons

The Gallipoli campaign of World War I was so controversial and devastating, it changed the face of battle for ever. While many films have focused on t... Read more

From the Ashes (2011)

7.4/10
Director: James Erskine
Starring: (narrated by), Tom Hardy

The uplifting and remarkable tale of a summer that changed England forever. July 1981, rioting and discontent rule the streets of Britain. Meanwhile,... Read more

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)

7.4/10
Director: Eric Bricker
Starring: Narrated by, Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman narrates this enthralling documentary exploring the monumental career of 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. A pivot... Read more

Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2003)

7.4/10
Starring: Keith David, Narrated by

'Egypt's Golden Empire' presents the most extraordinary period in Egyptian history. In 1560 BC, when Rome was still a marsh and the Acropolis was an e... Read more

Gangs of Oz: Season 1 (2008)

7.4/10
Starring: Colin Friels, Narrated by

This explosive documentary series tells the real stories of Australian crime's first "families", groups who stop at nothing in their quest for money a... Read more

The Lost Thing (2010)

7.4/10
Starring: Narrated by, Tim Minchin

While out collecting bottle tops at the beach, a boy discovers an enormous, bizarre and lonely creature that nobody else appears to notice. Feeling so... Read more

Brand Upon the Brain! (2006)

7.4/10
Director: Guy Maddin
Starring: Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, (narrated by)

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin again channels some of the most bizarre cinematic ideas ever realized with this imaginary account of his childhood. Told... Read more

Six Degrees Could Change the World (2008)

7.3/10
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Narrated by

By the year 2100 many leading scientists believe the Earth's temperature will rise by six degrees Celsius. This change will mean huge and often catast... Read more

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

7.3/10
Director: John Dower, Paul Crowder
Starring: Narrated by, Matt Dillon

In 1977, for one brief shining moment, the international football fraternity were all focused on a newly-created team in New York - the Cosmos. Media... Read more

The Guns of August (1964)

7.3/10
Director: Nathan Kroll
Starring: Fritz Weaver, (narrated by)

Using rare archive footage, this documentary tells the story of World War I. The film shows the rivalry between the various royalty in Europe leading... Read more

The Fourth World War (2004)

7.3/10
Starring: Narrated by, Michael Franti, Suheir Hammad

Shot on the frontlines of struggles spanning five continents, this powerful documentary illustrates the often untold human story of men and women who... Read more

Dr Seuss: Horton Hears A Who! (1970)

7.2/10
Director: Chuck Jones
Starring: Narrated by, Hans Conried

Dr. Seuss' classic of a jungle elephant named Horton teaches us what it means to be a true friend. Hearing a faint cry for help from a floating speck... Read more

Sink the Bismarck! (History Channel) (1996)

7.2/10
Director: Robert Kirk
Starring: Narrated by, John Hillerman

On orders from her Nazi masters, the most powerful war machine ever to set sail on the high seas was loose in the Atlantic Ocean. The Royal Navy could... Read more

Out of the Blue (2004)

7.2/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

This award-winning feature-length documentary reveals through exclusive interviews with high-ranking military and government personnel, that some Unid... Read more

Madeline's Christmas (1991)

7.2/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Narrated by, Christopher Plummer

In an old house in Paris covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. They left the house at half past nine, the smallest one... Read more

Greece: Secrets of the Past ( IMAX ) (2006)

7.2/10
Director: Greg MacGillivray
Starring: Narrated by, Nia Vardalos

Nia Vardalos ('My Big Fat Greek Wedding') narrates this epic journey back to the birth of democracy and the beginning of Western Civilisation. Ancient... Read more

Dirt! The Movie (2009)

7.2/10
Director: Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, (narrated by)

Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, Dirt! The Movie tells the story of humans trying to re-connect to dirt the living skin of the earth. Traveling from the... Read more

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2010)

7.2/10
Starring: Lance Henriksen, (narrated by), George A Romero

NIGHTMARES IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE is a comprehensive history of the American horror film. Starting with Thomas Edisons version of Frankenstein and sl... Read more

First Descent (2005)

7.2/10
Director: Kemp Curley, Kevin Harrison
Starring: Shaun White, Nick Perata, Hannah Teter, Shawn Farmer, Terje Haakonsen, Narrated...

The history of snow-boarding from its beginnings as a back yard hobby in the '80s, to its current status as a billion dollar recreation industry and O... Read more

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)

7.2/10
Director: Tom Thurman
Starring: Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, John Cusack, Sean Penn, Gary Busey, Tom Wolfe, e...

