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Critically Acclaimed Movies

Long Shot
Take Care of Maya
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Pamela, a love story
Athlete A
Girl in the Picture
30 for 30: The Two Escobars
Sly
Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche
The Redeem Team
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
The Thin Blue Line
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo
The Deepest Breath
WHAM!
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
End Game
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Audrie & Daisy
It Ain't Over
Remembering Gene Wilder
My Octopus Teacher
Miss Americana
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
The Pez Outlaw
American Symphony
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
The Bleeding Edge
The Black Godfather
Amanda Knox
Becoming
A Love Song for Latasha
Halftime
Victim/Suspect
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Tell Me Who I Am
Stamped from the Beginning

Historical TV Shows

Ancient Apocalypse
Pirate Gold of Adak Island
The Cuba Libre Story
Queen Cleopatra
Challenger
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Roman Empire
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
How to Become a Tyrant
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Alexander: The Making of a God
Medal of Honor
The Last Czars
Empire Games
African Queens: Njinga
Bobby Kennedy for President
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Amend: The Fight for America
Secrets of Great British Castles
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad
Five Came Back
Club América vs. Club América
History 101
History of Swear Words
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Blood, Sex & Royalty
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Mystery Lab
Journey of an African Colony
Becoming Champions

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