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

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

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

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

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

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

Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero

Starring: Narrated by, Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff narrates this superbly anachronistic addition to the Mondo movie genre. There is a midget rock and roll star, Japanese bondage, an Asian... Read more

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

6.1/10

Director: Gail Willumsen

Starring: Narrated by, Liam Neeson

"Evolution" this groundbreaking and definitive seven-part series explores all facets of evolution, offering a definitive view of the extraordinary imp... Read more

6.1/10

Director: David Espar, Susan K Lewis

Starring: Narrated by, Liam Neeson

"Evolution" this groundbreaking and definitive seven-part series explores all facets of evolution, offering a definitive view of the extraordinary imp... Read more

Director: David Mitton

Starring: Narrated by, Ringo Starr

All aboard for this classic collection of original 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends' stories. Join Thomas, together with his buddies Edward, Gordon... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Starring: Narrated by, Robert Powell

Volume 2 of 2. Using impressive archive film and photography, this 26-part series describes the breathtaking development of flying from the early days... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Starring: Narrated by, Brian Cox

In 1314, the Scots finally defeated their English oppressors at the Battle of Bannockburn. This monumental victory should have ensured Scottish freedo... Read more

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

6.7/10

Starring: Narrated by, Harrison Ford

Deep in the jungles of Guatemala, a black jaguar prowls the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city that has lain abandoned for a thousand years. What can its fa... Read more

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

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

5.9/10

Starring: Narrated by, James Earl Jones

The North Pole elves have stuffed the last present into Santa's sack. Soon, Christmas will come to the world. And what to our wondering eyes should ap... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6.5/10

Starring: Curious George, Narrated by, William H Macy

Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat feature in eight episodes of the 2006 series, narrated by William H Macy. As George observes and interac... Read more

Director: Luc Jacquet

Starring: Narrated by, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk

Filmmaker Luc Jacquet's original French language version of his Academy Award-winning documentary, 'March of the Penguins'. Unlike the American releas... Read more

6.2/10

Director: Patrick King, Grahame Wickings

Starring: Narrated by, Charlton Heston, Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon

Part Two of the award-winning documentary picks up the haunting call of the bagpipe from World War 2 through the presidency of John F Kennedy to its u... Read more

6.2/10

Director: Patrick King, Grahame Wickings

Starring: Narrated by, Charlton Heston, Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon

The fierce, kilted, bagpipe-wielding highlanders were nicknamed 'The Ladies From Hell' by their enemies. This award-winning documentary traces their... Read more

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

Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Narrated by, Kevin Kline, Kathleen Turner

Features two documentary tributes to the couple who portrayed the ultimate 1930s dandies in the Thin Man film series. 'William Powell: A True Gentlem... Read more

Director: Benjamin Christensen

Starring: Maren Pedersen, Emmy Schoenfield, Oscar Stribolt, Narrated by, William Burroughs

This semi-documentary opens with a series of medieval prints and follows with re-enactments of old legends concerning crones, evil-minded monks and th... Read more

6.2/10

Starring: Oliver Stone, Peter Bogdanovich, Leonard Maltin, Narrated by, Kris Kristofferson

The World War II films of legendary director John Ford are the focus of this insightful documentary narrated by Kris Kristofferson. Highlighting excer... Read more

5.7/10

Director: Greg Kiefer

Starring: Chris Clark, Daryn Tufts, Lisa Clark, Narrated by, William Shatner

A devoted 'Santaologist' in search of the world's greatest living mystery attempts to cut through government conspiracy, big business hush-ups, and co... Read more

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

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

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

Director: Lena Einhorn

Starring: Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Chwalibog, Andrzej Brzeski, Pawel Iwanicki, Narrated...

Narrated by Nina Einhorn herself, this dramatized feature film tells the story of her life focusing on the years between 1937 and 1945. Her Jewish fam... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6.1/10

Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen

Starring: Voices Of, Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin...

Adapted from Kate DiCamillo's award-winning children's book, about a kingdom that lost all its magic and laughter, and the little mouse who made a big... Read more

6.3/10

Director: Gary Winick

Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kevin Anderson, Beau Bridges, Voices Of, Julia Roberts, Steve Bu...

E.B. White's famous book gets the big screen treatment and an all-star cast with Dakota Fanning as the farmer's daughter who becomes attached to the r... Read more

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