Nick Nolte narrates this acclaimed bio-documentary about the maverick writer and Gonzo journalist that includes interviews with many of the 'outlaw ce... Read more

The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989)

7.1/10
Director: Masanori Hata
Starring: Narrated by, Dudley Moore

An acclaimed live-action movie about the adventures of a curious kitten named Milo and a pug nosed pup named Otis. Narrated by Dudley Moore. Read more

Galapagos: The Islands that Changed the World (2007)

7.1/10
Starring: Narrated by, Tilda Swinton

The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galapagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to an... Read more

Genesis (2004)

7.1/10
Director: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Perennou
Starring: Narrated by, Sotigui Kouyate

From the directors of 'Microcosmos' comes this sweeping and beautifully photographed journey through the history of life on Earth. From the love-live... Read more

Shanghai Ghetto (2002)

7.1/10
Director: Dana Janklowicz-Mann
Starring: Narrated by, Martin Landau

With much of the world closed off to European Jews attempting to flee Nazi persecution in the late 1930s, more than 20,000 men, women and children fou... Read more

The Koala Brothers: Ned the Pilot and Other Stories (2005)

7.1/10
Starring: Jonathan 'Jono' Coleman, Narrated by

The Koala Brothers are back! Join Frank and Buster and all of their friends in the Australian Outback, as they help each other out and get into all so... Read more

Genocide (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (1982)

7.1/10
Director: Arnold Schwartzman
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Narrated by, Orson Welles

Giving an overview of anti-Semitism from Biblical times through to the 20th Century, this moving documentary shows the history of a persecuted people... Read more

The Agatha Christie Code (2005)

7.1/10
Starring: David Suchet, Narrated by, Joanna Lumley

After Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the world's best selling author with over 2 billion books sold. In a game of sleuth and deduction this documenta... Read more

The Cool School: How LA Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)

7.1/10
Director: Morgan Neville
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, etc ..., Narrated by, Jeff Bridges

A fascinating look at the birth of Modern Art in Los Angeles in the 1950s; when most of the population thought it was either a joke or a communist plo... Read more

The Long Way Home (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (1997)

7.1/10
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Starring: David Paymer, Helen Slater, Martin Landau, Michael York, Morgan Freeman, (narrat...

Using interviews with Holocaust survivors, newsreel footage, and readings of letters, journals, and news reports, to tell the story of the hardships f... Read more

Arctic Tale (2007)

7/10
Starring: Narrated by, Queen Latifah

This documentary follows two mothers - a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs - in the amazing Arctic landscape as they struggle to rais... Read more

The Hunting of the President (2004)

7/10
Director: Harry Thomason, Nickolas Perry
Starring: Bill Clinton, (narrated by), Morgan Freeman

This scathingly witty documentary chronicles the history of an alleged ongoing smear campaign designed to ruin Bill Clinton. Examining a political car... Read more

Tarka the Otter (1979)

6.9/10
Director: David Cobham
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Ustinov

A captivating tale set in the 1920s and based on the best-selling book by Henry Williamson. This is one of those highly unusual films told almost enti... Read more

It Was A Wonderful Life (1992)

6.9/10
Director: Michele Ohayon
Starring: Narrated by, Jodie Foster

Academy Award-nominee Michele Ohayon presents a riveting and powerful account of six women who are members of America's growing "hidden homeless" popu... Read more

Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)

6.9/10
Director: Stacy Peralta
Starring: Narrated by, Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker narrates this unflinching look at the bloody, decades-long war between two of L.A.'s most notorious gangs. Beginning with an illuminat... Read more

South Pacific (BBC) (2009)

6.9/10
Starring: Narrated by, Benedict Cumberbatch

One ocean, 20,000 islands, a quarter of the world's water. Welcome to the South Pacific. The extraordinary wildlife, culture and history of this immen... Read more

Madagascar (BBC) (2011)

6.9/10
Starring: David Attenborough, Narrated by

An astonishing series revealing the extraordinary wildlife and dramatic landscapes of one of the world's most bizarre islands. Lying just off the coas... Read more

Bustin' Down the Door (2008)

6.9/10
Director: Jeremy Gosch
Starring: Narrated by, Edward Norton, Kelly Slater, Peter Townend, Wayne Bartholomew, etc...

Framed around the emerging careers of World Champs-to-be Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards, this entertaining documentary rec... Read more

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp in America (1991)

6.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt

This look at Quentin Crisp offers an intimate glimpse of the flamboyant gay icon and author of 'The Naked Civil Servant' in and around his Manhattan a... Read more

A Lego Brickumentary (2014)

6.8/10
Director: Daniel Junge, Kief Davidson
Starring: Narrated by, Jason Bateman

Of all the toys arising from the 20th century, there has never been one like Lego bricks. This film covers the history of this product of Denmark and... Read more

The Exodus Decoded (2006)

6.8/10
Director: Simcha Jacobovici
Starring: Narrated by, James Cameron

James Cameron narrates Jewish Canadian director Simcha Jacobovici's exploration of the biblical exodus from Egypt, in light of new evidence which may... Read more

Whaledreamers (2007)

6.8/10
Director: Kim Kindersley
Starring: Jack Thompson, (narrated by)

Encouraging mankind to nourish their connection to all living things, musician Julian Lennon co-produced this chronicle of primitive tribes from aroun... Read more

Zapatista (1998)

6.8/10
Director: Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley
Starring: Noam Chomsky, Narrated by, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos

On January 1st 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect. A few minutes after midnight Mayan troops took over the South... Read more

Inside Deep Throat (2004)

6.8/10
Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Starring: Narrated by, Dennis Hopper, Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Alan Dershowitz, Larry...

Documentary filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato ('The Eyes of Tammy Faye') take on the '70s cultural phenomenon that was 'Deep Throat'. Fascin... Read more

Red Obsession (2013)

6.7/10
Director: David Roach, Warwick Ross
Starring: Narrated by, Russell Crowe

A documentary about power, passion, and the fine wine game. For centuries, Bordeaux has commanded a mythical status in the world of fine wines as a le... Read more